Posts by Catherine12

You can choose whichever option suits your family the best: a parent report and portfolio of the student's work, OR a teacher report, OR a standardized test. You don't have to do a teacher assessment or a test if you don't want...

I had the Essure procedure a bit over a year ago.   It went very well - really it was just like the website described. I was still breastfeeding my dd at the time, and having the essure done didn't interfere with that at all,...

A year ago, my oldest (then 5) was having a lot of problems with my youngest (then 1 and a half). Not wanting to play with her, saying she didn't like her, and so on. Now things are completely different! It all changed when youngest...

Quote: Originally Posted by sweet.p I wonder if the new company will allow outsiders who did not have a "Bradley Birth" to now train to teach the method? It's not that people who haven't had a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rejoicing Oh the Bradley Method book!!! We read it together at night and practiced, otherwise my husband would not have read it at all. He liked doing it together, though! That book is THE...

I have three pugs. Heat is a much bigger issue for pugs than cold. If he doesn't have breathing problems (not all pugs do) I think he would be fine as long as it is above freezing - just check on him while he is out, and if he seems...

I love the weather here and think we get just the right amount of sun (even in the winter, there are sunny days. They're just cold sunny days.) But I did become vitamin D deficient after a few years here (can't say for sure I wasn't...

I would sanitize your diapers (either by boiling them or by adding bleach to the wash and doing two or three washes in a row) to make sure they aren't harboring germs. I've found this to be helpful in similar situations. You could...

Quote: Originally Posted by WifeofAnt Eh, I've only seen kittens born and they all came out in pretty much the same pattern. Kitten first, placenta about a minute or two later (still attached to the cord), repeat until...

First baby: 22 hours (1.5 hours pushing), 6 lbs 9 oz. Second: 20 hours (20 minutes pushing), 8 lbs 6 oz. Third: Just over an hour (10 minutes pushing), 8 lbs 8 oz. Also, in addition to each labor being quicker than the last, each was...