Posts by jessikate

We used cloth from the very beginning with baby #2 and like others have said, the meconium didn't stain one bit. So go ahead and use your nice organic diapers from the beginning and when you start seeing the nice orange stains from your...

My son is 21.5 months and nurses once or twice during the day and all freaking night long. My daughter weaned sometime in the month following her third birthday, so we tandem nursed for just under a year.

My grandpa was in Korea and managed to survive military service intact. Sadly, despite my grandpa being intact, my uncle was circumcised and had his two sons circ'd. Meanwhile, my aunts who had sons kept them intact, as I have done...

I called the police a few weeks ago about an unrestrained child. I gave them the make, model, and license plate # of the car and in what direction it was headed. They sent an officer out to talk to me, and he said he'd go pay them a...

I'm so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine that there would've been any different outcome had you been giving birth in a hospital, from your description of events. I'm sorry you're being raked over the coals by the powers that be,...

I just grafted the toe on the second sock of a pair for my 3.5yo DD - she'll be *thrilled* to find them in the morning. That leaves the second sock of a pair for me, the Peace Shawl (that's been ongoing for 2.5 years - it's hard for me...

That's b.s. plain and simple. Babies with hip dysplasia wear braces to push their hips out, so cloth diapers could help with that. I believe I've read of more than a few people double-diapering to help keep the hips in place.

Quote: Originally Posted by OtherMother'n'Madre There is some chunky weight wool here. Their yarn is so so soft (I have some of the cotton). Maybe try them? I don't know how much it is since they don't sell on the...

I'm sorry you're faced with this situation. Hopefully they either change their minds or have a girl. You mentioned that they don't have much money. Are they on private insurance or Medicaid/MinnesotaCare? Because at least Medicaid...

Can you link me? I'm not finding it.