Some babies are just gassy and grow out of it. With mine eliminating garlic and dairy helped a little bit, but in the evening it was simethicone time for a couple of months until they grew out of it.
I was a substitute teacher in Portland and Beaverton. I don't find greatschools to be all that useful in describing a schools environment and of course a lot of a school experience depends on what teacher your kid has. In a nutshell...
One of the most useful gifts I recieved was a basket of baby meds and postpartum care supplies--things you have no idea you're going to need until you do.
If they're registered for clothes, I'd get them some of the larger...
The pacifier thermometer, if it works, would be nice--a lot nicer than jabbing a cold digital thermometer under an irritable feverish child's armpit.
The onesies extender because all my kids are destined to be tall, and so...
I was raised by a dentist, so I'm pretty anti-sugar, so for the most part, I don't drink soda (or even much juice, really), so I don't keep any in the house, and almost NEVER buy it--probably 4 or 5 times a year, max. DH drinks...
What seemed to work for DS was prevention (avoiding things/situations that were known to cause a problem) , removal (from the scene--outdoors always worked better than indoors), and space (staying nearby but no talking or touching DS...
Totally normal! For that reason, I prefer a real live two-year-old to the 18-month-old version any day of the week.
It gets easier, I promise. Especially as they become more verbal.
Yeah, I'd rather get a root canal than do personal hygeine with a toddler. And I have a toddler, so yeah, it's not my favorite. The crying, screaming, wails, whining, thrashing, stubborn refusals...good times. No...
I would try talking openly about my concerns at first, but know from experience that kids, especially teens can get into all kinds of wild situations. So I might if I was concerned about drug use, suicide concerns, sexual...
