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Summer Infant Advice Needed
Asked by M.L. from Des Moines
on May 14, 2007
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I know babies like to be swaddled and I know they can’t regulate their temperatures right away, but won’t a summer baby (due 6-20-07) get too hot if swaddled too t...
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- I had ALL summer babies. One, if you are using air conditioning, you can "swaddle-a-way" because the house will be too cool for the baby. If you do not use ac (I've be...
- HI M., I have both winter baby and summer baby. I also faced the same concern only I am from tn and it is alot hotter there then here. By baby did just fine. Most o...
- M., I had a summer baby, and worried about the same thing. I used a receiving blanket to swaddle him, but made sure he just had a onesie on underneath. That seeme...
What's the Deal with Preschool Teachers Not Being Allowed to Apply Sunscreen?
Asked by J.B. from New York
on May 27, 2010
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My almost 4 year old's preschool teachers just sent home a note telling us to make sure to slather our kids with sunscreen in the morning when we drop them off because...
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- I would ask but this year in OH they made it a law that preschool teachers are not allowed to give kids hand santitizer anymore. Our preschool always had the teachers ...
- My daughter was in preschool just last year (08-09) and her preschool would apply the sunscreen that we provided. We're in TX so it could be a state by state thing. ...
- I was once told it's because the schools don't want to be sued by parents whose kids may or may not have been touched inappropriately (inadvertently or not) by the tea...
Slim Clothes
Asked by K.I. from Oklahoma City
on April 25, 2011
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Hi, does any one knows where can I find skinny clothes for girls?? My nieces are 4 and 3 and are petite and skinny, we can't find clothes that fit the right way if we ...
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- Try Gymboree's leggings. My oldest daughter is also very slender with long legs. For several years the only pants that would fit her were Gymboree's leggings (the knit...
- I second Target and Old Navy!
- Children's Place, Kmart and many other stores have pants/shorts/skirts with adjustable waists in the smaller sizes. There is elastic with button holes and a button on...
Naked Baby
Asked by S.P. from Oklahoma City
on June 24, 2008
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MY one year old is at it again!! Now he is going through this i'm gonna take off my diaper all the time and pee on everything, from daddy's work shoes to the cat. My...
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- Heres a list to let u know that he's ready he knows the difference between pee and poo. He can stay dry during naps
- I have seen more than one mom suggest that you put his diaper on backwards, and I used this trick myself when my oldest son was little (he is 19 now). Putting the diap...
- I know most people say that boys potty train later than girls, but my daughter potty trained at 18 months. She also showed interest, so we bought her a potty and star...
Is Flame-resistant Sleepwear Necessary or Harmful?
Asked by S.K. from Seattle
on June 29, 2009
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I have noticed that many of children's pajamas are flame resistant, so I did some research and found a few instances stating that the chemical that goes into the cloth...
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- When my 14 year old was a toddler I was informed by a friend on our local fire dept that being flame resistant meant it did not burn in flames, but it actually made th...
- Hi S. even though you do not smoke house fires do happen. I have not heard of being able to wash out the stuff but if you buy material from stores and make the jamie...
- I remember that problem! I hated the fact that all the PJ's were polyester, I could not find anything that was cotton. The thread it was sewed with was also nylon, l...
Swaddling
Asked by A. from Chicago
on August 20, 2006
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Hi Moms!
I've been swaddling my 15 week old daughter at night and she sleeps BEAUTIFULLY. However, she is getting very big and no longer fits in the SwaddleMe wrap...
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- Good Morning! I would recommend the Halo SleepSacks? Our 2yr old son LOVED them. Here's the website: http://halosleep.com/ If you google this product, you'll...
- My daughter was what we affectionately referred to as "burrito baby". We (I kid you not) swaddled her until about 9 months! She wanted it, loved it and so we just di...
- why not try I think there called wedges where you have 2 pillows attached to a balnket and one of the wedges adjustes to the size of the baby i bought mine at babies e...
Breastfeeding Twins
Asked by W.K. from New York
on March 22, 2008
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I have two boys, ages 5 and 7 and successfullty breastfed both of them for close to a year. I loved every minute of it. I am now pregnant with twins and am afraid th...
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- Hi W., I have much respect for you in your desire to nurse your twin girls! First, I have not had that experience, although I have had six (6) children and nursed each...
- well its harder and very time consuming, try using one breast for each baby, eventually you'll have to pump, but initially for the bonding and colostrum, nursin...
- Hi W., I did not breastfeed my daughter for longer than 3 months because she was not satisfied after the feeding at all. I was told that with twins one will take the b...
