Infant Travel Advice: Arms Reach
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Seeking Advice on Blended Families
Asked by K.O. from Dallas
on July 5, 2009
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I need your advice on how to proceed with the problem I am writing about. It's a long story that I will try to make short.
I have an 18 yr old that just graduated fr...
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- K., you may think you are asking one question -- about the bike -- but your post begs for answers to much more. Let's start with the fact that the title of your post ...
- I know this is the hardest thing you will ever survive, except having your child suffer from a drunk driving wreck. I not trying to be harsh, but right now is the per...
- Your boyfriend is absolutely right on all counts and although I know that is so very difficult to hear and even more difficult to live, please consider that your preci...
Bassinet Advice
Asked by H.B. from Denver
on August 8, 2009
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My husband and I are looking to purchase a bassinet for our room to make the middle of the night awakings a little easier. Our second little one due to arrive in abou...
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- I have three chidlren and we finally gave away our crib because we completely prefer to use the Arms' Reach Co-Sleeper. It's by far the best piece of baby gear we own....
- I also use the arm's reach co-sleeper and I LOVE it - you can get the mini which only goes up to 20-something pounds or the full which has a higher weight limit. My so...
- Hi, H.. We had the same pak-n-play with bassinet attachment. That's what our son slept in the 1st couple months without a problem (he's 1 now). It was nice to have ...
I Know I'm Being Silly But... How Do You Deal with Your Guy Being Gone?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on November 14, 2010
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I know I'm being a 'girl', but my BF is on vacation until Wednesday evening (if you read one of my previous posts, you know this, LOL)... I can't help but get upset. I...
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- I get it - I would miss my man if he travelled a lot too. (In fact, if I were one of these ladies whose husbands had to leave for a year at a time I might go nuts!!!...
- R., Here is a hug coming your way cause honestly even the strongest of women are allowed to get soft. I tend to let my friends know when hubby is going out of town...
- It doesn't happen often. Once last year my husband had a training weekend away at the same time my son had an overnight at taekwondo. I think it was the first time...
Advice for Transitioning to Crib?
Asked by L.M. from Austin
on October 17, 2008
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Our 4-month old daughter is getting too big for her bassinet. We are going to try the transition from bassinet (which is in our bedroom) to her own crib (in the nurser...
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- Our daughter's transition was the same way and it was not hard since she was already a good sleeper, but one thing I did do was before hand I took the crib sheet that ...
- Start putting her in the crib for her naps during the day. Have a monitor so you can hear her wake up and you can do your thing! You will be more upset at night whe...
- My kids transitioned easily. They slept anywhere that I would lay them actually. ha. But for you to feel better about things, get a monitor so you can hear her during ...
10 Month Old in Carseat for 5 Hours
Asked by N.W. from San Diego
on March 6, 2008
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I am getting ready to take a little get away trip this weekend. After mapquesting it we realized that this is going to be a five hour drive and that causes a little b...
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- When our son was 10 months, 12 months and 2 yrs, we took him on 18-hour car trips. And we've regularly taken 4+ hour trips with him. The challenge is trying to time ...
- First of all, if at all possible, start the trip right before naptime if your daughter does well sleeping in the car. That will hopefully get you through part of the t...
- Here is how we have succesfully survived car trips: - Plan on leaving soon before bedtime or nap time so she will spend part of the time sleeping for sure. - Mak...
Baby Play-yard Advice/suggestion
Asked by C.L. from San Francisco
on February 17, 2008
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Hi there,
I'm starting to research about baby play yards (aka pack-n-play) and would like to know what factors you considered in choosing the one you had? Are ther...
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- Hi C., I think the Graco Pack n Play's are awesome. Very popular. The other ones are similar, but it's not that big a difference to stress over. They have the ones...
- Our family loves our huge and roomy 10 year old Regalo play yard. It is easy to set up and take down, travel with, clean and our 37 lb, 2 year old grandson demands to ...
- I would say skip it for now. I found that I never used my playpen until my baby was starting to crawl and then she didn't like staying in there for long. The less unne...
New Mom Paranoia
Asked by E.M. from Rochester
on February 21, 2010
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I am a first time mom to a beautiful 3 month old baby boy. I have to admit that i am very paranoid, everything frightens me. I am worried about letting him sleep in a ...
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- Connor is lucky to have such a loving, caring mom. There's lots of good advice here - you are getting to know your baby. Just give yourself the time you need to do thi...
- Enjoy its natural you will get threw it.
- To some extent it's very very normal. If it prevents you from doing other things, or from sleeping, or is all consuming then you may want to talk to someone. With my...
Won't Stay Asleep Once Put in Crib to Nap
Asked by A.C. from Boston
on June 19, 2009
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My son is five weeks old. When he's tired and drowsy and starting to fall asleep on me I put him in his crib to take a nap. Within minutes he's fussing away on the m...
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- if you have the time (as may be tricky with another older child) I would hold the baby, wear the baby in a sling for the first few months - it helps establish easy sle...
- At this early point it is too early to try to get your baby to fall asleep on his own, in the crib. I have read that it is best to not worry about naps in the crib, o...
- Hi A., Yes, i think your son is still to young for you to expect him to fall asleep on his own every time. They really still need your warmth and comfort at such a y...
Pack N Play or Co-sleeping
Asked by L.S. from New York
on December 6, 2009
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Hi All Mommies,
My brain is on overload right now with all the products out there for babies. This is my first baby, and with so much info..........HELP Please. My ba...
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- hi L. pack n plays are great if you have a 2 story house and want a place for the baby on both levels or you will be traveling overnight often. Otherwise if you are ...
- My son slept in his crib from day one. We have a door separating our bedrooms which we kept open so he was actually very close to my bed and getting up to breast feed...
- You're going to get tons of advice on this one, and ultimately will do what works best for your family once the baby arrives. Get ready now-- even the best plans can e...
Newborn Sleeping with Mom in Bed at Night
Asked by C.K. from Chicago
on October 18, 2006
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I'm a first-time mom of a beautiful 10-day-old son. He takes reasonably good naps in his crib during the day, but I have been falling asleep with him in my arms when ...
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- I understand how as a first time mom you can be extremely exhausted especially with the frequency and newness of breastfeeding. Additionally, I too wanted to know tha...
- HI! C. I AM D. AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAD THREE BEAUITFUL KIDS AND THEY ALL SLEEP WITH ME WHEN THEY WERE BORN BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS DANGROUS FOR T...
- There are a million resources about co-sleeping out there. I recommend reading Dr. Sears as well. The studies that say bed sharing is dangerous were funded by the j...
