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Re: Berkeley’s last movie house now offering prosciutto and champagne in bid to hang on

Kim — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:37:31 -0000

I love this theater so much. Cheering them on and excited about the new menu!

Re: Richmond’s Saigon Seafood Harbor temporarily shutters

Kim — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:06:57 -0000

Truly heartbroken about Linh's. We've been regulars for more than a decade; she was a wonderful friend and neighbor, a true fixture in the community. This is such a loss for the neighborhood. We love you, Linh!

Re: Bay Area Book Festival returns to Berkeley for its 10th anniversary

Kim — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:04:51 -0000

OMG I remember the first book festival - can't believe it's been 10 years!!

Re: Tail of the Yak, Elmwood boutique selling rare and lovely crafts, closing after 51 years

Kim — Tue, 02 May 2023 13:23:15 -0000

What a unique treasure this store is - was. I'll miss it in the neighborhood.

Re: Kim's Kitchen Sink: Learning at home

Kim — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:56:29 -0000

Thanks, Nancy :) We keep telling ourselves that - good reassurance!

Re: More than 300 PG&E customers lose power in Berkeley

Kim — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:28:56 -0000

Drove by the library around 3pm and it all seems to have been cleaned up on that stretch of the street. Just an FYI/update.

Re: More than 300 PG&E customers lose power in Berkeley

Kim — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:32:49 -0000

Big branches down this morning on Benvenue next to the Claremont/Elmwood branch of the Berkeley public library. Some on top of cars, some blocking the street. The wind was wild last night in Elmwood and our Halloween decorations flew all around the neighborhood (found one a block away!), planter boxes knocked off the porch, etc. Hot and windy out there.

Re: Shop Talk: The Cutting Edge; Compass Real Estate; Kid Dynamo

Kim — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:01:45 -0000

Any insight as to what happened with Hatch on College? I know it's technically across onto the Oakland side of the border, but their sign just notes a heavy heart about closing. Assuming it's also rent-related, but I'm bummed to lose it. Same with the sweets shop, which is apparently being turned into a pet-products store? :(

Re: Women Of The C-Suite: “Know what you’re not good at” With Udemy SVP Cara Brennan Allamano & Akemi Sue Fisher

Kim — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:02:15 -0000

Great interview - Cara is a boss.

Re: Kim's Kitchen Sink: Qualifying Done

Kim — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 01:45:06 -0000

Thank you and thank you and that is a very apt analogy :)

Re: BIG News from OrgOrg & Eden! - OrgOrg

Kim — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:48:15 -0000

Hi! OrgOrg is my side project, and we just got acquired :)

Re: BIG News from OrgOrg & Eden! - OrgOrg

Kim — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 15:29:56 -0000

Same same! It's about damn time :)

Re: BIG News from OrgOrg & Eden! - OrgOrg

Kim — Sat, 24 Feb 2018 15:29:47 -0000

Thank you! We're excited too :)

Re: BIG News from OrgOrg & Eden! - OrgOrg

Kim — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 23:38:01 -0000

Thanks, Anitra!

Re: How to Hire for HR: Lessons from 16 USV People Ops Leaders

Kim — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 13:23:55 -0000

Thanks for putting this together, Bethany! It's always fun and informative to see what others are working on!

Re: Disqus and Zeta

Kim — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:50:48 -0000

I miss this.

Re: The life-changing magic of really expensive therapy

Kim — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:36:49 -0000

The tooth-pulling is damn near the top of the Parenting Things That Terrify Me list. Yup. Thanks for the honest account.

Re: All that and everything

Kim — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:38:52 -0000

And dammit, your comment made me cry. love, the mother of a 13-month old.

Re: All that and everything

Kim — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:38:07 -0000

I am seriously taking notes. I've always assumed that my daughter will someday be a raging hormone monster because...well, karma. So it's really nice to hear and see a different version of pre-teen girlhood than what I experienced myself. Gives me hope :)

Re: All that and everything

Kim — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:36:19 -0000

God, I laughed so hard I cried.

Re: Kim's Kitchen Sink: First Day?

Kim — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:05:51 -0000

I was too. A friend told me that post-weaning, she gets *more* cuddles, since her kid isn't distracted by nursing, and that gave me a little hope :)

In terms of how weaning works, my understanding (based mostly on anecdata from friends and partly from our pediatrician) is that you can either lead it yourself, or follow baby's lead. Leading it yourself means purposefully cutting out nursing sessions in order to work towards no more nursing. Letting baby lead means just doing whatever and not forcing nursing when they don't want it. Either way is fine, just a matter of what your preference is.

In response to your specific questions...
*Do you just...stop?* I've been told that the gentlest way for your body is to drop one feeding per week (if you're leading the weaning process), that's why I did that with pumping. If you're not particularly hormone-sensitive, or your supply is lower/you're not getting full or engorged and leaking, you might be able to just go cold turkey, but I don't know. I opted for the slower, gentler route because I know I'm sensitive to hormone fluctuations and I wanted to avoid hot flashes (when Margie consolidated her afternoon bottle+evening nursing into one, I had awful hot flashes and mood swings). Otherwise, I'm following her lead IRT weaning from nursing - when I'm around here, she can nurse whenever she wants. Except overnight; we're trying to wean her down from 2-3x/night to one (going ok so far)

*How long does it take before the milk is gone and you don't leak anymore?* I have some friends of older kids who say it took a few months for there to be no milk at all (like, upon squeezing, nothing came out anymore). Personally, I haven't been leaky in months, but there's always milk when I squeeze, so who knows?

*How do you distract babies from boobs? Will the kid keep trying to eat them even when there's no milk, or do they eventually forget about it?* Apparently they eventually lose interest in the boobs when they're not nursing...but this can take years? I know lots of 3 year olds who still stick their hands in mama's shirt and want to, like, play with them, even if they're not nursing. So they're not trying to nurse when they know there's no milk, but it takes a while before they forget about the boobs altogether? Sometimes they may comfort nurse even if they're not getting milk, but I've heard both that you can guide them towards a toy to chew on (ie if they're comfort nursing for teething) and/or use a special phrase (ie no more milk) to redirect attention away from boobs

I'm sure my parents-of-older-kids friends will chime in with their experiences!

Re: Kim's Kitchen Sink: 1,367 Words About Pumping and Weaning

Kim — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:32:30 -0000

Totally. It's amazing how even the "right" thing can feel wrong. Happy and sad don't even begin to convey the conflicting emotions, right? Big hugs to you.

Re: 10 little-known Disqus features you should know about

Kim — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:09:34 -0000

Moderate. By. Email. Best. Ever. Favorite. Feature. Forever.

Re: Kim's Kitchen Sink

Kim — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:48:36 -0000

That is awesome!

Re: Le secret de Paris, from someone who sure does talk about balls a lot

Kim — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:35:42 -0000

I started reading this comment and nodding my head along, and then I realized it was you. Hi, Jose! Paris is one of my favorite places on the planet, and I've never spent more than 4 days there, but oh man, I want to go back. Always.