Posts by lisavark

I think you should ABSOLUTELY file formal complaints. Several of them. To as many places as possible.    But I'm the kind of person who gets a lot of closure and satisfaction out of getting back at people who do BAD...

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone here might be willing to help me out with something. I'm a freelance writer and I'm working on an article idea about how to get your birth plan respected when it involves a lot of changes from normal...

I'm replying so I can subscribe to this thread. I'm super interested to hear what experienced mamas have to say about this. I'm also contemplating doing SOMETHING in this industry...I'm not too keen on starting/taking over an online...

I'm totally with you, OP! I've also had a feeling all through the pregnancy that this baby would come early. It still might since my EDD isn't till next week, but my nesting instinct has disappeared, I've completely sworn off...

My DH does not want to DTD at all when my belly is this big. He can't get into it with the mechanics of it. I have no desire either so it works out okay, but after DD was born he *immediately* wanted to jump into high gear and it was...

I actually just wrote a guest blog post on this. :)    http://www.nappyshoppe.com/blog/?p=1192   You don't necessarily have to follow all the steps, but I would go ahead and do the full protocol to make sure you...

Age three is awful. My DD had never had real tantrums before she was three, but there were some days when I wondered how the human race survives... ! I wanted to eat my young.    Some things that helped us a lot were...

I know there are always lots of struggles-with-three-year-olds posts, and I wanted to share a really wonderful moment with my three year old this week! I haven't posted about our struggles because, well, probably because I was too busy...

Somebody else mentioned Happiest Toddler on the Block, but I wanted to say that it REALLY helped me with DD at that age. The basic idea in it is to validate their feelings when you have to set boundaries. So carry her away from the...

Thanks...it looks like there's one dentist on that list who offers sedatives and pediatric care, but he's 30 miles away. :{ Appreciate the quick response, though! I might call him...