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April 18, 2000

A Note About Tandem Nursing

I so was glad to see an article about tandem nursing. I am one of those women who is tandem nursing. My son is almost 3 (in May) and my daughter is 20 months.

When I decided to continue nursing my son while I was pregnant, my doctor was very supportive, but didn't have much info to give me on the subject other than it was okay. Since we didn't have the Internet at that time, I didn't have those resources to use. I have tried researching tandem nursing on the Internet recently and was disappointed in the lack of information.

My son did wean himself for about 3 months before my daughter was born but started nursing again after she was born. Had I had some better resources I think he might not have gone on strike and I would have been able to help him through that.

My family and friends didn't say much once I made my decision clear but I did hear a lot of opinions both spoken and unspoken at first.

I have to say that even the La Leche League didn't have a lot of info for me when I attended a meeting. That surprised me.

I'm glad that I figured it out and that I was committed to tandem nursing. If I hadn't been it would have been easy to not do it. I think it is the best thing I could have done for both my kids.

Leslie

Enjoys PregnancyToday.com

I love your site. These will be the longest 9 months of my life, so looking foward to the day...I enjoy the time keeping and learning something new everyday.

Lisa

A Question About BabyFace

Hi! I love this site. It has been a God-send since I was pregnant!! Im not so sure I like this new format, but I guess I will get used to it! :) I post regularly on MomsTalk, and I love the new format there, it saves so much precious time!!! Thanks for that update there!

However, thats not what my email is about! :)

I have a question: how often do you update the babyface album? Ive sent in a couple of pics of my daughter, but I havent seen them in there yet.

Lynn and Lexie

Webmother's Note: We're hard at work on updating the BabyFace Album -- stay tuned to see all the precious new faces!

Feedback From a Doctor about BirthPlan.com

Dear iParenting Staff:

I have just finished reading [The Birth Plan: Helpful or Troublesome?] by Marie Fellenstein Hale. As an obstetrician I find the advice she relates in the article helpful and accurate.

The "average" birth plan tends to be inflexible and demanding. Many elements of this type of plan are discouraging to both Labor and Delivery nursing staff and those of us who provide obstetrical care. Since obstetrics is such a highly litiganous field, we feel that many women with inflexible birth plans tie our hands and prevent us from providing care which we regard essential for the safe delivery of their baby. It appears that, should something untoward take place, the attorney representing the patient has no problems questioning why certain monitoring or intervention was not provided.

I am planning to reproduce the article by Ms Hale and distribute it to my patients as guidance in formulating a birth plan. Thanks for this accurate and thoughtful input into an event which is usually very joyous, both for the patients and those of us who devote our careers to caring for them.

Very truly yours,

Richard J. Waldrop, D.O.

Excellent Experts

I found the answers provided to the questions asked to be very helpful. What a great site!

The experts give frank, candid, practical advice. Thank you!
Chrissy Steigerwald
(Third baby due this fall; don't feel like re-reading "What to Expect..." but couldn't remember some of the dos/don'ts. Thanks!)

A Godmother's Feedback

Your Web site is wonderful -- full of great info for a new Godmother like myself. I will be sure to return.

Beth Richman

Web Design Kudos

I am a Web developer and found your site via a search engine. I just have to tell you your site is one of the better sites I have visited in a long time. The design, speed that the pages load, and the navigation are superb! Not to mention the content is great, too.

Thank you!

Deb Richardson

A Thirst for BirthStories.com

Hi,

The birth stories from this Web site: http://www.birthstories.com, I have finished reading all. Are there any more birth stories? If there are, can I have more on natural births, water births & long labors?

Keslyne

Webmother's Note: Look for 20 new stories each week as we update our site!

More on BirthStories.com

I just wanted to let you know that when I was pregnant, I would read your "stories" by other readers. I totally think you should LEAVE OFF the ones where the baby dies, the baby is sick, cord around neck, etc. Reading those stories only put an added stress on me and had me worry throughout my whole pregnacy.

You're probably saying, "Well, you didn't have to read them," but I only read a few in the early months of my pregnancy and never read them after. Just reading the first few are the ones that upset me and made me worry 24 hours a day!

No one in their right mind who is pregnant wants to read about Stella whose baby died during a C-section!

Maybe put a "poll" somewhere on your website to see if other mothers feel the same way I do!

Michelle

Webmother's Note: What do the rest of you think? Let me know by writing to us at info@iparenting.com.

New Vaccine Information

There is a new vaccine out to prevent children under 2 from contracting invasive disease from the bacteria streptococcus pneumoniae -- one of the leading killers of children under 2. The new vaccine is called Prevnar and was approved by the FDA on February 17, 2000 -- just 3 weeks before our 10-month-old died of pneumococcal meningitis. Please get the word out to new parents. Nobody else needs to lose a child to this bacteria.

Thank you.

Cathy Ellis

Thanks for Preconception.com

I wanted to say thanks for having this Web site. You can't imagine how much it helps hearing other stories about women who are going through the same problems you are!! Sometimes we in the infertility world feel as if we are all alone and it helps to get support from fellow TTC-ers!!

Sincerely,

Amy W.

More on Preconception.com

Hi,

I would like to congratulate and thank you for the great site you have created. This is the best, by far, I have seen on the subject.

Betty in Toronto

And Still More...

Thank you for providiing such an informative Web site. I browse at least five times a week!

Heather

Feedback on Our Diaries Facelift

Hi there,

I'd just like to comment on the new format. I really don't like it as much as the old one. The pull down dates for the diaries are not real user friendly. Apart from that -- I love the whole Babies Today/Pregnancy Today, etc. thing. It is great!

Cheers,

Kate (Melb, Australia)

Baby Shower Idea

Here's one I just heard about today: "Grandma Shower" -- you buy all those items that Grandma is going to need at her house.

A friend adopted a child from Russia -- her MIL's friends gave her a Grandma shower.

Cute idea and practical, too.

JMHO,

Sandy from Parkersburg, WV

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