Posts by lexbeach

Congrats on the arrival of your twins, and I'm sorry that the breastfeeding part is not going as smoothly as possible. How many ounces of formula are you supplementing with in a 24-hour period? What is your babies' weight gain...

Totally NOT pregnant (though, gosh, I do think about it a lot lately ), but crashing this thread due to the sleep discussion. Quote: Originally Posted by osker How early is too early to buy the crib? Too...

Since I know there are several folks on this board who live in the Pioneer Valley (western MA), I thought I'd let you all know about a new REAL LIFE Queer Parenting support group that I am leading. We meet on the third Tuesday of each...

I recently bought one for our three-year-old, who had been forward facing in an older radian 65 (w/ 35-lb RF weight limit). So he's back to RF again, and we're all very happy about it. I did have a difficult time installing the seat...

The more kids we have (#4 is 7 months old now), the less-elaborate our bedtime routine becomes. For us, the easiest thing is to just have all of our kids go to bed quickly. We don't read books at bedtime anymore (do it before dinner...

Quote: Originally Posted by FtMPapa Beta was good! Still no spotting or cramping, and I walked the dogs for over an hour, no problem! YAY! 1st beta - Tuesday Jan 26 - 100 2nd beta - Friday Jan 29 -...

Papa. I'm so sorry that this isn't just going as peacefully as it possibly could be for you. I wanted to make sure you knew that spotting w/ cramping is rather common in early pregnancy--and MORE so in early twin pregnancies (I...

I've read that just 4 ounces of breastmilk a day can make a huge difference in a child's immune health and development. So, if your question is simply is it worth it due to the effects the milk would have, I would say Yes, definitely....

I really like "What's Inside?" by Jeanne Ashbé . It's VERY simple, does not get into post-baby arrival at all or what it's like to have a baby in your house. It uses "mommy" but only once so it would be easy to swap...

Quote: Originally Posted by FtMPapa Oh, guys, I posted as soon as they called! You know I wouldn't leave you hanging! Megin - I wonder if they said 100 because there were two embryos? The numbers really don't...