Feeding Problems: Myself, Playtex

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Playtex Drop-Ins System

With my 2 1/2 year old, we tried nearly every bottle on the market before he settled on the Avent bottles. They were great, but I'm thinking with the next one (due in a couple weeks), I would like to use the Playtex Drop-Ins. But my question is this... To those of you who have used these, how do you warm the milk or formula? Microwaving is always a no-no, and with the other bottles we've used, we heated the contents with a bottle warmer. These say not to put the bottle into a heat source. Do I have to heat it in a separate container...

Safe to Breastfeed while Sick?

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Breastfeeding and Job Related Travel

Ok Moms..I have a 5 month old baby and she is exclusively breast fed. I work full time, but only leave her once a week as I work from home 4 days a week. That one day, she takes a bottle and not very well. She gets awful gas, doesn't sleep and cries most of the time. Its not a good day for her or my mom (who watches her that 1 day a week). My boss has announced that there will be a retreat all staff in North Carolina (I am in Chicago) for 4 days and 3 nights in April. I don't want to go. We had a retreat 2 years ago and it was a...