Modern Baby
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Gingerbread Baby Shower
Asked by C.F. from Lexington
on November 14, 2008
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I am throwing a baby shower brunch for my sister inlaw the second week of December. My theme is Gingerbread baby. She's expecting a girl. My mother in law is hostin...
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- Get your boys to help make Gingerbread houses! The would make cute decorations and you can really use that as the cake! One year, for Christmas, my kids and I went t...
- The only thing that keeps running through my head is the "Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice" saying. Maybe that can be on the invitations somehow. What an adorable t...
- Just last night I was reading an article on modern baby showers and how to have fun in a newer hip way. The one I thought was neat, and people may have already done t...
Need Help with Decorations
Asked by L.S. from Los Angeles
on April 25, 2009
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I am planning a baby shower for my friend. She loves polka dots and is using those in the nursery. For the life of my I can not find anything online that is a cute, un...
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- Oh you should make your decorations. Get those scissors that have a decorated edges and cut out circles in baby colors...Use card stock and write out or print out con...
- I love all the ideas below. For centerpieces, you could do white vases and paint polka dots in your color scheme....or just tie polka dot ribbons. You could also do po...
- How about a polka dot cake? It could either be frosted with regular frosting or fondant.
Any Advice on Creating a Nap Routine? ( I Tried Almost Everything) Thanks!!!!!
Asked by E.D. from Miami
on March 11, 2008
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followed a routine and my baby is full, happy and dry, he just doesn't want to sleep, but he is really tired!
Thanks everybody in advance!
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- Hi Sleepless, I always rocked my 3 babies and I whistled the Blue Danube wals to them. Every time, 5 minutes of the Blue Danube put them to sleep at night. In the ...
- Hi! Does he cry and cry when you lay him down? I have three kids and what I did at that age was basically this: up at 7 AM, breakfast/playtime then naptime around ...
- this is what my son's routine for a nap was when he was that age... he woke up at 7am and napped from 10-11am and then napped again from 3-4:30pm and he was in bed by ...
Why Has Autism Increased 600%?
Asked by B.P. from New York
on July 11, 2010
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Hi moms,
I saw a PSA from autism speaks that said autism diagnosis have increased 600% in the last few decades. I know its the million dollar question, but why...
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- Hi Beata, When I was in OT school 16 years ago, there was no Autism "spectrum." You either had what we call classic Autism back then, or you didn't. Now, with the...
- I have a son with Aspergers autism. Looking at his family history, I see that his paternal grandfather, father, me, and others would also likely have been diagnosed w...
- I have a child with autism. I could fill a room with parents who saw their kids regress after vaccines. Sometimes not until boosters. I just spent an hour talking to...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by B.P. from Chicago
on May 22, 2008
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Does anyone have a good recommendation for cloth diapers. My son is 2 weeks old and I want to start cloth diapers in a couple of months. There is so many brands out th...
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- We are considering cloth diapering our second, due in August, and are taking a short class at Be By Baby in the city. It may be a good option for you so that you can s...
- We love Fuzzi Bunz. Been using them with my 1 year old since he was 7 weeks old. On their web site it says that they have to washed in hot water but I called them to a...
- The BumGenius 3.0 is definitely an easy transition diaper for anybody planning to switch from disposables. They also come with a 14-day money back guarantee program t...
