Posts by mamand'ete

With ds1 we found an Elmo backseat mirror helped calm him since he finally had something to look at and see himself in plus it let me glance in the rearview to see if his cry is fussiness or real alarm because his hat was over his eyes...

at 18 mos I started to night wean by introducing sippy cup (no spill) with water which DS1 keep with him and told him that mommys boobs needed to sleep. We started in my bed and it took a little convincing but he seemed to understand...

I've heard this occassionally but in my experience with ds1 starting bc didn't affect bf and we nursed for 23 months successfully with no supply issues; after all it's all supply & demand your milk production. Perhaps it's different...

It's inevitable to receive things you may not need or like but it is more the thought that counts. If you don't need it or like it perhaps you can donate it to your local women's shelter or food bank etc. There are mothers out there...

Went for an induction Sat.; had a cervidil stip inserted and started contractions within 12 hours. Labour lasted only 6 hours with Cameron arriving at 9:11 am Sunday morning. I am proud of myself for this labour involved zero drugs and...

My gf didn't lose weight during pregnancy but after delivering baby and losing all the water weight she was 15 lbs less than before getting pregnany. She ate healthy and spent a good time of her pregnancy on bed rest due to different...

I was also diagnosed with previa at 17 weeks and did a followup u/s at 24 weeks. It corrected itself and moved up...from the reading I did when going through my initial fears it stated 90-95% of early diagnosed previa or low lying will...

By calculation we got Aug 28; u/s put it Aug 25...BUT with what I've been feeling & baby dropped since Monday I'm not convinced I'll make it to the 13th which is my last planned day of work. DS1 was a week or so early.

Baby Zone Advanced Name Search Give this search tool a try, you can select name origin, gender and number of syllables. They have an amazing selection of Irish names, Celtic names etc.

@TerriKay - I used Kooshie cds with my first and invested in the extra absorbent insert pads and a roll or two of diaper liner sheets (kind of like toilet paper) which make clean up much better. The liners are flushable and a cinch to...