As your baby gets older, there may be times when you and your darling husband want to go out for a romantic anniversary dinner, or wehn an emergency comes up and you need to be away from your baby for a few hours. Or perhaps you work outside of the home and need to express milk for the hours you are away. Never fear! Baby doesn’t have to go hungry while you are gone! Read the entire post…
Well, we’ve gone one step further in our evolution as grownups. We bought a house. So now, when I wake up with night sweats worrying about whether we are crazy, I remind myself that it’s all for our baby girl. For her, I will gladly try to wrestle some security out of this cold, cruel world, in the form of neat monthly payments for the sake of ownership.
I am also fantasizing about the baby’s room. I am giddy with the thought that I don’t have to ask any sour landlord permission to paint the walls (either Golden Goddess or Rising Sun, I’m still debating). I can fiddle with the exact arrangement of the darling crib, dresser, and rocking chair. I am even contemplating a serious artistic task — painting the ceiling a sky blue with white, fluffy, quasi-realistic looking clouds. I love this dream. Read the entire post…
Whether they breastfeed or not, almost all new mothers experience some engorgement, generally between the second and fourth day after the birth of their baby. The breasts not only fill rapidly with milk, but become inflamed as well. The breasts often become hot, sore and very hard if not treated immediately. The good news is that, when treated properly, engorgement only lasts a day or two. Unfortunately, during that time your breasts can be very uncomfortable.
When you are breastfeeding, the quantity of milk produced by your breasts is in a very delicate balance with the quantity of milk demanded by your baby or babies. The early milk, or colostrum, is there in perfect small amounts while your baby learns to suckle. When the next milk comes in, your body doesn’t yet know how much your baby might need. Consequently, your breasts prepare to feed an army, or at least to provide a veritable banquet for your baby. There is also extra tissue fluid and vascular distention, which contribute to fullness and discomfort. In the next few days of breastfeeding, your baby will tell your body how much he or she needs, and your body will adjust accordingly by producing the amount of milk your baby needs.
Canadian radiologist presents findings to the Radiological Society of North America
“The radiologist wants a follow-up mammogram in six months,” your doctor tells you.
You’ve heard and seen all the TV and Radio ads about 1 in 8 women getting breast cancer. So, you’ve been good–you got screened. Now you have to do it all over again? Read the entire post…