Pets & Litterbox
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Is It Dangerous to Keep a Dog Inside the House While Being Pregnant?
Asked by N.Y. from Dallas
on May 14, 2007
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I want to get feed back from mothers who have had a dog inside the house during their pregnancy
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- I have two dogs, and they were great when I was pregnant. I think that our lab knew so she would follow me everywhere. She was like my personal body guard. While you a...
- I have never heard of a dog being dangerous inside while pregnat. Although i have heard it about cats and their litter boxes. I am pregnant right now with my second ba...
- We had two spoiled inside dogs when I was pregnant! One slept at the foot of the bed and the other at the head. I had no problems. When I would get home from work I ...
Looking for Ideas...
Asked by A.C. from Chicago
on August 24, 2009
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I read a request similar to this before, but I cant find it. My husband and I are brainstorming creative/funny/interesting ways of telling news to the family and frien...
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- My frind just found ut she was going to be a gramma and her daughter gave her a gift. It was a charm that said best gramma. But now that I am thinking of it. You coul...
- Some things we did: Had our son (or you can use a pet in this senario too) wear a "I'm the BIG Brother" t-shirt. Had everyone pose for a picture. Instead of hav...
- With my first child we had pictures to show the family so we put the ultra sound picture into the pile of pictures so when they looked through it the picture was there...
Did You Embrace the Baby Bump or Dislike It?
Asked by B.S. from Lansing
on January 5, 2012
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I have a friend that is near the end of her pregnancy. I've noticed from facebook, she is having or did have a hard time embracing the baby bump. It's inevitable rig...
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- Loved my bump! LOVED IT! Loved all the maternity wear that accentuated it too! It was also nice when it came to dealing with cranky pet owner clients. They would...
- I didn't like that period of time where you are getting fat and pants dont fit, but you dont look pregnant. And that part where you almost look pregnant but people ar...
- Gotta say....liked the bump. But I have to say I never got to the huge, uncomfortable stage. I went into labor almost 2 weeks early. My pregnancy was 100% trouble f...
Should We Keep Our Cats?
Asked by M.S. from Boston
on January 26, 2008
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I can't believe I'm even considering giving up our family cats, but I think we probably should. We have two cats who are almost 3 years old. We got them when I was p...
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- Oh my goodness M., I am responding to this only because I adopted a kitty when I was three months pregnant with my son! He is now 3.5 and has heard all of his little ...
- I think you sound like a really caring person who wants the best for those cats. If you are unable to give them enough attention, then maybe you should consider givin...
- M., I am not a mother but I figured I would weigh in on your dilemna here. I do not think that you should give your cats up, instead you should use the cats to help...
Is It Possible to Lactate...
Asked by S.M. from Minneapolis
on October 22, 2006
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I have a 16 month old who I nursed for 3 months then I just dried up, and now a year later almost I'm lactating here and there, is it still possible for me to lactate ...
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- I nursed all of my ten children for anywhere from 2-3 mos. on the 2nd one to 1.5 years or more. They say if the baby sucks on you again it'll bring the milk back to ...
- I had the same problem after I had my son. I was told it is perfectly normal. I knew then that there was no possiblity that I was pregnant. When I was pregos with t...
- YES!! I nursed my son for almost a year then weaned him. It was a good year+ before my milk dried out completely, which is perfectly normal according to my Ob/Gyn. ...
Getting a New Kitten While Pregnant,is It OK??
Asked by A.C. from Johnson City
on January 9, 2011
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I have been wanting a kitten for awhile now and my husband finally said OK.But I was reading my pregnancy book,I am almost 25 weeks pregnant,and it said not to get new...
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- When I used to work at a humane society, they (secretly) frowned upon expecting moms coming in to adopt a dog/cat. Reasons were that the mom was usually "nesting" that...
- I've never heard of that, either, and we did get a kitten when I was pregnant with my first child (we already had a cat at the time). The vet never mentioned anything...
- Changing the litter box should not be a problem if you are hygenic about it. I did it quite often during all my pregnancies. The problem with getting a new kitte...
Preggo Questions....
Asked by S.Y. from Tampa
on December 26, 2011
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Hi moms! I just found out I am 5 wks preggo...very excided!!!!!!! I just wanted to see what some of you thought of a couple of things. First Coffee, I like to drink on...
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- talk with your doctor..... everyone has different opinions, but i would be scared to death to run while i was prego.....
- Congrats!! I am nine months prego and have drank one cup of coffee everyday during this pregnancy and my doctor said it was perfectly fine. I'm not a runner but I do p...
- Keep running! It is perfectly safe to run moderately while pregnant, unless you have some type of complication with your pregnancy. I ran 3-4 miles several times a wee...
My 4 Year Old Wants a Cat, but Is Afraid to Handle It.
Asked by R.B. from Las Cruces
on November 27, 2006
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My 4 year old was given a kitten, that she so much wanted. The only problem is that she is terribly afraid of animals. I tell her that it would be best to give it aw...
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- I would just give it some more time. She will get used to it. And having a pet will help her get over her fear of animals. My second child was scared of dogs, but like...
- Children sometime pick up fears that we as the adult pass on unknowingly. It may not be the kitten but perhaps you are fearful in other ways of other things. Just a t...
- one of my nieces was like this. She wanted, and got, a rabbit but wouldn't feed/pet it at all. It had to be kept in the garage. Unfortuntly I think that you are going ...
"The baby"....arrrgh, This Is Vent
Asked by E.M. from St. Joseph
on October 26, 2011
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okay, so maybe it's just me, but I hate when people call a baby "it"...when you or someone is/was pregnant and someone called the baby "it"...It makes me so mad. Like ...
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- I can't stand it when people give their unborn baby food names- peanut, bean, etc. It's so aggravating...
- Grandma T said what I was thinking so I won't repeat it. It would be the same as after saying a person's proper name using s/he he/r the rest of the conversation. And...
- Meh...it doesn't bother me either way. I have other pet peeves. Like people who interrupt or talk with food in their mouth or chew with their mouths open. ARGH!
Dog Urine
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on February 26, 2007
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My dog had an accident in the house. I have tried everything to get the urine smell out of the carpet. I have bought stuff from Pet Smart and Wal-Mart and none has w...
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- We have a puppy and use vinegar first to discourage the accidents and neutralize the oils in the urine. Then I clean with Oxyclean after the vinegar has dried. You can...
- It is impossible to get urine out of your carpet and pad below without actually removing & replacing the area of carpet and pad where the urine stain occurred. Many p...
- S., I work with Melaleuca and I have found that Sol-U-Mel will get the urine smell out. I actually gave some to my Dad and Step-mom to use. They have 2 dogs and 2...
