Posts by happy2bamama

Thanks for the ideas, ladies. Sadly, putting the mattress on the floor isn't an option for us. We have a HUGE king frame that's solid wood and we live in a condo, so there is nowhere to store it. I like the idea of possibly having DS...

I'm looking for suggestions on how to let my almost 6-month-old continue sleeping in our bed for naps without him falling out of the bed. He can scoot anywhere he wants, rolls over both ways and is about to crawl any second now. We...

Quote: Originally Posted by SBradbury The sun will naturally bleach it ... the stains are there when you set it out and gone when you go back to get it. We have also had great luck with the Oxyclean spray ... just wet...

I love Mommitola's advice, but you could also try giving your GMIL a choice - next time she makes a rude comment, you could say, "This is up to you - you can either continue to make rude comments to me which make me (and DC) not...

Quote: Originally Posted by milkydoula Nope, no need to bleach! Wash it regularly and then lay/hang it in the sun to dry. I have no idea why, but the sun takes out breastmilk poopy stains very very well. So,...

I haven't read through all the posts, but I wanted to say that for me, at the beginning stage of pushing, it felt similar to vomiting - if someone had told me to stop pushing, there is NO WAY I could've - just like if you're vomiting and...

I still have not figured out a sure fire method to getting baby poop out of clothing (breastmilk-fed, 5-month-old baby) - does anyone have any helpful tips?? I soaked the garment in hydrogen peroxide and cold water for about 12 hours,...

Quote: Originally Posted by GoddessKristie Then he went to pooping every 3rd day and I knew I shouldn't have waited. Can you explain this to me? I feel like I'm missing something - how did that mean that he...

Quote: Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle My 2.5 month self-nightweaned(6-8 hrs), and is as healthy as a walrus. :

I think I understand what MamaNosBest is talking about with offering the boob for everything. I too always offer the breast when DS is in distress and just this morning, DS and I were waiting so very patiently (ha!) for DH to be done...