Life & Relationships: First Years

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She Knows Now, Pregnancy, Motherhood Can Be a Lonely Place

Remember the question of would you attend the shower if yours was blown off? Briefly, I did not attend but I sent a gift on time. Anyway, she had the baby January and called me yesterday and we talked for almost 2 hours, I gave her a lot of tips to help her get organized which seems to be creating a lot of chaos for her. I told her about my bottle system and she's going to try that immediately because they can't keep up with cleaning, etc. She is overwhelmed and admitted to being lonely. Her spouse works, she's staying home. She...

Maternity Leave

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How to Make a Two Month Old Drink from a Bottle

Hi, My maternity leave ends in two weeks and up till now my daughter has mainly been breastfed. Right after she was born she had taken a bottle a couple of times. But now she refuses the bottle and either cries or does not seem to know what to do with it. (We are using the Avent newborn bottles). Does anyone have any suggestions how I can make her drink the breast milk from a bottle. I work part time so it's only on alternate days. Also, is there some nipple which is supposed to be close enough to the mother's that the baby might not...

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