Breastfeeding

Maybe it’s my doctor’s office that needs a baby scale.

By Steph ⋅ August 19, 2007 ⋅ Comments

Being the obsessive-compulsive that I am, I have worried myself with Tricia and this weight thing enough that Bill was ready to do me bodily injury, except he felt like my current nursing/pumping schedule was probably injurious enough.
So, he decided that since we can’t get a baby scale until Monday, he’d just weigh her [...]

I knew we should get a baby scale.

By Steph ⋅ August 17, 2007 ⋅ Comments

So, we took Tricia to the doctor yesterday. (Okay. Everyone except Bill went, but that’s not relevant to this post. It will, however, explain why Tricia’s doctor gave me medication — he’s my doctor, too.)
Turns out that my underactive thyroid has been jacking with my milk supply. Tricia went from being in the 50th percentile [...]

More about my mommyhood crisis

By Steph ⋅ May 22, 2007 ⋅ Comments

The comments to my last entry have led me to another entry. I know — you can’t stand the excitement. But try, for my sake; okay? :grin:
Anyway, with Lenna, I had no choice about breastfeeding. Let me explain. I was living with my mom and my sister at the time. My mom wanted to help [...]

A minor rant….

By Steph ⋅ May 22, 2007 ⋅ Comments

I had this plan to write a long rant about judging other people’s parenting choices. It was something along the lines of, “Who cares, as long as it’s not your kid?” Then I realized there are definitely parenting choices I feel are ridiculous and stupid, so who am I to judge others who are judging? [...]

WTF?

By Steph ⋅ May 11, 2007 ⋅ Comments

So yesterday we tried a new pediatrician. Yes, another one. Yes, I pretended the last time didn’t happen. Yes, I regretted it almost immediately. But I’m getting ahead of myself here.
We tried this practice because my therapist recommended them. I figured I could trust her since she’s pretty amazing. She also said they have weekend [...]

I just don’t understand.

By Steph ⋅ April 16, 2007 ⋅ Comments

Okay, so for as long as I’ve been online, there have been message boards carrying on various debates: breastfeeding v. formula feeding, staying at home v. working outside the home, etc.
I guess I don’t get why people need to debate this stuff. I mean, none of your decisions about that stuff affect me or my [...]

Breastfeeding in public

By Steph ⋅ April 12, 2007 ⋅ Comments

Hokay, so. I believe in breastfeeding — I’m not militant about it, and I’m not going to judge someone who chooses to formula feed. It’s not my kid; it’s not my business. (That’s pretty much my view on most parenting issues.)
Anyway, we were watching Penn & Teller: Bullshit! today, and it was about breasts and [...]

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