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Plastic Bibs
Asked by L.H. from Cleveland
on March 22, 2008
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My infant's plastic bibs are made out of PEVA. Has anyone heard of it and is it harmful?
Thanks!
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- http://www.healthybuilding.net/pvc/SortingOutVinyls.html http://nymag.com/guides/innerpeace/26552/index1.html PEVA, from what I can see, is virtually lead free, ...
- From what I could gather PEVA stands for polyethylene vinyl acetate...and in general is used in shower curtains, etc. From what I could understand, no it is not harmf...
- Some of the non chlorinated vinyls (EVA, PEVA, PVA and PVB) are now beginning to be used as direct substitutes for PVC. EVA has been in use for several years as a chlo...
Dishwasher Issues
Asked by H.R. from Abilene
on April 21, 2009
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Several times when I've unloaded my dishwasher, all the plastics (including the racks themselves) are coated with a sticky residue. I've tried soaking them overnight i...
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- Try cleaning your filter. Run bleach through first without dishes. You will have to pull it out to get to the filter. Be careful if it has cooper tubing, it will br...
- plastic ware is not supposed to be put in the dishwasher ever. The film you are finding is the polymers in the plastic breaking down. This means the chemical compounds...
- Hello H., what detergent are you using? are you using anything in the rinse cup? Is your dishwasher heating the water properly? did you put something very greasy al...
Has Anyone Ever Used Polycose for a Child in Need of Extra Calories?
Asked by F.B. from Kansas City
on February 10, 2009
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My 20 month old daughter is in the 4 percentile for weight and we are seeing a nutritionist to help us with this. The nutritionist has recommended we add Polycose to ...
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- My daughter was always in the 5th perc. for weight when she was little. She is 12 now and a perfectly healthy size, not overweight at all but definately not skin and ...
- F., I know exactly where you are coming from and I worried more than I needed to. Like most the women said, if their kids are small yet still gaining at their own pace...
- Is there some specific reason that they want to do this instead of something like pediasure? From what the other mom posted, it sounds like this is basically a bunch o...
Sticky Tack in Hair
Asked by N.R. from Chicago
on November 21, 2008
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One of my 5 year old twins came home from school today with sticky tack in his hair. It's just not coming out. Any thoughts on how to get this out of his hair without ...
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- I just watched a show on tv, about removing chewing gum frm the hair. Oil worked best & it might work for you. Vegtable oil, not motor oil, lol. It takes a while,but i...
- Get the manufacturers phone number (from a package at the store) and fnd out from the source honey; they should know what to tell you. Happy holidays.
- peanut butter or any kind of cooking oil. My son constantly plays with his gum, he even put it in his eye and coated his long eye lashes with gum. It came out...with g...
.Used Pampers Dry Max for the First Time - Now My Son's Groin Area Is Bleeding!!
Asked by X.O. from Chicago
on November 30, 2011
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Should I return them to Target, or deal with Pampers themselves? I am SOOO angry right now, as I had the first Dry Max diaper on my baby from about 1pm-3pm, and now h...
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- Maybe, it is just a coincidence. Did he already have a slight rash before and then did some major poo poo in the new diaper? My four kids have have bad rashes before,...
- I would call Target and ask if they'll take them back but then I'd also contact Pampers. Check out this article - seems it's a common problem but only affects some ki...
- They use a lot of chemicals in diapers so he could have had a reaction to one of them. I am sure if you call pampers they will help you. They really should know abou...
Ever Machine-wash a "Surface Wash Only" Stuffed Animal?
Asked by K.I. from Chicago
on September 21, 2009
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The morning my youngest daughter turned 18 months, she celebrated by taking off her poopy diaper and having a poo-poo party. Needless to say, her favorite stuffed ani...
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- Hi K. I have had to wash my daughters stuffed animals, buid a bear, ones with the button you press that talk or make noise, etc from her vomitting on them a couple ...
- I wash my children's animals in the washer all the time. As long as the animal does not have an electronic sound in it, it should be fine. I put the animal into a pi...
- Hi K.- I washed a Webkinz that was "surface wash only" and it was fine. I tried it because my daughter got food that crusted all over the fur and because it wasn't...
Alergic to Luvs??
Asked by M.E. from Chicago
on March 19, 2010
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i just brought my baby back from the doctor because i noticed that she had little red bumps all over her butt. we have recently changed her diaper to luvs because ther...
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- my daughter, a neighbor and a daycare girl all shared one pack of pullups (potty training and we split the pack) and ALL of them got a rash from that pack for some rea...
- Yes. There is something in Luvs that broke my daughter out. It is also in the Target brand diaper. I had to stick with pampers the rest of the ways including pull-ups.
- Yup, some babies are allergic to specific diaper brands. My mother-in-law said my hubby was allergic to huggies, they had to do pampers for him. I thought it sounded...
Baby Won't Take Bottle
Asked by K.W. from Minneapolis
on March 28, 2008
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My 4 month old daughter refuses to take a bottle. I breastfeed exculsively, but from time to time will give her pumped milk in a bottle so I can get away for a little ...
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- My first thought is an ear infection.
- You can try the breast bottle - here's a website: http://todaysbabies.com/breastbottle_nurser.html they're a little expensive, but babies really seem to like them. ...
- honestly it might just be a phase. i would not force the bottle. try once a day or something and see if it passes.
Cosmetics
Asked by N.A. from Dallas
on June 9, 2009
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HEllo MAMAS.... I tend to sweat around my face alot during summer time..AND i recently am using bare minerals as make-up..I have notices though that it is not working...
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- I've just started using Clinique after 11 years of using Merle Norman. Visit the Clinique counter (Dillard's or Macy's)and they will do a free consultation. Their 3 st...
- I see someone else already told you about Arbonne. I would also reccomend the Virtual Illusion Make Up Primer from Arbonne. It gives you a smooth start and also he...
- Hey N.! I have to tell you that I completely love MAC make-up!! I combination skin that is very dry in spots, then greasy and oily every where else, especialy when ...
G Diapers?
Asked by L.B. from Chicago
on March 29, 2008
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Has anyone out there tried G-Diapers? What did you think of them?
We are cloth diapering our 6 1/2 month old but using disposables when we're out and about. Proble...
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- I have a friend who uses them, I plan to use them while out (use Cloth Diapers normally). She loves them, they work wonderfully but they are more expensive. So if you ...
- I loved the gdiapers- for a while. I would flush or compost the liners when I was home and just toss them when I was out. However after about 6 months the liners clogg...
- They are definitely a current rave. If you take the time though you can find better cloth alternative designs than the g-diaper. The BumGenius 3.0 is more like a dis...
