"I delivered with Dr. Patin at the General (in the same practice as Dr. Taylor) and my experience was "meh"...."

"I'll chime in, too, that everyone gets their cycle back at different times! Also, keep in mind that you can menstruate without ovulating, but usually a non-ovulating cycle isn't regular...."

"Thanks. I looked into it and the International Breastmilk Project has actually gotten so many donations after they were featured on Oprah that they've stopped taking donations for awhile! how great is that?! (i think...)..."

"Correct, everyone who makes >$600/yr is required to pay income taxes. Sure, if you're sans SSN, you're essentially off-grid and it would take IRS awhile to catch you, but once they do, they come down hard...."

"Jennybean - sorry... don't know anything about 3.5 yo's yet... :( I did read one article suggesting that you give everything a silly name (not broccoli, but dinosaur trees!)...."

"Cool. I'd put that on my car! What about awareness "rallies"? Just find a local business who wouldn't mind us using their space (and the extra business and press!)..."

"Thanks for all the replies, everyone! I *might* consider giving it to the cats, if they're good (as in not yowling all night long and waking Ella up!) I'm still sad that no milk bank will take it"

"How did that happen?! OK, so Ella is now having soy milk when I'm not around. Now I only pump to handle engorgement. I don't send the pumped milk for her to have in a bottle, to keep things consistent...."