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Telling Others About Our Child
Asked by J.K. from Philadelphia
on March 5, 2009
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My baby is now a little over a month and I am wondering how I go about telling all of our friends about his Down Syndrome diagnosis. We had no testing done before his...
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- Congratulations on the birth of your son ! My daughter, Claire, has Down syndrome and is now 7 years old. We also did not know she was going to be born with DS. Her...
- Congratulations on your son's birth! When my son was diagnosed with leukemia I sent out a mass email to family and friends to let them know. Not only would it ha...
- Congratulations on your little boy:) I think sending out a birth announcement would cover all of your bases. Birth announcements are joyous and show people how your ...
Potty Training
Asked by S. from Des Moines
on September 8, 2006
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I am at my wits end. I have 5 children and the only one giving me problems is my 3 1/2 year old. Potty training with the first three was easy. I have tried everythin...
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- My son has the same problem. After a year,I finally went to my pediatrician and found out it can be a medical condition. See the attached web -site http://familydo...
- I think that you are pushing too hard and she is digging he heels in and refusing to poop in the potty. Yes you are right everyone potty trains. I wouldn't let pre-s...
- I don't have any advice because I'm going through the same thing with my 3yr.old son. Like you, his pre-school is working with us but I don't know how long that will l...
Easter Announcement
Asked by L.G. from Salt Lake City
on April 5, 2009
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On Easter I will be 11 1/2 weeks pregnant. We haven't told our families yet and want to tell them that day. We will be having family gatherings with most of our siblin...
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- Send an Easter card that says something about having eggs-cellent news, and that you are eggs-pecting.
- How absolutely appropriate to announce your pregnancy on a day that celebrates reproduction! That is what the Easter egg represents! How cute. Hmm...You could tell a c...
- You could do little Easter baskets with a pair of booties, a pacifier and a piece of paper with the due date on it in them for each family set. We did similar for our...
Need a Gift Idea to Announce 2Nd Pregnancy to Grandparents
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on November 12, 2006
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I am pregnant with my 2nd child and due in April. My husband and I have decided to announce the pregnancy to the grandparents with our Christmas gift. We were thinki...
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- We announced our 2nd baby with a picture of our son holding a sign that says "I got a baby sister or brother due in August!" Everyone thought it was so cute when we se...
- TO announce our second child, we had a shirt made that said "BIG SISTER April 2006". Then we had our daughter and parents open the present together. It was a huge...
- How about a nice picture of your child with a t-shirt in that says... I'm the BIG sister/brother on it. I've seen this done and it was really cute!
Creative Ways to Announce #4...
Asked by J.C. from Milwaukee
on February 11, 2009
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My husband and I started "trying" again early in January, and we are now expecting number 4!! I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas how to tell our families. I...
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- one of my cousins sent out announcements that included an ultrasound picture and signed their names and "peanut" for the baby. They just sent it out to close family.
- I just had our sixth. Wr had two babies pass away in 2006. My parents were so worried that they had a hard time getting excited for us. My In-laws just could unders...
- what about a "then" and "Now" photo, using "Big Brtoher, Big SIster, And Little Sister" t-shirts/onesies for "then" and then switching the youngest to a "big sister" f...
My Sister Announcing She's Pregnant
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on November 25, 2008
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I need some advice about thanksgiving and my sister. My sister is 21 weeks pregnant and decided to wait until Thanksgiving to tell my parents and family. We are a reas...
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- DO NOT tell your parents first. Even if your sister is being silly or selfish, it's HER decision. We tend to feel that it's our job to prevent our loved ones from ever...
- Wow, that's tricky. I would pretend you didn't know- if you don't think you can, step out for a minute while she makes the announcement (go to the bathroom or somethi...
- I would like to say that your sisters relationship with her mother is her own and not yours - not something to get involved in. But, this is dysfunction at its best. ...
When Is the Right Time to Announce Twin Pregnancy?
Asked by M. from Dallas
on April 20, 2006
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Hi All,
I am pregnant with twins and we haven't shared this twins news with friends and relatives as we thought we'll keep it as a surprise.But now we are thinking ...
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- I think you and your husband should do what you feel is good for you. Only thing about waiting is all the neat stuff they have for twins to buy for your baby shower. J...
- Congrats to you and your bundles of joy! Me personally I would annouce it before the show that way you can get 2 of everthing, but if not yes at the shower! Good L...
- Have they sent out the invites to your baby shower? If not, then have them put it in your baby shower. If they have, then call all your friends to tell them now. Al...
Announcing Baby #2
Asked by C.P. from San Antonio
on October 2, 2008
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We just found out that we are pregnant with baby #2! We could not be more thrilled or excited that God has blessed us again. We want to tell our parents in a creativ...
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- Hi... first off... CONGRATULATIONS! I sent my mom and my husbands mom both flower arrangements to work. On the card it read something like 'Hi Granny/ Nana, guess w...
- My SIL and I told our family and friends at my DD's 1st birthday party that we were both expecting our #2s. It was great to see the looks of shock. Past that though, I...
- For husband's parents (who nagged forever about baby #2) it was his mom's birthday. We made her a shirt as part of her gift that said "Two grandkids are better than o...
How to Help My Sister Who Miscarried
Asked by H.H. from Los Angeles
on August 23, 2008
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I am the last born of three sisters. We are all in our thirties and just now starting to have babies (two little ones and two pregnancies between the thee of us). My ...
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- Hi H.; It does seem that each woman's process is unique to her. I can share my story. I was pregnant for 10 weeks when we found out on Dec. 28 (a number of years ag...
- H., first of all, you are such a good sister to want to help in the best way possible. You are obviously very caring. I would tell her that you know that without goi...
- Hi H., What a caring sister you are. I miscarried in the first trimester. From my perspective, I think you should definitely keep in touch with her often, and ask ho...
Announcing Baby to Husband and Family on Christmas?
Asked by J.D. from Denver
on December 20, 2008
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I just found out I'm pregnant with my second (just 4 weeks) and I have 2 questions for you all. First, would you wait until Christmas to tell your husband (best gift e...
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- My husband's mom knew before he did and he didn't mind at all. That being said I would have your husband open one gift Christmas Eve, maybe a picture of your daughter ...
- I always told everyone when I found out, because even if I lost the baby, I knew I would want my family's support and not want it to be a secret. Everyone is different...
- As for telling your hubby I would do it in private for the two of you... the picture idea is great and the big sister shirt is even better! I plan on doing that when a...
