You may joke about writing answers on the baby's diaper, but I'll bet people have tried crazier things.

What Fred Pete said. And also, the baby won't walk up to you on her own and say, "hey mom, time for a feed" -- your mother will have to hand her over, and I can understand why the bar would have a problem with an examinee talking to another adult during the test.

I wish they were being more flexible for the sake of you and the Peaberry, but I also understand why they would feel they can't be.

Robin, the last time I went to my doctor, she said that if you get a period at least every three months, you're probably fine. But I don't know if that applies at your age, or if she just meant for me specifically.

Also, hi!

Fay! I have a question frm my husband- he apparantly had a friend years ago who went off to Egypt and brought back a fantastic sesame-Halva tasting spreadable on toast thing, that he is craving. Do you know of anything like that in those there parts?

Yes, yes. Sesame and egg white and sugar, I think, from the taste of it. I've never put it on toast, but it's a very nice thing. You can get it plain, or with almonds or pistachios in it, or with sultanas, or even chocolate flavoured. It's nummy.

Dude. I think it's incredibly unreasonable to not allow you to breastfeed the baby during the exam. I mean, not IN the exam room, but...dude. Just not right!! I guess I can see not wanting a crying baby around, but...if you're taking it out to a bathroom or something, hell, there could be a crying baby that ISN"T yours, for some reason!

(Crap, AND they're not allowing extra time? FIGHT 'EM!!! You will have what is essentially a physical disability that you simply need a tiny bit of extra time to take care of. If you had a colostomy bag you had to empty, would they let you do THAT? Jesus. FIGHT! FIGHT!)

If you have ADD, you can get extra time.

DUDE. You aren't asking for extra time to take the test--just only as much time as it takes you to pump!! That's totally fair!!!

I was also envisioning writing notes all over the baby for cheating. Tiny writing in blue ballpoint. Hee.

And if they want to have a proctor there when Grandma hands the baby over, check the baby for notes, and then let you have the nursing time, that would seem reasonable...and not allow you to get any cheating in.

That seems like quite the elaborate way to cheat. Find yourself a husband (or willing partner), get knocked up, make sure the due date is scheduled so baby will be feeding when you take the test, to the whole labor thing and pay for all the baby stuff so you can have some bullet points written on the kid's ass?

Prolly would've been easier (and cheaper) to just study.

On the other hand, not everyone who cheats hasn't studied -- they're just looking to leverage more sources of help. Unless it's a really big baby, you can't fit a law degree in its nappies.

Unless it's a really big baby, you can't fit a law degree in its nappies.

That's why I said bullet points! No seriously, there has got to be an easier way to cheat than popping a living human out of your body. There just has to.

there has got to be an easier way to cheat than popping a living human out of your body. There just has to.

But what if you were having the baby anyway? Improvise, man. Cheat with the tools at hand.

Yes, yes. Sesame and egg white and sugar, I think, from the taste of it. I've never put it on toast, but it's a very nice thing. You can get it plain, or with almonds or pistachios in it, or with sultanas, or even chocolate flavoured. It's nummy.

Do you know what it's called? Any sort of brand name? If we have a name, we're hoping the internets will work its magic

One possible option. It may be a little convoluted, but it may be tweakable into something workable. I assume both Stephanie and her mother have cell phones.

When Stephanie goes in to take the exam, she leaves her cell phone with a proctor (or some other mutually agreed-upon person). When baby needs feeding, mother calls Stephanie's cell phone. Proctor gets Stephanie and accompanies her to meet mother at mutually agreed-on place. Baby is handed over, no words exchanged between Stephanie and mother. Stephanie takes baby to private location for feeding.

When baby has finished feeding, reverse the process to return baby to mother.

As to the extra time issue, obviously things have changed since my day. I can't think of any sound reason to grant extra time for ADD and not for breastfeeding.