Posts by marisa724

I love them. The soles are nice and flexible and they made for a nice transition from the soft soles. Definitely shop the sales first -- Amazon sometimes has good deals too.

My DS2 was 33 lbs. at 18 months. He was consistently at least 2 lines *above* the 95th percentile line on those charts at the dr's office. Luckily our dr. was laid back and did not see anything wrong with his progression -- and once he...

Avalon accepted my insurance (BCBS) and so I had a $20 copay, plus something like 10-20% of our hospital costs. As I said, mine was a surgery, so it wound up being in the ballpark of $2000 out of pocket in the end. I don't remember the...

I used Avalon at Morristown Memorial for this last baby. I was a VBAC-attempt so a few things were a little different for me, but many things on your list apply - - Morristown has a beautiful large room with a tub, you just have to...

Avalon is who I'm talking about too. Can you just make a regular appointment? I never did a 'consultation' with them. Then if you decide it's not for you later you can switch -- I switched (TO Avalon actually) at 20 weeks this time.

When I had my first MW appointment I was given the option of a "consult" or an "intake" appointment -- the first would have been more discussion, the second was a full exam. I chose the second, because I knew I...

I'm looking for recs for a friend. Her son is healthy but on the small side, and they'd like to talk to a ped. nutritionist to make sure they're doing everything they should for him. Breastfeeding knowledge/support is a must. She...

My younger brother lives in Red Bank. Very hip, nice little shops (a friend owns a yarn shop there), good restaurants. Close to major highways, they have a Whole Foods nearby and a Trader Joe's is coming soon. I'm sorry I don't know...

We live right outside NYC and our good friends live in a suburb of Philly. We met up with them last summer at the Garden State Discovery Museum - http://www.discoverymuseum.com/ in Cherry Hill. The kids really enjoyed it; they were 5,...

Dr. Richard Dicker = pediatrician in Denville, married to Marla Scott Dr. Paul Dicker = OB in Westwood (thank you Google and old MDC threads! )