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Registering for Baby Help!!
Asked by B.F. from Baton Rouge
on September 15, 2006
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Hello everyone! I am very new to the boards and am seeking out your help. I am currently pregnant with my first baby and my husband and I just found out we are having...
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- Hi B., I hope you received everything you needed for your new baby! Babies R Us is VERY overwhelming! As a mom of 2 kids, I totally understand. If you need any hel...
- Congratulations! I understand about being overwhelmed when it comes to registering for the first time. I think I may have cried! My best advice is this. By far the...
- The babies r us list is a good place to start. If we all told you what you should have... you would be even MORE confused. Do you have any friends who have children ...
New Baby on the Way... What Do I Need?
Asked by M.D. from Los Angeles
on February 1, 2008
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I am due in May and am getting ready to start stocking my house with stuff for baby. We have an eight year old son but I feel that it has been so long since I have don...
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- A few of my favorite things: Boppy Nose Aspirator Humidifier Diaper Depot Diaper Duck (with refillable poop bags) travel diaper changer with pockets for diaper...
- Hi M.. Just some thoughts...buy a few sets of crib sheets (you'll have to change them frequently if the baby spits up). I think having a lot of onesies is also impo...
- M. I know how you feel. My son is 13 years older than my 3 month old daughter. I had no clue of what I needed for a baby. I looked at targets website for items to see...
I'm Trying to Register for My Baby Shower and I Don't Know What I Need...
Asked by R.R. from San Francisco
on September 11, 2008
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There are so many "must-have" baby things out there that I have no idea what is really helpful vs. what is not as important. If you could respond with baby products t...
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- One thing I found invaluable was a baby carrier. I had a clingy baby who needed constant attention (still does and she is 12! :) ) and I would carrier her on my bac...
- 1) If you're going to use disposable diapers, don't get a Diaper Genie -- they require their own special bags. Get the Diaper Champ -- you can use tall kitchen garbag...
- I lived in my sling-for the baby of course. Also, a portable small bassinet with a removeable top (it snaps right on top, so I could change the baby there when she wa...
First Time Mom- Baby Shower- What to Ask For.
Asked by S.B. from Gainesville
on February 13, 2010
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Hello moms ! I am 5 months pregnant, and have no family here. I have had the same job for 4 years, and my supervisor at work is dead set on throwing me a baby shower. ...
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- Register for what you'd like to get for your baby! If people aren't comfortable spending a certain amount, they won't! Make it a wide range of items. High chairs and b...
- First of all, remember regsteng for a baby is alot of fun!!! Put the basic stuff on your registry....bottles, pacifiers, onesies, towels, blankets, hangers, the littl...
- Gift certificates are appropriate. Small items like baby blanket and bath items; and especially items for MOMMY...slippers, bathrobe, a coupon for take-out, a babysit...
How Do Working Moms Keep It All Together, What Do You Use?
Asked by S.B. from Fort Myers
on September 11, 2011
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I ask this of working moms, not that stay at home moms arent busy. But when Im working, Im so busy i dont even think abuot my shopping list for 9 hours during the day....
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- I don't! It's just not in me to remember everything. I do the best I can. Most nights of the week I am off running around doing other things, between soccer practice, ...
- First I don't bother with coupons. Even if you can find them for things you actually would buy, not what you buy only because it has a good coupon, the time it takes ...
- Whew organized what? I literally take one step at a time cause i get over whelmed quick Sorry not much help...but i do my shopping on weekends mainly which helps A L...
Child That Doesn't Deal Well with Unpredictable/not-on-the-list Stuff...
Asked by A.G. from Provo
on March 15, 2012
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Long story short - I recently pulled my 6 year old out of Kindergarten to homeschool him. He was struggling with (in my opinion, severe) anxiety and aggression - but ...
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- I have a son that is VERY much like your son. We call him our black and white baby. There is no gray area with him. Needless to say, we did experience the total opposi...
- Have you told the therapist in detail the things you have told us here? The therapist would benefit from hearing these exact examples (without your son present, of cou...
- Pay attention to what teenmom said below because you did say he was aggressive. There is a difference between kids who freak at unpredictability and other kids not be...
Babysitter Anxiety
Asked by L.M. from New York
on March 10, 2010
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am I crazy? First, a little info-
I am the first of my friends to have a baby. I do not have any family here to help me out (closest family is 8 hours drive). I am...
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- You are not crazy but very funny. I must say my child is almost 5 has been in daycare since 4 months but I have never left him with a babysitter like the type you are ...
- I wanted to suggest also that usually babysitters that work at daycares are very good, also because they have LOTS of experience with babies. I would call the daycares...
- you could call a local daycare and speak to the director, frequently college students at daycare babysit for children from the center for extra money; perhaps the dire...
How to Answer?
Asked by D.F. from El Paso
on January 18, 2012
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Okay, I havent bought any baby stuff or have any baby stuff but a Pooh baby walker, which the baby wont use till walking is an option.
I dont know what the sex is of ...
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- Well, not exactly what you ask but it took me a few years to see how grate it was. When my first was about to born I didn't have much money, my aunt made me a diaper ...
- What I did: we registered at Babies R Us for basics that all babies need, and they have a little checklist that can help you out with all that. You can even do that on...
- I would tell her you haven't got anything yet. In the "olden" days before ultra sounds were a regular part of the visits we didn't know what we were having until they ...
Confused About the Role of a Modern Day SAHM.
Asked by K.P. from Allentown
on September 27, 2010
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Is it wrong for a SAHM, to expect her husband to do more around the house than just mow the lawn? I just feel these days the husband/father should be more involved in ...
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- Hmm, I would say each families "expectations" would be different. In our home, my husband is only home on weekends. So, for 5 days I can keep the house I see fit and...
- Wow, this is a toughie. In our house, it fluctuates from day to day. I am a work-from-home mom who runs an in-home preschool program, so my day is very regimented in r...
- I've had some of these same thoughts, you are not alone! My husband is fairly helpful around the house if I ask, so I can't complain too much, but it gets to me somet...
What to Ask And/or See When We Are Looking for Childcare/daycares
Asked by R.G. from Minneapolis
on August 18, 2006
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I am currently looking at childcares/daycares, and I wonder if you have tips about what I really need to see and ask when I am looking for one of those for my baby (3m...
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- Hello, My name is S.. My wife and I have been running our own in-home child care for almost nine years, since our first child was born. We now have 5 in-home child ca...
- As someone who has worked in childcare and had my children in the childcare center I worked in I can tell you that before I fully committed to taking the job I had my ...
- I didn't read all of the responses below, but, I myself, as a childcare provider always make this information available to those who are interested in my program and t...
