Nutrition: Child, Puppets

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6 Year Old Bedtime Behavior Wears Me Out

My 6 year old daughter gets plenty of sleep nightly and is sent to bed at a reasonable hour, so it's rare that I can chalk it up to being overtired, but almost every night she has way more energy at bedtime than I have patience for. I am worn out at the end of the day, but she finds all kinds of ways to drag out the bedtime routine and seems to have a hard time settling down. There's always something she has to start telling me when it's time for her to be brushing her teeth or getting jammies on. There's always the one more request for...

Solid Foods & Weaning

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Breast Milk Decreasing - Help!

My son is just 11mo and I am trying to breast feed until 12mo or longer. I work 3d/wk so pump at work. He gets 2 bottles or sippy cups while I'm at work, 6 oz each. I am now only able to pump about 5 oz total at work so there is a large deficit. I was pumping an extra 1-3 oz after each morning feeding when I'm not at work, but that decreased today to a tiny trickle of < 1/2oz in 15 minutes. We already switched yesterday to 1/2 breast and 1/2 whole milk for one feeding when he's with the babysitter, but I still can't keep up. I tried...