Posts by indigosky

Right -- she shouldn't feel obligated to invite you ... but she also shouldn't be posting photos where you can see them! That's just rude, plain and simple. It's easy enough on FB to "block" specific people from individual posts, or...

DD is ready for a regular bike this summer -- she's 4, she's a pro on her balance bike (which she's been riding for 2 summers), and she's super eager to graduate to a "pedal bike." We don't expect her to need training wheels since she...

We do get out lots -- she's in preschool three mornings a week, regular playdates/childcare trades, and wants to take every extracurricular class known to humankind. We limit her to two at a time. So she's very busy -- I don't think she...

Thanks for the ideas! For what it's worth, I don't think keys are considered safe for babies because they may contain lead -- see http://www.mothering.com/community/t/469226/psa-keys-contain-lead-dont-let-babies-play-with-them .

We have a couple nice wooden and cloth toys which DD (4 months) is really enjoying mouthing. I'm reluctant to spend the money to buy more, and increasingly skeptical of the safety of all the plastic stuff. She likes an ice cube tied into...

I've tried the swaddle / back patting technique a few times over the last few weeks with mixed results. She will fall asleep -- naps usually last 20-40 minutes this way (compared to 1-3 hours being worn!). However, today I tried it and...

I've been talking with DD for years about the idea that someday kids don't need to nurse anymore, and they stop. She says she will never be ready to stop, that she'll need to nurse forever, and gets very anxious about the idea that...

Thank you, whitneyg, that's exactly the kind of info I was hoping to get! My DD's lower legs do dangle freely, and the fabric of the Ergo ends above her knee, so I think she basically fits the criteria you're describing. Both her...

For an older baby, I found some of the techniques in The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems really helpful for DD1s nap challenges (naps that were way too short, didn't know how to fall asleep without sucking on my finger forever,...

Ooh, I'm so inspired to hear of all these babies (well, two) who STARTED with swaddling beyond 3 months and it worked! When the day care started with it, did they swaddle and then feed or jiggle/rock until he was asleep, then lay him...