Posts by babyjonesmama

Hello all, looking for advice please. DD is 1, she just tested with a lead level of 8. DS is 3, his was 3.3. From what I understand, 10 is considered poisoning, and for a child with exposure to lead, their levels are expected to peak...

Hello, it's my first itme posting in this forum. DS turned 3 in october. He has always been clearly very bright, speaking in complex sentences at age 2, and now at age 3 starting to blow me away with the things he says and does. He...

Wondering about this...we used BG on DS from about 3 mos to 1 year, then had to stop because the inserts were just too full of detergent and everything and he was reacting to all the ammonia in them, his poor little penis got a scab on...

Wow - cool that this thread was just resurrected. I guess it's a good time and place to tell the story of dd's birth 9 days ago! We tried for a VBAC - didn't get it. But I tried. We did lots of preparation, working with our doula,...

We have a 11 day old baby girl and a 2 1/2 year old boy. Overall he has been very loving and accepting of her, but definitely suffering a bit of jealousy at times and having some difficulty with the adjustment. At times he has hit and...

Does anyone have any suggestions? Even just listings would be helpful. I have a newborn and a two and a half year old, and am ideally looking for something for my toddler just one or two days a week just to get a little break and get...

I weaned my 2 year old right around christmas, using christmas as a distraction. I think that the last night he nursed was christmas eve. I am due with baby #2 in march, so I was just done. I couldn't do it anymore. So we talked about...

Who has tried this method of pain control? I am hoping to have my next birth medication-free, but given my circumstances realize that I may need something. Tell me how it worked for you. I have a friend who said it was great, didn't...

I am hoping for a VBAC at the end of March, but recently in preparation started reading about positions, and I think I've convinced myself that this baby is lying transverse. At none of my prenatal appointments have the midwives...

I'm getting back just enough to pay off my car. It seems kind of boring to me, though. Instead I wonder if I should pay off a couple of other smaller loans/debts and make a couple of home improvements and maybe save a bit of it. But if...