Posts by dancingflower

I am about to birth my second baby. We loved to use the babybjorn lil potty with DS1. It is now discontinued and we have already given ours away. It lookss like the Smart Potty is too big.   We practiced EC part-time with DS1 since...

Hi ladies. I've been completely dry and monitoring since yesterday. Baby is moving. I decided not to take temperature because I am fighting a Flu, any temperature would make me confused. I don't have a home ph test. Is it available at a...

I am 28 weeks now. I was sitting on the couch having a snack with DS and felt that my underwear was wet. I was dancing with him and dragging, lifting him, right before I sat.  We were drinking water and this bottle usually...

I never leaked in any of my pregnancies. When I was breastfeeding I rarely leaked and if it happened, it was very light. I was glad I didn't stock up on nursing pads (or bought any expensive reusable) because I never even needed the few...

I am pregnant (14wks) and my nursing relationship with DS, who is 2.5 yo, is nowhere close to ending. We both still love it.   He is going to be sleeping at my mom's for two nights.  I am concerned with my...

Hey, check Playful Parenting. It may not work for all areas of discipline but it can help with many of the daily routines. Many little daily battles can be solved with a little playing/game and tricking the child into the fun of it. I...

I was there just a couple weeks ago. Food was so disgusting but still I was alway hungry. The hungrier I would grow, the sicker I would get and, as a result, I would be more disgusted by food. Not to mention my crazy aversion to the...

It's so great to hear you mamas saying so confidently that you feel movement as early as 12/13 weeks. This is because I doubt myself here. When I feel anything, I think "its too early to be really feeling movement so it must be gas or...

Whenever DS changes his behavior, for bad, all of a sudden, I always hope it's not a new trait of his personality but rather some physical change that may be affecting his mood and behavior. "he must be cutting a tooth again", "he might...

Oh yes, like Sere's suggested, speak to him. Explain to him what you want from him, how a toddler bed works, as opposed to a crib... I heard once of an approach to bedtime being that you gently, as you put the toddler to bed, explain to...