Bringing Baby Home
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Mom & MIL Maybe Visiting at the Same Time for Birth of 2Nd Child - Help!
Asked by M.L. from San Francisco
on July 24, 2010
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So there's a good possibility my mom and my MIL are both staying with us when our 2nd child is born in February. I need to give some background before I get to my plea...
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- I would say that the visits and the help are more than welcome, but a lot would be lost if they occurred at the same time. I would invite your Mother to come for a wee...
- I haven't read the other responses so sorry if I repeat. Since it sounds like MIL is a little more easy going I would just ask her to come out 2 weeks after the baby ...
- I would talk to the MIL and ask if she wouldn't mind visiting after your mom does. Sounds like your mom would be a good distraction/playmate for your oldest. Maybe s...
Bringing Home Baby to a Toddler
Asked by C.T. from Richmond
on February 14, 2007
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My 2nd baby is due April 1 and my sister has offered to take my 2-year old that first week home so that we can get situated. I totally appreciate the gesture and sacr...
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- Hi C. My oldest was almost 3 when I had Cameron. My ex and I were separated at the time, so it was just me and the babies. Branden loved helping me with the baby. I...
- Absolutely not.....I would never suggest doing that - she needs to help you settle in with the new baby - not walk in to a house that has 'changed' in SOOOOO many ways...
- C., this is a delicate matter. Although I understand the exhaustion of coming back home from the hospital with a new baby and having to deal with an older one, i would...
Birthing Center - Going Home Right Away
Asked by K.R. from Dallas
on August 25, 2010
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Hi mamas. I am debating having my third child at a birthing center. I have no doubt that the birthing experience would better fit with my childbirth philosophy at th...
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- My twins were 2 when I had our 3rd at Lovers Lane Birthing Center. I thought coming home right away was an advantage of the birthing center model. Www couldn't imagine...
- I had my son at a birth center. He was born at 10:20am and we were back home, after a nap, by about four. We had friends who came in to clean the house that day and th...
- K., i recently had a homebirth, so a very similar situation to a birth center. This was my second at home birth and my first was at the hospital. When you are at ho...
Dealing with Mommy Being Away to Give Birth
Asked by A.L. from Savannah
on March 14, 2009
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I am pregnant with our second child, due Sept 14. My son will be 3 1/2 then. He has never spent the night away from us, and I am concerned about the time we will be ...
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- If you make it a big ordeal and try to calm is nerves too much than it will become a big deal. I wouldn't mention much about it at all. As you get closer to your due...
- I would let your son trying staying with the Grandparents a few nights before you give birth. This will not only help him but I think it will help you not worry all ni...
- We've always brought the little ones into the birthing suite with mommy and daddy until the very last moment. They all love the fact that they are there to welcome th...
Give Me Some Support Please! Possible Tough Night Coming!
Asked by L.M. from New York
on February 8, 2012
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My nearly 10 month old has slept through the night (11 hours) since 3 months old. Several weeks ago, he started night waking once or twice every night usually around 1...
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- So are you ready to wean him? Because that is what is going to happen if you don't respond when he cries, but I'm wondering if you fully realize this. It sounds like...
- L.: I feel your pain. I remember when my boys stopped sleeping the night through....it's called a growth spurt. He will need more calories to grow. Try giving hi...
- You need to stop feeding him at night. Not only is it a habit, but it stimulates his bowels and actually keeps him awake. I used the CIO method with my first at 7 mo...
Is It Ok That My BF Isn't Coming to My Babies 1St Bday Party?
Asked by C.G. from Austin
on October 11, 2009
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Ok, I'm new to mamapedia so I hope this question isn't to trivial. This is weighing heavily on me.
Should my best friend of 20 years attend my 1st babies 1st birthday...
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- Football tickets are expensive and probably pre-bought and paid and she may be going with someone. You can state your disappointment and maybe set aside a special tim...
- Sounds like your BF thinks more of herself that of you and a bit selfcentered. If she didn't want to come, I think a discrete & polite 'well I'd love to but I had othe...
- WOW...Your Best Friend of 20 yrs is going to a FB game instead? I can tell you my story. I had preemies twins that were in the hospital for 4 months and my BF's little...
No Sibling Coming
Asked by J.R. from Saginaw
on May 11, 2008
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My husband and I always thought that IVF would be an option to have another child, but recently learned due to my medical issues, having another child will most likely...
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- My son is an only child.He had many friends and cousins that were regular visitors.He also atteneded pre-school . He started school at 4 years old .He atteneded churc...
- My heart goes out to you, J.! I think he'll be fine because you "get it"! I'd keep in involved in sports like soccer, play dates, swim lessons, scouts, and anything ...
- Have you considered adoption or even fostering some needy children? Your son should be learning about sharing, self -centeredness and picking up after himself anyway,...
Numb Leg After Giving Birth????/
Asked by S.Y. from Tampa
on September 28, 2012
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Hi moms! So I had my son on Sept 6th. I had a natural delivery with epidural. After the epidural wore off my right leg was still numb from the knee down. I couldn't wa...
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- Which leg is it?? Sometimes the left one will get a blood clot that causes issues post-partum. I did have a clot that was found about 5 days postpartum, I didn't hav...
- i would be pushing for pt NOW. why should you have to wait and be in pain for 6 weeks. you have a newborn to take care of.
- I had a botched epi that paralyzed my right leg from hip down. They first told me it was a pinched nerve for a couple hours after the baby was born, then when it was n...
Help with MIL During Delivery and Hospital Stay, Etc
Asked by T.R. from Orlando
on January 4, 2008
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Ok first I am not due until June but am trying to make sure she has plenty of notice time for this ya know. A little background, my MIL has been at both my deliveries...
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- Stand your ground! Its what you have to do, come hell or high water. And you can tell the nurses to have people leave and they will make the unwelcome people go. If it...
- T., Having a child a a very private, intimate and emotional time. Remember, this is your body and it is you that is felling the pain, fears, joys only you will kno...
- Like AJ B stated, let your doctor know your birthing plan and also let the nurse know immediately upon arrival to the hospital what your plans are in writing. Hand yo...
Will You Pay to Take Your Nurse Home!
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on September 23, 2007
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Hi everyone,
Thanks for taking time to read my request. I am a registered nurse presently working in an antepartum/postpartum unit of a city hospital. I love helping...
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- Hi. I agree with the others... you would need to check it out very carefully and if you go for it you need to be really assertive and give it all you have. Postpartu...
- This sounds like a great idea, but I would do your research REALLY well before diving in (i.e. a competitive analysis). I would talk to the hospital where you work to ...
- I don't think its usually an affordable thing to have a nurse with you regardless of the situation. Unless you can charge as the doulas do I don't think a nurse is ne...
