Posts by hildare

I think it is a very good idea to find out what is happening in your particular situation before you decide to UC.  You are getting some very odd advice here, i see, but how can you plan adequately if you do not even know whether...

but you can't be giving them your full attention!  gently, mama, you might be letting them parent themselves a little more than is good. 

but who will be parenting your kids while you write?   

i worried so much before i had my second, but when i went to do pre-op, the nurse told me that i would find a planned c so much better than the unplanned one we had first.  there is a feeling of control, and you are able to...

me, too.  this is our last babe, too, and i am amazed at how much more quickly the stages have passed with this one than with our first.  sniff.

we live on a river and i have been thinking about those classes.  by now, though, dd is, i think, developmentally capable of actually learning to swim and not needing the infant classes.    people who have the "lack...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1blueheron  For those of us with more than one now, I'm curious to know what kinds of differences you see between or among your kiddos.  DS is so different from his sister, it's like...

i used a shield with both my kids for the first few weeks/month.  it can really help you get through a rough start-up and i wouldn't worry about it for a little while at least.  it can help pull your nipple out and help your...

Merchant JR, Worwa C, Porter S, Coleman JM, deRegnier R-AO. Respiratory instability of term and near-term infants in car safety seats. Pediatrics. 2001;108:647-652   American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Injury and...