A spousal letter is another letter from a spouse/member of the Washington Golf Country Club.

My husband and I applied to WGCG (already submitted), I still need 1 spousal letter. I would also like to get to know others with small children that are members of the club, it would be nice when we do get into the club to know a few other people. The few that we do know have much older children, so not nearly as fun for our children. We have a 3.5 year old daughter that attends Chesterbrook Montessouri and a 16 month old son.

Many thanks.
CK

Excellent, thank you.

Oddly enough this AM I gave him a sippy cup with some cows milk (cold) and he was happy as can be, and had previously had a little with cereal so I don't think we will have an allergy issue.

I do think we'll stick with the EBM for him at least in the evening while I'm gone (five days) and hope that it all works out.

CK

Everyone I know is done nursing, and I think that might be too much for me handle anyhow. And I'm not really ready to start weaning now, although it would be a good opportunity to do so I suppose.

Okay, I am in a true bind. I am leaving for unexpected travel Saturday AM (4AM) and my son who is almost 11 months old only drinks water, EBM or nurses. I just looked in the freezer and only have 24.5 ounces left and he is staying with the nanny tomorrow night too due to another extenuating circumstance. He won't drink formula (the nanny tried in February when we were all on vacation and my husband and I were going out to dinner alone).

Does anyone have any experience with this? I will of course try and pump like mad before leaving and FedEx milk back, but I'm still concerned.

HELP!!!

So it may seem silly to some/most but DD starts Montessori school in January and will need to wear slippers (leave them there) during the day while at school. My dilema is that DD has numerous (I know, it's crazy but I love shoes and have passed my addiction down to my daughter) pairs of shoes depending upon the color/style of her outfit. I'm looking for recommendations for slippers that are cute.

Thank you in advance.

P.S. She wears a size 24 or size 8

Crazy shoe mom.

Dr. Ternisky is the practice with the rainbow blanket and no sedation. While they seem really great with children, I am positive my daughter will FREAK out. They said that they had never heard a child scream so loud when they took a look at her...and that was just looking. I don't want to tramatize her with the experience.

DD will be 3 in February and has a small cavity that needs to be filled. When we went to the pediatric dentist the other week they said that they use a "rainbow blanket" to help keep her contained (think straight jacket with different colored velcro pieces, hence the name rainbow blanket). Parents are not allowed back in the area when DD would get her filling, and they're suggesting not to use novacaine.

Trying to find another dentist ASAP. Preferably in Arlington, McLean or Falls Church but ultimately want a good dentist.

Many thanks!

Timeline:

1989 - First child born, I did not nurse and my almost B cups ended up a little smaller and were not nearly as "perky".

2002 - Boob job

2008 - Second child born, nursed for 6 months - after nursing boobs ended up sagging some

2010 - Third child born, still nursing...

Future - Another boob job

Honestly I think it's different with each child. With DD (who's now 2.5 years old) she was primarily BF with an occassional bottle of BM. By at 3 weeks she refused to take a bottle, it was PURE HELL for my husband and especially me to hear her cry. We tried every type of bottle/nipple, as well as warming the expressed BM. Eventually she took the milk (warmed, to almost hot) and we ended up settling on Playtex dropins with latex nipples. I have so many darn Adiri bottles (amongst other brands) I could open a store.

With DS (who is now almost 3.5 months old) we had to supplement with formula in the beginning due to a severe case of jaundice. This realllly had a bad effect on my milk production. I figured I would have an abundant supply like the last time and DS would get the hang of BFing like DD, in two weeks or less. Ha, that was a joke. He's never had a problem with the bottle, but took almost 6 weeks to get the BFing down properly. I was miserable, and felt like my nipples were going to fall off. Talk about depressing. Neither is fun or easy to deal with, but in hindsight it's far easier to stick it out and get them to take a bottle. I also found it was easier to get out of the house and let someone else deal with the bottle issue. You will breakdown and likely just end up BFing, and you definitely will not be able to feed with a bottle until the baby is accustomed to getting a bottle. They know who mommy is and that she's a yummy, warm, and comforting food source.

Good luck, and hang in there.
CK

DS will be 4 weeks old tomorrow and I still can not get on my wedding rings and the joints in my fingers really hurt too. I am 40 years old, so I suppose it could potentially be arthritis that was kicked off due to the pregnancy - although I didn't have any problems until a just before I gave birth (if I recall correctly). With my DD (who is now almost 2 and a half) I was able to wear my wedding rings although they were a bit snug even when I delivered (but it was in February vs. May).

Any insight would be most helpful. I am considering calling my GP office to see what they have to say since this is really bugging me. Balling my hands up into a fist hurts like heck and God forbid that I have to open a jar or something, it's awful.

Thanks!
CK

Anonymous wrote:Sounds to me like you may be about 20 years old, 25 max.

Seriously?! Who cares how young/old she is, saying something like that isn't necessary.

To the OP, I agree with the PP's. The relationship does sound toxic, and even you admit that yourself. I truly hope that you're able to come to terms with everything and move on for your sake as well as your DD's. It's never easy ending a relationship, even if it's not a good one since you want to grasp hold of the good times/memories.

Best of luck to you and your DD.

Hugs!
CK

I had someone come out last week from Northern Virginia Lactation Consultants (I'm in Arlington), and the woman who came for the home visit (Kim) was excellent. It's not cheap, but well worth the money spent IMO.

Their number is 703.425.2229

DD started to cough Friday evening. Pretty much only when she's in bed or napping. Symptom free aside from the cough. Ordinarily it wouldn't be a huge deal except I'm 38 weeks pregnant and I'm hoping she'll kick this very soon as I want her to visit in the hospital when I give birth.

Any insight on any bugs/cough going around would be very helpful.

Thanks!
-CK

I'm 37 weeks and 2 days, get tired but not so much exhausted (knock on wood). But I too am so over being pregnant. DD is almost 27 months old and I work/own my own business so I'm working almost full time (I've backed off a little - thank God for wonderful employees).

Can you possibly do some telecommuting so that you can get a little repreve prior to the arrival of the baby? And I think we're all in the same boat, not a restful nights sleep in a LONNNNGGGG time - and not one in sight for a while either. But on the upside, we're almost at the end of pregnancy. YAY!

CK