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Not Sure My Husband Wants a Second Child, but Should I?
Asked by L.J. from Rochester
on June 25, 2009
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Okay, I'll admit, I would like to try for a second child. Our daughter is 2 1/2, and is such a wonderful, healthy child. I am 36, soon to be 37 and feel it's now or ...
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- I looked through a few comments but I haven't read them all so I am sorry if I am repeating something. I don't think it would be a good idea to get pregnant without ...
- Why do you have to get your tubes tied? Stay on birth control for a year and then revisit it. It is not now or never. You have plenty of time to have another child....
- Looks like you've already gotten some great advice, but I just wanted to say that my church has a great group of young married couples with/without kids. We band toget...
Intense 2 Yr. Old
Asked by A.B. from Pocatello
on May 15, 2009
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I guess I should say intense child since it hasn't just been her 2 year old year. I am struggling with my youngest dd so much. It has been constant. When she was a ...
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- It sounds like your gut is telling you something. It could be nothing, but you are concerned and want to make sure you get everything checked out. Keep talking to yo...
- Hi A., I don't know much about having an "intense" kid but common sense tells me she's got you wrapped around her little finger. When your two year old says jump, Mom...
- I'm not sure about the fits, but the always having to have a set everything sounds like something that should be checked out. If your docs aren't listening, find someb...
Vanishing Twin Syndrome
Asked by L.H. from Los Angeles
on December 31, 2008
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Hi there! I am seven weeks pregnant with my second child. I went to have my first ultrasound today and was at first relieved to find out that there was only one baby...
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- L., I am the product of a vanishing twin pregnancy, and I am just fine. My Mom in fact talked about it with me when I got pregnant and they suspected I was havin...
- I was pregnant with twins and lost one of them. I had several miscarriages in between my first and second chilren. I was on fertility shots ~ knew I was pregnant early...
- My friend had that happen... Me, I had that happen at about 6 weeks... (it was not a multiple pregnancy, but a miscarriage), I had gone in for my exam and the sac wa...
DOC Band and a Older Child
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on November 3, 2006
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My son will be a year in 2 weeks. We just had him fitted for the DOC Band this week. He will receive it the day after his 1st birthday. Has anyone had a child this ...
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- My son who is 4 now wore one when he was 3mo to 7 mo old. It was worth it! I did not feel that his head looked that bad but with his dad already going bald and not kno...
- Hi Mary! I know how you feel, but just let me assure you that it WILL be okay. My son had to get one at about 13 mos., and we didn't have any problems. No one stare...
- what is the purpose of this DOC band? I never heard of it!
Help Weaning 2.5 Year Old from a Bottle...(bad, I Know!)
Asked by B. from Chicago
on January 5, 2009
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I know this is bad, but I've continued to give my son a bottle at naptime and bedtime at almost three years old! I don't allow him to have it in the crib; he drinks it...
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- I had 3 awesome kids too! : ) I have to admit that I hyped the "big boy or big girl" cup. That worked with my oldest. My middle child was sold when I pointed out...
- I might be in the minority here but what is wrong with him keeping the bottle? My boy is 3 about to be 4 and is totally against having his bottle outside of the house...
- The older the child the harder it is, BUT he is old enough to understand that he is a big boy. I'd suggest taking him to buy cool straw or sippy cups...or even try a ...
6 Week Old and Sleeping at Night
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on January 17, 2008
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I am a first time mom and I have what most people are telling me to be a pretty easy baby. she usually sleeps in 3 - 4 hour intervals and I have even seen her sleep 5 ...
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- If it was me....I would just let her sleep, and follow her cues for now. I think 6 weeks is way early to try to figure her schedule out/get her on a schedule. Because ...
- Just let her sleep. Babies at 6 weeks should still be demand feeding. They aren't on any kind of schedule. I guarantee that as soon as you get a schedule set up, she'l...
- I know as a first time mom myself of a now 3 months old it is SO hard.. everybody tells you conflicting things and you have to guess who is right.. I also am lucky to ...
16 Mth Old Has Weird Marks on Ankle- Anybody Seen/experienced This?
Asked by C.T. from Miami
on January 23, 2009
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Hi Moms,
You are always so gracious with your advice and experience so I thought I would throw this out to learn if anyone has experienced this before. My son, 16...
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- Hey C T, I'm glad you posted this. My son developed a big red mark on his left ankle when he was 3 months. The doctor was perplexed and we thought he had an allergi...
- Hi. I wonder if, since the doc thinks it's a bruise of some sort, maybe he got his foot caught in something and when trying to pull it out, bruised it in some way? T...
- Could be a strawberry hemangioma - they can be external or internal. They tend to grow the first year - which could be why you didn't notice. Growth can be slow and ...
Hair Pulling
Asked by A.D. from Savannah
on May 16, 2007
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I have a wonderful 3 yr old little boy who seems to be a happy and healthy child. BUT he has developed this one bad habit that I cant seem to control or break him from...
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- Hi A., I'm a married mother of 2 boys (ages 8 & 13). My children did not have a problem with hair pulling, but with biting. I did research and find an article regar...
- Both of my husbands nephews do the same thing when they get sleepy. The oldest on is 9 and he did it until his hair fell out, and the youngest one is almost 3 and he j...
- I agree with the other mom, it's not normal. I cant dignose it but you need to talk with ur ped. more or find another that will evaluate this. I've heard of some disor...
15 Year Old with Plugged Ears
Asked by M.H. from San Francisco
on January 31, 2008
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My 15 year old says that his ears are frequently plugged, so he opens his mouth (kinda like a goldfish) to unplug them. He does not have any pain and he does not have ...
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- Yes If you go to Trader JOes they sell something that looks like a candle, but actually what it is ,is you put it in your ear and light it and it pulls all ear wax an...
- Don't know what this could be, but I know that when I travel through certain areas in the Oakland/Berkeley region, my ears need to "pop." There may be a slight change...
- I used to have that problem as well. Went to the doctor and didn't find anything wrong with my ears nor did I have allergies. I found I was dehydrated and was exerci...
Child Who Walks on Their Tiptoes
Asked by A.B. from Raleigh
on April 22, 2008
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I have a four year old daughter who walks on her tiptoes. She has done this since she began walking at 14 months. I have asked her doctor about this numerous times a...
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- Hi A.! I walked on my tip toes for years and years and did this regularly - without shoes - all the way through high school. In fact, sometimes I still catch myself...
- Hi A., I too used to walk on my tiptoes for the longest time as a child. I actually do still sometimes do it when i am barefoot (now 38). I have not had any proble...
- Hi A., I am a student of massage so not a professional or anything. But you could try having her sit on the floor or couach beside you and just giving a gentle stretch...
