Tips & Strategies: Infant
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Cleaning and Keeping House Clean
Asked by D.M. from Boston
on August 23, 2008
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I just want to give up on my house ever being clean. I clean it and my family messes it up again. Everything is always on the floor and I am tripping over baby equipme...
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- Hi D., First of all, give yourself a break... you work full time, have two kids, and you squeeze in making the house right from 10-midnight.... yikes.... When my...
- I feel your pain! I just bought a bunch of storage units at Target that were priced reasonable. I bought a large wire shelf and a BUNCH of bins that could be labeled w...
- I am with you! It is impossible to keep a clean house, a job AND your sanity. My opinion is....as long as the house is not dirty, like dust, dirt on floors and a gri...
Your Best Cleaning Solutions
Asked by B.M. from Denver
on February 3, 2009
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ok, as of lately i have really been struggling with keeping up with my housework. I am sure alot of you can relate. Hopefully this will be helpful to more than just ...
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- Dear B., My absolutely favorite method of housecleaning is to use my awesome steam cleaner. Mine is the Sargent Steam brand. It seems very expensive when I paid app...
- the way i keep myself motivated to keep up on chores is to reward myself. there is usually soemthing i really want a few minutes to do each day, read, write, play a g...
- Hi B., For starters make sure your boys are helping out. They'll make much better husbands some day if they are trained early on how to do some of the cooking and clea...
Older, Pregnant, Unmarried Woman Who May Not Want to Be with Baby's Dad-advice?
Asked by J.S. from Boston
on August 15, 2011
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Ok this is kind of long as I want to give you the whole story and it's on behalf of my sister. She's in her early 40s, gainfully employed and owns her own home. I put ...
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- IMHO, there's only one reason to get married, at any age and in any situation. And that is you are CRAZY about each other, completely in love and want to spend the res...
- Hmmmm...sure sounds like this man is responsibility reflective. :) I had my baby at 39 and it was a breeze. My BFF had hers at 41 and no problems. (We were both i...
- I think if she married/moved in with him she'd have two babies. I think she should cut her loses with this loser but accept child support.
Cleaning
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on July 31, 2008
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Hello!
I am interested in finding someone to help me out around the house once my baby is born and possible babysit occasionally. Anyone have someone to reccomend?
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- I know a very sweet christian lady who lives in Grand Prairie who would be perfect for this job. She is a single mom and is trying to start a part-time cleaning busine...
- A., I would love to meet and speak with you about helping you keep up with the housework and babysitting. I have excellent references and reasonable prices. I loo...
- My name is B. Anderson and I have a residential & commercial cleaning business that is customized to fit your families needs. Please visit our website for detailed inf...
Before Your First Baby...
Asked by D.L. from Chicago
on April 28, 2008
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I would like to request your honest feedback for an informal survey/question....
"What do you wish you would have known before you had your first baby?" (What surp...
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- i wish i'd known.... that babies cry..... more than i ever thought possible.... for no apparent reason. and sometimes after you've checked the diaper. fed them, bu...
- This is a good question. Before my first child was born, I would have liked to have known that many, if not most, babies cry every single day. A newborn baby can be pe...
- I wish I had read Happiest Baby on the Block with my first instead of my fifth! With my first my MIL told me, "whenever you want to hold him, hold him, you'll never...
2 Week Old Baby Girl with Upset Tummy
Asked by C.W. from Redding
on November 3, 2008
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I have an almost 2 week old baby girl who has been a great sleeper and cries very very little... she is exclusivly breasfed at this point, but the last 2 nights and da...
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- All 3 of my kids were gassy and one was formula fed. So we've tried a lot of things. Here are a list of things we did: - make sure she is burped well after a nurs...
- Cut out the following: Broccoli/Cauliflower/Cabbage (cuciferous veggies) Onions/Garlic Citrus (including Kiwi and Strawberries) Dairy Chocolate/Caffiene Yes, I...
- Hi C., My girl was also a great sleeper,but when she got tummy aches (which was rearely) we bounced her tummy on our knee, you can also try the "running the bicycle" t...
Cleaning Help in Wheaton Area?
Asked by L.C. from Chicago
on September 7, 2008
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Hi there - I saw the post for cleaning women who will work in Brookfield. I live in Wheaton, am a single professional working full-time and with the fertility treatmen...
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- You can post on the job board at Wheaton College. Most students looking for a job will work for $10 an hour.
- I just wanted to say Good Luck! I mean with the baby not the messy house. I unfortunately have to clean my house so I don't know any good services! D.
- I don't want to post her number publicly, but I have a wonderful cleaning woman, Eva, who is looking for work every other Friday. She works for me the other two--I use...
Baby Sling
Asked by K.H. from Minneapolis
on August 13, 2007
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Hi Ladies,
I am wondering if anyone can suggest a sling. I have a newborn that is 8 pounds that wants to nurse all of the time so I am looking for a slightly hands f...
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- Hello Kaia, I actually make baby slings in some really cool material. I think they are like the hotslings, but a little cheaper. I sell mine for 20 dollars and they co...
- Hi there- I think you should check out KangarooCorner.com She has every type of sling you can imagine- she makes a really cool fleece adjustable and last I checked sh...
- This lady is a friend of mine that sells baby cloth products that she makes herself. I have tested her cloth diapers for her and she's wonderful. She's also a Mom of...
Intimacy After Baby
Asked by M.J. from San Diego
on July 21, 2008
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I'm a little embarrassed to ask this question, but perhaps someone else is wishing it would get asked.
Has anyone had difficulty getting back to their relationship ...
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- Hi M., As far as i can tell from pretty much all of my friends, this is so incredibly normal, you are describing the text book situation! It is totally understandab...
- Oh man, this is a hard one! And something that I'll bet everyone deals with, but not many people talk about. I had the same issue! My daughter is eight months old. ...
- I had intimacy issues with my husband after my second child was born. The desire wasn't there and that is what upset me because I wanted to be close to him but the act...
Cleaning Baby Toys
Asked by K.P. from New York
on July 1, 2008
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I'm just wondering what others out there do to clean/disinfect their baby toys. I usually just soak in a detergent and hot water mix, but I'm not sure if there's a be...
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- Hi K. I use the clorox wipes to clean everything! I just wipe things down with them regularly. If you worry about your son putting things in his mouth, and using the...
- hi K., i remember with my first i used to sterilize everything, haha! now, unless it is something special or mechanical, it goes into the washer or the dishwasher, dep...
- I found that the dishwasher was the greatest for the plastic toys. Put stuffed animals in a pillowcase and then into the washing machine. Day care centers use a wa...
