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(TXN), Xilinx (XLNX) and Altera (ALTR) have investors buying up communications chip makers. On top of that, the Semiconductor Industry Association put out January numbers Tuesday morning that included a sequential decline in business from December but signaled a much more favorable year-over-year comparison than the chip industry has seen in many moons. There's nothing individually earth-shattering to boost component makers, but taken together there is enough to convince chip investors on the verge to pull the trigger.Tuesday a motley gang comprised of Vitesse (VTSS) (+8%), Broadcom (BRCM)(+7%), Anadigics (ANAD) (+8%), Applied Microcircuits (AMCC - Get Report) (+4%) and Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC - Get Report) (+5%) maintained strong moves into positive territory. Not quite implicated in last week's Altera (ALTR) mid-quarter update or Xilinx's (XLNX) upside preceding guidance revision, the companies benefit nonetheless from the revelation that inventories at customers such as Cisco (CSCO) have finally cleared. Morgan Wedbush's David Wu insists that there's no pickup in communications end markets driving the stock moves. "Cisco, Lucent (LU), Nortel (NT), Juniper (JNPR) -- none of them are saying great things," he explains, which leads him to believe that sequential progress in revenue means inventory has cleared out of those vendors' warehouses. Given that investors have been ready for months to jump in once signs of a chip recovery appear, the end to the inventory glut has spurred some investors to action.Chip investors are getting itchy. A combination of positive economic indicators, a critical support point in the movement of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor index and good quarterly updates from Texas Instruments
Meanwhile, over at the SIA, the chip sector got what passes for upbeat news these days as January 2002 sales declined a mere 39% compared to January 2001. Chip sales of $10.01 billion slipped 1.8% from December, when the year-over-year comparison showed a 43% drop. In the past three months, worldwide chip sales have slowed from $10.6 billion to $10.18 billion to January's $10 billion. It's not quite a bottom, but the SIA is looking for sales to start climbing again sequentially by the second quarter of 2002.
Additionally, Texas Instruments pronounced results from January and February "strong" in a Monday night keynote speech at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor and Systems conference, pushing smaller mobile-phone component makers
(TQNT) and
RF Microdevices
(RFMD) up more than 6% each Tuesday. TI confirmed its first-quarter guidance of flat sequential revenue, which it has done several times so far in the quarter. It was the idea that business might be good enough to propel it past guidance that inspired investors. TI shares ended the day with no gain.
From a technical standpoint, the recent upward climb of the SOX index has capitalized on and added to the momentum. Despite declines last week, the semiconductor-tracking index held crucial levels near where the index topped out before Sept. 11 and has moved up since then. The fact that it did not continue its fall to deeper post-Sept. 11 lows gives chart-watchers increased confidence.
"A cyclical recovery typically starts with an inventory rebound," says Pacific Growth Equities' Jim Liang. "That can drive significant growth for comm-IC guys because the inventory correction has been so severe." Liang believes recent positive economic data has swayed investors who were concerned about the carriers that buy communications equipment. He says the communications market will still be challenging for the next few quarters, but he thinks the data-communications business will pick up soon.
Wall Street currently expects some of the communications component makers to restart growth after a punishing 2001. According to Multex.com, analyst consensus estimates 4% sequential growth in sales from Broadcom this quarter, 5% gains from Vitesse and a 15% jump at Lattice, though Applied Microcircuits and Anadigics are projected to see revenues fall 24% and 17% during the quarter.
That's nothing to do backflips about, but after several quarters of looking for a bottom investors are increasingly convinced that the upswing is beginning at last.
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There is no change to the meal plan structure for the 2015-2016 school year. There has been some language added to the meal plan to help clarify the meal plan and its purpose. The cost of the meal plan has increased slightly to account for inflation. The meal plan is a combination of goods and services that Dining Services is charged with providing the student body.
The annual boarding cost at Principia College is $5,680 or $2,840 per semester. Two-thirds of this amount is used to cover the overhead of Student Dining Room operations and provides the services covered by the meal plan. One third or 946.66 points is placed on the meal card (referred to as a PrinCard). The PrinCard accesses two accounts, the Meal Plan Account and the Plus Account. This is a declining balance meal plan with a la carte pricing.
The meal plan for all boarding students has increased to 946.66 points (846.66 pts on the Meal Plan Account and 100 pts on the Plus Account) per semester, which is sufficient for most students' food expenses in the Student Dining Room for one semester. Some students need more points than this allotment and there are multiple ways to increase the points on the meal plan before each semester and then during the semester.
The Meal Plan Account can be used in the Student Dining Room or the Piasa Pub. It begins fall semester with a balance of 846.66 pts, 946.66 pts, 1,146.66 pts or 1,346.66 pts, depending on the meal plan chosen. An additional 846.66 pts, 946.66 pts, 1,146.66 pts or 1,346.66 pts is added for spring semester as well. Unused points do roll over from fall semester to spring semester. Remaining points at the end of spring semester do not roll over and are not refundable. The points on the meal plan are there to be used. Again, in the meal plan, there is no residual cash value to unused points.
The document at the bottom of the page - 'Fall Daily Declining Balance Schedule' provides a list of daily point balances for the Meal Plan Account for the entire semester if the same amount is spent each day to utilize the entire allotment. This is meant as a guide – the points in the meal plan are used in order to help students track their usage. Again, there is no residual dollar value in the points.
If a student runs out of points on his/her card, meals may be purchased via cash, credit, debit, or the Plus Account. The advantage of using the Plus Account is a 33% student discount on the cash price on all non-packaged items in the Student Dining Room for all students on the meal plan. All forms of purchase other than the Meal Plan Account are taxed. All purchases made with the Plus Account are subject to tax.
The Plus Account can be used in the Store, Piasa Pub, or Student Dining Room. At the beginning of fall semester 100 pts is placed on the Plus Account plus there is an opportunity to increase the Plus Account level to 200 pts, 300 pts, or 400 pts for fall semester during the meal plan sign-up process. Points roll over from fall semester to spring semester. At the beginning of spring semester 100 pts are again put on the Plus Account plus there is an opportunity to increase the Plus Account during the meal plan sign-up process. Additional points can also be added to the Plus Account as needed during the semester with a service charge of 3%. Points remaining at the end of spring semester that were not part of the original Plus Account decided before each semester will be credited to any outstanding PrinBill charges, then the balance will be refunded via direct deposit.
The opportunity to select the Meal Plan and Plus Account Balance for each semester occurs during the following windows – for fall semester the meal plan sign-up process occurs at the end of spring semester, right before finals. The spring semester meal plan sign-ups occur in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving Break.
The document below 'Important Dates for Boarding Students and PrinCard Usage' explains when PrinCards are active with full benefits.
A quick comparison of the Meal Plan and Plus Account Features can be found at the bottom of the page as well.
Where can I use my meal plan?
The meal plan consists of two accounts, the Meal Plan Account and the Plus Account. The Meal Plan Account can be used in either the Student Dining Room or the Piasa Pub. Prin Plus Accounts can be used in the Store, Piasa Pub, or the Student Dining Room.
What is the difference between the two accounts?
The Meal Plan Account is for meals, and can only be used in the Student Dining Room and the Piasa Pub. The Meal Plan Account receives the student discount for non-packaged items and is not taxed. The Plus Account can be used at any of the Dining Services venues—the Store, the Piasa Pub, and the Student Dining Room. The account is subject to tax, receives the student discount in the Student Dining Room, and can have points added to it during the semester. The Plus Account is flexible and can be used to purchasing toiletries, school supplies, or a snack from the Store, a quick bite to eat or ice cream from the Piasa Pub, and if the need arises to purchase meals at the Student Dining Room.
What is the Student Dining Room?
The Student Dining Room is your best value for your Meal Plan, because pricing is at a food cost level for students on the meal plan. The Student Dining Room serves mostly made-from-scratch items and the more popular prepared items. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served seven days a week.
What is the Piasa Pub?
The Piasa Pub is a short order grill serving subs, pizza, salads, sandwiches, ice cream, and assorted beverages, prepared by students.
What is the Store?
The Store sells a wide variety of items from school supplies to chips, frozen entrees to toiletries, and carrots to Principia signature apparel.
Can I treat a friend or family with my Meal Plan?
The Meal Plan is there for you to use, to purchase what you want, including purchases for guests, but you must be present at the time of any purchase with your PrinCard. Please take into consideration that the Meal Plan is designed to provide meals for one person for the school term, so budget your account appropriately.
What do I do when I run low on points on my meal Plan account?
When the points on your Meal Plan Account are depleted, you can use the points on your Plus Account. Additional points can be added to your Plus Account at any time, but there is a 3% fee and a minimum addition of $50. Points left over at the end of spring semester that were not part of the original Plus Account will be credited to any outstanding PrinBill charges, and then the balance will be refunded via direct deposit.
How do I add points to my Prin Plus account?
Points can be added through the Principia Marketplace. This link will take you directly to the needed page. Points can be added with 3% fee and a minimum $50 dollars added, i.e. 50 points added to the account costs $51.50; 100 points added on the account costs $103.
How can I save money on my Meal Plan?
The biggest way to save money on your plan is to select the right plan for you initially. Making the right choice in the beginning can save you in excess of 10% of the cost of purchasing additional points during the term, by eliminating the add-on fee and taxes.
If I lose my PrinCard and need to get a new one, what do i do?
You should go to Campus Security to get a new PrinCard. If Campus Security is closed, you should come to Dining Services and inform the manager on duty that you need to get a new PrinCard. You will be issued a temporary voucher that will allow you to temporarily purchase meals. The voucher will then need to be taken to Campus Security so they can make your new PrinCard.


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Babies on (Nursing) Strike!
Hi Amy,
I love your column! The only consolation about our current baby woes is that I finally have a question worth writing to you about. My almost-7-month-old baby has been steadfastly refusing to nurse for a week now. Seven days, not a single suck.
As background, we've had a stellar nursing relationship since about 5 days after she was born, when she got good at latching. My supply has been great, she eats A TON, and she's big and healthy and thriving in every way. I went back to work at 8 weeks, found a pumping routine that worked for me and made enough for her, and she's never had any trouble switching between boob and bottle. The only hiccups came when I would eat curry for lunch and she'd refuse to nurse that night – no problem, give her a bottle, and no more Indian food once I figured it out. More recently, with the advent of teeth, she bit me a few times, I cried out, she got upset. But we recovered from those times. We coped with the "distracted phase" by only nursing in her bedroom with the door closed. When she refused to nurse a week ago, I chalked it up to Thai food for lunch and thought nothing of it, until she refused the next morning too . . . and the next night . . . and every single day since then. I keep offering her the breast, but the closest she's come is to sort of half-curiously mouth at it and move on, like it was a subpar toy. Most of the time if I try to get her into nursing position (any nursing position, up to and including some ridiculous acrobatics), she arches away and fusses.
I talked to a lactation consultant ("I can tell you for sure she's not self-weaning at that age. Let her comfort nurse and try to reduce stress in your life.") and our pediatrician ("huh, she's healthy, it doesn't look like thrush. probably nothing to worry about.") but still feel lost and desperate. Other factors in play: she may well be teething (drool, lots of chewing), we still think thrush might be an issue (persistent diaper rash, I have some stabby boob pain, although who knows if that's related to the pumping extravaganza of the past week?), and she may be low-grade sick (has been slightly fussier than normal all week, now is running a fever). Also, she's super independent and has never been much for comfort-nursing. She's also really unimpressed by solid foods so far – as in, less than half a teaspoon of puree per day – so doesn't get any significant calories except from breast milk. I haven't changed diet, medication, soap etc. I do have a whole pile of other stress in my life, but nothing that has really changed in the last few weeks.
So far I've been pumping up a storm, trying to feed her and maintain my supply in the hopes that she'll change her mind. But it's not a sustainable routine for the long term, and not what I signed up for as an excited-to-breastfeed mom. Also, owwwww overpumped boobs ow.
So my questions are 1) How long do we keep trying? Everything I've read on nursing strikes promises that they'll resolve in 2 – 4 days. Could she really have weaned herself before 7 months, and before she likes to eat anything else? 2) What else can we do to "keep trying"? Are there sneaky tricks to get a baby back on the breast? Should we do the whole crazy thrush treatment process even though the doc doesn't buy that she has thrush? 3) If she really is done breastfeeding forever, what can I do to make the quitting process less . . . miserable? The prospect of cutting back on pumpings and just watching my supply dry up sounds awful. I really liked having that special time with her, and thought we'd still have it for at least a few more months. I'm amazed at how completely depressed I feel now that she's rejecting it. Seriously, I've been crying and losing sleep over it. Help!
Thanks so much,
A flummoxed pumper
Argh! Nursing strikes. I SHAKE MY FIST AT THEE, NURSING STRIKES!
From way over here, it sounds teething-related. Since your pede ruled out thrush (stabby boob pain sounds more like a possible plugged duct from the switch from nursing-baby-to-all-pumping — thrush is a hot itchy feeling, like athletes' foot in your nipples) and I'm assuming checked for an ear infection, I'd say teething. Drooling, diaper rash, fussiness, low-grade fever…we've gotten all that (AND MORE!) just from good old-fashioned nasty teething. And yes, I KNOW all the books and websites will tell you that "teething doesn't cause fever." Whatever, books and websites.
It's possible that with all the drooling and pain from teething caused nursing to become uncomfortable — maybe add in a sore throat or mild ear infection that cleared up by the time your pede saw her, maybe she's got a little cold or allergy congestion — and she's yet to forget about it and give nursing another go. It's very unlikely that spicy foods in your diet had anything to do with the initial rejection, for the record, so if you're holding on to any residual curry/Thai food guilt, you can let that one go. (I know, I know! I just did That Thing where I said X doesn't cause Y when I'm sure a zillion people can anecdotally disagree, just like I disagree with the teething/illness connection. AM HYPOCRITE.) And the truth is sometimes you just can't figure out what causes/caused a nursing strike. Since there isn't a supply/letdown problem or a big appetite for solids, teething or some other illness/physical discomfort was/is probably the cause.
But no matter what the cause, what do you DO about it? It sounds like you've probably read everything Google can offer up about nursing strikes and encouraging a baby back to the breast. Wait it out, babywear/co-sleep, do skin-to-skin, offer when she's especially sleepy to combat that independent, distracted streak, and offer, offer and offer some more. Recognize that she's probably not going to root and ask for it, even though I know the rejection is painful. (More on that in a second.) Maybe a nipple shield or alternative feeding device? Pump a little first to get your letdown happening and the milk…uh…dripping…so she'll get milk right from the start, even if she's not really sucking? Commenters who have survived a week-long nursing strike? Any additional suggestions?
Okay, so moving onto "No babies self-wean before a year! You're just misinterpreting a developmental stage! You just secretly WANT to wean and are telling yourself it's baby-led to make yourself feel better." I have nursed two babies who weaned before a year. And no, neither case was completely baby-led, but more like the end result to a bunch of weird-to-crappy circumstances that were out of our control. But it's still not fair to say that *I* chose to wean either of them, or that I really had any choice at all.
Noah and I never had it "easy," but I still nursed as long as I possibly could before my crap supply (and his patience for it) finally completely gave out at five-and-a-half months. Ezra, on the other hand, was a more emotionally difficult weaning, because things HAD been so great! Just perfect! I conquered everything that went "wrong" the first time and I WAS WINNING AT BREASTFEEDING.
Then the biting started. I did everything — EVERYTHING — the books and websites and my lactation consultant told me to do. He bit to the point of leaving me black-and-blue, so I swear I wasn't being a baby about some light little lovebites. It HURT and made me dread nursing. He did not care one bit about being removed from the breast and told "no biting!", or if he bit again and I ended the feeding — the only loser in that scenario was my supply. He started eating more solids and crawling and cruising. He got really distracted and wouldn't stay latched on for more than a minute or two at a time, no matter where I nursed or how quiet I managed to make the room. (Which wasn't always possible anyway, what with a three-year-old banshee running around during the day.) I kept repeating to myself that HE WASN'T WEANING, because HE WASN'T A YEAR, and totally believed all the things I read about just needing to power through this "developmental phase" and we'd be back on track to nursing for many more months.
He nursed for the last time sometime in the 10-1/2 month range. I was quietly devastated, but mentally, I just couldn't keep doing it. I couldn't keep dealing with not knowing how the next feeding would be received — would he reject me outright again? bite me? take forever and a day to focus on even getting an ounce or two and then I would need to pump anyway and give him a bottle and what was I supposed to do with Noah during this whole extended production? But I didn't want to "give up" or "fail" so I kept trying, especially since I was soooooo upset already about the possibly of weaning that I couldn't fathom how terrible I would feel once he actually, you know, weaned.
And I won't lie: It didn't feel good at first, once I stopped directly offering the breast. Because BAM. That was it. Over and done. Everything you describe, oh my God, YES. I was so disappointed and sad and stinging from the rejection — it was so EASY for him! Look, he doesn't even miss it at all! What the HELL, child?
But then it…stopped feeling like that. I don't think I've thought about the weaning thing in ages, until today! It just…was what it was, you know? I glad I did everything I could — just like you are. I gave him plenty of time and opportunity to change his mind — just like you are. I no longer second-guess or blame myself. I moved on and focused on new non-boob-focused ways to bond with my babies and to enjoy the benefits that came from NOT being the primary source of food and tied to the pump multiple times a day.
And I'm not sure how much longer Ike will nurse — my supply took a nosedive once he started solids and I'm doing everything I can to boost it back up, while ALSO dealing with the super-distracted phase and his desire to be moving around ALL THE TIME. And pumping/teas/supplements just aren't cutting it the way they used to. (At least he isn't a biter!) I always thought the newborn days were the toughest for breastfeeding — I never realized how difficult it can be later in the game too, after you think everything is established and hunky-dory.
Obviously, I hope your story ends the way you want it to — in fact, I hope in the time between you sending in your letter and this column, your daughter sprouted those pesky teeth and/or just got over the mysterious strike and is nursing again JUST TO MAKE YOU FEEL SILLY.
BUT. If she isn't, and if this strike does turn into a permanent resignation from nursing, and if you decide that pumping is the pits and you want to stop that too: IT WILL BE OKAY. It really, really will. You did nothing wrong. You are a good mama and you gave her a wonderful start and it's okay if food/formula take over from here. Sometimes it just…happens and we don't know why. Sometimes we do know why but all the sage advice and wisdom and resources in the universe just aren't enough to make it work.
And please know that as huge and heavy as this is hanging on you now…it won't always feel like that. As your daughter grows you will gain an appreciation for how BIG her life is, and that however long you nursed her for is actually only a tiny blip in the big picture. Even if you nursed her well into toddlerhood, it would STILL just be one small part of your lifelong role as her mother. And you'll be able to treasure that one small part without guilt and what-ifs, because it was lovely while it lasted, but everything that came after is just as wonderful.
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47 Responses to "Babies on (Nursing) Strike!"
Jen Mar 02 at 2:29 pm Reply
Just because the pediatrician said it doesn't look like thrush doesn't mean that isn't the problem. When my older daughter and I had thrush, she never had the typical white coating in her mouth– just tiny bumps inside her lip that were really hard to see.
I would treat for thrush since there is no downside to doing it– and if you have been having pain that can be the issue. But I would start with Gentian Violet and see if that helps– follow the Dr. Newman Candida Protocol- you can find it on kellymom.
I would also give ibuprofen if she might be teething and see if that helps.
Bethany Mar 02 at 2:53 pm Reply
One thing that wasn't specifically mentioned by the OP or Amy, which the OP may nonetheless have already tried, is taking a bath with your daughter. Sometimes the relaxation of being in the warm water, and all snuggled skin-to-skin, and the boobs just being right there, but not in a high-pressure "please latch on! please latch!" situation, will get a baby re-interested.
SHannon Mar 02 at 3:09 pm Reply
If it might be teething-related, you might try giving her some pain relief (Tylenol, Advil) and trying about an hour later. Maybe if she gets some relief she'll consider nursing? Also, were you ever able to "dream feed" her? Might be worth a try!
Lauren E. E. Mar 02 at 3:20 pm Reply
I agree with everything Amy said. I also want to let you know that my son weaned himself at 8 months. He actually sat up and pushed me away when I tried to nurse him. He just didn't want to do it anymore. There was nothing else wrong. So, if you decide (or she decides) to be done with it, know that babies DO wean before a year, and you did the best you could. It's hard and sad at first, but you get over it pretty quickly, just as Amy said. The last time I nursed him I knew we were done, and I just took it in, appreciated the great experience breastfeeding was, and then let it go, like a balloon into the air.
crabbyappleseed Mar 02 at 3:23 pm Reply
My older daughter went on just exactly this type of strike, at about two months old. I. Was. CRUSHED. She was already extremely, severely colicky, did not like to be snuggled, and generally appeared to wish for my demise. The strike was the cherry on the icing on the cake. I did manage to get her back on the breast and we nursed for a year, but it took a LOT of effort. what worked for us (and I realize may not work for you, but just throwing stuff out there to see if any of it sticks): she loved our bathroom. In fact, during her bad fussy periods, we would bring her in there and lie her on the floor. So I would lie on the floor with her and keep just occasionally and oh-so-casually offering her the breast. That eventually stopped working. When I noticed she readily took the bottle, I started actually holding a bottle nipple over my own nipple, so she had the bottle nipple in her mouth and didn't know she was nursing. Worked like a charm, but took a LOT of effort, because I had to keep a death grip on that nipple (my lactation consultant said if it worked, I should just do it, but I can see how it would have some safety drawbacks, for the record). We graduated from there to a shield, and from the shield, to just the breast. When we dropped the shield completely, I always had to drop everything adn nurse her the minute she showed an inkling of hunger (when she woke up in the night, I had my shirt unbuttoned by the time I got to her room, and lifted her directly out of the crib and onto the breast).
It's a lot of work. Here's the other thing I really want to say: If you just can't do all of that? You nursed her for seven months and that is awesome. And if you DO want to try all of that? You aren't crazy. People will give you crap either way, regardless of what you choose. it's YOUR relationship with your daughter, people who don't support you can go pound sand.
wishing you the best.
Carie Mar 02 at 3:40 pm Reply
My guy went on nursing strikes every time he was teething until I weaned him at a year. What I found helped the most was to dab just a bit of orajel on his gums right before he nursed and that would numb enough that he would latch on. Good luck I hate nursing strikes.
Susan Y Mar 02 at 3:57 pm Reply
So much yes to the "babies don't self wean before a year" part of your post. I put myself through the wringer trying to get my son to keep nursing when he was showing signs of being done and completely uninterested. Supplements, milk boosting foods, kept offering and offering, he slept right next to me. I was lucky to get a great sleeper who decided sleeping overnight was more exciting than nursing, my supply dwindled and at just over 10 months he shut his mouth closed like a steel trap and turned away from my breasts. I cried and cried and cried for a few days, felt like a failure, STILL KEPT TRYING for a week, and he still kept giving me the stink eye. Finally, I opened a bottle of wine and got the heck over it. That may not be the issue here so keep trying all that you can as long as you want but I agree with Amy, sometimes these things just happen. Kids, I tell ya!
A friend of mine had trouble with nursing when her cycle was starting back. Her son did the same sort of thing. You didn't mention your period, but I thought of it because you said your boobs hurt from pumping, and when I was used to pumping, mine hurt so bad around ovulation.
Regardless of what happens, great job! Pumping at work is no joke and you are to be commended.
yasmara Mar 02 at 4:15 pm Reply
My first baby went on a nursing strike when he was 7 months old too (might have even started at 6 months, I've blocked out as many memories as possible). In our case, it turned out to be permanent. I tried for a MONTH to get him to nurse again, and he WOULD NOT. Every trick in the book…and they all failed. My husband was super supportive of breastfeeding, but finally, he had to stage a mini-intervention and help me realize it wasn't working and no amount of trying on my part was going to get it working again. We switched over to 100% bottle (and fairly shortly after that 100% formula, since my supply dried up quickly & I wasn't able to pump enough).
I won't sugar coat it – it took a LONG time for me to get over it. But guess what? He doesn't remember any of it and didn't suffer any harm from it (he also turned into the world's stubbornest child, so maybe it was a sign of things to come!).
If none of the really excellent suggestions en up working, allow yourself some time to grieve, but try to get past it – your baby would much rather enjoy closeness with you with a bottle, not struggling to nurse if she really doesn't want to.
c Mar 02 at 4:38 pm Reply
My daughter did something similar for three or 4 days and I found that she would nurse if I walked around carrying her while she was nursing. Luckily she went back to being her regular boob-focussed self because (A) I was an emotional wreck and (B) its really hard to hold a baby like that for any given period of time.
I really hope that your little one comes around….I'm sure that you're just beside yourself right now.
Emily Mar 02 at 5:17 pm Reply
good advice all around. And just realize that 'special time' doesn't have to come from the boob. You can cuddle and kiss and caress while holding a bottle. Because you're not ready, I hope you get more nursing chances, but 'bottle' does not equal an end to the cuddle time by any means. I had to give up nursing before I wanted and I still held my baby for every single feeding (with a few sweaty exceptions like when she was starving after a run, but 98% of the time, all cuddles). In fact, at 17months old, I still get awesome cuddle time first thing in the morning with her sippy of milk. It's all in the choices you make on the atmosphere whether the milk is coming from you or a bottle.
Cara Mar 02 at 7:07 pm Reply
Just to add to the chorus of 'it's the teething' – I really think it's a good chance it's that because she's not interested in solids yet and their whole jaw can actually get swollen around teething, making latching painful. My comfort nurser wanted to be on my breast constantly, but if tbe pain was bad she wouldn't latch or get a good suck. We found Tylenol didn't work as well for the swelling as Motrin. So, I'd add to the suggestion of dosing her a bit in advance that you also try different meds to see if she gets more comfort from one than another. Also, if she uses frozen waffles or a cold teething ring, maybe offer that first and then ask her to nurse once she's numbed a bit? Finally, to continue the chorus, if she really is done that is just fine in the long scheme of things and you've done a great job.
Katie B Mar 02 at 9:22 pm Reply
My daughter was also not a comfort nurser, and 7 months was our hardest breastfeeding time. She was more distracted, she had (finally) started teething, she was taking bottles while I was a work that were fun! and exciting! because she could hold them herself and sometime Dad would read her a story.
The teething was the one thing we could help with, and it did help us get over her super-distracted hump: as others have said, Tylenol and/or Advil (can be used together, call your pharmacist if you want detailed advice on dosing), baby wash clothes from the freezer, soothers/pacifiers from the freezer, and "dream feeds" when I was really desperate to get a nursing session that day – I'd wake her up before I went to bed to nurse, and she would usually take a tiny bit and go back to sleep.
I hope some of the (many good) suggestions you get from Amy and the commenters help – you are doing a good job, and whatever the outcome, you and your babe will be ok!
Robin Mar 02 at 10:11 pm Reply
Okay, this is a totally random suggestion, but just in case it helps … have you tried nursing *while walking*? This has worked for me for both my babies when they refused to nurse. I would try it when your baby is sleepy, and walk him around sort of in nursing position, maybe shushing a little, and when he's comfortable and calm, just sort of quickly pull down your shirt, latch him on, and pick up your walking speed a little. It's super ridiculous and awkward, but somehow the movement of the walking seems to override the automatic nursing objections. Good luck!
As a semi expert in boob yeast, I have to disagree about the nursing pain. While it does feel itchy/burny to have yeast in your breasts, there is also stabbing pain deep into the tissue. Put a washcloth/towel damp with regular white vinegar on your nipples. Hang on for 30 seconds. If you are in a lot of pain, it's probably thrush. It hurts during and after nursing, and it hurts A LOT. Is the flat tip part of your nipple a red/pink that isn't normal? Another sign of yeast. I HATE YEAST SO MUCH. If it's yeast, go to Kellymom.com, but also cut the sugar out of your diet. Yeast lives on it. I hope you get her nursing again, strikes are so hard.
RRD Mar 05 at 2:24 pm Reply
I 100% agree with this. I had thrush for MONTHS with baby showing no signs and it HURT. Stabbing pain through my breast while I was nursing and even when I wasn't. Also, same baby self weaned at 9 months, almost cold stop. Just was not interested in being stuck in a chair at the boob when there were so many other things she could be doing.
Kate F Mar 03 at 9:35 am Reply
Just a note to say thrush can definitely feel stabby. I had it for two months (uuuuugh) when my son was tiny, and it was like knives inside my breasts when he nursed. I kept trying violet gentian and getting plugged ducts, and finally sucked it up and got the meds–pills+probiotics for me, mouthwash for him–and it was gone in a week.
Summer Mar 03 at 11:29 pm Reply
Oh girly, I feel your pain. Literally. I could have written this letter. Lucky for my little one, I was one stubborn mama to get him to nurse for as long as he has. My problems started with flat nipples. The only thing I could do was use a nipple shield for the first 4! months. What a pain in the patootie. During which time, I also got thrush. And for me, I did have the stabbing pain in my breasts, along with my nipples feeling like they were going into a pencil sharpener every time he latched. He started what I guess was a nursing strike at 6 months, once solids were pretty well established. Which made my supply dip, of course. I pumped and pumped and got less and less. He was down to only feeding morning and night and having pumped milk/formula for every other feed. By 7 and a half months, he wouldn't take the breast anymore. He would cry no matter which way I tried it. I blamed everything, teething, solids, me giving him formula, and myself, of course! But in reality, it was all fine. He is a perfectly healthy boy in the 90th percentile in weight. And now, at 8 months, he wakes up once a night(in a 12 hour stretch, I'll take it!) and he nurses. And I love it, and he goes back to sleep like the little baby that he is. Bottom line, don't be hard on yourself. It may just be time, no matter what anyone else says. You will know.
Beth Mar 04 at 10:43 am Reply
Around 9 1/2 months my son stopped nursing during the day. He would do it at night, and maybe first thing in the morning, but flat out refused everything else. I tried EVERYTHING suggested by La Leche for days- and nothing worked.
I kept pumping during the day, but after a while my supply dwindled and I just had to give it up. It was totally devastating to me, especially since we had problem after painful problem in early nursing and I was so proud that I had made it through that, and I was determined to make it to my goal of one year. But my son, he had other ideas. And at some point I had to stop feeling guilty and try to enjoy our life again without hooking myself up to the pump all the time while he sat in his baby swing and stuffing Fenugreek down my throat and trying to figure out how to fix "the problem". In my case, I really don't believe there was anything else I could have done- he was finished and that was that. Don't let anyone make you feel guilty, either for continuing to try, or for making peace with it and letting it go. It's hard to believe it now, but someday this will be a blip on the radar. Best wishes.
Hey there — my daughter was exactly like this. She would go through periods (sometimes a couple of weeks at a time) where the mere sight of my boob would have her screaming. It was around the same time, and I never did figure out what was up. It was around the same time I went back to work, so I figured she just liked the bottle better. My supply took a huge dip when I started pumping, and that didn't help matters either. I'm sure it was harder for her to get what she wanted from me quickly but then her not nursing made the supply problems worse. I was SO devastated. I had a huge freezer stash going and I just sat there watching it dwindle. But here's what I wanted to say. In our case, it got better. I don't know what did the trick. I think for us, it was just repeatedly offering the boob but at specific times of the day when I knew she wasn't cranky and tired. So the evening/before bed time session that I loved, I dropped for a while and just added an extra pump. On weekends, when she wasn't tired from daycare, I'd try more often. And I don't know, eventually she just went back to it. We weaned for real at about 14, and at that point, we were mostly down to the morning and evening nurse. This isn't to say that you absolutely have to keep trying or anything like that. I just wanted to say that in our case, it did get better with time.
SS Jun 16 at 7:54 pm Reply
SW, quick question – how old was your daughter when she refused nursing? My 11 month old just started this the other day and it's devastating b/c he LOVES nursing, like adores it, hates getting the bottle, etc. Now he screams and literally squirms off my lap the minute I "assume the position" – I've tried walking, when he's sleepy, a bath, skin on skin, etc. I'm giving it one more week for the old college try but wondered how old your LO was and I'd happily take just once or twice a day, it just feels odd to go cold turkey!
MR Mar 05 at 11:58 am Reply
This really really sounds like teething pain. I have found that even ibuprofen doesn't always help with teething pain. But ice works! Put an ice cube in one of those mesh teether bags or twist it up in a washcloth and let her suck on it. My LO usually goes through 2 or 3 ice cubes and then is a completely different baby (if she still tries to grab for the cloth or bag even if there isn't any ice left, give her another cube – you'll know she is done when she drops it and tries to go play or something – oh, and put a bib on her! It will melt all over her clothes, but it is worth it). Do this and then try to nurse her. If it is teething, it makes a HUGE difference.
Kathleen Mar 05 at 1:22 pm Reply
All of the above – do what you can, and if it doesn't work, move on. (Not trying to be trite or dismissive, here: actually aiming for supportive, but short.)
But I have to add – going one step beyond the "what about your period" commenter: My daughter made me go out of my mind trying to figure out her nursing issue was, at seven months. I eventually realized I was pregnant. There really were none of the normal clues, since I had had so few, so irregular and such light periods since she came along. By the time she was 10 months and I had a confirmed pregnancy test, it all made sense.
Hoping the best for you and yours!
My daughter stopped nursing suddenly at 7 months for no good reason. She, too, wasn't even eating solids foods either. I ended up exclusively pumping for an entire month. i offered her the breast every day and she would never take it. Up until then, we had a wonderful nursing experience from day 1. I was completely devastated, but after one month of pumping, I gave up. So I don't have any advice, but maybe it helps to know that it's happened to other people as well.
A Mar 06 at 12:13 pm Reply
My son went on a nursing strike around 9.5 months. He had just gotten in the two top and bottom teeth and he bit down HARD and I screamed! I thought he had bitten my nipple off! Apparently I traumatized him and he refused to nurse for almost a week. I was really worried because he had always refused to take a bottle and even on the strike he refused it. So no bottle or breast. My doctor said to just give him as much watery food as I could (applesauce, any purees, etc). and keep trying, that no baby would willingly starve to death. He did come around but that week was pure hell, me pumping to keep up my supply, offering the breast and a bottle any time he looked hungry, not feeding him for a while to see if he was REALLY hungry he'd nurse or take the bottle, constantly being worried that my baby was starving to death . . . he did go back to the breast eventually. And back to biting. Sigh. We made it another 2 months and I threw in the towel, I was just tired of being bit all the time. But he did eventually stop his strike.
Hang in there, I hope your little one gets over this soon!
Lydia Mar 06 at 4:50 pm Reply
Since you mentioned this was keeping you up at night crying: Be aware that weaning brings on some crazy hormone changes that aren't really widely discussed. I was just chatting about this with my sister when we saw this article:
SB Mar 07 at 4:16 pm Reply
Sorry Amy but stabby boob pain can definitely be a sign of a yeast infection in the ducts. In my experience, a lot of docs dont recognise it and treat it, leaving it to get worse and spread further into the breast. And it is really painful and notoriously hard to get rid of. Only a combination of fluconazole (for me) and nystatin (for bub) worked for us. That got rid of glass-shard-in-the-boob pain that I'd been putting up with for TWO MONTHS. Also, clearing it up made me realize my baby wasn't fussing and arcing and fighting during feeds because she was being difficult – it was coz her goddammned mouth hurt due to untreated thrush! After I treated it, she went back to being a sweet angel baby during feeds. If you're at all unsure about your docs "its not thrush" diagnosis, seek a second opinion or self treat anyway.
The Royal Womens Hospital in Melbourne has a great fact sheet and treatment plan for it on their website.
Erin Mar 26 at 5:14 pm Reply
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have had the roughest road with nursing and my lo has been getting mostly supplement since about 1 week when I had an infection and fevers and she started to drastically lose weight. I did everything including pumping after every feeding and herbal supplements and SNS nursing and even drugs and nothing made a big impact on my non-existent. Now I am back to work and it is all I can do to get her on each breast a couple of minutes a couple of times a day. I wanted so bad to feel bonded to her through breastfeeding, but she really kinda hates it, she wants her food and she wants it now and my boobs just can't do that for her.
Anyways, my point is that your words meant so much to me because I have had this nagging guilt at not being able to EBF my baby, like there was something lacking in me and it meant I was a sub-par mother. It's refreshing to be reminded that breastfeeding is really a short-term part of parenting and there are so many other gifts I can give her as she grows.
Jenn Apr 25 at 2:21 pm Reply
Finally! Some awesome advice that is so real life that doesn't make you feel like a failure. Kudos to you and your realism. Going through a strike and was already considering weaning. Stressed and emotional. Taking it way too personally but how can we not? There is so much "advice" out there that is passive aggressively judgmental, pressuring us into doing the "right thing". I'm sorry but how can somebody else truly know what is "right" for MY relationship with MY child. Thanks for your kind words and making me feel like I can get through this knowing that whatever decision I make will be the right one.
KR Jun 12 at 4:00 pm Reply
OP here, with a way-overdue update. Baby never did agree to nurse again. I pumped exclusively for a month and it was awful for me, for her, and for my husband. Between the suckiness (no pun intended) of pumping and the passage of time, I finally made up my mind to just give it up.
And guess what? It was OKAY. I didn't initially believe all the commenters who said the trauma of it isn't so bad after all . . . but it's true. I was sad, and then I wasn't. Looking back, I actually feel really good (and not guilty! imagine that!) about some advantages to being done nursing earlier than I thought.
Many thanks to Amy and commenters for the thoughtful advice and for taking my feelings seriously – both things were so valuable to me in that time!
Elena McFadden Nov 27 at 3:00 am Reply
Thank you so much for writing this. My baby is 10 months 3 weeks and stopped nursing a day and a half ago. I did cry after he bit me. And he did wake up from a nap to a babysitter yesterday. He eats so much solid food he's really gone down even on his formula (I had insufficient milk production, he never got more than around 8 oz a day, and has been around 5oz since I went back to work) so god bless the little guy my mommy instinct tells me he is just done but the web rants about how this is impossible before age 1 were making me pretty guilty and crazy. So thank you, thank you, thank you, you have set my heart at ease this evening. Thank you.
MJ Jan 02 at 4:10 pm Reply
Wow, this is what I needed. My DD is on her 3rd strike and she's only 4.5 months. I feel better after reading this! I think it's teething/jaw pain. We overcame the first strike w a nipple shield. The 2nd one w skin to skin and a pre-feed bottle and then switch to breast. Strike 3 has been harder. The holidays and travel made it hard to do skin to skin. Pumping is a bear and us controlling my life!
The Tylenol timing has not worked out, but I'm going to try the ice cube suggested above.
It has been 2 weeks since since she did a full feed latched on. I'm going to dedicate another week and then move on to bottles/formula.
While I really miss nursing and gave gone throught emotional gamut, I feel more at peace stopping if it doesn't work out.
Thanks all for sharing your experiences!!
Harriet Feb 16 at 6:34 pm Reply
I'm not sure how old this post is, but having spent hours scouring the net for 'what is wrong with me', this is the first article I have read that makes sense – and doesn't make me feel like a complete failure. In fact, the supportive words have made me quite teary.
My 8 month old is on day 3 of her nursing strike, and I've been tearing my hair out. She has occasionally refused the odd bedtime feed over the past month, but all of a sudden just stopped feeding. Whenever I put her near my breast she bursts into tears and pulls away like I've put a gun to her face. It's so upsetting.
We've been really lucky with breastfeeding and never had any issues until now. My daughter was having 3 breastfeeds a day and has an enormous appetite for solids, which is the only difference to this post. However everything else sounds the same. She's teething – top tooth cut through a few days ago – and has a grotty cold with it. Plus potentially a mild ear infection as she's rubbing her ear a bit.
I've also had my first period this week since giving birth, so like many of the commenters here, know that it might be any number of things causing this strike. I'm hoping it's not permanent, but am starting to realise that if it is, then I've done everything I can.
Thank you all for sharing your experiences – it's helped me so much.
Kelley Feb 25 at 11:22 pm Reply
I am so glad I found this post! My 7-month-old is on day 6 of a nursing strike, and I am beyond devastated. This is my third baby, and I nursed the other two to at least a year. She is probably teething, and also probably had an ear infection over the weekend, but just before that started, she bit me two days in a row nursing and I told her "NO!" She cried at my response, and now it is like she is scared to death of my breast. She literally screams bloody murder when it comes anywhere near her! I work full time, further complicating things — we only nurse once a day during the week (and I pump the rest of the time), but I rely on it exclusively on the weekends. I refuse to give up hope and have tried so many things so far — tonight I even resorted to putting yogurt on my nipple for her! That worked for a brief moment until she figured it out; maybe she is just really smart (LOL). I am determined to keep giving her breastmilk for the foreseeable future, regardless of whether she ever nurses again, but I have been so upset at the prospect that I have seen my last day of actual nursing. This is supposed to be my last baby, and I was going to nurse her forever. I know she will be fine no matter what, but I'm not sure I will be! This post helps some — to see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel regardless of what happens. And I'm also encouraged to read the posts from some who were able to recover from a prolonged nursing strike.
Nicola Jun 21 at 8:21 pm Reply
I'm so happy I found this post! My 7-month old baby is on day 3 of his nursing strike (will nurse before nap and at night) and I am at a loss. I know he is teething (gave him tylenol tonight) and totally distracted (we nurse in a dark room). My question is about bottles. My guy hates them. He goes to daycare and will only take the bottle from two ladies. We have introduced the sippy cup but he isn't doing great with it. Anyone else in this position?
jenny Mar 15 at 1:42 am Reply
Throughout reading this and all the comments that came with it i was most astounded that nobody mentioned anything about the bottle. As if its sacred and cannot be pointed out to be the problem.
I whole heartedly believe that pumping and bottle feeding is what leds to early weaning. I agree that babies do not self wean before a year…. Unless they are getting their milk source from somewhere else.
I know that in this situation there wasn't an option to ditch the bottle as the OP was back at work. But i just want to encourage anyone experiencing their baby going on a nursing strike, to keep offering breast, and breast only. This is the quickest way to turn your baby back to loving the boob. The less exposure they get to the breast and the more they get exposure to the bottle… The quicker they will wean from the breast.
If you have a choice at all, just breastfeed your baby without offering them supplement formula, unless instructed to do so by the doctor, and you will succeed in breastfeeding.
Anna Sep 26 at 6:02 pm Reply
I'm sorry, that isn't my view at all. I'm on day 3 of a strike (at 9.5 months) and quite upset. He's only ever breastfed until now and hasn't taken a bottle.
So I'd be interested to see where you would think he's getting his milk source from!
People use formula for all kinds of reasons and I think it's unfair on them to say it causes nursing strike with nothing to back this up. It's also unfair on breastfeeders to push the idealistic notion that solely breastfeeding will solve all your problems. It can be HARD, to start, to keep with it, and great as it is, it isn't magical unicorn tears. I hope this doesn't come across as too confrontational but I wanted to balance your comment with my own experiences.
Ashlyn Mar 26 at 2:33 pm Reply
I feel like I am reading my story! My 8-month-old is on Day 6 of her nursing strike, but she just cut her first tooth yesterday and I can see the other coming soon, so I believe hers is due to teething pain. But I wanted to write, as I have always suffered from plugged milk ducts while breastfeeding, but she has always been helpful in sucking them out, and I've never had great results with my pump – so when my daughter when on strike last week, I panicked. As I suspected, pumping gave me clogged ducts, which has lead to mastitis, and no amount of pumping, hot showers, massaging, warm compresses, etc was able to get the plug out. So my LC suggested I rent a hospital-grade pump, and the first day I used it, the plug came shooting out! Well worth the price to rent! We are still working through the strike, but I thought I'd share this piece of advice for any other moms who suffer clogged ducts while LO is on strike. Best of luck!
Jill Apr 13 at 3:07 pm Reply
I have read this post over and over again. It makes me laugh and puts my own experience BFing in a tolerable light. I finally wanted to offer my experience in case it helps others the way this post helped me.
My DS is almost 10 months old and we've nursed once perhaps in the last 3-4 days and that's only for a minute or two. Granted she has a cold right now, but this is after months of a steady decline in nursing.
A bit of history: at our ped's recommendation, we had been giving her a bottle since she was 4 months old because she would eat so little via nursing (weight falling off charts) even though my supply was very good and no tongue tie, no lip tie, no thrush, nothing. We saw every specialist in the books. She just eats like a bird. Even now, as a bottle fed kid, she'll have 20-25 oz of BM and no solids. Just doesn't care for eating. (Please don't post about what we could have/should have done. We have done it all, at the expense of my sanity.)
To keep her weight up, we did whatever we could to make food convenient — including giving her faster nipples than we would have preferred. She liked bottles — easy to drink, can drink anywhere, and can play while drinking. Simply, it kept her weight up and she preferred it, but it was devastating for me. I cried and cried. I wanted so much to breastfeed well past 1 year of age. At about 7-8 months, it was night nursing or first thing in the morning only if I caught her just as she was waking up. And in the last month,it has been night nursing sometimes — she's off the morning feed too (not interested in either bottle or breast).
In this time she refused the breast, she also refused formula — she didn't like the taste of the sensitive stuff, and the other stuff made her sick. So, since she was 6 months old, I have been pumping 6x/day for 45 minutes at a time. Yep, me and my pump — we're tight. She is now almost 10 months old and takes formula pretty well — 50%F-50%EBM.
So, now I pump way more than I need. On the surface, I do it because it is good for her. But i suppose in the secret hope that something will make her come back to the breast, if I just keep my supply up. I have no idea what that something might be, but I suppose I am refusing to give up the possibility that she might one day say "Hey Mom…wasn't there that fun thing we used to do back in the day? How about we give it another go?" This seems like a foolish hope, given that she has steadfastly decreased her breastfeeding over MONTHS and for the last few days, we haven't nursed at all. She doesn't seem to mind in the least. She is an active, very happy, engaged baby who is ahead on all of her milestones (except food).
I try not to think about it. Before she was born, I had wanted so much for the close, snuggliness of breastfeeding. It lasted so briefly for us. Like all things about our babies I suppose.
I will need to let go of my hopes for BF in the coming weeks, or at most months. The pumping is unsustainable and unnecessary. The thought of fully closing the door on this chapter of our relationship makes me unbearably sad. But I am trying to look on the bright side – maybe by letting this go, I will have more room in my mind and heart for other parts of our relationship.
Jill Apr 13 at 3:09 pm Reply
Above post….DD not DS, of course
gili May 02 at 1:52 pm Reply
3 weeks into nursing strike. My 9.5 month old stopped after what i think is the result of teething. Today she had the nasty cold,and i cant offer comfort with BF ,thats heart breaking.
Im still pumping and offering her the breast every day. Sometimes she shows intrest but then she acts as if she is gagging (and not even latching for a second). Tried to look it up,but havent found anything on it.
Im still hopefull,and can relate to all the comments.
I'll take her to the doctor on monday,just to make sure i havent missed anything.
i do wish she would go back to BF.but if not,guess i'll keep pumping untill a year+.
Sheah Nee Aug 09 at 9:52 pm Reply
Hi, can i know the result? My experience is same like yours, it has been 3 weeks into nursing strike for my 10M3W old baby, i just couldn't let it go and keep on pumping and offering him my breast at night. Sometimes he seems interested but wouldn't latch on, i try dream feeding but he didn't suck (i guess he's in his deep sleep mode).
Frances Jul 29 at 2:19 pm Reply
My 4 month old has been rejecting the breast during the day for 3 days now after a fairly tough first few months breastfeeding. We have been mixed feeding since day 3, first with 80% breast milk to 20% formula then we increased the formula to about 40% after his last growth spurt at 3 months. Now he's gone off breast during the day all together. I think he's more and more impatient with my slow let down and flow and possibly my low supply, consequence of supplementing. Trying to come to terms with the fact that this may be the end of our breastfeeding relationship, but will try some acupuncture first to see if it improves my let down.
Thank you all for your posts – they've made me feel like it's normal to feel this desperation, despair and this sense of failure, but that it will pass and that there are other ways of feeling and experiencing that special bond with our babies.
Jamie Aug 24 at 7:00 pm Reply
I must admit I had forgotten all about you. I followed your pregnancy calendar ardently through a successful pregnancy (after far too many miscarriages). And again for the first few months of wonderment. You made me laugh and cry and feel grateful and gloriously happy and competent many times. And then he was 5 months or so and a handful and I was trying to work and traveling and then he was 7 months and one of those fortunate not-a-glimmer-of-doubt everything is going wonderfully child.
And then, with a 1 year+2 week old sunshine boy who nursed all night and then turned away for the first time when I needed him most (mama dance class and painfully full boobs) after his first half-day preschool, rolling off my lap to run after trucks…
I found you again, in the random 3-minute google on self-weaning allowed by my anxiety and deadline.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Ashleigh Nov 04 at 12:49 am Reply
I found this post trough Google while trying to decide if my son will come back from a biting nursing strike nightmare that's lasted a few weeks now. I'm trying all I can to keep it going but I think at 11 1/2 months he's called it quits. I was feeling devastated and so so guilty until I read the part you wrote about biting. I needed those words so badly. Thank you! It's brought tears to my eyes.
Emily Feb 09 at 10:24 pm Reply
My 13-month-old is currently going through a very adamant nursing strike and in my fear that she is self-weaning, I've been combing Google for wise words or words of comfort…this post really helped. Even brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!
Tanya Mar 23 at 4:30 pm Reply
So glad I found this website and post! I was losing my mind with my almost 6 month old boy on strike. He's teething, in the middle of a huge growth spurt, got a cold, bit my nipple (I yelped and scared him) and got an ear infection all at once! Reading everyone's experiences has lessened my anxiety about what has happened. It's been a week since he has BF and I'm giving him another week, then we're moving on with our feeding relationship! There is so much emotion tied with feeding our babes. These posts have helped me take a deep breath and come up with a plan I'm comfortable with. Good luck to everyone with a little one on strike!


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Peter Selkin, University of Washington, Tacoma
In this physical geography lab, students examine the relationship between solar altitude, solar declination, and temperature regimes. Using data collected in the field, mathematical relationships, and temperature records available on the Internet, students compare the insolation and climate in their location to that of other locations.
Scaling Galileo's Solar System - Locating the Globes part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Len Vacher, Dept of Geology, University of South Florida
In this module, students are asked to produce an angular measure of the planets' position based on their scaled orbital distances and periods. To plot the position of the planet on a campus map, they are also asked to convert polar coordinates to Cartesian coordinates.
Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations: Surface Area of the Moon vs. Earth part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Question If you could wrap the Moon in a gigantic cloth and then unwrap the cloth and spread it out on the Earth, how much of the Earth's surface would it cover?


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good but...
its too slow for me
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Sounds really good.
This reminds me a bit of "the Mermen". Very laid back and contemplative. I'm not sure this is the right category for it though.
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Nice work
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Enjoyed every second of it.. :D
I would like some singing there too! So look for a fellow with a high pitched voice!xD
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it's pretty, but perhaps a different category would suit it better! i'm sorry about your loss! it is a beautiful song, and i can tell how you feel through the song. i feel that the ending needs something more, and i feel definite power ballad in this...needs some drums, and vocals would go beautifully. if you write the vocals, perhaps i could help with the melody and even singing?? very nice song!


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Also wanted to clarify, no way in hell am I writing a handwritten thank you note, but I do have some that are printed out that are just generic "thank yous". Send one of those? Or send nothing at all?
C (30) & T (33) ~ Fell in Love ~ 12/16/2007
Fairytale Wedding ~ 12/10/2011
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I would send them a check to pay for the gifts and say "Thank you for the thought, but gifts with strings are not needed."
I would consider sending the gifts back. If you send back any sort of thank you note, in their fucked up state of minds, they'd twist it into you contacting them first, so it'd "perfectly okay" for MIL to blow up your DH's phone again.
Act as if they're strangers. You don't want gifts (especially if they're being thrown in your face and will probably be held against you for a long time) from strangers.
If you can't send the gifts back, then I would send the thank you note & check combo.
And have DH do the note writing - his extended family , his responsibility.
wife (1995) mother to daughters
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Thank you for finally showing us that it only takes $xx.xx to get you out of our lives forever. Enclosed is $xx.xx for this fantastic privilege.
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ETA- This way you did thank them, payed them so no strings are attached any more, and told them exactly where you stand. Done and done.
Yea the one gift was the damn crib, so we can't exactly send that back haha. A check would work though. If you read my background thread, DH really didn't want to send SIL the money for her gift, even though the car seat she sent is going back to the store..... some people had suggested we keep it as it was a gift, others said send it back to her. At this point I don't care, I will do whatever I just want to be done with them.
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Send them back a cashiers check or money order for the gifts that way they dont have the power of cashing or NOT cashing your check within a certain time frame. Send along a note that says "We do not accept bribes".
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Just to throw this out there--the other reason she suggested your Dh was "jealous" was to make the issue one of sibling competition for her attention. She will always prefer to believe that DH needs and wants her attention as a mother, than to realize that she has been entirely displaced by his wife and child. She recognizes that indifference and adult distance is the most dangerous enemy she can have.
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I don't know, I probably wouldn't send anything, as you're the one who said it was best to avoid all communication. That would be just needling at them when you are supposed to be making it look like you don't even have room in your life to think about them...


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PRENTISS — Rashaad Bradley threw a touchdown pass to De'Anthony Blake with less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter as the Jefferson County Tigers rallied to defeat the Prentiss Tigers Friday night to remain undefeated in Region 7-3A.
Jefferson County head coach James Herrington said he was "absolutely" worried about a letdown after last week's big win against Wilkinson County entering into Friday's contest.
"You always worry about it," he said. "We tried to keep it in the guys' minds that it could happen."
And it almost did in what was Prentiss' homecoming game. The Bulldogs were still playing for a playoff spot after their upset win over Crystal Springs a week ago.
Prentiss scored in the first quarter on an interception return, and Jefferson County responded with a touchdown and a two-point conversion that Herrington noted was the difference in the outcome.
"The defense did an outstanding job, "Herrington said. "They ran the (double) wing pretty well."
Jefferson County (5-4, 3-0) hosts top-ranked Hazlehurst next Friday in a game that could very well decide the Region 7-3A championship.


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K-Gr 2-- Sam has a cozy home in the wall behind the children's reference books at the library. By day he sleeps and by night he reads, reads, reads. One night, he decides to write his own book. Once his autobiography is finished, he shelves it in the biography section. It's a huge hit with the children and the staff, as are the mystery and picture books he pens. This leads the head librarian to post a letter inviting the mystery writer to a "Meet the Author" day. Since he is a bit shy around people, he comes up with a better idea. He sets up a display using a mirror to show each student as the author, then puts out booklets and pencils for them to write their own stories. This book has an excellent premise, but the text is a bit wordy. It's the art that brings it to life. The detailed illustrations show a bright, light, busy library filled with books, a few computers, and lots of patrons. Sam, attired in a different outfit on almost every page, is an engaging, expressive mouse, and kids will enjoy seeing him having the run of the building at night. This offering would work well as a catalyst for a writing project.--Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH[Page 120]. Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
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I've always imagined my kids snuggled in a bed together like puppies but not sure how or when I would implement a sibling bed. My daughter will be 28 months when baby 2 comes along and the baby will probably in our room/bed for about a year.
I'd love to hear your stories if your kids share a bed (outside of sharing one with you).
I'm a , a Mama to Q 7/10 , and #2 is on the way 11/12 .
We cosleep with our babies, breastfeed, cloth diaper, and babywear. Looking into a med-free delivery this time.
Two of my kids share a bed when I have a larger bed available for them, which isn't often! They are 9 and 5. My almost 3 year does not want anything to do with his sisters at night. It would be great if he would sleep one of the girls but he flat out refuses to. I think my girls would love a queen bed together but we are out of rooms and beds. The 5 year goes to bed in my bed, the 9 year will join her and then I move the 9 year over to a twin mattress then I come to bed with the baby. The 2 year sleeps in another room most nights with DH. If DH is gone then I'll put the 2 year in bed with them and the girls downstairs in DH's room and they will gladly sleep all night together.
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For us, we go to a Foursquare church that averages about 3000 on a weekend, but our community is only 80,000 so it is the town's mega church, and it is on fire! Love it!
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For us, we go to a Foursquare church that averages about 3000 on a weekend, but our community is only 80,000 so it is the town's mega church, and it is on fire! Love it!
Mom to E (6/10/11) IUGR survivor and thriver and ^Q^ (2/9/15)
We go to a non-denominational church, with about 500-600 attending each Sunday morning. It is big enough that we have a lot going on for the children, youth, missions, community outreach, etc., but small enough that we can really get to know people and don't feel lost in the crowd. We love it.
Married to Ted since 1994. Homeschooling mom to J & R (3/99), R (9/02), and J (6/06)
Happily Married to my Best Friend since: June 18th, 2011. Expecting our first babygirl: April 12th, 2013.
Thank you Lord for all my blessings.
You're altogether lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me!
We go to a non-denominational church about 50 regular attendees, including children. We meet in a middle school auditorium
we go to a PCA church that has around 125 regular attenders.
Nothing fancy Mom of 4 :-)
"To everything there is a season." Ecc. 3:1
We are learning the history of the church in a class right now & it started with about 5 families who branched out of another church & didn't have a building/couldn't afford rent somewhere so they held it in a community park....that was less than 30 years ago. So in my lifetime, my church was established, building built & then quadrupled by an add on & attendence has grown immensely.
The town its in has a population of 12,000 and is a very big Catholic community. Surrounded by small farm towns (500-1500 people each little town) a lot of us travel 1/2 hour to get there
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Instead of complaining about what's wrong, Thank God for what's right.
We live in a town of 900-1000 people. Our church has about 40-50 members. We have around 7 churches in our town.
We attend a S. Baptist church, and there are at least 15,000 members.
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Alta's Michael Cooper scorching field at U16 Western Regional alpine ski championshipsBy: Journal sports staff
Michael Cooper of Alta recorded the fastest runs for boys in the slalom Tuesday at Alaska's Mount Alyeska in the event opener at the U16 Western Regional alpine ski championships.
Cooper, a sophomore at Sugar Bowl Academy in Soda Springs, scorched two slalom courses in ideal racing conditions and took gold at Day 1 of the Junior Olympics event with some of the top skiers in the nation.
According to the live-timing.com, Cooper came in at 43.60 seconds on his first run, which was nearly a second faster than the rest of the field, and 46.06 on his second try, which turned out to be a half-second faster than they next competitor. On the day, Cooper's overall time of 1:29.66 gave him an overall victory by more than a second.
On Wednesday, Cooper again topped the U16 field, with times of 53.85 and 52.31 seconds in the giant slalom for a combined time of 1:46.16, according to live-timing.com. Cooper's Wednesday times were both the second best in the field.
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How did St. Patricks Day become this way?
There is always something to celebrate every month of the year. Each has their own special meaning but all seem to pertain to the fortune of good life. Though, has society changed the true meaning of these special days? I think so. December is supposed to be about the birth of Christ, it is now known for the giving of presents. People get so excited for the month of March where they get the day off of work to wear lots of green and drink lots of alcohol. St. Patrick's Day was created in respect to a beloved man in Ireland and I believe every March 17th he rolls in his grave to the way we celebrate him today.
St. Patrick was a man of religion. The uncertain story is that he was a bishop of Ireland that helped people become an idol of god. He is known for bringing Christianity to Ireland where he would help bad people become good. After his death on, what is believed to be, March 17th catholic churched would worship his life and dedication to god. March 17th started as the day of spiritual renewals and prayers for missionaries around the world. They use to show the color blue symbolizing his cloths, but now is green for the Shamrock. The shamrock is symbolic because St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the teaching of Christ. Today March 17th is known as the drinking holiday where green is known for pinching and the shamrock for a fashion statement.
I think St. Patrick would be very disappointed at how people are remembering him today. I understand how people can think bigger the party means the more we think and respect him, but how did it become the drinking holiday? When a person dies, close friends usually celebrate their life by doing something that the person loved to do. St. Patrick has no comparison to drinking. I think the acts of our drinking and partying makes him roll in his grave, for everything that people do and show on March 17th has no comparison to St. Patrick and his beliefs.


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Cream Cheese-&-Pesto-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
From EatingWell: Winter 2004, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004)
The hard part of making this elegant dish is choosing the filling. Making a pocket in the chicken breast to hold the stuffing is easy, particularly if you use a good, sharp, thin-bladed knife. Browning the chicken in a skillet before baking gives it a beautiful golden color. Finishing it in the oven ensures that it cooks evenly throughout.
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Cream Cheese-&-Pesto-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
- Filling of your choice, (see below)
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, (1-1 1/4 pounds total)
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
Cream Cheese-Pesto Filling:
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat cream cheese, (Neufchatel)
- 1 tablespoon basil pesto, (store-bought or homemade)
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Goat Cheese-Olive Filling:
- 2 tablespoons creamy goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped black olives
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Ham & Cheese Filling:
- 1/4 cup grated Swiss, Monterey Jack or part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped ham
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Combine cream cheese, pesto and pepper in a small bowl with a fork.
- Cut a horizontal slit along the thin, long edge of a chicken breast half, nearly through to the opposite side. Open up each breast and place one-fourth of the filling in the center. Close the breast over the filling, pressing the edges firmly together to seal. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts and filling.
- Lightly beat egg white with a fork in a medium bowl. Place breadcrumbs in a shallow glass dish. Hold each chicken breast half together and dip in the egg white, then dredge in the breadcrumbs. (Discard leftovers.)
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts; cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes. Place the chicken, browned-side up, on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until the chicken is no longer pink in the center or until an instant-read thermometer registers 170°F, about 20 minutes.
Cream cheese-pesto stuffed chicken per serving: 233 calories; 9 g fat (4 g sat, 3 g mono); 81 mg cholesterol; 7 g carbohydrates; 33 g protein; 1 g fiber; 379 mg sodium; 351 mg potassium.
Carbohydrate Servings: 1
Exchanges: 1 Carbohydrate Serving, Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 3 1/2 lean meat, 1 fat
Nutrition Note: Goat cheese-olive stuffed chicken per serving: 235 calories; 7 g fat (2 g sat, 3 g mono); 72 mg cholesterol; 10 g carbohydrate; 31 g protein; 1 g fiber; 248 mg sodium. Ham-&-cheese stuffed chicken per serving: 236 calories; 7 g fat (2 g sat, 3 g mono
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Differential Diagnosis For Beaked nose/congenital
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- 9 possible diagnoses found
- Congenital, Developmental Disorders
- Chromosome 4p-syndrome
- Hallermann-Streiff-Francois syndrome
- Progeria
- Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
- 13q chromosome deletion
- Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
- Johanson Blizzard genetic syndrome (unco)
- Apert syndrome
- Bird-headed dwarf of Seckel
- Brooks syndrome
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- Beakede/congenital
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