Posts by mama_b

He is offered food all day long. I always leave out finger food for him like crackers or cereal, and he is offered about 4 or 5 small meals a day in addition to that, which could be anything. The problem is that he frequently changes...

I'm starting to really worry about my ds. He started out average on the growth charts. At around 7 months his growth started to slow and by his first birthday he was not on the charts at all. That sounds really worrisome, but my dd...

I don't get FS, but I'm a cashier in a grocery store. Someone came through my line with cold potato salad from the deli and it wasn't covered by FS. I thought that was weird. I knew you couldn't buy hot prepared stuff, but I didn't...

About half of my kid's clothes are gifts. For the other half, I'd say that I spend about $75 on each for spring/summer and again for fall/winter. So about $300 per year total. But my kids are really particular about comfort and only...

I'm sorry you're in this situation. But honestly, I would move into a hotel or back with your parents before I would move into that house. Mold is nothing to mess around with. You say your clothes smelled for hours after being there?...

"They" REALLY don't like you to skip the newborn screening. I've heard of babies being taken away just to have it done and then given back. It seems like you really have to jump through hoops to decline that one and then you...

I was the same way. Neither of my kids have ever had a bottle and I have no supply issues, but everytime I've ever tried to pump (I work very part time and thought it would be good to have some in the freezer just in case) I've never...

Yes, my ds had jelly beans at (and probably before) 10 months. My answer would have been totally different with dd. I was SOOOOO strict about what I would let pass her lips up until she was about 2. But with 2 kids now and my dd...

Well, I'm not pg. I got AF-- 12 days late.

Surely you could find a way to use it. If it were me, I'd splurge and buy sushi every single day.