Wooden Toys: Miracle Blanket
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New Baby Gift Ideas
Asked by K.B. from Houston
on April 11, 2008
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Hello Moms-
My brother and his wife just had a baby girl last night. I'm just wondering if anyone has a great gift idea for the new baby. This is their 2nd child,...
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- http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Diaper-Cake I love diaper cakes. Here is a great how to video or you can do a google search and find lots of people that make them for y...
- The Arbor Day Foundation (www.arborday.org)has a Trees in Celebration/Memory program. You can plant trees in the honor of someone or any event. The receipient receiv...
- K.: when my nephew was born, I took my daughter to build a bear and let her pick out an animel and she stuffed it and named for her brand new cousin. That way she felt...
Breaking 7 Mo Old from Sleeping Swaddled on a Wedge
Asked by B.S. from Spokane
on September 2, 2008
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My 7 month old son has been sleeping on a wedge since he was about a month old due to reflux (at the suggestion of his ped), and we have always swaddled him. I have t...
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- He is fine that way. My friends child has the reflux problem and he slept in the carseat inside the crib until her was about a year old. It's safer if he has that pr...
- My grandson also had acid reflux. He wouldn't stay on a wedge and as a consequence up chucked often in his crib. He didn't and still doesn't, at 5, care much about hi...
- I don't have a direct answer to your question but I thought I'd mention this in case your son is still suffering from reflux. You might be interested in looking into y...
If You Had to Do It All over Again, What Would You NOT Buy?
Asked by M.O. from Sacramento
on May 24, 2009
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Hi mamas!
I have two munchkins that broke the bank - I bought everything "they" said I needed and then some. With the economy the way that it is, is there anything t...
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- Best advice: Wait and see, borrow, and shop craigslist. You never know what your particular baby will take to, so if you are lucky enough to borrow from friends, you...
- I didn't read through all the responses, but for me, the biggest "must" is a really fantastic stroller. NOT one of those bulky travel systems (had a Graco travel syste...
- my daughter is 5 1/2 months and i must say that i wouldnt of made it this far without the "Gripe water" for her belly and the hylands teething tablets. I think that th...
What's a Item You Used for Your Baby That You Couldn't Live Without??
Asked by J.J. from Chicago
on March 6, 2011
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HI MAMMA'S!
I'm a soon-to-be 1st time gramma and wanted to make sure my daughter had some great things to help her
transition into parenthood with the new baby. Is t...
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- My favorite item was my baby sling. It was so much more comfortable and easier to maneuver than the "backpack" style. It's made from a single piece of cloth, and the i...
- One small but very hand item I have and love is the Mommy Hook. It is a large metal ring that opens and you can hang things on the stroller with it. I needed it not ...
- a snap and go stroller.. they sell them at babies r us.. it is a stroller frame that is super light weight and you are able to just snap the infant car seat into it.. ...
Help !!!Sleeping in a Bassinet
Asked by K.P. from Boston
on March 18, 2008
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hey everyone my little girl in 2 1/2 weeks old and she will not sleep in her bassinet at night. she is sound a sleep when we try and put her in but as soon as she is a...
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- Hi K.- My son was a terrible sleeper in the beginning. We went out and bought the Fisher Price Baby Popason swing. It is the Cradle swing with all the padding. They ca...
- The key is that she should not be put in the bassinet SOUND asleep. What happens with your natural sleep rhythms is that you naturally open your eyes every so often i...
- My son did the same exact thing...he would be fast asleep and the minute I moved him he would wake right up and scream. I switched him to a moses basket. I would lay...
Baby with colic...help!
Asked by C.L. from Los Angeles
on April 13, 2008
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My daughter is 5 weeks old and get's fussy starting at 6pm and lasting all night. I've tried the gas drops and someone told me about gripe water, but no luck! Is there...
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- My son screamed for 6 hours everyday -- it was one of the hardest times in my life. Really the only thing that worked for me was to keep him moving. I would put him ...
- Hi, I thought my daughter had colic too. She didn't cry continuously, but she cried a lot. Have you read the book The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp? ...
- With both my daughters I gave them Camomile tea and it worked fine-without any sugar, I diluted it and to this day we all drink it with any stomach problems- and have ...
Advice on "No Cry Sleep Solution" - How to Put Baby to Bed Awake
Asked by S.S. from New York
on March 2, 2008
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Our baby was born 10 weeks premature. His corrected age is 2.5 months. He came home from the hospital 4 weeks before his due date, so he has been home with us for abou...
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- Ha ha.. I'm on my third baby and finally got one I can put down drowsy.. and it doesn't always work with him either. My first was colic. She wouldn't even nap off of...
- I let my son sleep in my arms, but put him in a basinett at night when he was newborn. It took me several months to start putting him to bed awake, I usually nursed a...
- I have a 16 week old, born exactly on her due date. Up until she was 13 weeks, we had to put her down in her crib completely asleep. If she woke up, we had to rock/b...
