Posts by bluedaisy

Thanks Linda, I agree some of it is a communication problem - I do sometimes feel like he doesnt really understand where I am coming from.   Being a SAHM for me hasn't been a realistic choice at this point - we got a surprise...

My DH is from a culture where most moms with small children have a live in nanny/cook/maid who is very inexpensive so the mom can work.   I have always wanted to be a SAHM, and have always been up front with him about. ...

thanks for your replies everyone....we are moving to Kampala, Uganda and these are the VPDs that they see occasionally there (I've been emailing a doctor there), so I'm reconsidering whether the increased risk of getting any of these...

I took my nonvaxed 18 month old to Nairobi, Kenya for 3 months.  DH is from Kenya and my sister in law who lives in Nairobi doesn't vaccinate her son.  We didn't have any problems at all.   We are planning to move to...

We don't vaccinate, but I would consider giving vaccines if I felt my child was at high risk of contracting a serious disease that could be life threatening or have lifelong complications.   For those of you who do not vax...

Glad to know I'm not alone!  Other may have a different opinion, but attached2ap I don't consider it harmful if a baby is crying in loving arms.  For me, the harm in CIO is that the baby is communicating the only way they...

There is a lot of diversity in sub-saharan Africa - I'm sorry if I come across strongly but one thing that really frustrates DH and I is when people view Africa as one big dark and deadly place.  Geographical diversity means that...

OP here...I had no idea there were so many replies to this thread...I think the responses validate my initial concerns that people cannot fathom sending unvaxed children to Uganda!   I am a little offended at the discussion -...

I'm another one with a child with prolonged sleep issues (dd is 3.5) - we also don't do naps, she seems to wake up at the same time no matter what and we put her to bed around 7 or 730 - could you put her to bed a little earlier than...

My 3 year old dd has always had sleep issues.  With #2 (DS 3 months) I'm trying to do things differently but he is falling into the same patterns.   I read the no cry sleep solution and she recommends not nursing to sleep...