Telling Family
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When to Tell 4 Year Old About Pregnancy
Asked by J.E. from Boston
on May 7, 2009
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Hello Ladies, I am 10 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. I have a 4 year old and a 2 1/2 half year old. I recently experienced 2 miscarraiges, one in October at 6 weeks...
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- Not sure if sporty is your style, but when I was in the exact same situation I wore wind pants and baggy t-shirts whenever I was outside of my workplace. Sporty cloth...
- Mixing the liquid meds with Hershey's chocolate syrup did the trick for us. Good luck.
- Hi, First of all congratulations and good luck on this pregnancy. I've had several miscarriages (before I had my daughter) and I can't imagine having to explain...
Pregnancy
Asked by D.T. from Cleveland
on October 24, 2010
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What is a cute way to tell everyone your pregnant?
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- I mailed my parents a photo frame that said something like 'grandchild' on it with some cryptic note inside. It took them a few minutes to figure it out but when the ...
- I'm not sure if you are somwehat crafty or not, but this is what we did when we told the soon to be grandparents: Many scrapbook stores sell small scrapbooks, I am ta...
- I got surprise party invitations and filled them out. The date I listed as July 2007, the time was "When ever I feel like showing up" it was given by baby smith. Whe...
Pregnancy with a Pacemaker
Asked by J.H. from Visalia
on September 11, 2008
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Let me preface this with the fact that I will discuss this with my doctors but I was hoping someone has maybe gone through this or will have some knowledgable input.
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- Hi J., I'm a mom of 2 and expecting my 3rd. I am also a nurse. Pregnancy is not always that easy for the most of us. I was not planning of having another baby becau...
- J., I use to work in the pacemaker industry and now I am "retired" with a 21 month yr old daugher and pregnant again. Here are my pieces of advice: - I wouldn't r...
- Hi J., I don't know much about pacemakers but I do know about passing out while pregnant. When I was pregnant with my 8 year old I would pass out everyday and the sam...
Expanding Our Family
Asked by J.D. from San Diego
on October 6, 2008
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My husband and I have a 3 year old son. I have started talking about trying for another baby come this January. My husband was going along with it but has started to s...
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- Hi. I have to agree with the other poster that you are still very young. Maybe your husband is scared right now. The economy is pretty bad right now, and things wil...
- I don't believe you can compromise on this. There are so many factors to consider when having a child. If you are finishing your degrees, then you may have student l...
- 22? HE is still just a child. I am suprised he wanted the first baby... Give him more time, few years I would suggest ;-)
Work or Family
Asked by S.K. from Denver
on October 1, 2011
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Okay here is my dilemma I am trying to be supportive of my husband but having a hard time accepting what he is wanting for work next year. He is a police officer and ...
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- I also think that you and DH need to formulate a plan so that if he does take this shift, it doesn't negate family time. If he misses half the week, what's the other h...
- My first thought is - of course dont choose work over family! but I'm not sure that's whats happening here. He'll be with the children every morning and taking them...
- It's his career that supports the family. It's true he'll spend less time with the family and this is a definite negative to the decisions. But... I'd consider that ...
Adding to Family???
Asked by J.G. from Rapid City
on November 13, 2008
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After my husband and I got married we always talked about having two kids. We are both from a two kid family & we thought two was a good even number. Well, our first...
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- My husband and I always planned on having three. After our second, who was difficult the first year, we decided we were done. About 6 months later we both started to...
- We had twins first (girl and boy) then-- out of pure luck!-- had a third. They are exactly 2 years and 5 days apart. I can honestly tell you that though we use to tal...
- Hi J., I can totally relate to your situation. I had boy/girl twins just over three years ago. They were from our third and final attempt at IVF. Since my husband...
Family Planning
Asked by H.G. from Eugene
on May 29, 2008
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My husband and I have a 2 year old son that is the joy of our life. He's also a handful and keeps us very busy. We're considering having a second child but we have a...
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- Our first child was the most high need child I ever ever have met. ( and I have been around so many since I used to be a childbirth educator.) Literally I could not s...
- H. hi I am a mother of 3 wonderfull handfulls :) although 2 are older they are 2 yrs apart and I do feel that the best gift you can give your child is a sibling not ...
- the longer you wait the harder it is - believe me - if you want more than one child it is best to have them closer together in my opinion.... additionally - you chi...
When Do You Tell??
Asked by E.P. from Kansas City
on July 25, 2008
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My hubby and I are about 6-8 weeks along with our 2nd baby. We are dying to tell everyone! Is there a certain time when you can start sharing the big news?? I'm jus...
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- I have two beautiful children, but I had a miscarriage prior to both of them. In all three pregnancies we told our families pretty much right away. I just thought Go...
- My personal experience... I have had to tell both ways... so why not just tell early when the news is wonderful?! Then these same people can be a support for you eith...
- Good Morning E.,2n CONGRATS!!!!! With our first we told family at 5 weeks and one week later we miscarried. With our second we did wait until we were almost 1...
How Do I Tell Him Its Over?
Asked by S.R. from Fort Myers
on September 2, 2007
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My husband and I (married just over two years ago) have been together since my mid-teen years, just about 10 years now. I have always known he was the one for me, my o...
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- Hi S.! That's a tough one! It seems to me that you love him (because of your past), but that you're not IN LOVE with him anymore. It's totally understandable, reasonab...
- Hi S., It sounds like you may be holding a lot of resentments and that there may be a communication problem between the two of you. Does he know how you feel? It ...
- S., Being unhappy and feeling trapped in your own life is a horrible feeling. It's hard to get the whole picture as an outsider because there are so many other th...
Family Dynamics?
Asked by J.D. from Los Angeles
on December 21, 2010
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Okay tis the season to drum up memories. I am enjoying this holiday season particularly feeling very festive with my 3 yr old who is embracing everything. He is enroll...
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- I think it is sad that people get so emotional over one day (be it a birthday, Mother's Day, Valentines...whatever). A gift, a card, flowers don't mean anything...it'...
- I'm sorry your family is neglectful:( And maybe selfish and inconsiderate:( What is your friend situation looking like? Are you able to talk about this with them? ...
- I was a single mom. I never received a mother's day gift from my daughter...even though I always took her shopping for a father's day gift for my ex. When she was olde...
