Posts by illuci

Hi Mamas,   I just found this group! My due date is 10/11. The reality of this pregnancy (my 2nd) has been kind of slow to sink in, but now I'm in the thick of it, with light nausea and fatigue all the time. I haven't chosen a...

Hi!   My lovely little daughter just turned two and this has coincided with an interesting new development that I need some help with... She goes to "school" four days a week, five hours/day. She's been going there over a...

That's what he said to me yesterday, anyway. Our dd is 22 months and has gone in and out of only wanting mommy stages. She's in one right now. We still bf and I sleep in her room. It has been an ongoing discussion with my partner and...

Hi Mamas -- I have an interesting question for you all. I work at a small food co-op (only 15 employees) doing part-time bookkeeping and HR and when my daughter was 2-11 months, I brought her with me every day for 5 or so hours. Now...

Hey Mamas,   I've been observing the following phenomenon with my 18-month daughter...when it's just the two of us, she tends to want to be right with me, doing whatever I'm doing. She wants to nurse often (which is no...

Thanks all...reading all the responses reminded me that this is just one phase in our lives together as a family and, overall, I am very grateful and happy. I liked a lot of your suggestions and in fact do a lot of them already...

I feel a little silly writing about this, because it seems like such a general topic...but it's a big one right now in our house. I became a mother 18 months ago, and it was something I'd wanted for soooooo long, and I jumped in with...

Oh, that was an inspiring story! I'm considering doing this -- we tried it at 13 months but it was a miserable experience for everyone, and in general we sleep very well...except now I really miss sleeping with my partner, and am...

I know this is not exactly a response to how to reuse those plastic bags, but if you are able to just forget them all together, then here is a link to a cool...

Hello there everyone, My daughter is 17 mos, and we have been co-sleeping since the beginning, and I've always loved it. My partner (not husband) has been really supportive, although he never got too involved or read any of the...