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Advice on Salon Spray on Tanning
Asked by L.B. from Philadelphia
on May 5, 2008
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My daughter is 16 and extremely pale. She really wants some color and is exploring the spray on tanning booths.
Have any of you used that method? Do you have any ...
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- Spray tans work, but can get expensive. If you have a Sephora near you, the best self tanner I've tried( and I'm really pale, too) is called Two Faced. It's so natural...
- I would suggest the spray on tanning booths. The only thing with that is that it fades after a few days. It is easier than using the self cream tanning lotion. The oth...
- Start with something more simple and less dramatic like jergens glow - its lotion with a little tanner in it. make sure she exfoliates everywhere first - arms, legs, ...
Seeking Low or Hormone-free Birth Control Options
Asked by T.S. from Salt Lake City
on February 14, 2009
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I just had my 2nd child and am looking for a hormone free or low hormone birth control option. Before I became pregnant I was using the para-guard and was satisfied w...
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- Honestly the best no hormone birth control is the latex sleeping bag! It sucks, but it is pretty effective. I don't know if you have tried the other brand of birth c...
- I use the Camilla pill (it's also called Nora BE some places). I started taking it 6 weeks post partum and have been on it for just over a year now. My doctor said i...
- I would also like to support the Natural Family Planning method. It is based on your body's naturally occurring fertility signs and is in no way the counting method. ...
Developmentally Behind and Communication Problems
Asked by K.K. from Bloomington
on September 19, 2006
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My boys are going to be two in about a month. They do not really talk a lot yet. One of them talks a little bit more than the other but really only says about ten word...
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- You've gotten some good advice here, and I don't really have any to add on top of that. I just wanted to give you a virtual {{HUG}}! My youngest boy is 2 1/2, and he's...
- What I wanted to tell you isn't exactly advice. I only wanted to share some of my experiences to let you know you are not alone and that your boys are just fine... ya ...
- Hey K. I don't relay have advise but i have beenthere done that. My daughter had the same problem we went through spice and private speech therpy Let me say Spice is...
Advice on Getting a Two Month Old to Stay Asleep in Bassinet
Asked by C.M. from San Antonio
on January 2, 2009
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Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on getting my two month old to stay asleep in his bassinet. I am a new mom and since we've had our ...
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- Hi C., I have a 3 month old and had this problem for a while. She usually fall asleep with me holding her and then I lay her down. When we lay her down we sort of ...
- I found with both of my kids that by a month or two old, I had to move them to their crib in their own room because we would be waking each other up sleeping in the sa...
- Swaddle, swaddle, swaddle. The Happiest Baby on the Block has a great instruction sheet on swaddling and I would recommend using a blanket that is a bit larger that t...
I Have Made Soooooo Many Mistakes as a Parent, Now I Have to Fix It
Asked by M.. from Youngstown
on September 7, 2011
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Moms, I have a 3 year old. I try to be a good parent, kind yet firm, loving and fun. We are easygoing but we do punish for bad behavior. My daughter for the most pa...
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- Tantrums - she obviously gets a response, so she keeps doing it. If you can put her in a room until she calms down, do it. If you can't, you go into a room until she c...
- My DD has screaming banshee fits now and then and I don't think it's what we did or didn't do. I think it's a phase. We ignore her. If she wants our attention, we tell...
- Yup, this is pretty normal (if a tad extreme) 3 year old behavior. You didn't do anything wrong. I second the suggestion on the "Love and Logic" books. It's simil...
Group B Positve and Need for Pitocin 1 Hour After Water Breaks
Asked by S.L. from Milwaukee
on February 25, 2012
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I recently tested positive for Group B Strep. My plan is to have a natural birth,but I am delivering in a hospital with a doctor. I took a Bradley Method class so I ...
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- Karin H, I don't mean to be rude, but there is a huge difference between Group Strep B and strep throat. Group Strep B is form of bacteria that is often found in the ...
- If you really want to avoid intervention find a better health care provider STAT. You doc seems to be a bit intervention happy if he pushes the pitocin! I was GBS+, w...
- I think Riley said it the best!!!!!!!!!!II had 3 c-sections and will be having my 4 th one in the fall........I would not stress over not having a birth story of your ...
How Did You Finally Quit Smoking for Good?
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on April 28, 2010
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I've been an on and off smoker (mostly on) for 9 years. Not smoking during my pregnancy/breastfeeding wasn't a problem. But every time I get together with friends soc...
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- Hi! I just recently quit....again. On my 3rd week smoke free! I just kept slapping on the nicotine patch, maybe I'd quit for a day or two, go back to smoking for a ...
- I just quit smoking for the 3rd time because I am pregnant for the 3rd time. I have never been able to quit for myself, only when I'm pregnant. But I can NOT go back...
- Good Luck. I am a month tobacco free - quit cold turkey after 20+ years of smoking. I did do the cinnamon thing - lots of cinnamon Altoids and gums when I was cravi...
Sudden Trouble Breastfeeding 10 Month Old
Asked by M.G. from Boston
on January 9, 2009
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Dear Fellow Moms,
I can't understand what's happening. I have been breastfeeding my daughter for the past 10 months. She is a small baby but I never thought it had an...
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- My heart goes out to you. I hope you can resolve this. I don't have any advice, as my babe is 7 months, but I have been worrying about this (because she seems to drink...
- Whenever my period was coming, my milk supply would virtually disappear and I would panic, which would make it worse. Eventually I started taking Fenugreek, which real...
- How long is your work day? Pumping once for three ounces is probably not enough. My supply took a dive when I went from pumping 3 times at work to 2, and it never reco...
"Bad" Lawn with Too Many Weeds, Start over with Sod?
Asked by M.B. from Milwaukee
on May 6, 2010
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Hi everyone! I was wondering if any of you out there are experiencing this. We moved to this house about 11 months ago. The yard had lots of dandelions and thistles...
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- Can you live with a smaller lawn? Try maintaining a weed free small patch, and let the rest grow wild. I welcome all plants into the non-mowed parts of my propert...
- You'll need to fill in the area near your sidewalk with some black dirt. Depending on the size of the area you may need to have some delivered, or if it's not too big...
- Well I will probably get skewered for this, but this year after a huge drought and water rationing, my yard was covered in weeds. I This is a home that has been in the...
Health Check, First Mammogram, and Other Cancer Checks (Sorry, a Little TMI)
Asked by D.K. from Cincinnati
on November 15, 2012
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I currently live in Japan. Our town has sent me coupons for a free health check which includes various cancer checks. I haven't had a regular health check in many ...
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- My parents live in Japan. My mom's gotten plenty of mammograms there. From what she tells me, it's pretty much the same as over here. And the ladies posting before ...
- I would get the mammogram. It hurts but its only for a few seconds. Here is how it goes in the US. I imagine the technology is similar in Japan. First, they po...
- Just wanted to mention that just because you don't have any history of cancer in the family doesn't mean that you won't get it. Unfortunately cancer is a silent kill...
