You still seem pretty young to me. I had my first at 33 and was the first among my group of female friends to have a baby. Just had my second at 38, and have many friends who either just had their first, or have a toddler and are just strating to contemplate #2. Having a baby after 35 is no longer rare — it's the…

The last two outbreaks of listeria were caused by canteloupes and lettuce. The risk from eating any specific food is beyond miniscule.

Without minimizing the tragedy for the individuals in this situation, the risk of getting listeriosis from any food is infinitesimally low. And it's not always linked to dairy products or meats - the last two US outbreaks were caused by 1) canteloupes and 2) lettuce. A "major" outbreak — the last of which happened…

Many banks will take milk from long-distance donors and will pay for specialized transport! Try contacting the NE Milk Bank to see if they would take your milk or know of another bank that might! http://www.milkbankne.org/donate.shtml

There are breastmilk banks in the States. They take donations, screen the donors and milk, and then charge recipients between $3 and $4 an ounce as a "processing fee" and this is only occasionally covered by insurance. Given that babies eat 24-30 oz a day, the cost is prohibitive. In addition, due to lack of…

It's pretty clearly satire/parody.

"Pernicious anemia" is my new band name.

"All The World" by Liz Garton Scanlon, features a biracial family and is also just an awesome, beautiful book.

I read it as awkward wording — the reference to Scalia's rill rill anger is clearly to his petulant dissent in Windsor.

I hear you. I have two kids, am done having kids, and am 8 months away from 40. Would love to be done with bc, but alas, still ovulating like clockwork.

You're not denying them your best years. My best years were definitely NOT the years before I turned 35. I feel better now at 39 than I ever have, and I am a far, far better parent to my kids than I would have been in my 20s. My parents are still healthy and energetic, and now they are retired so they have lots of…

I had my first kid at 34 (was among the first of my group of friends to do so) and my second when I was pushing 39. The second time around my OB wasn't exactly doomy-gloomy when I told her we were trying to conceive, but she did set up an appointment 6 months out to "check in," assuming we'd have trouble. …

Before you wax so romantic over this marriage, I recommend watching "Charles and Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter" on American Masters (available to stream online via PBS). Their professional partnership was, I think, more successful than their personal one — he did credit her often as a full partner,…

OK, so this is fine, but I don't know if it makes Gomez some kind of hero. I mean, he has to say stuff like this/ distance himself from Repubs like Franks to have a prayer of getting elected here, especially polling double-digits behind — so it's not like he's going out on a limb. And his negative campaigning is…

I've done the shower—also just once—but warm, not cold. It worked to stop the tantrum, and since it wasn't cold, I don't think it was physically painful/ uncomfortable the way a cold shower might be. However, it still made me feel like a pile of shit so I never did it again.

I'm the same way! My husband doesn't ever think of taking photos and when I ask him to he snaps a couple blurry ones with poor framing and is done. I tried a few nursing selfies but they are pretty bad. My son is 7 months and still nursing so I need to get on this. Hmm.

Definitely the rehearsal dinner. ;)

Are you from New England? Because I am and me too and everyone keeps telling me how weird it is.

Le Chateau anyone?

Probably, and then reduced it quite a bit downward, just to be conservative about what they charge/ have to end up proving, since the number is so high that it won't matter for sentencing purposes after a certain point. The number is also probably high for plea bargaining purposes. They can reduce the counts…