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Exersaucer Time
Asked by J.A. from San Antonio
on April 16, 2007
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My daughter just turned 7 months old. A month ago my mom bought her a HUGE exersaucer for her to play in. Sometimes she will play in it, completely engaged, for 30 min...
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- Hi J., From all that I've read, 30 minutes is a perfect time for babies to be in their exercausers. Any more than that, they'll probably need some physical contact fr...
- I don't think it is to long. My daughter was very content by herself alot. We still did play time togather. I think that as long as you get some play time with her ...
- My nephew is the same way, I wish my kids would have been. My suggestion is to let her play independantly for as long as she will. She will let you know when she is r...
Not Sure I Can Trust My Husband Alone with Baby
Asked by M.C. from Cleveland
on May 30, 2009
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Hi all...my husband & I have been married 6 years and are the proud parents of a 10 month old that we tried very hard to have. Here is my problem: when I leave the ba...
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- Hi. I would try talking to your husband when nothing catstrophic is going on so that it's not like you're attacking him. Let him know that your concerns are real and...
- It's simple, make him turn off the TV!!! There are plenty of studies showing that TV is bad for children anyway, so you should both get in the habbit of turning off th...
- I agree with the comment that when mom is home, it is easy for dad to zone out because mom is "watching" the baby. My husband seems to be much more attentive when he ...
Searching for a Work from Home Position
Asked by E.C. from Miami
on November 19, 2008
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Hello ladies! I just had a baby 4 months ago(my first child) and I had to return to work in order for my family to survive because one income(my husbands) just does no...
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- I've owned my own Pampered Chef business for over 2 years. The investment you mentioned not having money for is $155. But if you host a show first, you can use some of...
- E., I am getting ready to start working with a company that does gold buying. I am really looking forward to it. No selling! This company is the originator of the...
- Hi E., Congrats on your new little one! I know this is a special time in your life! I have had my own business for 4 years now as a beauty consultant with Mary Kay C...
In Home Daycare and Taking the Kids Outside How Do You Do It??
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on March 22, 2011
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For those of you who run an in home daycare by yourself when you take the kids outside how do you do it? I have a 4yr old (my daughter), 3 yr old (my niece), a 14 mth ...
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- My sitter puts the youngest one, now about 14 months, in a stroller while the bigger kids play. She tries to put him on the slide and all, but he is content to just si...
- When my little guy was that age, his daycare provider took him outside with "the big kids" in a stroller so that if he was tired, he could nap. If he wanted to "chil...
- Depends on the weather, but as it gets warmer...I use the stroller or I bring out my spare excersaucer...or the jumperoo...or a blanket for non-mobiles. I have a large...
In-home Childcare Question
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on November 19, 2009
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Hi Moms!
My husband and I recently miscarried our first baby. It has been a very hard situation as my job fired me for being pregnant. I began working form home t...
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- I've never cared for multiple babies before so I can't imagine! But it might be a good idea to tour a few local day cares and see how they manage. You should have mul...
- I would adopt the use of slings/child carriers for the care of the infants. The Nesting Place in Grapevine has a large assortment of slings/wraps and can help you mak...
- Im very sorry for your loss. When I need daycare for my toddler son to finish school, I traded off working in infant room where I had four babies under the age of 8 mo...
Independence for 11 Month Old
Asked by R.M. from Detroit
on January 8, 2009
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Does anyone have advice on how to help my 11 month old spend some play time alone? My husband and I have to constantly be entertaining him. He won't even sit in his ...
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- I'm sure you've got lots of wonderful toys for him to play with, but if you really need to get something done I found the Baby Einstein DVDs really great - I know that...
- Hi R. Every baby has a different personality...that being said, my 13 month old stopped having anything to do with being confined in an exersaucer 5-6 months ago......
- One thing that has worked for me is keeping my baby in the same room as me - in the highchair with some dry cereal snacks while I clean, on the floor with a toy while ...
HELP! First Time Stay at Home Mom!
Asked by A.R. from Tuscaloosa
on January 26, 2009
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Hey! So okay...I recently lost my job and am now a SAHM for the first time. I have a 2 year old and 8month old. Our kids have been in a great daycare for a while now...
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- I have 2 girls, 16 months apart, (and 3 years later, a boy). When they were young, we stayed on a relatively strict schedule. I was very consistant with nap times, me...
- I'm also a SAHM (well, i work part-time but it's only when DH is home). Anyways, I'd recommend taking advantage of naptimes and also letting the kids play by themselve...
- 1) relax, it'll take you a while to figure it all out. 2) join www.flylady.net, she'll help you with a morning and evening routine along with staying on top of the cl...
Being a Stay at Home Mom Is Harder than I Thought...
Asked by L.H. from Miami
on March 28, 2010
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I love my daughter so much and she is a blessing. She is 8 months old an I am a SAHM. Ever since we had her my life is so different, good and bad. I miss being who ...
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- Hi L., Let me start by saying that anyone who says being a SAHM is easy is CRAZY!! Being a mom is hard work and at times boring and at times frustrating and at times ...
- I know it is very easy to overthink things when you first become a mom. First, don't worry, you are doing a lot with your daughter. But you are allowed as a mom to h...
- I can absolutlely relate. What saved me was doing something exclusively for myself. In my case composing music and having a day off once a week helped a lot. You ar...
Help!!!
Asked by S.S. from Miami
on August 21, 2006
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My son, Nathanael, has been extremely clingy for the past two weeks. I mean, before, I could wash dishes and cook dinner and him not make a peep, then he will fuss be...
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- My husband left to go work out of town when our daughter was 4mos, so I know how you feel, trying to do everything yourself. We couldn't use the carriers. I tried th...
- It is ok that your son cries sometimes. You cant get stressed or freak out-they will feed off your emotions....have him where YOU(he does not nec have to see you) can ...
- My daughter went through that too, and even now at 11 months some days are better than others. Every one says it will pass, they'll get over it, and so on. Let's put i...
Where Did You Put Your Baby down Once He Started Crawling?
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on January 13, 2011
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My son is starting to crawl now.He does crawl on his stomach and is all over the place. I do need to put him in one place while I am pumping,taking a shower etc. He ha...
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- Oh boy, I just babyproofed, cleaned the floor and let DS go to town! If I were in the room doing other stuff, I'd just put him down and let him go. It wasn't really...
- My kids LOVED their jumparoos, we had those instead of an excersaucer. My youngest is 18 months, so we still stick her in the play pen with some toys and she is usuall...
- We had a playpen that we used for the longest time. We couldn't use baby gates for the living room because we have a huge opening. So, what we did was move the couch...
