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Transitioning from Working Full Time to Staying at Home.
Asked by H.S. from Seattle
on April 19, 2008
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In August, when our second child is born, I will be transitioning from working full time to staying at home full time. I am scared to death! I am especially worried ...
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- I would be scared myself deciding to stay home and not work. I would join a mom's group. www.momsclub.com I belong to it and it is wonderful way of getting out of t...
- You are going to be so busy with the baby, and attending to your toddler's needs that you are not going to have to worry about anything more than keeping him out of tr...
- When you are up to it join a moms group. Sometimes they call them a mops group they meet at churches. Check out your library for story time, at these meetings you will...
Staying Home W/ a Baby and a 4 Yo?
Asked by L.N. from Fort Myers
on December 20, 2012
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Does anyone have any experience with this? My husband and I have a 3 yo son and are thinking it's time to start trying for another. Of course, by the time #2 is born o...
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- I was home on maternity leave with my 2 year old. Yup, she was active and I remember telling her pediatrician how she knew the perfect time to start climbing the cupb...
- Heck ya! You just do it!!! LOL! My son was just 2 when my daughter was born and we managed. It was hard at times and I was a little nervous going into the whole thi...
- I stay home with my kids, my first was still 3 (turned four 4 months after) baby #3 was born... he was less than 2 when #2 was born. So - I was home with a 3 1/2 year...
Seeking Tips for Staying in a Hotel W/ an Infant and Toddler
Asked by I.W. from Norfolk
on October 21, 2009
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I am planning on staying in a hotel for 5 nights w/ my 4 month old and 24 month old. Any tips from someone who has done this before and can give advice on how to make...
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- We just stayed in a hotel with my 11 month old and it wasn't too bad, although he was exhausted from a long day. My son had never been in a portacot before so he was p...
- Lots of great advice here! I would just add to all that: --Be certain to tell the hotel the ages of your kids, ask for the "isolated room" as someone said, etc. Mos...
- I highly recommend traveling with duct tape. Slap it over the outlets where ever you go. Push the furniture around to make it safer, and rent or borrow a pack n play...
Looking for Organizing Ideas
Asked by J.J. from Dallas
on August 2, 2009
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Hello moms,
I have a 20 month old son and as you can imagine, we're beginning to become overwhelmed with toys, arts & crafts, books, etc. I'm looking for tips on get...
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- Hi J., If you don't mind "reusing". If you use the huggies babywipes containers, use that as little toy storages for cars, action figures, little toys etc...I slowly...
- Whatever system you use, take a photo of the thing that goes in that box, then tape the photo to the box. So, matchbox cars gets a photo of matchbox cars on the box. T...
- If you have the budget for it, have an organizer come help you. The cost of a consultation can save you money on the products that you may have bought but didn't need ...
Continuing Daycare with First Child, While Staying Home (For Awhile) with 2Nd
Asked by J.M. from Detroit
on April 5, 2010
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I am expecting my 2nd child (a girl) in mid July. Currently my son (2 years and 4 months) attends daycare because I am a full-time working mom. He has attened daycar...
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- I did daycare for 5 years. My friend, who brought her kids to me, still brought the older one (about 2 or 2 1/2) part time when she had the second. Sometimes it woul...
- I just went through this same EXACT thing last year! My daughter turned 3 only weeks after my son was born last July. I work full-time and knew that I had to return ...
- you're stressing for no reason. you can drop off and pick him up anytime. so after you have fed the baby in the morning, you guys get ready and out of the door. you ha...
Did I Make a Mistake by Staying in My Marriage
Asked by P.C. from New York
on June 21, 2009
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I dont want to make this to long. I am so very unhappy in my marriage. It started 5 years ago when aI found out my husband cheated on me, although he constantly den...
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- your'e not dumb or weak...justed scared. You know it your heart whats right, you just need to do it. Look into your childrens eyes...live the life you would want the...
- P., I know we all love Mamasource as a way to connect with other mothers and not feel so alone, but the truth is, you should not be listening to any of us on this a...
- All I can tell you is I did it and it was the most stressful thing I have ever been through..I have never been so stressed, so broke, so busy in my life and I have nev...
New to Staying at Home- How Do You Manage Your Days?
Asked by K.F. from Champaign
on January 7, 2010
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Hi Everyone,
I am still adjusting to staying at home full-time. I have been wondering and want to know how you other stay-at-home moms manage your time at home? W...
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- When my son was a baby and a toddler I was lucky enough to be able to stay home with him. Now he is 10 and I have to work full time, so I don't even get to be home wit...
- K., hope you don't mind a little advice from someone who has been there, done that, twice. I raised three kids as a stay at home M. and then raised my grandson who wa...
- I've found that in the morning I have to get one thing done for me (around the house or something) in order for me to feel accomplished. So first I get up and do one ...
Need Advice About Staying Home Full Time
Asked by A.H. from Salt Lake City
on May 5, 2008
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Help, I just recently quit my full time job to stay at home. I have a two year old girl and a 6 month old boy. I feel like I am constantly running back and forth betwe...
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- I have been through that myself and it is really tough. Hang in there and it will get better. It takes time to adjust to the new routine.
- I went through the same thing after I stopped working. Staying home is definitely harder than working. There are no 15 minute breaks, no lunch breaks. It is non sto...
- As you know, you are giving your children the greatest gift. You are right, it's more difficult than working away from home. It's a little bit of a rude awakening. ...
Taking a Vacation with a Group of 30
Asked by S.L. from Boston
on June 28, 2009
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Hi Moms....
In August my family and I are taking a vacation to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. We are renting a 14 bedroom house that we will all be staying in....
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- We rent a 16 bedroom house for a week over New Years every year with a group that ranges from 30-75 people at any given time. We have been doing this for many years a...
- Hi S., I've never done anything like the vacation you're planning, and you've received some great advice. I did want to add that it seems like a good idea to talk bef...
- We used to do this - we set up a "kitty" of a certain amount per person - you could do a different amount for kids under 12 or whatever a reasonable age division seems...
How to Help 6 Year Old Be More Organized and Neat in School
Asked by C.W. from Washington DC
on December 19, 2012
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My 6 yo son is in first grade. We are new to this school this year and he seems to have gotten the strictest teacher of the group. She has been there a long time and ...
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- Get him out of the class and if you fidn a way to turn a relaxed kid into a neat kid let me know becaues my 11 year old is like that Teacher is spending to much time o...
- They most definitely can and should test him NOW for things like an auditory processing disorder (APD) or possible petit mal seizures. My best friend's son had similar...
- I don't know if he sounds gifted as Jenny O. may suggest, but he does sound stressed by this teacher and the new environment. God bless.
