Baby's Bag: Preschooler
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Baby #2 Due in 3 Weeks- How to Talk to 3 Year Old About Being in the Hospital
Asked by S.B. from San Francisco
on July 26, 2009
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Hello.
I am due to have my second baby in about 3 weeks and have been trying to figure out a the best way to tell my 3 year old daughter that I will be in the hospit...
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- How about a big sister book or a book about a new baby coming home? I think Berenstein Bears has one and there are a bunch of big sister books at the hospital. We al...
- Hi, I would have her help you pack your bag for hospital and a bag for the baby and ask her questions: "What do you think I need to have the baby" "What will the ...
- Hi, S., My son was 3 also when I had my second baby. Honesty is the best policy in our household. I just included him in the pregnancy and as the time got closer to m...
The Bag You Bring to the Hospital When You Go into Labor, What Should Be Added?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on April 8, 2010
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My only daughter is having her first baby in a few weeks and for her baby shower I would like to give her the bag she will be taking with her to the hospital when she ...
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- I was always told lip balm and hard candy. The balm was great, but I didn't have time for the candy. Entertainment books for her to read, or keep busy while the baby...
- I would also add some inexpensive shower shoes that she can throw away when she leaves (I don't even want to think about what is in the floor in the bath/shower in a h...
- Extra water bottles and maybe some granola bars. Though the docs/nurses won't want her to eat solid food immediately after a C-Section. But I remember after both my ch...
Diaper Bag
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on August 23, 2010
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I have purchased an expensive diaper bag for my personal use, but I realized that I don't want to leave that bag at daycare. Should I get something to bring to daycar...
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- I use my nice bag for myself on weekends, etc. I sent the crappy, ugly, free bag the hospital gave me to daycare!
- I wouldn't leave your bag at daycare either. You bring a stash of supplies with your child's name/initials on them and leave them there in a cubbie or basket. Then y...
- I decided to take my son a little bag for all of his things, but after a week I just took it back because they ignored it. They just took his diapers, wipes, bottle, a...
Diaper Bag
Asked by S.S. from Washington DC
on February 25, 2010
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Hello, Im looking for the best diaper bag. We have money but ive always been the type to not like brand names just to carry something with a designer name. Im very pra...
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- With my first child I got a Skip Hop Duo bag...cost me $50 and worked just fine, but then I got pregnant again and needed something a little bigger. I bought a bag fr...
- Neither of these were cheap, but DH and I both love our Diaper Dude (for him) and Petunia Picklebottom (for me). We both have the attitude that we carry it, not the k...
- We have a ju ju be and I love it. It has so many extras that other diapers don't have (anti-microbial treated insides, thinsulate in two pockets, no velcro but magnet...
Do You "Sneak" Your 3 Year Old In?
Asked by D.B. from Los Angeles
on August 16, 2011
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We are planning to go to Legoland and Sea World next week, both of which have a "under 3 - free" policy. DD just turned 3 in June. She's average height and weight, b...
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- I think "white lies" depend on the intent... If your child really isn't going to get much out of it and you're going for your family/bigger kids, then I think it's ...
- Nope, never did. As soon as my daughter wasn't free at Disneyland I paid full pop for the annual pass. I only did trips like this when I could afford it and I prefer...
- i say lett her in free stuff at the park is expensive plus she is three they can live hehe lol
Hospital Bag--what You WISH You Had Packed...
Asked by M.R. from Rochester
on February 20, 2011
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...or were VERY glad you did.
I'm expecting my third so it's been 2 1/2 years since I've had to stay in with a baby. I also was just informed that I tested posit...
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- Cleansing wipes for your face or where ever. I wasnt able to get up and shower for a day, so being able to wipe myself down made me fee better until I could shower. ...
- I was SO glad I brought: my own pads, my own underwear (something like boy shorts keeps the pads snug against your body and you dont feel like you're gushing everywher...
- I really wish that I had packed my own towel, even just a little one. Rubbing those industrial-cleaned-might-as-well-be-sandpaper towels on my sore body was like tort...
My Baby Bag's Blown Up
Asked by S.M. from San Francisco
on June 26, 2008
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Argh! So I'm out for summer and I can't get a handle of this baby bag. Every weekend when we go out it's my job to pack the kid's stuff. Diapers, wipes, extra clothes...
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- Gallon size ziplock baggies! Smaller ones too. I put the items in baggies and then they are all protected and organized. Dirty outfits go in the bag protecting ...
- Seems you have received a lot of advice and I didn't get to read through them all so this may be a repeat. It is also my job to pack the diaper bag. I have a little ...
- I can offer two thoughts. We now have a place for everything in our dipaer bag and it must be returned to it's place. For example a pair of socks for each of my 4 ch...
New Diaper Bag Needed
Asked by E.C. from Orlando
on June 19, 2009
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Hi Moms – I am in desperate need of a new diaper bag. I’ve hated my bag since the day I left the hospital with my daughter. The Columbia bag is always falling over...
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- Get a back pack. Fits everything , usually has front and side pockets,can put it on your back for hands free and the straps can go over the stroller
- It is so important to love your diaper bag. Otherwise it will frustrate you to no end. I started out with two that I hated. Then, when my daughter was about 9 months ...
- Hi E. ~ I loved my diaper bag from Vera Bradley. They come in many different colors and most shops always seem to be "retiring" a color, so you could probably find one...
Having My 4 Year Old in Birthing Room
Asked by C.M. from Fort Myers
on August 27, 2009
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We are having a natural waterbirth with my baby due in December. My midwife firmly believes in having the sibling in the room to experience the birth. She says it will...
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- My friend back in Michigan let her son and daughter go in when the last baby was born. Neither of them wanted anything to do with her after she was born. They said she...
- Hi! I agree with the response that you & your family must decide who will be present...not the midwife. I will also say that as a nurse & a mom, you need to prepare in...
- Hi C., My first thought is that this decision should be yours and not your midwife's. As a birthing woman, you need to be completely focused on the work that is invo...
How to Reassure 3-Year Old -- New Baby on the Way
Asked by H.A. from San Francisco
on October 5, 2010
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Hi there,
My darling 3-year old seems to be really worried about me going away to deliver our baby. My due date is in 3 days and she's been getting really upset the...
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- Congratulations on the upcoming arrival! I haven't read all the answers but I'll give you my personal experience with this when my 2nd son was born. We had family stay...
- I just wanted to say we are in the same situation. We will soon have another and our 3 year old will have to stay with relatives for 3 days while I am in the hospital....
- Buy your 3 year old a present to bring to her the day the baby is born. "A just for you" gift. Maybe even get a second one to give her the DAY you come WITH the bab...
