Diaper Bags: Simplicity
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Packing Diaper Bag with Solids?
Asked by R.D. from Colorado Springs
on March 3, 2008
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Hi all, this might seem a little trival, but I feel unorganized and overstuffed when I am out and about and need to feed my little one. She is 9 months now, is on th...
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- Most jar foods are easy to travel with - I like the Earth's Best Organic- and handy if you need something fast and easy. Mashed Fruits and Steamed veggies can travel...
- We did a lot of traveling when my daughter was that age. For a longer trip I'd take a thermal bag with an icepack, but if we were out for the day I'd just use the...
- By nine months I had given up on the gerber type foods. My little boy hated them from the very beginning and all he ever did was spit them back out. I got tired of the...
Best Sling
Asked by E.D. from Great Falls
on August 8, 2008
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I would like to get advice about the best sling out there. I do own a Maya-wrap which I don't find very "user-friendly". I have watched the video a thousand times and ...
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- I am not sure if you are completely sold on a sling, but I had alot of luck with my Hotsling - just put the sling over your sholder and instert the baby. The down sid...
- Hug-a-monkey slings are the best I ever tried! And I shopped around before I got one. They are light-weight, made or organic cotton, super easy to put on. They open up...
- www.b-sling.blogspot.com they are really cute and super comfortable just $40 good luck
Anyone Used a Diaper Service or Make Their Own Diapers?
Asked by S.M. from Portland
on August 28, 2008
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We are in the process of baby #3.. and I was thinking about the cloth diapers. I was wondering if anyone has any positive or negative experience with them, do you make...
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- Hi S.! I have a lot of experience with cloth diapering -- I used cloth to great success with my son for 18 months, and now I work at a store where I help folks choose ...
- We are going to start trying for baby #2 and I'm considering cloth because I see the benefit for the first few months. I've heard and seen that there are great cloth d...
- I used cloth with both of mine from the beginning and loved it. I did use diaper service (Tidee Didee in SE Portland) for about the first 9 months. At that age I had...
Cloth Diapering
Asked by R.C. from Milwaukee
on January 12, 2008
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I would like to use cloth diapers when my baby is born in May. I don't plan on using a diaper service. There is an overwhelming amount of products out there to choos...
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- Hi, I love BumGenius all-in-ones. We've been using them with our 2 1/2 month old, and they work so well. They clean well, are easy to use, keep him feeling dry, a...
- Hi R. Yeah I am so happy to hear that you want to use cloth! I have been a cloth diapering mom now for 15 months and we would not have it any other way, However if I ...
- I have been looking into findind some easy cloth diapers. These are some that I've found: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KAHIDM/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I...
Best Baby Shower Gift You Received
Asked by J.B. from San Antonio
on October 11, 2008
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I am invited to a baby shower for a woman who's first child goes to school and after-school care with my own children. Her first son is six and she is pregnant again ...
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- I don't know how soon you need a gift, but I ran across something called a "mommy pot by gail" it is a short flower vase, perfect for the flowers that the kids pick. ...
- my standard gift to moms is a spoon, baby hangers and electrical plug covers. These are necessary items and cost maybe $10 -$12. Go to the Dollar Tree for gift wrap an...
- Okay, so I had a baby 5 months ago, and there were two really cute ideas I got, one was a blanket cake, she used cloth diapers and bought two blankets that matched our...
New Modern Cloth Diapers - So Many Choices! Any Success Stories?
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on September 29, 2010
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I'm about to have my 6th baby and I should have this diaper thing down, right?! :) Well, I keep seeing all these ads for the new modern cloth diapers and I'm curious...
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- Cloth diapering is super super easy. I've got two recent blog entries reviewing my experience during the first 10 lbs and now using them at daycare. They are here ...
- I recommend trying on of the sampler packages. This will give you an idea of the options and which ones you like. Or, buy a couple of kinds off of one of the used sit...
- Congrats on your 6th baby! We're expecting our 4th in January. We switched to cloth diapers when our second child was born, because we had two in diapers at that poi...
Do We Need a Stroller....?
Asked by C.H. from Denver
on April 7, 2009
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We are preparing to welcome our first child and are debating on whether we will need a stroller for our little one. The questions we keep asking ourselves is "When wou...
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- Besides going for walks, we use our stroller for when we go to the mall and other stores that don't have carts. Our baby is almost 6 months and we have used ours quite...
- I agree with Tiffany, they get very heavy. After my son was born we went everywhere. We walked to the park, zoo, mall and I am glad I had a stroller. My back enjoye...
- Hello - Yes you need a stroller, those pumpkin seats start to get heavy and annoying and plus a stroller holds a lot of baby junk that you tend to acquire and carry ...
Air Travel Advice with a 3 Month Old
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on February 17, 2010
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Hello. My husband and I will be flying to Florida next month with our 3 month old. I have a few questions about how to navigate through the airport and what to check...
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- Definitely take the snap and go with the car seat. You are going to need to take your car seat with you for when you get to your destination and travel by car. Also,...
- We also traveled with our daughter at 3 months (but we had our 2 year old son with us). We took their double stroller and were able to gate check it. It is a beast. ...
- Hi K., We've traveled with our 4 month old overseas and back and then several domestic trips after that, and the snap-n-go was a lifesaver...we checked in both at t...
Keeping up with the Jones's
Asked by H.S. from Cincinnati
on April 12, 2010
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Does anyone else experience the pressure from other women who live out of their means just to keep up with the friends and neighbors around them,....? I've got an aver...
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- many women, me including. would love a LV purse. of course i would be flaunting it. i bet ya i will get one, after i raise my kids, put them through college, and give ...
- Your kids are going to see this type of behavior no matter what you do. The best thing for them is for mom and dad to set a good example, which it sounds like you are...
- What business is it of theirs? My advice to you is to limit the time you spend with these people and seek out friends who care about you and not about what you have or...
Advice for Traveling with Infant Needed
Asked by M.C. from Cleveland
on February 19, 2008
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I'm planning a trip to visit family in the Twin Cities with my infant. She'll be 10 weeks when we go. I'm trying to figure out what I can bring on the plane with me, w...
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- I traveled with my daughter when she was six weeks old then again when she was 18 months old. You need to make sure you have something for her to suck on so that they ...
- i traveled with my infant on 8 different occasions (2 -3 legs with each trip...visiting family cross country), all before one year...i was breastfeeding, so i can't vo...
- I went to Florida with my son who was just 12 weeks old. It is fine to gate check the infant seat and stroller. It is also fine to carry breastmilk and/or formula th...
