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Birthday Party Goodie Bags
I enjoy giving goodie bags out at my child's parties. ... I have 4 children and it seems like birthdays are constantly being planned! ...
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- I don't give out goodie bags at birthday parties. Don't sweat it. If someone mentions it, just say it's not one of your birthday traditions. My mom never gave goodi...
- I understand everything you are saying and it really makes sense. Its your childs day! Plus its not like we dont spend a fortune on planning and preparing for it....ad...
- For several of my daughter's parties, I have done a book exchange in lieu of birthday gifts. Everyone brings a book, and then, picks a new book to take home. A lot o...
Birthing Plan Suggestions
Nov 5, 2009 ... I did not insist to have everything go as planned, but the plan saved ... anything else but giving your baby the immediate care she needs. ...
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- G., I have copied and pasted in my birth plan for you to give you some ideas. They do NOT have to take the baby at all. It's YOUR baby, YOUR choice. I was the first p...
- My advice is leave it open because like you said nothing goes as planned and trust your doctor's advice. If something should go wrong don't be stubborn, they need to ...
- G., I think having a Birth Plan is a great tool for it can help a mother feel like she has some type of control of how her birth will go. I filled out my Birth P...
Adoption
As a mother, I cannot imagine giving up a child especially in the same family. .... One sister planned to adopted her sister's biological child who already ...
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- That is the craziest thing I have ever heard of. I don't know much about the Indian culture, but I could never conceive a child out of love with my spouse and just han...
- Dear S., I am an adoption professional and have worked in the field for neary 14 years doing both domestic infant adoption and international adoption. I also do pri...
- Hi S., Absolutely do NOT agree to give up a child. I talked to psychologist on this topic because my sister was not able to conceive a child. The psychologist expla...
Another Baby After PPD
At the doctors office when they were giving the baby a shot. ... I know some cases are different but my 2nd pregnancy went very smoothly, planned c-section, ...
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- What's your family's history with depression (in general, not just PPD)? If there's a history, you might just be biologically vulnerable. There are certain antidepre...
- My sister and one of my friends had severe PPD with their first children. Both of them were sooo scared while pregnant with their second child what the future would ho...
- Hi! While it is possible you could have PPD with another pregnancy, it is also possible you may not. I had PPD with my first son, and unfortunately, I didn't resolve...
Pregnancy Timing
My next babies will be planned for a birth from March through June if I can ..... and I delivered in the spring, giving me a couple of months to work on the ...
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- My spring babies were the best because I got pregnant around the begining of summer so I had the first few sick months during a less stressful time of year when I didn...
- First thing to note: even with are the planning, your baby can be born on a national holiday, whatever the season.i have 3 all around the calendar. November, March and...
- Hi J.- Children tend to be healthier if born in the spring or siummer. I forget where the statistics are, but they are out there:-) Hope it helps- S.
How to Tell the "New Grandparents" the Good News!!
I am giving my mom a baby bib that says I love my grandma for mother's day. ..... the way we did it was fun, but didn't go exactly as I planned! ...
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- My SIL had a pretty sign printed up that said We're Pregnant. They held the sign up and posed for a beautiful black and white picture of them kissing and them smiling...
- Hi S., When we got pregnant with our first child, we waited until around 12 weeks to tell anyone, the way we did it was fun, but didn't go exactly as I planned! We to...
- Both of our moms collect angel figurines. We found two different angel figurines holding babies, wrapped them up, and gave them to our moms. When they wondered why t...
Can My 15 Month Old Eat Too Much?
... out of the pantry and bring it to me in between planned meal and snack times . .... So as long as you just keep giving her healthy choices, let her eat! ...
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- S., Sounds like a growth spurt to me. My son has them-a couple times a year- and it seems like he eats, and eats and eats, and is still hungry. Then after a week or...
- I would try having her drink more water. Make sure she is getting plenty of water. I know of a girl who is 18 now and her parents and grandma always let her eat whatev...
- I wondered about that too with my little girl. At about 18 months she just began to eat so much and it was like she was never fed. It didn't last forever though, it t...
Is Having Three Babies by C-section Safe?
... for Strep B and would need 8 hours of antibiotics by IV before giving birth. ..... My last son, born this past Jan via planned c-section and again ...
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- I have no personal expereince with this as I had a vaginal birth, however, my mother had 3 children via C-section (she never had a vaginal birth) and ther only long te...
- I had a friend who had 4 c-sections. Although her doctor said that it was a good thing that she was getting her tubes tied. I think mostly because she was having suc...
- I just had my third c-section. It was fine. I had some concerns because my last one was a c-section with twins and my uterus was so thin and beat up from it but when...
What Questions to Ask Child Care Providers
Does the daily schedule allow for free time and planned activities ... Does the Provider listen to children rather than simply giving directionscorrections ...
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- As someone who had to do this three times (due to closings) I've liked the resources from Child Care Resource and Referral. I'd suggest you "google" this option, or th...
- FROM HENNEPIN COUNTYS WEBSITE (SORRY SO LONG I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO KEEP AND DELETE): What to look for in a provider: Questions Parents Should Ask Provider's ...
- Ask about the schedule for the day such as when kids eat meals, snacks. What kind of activities do they do? Watch TV. Also if they provide meals and when your daught...
Husband Doesnt Want to Keep Baby
Oct 15, 2009 ... We never planned on 5. I was a very high risk pregnancy with the twins and .... I have heard of them giving people baby items that were most ...
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- I'm sorry. You must need a lot of support. Only you can make this choice; but I cannot imagine carrying to full term and giving up baby for adoption. Also your childre...
- Hi S., Wow, it really sounds like your whole family is having a hard time right now! Your best bet is to deal with each problem one at a time instead of looking at t...
- If you don't want to give your baby up for adoption, then don't! God bless you and your family. Be patient with yourselves, and do try to seek the help of a counselo...
