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Calvert and St. Mary's County schools are closed. St. Mary's kids being sent home at 8:15 (that's what the NBC4 site says).

Yes, Dr. Strider is my doctor and I have referred friends to him. He was wonderfully compassionate and supportive. Everyone I know who sees him is very happy with him, even though it means sometimes waiting for your appointment. I just always planned my appointments at the end of the day...

Gunn, Take a chill pill.  These folks aren't hurting anyone.  I'm sure they go to a lot of trouble to create these holiday decorations and very possibly don't have any place to store them once the season is over.   Compare them to someone who collects junk cars in their front yard, never mows...

I am so sorry that all of you have had such negative experiences at St. Mary's Hospital.  I still feel the negative episodes are few and far between and would appreciate others defending SMH if your experience has been better than these.  Or . . . am I just lucky?

While I have not been a patient at either yet, I have accompanied family members to the ER at St. Mary's and visited patients at both hospitals and overall have no complaints. There are always going to be individuals with attitudes, or having a bad day, but if you look at the big picture, I...

Lilly, The guidelines I had were 'never let your baby know the bottle is portable.'  That way, once he/she starts walking and can't take the bottle with him, he will wean himself from it.  Since one year old usually coincides with the age most babies begin walking AND can tolerate whole milk, it...

"they are hungry... So is that baby - so pull out that breast - cause I don't want to hear it crying..  " :lol: Thanks PmoneyandTT.  That is the bottom line.

Princess, And you certainly have the right to make that decision.  I like to travel, also and knew that I didn't have to worry about taking enough bottles, finding a place to heat them up or keep them refrigerated or making the baby wait while I got the bottle ready.  I never bought one ounce of...

Kara, I had a child like that, wanted to nurse 24/7, then all of a sudden, at 9 months, didn't want to have anything to do with it.  He had never had a bottle in his mouth and refused the sippy cup.  I worked full time teaching him to use the cup and sneaking in a nursing when he was almost...

You are right, breast milk does sometimes leak out, either when the breasts are too full, or in reaction to something emotional, like your own or someone else's baby crying.  It's a small price to pay for the relationship you develop with your child.  I'm sure you have a wonderful relationship...

Princess, I'm sorry you missed one of the greatest experiences in the world. Would you normally look at a woman's chest while dining in a restaurant?  Of course not, so focus on her face, or someplace else. Occasionally part of a breast is visible while a baby is nursing, but generally the...

Kara, The survey question is "do you feel comfortable . . ." and the majority say yes.  I hope everyone reads it clearly before answering. I received a suggestion from my father in law that I should 'do that' in the bathroom.  I very calmly (with clenched teeth) asked him if he liked...

Twenty years ago, when I was breastfeeding for the first time, I attended LaLeche meetings, for support.  A girl I will never forget told us a story of how she handled her brother-in-law's inappropriate comments about her breastfeeding baby.  She told him to get his mind out of the gutter; that...

Not such a big deal??  Not unless you got paranoid about everyone aiming the ball at you, falling into a deep depression at what should have been the prime of your teenage years, withdrew into a shell which took years of therapy to come out of and only now can talk about the nightmare of...

My prayers have been answered!  I hated having an object thrown directly at me and as soon as the first ball was thrown, I always insisted I was hit and took myself out of the game.  OK, maybe I'm a wus, but I did not like being the target.  I don't think it's the most dangerous game...