Posts by kayabrink

I was going to suggest a word that we use in french, that (once again, in french) is not a loaded term at all but rather delicate. But I did not know how to say this word in english. In french it is "entrejambe" which means, the space...

My ds has read at least some books from each of the series Mandib listed, and liked them all.   Percy Jackson and the Olympians is the series that he is reading right now (he's also 8). However, I'm not sure why you're not...

I had frequently recurring yeast infections for almost three years. Garlic, monistat, etc would work to "cure" the infection but it would recur every two to three months. Oral probiotics did not help in my case. The only...

I don't have one, but based on pictures I've looked at it appears to have two layers, since it is two different colours (inside colour and outside colour). But if your fleece is heavy enough, and depending on where you live, I would...

I know some people use eggwhite instead of preseed, it's supposed to mimic fertile mucous so I imagine it would lubricate and it's sperm friendly.

Could you have kidney stones? when i was pg with ds I had similar pain that turned out to be stones... sharp and sudden, intermittent. 

Well now I want one too! And I think it is far beyond my sewwing capabilities. Sorry I'm no help!

When we were in a somewhat similar situation with our ds, we opted to have a really quiet family party on his real bday, and then had a "six and a half" birthday party: because it was in may we could do it outside. Going to a public...

Both my kids, who were late ecer or early pl'ers depending on your pov, stopped needing to use the bathroom at night very early on- ds was 18 mo and completely diaper free, never woke to pee and slept 12 + hours with only one or two...

My feeling is that earlier potty training relies on adults being consistently aware of the child's needs in a way that is no longer feasable for all families nowadays. To pt a young child ( and I have done it twice and seen it done...