Have you tried a probiotic? This sounds like classic colic. There is some evidence that colic may be mitigated by a probiotic. They make them especially for babies, you just put the dose on a baby spoon and drip it into their mouth — then kind of wipe the spoon on their tongue to get the rest off.

Sleep Sheep is cute but it suffers from two flaws; 1) batteries — (PLEASE, makers of Sleep Sheep, invent an a/c adaptor — I promise I won't leave it anywhere where the cord is reachable from the crib!) and 2) no option to leave it on all night. My kids both needed white noise all night. That said, I agree that a…

Right there with you, sister! I go to the beach only in long pants, long sleeves, and a hat so large it'll put out your eye.

I understand that feeling completely. I always wanted to breastfeed but it does involve sharing your body with the baby. I am currently nursing my 7 month old and while overall I am happy with doing it I am not going to lie and say that there are not times when I am frustrated and even feel angry that my body still…

aw, you made me cry. :)

I will say, however, that there are some breastfeeding advocates (not all or even most - but at least a fair number who comment on breastfeeding articles) who ignore that little word "mutual" and assert that it's cruel to wean while the child still wants to do it. There was a recent essay in the NY Times where a mom…

No, the body makes milk to respond to demand. So, if two babies are nursing in tandem, even babies of different ages, the mom will make enough milk to supply them both. It's not uncommon for people to do this even today — nurse an older toddler and a newborn at the same time.

I don't know. I have nursed two babies and with both of them I had (despite a good latch, and assistance from LCs) excruciating pain for the first 8-10 weeks. I know I may be somewhat of an outlier, but I think it's important for people to know that that CAN happen, even if you are doing everything right — with my…

God I fucking hate introducing solids. Sorry for the digression, I am just fighting this particular battle right now with my 6.5 month old (second kid) and it's just as fucking irritating as I remember it being the first time around. Carry on.

Not a big fan of the necklace, but if you gotta wear it, definitely wear it like this.

We have that folder too! Only ours is perpetually empty except for flyers for "community events" that the "room mom" puts in there. My son's teacher is absolutely awful though, on so many levels, that this is not a huge surprise. I am hoping for a better year next year.

Yep, same deal here. "Reminder that tomorrow is Soccer Day and we need parents to referee/cheer/bring snacks!" When I mentioned this to my kid's teacher she said she believes in "personal responsibility" and that my kid should have told me. He's FIVE and barely able to remember to wipe his butt after shitting —…

Thank you. While I can see why this might strike people as really douchey, the fact is that schools tend to schedule a ton of crappy events *during business hours,* when a lot of parents have to actually *work.* I can't take time off to show up to every school event. And I'd rather show up to the ones that…

I just delivered by c-sec in a teaching hospital and while it is true that there was a student at nearly every procedure, visit, etc., from delivery to the time I left the hospital, I was always asked whether that was ok with me before the student even entered the room (it generally was). The student nurses were the…

Your cat has a medical license? Oh, wait. Nevermind.

It's true that you should never ask a parent whether their baby is sleeping through the night. But an important corrolary is that a parent should also NEVER, EVER volunteer this information to another parent. Even if prefaced by "I know we are really really lucky..." or "nothing I did, I guess we just got lucky..."…

There was a feature about this on NPR the other day and apparently she is also working on her Master's Degree in animal behavior at NYU. She seriously rocks.

I've heard both sides of this. I have read that people in wheelchairs are simply escorted to a separate waiting area and that they then must wait there until their party reaches the beginning of the line to board the ride. However, a friend of my son's has a cousin with CP who uses a wheelchair and his mom says they…

The fact that he is entering a not guilty plea at this point does not mean that he will not eventually plead guilty. It would be essentially malpractice to recommend to a client to enter a guilty plea at this stage, without a full understanding of the case and the evidence and without time to negotiate a plea bargain…

I agree with you 100%. It does strike me that with Jolie's positions on other social issues that she is likely to be 100% on board with universal healthcare. I can't find a public statement where she says that but it would be consistent with her basic worldview.