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Moving to Grand Rapids Area
Asked by J.S. from Grand Rapids
on May 3, 2008
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My husband was offered a job yesterday that would move us to the Grand Rapids area this summer. What can you ladies tell me about your community? My husband wants to...
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- There are great schools within 20 minutes of Grand Rapids. My children go to Kentwood and I love it!!! There is Rockford, Forest Hills (ada area) Grandville and Byron...
- Grand Rapids is a wonderful area. I moved here 7 yrs ago and love it. Holland and Grand Haven are nice but I prefer living in the GR area and visiting those places. ...
- Welcome J., You can be assured that you are moving to a wonderful area. Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas has so much to offer you and your family. I do unde...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by S.C. from Grand Rapids
on November 15, 2008
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Hi... I know, this is my 3rd question in like 24 hours... but I am curious...
We are going to be useing cloth diapers on our 4th babe. He is due in 3 months. I don...
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- An old friend of mine just started a company that maybe a solution for you. She has cloth diaper in a varity of sizes and patterns. You can buy individual ones or bund...
- You don't have to use pins anymore.. you can use a snapee.. it has little claw like arms and works just like pins would. Cloth diapers save a lot of money dependin...
- I know the feeling about asking a million questions - Cloth diapers are a lot to wrap your head around. I used clth diapers for child 2 & 3. I used a few differnt ki...
Play Sets for Toddlers
Asked by V.S. from Lima
on May 27, 2010
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I have a 2 year old daughter and a 2 week old daughter. My husband and I are currently looking for a play set for our toddler. We've looked online through Walmart, M...
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- I also have a 2 year old daughter and now a 5 month old son. We did the same thing and did a lot of research. The best one out there is at Home Depot. We spent just...
- It's garage sale season! You can get one CHEAP by watching the paper for people who want them gone because their kids don't play on them anymore. I found someone a blo...
- I did a lot of research last year and we ended up getting a Rainbow America one. Different models were sold at Sam's, Cosco, Toys R Us and I think Home Depot or Lowe'...
Well-Water Stains in toilet...yuck!
Asked by K.S. from Detroit
on February 1, 2008
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Recently moving from the city to the country, we now have a well. I have tried everything (so I think!) to get rid of the orangish stains that are in my toilets. My hu...
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- You may want to look into getting a rust filter for your home, I wish we had when we built our house. I use an entire line of reasonably priced, effective, eco-friend...
- I don't know if it is eco-friendly, but Sno-Bol works great on toilet stains. I think as long as you add your Rid-X every month, your septic system should be fine. Ju...
- I hope to find out from emails you received. Hope you get an answer. R.
Any Walmart Super Centers Around Schaumburg???
Asked by C.G. from Chicago
on August 6, 2006
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I am just moving here and am a bit shell-shocked with the prices at Dominicks! I found a Walmart on Meachum but it didn't have much for groceries...I did some shoppin...
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- I live in Palatine, and drive to Antioch to go to the Walmart Super Center. It's about 30-40 minutes depending on traffic, but it's TOTALLY worth the drive. I spend at...
- You're right to be shocked at Dominick's prices. They are the most expensive grocier in the area. I rarely shop there for more than an item or two. There's a great ...
- Hi Camelle, I know this was not in your request, but I saw that you were new to the area. I live in Wheaton (about 20 minutes south) and I am part of a parent group c...
The Best Booster Seat
Asked by P.N. from Detroit
on May 3, 2008
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I am interested in moving my daughter to a new seat (which is my sons old car seat), so I want to get a booster seat for my son. He just turned three. I've looked at...
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- It's nice to see so many educated responses. So I'll just say my 5 yo just hit 40lb, and still has some to grow before she will reach the hight limit of our 5 point ca...
- Our three year old has been in a booster seat for about 7 months now, and she just turned three. However, it was very hit in miss in the beginning and we spent a lot ...
- Hello! Many of the car seat/booster seats are two fold. Most of them have the 5 point harness which can be removed at 4 then they have the seat belt guiders to be ...
Breastfeeding & Lactation
Asked by P.K. from Detroit
on September 3, 2008
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I'm very frustrated with breastfeeding. I never had issues with any of the boys; however, I remember supplementing with them. For whatever reason (maybe because she ...
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- This is very normal. I have heard it called cluster feeding. THe baby will nurse for several hours in the evening to store up for the night. All 3 of my girls did i...
- Your baby and your body responds very badly to stress. If your baby is fine, then that is all that matters! Your are so lucky she sleeps through the night (this is a b...
- Hi Is there any break at all in the times that she latches on at night? All of my kids did "cluster" feeding at night so they had a full tummy and would sleep all ni...
Help Needed for Constipated Child
Asked by S.G. from Saginaw
on January 26, 2009
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My son is almost 9 and has been suffering with tummy aches and constipation for a couple months now. When he first started complaining about "not feeling good" I didn...
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- ever try black licorice or the black licorice bites, craisins original flavor. putting a teaspoon of mineral oil every day in his food. no smell or taste to the oil. s...
- I would suggest giving him Miralax or some sort of stool softner (your Doctor could suggest what would be best) just for maybe a couple of weeks or a month. Start on T...
- Call and ask your doctor. My dr said to give my 6 yr old son 3/4 of a lid of Mirilax (over the counter med) in 6oz prune or pear juice. I am having problems getting ...
Help! Help! Help!
Asked by T.N. from Detroit
on January 29, 2009
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I am at my wits end! I have twin boys 17mo old. They were born at 30 weeks. Nathan my youngest but biggest is doing good and catching up to his true age. We have some ...
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- It sounds like the little guy has gut issues. I would HIGHLY recommend either reading the book Gut & Psychology Syndrome or watching the DVD (or both). Basically, you ...
- Oh, T., I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. Having twins is hard enough without the added stress of feeding problems. First, you're doing GREAT! Don't let anyo...
- Hi T., My heart goes out to you. Here is a big hug for you. You need one badly. First of all please know you are a very good Mom. You are doing the best you know ...
20 Percent Pay Cut!! Where Do I Go from Here?
Asked by B.H. from Detroit
on December 15, 2010
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It's official that I will recieve a 20% decrease in my pay staring Friday. I believe this is due to bad union representation and alot of employees not being informed ...
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- Wish I had some advice, all I can say is that it is rough all over. My husband had to wait two years for a raise that went with a promotion, which ended up only making...
- Evaluate whether it is worth it for you to work at this point. Ae you paying for child care out of this reduced salary? Could you cut costs by staying home. I'd tak...
- Not yet, but this is likely going to be a reality for many. A 20% pay cut is on the horizon for us too. I won't be happy about it but the money that we get is from b...
