Clothing: Gerber
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Gerber Waterproof Pants
Asked by G.M. from San Francisco
on February 22, 2010
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Was wondering if anyone has any experience with these? We have been attempting to potty-train my 2 1/2 year old daughter with the Gerber padded underwear training pan...
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- I bought the plastic Gerber covers for 2T-3T for my 2.5 year old (28 lbs) and they are HUGE on her - the weight for those start at 28 lbs. I use regular underwear and ...
- I'm just curious about where you found the padded underwear? I looked all over for them when I trained my son! (Sorry I'm not much help on the waterproof pants quest...
- HI G., I attempted to try using these pants as well and had the same result as a previous responder. They were HUGE (he is about 35 pounds) and the plastic rustling...
Stain Removal
Asked by L.C. from Portland
on August 12, 2009
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Does anybody have some good advice or recommendations of how to get stains out of clothes? My son is 3 months old and therefore has his share of blowouts or oozing by...
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- Hi L., I'm pretty sure Oxyclean is most effective in hot/warm water not cold.
- Boil them! I'm not crazy, trust me! Keep them from drying if you can (as you said, soaking and bagging them), but I have even had some luck after clothes have been w...
- there is a great product that I use on laundry. I purchase it at Storables but I cannot remember the name(sorry). I just pretreat, let sit and then wash. You can pr...
Best Clothes for Newborns?
Asked by S.K. from San Francisco
on November 9, 2007
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I am a first time Mom-to-be and am a little overwhelmed by what kind of baby clothes will be the most comfortable for my newborn - any ideas?
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- Onsies!!!! Onsies are wonderful short and long sleeve. I dont know if your having a boy or a girl, I had a girl in July of this year, everyone was buying her these cu...
- I loved the gowns when they are newborns. Late at night when your changing your little one, it makes it really easy! No snaps or buttons to deal with. Enjoy your ne...
- Do you know if you will or are having a baby shower? If so, you will get LOTS of baby layette things this way. For myself, I liked using "onesies" (the bodysuit type o...
Cleaning Pee'd on Cotton Training Pants
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on September 20, 2011
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OK, I can't sleep because I'm frustrated... so I'm asking for advice. And thanks for listening. I'm trying to potty train my almost 4 yr old special needs son. (Yes I...
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- Wearing rubber gloves, rinse them out in the toilet. You can soak overnight in bleach or vinegar water, wring and rinse. Then wash them with the bath towels. I blea...
- I have found that putting about a 1/2 cup (or 1/4 cup for small loads) of white vinegar into the washer with your detergent gets rid of urine odors. If it's especially...
- Soaking them in "HOT" water isn't helping. Soak them in COLD water with White Vinegar.
Weird Brown Marks on My Clothes Coming Out of the Dryer!
Asked by L.K. from Detroit
on July 18, 2008
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I'm not sure if this is happening in the washer or dryer, but when I take my clothes out of the dryer, several pieces have these brown, almost burn-like, marks on them...
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- Hi L., this exact thing happened to me as well. They are actually scortch marks and won't come out. Unfortunately, I had to buy a new dryer:(
- Okay, it is probably grease. What is happening is that the drum in your dryer is not turning in a perfect circle. Therefore is is catching your clothes between the d...
- I had something similar w/ my clothes, but found it had everything to do with the washing machine. It had something to do w/ the transmission belt (?) & it would leak...
Training Pants
Asked by C.T. from Minneapolis
on June 3, 2007
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I would like recommendations on training pants. I've seen products such as Gerber,Bummis,Bumpy's,Kushie's. I'm looking for waterproof training pants. I'm looking for s...
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- I've had great luck with the Gerber thick cotton training pants, but..... only when your child is really close to being ready to leave diapers. They will not hold a co...
- We cloth diaper and have found Mother-ease airflow covers to be the most waterproof. They are sold in toddler sizes, and snap on the sides for easy clean-up. Hope th...
- I have to disagree about pull-ups. I used them with both of mine (from 18m - trained), with excellent results! More important than the type of trainer you use is you...
Anyone Know of a Great NON-SPILL NON-LEAK Sippy Cup?
Asked by L.F. from Iowa City
on October 25, 2006
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Hi there-
I don't know if anyone else has this problem- but it seems that every cup I buy for my 3 year old- leaks! All over my diaper bag...which by the way- says no...
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- well, the brand i use is Avent Naturally. i don't know the names of the cup style itself. it's got removable mouth pieces that are hard or soft. my son loves them, and...
- Have you tried the Nuby cups? They look more like a bottle than a cup but they don't leak. Also make sure the little white stopper is inside any cup you buy. Kim
- L.... Stacey is right! They are called Nuby cups and here is a link so you can get a feel for what they look like and the different types. I liked them all and I don...
Laundry Stains
Asked by K.H. from Canton
on June 29, 2008
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Ok, so this is really starting to annoy me! I have an almost 8 month old baby girl and she is eating mostly solid baby food. We use Gerber foods, although I am reall...
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- Hi! Looks like you got a lot of responses but I wanted to add one anyhow. My husband researched getting stains out of his own baby clothes so that our son could wear...
- I use shout. I spray it on the stain and use a soft toothbrush and lightly scrub in a circular motion and the stains come out. I let it soak about an hour before was...
- Try Zout, I have been using it for six years. After you treat the stain leave it on for five to ten minutes then wash it. GL.
Potty Training and My Carpet
Asked by D.C. from Philadelphia
on November 24, 2008
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Moms... Can you offer me any advice or tricks to maintain a pee-less and/or poop-less carpet as much as possible while potty training? Does those plastic underwear (Ge...
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- Well, this is from a mom who just got done potty training my three year old and we went completely cold turkey. One day there was diapers, the next day the diapar fair...
- D., Believe it or not, the Gerber training underwear (they look like cloth diapers turned into underwear) does a GREAT job at absorbing pee. Try to stay away from ...
- When I potty trained my son I put him in underwear and pants so that there wasn't too much of a mess (of course there was a ton of laundry). He also really didn't like...
11 Month Old Feeding Suggestions
Asked by J.K. from Toledo
on July 23, 2007
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My 11 month old daughter will be going to an in-home child care in another month or so part-time. I want to prepare her for some independence. Currently, I am feedin...
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- At 11 months, my son was eating just about everything that we ate. He even had some Christmas dinner. He loved Michealina's Wheels & Cheese. He didn't eat stage 3 f...
- Our pediatrician suggests that babies be off the bottle right around their 1st birthday. With my first daughter, that was no problem at all. However, my second daugh...
- My 11 month old is eating the graduate meals, mainly on nights we eat something we don't think she will like. She mostly eats what we do though. She does make a mess b...
