What to Expect When You're Expecting: Toddler
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Creative Ways to Announce You're Expecting.
Asked by M.B. from Salt Lake City
on February 4, 2008
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I was wondering if you have any creative ideas on how to tell your husband and family you are expecting.
Thanks!
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- You can get a photo frame that has two photo spaces. In one you can put a cute photo of your son. In the other space you can write something like "coming to a family ...
- Like LeAnn, I made a shirt for my son that said, "Big Brother March 2005" in pink and blue writing. When my husband came home, my son was wearing the shirt and I had h...
- My husband and I just had our first baby last year. I found out we were expecting the Saturday before Valentine's day. It just so happened I already had a special di...
Looking for Books While Expecting #2
Asked by A.L. from Los Angeles
on May 19, 2008
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Hey ladies! I just found out that I'm expecting a second child (DD is 15 months old) and would like some suggestions for books to read, for myself and for her. Thanks!
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- When I was pregnant the pregnancy bible, so to speak, was What to Expect When You're Expecting. I don't know if you have already read it, but it covers just about ever...
- My all time favorite PG book (for me) was "Christ Centered Childbirth." Even if you're not a Christian, it has the best, most complete info about pregnancy, labor and ...
- The Thinking Womans Giude to Childbirth - Hency Goer Ina Mae's Guide to Guide to Childbirth - Ina Mae Gasking Pregnancy, Childbirth & the Newborn - Penny Simkin t...
What Should I Expect from Husband Who Is SAHD?
Asked by M.L. from Minneapolis
on February 26, 2013
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My husband is a stay at home dad and has been for 5 years. He is going to school full-time (mostly online) and does some computer repair/website work occassionally fr...
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- In my opinion, the stay at home parent's job is to keep the house up. Especially if the child is not at home part of the time. If he can't do that and keep his homewor...
- I would expect him to do the bulk of cooking and cleaning/laundry. I'm a SAHM and yes, sometimes I get behind or sometimes I don't do things even when I might have th...
- 2.5-3 days per week free = all laundry, dusting, vacuuming, bathrooms cleaning should be able to be accomplished. (that's about 1 day work for me) He should be offe...
What I Expect from Teachers
Asked by K.M. from Washington DC
on March 7, 2012
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Okay first this may be long. Second it's more of a vent/rant than a question, but I may throw a question in since this is a Q&A forum!
When I send my children to s...
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- I would hate to teach kindergarten or any lower grade, you see picking on, I see hitting on. Little kids have a limited ability to say what they mean so they grab stu...
- I agree with you. The teachers should have some idea what's going on and be on the lookout for it. If the end of the day is the only time it's happening, it is possi...
- I would also be upset if my child's teacher didn't step in. I agree with a poster though that it's not really bullying at this age vs obnoxious behaviour by the girls...
When Is It Reasonable to Expect a Child to Sit down for Dinner?
Asked by S.J. from Charlottesville
on April 22, 2009
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I have a soon to be 16 month old who has a horrible time sitting still long enough to eat dinner. I know that she just discovered walking and is all over the place, b...
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- Yes it is reasonable. Now is he time to try and start talking about manners. Rudeness is a super pet peeve with me, so when my son started doing things, like leave t...
- My kids are both go-go-go types. My daughter is 14 mo and what I did for her was give her a "snack" while I'm making dinner for the rest, then she'll actually sit with...
- I only read a few of the responses, but it looks like you have a variety of opinions here... So I'll add mine... ;) I believe what you have on your hands is a grazer....
Do You Get Annoyed When People Expect a Donation?
Asked by A.G. from Detroit
on November 17, 2011
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I feel like I am a fairly generous person. A couple years ago we had a pretty big Christmas, almost embarrassing. It was our first Christmas as a "dual income" family ...
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- Charities don't EXPECT a donation. They need them to do the business they do, so they ASK. I work for a charity. I ask people for donations. But I don't expect people ...
- Oh yeah. The year we had our son it seemed like donation requests were coming out of the woodwork. Considering the timing of the donation notice, I'd have no qualms ...
- This way of doing things was totally wrong in my book. And you can't tell me they didn't do it purposely. I think it's fine if they want to ask for donations, God kn...
Reference Book for a Soon to Be Daddy
Asked by L.W. from Minneapolis
on December 11, 2008
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My son-in-law needs a book on how to deal with his pregnant wife, my daughter. It is their first time and she has had morning sickness. He tries to understand, but, ...
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- My husband LOVED this book: She's Having a Baby -- and I'm Having a Breakdown by James D. Barron, James Douglas Barron (Introduction)
- Hi, I don't have any idea for a book but I do have some suggestions for your daughter. I am seven weeks pregnant with my first baby and my "morning" sickness is ou...
- "The Expectant Father" was a great book for my husband.
Expecting Twins and Have Preeclampsia/toxemia
Asked by J.K. from Pittsburgh
on May 8, 2009
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My husband and i just found out a week ago that we are expecting twins. I am almost 5 months pregnant. I have two other children and with the first pregnancy i had pre...
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- Hi J., Go to your local health food store and talk to a nutritionist and look up in some books on how to take care of yourself with these conditions. Good luck. D.
- Hi J., Congratulations on your pregnancy! How exciting! I would suggest that you interview a bunch of different OB's and tell them about your situation and see wh...
- I read a health book about woman who had preeclampsia in her own pregnancy and through her own research, she stopped it in it's tracks during the 2nd one by finding ou...
Expecting Our Third . . . Oldest Upset
Asked by M.S. from Kansas City
on April 23, 2012
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We are expecting our third child, a boy, in July. My daughter who will be 6 when the baby is born is beginning to throw tantrums and fits as I remember her doing when ...
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- The word love can mean many things. She may not be worried at all about weather you adore her, feel affection for her, or desire her nearness. She may be worried abo...
- I wouldn't even make it about the baby. I would just find ways to interact with her and reassure her in your actions vs your words. You know this is a phase and she's ...
- My oldest is a boy and was thrilled to have a sibling finally after being an only child for 8 yrs. Baby 2 was a boy and he loved him, dressed him up in all the cool su...
Balanced Book on Labor and Delivery
Asked by K.Z. from Minneapolis
on July 28, 2006
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Hi,
I'm due in November and I'm looking for some literature that explains options for labor and delivery (medicated, natural, etc.)in a balanced way. All of the books...
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- I found that the childbirth class we took was extremely helpful. They talked about many options and the pros and cons of each.
- Hi; I am a doula and midwife. I work in a busy hospital. The best book I know of is, "Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn". It is, in my opinion, an excellent book...
- I thought the Big Book of Birh by Erica Lyons was fabulous. It was a well rounded, informative book- meant to empower us to deliver in the best way possible. I didn'...
