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My son is about six months old. I weaned him off of breast milk about a month ago. My milk has completely dried up.

Occasionally he gets really fussy and the only way to soothe him is to let him nurse for a few minutes until he falls asleep. We always offer him a pacifier or a bottle first, but if he doesn't want either of those, letting him "dry" nurse seems to do the trick.

Has anyone else ever done this? Is there any reason not to? I'm not worried about my milk coming back in because I only do this once every few days.

Please answer with a simple Yes or No. I was thinking there will be fewer people to post questions and respond to questions during the day once school starts next month.

I got several good responses about the keloid that has grown next to my nose piercing. The one thing everyone agreed on was that I should not touch it. Well... I have a bad habit of touching it. Plus, it always feels like there's a booger in my nose so I sort of feel around the inside of my nose and bump the piercing (sorry if that was gross, but its true). My questions are:

1) If I can't stop doing this, should I remove the piercing?

2) If I remove the piercing, will the keloid go away?

I got my nose pierced back in April. About a month after I got the piercing, a keloid grew next to the piercing. The guy at the shop who did the piercing said to put a drop of Vitamin E oil on it each day, but this hasn't worked. My sister suggested I grind up some aspirin and make a paste with water and put a drop of this on it each day. Has anyone successfully gotten a keloid to shrink up using these techniques? Any other ideas? Thank you so much!

On our local news there was a story about some guys that posted a message on You Tube stating they had tainted jars of Gerber baby food with cyanide and rat poison. The news story said it was just a hoax. I visited the Gerber baby food website, but there wasn't any information about it. Has anyone heard about this? Are you still using Gerber? I have several jars at home and I'm not sure if I should use them or not.

I've heard rumors that there's going to be a new Beverly Hills 90210 series on TV in the near future. I've tried to get information about it, but I can't find anything on line. Does anyone know about this? I'm curious about what cast members would be coming back.

Ladies: Which do you prefer?

Men: Which do you wear?

Bonus: Tell me why and the best answer gets 10 points!

TEAM: Lakers or Celtics

VACATION: Hawaii or Europe

HOME: Rent or Own

EYES: Glasses, Contacts or Lasik

PETS: Dog or Cat

LIFESTYLE: Marriage or Live Together

KIDS: None, 1-2 or 2+

SAME SEX MARRIAGE: Support it or Against it

RELIGIOUS: Yes or No

SEASON: Summer, Winter, Fall or Spring

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I was wondering, when someone gets reported on Yahoo Answers, does a live person review the reported question/answer and determine whether it should be removed, or is it automatically done by the computer?

I share food with my pet rats. For example, if I'm eating an ice cream cone, I'll let them take a few licks. Or if I'm eating pasta I'll throw a few pieces in their cage. Please don't be mean, I just want to know... weird, or not?

I share food with my pet rats. For example, if I'm eating an ice cream cone, I'll let them take a few licks. Or if I'm eating pasta I'll throw a few pieces in their cage. Please don't be mean, I just want to know... weird, or not?

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Does anyone know what people used for diapers in the old days? I mean before rubber was invented? I know my grandparents used cloth diapers with rubber over-pants for babies in the 1940's, but what about in the 1800's and before? Does anyone know how that worked? It seems that pee would be leaking everywhere without a rubber or plastic barrier? I am just curious.

My son is 8 weeks old. I've breastfed him since he was born. About two weeks ago we both went through a bout of thrush, but it has cleared up and that shouldn't be the problem. For about 2 and a half weeks now he's preferred the bottle over the breast and its gotten to the point that he refuses to nurse at all. When I try to nurse him, he latches on, takes a few sucks and then starts to cry. I'm still making plenty of milk, so please don't suggest I give him formula. For the past week I've had to pump and feed him breast milk in the bottle. I can't nurse exclusively because I've returned to work part time and he has to take the bottle when he's with his grandmother. Please give me tips if you've gone through this yourself.

My baby is 7 weeks old. Sometimes he fusses while I'm nursing him, he gets frustrated and pulls away from the breast while he's still attached. This results in painful "yanking" on my nipple. Has anyone experienced this? Any tips on how to stop this? I'm getting frustrated (and I'm in pain). I won't keep breastfeeding if this continues. HELP!

We are all set on a middle name... actually names. Either James Philip or Philip James. But the first name is still a problem... please help us decide! We've narrowed it down to:

Joshua James Philip

John Philip James

Drew Philip James

Jacob James Philip

Thank you!

I'm 39 weeks pregnant and all of a sudden today I've been getting a bunch of Braxton Hicks contractions. Normally I just a have a few each day, but now I'm getting several each hour. Did this happen to anyone else before they went into labor? I'm hoping its a sign of early labor...

A midwife friend of mine suggested I try the product Labor Boost now that I'm 38 weeks pregnant. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this product? Its a topical cream you apply to the abdomen (it contains several labor augmenting/inducing herbs).