First, every baby is different, so they will react differently to formula. My children were easy - they didn't care if it was breast, BM in a bottle, or formula. I never produced enough, so I tried everything.
What is recommended is to slowly add formula to the bottles of breastmilk to get LO used to the new flavor. So on day 1, a bottle would be 3/4 BM, 1/4 formula, day 2 half and half, and if all's well, by day 3 you can go to all formula. If LO seems to be resisting, lower the percentages and *add* formula at a reduced rate.
Pump less and less. So stretch out the times between pumpings, and your supply will slowly go down. It will be a bit painful. Should take 1-2 weeks. There's also pills that you can take, but I have no experience with that.
BTW, most of the formula companies have web sites you can sign up on and get a bunch of coupons in the mail. With DS1, I used Nestle Good Start because (supposedly) its *closest* to BM. After a while I switched to the generic brand thats about the same from Walmart. With DS2, I got a ton of coupons for Similac so we used that. I like Similac ready-to-pour bottles because they close up. The cans (like Enfamil and Nestle Good Start) you have to transfer to bottles as soon as you open the can.
I personally thought powder was a huge pain, didn't always mix well, would sometimes clog the nipple... but it is less expensive.
For traveling, there's single use packets of powder that are super easy to use, but you need to bring empty bottles along. We usually used the ready-to-feed travel bottles from Similac or Nestle Good Start and we only needed to bring the nipples along.
Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:9:53, I wish for friends like you. You make the world a better place.

I feel very fortunate when I read some of these threads. But it didn't happen overnight. I was new to the area, and another mom from the daycare invited a few of us over for a playdate. 2 of us came. And that's honestly how it started. Over the years, the playdate has grown from that first one of 3 moms and 5 kids to 8 moms and many many kids, we've gotten to know one another, and offer to help each other or ask each other for help. And its not that we *can't* do it on our own, but we truly enjoy helping each other and being helped, because we all have those days when nothing goes right. Honestly, adding another 4 yr old to my day doesn't change a whole lot. In some ways, it makes it easier since its a 'treat' for my son to have a friend over for the day and they play with each other. It's not that my time isn't "precious" but that adding a child doesn't take anything away, it usually enriches the day because its something different than the norm.

My first was born at 36 weeks. No initial issues, 7 lbs, 6 oz. But he didn't feed well, slept alot the first 24-48 hours, and developed jaundice. Lost over a pound in first 4 days, had to get anIVs go under blue lights, in pediatric ward for 2 days since we had already been discharged from L&D.
I later learned that babies that are early full term tend not to feed as well, so you have to feed them every two hours or else they'll just sleep instead of feeding and loose weight.
Good luck!

1. 19
2. We were the best of friends that denied *liking* each other, and always got teased about the two of us being an item. We did go everywhere and do everything together.
3. In his bottom bunk in the dormitory
4. It was awkward. We were both virgins. Took 1 yr + before sex got "good".
5. Ran into him a few years later, he was married, me, not yet. No thought of being friends again.
6. No, my parents didn't know. I was an adult and it was none of their business.

The more you use the bugaboo, the easier it gets. If you use it every day, by the end of the week you can do it blindfolded. It just takes time (as with anything) to get used to the mechanisms.

I've followed the advice from
http://consumerist.com/2008/03/8-ways-to-opt-out-of-junk-mail-lists.html

I am just so surprised at how much junk mail one family gets. I've never gotten so much before in my life. And its not that any of it is "bad" (Crate & Barrel, LL Bean, Cabellas, REI, Crutchfield, Wine Enthusiast, Cigar Affectianado, Ballard Designs, Restoration Hardware, Bounty Hunter... and on and on and on) its just the mere mountain of junk I have every day. It's a waste - both of resources (paper, ink, oil/gas to deliver) but also its a waste of time that I have to sort through it to find my bills. I was late on my first gas bill because I most likely tossed it with the mountain of junk and then I got a late notice.

I have the same question... so I thought I'd resurface this one. We recently moved, and got rid of the old strollers. Our children are 19 months and 4 yrs old - both on the small and skinny side. I'd like a double jogger that is narrow and lightweight. My online searches came up with Baby Jogger City Mini Double stroller and Bumbleride Indie Twin double stroller. I've heard great things about the city mini from friends, but nothing on the Bumbleride. Any one with any experience?
TIA!

We moved a few months ago, and the previous owners get a lot of catalogs. A lot. I've gone online and cancelled as many as I can, called the toll free numbers, and snail-mailed others that don't do it on the phone or online. And we're still getting the junk. Ugh. I know it takes several weeks since the mailings are pre-printed... but ugh. We get like 8-12 catalogs a day. Ugh.