When I wrote about Five Toddler Sleep Lessons, Rosemary left a question in the comments section:
Interesting to read all your experiences and to see what a common problem this is…I’m in a tough situation so your advice would be helpful.
I’ve co-slept with my son since he was 3 months old, and it has worked great for us. He wakes up to nurse, then falls right back asleep. Neither of us wake up fully, so I’ve been able to have great sleep from from about 12 mos until now (24 mos.)
But over the last 2 weeks his sleep has been terrible. …read more

My story continues after Part I with the description of how I was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease and kept breastfeeding while on medication. Then:
When my daughter’s first teeth finally started coming in, they contained pitting and staining. The first dentist to examine her informed me that the damage was due to breastfeeding and night-nursing. I immediately found another dentist, who determined that actually the discoloration was due to hypoplastic defects in the enamel caused during the 4th to 6th weeks of pregnancy.
(At four-and-a-half years of age, my daughter remains cavity-free.)
Just before my first-born turned two, I conceived my second …read more