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Pool Float for 4 Month Old
Asked by H.J. from Dallas
on April 16, 2007
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I am taking my 4 month old son to Cancun for several days next week. The pool floats that I have found recommend use for 6 months and up. Mostly I will just hold my so...
Swim Vest/Sweater or Baby Float for 13 Month Old?
Asked by B.S. from Dallas
on June 11, 2009
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I am taking my daughter to a little mommy and me get together next week at a friends apartment pool. They have an 18 pool for little ones and a 3 ft pool for kids. I w...
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- I thought about those for my son. The vest I think would be better, if memory serves me the arm floaties are for older kids? If you hold her w/ the vest, I bet shed ha...
- Re; Not trusting the floaties ... You MUST watch small children all the time when they are in the water. The plastic inflatables are not what you want ... they lose ...
- I had the same problem when my son was that age.I dont think they make a swim vest that smal.that said you can by a life jacket for infants that is just for kids under...
Five Year Old Had Strange Looking Urine
Asked by J.I. from Buffalo
on April 1, 2009
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Recently my five year old daughter had strange looking urine. It looked as if you had poured a bottle of vegetable oil in a bucket of water. The urine was light in c...
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- Does she drink enough water? I sometime have this problem if I am slightly dehidrated. It's possible that on those two occassions she just didn't drink enough water to...
- Did they test for diabetes? The foamy urine could be an indication of diabetes, I would ask to be tested. God luck!
- I was wondering, could she have drank something that might have caused it?
Seeking Other Moms with Raging Hormones, or Those Who Have Gone Through It!
Asked by K.K. from Des Moines
on February 18, 2009
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Ok, please don't laugh. This is my 3rd child, and a first for hormones this out of control! I have a tendency to yell for the smallest thing, and today I just feel lik...
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- I understand the hormones. With my daughter that is how I was. I would get so mad at anything and yell or cry. I specifically recall being so angry that I was balli...
- Wow-- you sound just like me when I was pregnant! My husband was very attentive to me when I was pregnant with our first, but when I was pregnant with my second eveyth...
- VERY normal...at ;east to me. I have 2 girls- 4 and 2 and am preg with my 3rd. I react the same way to "little" things like that. It is a huge deal when you want somet...
3 Yr Old Floating the Comal?
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on June 19, 2009
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I am going on a short weekend vacation with my parents the middle of July. They want to float the river and I am having my reservations about it. Can a 3 yr old float ...
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- Hey H., We go to the Comel twice a year for family gatherings/reunions. We werent able to make last year but will be going the 3rd weekend of July. My daughter is 5...
- Most of it is very calm but there are some places with undertows. My mom got caught under the water in one place a few years ago at the age of 50. She is not a good ...
- We took our boys on the calm part of the Brazos in Cleburne a couple of years ago in a canoe. They were 9 and 3 at the time. It was a fun day, but the 3 year old got...
Son Turning 4 - Swim Lessons?
Asked by C.L. from Las Vegas
on June 8, 2009
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Ok, my son will be 4 in august and he's so interested in swimming and learning. Is it worth it to pay for someone to teach him to swim, or is it something I should tr...
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- we go to austrailain swim schools since my daugther was 20 months, and she was swimming by 2.5 (not alone). They teach pool safety, etc. But since he is 4 he does no...
- It depends on who you talk to and where you go. The most important thing is to teach a kid to float/get to the wall/climb out. For us, living in So. Cal, lessons wer...
- Agree with all the Mommy Posters. My son is 3 in July and he's already starting lessons...would have been last summer if I could have afforded it!
A Dumb ? but It's Driving Me Nuts!
Asked by L.N. from Grand Forks
on March 5, 2009
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I Keep singing this song to my almost 4 month old, I don't know why I even thought of it but I can only remeber one line of it and it is driving me nuts I don't think ...
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- I was going to post the words for you, but it looks like they beat me to it. I first heard that song last summer when I took my 2 year to swim lessons. The teacher use...
- We used to sing that at swimming lessons. It was about a tiny turtle named tiny tim. I did find some lyrics online that have a slightly different ending then I remem...
- I worked in pre school for 5 years and we sang it with the kids all the time. I had a little turtle his name was tiny Tim I put him in the bathtub to see if he co...
Has Anyone Have or Had a Child with a Floating Eye?
Asked by G.L. from New York
on August 26, 2008
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My daughter is 11 years old and a a slight floating eye. It starts to float when she is concentrating really hard or staring at something. She was examined by an eye...
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- I agree with the other poster - get a referral to a good Opthamologist (MD eye doctor). Your pediatrician can give you a name or two.
- I strongly suggest a second opinion! BEst of everything.
- Granted my older sister and I were much younger (I'm 28 and she's 30), but my sister had a floating eye when she was younger. I would say probably about 7 or 8. The ...
Booster Seats with LATCH???
Asked by A.X. from Birmingham
on May 22, 2007
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Does anyone know whether the booster seats with the bottom and back that use your car's own seatbelt on the kid are connected with a LATCH system? DD is close to bein...
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- I used to work at Avis from 2000-2002 and we used LATCH with car seats and booster seats. Unless there is a seat that says specificially not to use it, there are ones...
- how old is your dd? how much does she weight? if you are concerned about it not being safe enough its b/c its not, boosters just arent as safe. you should really cons...
- I don't think it is dangerous to have a booster seat with just the car's seat belt. The booster seat is just to have your child sitting higher in the seat so that the...
Swim Lesson Recommendations
Asked by D.B. from Austin
on March 19, 2008
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I'd like to enroll my kids in swim lessons, but I need some recommendations. I have a 22 month old who loves the water, but I'm not sure if the Mommy & Me classes I've...
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- we go to Emler Swim School & my 3 yr old son loves it. 19 weeks long, once a week, very structured which is good for my son. I have friends who go to Nirt, 11 sessions...
- I am interested in the same for my daughter, 3.5, and son, 22 months... .hope there are some great recommendations!
- If you're in the Austin area, I would HIGHLY recommend Emler Swim School on Anderson Mill Rd. Even if you aren't close by they are worth the drive. I have 3 kids - 2...
