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@davis_steff My first was like that too. Got to the point where if we were in the same vicinity she wanted to be on the breast. I had to put my food down when she stomped her foot at 22 months and said “Mama, suck em booboos now!” It was three days of intense battle before the new order was set...

@yoursmile Obviously I have not EP and I never said it was a choice YOU made but people do make it because the entry hurdle of the latch is often perceived as too high. This mother is saying EP is not a necessity and wondering if there are benefits to trying to clear that hurdle. Even you (in...

@robinrocks There is a massive amount of communication that is lost between infant and mother when pumping exclusively. Each time the baby feeds the milk is tailor made for that babies needs in real time. Little boy babies have different milk than little girl babies. It is F-ing wild. Also...

@omnitude It is not evidence based to induce based on large size estimates alone. If there are legitimate medical reason to induce only then consider it. You get to politely decline any and all treatment as it is your healthcare. There are consequences to choosing things that can clearly be...

@greg1234 This is the answer. You may have to break the habit in the future but sometimes things that won’t work long term still serve a purpose in the short term. In my book the more you have a nipple in a mouth the more in sync you are with each other.

@onetech I used to bring 5 or 6 young kids to the farmers market with me. I would walk along quacking, and the little line behind me all in a row would quack right back. I could more or less go about my business and count the number of voices that would answer my quacking.