Posts by sallyrae17

The Ergo is totally worth it! You can use it for a really long time!

Since I have an older kid who is SUPER excited about Halloween, we are going out. Baby M is going to be a hotdog. When I saw the costume, I cracked up. Everyone seems to have the peapod/pumpkin/bee costume as a baby and I wanted...

I'm using prefolds with snappis and a cover. I used them with my first and still love them with my second! I have 24 infant sized prefolds that we're using at the moment and about 8 or 9 covers (mostly bummis).

Here is the link to the KellyMom info on vitamin d drops: http://kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/vitamin-d/

I didn't do them with my son because we lived in Texas, but now I'm in Minnesota and there is a serious lack of sun in the winter....so now I don't know. My gut tells me that she doesn't need them, so I might just go with...

Anyone doing Vitamin D supplements? I didn't do them with my first and my pediatrician is kind of pushing them. To clarify, I'm talking about vitamin D drops for my baby, not vitamin D for me. We are exclusively breastfeeding. Thoughts?

We just had our appointment and she is 12 lbs, 8 oz (was 7lbs 15 oz at birth). She's also in the 85th percentile for head size (15 1/2)!!

Lily - I think it's a "cover your ass" situation with your doc. You just have to make sure that you break the suction before pulling it out (obviously). I have the DivaCup and I plan to use it whenever I get a cycle. It's not "advised"...

I have a Baby Papasan chair and both of my kids have loved it. It has straps, so you can walk away, and sits on my kitchen table. We have an older one and bought it used for maybe $20 on...

Baby M was 7 lbs 15 oz at birth and is somewhere around 13 pounds on our scale (our combined weight minus my weight). She's a pretty sturdy babe!