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Baby Is 11 Days past Due Date
I was bedrest with the induced baby and worked out up until my due date with the ... I've always heard the new old wives tale of eating a salad that has a ...
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- My 2nd child was 10 days past due. I stopped feeling movement, so they did a stress test, and there wasn't much amniotic fluid lest, so I was induced. and it was the...
- I say do alot of walking! And alot of praying! I'm surprised that her dr. midwife or who ever isn't insisting that she be induced. I've heard alot about if you go over...
- The best thing to do is to research the risk of Pitocin and the risk of overworking the Placenta. I had an all natural birth with the exception of use of Pitocin ...
Walking like a Ballerina
My 23 month old son has been doing this too. I was concernced because my 6 year old has Autism. .... Old wives tales say it's a sign of intelligence. ... 9 Year Old Step Daughter · Getting Babies to Learn to Sleep · Baby Shower or Not ...
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- Old wives tales say it's a sign of intelligence.
- My friend's daughter does this. She is almost 3. She goes to therapy for it and has to wear special casts for 6 weeks to correct the problem so his mother should talk ...
- Hi C., I am glad this came up. My 23 month old son has been doing this too. I was concernced because my 6 year old has Autism. I did take him to his doctor, and we ...
Infant Facial Hair
He's 4 months 2 weeks old. A friend of mine suggested to use a hair ... Shaving hair does not make it grow back thicker - it's an old wives' tale - no truth to it. ... But i don't think you should start trimming your baby's facial hair. ...
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- I agree with a lot of the others that this is normal. Neither my husband or I are particularly hairy, but #2 son was! Actually quite humerous. His was really light,...
- I wouldn't trim it especially on his face, it will fall out eventually, it is just located in places where he doesn't rub it off naturally. Both my kids were born wit...
- The other posters are right about the hair growing back thicker if you trim it: total myth. The hair you're talking about may fall out or, as your son's head grows ...
Ovulation Date
The other suggestion is of course the "Baby Moon". ... In many cases a lot of time an old wives tale is if you're trying for a girl to actually do it that ...
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- Just do it lots for the 2-3 days around your dates...good luck
- As Alison mentioned the little swimmers can last 4-6 days. In many cases a lot of time an old wives tale is if you're trying for a girl to actually do it that way beca...
- If you are ahead of your ovulation date, you should be fine--better off, in fact, than hitting it right on. Sperm can live in the fallopian tubes for up to 4 days whi...
Drinking Beer While Nursing??
I just delivered my fourth baby at Swedish and received new information regarding ... There was an old wive's tale that I had heard about drinking a beer ...
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- B., my word, while nursing, to smoking and drinking ANY even tiniest amount is absolutely NO. NO, NO, and NO !!! Opinions vary, but the chemistry of those thin...
- I just delivered my fourth baby at Swedish and received new information regarding alcohol and breastfeeding. With the first three it was said you could drink but expr...
- Ok, let me edit/reword and apologize. I sincerely didn't mean it as judgemental; only a thoughtful question. (I am sorry it came across wrong to Erin.) I personally wo...
18 Month Old Hair Not Growing....
Enjoy the baby wisps now - it won't last forever. .... It's an old wives tales that it grows back thicker. .... 3 Year Old with Baby Fine Hair ...
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- Neither of my children had hair until 3 years. I wouldn't cut it until you ABSOLUTELY had too. Enjoy the baby wisps now - it won't last forever.
- really it won't grow anymore. hair is dead cells. But look at your husband and your baby pictures at that age and look at the hair. It will grow eventually. She's p...
- Hello H., Both of my girls, now 10 and 5 had basically no hair until they were 2 years. And what little they did have, I couldn't bare to take from them. I have n...
Any Tips on How to Get Pregnant with a Girl???
For those reading, I hoped foremost for a happy and healthy baby. ... There's a lot of old wives tales. As a mom of 6 and grandma of 7 (and counting) my ...
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- Toni Weschler's "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". It's a great book. Just make sure you follow her advice and read the whole book, not just the chapter on gender! ...
- Have you seen the chinese birth chart? I know many who it has been wrong for, but I also know many it was right for too. Including me with my 2 boys. Google "ancient ...
- Look for info online, but get it from a medical source. There's a lot of old wives tales. As a mom of 6 and grandma of 7 (and counting) my real advice is "go with the ...
Diarrhea in 4 Month Old
Is he on baby food yet? If so, try giving him bananna's and rice cereal. .... said it's old wives tales and there is not link between teeth and your tummy. ...
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- He could be teething. You may also want to lookat his diet. Have you added anything new? To help slow his diarrhea, try the BRAT diet...banannas, rice, applesauce and ...
- Probably teething. Is he on baby food yet? If so, try giving him bananna's and rice cereal. That should help bind him up.
- Could be a virus of some sort, could be teething or it could be an allergy. Chances are if you havent tried any new foods lately then its probably just a small virus ...
Baby Gender?
I would like to know as my last baby was a surprise, we even did the old wives tales they said 100% girl, boy were they wrong. This will be our 4th child, ...
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- It really depends on the individual... my brother/sister never found out and I vowed we never would- am very traditional and wanted to be surprised. We have one son n...
- we found out what we were having with our second...and we did not tell a soul. we wouldn't tell anyone the gender, name possibilities we wouldn't tell them anything...
- I have found out the gender both times (I am bad at waiting). I really wanted a girl the last time I was pregnant. I was disappointed when I found out it was a boy. I ...
Did Anyone Do This
Nov 15, 2009 ... i had the same problem with my daughter. i asked the pediatrician who said shaving off baby's head to have hair grow is old wives tale ...
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- If shaving made hair grow back thicker than all men who fear losing their hair would shave their heads to keep a full hear of hair. It's a myth!! Don't worry, his ha...
- I never shaved but I will have you know my son barely had hair until he was 18 months old....little patches here and there....now his nickname is Kramer (from Seinfeld...
- My first son had alot of hair by one year, but it was very thin and pin straight (exactly like mine growing up!) so at 14 months (Mid-March) he shaved it with a razor!...
