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He Eats Very Very Little
My daughter, as a toddler, had bouts with depression and anxiety given her adoption and previous stay in an orphanage. Sometimes a child can even be ...
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- It is possible that he has some sensory issues. Keep a log of what he will eat for 2wks. If he eats the same types of foods (color, texture, flavor) then you know he ...
- Trust your instincts! Obviously he isn't going to be developing properly on so little food. There is something else going on. I would talk to a nutritionist first. ...
- My suggestion to you would be to get him into a routine of sitting at the table at every meal with a plate of the same food that the rest of you are eating and talk ab...
How Much Maternity Leave for an Adoption?
BUT they can also bond to the parent and it is a far better situation that growing up in an orphanage. Not everyone is as fortunate to be able to stay home ...
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- Have you considered live-in childcare? This is an affordable option that could work well for you and your new adopted little one. An au pair is a young person from a...
- I would think it would depend on the age of the child, their language skills, and the support you have from family and friends (not just emotional, but practical bring...
- Have you pressed your company on the issue of maternity leave? I would be willing to bet you could win some sort of "suit" under a discrimination act of some kind and...
Advice for Air Travel with Infant
Every take off and landing we gave him a cup (they didn't have sippy cups or bottles in the orphanage) to drink from and I sang the same lullaby to him to ...
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- A couple of years ago we took our son to Texas for vacation when he was 9 mos old and earlier this year we went to Texas again with our 2 sons (2 yrs and 3 mos). I st...
- Hi, M.. When my son was 1 yr. old we traveled to Florida, we brought his car seat with us so we got him a separate seat. When we traveled to Hawaii (he was 2 yrs. ol...
- Don't worry! It'll be great, and well worth it to have a lovely vacation. Nursing or bottlefeeding always makes my daughter fall asleep on the plane. If your baby u...
Issues with Having Another Child
Aug 27, 2009 ... The first 6 months were brutal on all of us, especially since we were dealing with orphanage and attachment issues. My daughter had a tough time and I ...
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- I can't have any mor children but my one but my oldest sister had an experience that may help you. My niece (adopted) was around 7 years old and my sister got pregnan...
- Dear K.; It's been a while since this was an issue for me and my mama friends, but I remember discussing with them that the age of three was a good time to have anoth...
- GO FOR IT! When I brought my second son home from the hospital, his 2-year older brother said "what is he doing here?". But they cannot live without each other! It'...
Gift for Adoptive Parents
Also, most children that are in an orphanage are developmentally behind 1 month for every 3 months they are there. So toys that would be appropriate for a ...
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- TREAT HER the same as you would any new MOM....I have adopted 2 children....we moms are "real" Moms just like you who have them naturally and I can tell you from per...
- You can make it yourself: Type what you want on the computer and print it out on special iron-on paper for t-shirts. Before you print it out, you have to flip it ove...
- how about a shower to celebrate this new child who will finally be with them?
Pacifier Weaning?
At three, it was only bedtime and on her fourth birthday, we walked to the mailbox together and mailed them to the orphanage for the little babies that ...
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- Hi, I have three kids, 10,7 and 5. My oldest loved her pacy so much! I remember stressing over the same thing...but don't rush her. I cut off the nipple one time and ...
- Hey! My son weaned himself at 1 1/2, but I helped by telling him if he kept throwing it down that I was not gonna pick it up. He threw it down and after the 2nd time I...
- Hi, Both of my kids refused a pacifier but I have heard of some cleaver ways to nix the habit. One person I know went to the zoo with her son (he still had his pacif...
Mom Wanting to Adopt a Baby
We adopted two beautiful children from an orphanage in Ukraine when they were a year and a half old. While there have been some issues helping them make up ...
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- We adopted our son through an agency 8 years ago - locally/open adoption. His birthparents relinquished their rights shortly after birth (birthmom the week after, bir...
- Hi C., I am the mother of two adopted children. Our kids were teenagers when we adopted them. My daughter was 14 and from Russia. My son 15, is from Kazakhstan. ...
- We have 2 girls we adopted through a faciliator in Grass Valley called Lifetime adoption - its not cheap, so it really depends on your budget - and it takes about 2 to...
Adoption
It's basically and orphanage for kids birth to 18 and they do adoptions. I don't know your feelings on what nationality etc. you want to adopt, but i thinks ...
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- my friend went through a wonderful adoption agency here in indianapolis. if you email me directly i can get you the information. ____@____.com
- Are you thinking of international adoption or domestic adoption? They each have a different set of joys, problems, and paperwork. We adopted both of our children int...
- I don't know where you live,but if you are intersted in adopting here in the states, I recommend you contact Kirsh and Kirsh. They are not cheap, but you are more li...
Help for Learning Disabled Son
Our daughter spent her first 14 months in a Chinese orphanage and has significant "brain" issues. She doesn't have cortex issues (learning issues) but she ...
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- We have a son with similar disability. He is now 38 y/o and works for WalMart. He recently was approved to draw SSI, which supplements his income with WalMart. They ar...
- Hi J., I would love to talk to you more about the specifics of your son's symptoms. The DORE program is extremely effective and remediating lots of different le...
- J., Please check with mypossibilities.org My Possibilities is a non-profit, charity - 501(c)(3), for adults with disabilities (Autism, Down Syndrome, Aspergers, Prad...
1 Year Old Has a Weak Eye Muscle
Two of my sister's six children had a very bad case of lazy eye; they were from a Lituanian orphanage and did not have any vision care for the first five ...
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- M. My oldest of four kids had the same thing. His eye turned inward and down toward his nose, around the time he was? 20 months or so. Yes....definitely get in to see...
- My son also has astigmatism in his right eye. He was diagnosed with it when he was about four years old. I took him to a peditric opthamologist and she started him w...
- M., My son is 8 months old and we had teh same problem. I started to notice more around 6 mo of age. We also took him to a pediatric opthamologist. He said our son ...
