Posts by voxana

I'm trying to start exercising again. My dh suggests dropping 9mo ds in childcare at the gym (it's a very nice gym with high standards in all areas, including the childcare). Well, I've never left ds anywhere with anyone, except home...

My first baby is now 9mo and I'm thinking of dropping the postpartum pounds and trying to incorporate exercise into my life on a regular basis. So now I'm wondering, how, when, and what are you mamas doing for exercise? I'm just not...

How about a standard full-size crib off of craig's list and side-car it? We have twice bought cribs for under $100 there. You could even buy two cribs to have one side-carred and one stand alone crib kept in a different room, if needed.

My first baby is now 9mo and I'm thinking of dropping the postpartum pounds and trying to incorporate exercise into my life on a regular basis. So now I'm wondering, how, when, and what are you mamas doing for exercise? I'm just...

The book, Happiest Baby on the Block, was the most helpful shower gift and really taught me how to sooth my baby in the early months. I'm so glad that someone gave it to me and that I read it before ds came. The baby carrier is...

Here's a thought: Have you tried persistently burping him when he cries after a feeding? When my ds was a newborn, he would get a burp that was hard to get out and would scream. My husband figured out that he needed to be burped and...

Wow, it's impressive that all three of you have been sleeping on a full size mattress! My husband and I alone can't even sleep comfortably on full, and I'm small. I'd definitely get a queen and then also sidecar either a twin bed for dd...

Thanks for the thoughts, they were helpful! I was going to try giving him only one nap today, but he was obviously too tired by 9:30, and wasn't going to make it till 11 or 12:00. So I tried Peony's method of keeping him in the carrier...

I'm wondering if my ds needs just one nap a day and am interested to hear when other babies switched....?

My 9mo ds no longer falls asleep while nursing like he used to and it has become much harder to get him to take the two daily naps. He does seem tired so I believe he needs two naps--his eyelids go to half-mast and his eyes momentarily...