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Skriven 2008-12-04 23:52:09 av Nancy Backus (1:3634/12.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: LLLI cookbooks  was: strawberries
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 12-01-08 15:29 <=-

 NB>> I was thinking more of white sugar, instant rice, etc.  Brand name
 NB>> substitutions go without saying around here... :)  Of course, which
 NB>> ones of those are in the house may depend on what's in them, too.

 RH> I know, I don't use white sugar, flour or rice so I make quite a few
 RH> substitutions. And, there are some people who can't cook unless every
 RH> ingredient is exactly what's specified in the recipe.  Sad, isn't it?

Well, it doesn't bode well for innovation and creativity, for sure.. ;)

 NB>>> nursing to go well, one has to either have the right mindset
 NB>>> about it, or have lots of good support... or both...  :)
 RH>> I think it's a lot of both.  Rachel is nursing Sarah, and did Robert
 RH>> but I know she started suppliments (relatively) early with Robert.  She
 RH>> wants to go longer with straight nursing Sarah however.
 NB>> Agreed, generally both...  Very strongly on either, though, can make
 NB>> enough of a difference to make it go...  :)  One's experiences with
 NB>> others nursing probably counts some in each category, as does one's
 NB>> own experience... :)

 RH> Rachel hasn't talked much about what her friends have done nor did she
 RH> get into LLLI. But, she did read enough about it, plus, knowing that I
 RH> did it (and probably a lot of other reasons) made it fairly
 RH> successful. 

I probably wouldn't have become active in LLLI, had I not gone back
later to provide moral support for my friend.  All I* really needed was
what I had, the history of it being the thing to do, and a husband that
agreed.  Had I had major problems, I might have needed support, but for
me everything really went smoothly.

 NB>>> doing the same.  :)  Nowadays, I've noticed that there's a lot
 NB>>> more support from the get-go, from the hospital when the baby is
 NB>>> born, and usually from the doctors...
 RH>> Yes, Rachel was visited by a lactation specialist when Sarah was only
 RH>> about 3 hours old.  She also called Rachel a week later, don't know
 RH>> about other times.  Sarah's doctor and Rachel's ob-gyn are both very
 RH>> supportive as well.
 NB>> They've learned a bit over the years... :)

 RH> Yes, and I'm glad they have.

I'm glad, too.  :)
 
 NB>> planning to do what was totally natural to me... nurse, just like I'd
 NB>> seen modelled...  :)  NO need for bottles, except maybe water... and
 NB>> to hold expressed milk...  ;)

 RH> I was told that a well nourished baby wouldn't even need water--as
 RH> judged by the number of wet diapers in a day.

The hospital sent me home with some bottles of sterilized water... as I
recall, I mostly used them to start my collection of expressed milk to
leave with the babysitter, as I had to start work when he was still
nursing... 

 RH>> she will be there for Robert's 5th birthday.  She was telling us about
 RH>> the cake they did for his pirate themed party--"The Jolly Robert II"
 RH> Rachel had the kids make their own (English muffin based)
 RH> pizza for eats as well.  A far cry from the "who can top this
 RH> experience?" birthday party she said seems to be the norm out there
 RH> but all the kids had fun.  I think a lot of the over the top parties
 RH> are more for the parents anyway; kids are generally better entertained
 RH> by basic "old fashioned" parties.

Perhaps a simpler party can be a better way to "top the experience", at
least as far as the kids are concerned.  When our son was little, I used
the rule of thumb that I'd only invite as many others over as he was
old.  So, for his 3rd birthday, he got to invite 3 friends... etc... 
That helped to keep it manageable...  :)  Always had simple parties, too. 

ttyl      neb

... Did you say that MNP means Modem Needs Pizza?

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