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Anyone Know Anything About the Gerber Life Grow-Up Plan??
That's one of the biggest issues the baby boomers (my mom's generation) faces today- they've been saving for their child's future and not their retirement, ...
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- J., We have the Gerber Life insurance plan for our son and we have found it to be pretty reasonable. We will start one for our daughter when she is born. It is paid...
- Hi J., My understanding is life insurance is for the living that would be out of luck if you died. The kids are not financially supporting anyone, therefore I don't...
- Check with your auto or health insurance rep. You can get more and better for less!!! They can help you so much in planning or even your financial advisor can help...
Breastfeeding - Shortage of Milk, Supplementing with Formula
it's good to know that some of us baby boomers still believe in providing the bast for our children no matter what the cost, or how inconvienient it may be. ...
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- I had the same problem with my first son. It didn't seem to matter how much I drank or pumped (which usually was only about an ounce after 30 minutes of pumping) I did...
- I think you're doing great. Your making every effort. My advice is not to switch entirely to formula. It's a sacrifice to breastfeed, but needless to say how beneficia...
- well D. Im going to tell you please don't give up my advise to you is to keep going with it. My name is M. and i'm the mother of a two year old whom I breastfeed for 1...
Nutrition for My 2Yr Old
Many baby boomers are giving up -- or at least stretching out -- food luxury items such as those coveted fancy coffees, because their pocketbooks are ...
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- K., I have gluten allergies and I use products made from rice that I purchase from New Seasons. They are made by EnerG foods. Their website is www.ener-g.com and I lo...
- One of our family staples is spinach pie. We eat it weekly and my 18 month old gobbles it up. It's basically a crustless quiche -- full of protein, spinach and FLAVO...
- Three items are priceless in our gluten free, low meat, no processed foods home: the rice cooker that has a keep warm setting, the grill and the crockpot. I start a b...
Party for a Six-year Old.
Adoption · Baby Names · Baby Shower · Bringing Baby Home · In the Womb ... Chucky Cheese, and the old Boomers and I am not a big fan of places like that. ...
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- you could try the christiana skating rink. they have packages, that you can choose from.
- Hi J., I live in DE too and have a 5 year old daughter and a 9 month old daughter:) For my 5 year old's Birthday party we did the Build-A-Bear thing at Christiana Mall...
- If you're not too far from Smyrna, I'd suggest XBos (www.xbos.com), hands down. They have private rooms for cake, and pizza, a bowling alley, arcade, and a gigantic s...
Birthday Party at Home for 9 Year Old?
Perhaps I should just go with the Chuckie Cheese or Boomers party, the kids seem to love that. Any advice?? Thank you ...
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- Hi R., I LOVE to have my sons birthday parties at home. I have pretty much used a great web site to help plan and that is www.birthdaypartideas.com. If you pick a ...
- Hey R., We have 4 kids and have come up w/an almost standard b-day party. Pizza is the VERY EASIEST. Have the pizza shop cut each pie into 16 pieces because they don't...
- Having a party at home takes A LOT OF WORK! I've done it for years as well as going out someplace. It is a lot easier to go somewhere else where all the entertainmen...
Treatment for Scar on Baby
Asked by K.C. from Oklahoma City
on August 25, 2008
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My active daughter crawled over to a little table at my mom's house and pulled it right over on top of her. My husband, sister, my mom and I were all in the room and w...
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- K., you have had a lot of great advice. The vitamin E cream, and the massaging are great ones. Also, by the time she is in school most likely the scare will be in h...
- My daughter had open-heart surgery at 5 days old, and her pediatrician recommended Maderma for kids to treat the scar. You can find a coupon online usually for a buck...
- Try vitamin E oil. It's what people use to use to reduce the appearance of stretch marks. Being all natural, it is safer than any over the counter cream. J.
Can You Share Your Experiences with Infants Who Are Tongue-tied?
Asked by A.H. from Appleton
on April 19, 2009
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Hi Moms! I just discovered in a 4 month old well child check up that my son is tongue-tied. It hasn't been interfering with his eating thus far...he breastfed for the ...
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- I had my daughter's snipped when she was about 2 weeks old by a ENT doctor. He almost didn't want to do it but I INSISTED! Main reason I donot want my daughter to grow...
- My son was also born tongue-tied. He even had a heart shaped tongue because of it. Our pediatrician was also divided on the subject. I consulted a Pediatric Ear, No...
- Our doctor/ midwife also recomended leaving our sons' alone UNLESS he had trouble eating. And then as he gets older talking. WELL, he is now 22 months old and has re...
Why Is Breastfeeding Considered "Strange" by a Few People?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on May 29, 2008
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My mom thinks I'm "weird" that I want to nurse my son past the age of one. My husbands' aunts think it's "gross" that I still nurse him at 8 months.
I think they'r...
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- Yeah, I breastfed my daughter until she was 2. I just told people to shut up. You will never change others and no matter what stats you give, they still will have ha...
- I think the thing to keep in mind is the baby boomer generation were told that formula was the best thing for your baby and not breast feeding. Any one who did breast...
- That's ridiculous! Keep nursing. There's nothing gross about it. You are doing the best thing for your son. I just ignored the idiotic statements people would say ...
In-laws and Grandparents
Asked by A.S. from Albany
on August 9, 2008
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I am just wondering if I am crazy, and if I am please tell me. I had a baby last Sept and my parents and in-laws were great for about 5-6 months, then it all changed. ...
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- Funny, I just read an article (in Parents, I think) about this same topic. There seems to be a few things going here... The first is all the emotions. Those need t...
- I might be the first to say this, and it might sound harsh but you should not expect anyone grandparents or not to watch your child. When my mother or my in-laws take ...
- Have you thought back to why both sets of parents stopped visiting? Talk with your mom about it first and you may get some insight into why this happened. Maybe you ...
Major Poop Explosions
Asked by G.C. from Los Angeles
on May 3, 2008
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Dear Moms,
Please help me. My daughter usually has daily bowl movements, however when she skips a day or two she ends up pooping a ton more than usual. When this h...
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- This is just a part of being a parent. Luvs are not a good choice, try pampers, and not just pampers, pampers swaddlers. They go much higher up the back so there is ...
- I had the exact same problem. Every single time my daughter would poop it would ruin whatever she was wearing. I have learned to hold her in an upright position while ...
- Hi there, we have had the same problem and realized that our little girl was reacting to dairy that I was eating (she's breast fed). Once I cut out the diary her poops...
