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Natural Birth
Asked by L.L. from Benton Harbor
on November 22, 2007
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Looking for tips and encouragement for a natural birth experiance with my second child. I had an epidural with my 1st which went fine but I am really interested in na...
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- Hi L., Have you checked into the Bradley Method? It is everything that you are talking about. I am sure there is an instructor near you. You can take the classes or...
- I had a natural birth with my second and it was surprisingly not that bad. I think that I lived through it because the contractions built up and I was able to prepare...
- I had a all natural child birth with my 2 child and I felt great after it. The pain method I had with him was none at all only because he came to fast for any thing an...
Gripe Water?
Asked by R.S. from Provo
on February 11, 2008
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My ten day old son gets the hiccups ALL the time. I burp and burp and burp to no avail. He is also having some gas. I've heard gripe water is fantastic. Is he too ...
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- Hi R., Some of the "gripe waters" have a lot of sugars in them and can cause your newborn to lower his immune system. One of the best natural herbal remedies to us...
- Little remedies makes one. We found it @ babiesrus.
- Hiccups are a spasm of the diaphram which are controlled by the 3rd, 4th, 5th cervials nerves in the lower part of the neck. Propping the baby's neck up or birth coul...
Gripe Water
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on March 20, 2007
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Hi Everyone,
My daughter just had baby 3 wks ago and he is now colicky. She went on the internet and saw a thing about gripe water that helps babies w/ colic. Has an...
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- We SWEAR by Gripe Water!! It really seemed to help our daughter when she would get into that "cranky" time, in the evenings. Granted she did not have colick but ...
- I had the same situation and finally found that switching my baby's formaula helped so much. We actually ended up on the hypoallerginic formula and will never switch ...
- We tried Gripe Water but it didn't do much. There is a reason her baby has colic...tell her to try cutting dairy out of her diet (if she's Breastfeeding) and to s...
Home Birth Mamas? Any Suggestions?
Asked by T.B. from Chicago
on April 24, 2010
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Hi Mamas!
I am one month away from my due date, and looking forward to our home birth. Please share with me your experiences, and give me any advice you have that ma...
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- I have a really hard time with home births, I know that they happen all the time and that things turn out fine most of the time but the other small percentage of the t...
- I loved my homebirth. You are in for a real treat! I did a water birth. My first child was 21 months at the time. She went over to grammie's for a playdate and came h...
- I'm sorry but please consider a birthing room in the hospital most have them these days. Even though this is your second child you never know what could happen and you...
Fabric Drawing Pad with Water Pens
Asked by D.L. from Janesville-Beloit
on August 6, 2010
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I just saw this toy at Target today. http://justb-byou.com/toys/creative/h2-whoa/ I thought it was kind of neat. Then I thought, “Could I make this myself?” An...
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- I don't know how you could make it, but it's just a gussied up aquadoodle. I got one @ Target on clearance last year, so you might be able to find one on sale - or eve...
- My son received one for his birthday. He played with it once. It's a neat idea, but markers are more fun. We like the "color wonder" ones. No mess.
- Unfortunately, the toy's fabric is treated w/ a special coating that changes color when wet. I honestly don't know how you'd be able to replicate it. It's probably b...
Water Breaking Preparation
Asked by K.P. from Roanoke
on June 10, 2008
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So this is my first pregnancy and I'm wondering about the whole water breaking thing. I know sometimes this doesn't happen until women reach the hospital. However, som...
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- Oh its not that big of a deal. For some its a gush for others a trickle. And rarely does it leave a HUGE puddle behind. When its about time you can always wear a pad, ...
- This is a little late, but with my first my water didn't break at home...., my second they told me would be completely different and it was. Including the water breaki...
- K., with my first, we were so paranoid about my water breaking on our new matress that I basically slept in my bathrobe on several layers of towels laid over one of...
January Birthday
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on August 4, 2010
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My son will be turning six on January 18th. Every year, he gets a ton of gifts for Christmas and his birthday. There are so many of them that I think he's kind of over...
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- They do get so many toys, so I love the idea of experiences as a gift. For my kid's birthdays, we give them a special "outing" for their birthday, so each kid birthday...
- My son will also be turning 6 on January 11th! (1/11/11) :) I am looking forward to hearing the responses because I deal with the same thing. He gets so much for C...
- My birthday is January 3, and I always felt gypped with a combo birthday/Christmas gift. Of course, back then, we only got a few gifts anyway. How about a savings bo...
Birthday in Afghanistan :(
Asked by D.C. from Honolulu
on May 2, 2011
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Okay, so this is our first deployment and my husband will be turning the big 25 in June while he is away. Any good ideas for a birthday care package??
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- I understand what you are going through, my husband was over there for a year and it was really hard. I am sorry that you have to go through it too :( Send him with...
- he will be happy to know you love him make a card, write a letter, a picture of you (doesn't have to be a naughty one--lol)send him a book and a snack. if your rea...
- My son in law was deployed to Iraq and then Afghanistan so have been through several birthdays with him gone. we sent him boxes full of treat stuff that he can't ther...
1St Birthday
Asked by N.F. from Seattle
on April 5, 2010
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My son's first birthday is May 9th and I do not know where to start on planning his 1st Birthday Party. The only thing that I have figured out is we're doing SpongeBob...
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- Seriously, check out this site called www.pepperspollywogs.com, and search for 1st birthday ideas. It will give you plenty to work with. From what I recall, from pla...
- You are right, it's about your son and your family celebrating his birthday so I'm glad you are being focused on the 1st priority. I would limit it to two hours, any ...
- Our theme for my son's first birthday last year was Monkeys. I decorated cakes when I was in high school for 4-H. I wasn't very good and it has been over 20 years :)...
Birthday Parties
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on November 12, 2010
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At what age did you let your child have birthday parties with friends? My daughter is in preschool and will be 5 in a few months. I always for some reason thought that...
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- we have had friend parties even when they were a year old. We invited our friends that had babies and kids. Invite all the kids from class. Some will come, some won...
- For preschoolers it's very popular to have birthday partys and at this age it's always co-ed. The kids are still very integrated in their play - the boys and girls pl...
- I am having the same problem!! She has so many little friends in her pre-k and I have no clue who their parents are and feel kinda weird just inviting them. We have ha...
