Toddler: The First Years
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Is First Years or Evenflo Breast Pumps Any Good?
Asked by D.P. from Indianapolis
on September 4, 2006
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When my son and daughter were born premature, the WIC offices where I lived provided a motorized Medella pump supplied from a medical supply store. Obviously this was...
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- go with the Avent Isis!!! i had a premie.. and twins that needed more then what I could produce on my own... so i had to pump to build up! and I tried them all... the ...
- Those pumps are fine and would probably do the trick, but the Medella is the best that you can buy, and worth the money especially if you are planning more children an...
- D., Medula Pump in Style and the Ameda Purely Yours are the two best breast pumps out there. In my childbirth classes, we were told that the other off brands were no...
First Years Compass Booster Seat
Asked by D.H. from Dallas
on November 13, 2010
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I am looking for a first years compass b540 booster carseat . They have them everywhere for sale online but I want to see it before I buy it. I have called Target, Wal...
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- I just bought this car seat, and like you, looked ALL over for it, it seems to only be sold online, as far as I could tell. I just switched my daughter over (she's 3, ...
- Just like you, my son was in a marathon a few years back and in winter we realized he was just too squished, so we purchased a compass. I'm sorry, I don't have the m...
- LOVE this booster! We had to order ours sight unseen as well with absolutely no regrets.
Stage 3 Bottle to Replace First Years' Breastflow?
Asked by E.A. from Atlanta
on August 8, 2010
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We've been using the First Years' Breastflow nipples and bottles and have just realized that we need to head into stage 3 (right?). When we've tried other bottles in ...
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- We just continued to use the breastflow nipples and bottles until he was on a sippy cup they were also the only bottle that our youngest would take.
- If he's OK with the flow, leave it? I say this as you mention "recently weaned" and might get gassy with time and formula/food combo (both mine did a bit) and leaving ...
- Why do you need to change? My daughter took breastmilk in the same stage one nipples from 10 weeks until I weaned her from the bottle at a year old. I am sure the flow...
Safety Gate: Safety 1St Perfect Fit or the First Years Everwhere Gate
Asked by J.S. from Pittsburgh
on February 27, 2010
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I'm buying a gate to go into my daughter's bedroom door, as we're moving her into a bed in the next couple weeks and I want to "gate" her door. I want it to be press...
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- i have the safety first gate with the clear sides it can be pressure mounted or one side attaches to the door frame and it swings like a door and i love it. i got it a...
- We have the Perfect Fit. That one is actually made to go on flat wall on one side, uneven moulding on the other, such as near stairs at the bottom. It is pretty easy...
- We just got a wooden one from Walmart, and since its only on her door at night, we've never had a problem.
Needing Advice About My 23 Month Old Son
Asked by L.E. from Austin
on March 28, 2008
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I have a 23 month old son, turning 2 in April, Who hasn't started talking yet. He babbles alot and says things, but not Words. He's very affectionate and funny. He lov...
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- Go with your instincts---they are there for a reason. It is not unusual at all for a 23 month old boy to be only babbling and not using words. BUT...if you seriously...
- Hello L., My son, age 9 now, did not speak clearly for the longest time. I do not think it was until age 2 or right before until he started speaking clearly-or as cl...
- I say go with your instincts. I work in special education (I taught and am now a diagnostician) and the services are FREE! Go through ECI (Early Childhood Interventio...
12 Month Old Measuring Small
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on May 2, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I recently took my 12 month old to her well check up and she has lost weight! She's only 18.5 lbs. - down from 18.12 at 10 months. The Dr. is concerned, even...
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- My son fell off the height/weight chart at a year, was subjected to a bunch of testing for the next year, and he is perfectly healthy. I would get a second opinion! ...
- I am really surprised that your pedi is concerned that seems ridiculous to me. My daughter was less than 5% for her weight at 12 months, she was not even on the chart...
- My daughter was that weight at 12 months also. She didn't hit 20 lbs until 14 months. She was in the 5th to 10th percentile for a little while. After drinking 1 to ...
Ok Need Help with Punishments for 22 Month Old ASAP PLEASE!!!!!!
Asked by B.L. from Dallas
on August 17, 2008
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Ok so my son is 22 months, I am trying to go the non spanking route. Here's what he is doing, He has found out that he can jump. So he has started jumping off of our k...
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- I don't mean to laugh at your pain, but the picture is funny, when you are not the mom trying to stop him. Do you have a pack n play that you could use as the penal...
- Three comments: First, you may have to stand nearby and monitor the time outs. Put him back every time he gets up. Second, look at the behavior he is exhibiting, ...
- My suggestion would be to set up his pack-n-play in a room that is not really used by the family (or one they can stay out of when he's in trouble) and use that for ti...
The Development of My 15 Month Old Daughter..
Asked by K.P. from Chicago
on March 16, 2008
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This may be quit long and I'm sorry, but it takes a lot of explaining. I am curious about my daughters mental and speech development. Around 12 mos., she mimicked me w...
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- Your daughter sounds a lot like how my three were at that age and to some extent still are. Because I was concerned about their speech, I did have them evaluated and ...
- Your daughter should be able to say some words fairly soon independently. Some kids develop speech early and some take a little more time. If she's really moving alo...
- I'd take her to a Doctor and have her tested, it sounds like she could be Autistic. I am no expert, just the mother of five and the grandmother of 23. D.
19 Month Old Only Using a Few Words and Babbling at Times
Asked by K.C. from Las Vegas
on August 26, 2008
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Hello Moms- My 19 month old son speaks about 8 to 10 words at this point and the rest is babbling. Even the words he does say are a little unclear. The doctor was co...
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- My oldest son spoke gibberish (my word for it). He'll be 15 next month and speaks English very well. With mine, I'm sure it was because he thought his way of speakin...
- Expect more words from him. Instead of "milk" emphasize "more milk", etc. Sometimes we as parents resort to using one word utterances so our children can relate but th...
- My son was also only pointing and babbling at 18 months and I knew that it was not a hearing problem. (He only could say dada). I was such a squeaky wheel, that I got...
16 Month Old Son Not Really Talking
Asked by K.T. from Fresno
on January 14, 2008
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Hi Moms! My son will be 17 months in 10 days and he still doesn't really say anything. He babbles a lot, dadadadada and a lot of vowel sounds but he really isn't con...
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- I am no expert but a friend of mine took her 14 month old daughter into the doctor and the doctor said that if in a few months she was not yet saying a few words that ...
- When my #2 son was that age until school, he did very little talking, when he did we thought he was going to need a speech therapist, he didn't and is now grown and ow...
- Don't worry! Neither of my daughters talked until they were about 2; my nephew was the same, and one of my husband's brothers didn't talk until he was 3! All are compl...
