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Laundry Stains
Asked by K.H. from Canton
on June 29, 2008
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Ok, so this is really starting to annoy me! I have an almost 8 month old baby girl and she is eating mostly solid baby food. We use Gerber foods, although I am reall...
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- Hi! Looks like you got a lot of responses but I wanted to add one anyhow. My husband researched getting stains out of his own baby clothes so that our son could wear...
- I use shout. I spray it on the stain and use a soft toothbrush and lightly scrub in a circular motion and the stains come out. I let it soak about an hour before was...
- Try Zout, I have been using it for six years. After you treat the stain leave it on for five to ten minutes then wash it. GL.
Cleaning Pee'd on Cotton Training Pants
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on September 20, 2011
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OK, I can't sleep because I'm frustrated... so I'm asking for advice. And thanks for listening. I'm trying to potty train my almost 4 yr old special needs son. (Yes I...
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- Wearing rubber gloves, rinse them out in the toilet. You can soak overnight in bleach or vinegar water, wring and rinse. Then wash them with the bath towels. I blea...
- I have found that putting about a 1/2 cup (or 1/4 cup for small loads) of white vinegar into the washer with your detergent gets rid of urine odors. If it's especially...
- Soaking them in "HOT" water isn't helping. Soak them in COLD water with White Vinegar.
Stain Removal
Asked by L.C. from Portland
on August 12, 2009
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Does anybody have some good advice or recommendations of how to get stains out of clothes? My son is 3 months old and therefore has his share of blowouts or oozing by...
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- Hi L., I'm pretty sure Oxyclean is most effective in hot/warm water not cold.
- Boil them! I'm not crazy, trust me! Keep them from drying if you can (as you said, soaking and bagging them), but I have even had some luck after clothes have been w...
- there is a great product that I use on laundry. I purchase it at Storables but I cannot remember the name(sorry). I just pretreat, let sit and then wash. You can pr...
Looking for First Fingered Foods Ideas
Asked by S.S. from Pocatello
on January 31, 2008
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My son is almost 9 months. He does great on baby foods and gets them 3 times a day. He is interested in and can feed himself with his fingers. I want to offer him othe...
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- I don't know if you've seen this little gadget before, but I think they're great. The name of it escapes me, but it's small feeder that looks like a plastic ring (abo...
- Cheerios are good, also, those gerber puffs melt real easy. If you think your little one is ready, you could try steaming small pieces of butternut squash, sweet pota...
- my kids loved *tortallini *shrimp *chopped cheese and brocolli in a cresent roll *kiwi-any fruit *I also would spread baby food meat on bread--they loved it ...
Potty Training
Asked by A.D. from Houston
on January 25, 2008
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I'm preparing to potty train my daughter and I know there are going to be accidents. What is the best method for cleaning up urine?
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- I have not yet come to this crossroad, as my daughter is not quite one. However, a friend of mine uses the carpet cleaner that you use for puppies. I think that there ...
- OUT! Stain and Odor remover. It can be found in the pet or carpet sections of most stores. It is a chemical enzime that eats bodily fluids such as urine, blood, vomi...
- Be careful if you have a wool carpet. Almost anything that eats through the urine will also discolor your carpet. (Especially oxy-clean, resolve or the bissel produc...
Pull-up Huggies
Asked by C.C. from Miami
on August 14, 2008
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I'm trying to teach my two year old to go to the bathroom. Are pull-up Huggies a good idea for potty trainning or do they just confused the child? Also if you have ...
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- Hey C., When I took my son to preschool, the one thing they suggested was to get him out those pullups and put him in briefs (panties in ur case), and time him for ...
- Boys are tough! I think pull-up huggies are a good idea because they are not as drastic a change as big-boy pants. Here are sme techniques that we tried when my olde...
- Hi C., I have potty trained three stubborn boys (I think they all are)and each was different. I have found that if they are ready, the cold turkey method works best....
Costco Shoppers for Toddlers
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on February 25, 2009
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My husband & I are now Costco member. My cousin buys caned Mandarin Oranges there for her Toddler. I was wondering, is there anything there that you buy for your Tod...
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- We love costco and this is what we typically get for our toddler boy: Diapers and wipes crackers / cookies juice organic milk kirkland organic chocolate milk fru...
- Hi T., Costco is great. For toddlers I get juice boxes, Goldfish, canned mixed fruit, fruit snacks, pull-ups, milk, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, raisins, dried mango...
- we get diaper and wipes and have since the beginning for our kids. i just bought the kashi starwberry waffles and a big bag fo chicken nuggets. read the labels though....
Practical Tips for New Parents
Asked by C.B. from Cincinnati
on February 11, 2010
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What practical tips to you give new parents? For example: Use a lingerie bag to keep together baby socks in the washing machine or using multiple sheets and waterpro...
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- Co-sleep, cloth diaper, breast feed, and baby wear. Read "The Baby Book" by Drs. Sears. Always, always, always trust your instincts. If you don't like your ped, ...
- Breastfeeding tips - Get a spiral notebook and write down the time, how long and which side you started with for each feeding. You think you will remember by the next...
- I am a full time working mom (M-F) so I am not sure if this will apply. Its really hard to keep an organized, clean house when I am gone for 10 hours per day but here ...
Tips for Cleaning Sippy Cup Spout
Asked by K.K. from Erie
on September 4, 2007
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I seem to be going through them very quickly, because they keep getting black and yucky on the plastic rubber part. I throw them out and buy new ones but it's getting...
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- Try boiling the tops. My daughter's bottles tend to get yucky after a while so I try to boil them at least 1x/month. I know how annoying a toothpick can get...
- I agree with Jennifer R. I have some Playtex brand sippy cups that are at least four years old and I have never had a problem with black gunk, and for the first two y...
- I don't have this problem too often, more so when we lose a sippy cup and discover it days later. I've gotten in the habit of rinsing the sippy cup several times a da...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by A.B. from Spartanburg
on May 2, 2010
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So I have read some previous responses to questions regarding cloth diapers but have a few questions I haven't gotten answered yet. They may have been answered somewhe...
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- Hi A., I used cloth diapers on my children. I didn't use the prefolded ones. Those would be more absorbent. I am just going to tell you what I did and you can alte...
- If I had it to do over I would have gone with one-size pocket diapers. They will carry you longer and you can adjust the absorbency depending on nap/nighttime, etc. I...
- I used Kushies diapers that have the covers "built in" and flushable diaper liners, so it was really easy. Just tear off a liner (they come in rolls, kind of like toil...
