The issue is really "puffy" coats. So I put my littles in a couple layers of fleece and we're good.

Ok, I laughed. But it was a laugh of sympathy. I'm just glad your milk didn't fall in. That stuff's hard to replace.

I was at BWI, and there were no family restrooms or else I would have considered it. I also considered talking my way into a lounge, but couldn't find one of those either.

Also, she literally could not wait three days to start pumping. She likely couldn't wait three hours considering how recently she'd had a baby. Not only would she be in physical pain, she'd be risking a serious infection by not expressing milk.

I would never in a million years have guessed that there was special paperwork for using a lactation room. At my place of employment, you just showed up and were given the code. Done. I mean, why would you even need paperwork to take a relatively short break in a room inside your workplace?

On your point 3, there is actually a big difference between the logistics of pumping and the logistics of nursing. I can pretty much nurse anywhere (including the subway or a park), but to pump I need an electrical socket, a sink, and a place to set down my pump and parts.

Fantastic answer, thank you. I had to pump in a restroom recently in an airport and had all of the problems you list above, including figuring out where to set the pump and where to balance the parts when I was done.

Agreed. Once you've gone through the toy activity once, I haven't found that it sustains my daughter's interest. Like I said in another post, we get way more use out of MagnaTiles for building, and I'm going to invest in some of those K'nex building toys when she's a little older.

The commercials are great, but I think the Beastie Boys have a point. If they don't want their music to be used for commercials, then I can respect that.

Also, and I really hate to say this, the toys are not that great. I can only speak to the first one (the one with the rotating belt), but it just didn't hold my…

Unfortunately, vaccines are not 100% effective. So you can be vaccinated and still get the disease. My point is that, if we limited vaccine exemptions in public schools to those with genuinely held religious objections, there would still be enough vaccinated kids to maintain herd immunity. There's a reason there…

Well, I'm torn. I believe that the children of the those who practice fringe religions deserve (and need) the same education as every other child. There are also very few folks whose genuinely held religious beliefs bar vaccinations, far too few to drop a population below the threshold for herd immunity.

So the…

The issue is that there are people who have genuine and longstanding religious issues with vaccinations. Those people have a right to attend public school. Up until recently, herd immunity protected the very small percentage of Christian Scientists and whatnot. The problem is that many states (including mine)…

I posted this elsewhere, but from the NEJM:

In general, I'm 110% in support of recognizing the systemic challenges facing poor and working class people in accessing health care. However, poor parents are not failing to get their kids vaccinated, in general. A massive public health campaign means that vaccines are some of the easiest medical care to get. …

The 9 in 10 statistic is severely misleading because it only counts women who got the screening test and then the follow-up test, which carries a risk of miscarriage. So, basically, women less inclined to terminate are far less likely to have a confirmed diagnosis.

I don't think anyone here would criticize a mom for terminating, but it is important that the decision be made based on what we now know is possible, with mainstreaming, early intervention, and independent living programs.

I am very concerned about her left arm, which appears to have no bones at all, and to be at least three inches longer than its counterpart.

Well, the tubs are a vital pain relief tool for many women, particularly women attempting an unmedicated birth.

Apparently maternity care is one of the most variable cost procedures. It can range from $5K to $30K for the exact same package of interventions and procedures.

A birthing center typically does not have epidurals or other pain medications on hand, in my experience. So, the nurses who work in a birthing center have A LOT of experience with intervention-free childbirth, and have a lot of expertise with pain management outside of pharmaceuticals. They also tend to have tubs in…