Okay. Milk supply. I have so struggled with that!One way to increase your supply is to wake him/her in the night for another feeding. Not our first choice!You can get from kettlebyherbfarm.com two herbs: marshmallow root and goat’s rue. Make a tea with them and also drink lots of water.If you want to, you can nurse more often and longer when you do nurse. Don’t nurse again after 2 hours bec

Q: Hey, Kathy – a departure from our recent topic. My baby isn’t enjoying blanket time, and he spends about 50% of the time crying and sobbing and trying to crawl off.  Today was especially traumatic; I think he played about 8 minutes (out of 20) and spent the rest hysterical, sopping with tears and sobbing for me constantly. He didn’t respond if I tried to show him his toys or get him interested

Question:  This little rounder doesn’t want to sleep!  Any advice? I learned a lot from a book called Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Dr. Richard Ferber, who is a sleep doctor and a pediatrician.If your baby has the same basic daily schedule routine  (or “order of service” so to speak!) every day, he might be tired around the same times or at certain parts of the daily routine.  F

Q: At our normal checkup for my baby, the nurses said to start my baby on solids.  The only thing is that they told me specifically was to start him on three vegetables. They told me not to start with fruit because then babies only prefer sweet things.  I don’t know about rice cereal. The nurses didn’t recommend it. I also thought about separating the vegetables in case of allergy. A:One thing is th

EngorgementQuestion: Any engorgement help? Answer: A bag of frozen vegetables (such as corn, peas, or another small kind) on the area of discomfort brings great relief! Skin pain Answer: There are several ideas that can help. 1. Numb the area with ice before nursing.2. Use shields.  (Don’t leave them on all the time though, so moisture is not