Billytea just made me snort.

Kate, my mom breast fed me for about two months, but when she went back to work and my dad took over, I was bottle fed after that. It's all good!

Well, sometimes running isn't good for some bodies?

Kate, I do agree that your baby will be happy and well adjusted if you wean her, but I want to add that I found people were very rigid when I was having trouble producing enough milk for Franny. The lactation consultants esp were the worst. It was all or nothing. But one NP was supportive and suggested I add a bottle or two of formula to supplement and the nurse for as long as I liked. And then just like that everything was okay. I nursed until 12 months but also used formula to make sure my kids got enough. I just didn't make enough milk on my own.

I am home from Florida.

Penny is glad to see me. Dean seems aloof.

Discovered that my bedspread was pulled on the floor in the bedroom, in front of where the 2nd litter box is, and 1 or both of the cats peed on it multiple times. At least it looks like multiple times. I'm pretty sure the bedspread is stained beyond repair but I have it soaking and I'll see what happens. Not just one spot. But about a 2 1/2 foot space that was peed on.

Now I have to start figuring out how to break Dean (I know he's the culprit) of his behavioral peeing.

Not really the home coming I was hoping for.

Is the baby happy? Is the baby fed? Are you happy and comfortable and getting plenty of quality time in with your kid?

These are ultimately the most important things. Sometimes, the mouth and the boob just don't click. It happens.

I mean, I breastfed for what felt like a million years, but if the latch she had at the end had been the one she started with, I am not sure I could have made it two months. I want to cross my arms in front of my nipples protectively just thinking about it.

Ugh askye. I've been trying to use that Feliway spray to stop my cat from peeing on things. It seems... promising... but I forgot to spray my bed for a bit and after a week she peed on it again.

Emmett could not get a good latch on his mom. He was (according to La Leche) "a disorganized eater" and his mother's breasts were so full they flattened out the nipples. Also he was unusually active early on (like, physically turned over on the doctor's table at two weeks) so he'd pull his head away when he got excited about pulling in some milk. What else - he also had a tongue tie. All in all, it was an unceasing, stressful ordeal for all of us.

JZ, however, has very happy memories of nursing Matilda. So different babies and moms do better with different approaches. To paraphrase Jesse.

And though I do occasionally blame her for my allergies (jokingly)(mostly), 40-some years later, my brother and I are both thriving.

I think my mom breastfed and I still blame her for my allergies. Of course she blames herself for letting me roll off of a changing table for all of my back and hip problems. Neither of these things are true. We laugh about it. I don't know who to blame for my headaches. Tree sex and weather, mostly.

I am very glad you have Buffista parents to soothe and assuage your worries, Kate! I really look forward to meeting Rose and M some day!

Huh. We just had a small earthquake. That was unexpected. In other news,

1. David Attenborough's Frozen Planet arrived today. That's nice.

2. More significantly, we received word today that Biyi's parents' visas have been approved! This is step 1 in their quest for permanent visas. They can now stay in Australia for two years, and apply for the permanent visa while they're over here. Current plan is for them to come over in November.