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Seeking Tips on Plane Travel with Infant
Asked by M. from Minneapolis
on July 15, 2005
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I'll be taking my first plane ride with my new daughter in September. I'm an experienced plane traveler, but I'm a little nervous about traveling with a baby. I'm look...
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- When I used to travel with my daughter a few years ago, her doctor told me that if the baby likes a pacifier great other wise make good use of the bottle. The pressur...
- I have traveled twice with my now 13 month old. The first time was at 7 months when I was still nursing, but it was a bit cramped in the plane seat for comfortable nu...
- Hi M. - I haven't traveled with my son, yet, on a plane, but here is advice I have heard about - Cabin pressure - if your baby is sleeping during takeoff or la...
Good Quality Secondhand Clothing
Asked by L.M. from New York
on September 28, 2007
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My family and I will be traveling to New York in December from Queensland Australia. As we do not experience cold weather like you do in New York in December we would...
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- Here is a listing of Goodwill shops in the city, they usually have good stuff.Fifth Avenue, 2196 5th Ave. (135th St.), ###-###-####; 23rd Street, 220 E. 23rd St. (2-...
- if youre in the area try some thrift shops on east 23 between 2nd and lexington ave i think there are 2 or 3 of them
- I personally have never shopped there, but there are a lot of Thrift shops or Goodwill stores in NY. I've been told by friends (one of whom has 6 children) who shop t...
Gear, Etc Needed at the Beach for a Young Toddler?
Asked by B.M. from Dallas
on March 22, 2007
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Hi,
We are headed to the Florida coast in a couple weeks with our 15 month old daughter. She has flown a lot, but she's never been on a beach. What sort of gear, to...
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- You guys will love it. We just moved back here after living on Florida's west coast for 3 years. The most important thing is shelter from the sun... you will need a ...
- We've taken our 20 month old twice already. He loves the beach. He still looks as pictures from our trip and points and says "sand" or "beach". He likes to wear his...
- We took my daughter to the beach when she turned 1 and the best things for us was a blow-up pool and baby powder. The surf can be rough, so what we did was dug out a ...
Martial Arts Payment Plan Scheme
Asked by M.S. from Dallas
on June 11, 2007
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Just over a month ago, I signed up my 9 yr old twins for their 1st martial arts lessons in Plano @ USA Martial Arts. I paid over $1000 for the 1st 6 months (combined,...
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- That does sound VERY shady! I just enrolled my 6 y/o in martial arts classes for the first time a few weeks ago. I looked into USA martial arts because they are super ...
- Absolutely sounds like a scam to me. I wonder how they stay in business?
- M., This sounds like a scam to me. My daughter achieved her black belt last June from John Bain at Plano Self Defense. We had been in another program in Allen and she...
Double Stroller and Other Baby Stuff Advice
Asked by A.K. from Pocatello
on June 14, 2009
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I am going to being having our second baby and our daughter will be 2 years old when her brother arrives and I was wondering if I should get a double stroller. Are the...
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- Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of your son! Our daughter was 17 mos when our son was born. We bought a double stoller - Graco. It's a nice stroller and the...
- I would recommend looking into getting a double stroller. I have 6 children and when #3 was 14 months old we had #4. At that time it meant that I had an 8 yr old, 3 y...
- I'm in the same situation as you... so i don't know how it will work out, but here's what we're going to do. Just keep the single stroller for the infant and use the e...
Camping with an Infant
Asked by K.K. from Denver
on May 28, 2009
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Hi Moms,
We are planning on camping this summer with our 11 month old. I was wondering if any of you could give me advice on what to bring? And if you have any su...
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- We were camping last year with our then 11 month old and I found myself wishing that I had brought a play pen. I wasn't wanting it for sleeping, as we had a motor hom...
- Hi K., My husband and I went camping as a family for the first time last summer and even though we went alot as children we didn't anticipate our needs with our own c...
- I just went camping with my 11 month old last weekend. It was a fun trip, but when the night came, I was beginning to wonder if it was good idea. My baby didn't want ...
Outdoor Gear
Asked by M.N. from Portland
on March 17, 2008
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I would like to take my 6 month, not quite crawling yet, son outside with me when I work in the yard. I don't want to wear him on my back, or put him down on the wet ...
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- Hi there, We bought a graco pack n play sport it is shaped like a hexagon, has a waterproof bottom that you can set right on the ground even if it is a little unev...
- We have a nice bouncey play pen that is elevated off of the ground a bit. It's great for yard work, because the bottom of the pen stays dry.
- I would suggest a playpen.
Baby Gear Confusion!
Asked by C.R. from Washington DC
on September 30, 2007
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Hi there,
I'm a first-time expecting mom. I feel completely clueless as to what "equipment" i need to buy. I assume I need something to carry the baby in, something f...
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- Hi C., We had a Graco Travel system where the carseat snaps in to the stroller and snaps in to the careseat base in the car. It was really great for about 7 months u...
- I also vote for the travel system. It was a lifesaver for us. The infant seat snapped into the carseat base and into the stroller. Usually babies fall asleep riding ...
- Get the Baby Bargains book, I highly recommend it. It tells you what brands and styles are good, cheap, expensive, safe, etc for every category. Baby bijorns are g...
Jumperoo vs Exersaucer ??
Asked by K.B. from Philadelphia
on February 24, 2009
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Jumperoo's are new since I had my daughter almost 6 years ago. Are they similar enough to exersaucers that you could use one vs the other? And if so, which one is be...
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- I had the Jumperoo for my son and he loved it! However, he didn't use it until he was holding his head up and we had to put a book under for his feet. I had thought ...
- I worked for several years in the NICU at Pennsylvania Hospital. The premature babies would come back for regular developmental checks in their first year. The babie...
- the jumperroo i think you put in the door way and they bounce themselves up and down. my son had something like that and the exosaucer. i think the exosaucer is much b...
12 Month Snow Gear
Asked by T.M. from San Francisco
on February 8, 2009
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Hello Mommies!!! My husband & I are planning on a South Lake Tahoe vacation and have a 1 yr old. We were wondering where to buy or rent her gear for cheap, since we w...
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- Hi T.- If I were you I'd either borrow from friends or go to thrift town in pinole-they have tons of ki snowgear so cheap like uner 5$ an you can just give it away or...
- If you go to www.onestepahead.com they have winter gear on clearance.. my daughter is only 2 months but we got a snow outfit on there for 12-18month size that was half...
- if you want to buy it I would try resale shope. There is one in Danville, Small Fry Shop, that has snow gear. If you want to rent, try calling some of the rental sho...
