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Mom Seeking Some Advice for Baby Boy with Sever Ezcema
Asked by M.H. from New York
on October 1, 2007
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My 8 month old son suffers from Eczema, he really scratches his skin, he is always irrated. I took him to the peditriction, the dermatologist and I am just waiting to ...
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- I have two girls ages 3 and 18 months, they both have severe eczema and food allergies. I took them to a dermatologist. They were prescribed desonide ointment. It has ...
- my son had similar issues, use cetaphil bar soap and the aquaphor cream after bath. The skin is so sensitive any scent will irritate it. My son is approaching two and ...
- Hi, my nephew suffered the same way, until my sister-law tried a product that I sell called ABC baby. The company that makes it is Arbonne International. Within a fe...
Need to Buy New Stove - Recommendations?
Asked by D.W. from Phoenix
on April 13, 2011
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Hello!
Our stove apparently shorted out last night during cooking (scary!) It came with the house, so it was at least 10 years old and we will not look into repair...
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- I will tell you what NOT to get -a Jenn Air! They used to have good appliances, and in our last house we had a fantastic Jenn Air stove from 2000. We moved into our cu...
- I have a family of 6 with an extended family that includes 6 siblings, 22 nieces and nephews, and my parents. We are often all together and I am the chief cook (althou...
- We had to replace ours in December (3 days before Christmas) -- after all of our research, we opted for the GE profile. They have gas and electric options. Convectio...
Help Me Become a Better Time Miser
Asked by C.M. from York
on January 25, 2008
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I was not sure what category to place this under, but I need some help. I have a 6, almost 7 year old princess; and a 2 and 1/2 year old train conductor. My house is...
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- Decluttering is a good place to start. If they don't play with it, it is broken or it doesn't fit, get rid of it. Also, another suggestion I've heard works for a lot...
- C., I completely understand where you are coming from. I am a busy mom of 3. My children range in age from 5 to 16. They go to 3 different schools and both of us p...
- if you are looking for meal ideas, try kraftfoods.com and allrecipes.com allrecipes allows you to search, and if your family has a particular favorite food, you can...
Make Ahead Meals
Asked by E.K. from Dallas
on June 29, 2011
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As with every mother out there, I am always struggling to find time to get things done. I am particularly bad about cooking healthy meals. My son is almost 3 and I wa...
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- I make lots of hamburger, (actually, I usually use ground turkey). Saute onion and garlic in a little olive oil, add in ground hamburger meat and season. I freeze i...
- Google "Once a month cooking" and you'll hit the jackpot of information!
- Hi E., I hear ya about the struggling to get a healthy/semi-healthy dinner on the table FAST. I have collected some responses from other posts and will repost the...
Work Life Balance-Suggestions
Asked by M.B. from San Francisco
on February 4, 2008
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First of all, I don't believe that there is such a thing as "work life balance." If you are a working mother, you have no choice but to figure out some way to manage ...
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- SAHM not all it's cracked up to be. You lose your sense of "self" your own "identity" sometimes. Hubby thinks that house should be spotless and kids perfect,,,you hair...
- M., I do the work life balance.. its very hard which you know, but here are some of the things I do to make is less stressful. The chores in the house, Cooking, cl...
- Someone that I know who was struggling with the work/life balance thing retired from her teaching job in the first 6 months because of a home based business she launch...
How Do You Get Anything Done with an 8 Month Old?
Asked by L.K. from Los Angeles
on November 2, 2010
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I'm a single mom and my baby is now crawling, and pulling herself up on absolutely everything. Which is great, except when I need to actually get something done like t...
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- I remember those days like it was yesterday and my son just turned 2 a few days ago. I was home alone for several months at a time when my husband had to travel for wo...
- I ran into that same problem as a single mom. My solutions were to purchase take out (I know, not the best) or to place her in a carrier and carry her on my back until...
- We have a large open area for the living/dining room. We rearranged the furniture so that we could use a large board to section off our office area. The high chair is ...
Weaning Advice
Asked by P.H. from Lancaster
on February 22, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 year old toddler who will not wean. I have tried everything and he will follow me around the house screaming for his boobs...sounds funny but it is dri...
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- I feel for you! My son is almost 3 and is the same way! Usually he just nurses before and after he goes to sleep, but he'll also want it when he's hurt, upset, shy, ...
- Hi P., My hat's off to you for going it alone this far and I'm glad you've chose to reach out for some support. I am sorry your husband is unsupportive. Have you t...
- Hi there! No advice, just expressing a little more encouragement and support for extending your breastfeeding relationship. You don't sound like you need the self-...
Exercising at Night After the Kids Go to Bed
Asked by T.S. from Boston
on February 17, 2009
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Hi! I am a working mom , married with two small children taking care of every day tasks, cooking dinner, laundry, etc. You all know the routine :-) Typically my day st...
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- Try yoga its very relaxing.
- I am in the same boat and looking forward to what other mamas say. I don't work, but my boyfriend works 3rd and sleeps all day (where the treadmill is). I try to do ta...
- Hi T., I am also NOT a morning person, at least as far as exercise goes. Because we eat our dinner a bit later, I try to do Pilates, which is great for the body but a...
My 2 Year Old Won't Be Silly!
Asked by M.B. from Wichita
on February 17, 2010
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OK, I am sure this may sounds a bit crazy, but my 27 month old will not do ANYTHING that he thinks is silly. This includes singing songs, dancing, playing imaginary g...
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- This sounds so much like my younger son. He is 16 now and has learned to loosen up a little but he will never let loose as much as some kids his age. His group of fr...
- My son is going to be 7 next month, but he was always a very serious toddler! I used to think, why can't this kid just push a truck around saying "vroom, vroom"? LOL ...
- Take him for a walk some warm rainy day - have on rain coats and rain boots - and jump in puddles with him. You should have seen the look of delight on his face the f...
Lasik ?
Asked by J.H. from San Antonio
on May 10, 2011
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I'm having LASIK done next Friday and I'm wondering if any other mamas have had it done. If so, what did you find helpful after the procedure? Any tips or tricks I s...
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- I had lasik done a few years ago. I am so happy!! The recovery time was very quick and I drove myself back for the follow up appointment (I think it was the next day...
- It's very easy, really. You can't wear eye makeup for a few days before (to reduce the risk of any contaminants in your eyes), which is no big deal. The surgery itself...
- I'm too scared. People I know have had great success. I myself have a great eye doctor but I am too chicken. Good luck
