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Formula Mixture
Asked by P.B. from Grand Junction
on January 6, 2011
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I was watching TLC the other day and seen that they actually mix cans of formula and put in the fridge. I looked on the formula cans while shopping the other day and i...
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- We pre-make all of our DDs bottles every night and keep them in a mini fridge next to her crib for overnight feedings. That way we just pop them on the warmer and we'...
- Do you mean making a days worth of formula at one time? I used to do that once in awhile--or you can just make the bottles for the day at once. Not sure if I'm under...
- I bought a formula pitcher at Babies R Us and would mix a days worth at a time, they're ok for 24 hours in the fridge, and would just heat up when it was time for her ...
Solution to Garbage Can Maggots
Asked by K.J. from Chicago
on July 16, 2011
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Does anyone else do this?
I have discovered that if I do not put the packaging from raw meat into the garbage can until pick up day, we do not get maggots in the ga...
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- funny you say that! My husband bagged up our old meat trays the other day and as I was taking it out to the trash, he said, "put it in the freezer until trash day to ...
- That is a great idea! I also discovered it keeps our unfriendly neighborhood raccoons at bay who thought we were a smorgasbord and kept getting into the garbage. Keep ...
- Bleach and a hose out your can once a month. I have found that making sure your bags are tied off before they go in the trash will help prevent trash from getting in t...
Canned Food
Asked by K.N. from Salt Lake City
on December 10, 2011
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Does canned food really go bad? Im moving and have all this food storage and noticed that there are quite a few cans that have expired. I kinda feel bad if I throw the...
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- Old or not, you should not eat canned food. It is terrible for you, loads of preservatives and sodium, and BPA. BPA has caused birth defects in fetuses, as well ...
- I throw them out.. I also feel guilty about it, but I do dnot want to take the chance of making my family or anyone else ill.
- A lot of people still use them as long as they are not expanded or the metal has turned a color. I throw them out. I would use this move as an opportunity to reorganiz...
Advice on Airport Security- Son with Feeding Tube
Asked by V.K. from Atlanta
on April 3, 2008
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My 15 yr old son recently had a feeding tube placed and this is our first time traveling with it. (we are seasoned flyers) I have read the TSA regulations about carr...
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- I have a son who was born with bilateral clubfoot and he had to wear a dennis brown bar (baby shoes with a bar in the middle pretty much) and when I called about trave...
- Hey V., I would call the airline carrier and explain the situation and see what they suggest. I would get a doctor's note and have it with you to show as proof for his...
- Morning V., I have been nursing my son for the last 10 months and I travel for work. I have gone through the security lines several times over the last year and they...
Travelling with 3 Month Old Bottle Fed
Asked by R.B. from San Francisco
on June 4, 2008
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Hello,
How do you transport bottles & formula?
Thanks,
R.
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- Hi, I used to pre-measure dry formula into a clean bottle, then add water when needed. I also had a car plug warmer that I got somewhere. When flying ask a steward/...
- R. are you traveling on a plane? and if you are get enough for inside the plane and put the rest in the big suitcase they do have water on board when you are ta...
- Hi R., I use a thermos to put the hot water in and then you can get one of those formula containers (babies r us/target) it's a little plastic container that is divide...
Only for the Other Vindictive Ladies Out There (Fun Question)....
Asked by B.D. from Wichita
on September 19, 2011
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Hello ladies,
This is a truthful question for a very real situation but with a fun spin to it. My DH is not helping with the kids and has gotten VERY bad about leav...
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- This was a great question- I loved reading all the posts! DH kept leaving his watch and various items laying around so I've since tucked them away. It's been over a ...
- I leave it there and when he says something I tell him that he left it there and I am not his maid or mother, that I love him too much to be a nag and am allowing him ...
- You took the words right out of my brain. I was going to suggest putting the stuff in his car.
Craft Ideas
Asked by D. from Shreveport
on October 31, 2006
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I have been saving plastic coffee containers and creamor bottles, does anyone have any ideas on how I could use these for crafts for Christmas
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- Try this website... www.kidsconcoctions.com We use it a lot at school. It has some fun, interesting ideas on there. It might help you out.
- Ha! My husband thought I was crazy but now I know I am not alone. I have been saving my Intl. Delight coffee creamer bottles all year long. I think they look like s...
- Spraypaint the containers a cool metallic holiday shade and then line them with fabric letting the top come out around the top. hot glue the underside of the fabric t...
Infamil Formula to Give Away
Asked by L.S. from Detroit
on December 7, 2006
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I have received several container of Infamil formula over the last few weeks. I used one of the bottles that I got and it maid my daughter really sick. I guess it mu...
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- although I do use this brand, there are others more needy then me... When I recieve 'extras' and samples that I cannot use I give them to places like 'The Haven' in Oa...
- When my child turned one I had a lot of formula to give away (thanks to my family's wholesale shopping as Costco and Sams Club) I gave it to an emergency battered wom...
- If you don't find someone- take it to a women's shelter like Turning Point.
My 8 Month Isn't Eating
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on October 19, 2009
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my 8 month old daughter will not take her formula bottles anymore. all she wants is yogert and juice bottles. and she won't eat baby food, and i am not sure that why s...
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- In addition to all of the other mom's great advice and suggestions, can you try some fresh semi frozen fruit in one of those teething mesh sacks? I would let my daugh...
- try make her food at home my twins will take gerber vegetables but no fruits i made applesauce with little ground cinammon ,banana with oatmeal cereal,the things they ...
- Generally the fresher the food the more the kids like it. Some easy things are no sugar added organic applesauce, sweet potatoes pureed with a little bit of goat or s...
Where Can I Donate Forumla in the Chicagoland Area?
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on November 29, 2007
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My son is allergic to cows milk and I have formula that we got from the hospital as well as powder samples that have come in the mail. I hate to throw it all out sinc...
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- If you are nearby the St. Vincent DePaul Center (Halsted & Webster), they often accept donations. We frequently leave the coupons we receive in the mail and free samp...
- If you live on the north side, you might drop them by the Common Pantry on Damen and Grace. They are a pantry that allows their clients to shop and choose their own it...
- You can try craigslist. I've seen some people looking for things on there that are very "need-based." Maybe a hospital or a women's shelter?
