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Help with Preteen
Asked by M.K. from Portland
on October 30, 2008
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Hi everyone,
I need help with my daughter she's 12 and in March started her period. That month she was on it all but 4 days, the next month was not much better. I st...
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- Wow! What a shocker! Your poor daughter! I would take her to another doc. If it were me I'd go in, I used to have periods that would last 10 days, stop for 2, then...
- M., Please do take your daughter back to a doctor. Better yet an OBGYN. I had trouble when I was young (12) with my period regulating and eventually (at 15) had t...
- I would find a good ob/gyn to take your daughter to. Possibly a female since she may need a pelvic. That can't be healthy for her physically or emotionally. 12 is a ve...
Looking for Some Input!
Asked by M.O. from Detroit
on December 18, 2008
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Okay, this is my dilema: I WAS 18 weeks pregnant, with a perfectly normal prenancy, on July 1st of this year my husband, me, and my two little boys went to what we th...
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- You poor dear! If it were me, I wouldn't chance it this time. Perhaps there will be another ultrasound. You have enough stress going into this procedure without hav...
- Hello, M.! Your family seems like a close one..your communications with each other are pretty open? We don't always know what's going to happen from day to day. But Go...
- You're right, that could be tricky! Do they do a video/pictures of the ultrasound that you can show them when you get home? Don't tell them you're going for an ultra...
How Rude Is It to Wait on a Babyshower?
Asked by D.T. from Portland
on January 9, 2007
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Okay ladies, I am wondering how bad it is to not have a babyshower before the baby arrives? My husband and I are expecting out third child (first boy) in March. My m...
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- No need for any shower unless it's the first baby (no matter that it's the first boy). Friends and family can bring you gifts after to celebrate the birth. Unless th...
- Hello, I personally think that you should really put yourself first. You are feeling tired and overwhelmed right now and I think that you would have much more fun if ...
- Dear D., Forgive me, but I have never heard of having a baby shower for a 2nd or 3rd child. Generally, showers are thrown for first time parents to absorb the enormou...
6 Month Old Refusing Solids. Help!
Asked by J.H. from Seattle
on June 4, 2010
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Hi there!
My question for all you ladies is this: I have 3 little girls, the youngest being 6 1/2 months old. We have been trying to introduce solids to her over th...
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- You will know when she is ready when she can move the food from the spoon to the back of her mouth and swallow without gagging. This is normally at about 4 months, bu...
- Babies who refuse to eat solids don't want to eat solids -- yet. She'll be ready when she's ready. You've indicated that she's healthy and robost; and that you are b...
- If your little one is orally averse to food, you might consider getting an OT consult for her. It is true that there is a "window" of opportunity to introduce food so ...
Stick Figure People
Asked by J.W. from St. Louis
on August 18, 2011
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I have had this in my head for a while but another post motivated me to put it down to paper...or computer.
I hate those stick figure people. What exactly is the po...
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- I can't stand those stickers and I would never buy one! I don't think its safe to have your family advertised on your car. It is plain foolish to list your last na...
- I have never been a fan of the stick families, but unfortunately I have them on my mini van. My SIL gave it to me for a christmas gift. A few months passed and i had...
- Well, J., I am disappointed. I was truly hoping this was a rant about actual people who are stick-figure thin. I was hoping the rant also included something about how ...
Looking for Great Baby Shower Ideas
Asked by M.L. from Los Angeles
on April 7, 2009
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I am helping my cousin, throw a baby shower for our cousin. Iwas wondering if anyone has any new baby shower ideas. I'm in charge of the decorations and games. Any hel...
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- Hi M., I just had a baby shower in September and it was so fun. Some of the games were build a baby. Everyone builds a baby out of playdough, or gum or whatever, an...
- Decorations...use baby clothes. If it is a boy you can get little button up shirts, starch them and put a vase of flowers inside them...my mom did it for me and it wa...
- Hi M., my sister recently had a baby & at her shower they had a scrap book. Everyone filled out a little piece of paper. One in the shape of a hand & one a foot....
Making Baby Shower (For Baby #2) Special
Asked by C.T. from Seattle
on April 2, 2008
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I'm hosting my sister-in-law's baby shower in a few weeks. She's having a little girl and has had a hard 2nd pregnancy. She co-hosted my baby shower and amazed the g...
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- Corvilla: There is a WONDERFUL bakery in Silverlake (Everett) called L'Artisan French bakery. My friend and her busband own it. Her husband is from France and is the...
- You could buy a cute frame and mat, and have everyone that attends the shower write a blessing for the new baby or even just write her name on it. It might be cool to...
- I just went to a baby shower for #2 for a friend. They did the cutest thing. When people arrived they were asked to cut a piece of ribbon to what ever length they want...
Crawling...or Lack There Of...
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on March 21, 2007
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Hello!
My eight month old refuses to crawl. He scoots around and rolls, and oftentimes I leave him in one place to find him in another, but he has no interest in a...
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- My son is 8 1/2 months old and does the same thing. I'm not too worried about it, because I believe he will do it when he's ready. I'm starting to wonder if he will sk...
- Everything I've read says that many kids skip crawling, and instead use their own unique way of moving around (roll, scoot, wiggle, etc) until they go to the walking s...
- J.- I know it can be frustrating when your baby isn't doing everything that the books or everyone else is saying s/he should be doing, but I really wouldn't worry abo...
Exercise Choices
Asked by A.D. from Orlando
on September 26, 2011
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Hello Wonderful Ladies,
I love the advice I get here so I'm coming back for more. Up until last week, I had been riding my bike to work twice a week for exercise and ...
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- That's too bad you can't continue with biking to work but how about biking at another time of the day? Or on the weekend? I am pretty dedicated to my workouts but I d...
- I'm with the ladies who say Zumba. I've done it for five years, and I just became an instructor. Just like yoga, though, and pilates, every Zumba instructor is differe...
- I would suggest to purchase a yoga dvd for home, I would think that would help with coordination and much more, doing the stairs at work should help with your enduranc...
Infant and Cats
Asked by D.J. from Philadelphia
on February 6, 2007
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Looking for suggestions on how to introduce a newborn to our two cats at home who are used to gettting all the attention. One is a male and the other is a female.
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- Bring home a blanket from the hospital with the baby's scent. Just let the cats do their thing. Don't push them and of course watch them when they are with the baby....
- I have a dog and a cat, and they were both (and still are) jelous of our new baby, who is now 8 months old. I had a friend bring home one of the little shirts our son...
- Hi D.... Congratulations! I hope I can help. We had four cats when my daughter was born. My husband never left the hospital so we didn't have anything to bring hom...
