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Food Comments- Hurt Feelings
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on September 3, 2008
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Im really close with my parents and we spend a lot of time with them. My dad goes through waves where he is into exercise and eating right and then not caring too much...
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- For someone like your father you need to arm yourself with knowledge. Do a little research and find out how many calories a nursing mother is supposed to consume in a...
- Say, 'you do realize that I'm burning twice as many calories because I'm nursing? You do want a healthy grandchild and you want me healthy also, right? Please stop com...
- J., Just tell him that when he is able to create a human being in his body and nurish that child with his body for over a year then he can open his mouth about your...
Showing Early
Asked by M.F. from Canton
on March 14, 2008
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Hi ladies-
My hubby and I found out a few weeks ago that we're expecting #3 in November. We're very excited, although I know I'll have my hands full with 3 under 3 1...
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- If you're anywhere near Kettering, Ohio, my office (a pro-life crisis pregnancy center) can offer one free ultrasound per client per pregnancy for the purposes of veri...
- First, congratulations! Now, my story...I didn't show with my first for quite a while. The second, we lost due to an extra set of chromasomes, but I was huge with th...
- I have 3 children also, ages 7, 5 1/2, and 2 1/2. With my second and third pregancies I think I had to start wearing maternity clothes the moment my pregnancy tests w...
Need Help...6 Year Old Needs to Gain Weight....
Asked by C.D. from Fort Myers
on August 31, 2009
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Hi all! I'm new on here and am looking for friendly Mom advise. I recently took my 6 year old son to his well child check up. He lost a pound since his 5 year visit. ...
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- The fact that he throws up at the table is pretty alarming. Just to be safe, you should take him to a gastro specialist. You just want to be sure that his stomach/pan...
- WOW! You sure did get a lot of advice! I didn't have a chance to read all the responses but thought of one idea I saw on Supernanny. Since your son is 6, it actually m...
- Don't fix him meals like that. If you want him to eat healthy, and you should, than only fix him meals he should be eating. We only have one meal at our house and we...
Exercising Question...
Asked by T.J. from Chicago
on August 29, 2009
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Hello moms! I am looking to loose 40 pounds and have recently joined WW. I wanted to know how many times a week someone who is looking to loose weight should work out,...
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- You will learn more about excercising in your week 2 materials. Basically - what do you like to do? Find something that you enjoy, because if you hate your exercise ...
- I recommend Jazzercise. It's the only exercise regimen I've stuck with. Fun current music, variety of routines, along with toning work (on the floor, on big ball, wi...
- I think that the amount of time you should work out should be consistent with what you will stick with. I think it may be good to start with 3 to 4 days a week. Once...
18 Month Old Still Not Walking
Asked by K.G. from Wichita
on February 17, 2009
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I have an 18 month old daughter who is not standing or walking by herself yet. We ruled out any structural problems with her hips and she was in physical therapy for ...
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- I am thinking of a couple of things here ..... one is that "chubbier" babies do tend to take a little longer to walk. Another is that some babies are afraid. They h...
- I had a friend whose daughter didnt start walking until around 2 because she just didnt want to, it was easier to crawl, and she's perfectly fine. Babies decide to do ...
- My Daughter didnt walk until she was 14 months, which was funny because she could say a whole sentence but didnt want anything to do with walking. Her doc said at 16 ...
Fattening, Nutritious Foods
Asked by L.S. from Benton Harbor
on July 17, 2009
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My 13 month old is not putting on enough weight according to the pediatricians. He doesn't drink very much over the course of a day. He's very picky for a 13 month o...
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- One of my daycare children had the same issue. They recommended giving him a pedisure shake/drink everyday. It really helped plus gave him extra vitamins instead of ...
- Just keep trying to feed your child healthy foods. If you get into the habit of giving processed junk food at this stage that could be all he would like later and en...
- Hi L. - try giving him pretty much the same food you're eating at meal times so he sees you're sharing food and enjoy eating the same things. If you make roast chicken...
Help with Weightloss
Asked by S.N. from Port St. Lucie
on October 4, 2006
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I'm on a neverending quest to lose weight. It seems like a constant struggle. It's hard to find time to do much because I work, Monday through Friday 9-5, then I go ho...
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- Hey S., I just wanted to share my story with you. I was overweight feeling very low about my body and had very, very low energy. I started on the shapeworks program...
- Wow, you are busy, taking care of your children and holding down a full time job. I'm a stay at home mom and I don't know how working mothers do it...that's a hard jo...
- Hi S. I just got a wonderful book from another single mom friend of mine called The T-Factor Diet by Martin Katahn,Ph.D. It allows you to loose weight safely and quic...
Post Pregnancy Flab
Asked by R.B. from Columbus
on November 9, 2007
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My husband and I just had our second baby 8 weeks ago. I am fortunate enough that I have pretty much lost all the weight, but I still have the post pregnancy flab in ...
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- If you have any kind of diastasis (most women do after having a baby), you might want to first do exercises to bring your stomach muscles back together. Check by layi...
- At at 8 weeks you will still have lots of skin left over. That just takes time to go away. You can have abs of steel underneith and still look 5 months pregnant. I'...
- Don't expect too much too soon. It's sometimes easier to bounce back after a first baby, but susequent pregnancies are harder on those muscles. If you took a poll of t...
Where to Find Cute Plus-size Clothes
Asked by D.W. from Minneapolis
on May 3, 2009
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Hi Mamas,
Ever since my daughter was born I've been slowly gaining weight and I seem to have stabilized at a size 18W over the course of the last year. I keep tellin...
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- Morning Sara. If you live in the MPLS/St. Paul area-- there is a consignment shop for larger sizes only up in St. Anthony. I don't know the name-- but it's where the...
- Herbergers and Kohls are also places you will find plus sizes
- I am 5 ft 1 and wear a 24...I have had the best luck at Kohls [I go to Maplewood mall]. I have gotten some things at Sears too. Catherines has some nice things but the...
