Warmer & Sterilizer: Teddy Bears
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The Last of the Bottles
Asked by D.C. from Portland
on November 18, 2008
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Ok, so I am going to take away the night time bottles from twin boys on Thanksgiving weekend. I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions of what I could do to mak...
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- I had my daughter go with me to pick out a new nighttime only sippy cup. Then told her that we were going to give the babas to the little boys and girls that dont have...
- Maybe try taking away MILK at night... start switching to only water in their bottles until the final day! They may not like it and not even need to take anything to ...
- Hi D.! I totally understand the anxiety that goes along with breaking the bottle habit. What I did with my son is, about a week before I was going to take his bottle...
Need Advice on Baby Shower Gifts...
Asked by J.B. from Columbus
on August 29, 2009
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Ok, so I know its short notice, but I'm kind of torn on what to do about gifts for a baby shower I will be attending Sunday. It is for two ladies that I work with. One...
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- As a mom of two, my youngest 4 months and my oldest 2 1/2 I can tell you that gift cards are just fine. I loved opening presents and oohing over the cute clothes and ...
- Hi J. - Gift cards are always nice (at least I really appreciate them especially for baby stuff) and if it were me I would throw in something a little extra - even if ...
- I would say go with the gift card and add a little something extra as a present such as diapers or a little rattle. I know when I was pregnant with my second girl the ...
Need Evening Indoor Activities for 2-Yr. Old Not Always Interested in Toys
Asked by L.C. from Seattle
on January 9, 2010
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A little background: I teach 9th grade English full time at a fairly demanding Eastside junior high. I am fortunate to get about a half-hour to an hour of "down time...
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- Hi L., I too am a first time mom of a very busy boy who just turned three. I swear you were writing about my Liam when I read your piece. I work part time, and th...
- My son is 2 as well & the best thing we've done lately is to join The Swap Shop http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/ He loves it!!! 4 rooms of toys but what I'm thin...
- L., I wouldn't worry about his attention span. My daughter will be 3 in March and if she sits through half an episode of Clifford or Word World or any of those KCT...
Need Your Advice and Suggestions!
Asked by M.M. from Jamestown
on September 14, 2009
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How do I help my dd cope with a new baby sister the first few months? My dd will be 23 months around the time the baby is born (nov. 29th). She will play with her ba...
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- Well, we have a lot of similarities! But I'm one step ahead. My firstborn was 22 months when my 2nd girl entered the world. And my 1st is so incredibly in-love with me...
- Do NOT brib!! Bribing sets up bad habits for the future. The lessons we teach our kids now are the one's they hold on to forever. My kids are 17 months apart and th...
- My daughter was the same age when my son came into the world. She's 2 1/2 now. They are 2 years apart. Before the birth I had my daughter help mommy rub lotion on ...
Is This Weird? How to Handle This? Any Adopting/adopted Moms Out There.
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on February 19, 2010
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My sister in law called me today and asked if I thought it would be weird to throw her a baby shower when she was not expecting. She has been trying fertility treatmen...
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- I think she would be better to wait until she is definitely approved as an adoptive home. I know it must be hard for her to watch others having babies and not be able...
- Seriously?? that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of. I think you give them a nice baby welcoming party when the baby comes. Adoptions are long processes and th...
- I have to agree with the other moms who say to wait until after they bring a baby home. My husband and I were approved to adopt on July 12. We were matched with a birt...
Boys Doing "Girl" Things
Asked by K.M. from Laredo
on January 22, 2011
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I just finished watching What Would You Do and it got me thinking....
If your son wanted to wear "princess" dresses or get a barbie would it bother you? would you g...
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- My son is 5 and still will occasionally dress up in princess dresses or ballet clothes and pretend to be a fairy. Since he has a big sister and we have lots of play cl...
- Sorry I'm a day behind; When I was 5 and my brother was 2 1/2 I was given a rather ugly baby doll. When I rejected it, my brother immediateley claimed it as his. He...
- My boys haven't gone through this specifically (they are 4 and 2) and we are expecting another baby boy soon, but my 2 year old loves a baby doll that was mine as a ki...
Attachment Parenting & (Sudden) Pacifier Use
Asked by A.Z. from San Francisco
on June 29, 2008
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I know not everyone out there practices or supports attachment parenting. But for those who do, I wanted to hear some perspectives on pacifier use. We practice atta...
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- I practiced attachment parenting with my daughter and I understand your dilemma. I found myself getting caught up and stressed out about what I was and wasn't suppose...
- my first daughter loved her pacifier. she had and continues to have an oral fixation. she is always chewing on stuff. she bites her fingernails (she is 7 now). the...
- my son started using the pacifier aroung 7months, before that he did not want anything to do with it. He started I think because of teething and it helped him go to sl...
How Hard Should It Be to Get a Baby to Take a Pacifier?
Asked by K.L. from Washington DC
on November 5, 2008
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I would like to be a able to use a pacifier with my 2-month-old daughter, but she usually spits it out. My mom had some success with getting her to take it in the fir...
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- I noticed my daughter didn't like certain textures/materials. I had her using the brown nippled pacifiers, and she liked those. When I tried to switch to the clear s...
- I agree. She may just not be a pacifier kid. I apparently never liked them, and my daughter is so-so with them. She's also breastfed and sometimes I do feel like a hum...
- Both my boys used them and took them quickly. Although, with my first, we bought one that was too large for him and he would spit it out. Try different shapes and si...
Christmas Gifts for a 4 Month Old?
Asked by A.A. from Washington DC
on December 11, 2008
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Hello Ladies,
I am a single mother of a 4 month old boy. This obviously will be his first christmas, however, he will not understand the concept. Even though he wil...
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- I think this is totally up to you! It is not stupid to want to give your child all of the things in the world that you can. My husband and I were not married when we h...
- Hi A. I don't think your stupid to want to get your son some gifts , it is his first christmas after all...although I don't think it is necessary to spend lot's and...
- Hi A., My son was 9 months old for his first Christmas. Even though he was too little to understand, I went all out for his first Christmas. It is a year later an...
Airline Travel with a 2 1/2 Year old...Yikes!
Asked by D.H. from Charleston
on September 16, 2008
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I asked this question at the beginning of September and got no responses...maybe I will have better luck the second time!
Does anyone that has traveled recently by p...
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- Hi, I'm not sure about food and snacks as I have not flown recently. However, when my daughter was 2 - 3 and we traveled, I would buy her a special little bag or smal...
- Hi D., I don’t know what the airline restrictions are presently regarding food and beverage. Refrain from giving them sugar and caffeine or you and everyone on boar...
- I have been travelling with my son since he was 11 months old and have had no problem (so far). I first take his car seat on the plane for him to sit in. I always ha...
