Aches & Pains: Gerry
5 articles
Back Pack Carriers Which Is the Most Comfortable?
Asked by A.C. from Allentown
on April 6, 2008
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I aleady have 1 back carrier but it is not comfortable at all. I will be needing a new one for this spring. I operate a vegetable stand and will need to carry my bab...
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- I've had 2 of the Gerry carrier types and loved both of them. The good thing about them is the frame keeps the child high enough away from your back and head. The se...
- I have an ERGO baby carrier that i think is the best thing going. I can still carry my 3 year old in it and it's very comfortable.
- What kind of a carry are you using for the back carry in the mei tai. I know a lot of people who say the back carry is uncomfortable, but love using a high back carry...
Bedtime and Getting up in the Morning
Asked by T.S. from Lincoln
on March 3, 2008
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Need advice on getting daughter to go to sleep when it is bedtime, instead of staying up for hours after we've put her in her room for bed.
Also, advice on getting ...
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- T., I'm 54 yrs old and raised two daughters, so I know about tantrums. The other suggestions are great and do work. However, I always felt embrassed when the girls di...
- T., I can tell you what I did and it worked, not over night it took time, and consistancy. When my daughter would throw a fit. I would ignore her I know it is not alw...
- Have you read The Berenstein Bears Get the Gimmies? I used there idea in that book with my 6 year old (back when she was 3 and my second was just born). Decide on so...
Kids Won't Eat; Getting Deficiencies
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on September 9, 2011
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My kids won't eat food. They will happily eat cupcakes and ice cream all day, or anything that's junk. And they only want to eat on the living room floor, which is ge...
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- J., First off, I'm proud of you for trying and make changes now, better late than never. It's defenitely not easy to discipline and be a parent when kids seem to have ...
- This is getting serious mama, time to change your plan of attack. It sounds like this is turning into a battle of the wills. You don't say how old your children are....
- Be sure that you are not giving them gummy vitamins if they need iron. For some reason gummys don't have any iron in them. I don't know if this helps but here ar...
Chicco Polly Highchair
Asked by T.O. from Minneapolis
on June 29, 2009
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We are considering buying the Chicco Polly Highchair, but just can't decide yet. We don't know anyone that has one and would like to know if any of you own it and if ...
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- I have one that we used at first but I have a smaller kitchen. We were visiting friends out of town and we tried a booster attached to a chair that worked really well...
- I bought the Polly High Chair for my oldest daughter. The features all sold me on it, but the reality is that it is very difficult to clean (and I am not a clean freak...
- We got the Chicco Polly mostly because it can be folded flat, and -supposedly- easy to wipe clean. Well, as the latter is not really true, we are using the former opti...
Need to Pick a Carseat and a Stroller
Asked by D.W. from Phoenix
on September 6, 2006
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I am looking for a sturdy, but light weight, stroller that will recline into a completely flat position. I am really suprised that I am having a hard time finding thi...
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- My online store actully offers great quality products. chacalit.mychoices.biz. Some girls I work with bought their combo from my site.
- I have to tell you that my Husband bought every kind of stroller known to god. The stroller system with car seat (the strolle sits in our living room, has been used 1 ...
- Hey there! We bought into the whole graco stroller car seat combo before we knew better! I will admit that we used the car seat carrier for about 4 months befo...
