I second the previous posters suggestion of a nipple shield. Though I don't like them personally I think in your situation where he prefers the bottle it would probably be your best bet to get him fully on the breast and you can try to wean off those later if you want.

Congratulations. That is great news. Best wishes for you and your family!

<t>Have you noticed a decrease in volume? Sometimes the darker color can indicate that it is more concentrated and you are retaining more fluid. I expect they are measuring your input and output if you are in the hospital you could ask the nurse if there had been any changes there.Good Luck I know h...

Congratulations!

good to hear from you and will pray that all goes great with Ethan's surgery.

Congratulations! I am very happy for you guys!

<t>I think if they had you in the hospital were they could monitor you constantly it would be okay to push a few more days but just being at home over the weekend would not be something I would be comfortable with and would let them go ahead and induce. Can you come to a compromise with the MFM or y...

<t>I think different doctors have different criteria for who they put on hospital bedrest. I don't think protein is often that big a factor. I know in my case it was the very high bp's and brisk reflexes that worried them more. I think your individual situation factors in too. The fact that I had ot...

<t>There are plenty of med for moms with high blood pressure besides atenolol, I know I was on it briefly after I had Raleigh and the midwife said it was not the best choice for breastfeeding and switched me to procardia. Though I had no experience with it hurting milk supply and I was on a diuretic...

congrats!