Play Yards & Play Pens: Infant, Teddy Bears
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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...
Pillows in Bed with Baby
Asked by D.F. from St. Louis
on April 7, 2011
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Ok ladies, I care for children in my home. My policy has always been no pillows in bed with children under 18 mo. However I have one mother who insists that if I put a...
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- Waivers really don't protect a person from liability. The real question is whether or not you are licensed and what do the current state standards say if you are. Si...
- Since you are caring for children in your home you are responsible for keeping them safe, I think you are very wise to have policies such as "no pillows in bed under 1...
- If you're not comfortable doing this than don't. But, I thought pillows weren't a problem once baby could roll over. I would think at 9 months this wouldn't even be ...
Cleaning Baby Toys
Asked by C.M. from Charleston
on November 29, 2008
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Hi Mamas!
What do you use to clean off your babies toys, carseat etc.? We just had relatives here with kids with colds, and of course we all got their colds. I ha...
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- toys - put in the kitchen sink with soap and 3 cap fulls of bleach. For things that can be submerged in water (battery operated, etc) spray with lysol. Car seat - ...
- You can spray lysol on everything. The carseat should be washable.
- basic and plan us every household bleach. You will just have to alternate the use of her toys. Start when she is sleep so by the time she wakes they will be ready for...
When to Move Baby to Crib
Asked by A.J. from Phoenix
on July 14, 2008
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How long did you keep your babies in their bassinet in your room? My daughter is 4 months old and doesn't sleep in our bed, but she sleeps in her pack and play next to...
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- A., First, let me say, every situation is completely different; and it is ultimately your decision as to whether you are all ready for the move or not. I kept our da...
- Do what your heart tells you!! As long as you are sleeping, and she is sleeping what is it hurting to have her in your room? If you don't feel good about it, don't mov...
- Hi A., Like you, we also had our baby sleeping in a bassinet in our bedroom when she was a newborn. As you know the advantages of having your little one close by are...
Suggestions for Practical Bed/room Solutions for Baby #2
Asked by R.C. from Raleigh
on October 9, 2008
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Hello. I am due with my second child- another Boy and I am looking for ideas on bedroom arangements. My firstborn- Jake will be 18 months old when our next son is born...
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- I did the same thing with my boys(3.5 and 11 months) The oldest is sill in the full size bed but we are moving in a few months and I plan on switching him to a twin th...
- What we did was skip the toddler bed and get twin bunk beds (the kind that you can stack or keep separate). When my oldest moved out of the crib, we put the top bunk o...
- Hi! My first two girls were 15 mos. apart. I kept all of my kids in their cribs until just before age 3. It fixed all those complaints I hear from people saying 'how d...
To Find Out or Not to Find Out (The Sex)
Asked by S.R. from Kansas City
on August 16, 2011
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I'm on a roll with questions the past few days :)
We have one boy and one girl already. We found out the sex with both of them. With this pregnancy being such a hug...
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- i didn't find out and loved it....i would opt to not find out again...you don't get many suprises once you're older...and as far as clothes, yellows and greens and you...
- I didn't find out and I didn't buy a lot of clothes either. It actually worked in my favor, because when we finally had my daughter and family finally found out what ...
- My sister just had a baby shower for her soon to be grandchild. It's their first and they decided not to find out the sex. For the shower the theme was "Surprise" w...
Infants/sleeping
Asked by S.S. from Dover
on October 8, 2009
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I have a 4 month old who does not want to sleep during the day unless I am holding her. I can rock her to sleep and put her in her pack and play or in the crib and wit...
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- Hi S., I would get a sling, put her in there and just live with her there until this phase passes. It will free your hands up and make life MUCH more liveable. Sh...
- Health Sleep Habits Happy Child by Dr. Weisenbluth....she just needs you to show her how to soothe herself to sleep:)
- I had the same problem. The only way I could get my daughter to nap was to lay on a bed with her during her nap, she just wouldn't stay asleep in a crib. Now that she'...
Travel Bed for a Toddler
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on June 15, 2009
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So here's my situation - we went to see the inlaws this weekend and my 22 month old son is now as long as the pack-n-play - so there was not much sleep going on for an...
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Is This Weird? How to Handle This? Any Adopting/adopted Moms Out There.
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on February 19, 2010
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My sister in law called me today and asked if I thought it would be weird to throw her a baby shower when she was not expecting. She has been trying fertility treatmen...
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- I think she would be better to wait until she is definitely approved as an adoptive home. I know it must be hard for her to watch others having babies and not be able...
- Seriously?? that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of. I think you give them a nice baby welcoming party when the baby comes. Adoptions are long processes and th...
- I have to agree with the other moms who say to wait until after they bring a baby home. My husband and I were approved to adopt on July 12. We were matched with a birt...
I Need HELP!
Asked by T.L. from Columbia
on July 9, 2010
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My daughter will be 8 months old on the 26th. she got colic when she was 6 weeks old so i had to rock her to sleep & continue to hold her while she was sleeping... wel...
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- As heart wrenching as it may be you are going to have to let her cry it out The only thing bad about it is is YOU will be heart broken but she needs to become Indepen...
- I'm a dad and grand dad. I learned that if I put my kids down with them wrapped in a blanket or quilt there wasn't the shock of cold blankets in the bed/crib. We...
- You have to find the approach that you are comfortable with. Crying it out has degrees to it - not at all to cold turkey so there are many variations.... You could t...
