Summer Childcare: Carters
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Hand-me-downs....
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on July 17, 2011
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When you get hand me down clothes for your kids, who gives them to you? Do you ask, or does someone just offer?
ETA: I am just curious - I hear a lot of moms on h...
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- Usually from really close friends. I don't think I would ask for them.
- I never ask for hand-me-downs, but if someone offers I pretty much always accept them. As for my hand-me-downs I usually look for a needy family and donate them to th...
- One of my closest friends here has a son that is 18 months older than my oldest son - she gives us 90% of his clothes....some still new with tags....when my kids are d...
Looking for Good Quality Receiving Blankets.
Asked by S.F. from San Diego
on June 30, 2008
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I am pregnant with my 3rd child and due any day now. My other two children were born in late winter so I swaddeled them with fleece blankets that had some stretch in ...
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- My son was born two summers ago when we had a super hot summer. We had the same problem. The koala baby brand at Babies R Us is good. Nice light cotton. Look for o...
- Gymboree has the best baby blankets. I think they're having some type of sale too. http://www.gymboree.com/shop/dept_category.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374...
- We had the same issue. Our Doula told us the ONLY thing to use was the waffle type blankets. Kinda thermal underwear looking. They are only $5 each in all colors at...
Returning Gifts
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on July 26, 2010
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My daughter recently turned 1 and got a lot of clothes. None of them fit. People clearly either didn't listen or didn't care when I told them what size clothes she wea...
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- It's not tacky to return or exchange. It's a gift meant for you and if doesn't fit in my mind it would just be silly not to return it, even if you decided to buy a to...
- someone mentioned the dreaded walmart list. Actually most stores have them, and they expire every year. It is to prevent stealing and then returning items for cash, ...
- Walmart will exchange gifts without a receipt up to a certain amount, but I believe that the tags have to be on them. Don't feel bad about having to return things. It...
What's the Deal with Preschool Teachers Not Being Allowed to Apply Sunscreen?
Asked by J.B. from New York
on May 27, 2010
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My almost 4 year old's preschool teachers just sent home a note telling us to make sure to slather our kids with sunscreen in the morning when we drop them off because...
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- I would ask but this year in OH they made it a law that preschool teachers are not allowed to give kids hand santitizer anymore. Our preschool always had the teachers ...
- My daughter was in preschool just last year (08-09) and her preschool would apply the sunscreen that we provided. We're in TX so it could be a state by state thing. ...
- I was once told it's because the schools don't want to be sued by parents whose kids may or may not have been touched inappropriately (inadvertently or not) by the tea...
How to Abide Beliefs and Not Letting Infant Daughter Wear Pants in Winter
Asked by S.S. from Goldsboro
on August 20, 2011
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I don't wear pants and my infant daughter won't wear any either. My reasons for this are my religious beliefs. But anyway, its really hard to find skirts for my daught...
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- If she can wear leggings when she is older, why can't she wear them now? I dont get the logics on that issue.
- Forgive me, I really don't understand. Leggings are ok but not pants? Is there an age when leggings become against the rules? Thank you.
- I've not had the problem you experienced with not finding leggings for infants (I have a 20m old). There seems to be an abundance in the "cheapy mix-match" section of...
Christening Gown- Yes or No?
Asked by S.B. from Savannah
on September 22, 2010
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I am wondering if it would be fair for me to get a gown for my second child. My first daughter was baptised on Christmas Day and we put her in a red Christmas gown (no...
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- I dressed my daughter in a pure white dress made by Carters. However, she was baptized in the summer so you may have an issue with November. I bet if you do some onl...
- If you want to put her in a gown then you should do that. One thing that I learned is that when you have two children and they are never going to get exactly the same...
- I tend to be more like your husband, but if you're going to get *something*, I'd get a gown. Being baptized on Christmas Day/red gown can be a special memory for your...
Daughter Won't Stop Scratching
Asked by S.E. from Los Angeles
on November 7, 2008
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My daughter is 16 months. She keeps scratching her back, right below her neck. Yesterday we noticed that she must have been scratching it so much that it started to ...
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- Could it be a chemical burn from the tagless clothes? Some children are very sensitive to the ink.
- My first thought was excema but then I thought it sounds like an itchy tag problem!
- I immediately thought that maybe the tags on her shirts are bothering her. Is the area that is bothering her in the spot where a tag would be? That's the only thing i ...
Looking for My 3T Outfit
Asked by A.O. from Denver
on July 9, 2008
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I am attending a baptism and would like to find a nice outfit for my toddler (like a shortall or something that he can wear in warm weather). Unfortunately everything ...
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- I've been trying to find what I call "church clothes" for my boys. Theirs were stolen! I've been to several stores in two states, and I found nothing. I came to the...
- Most nice boys clothes are only sold at Christmas and Easter. I've had good success finding them off season at Tuesday Morning and Sam's Club, but the best chance is ...
- I would go to the DI and/or get the paper and do to the yard sales. Yard sales have TONS of clothes. Usually kids clothing is almost free, like a dime or a quarter p...
Looking for Warm Sleepwear for My Baby
Asked by N.K. from San Diego
on October 21, 2008
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Hi everybody,
I have a seven-month-old daughter who is used to sleeping in a wearable blanket (or a sleep sack/bag). As it is getting colder, I find the ones I have n...
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- I am a seamstress, and you can buy much warmer fleece in a fabric store. If you do not sew, or don't know anyone who does, I would be glad to make one or two of them ...
- Hi, go to A Children's Place and get their fleece footie pj's, they are really warm, soft and wonderful! And Cheap! K.
- I can't do the sleepsacks as my DD is now walking...so I just bought the heavy footed pj's from Nordstroms...or Carter makes them too. They are almost too warm..I put ...
Shoes for Toddler
Asked by K.H. from Phoenix
on December 30, 2011
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Sorry to bug you with another question.... my 20 month old daughter needs new shoes and I need some help finding good ones for her. She has very small feet (she's jus...
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- Make sure the shoes have a good arch and Target, Payless, consignment shops and yard sales are all fine and you can get top dollar brands for a sizeable discount at th...
- Try Ross or TJ Maxx or Marshalls - they sometimes carry bobux soft shoes, and always carry lots of regular toddler tennis shoes/boots/sandals/slippers. I actually jus...
- Try Nordstrom Rack! Lots of good quality kids shoes for reasonable prices.
