[-]Buying new clothes for 10month old. But she's already about to outgrow some of those 6-12month clothes. So my question is, of Old Navy, Gap and Children's Place, which ones run small? (Which ones should I buy 12-18months instead of 6-12?) Thanks
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[-]I will like to post an ad for my nanny of 6 years is now available.Where can i post the ad.Thank You
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[-]My baby is 8 days old and I'm breastfeeding. He eats about 9-10 times a day, seems really content after, I can hear him swallowing while nursing and he has a lot of wet diapers. But he's only pooping about 1 time a day now - I'm really worried as everything I read says he should have about 4 soiled diapers a day. When he does go it's the yellow-green-seedy kind expected from breastfed babies. I'm worried. Any advice or similar experiences anyone has would be really helpful.
2 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Start now reading your baby. baby happy? all is good. don't go looking for problems where there are none. Most babies who are exclusively breastfed poop more frequently. Yours doesn't but is happy, making wet diapers, and sleeping on occasion for little bits of time? All is fine. Take a nap.
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[-]Any suggestions for an online source for unique photo birth announcements? Also, reasonably priced? TIA
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[-]Does it really matter what detergent you use? We don't have access to a washer/dryer and send our wash out. Have been washing db's stuff separately with Dreft at a friend's place, but it would be SO much easier to just toss all her things into the bigger bag. But they use harsh detergents at the laundromat. WWYD?
7 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Does not matter. I've never used Dreft and have never had a problem. The bigger problem are dryer sheets. These add chemicals after your laundry has been rinsed clean. My whole family gets rashes if I use sheets so I use vinegar as fabric softener instead and dryer balls in the dryer.
[ Reply | Options ]How old is db? I stopped using Dreft just recently, at 1 year of age. However, ds is not allergic to anything (as far as we know) and does not have sensitive skin.
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[-]Hello To Parent's.I would loved to place and ad for my nanny.Where can i post my ad?I am looking for a wonderful family for my wonderful nanny.Thank You
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[-]Has anyone had a procedure for varicose veins? Wondering if I should get this done, and how much it costs. Will they ever go away on their own?
7 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Insurance covered some but I probably ended up paying 1500 out of pocket. Vein Treatment Center in NY.
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cosmetic. They were so obvious I was so self-conscious about them. Happy I did it but it was a rather disgusting procedure.
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You really feel the vein being pulled out. I am normally pretty good with medical procedures/pain but that feeling was tough to take. I would ask for better meds if I ever were to do it again. Recovery was a month or 2 of horrible bruising. Now you can see the 4 or 5 incision spots but they're small so I am happy overall.
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[-]I had a CVS on Thursday and the Genetics Counselor said I would have the results today (Wednesday). She called to say there wasn't enough sample for preliminary results and I'd have to wait for full results. Has that happened to anyone else?? I am worried there isn't enough sample for a final test either .. wondering if I should request another test or amnio later. Has this happened to anyone else? Seems like everyone gets preliminary results within a few days.
12 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]Same exact thing happened to me. The sample they took was too small for them to do both the preliminary FISH test as well as the entire chromosome analysis. So we had to wait for the complete test results, which are more thorough and accurate anyway. The extra waiting was excruitating-- it took almost 2 weeks for the test to come back. But doing another CVS wasn't really recommended. Doc didn't want to subject the baby or myself to the added risk. (Miscarriage, infection, etc.) The sample they took from me was tiny, but they were able to culture the cells needed for the testing from the sample, no matter how small it is. You just have to be patient!!! Good luck.
[ Reply | Options ]If they got some chorionic villi, then I really doubt an amnio is going to be needed. Unless for some reason, the sample is contaminated with your cells, which can also happen.
[ Reply | Options ]The lab was able to tell in just a couple of days that the sample was "growing" correctly, so I knew then that they'd be able to do the necessary testing with the sample they had. I'd have your genetic counselor check in with the lab to make sure everything is looking good.
[ Reply | Options ]I know how horrible the waiting is. The reason I had the CVS in the first place was because of a scary ultrasound finding, so waiting even just another few hours (let alone a whole extra week) to find out if my baby was OK was the last thing I wanted. Hang in there!!!
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[-]Does anyone have too much breast milk causing the baby to gulp and be very gassy and unhappy?
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[-]any way to encourage DS to get himself into sitting position? he's been sitting on his own for over 2 months but can't get from tummy to sitting. daycare won't let him sit if he "can't get in a position by himself". sheesh.
5 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]don't use props like bumble seat and keep on tummy a lot. make sure day care isn't using thse props either
[ Reply | Options ]thanks. i don't do props and daycare doesn't either. i think my mistake is that I put him in sitting position and he just sits there and plays and never tumbles over. He's been doing this for a couple months. I haven't done as much tummy time as a result. Anyway, thanks for the advice!
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[-]are there guidelines for how much formula to feed a baby by weight or months old?
2 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]honey you are taking to the dairy queen here. my milk was so rich that my baby was enormous! i think you feed until they are full unless you want them to fit into those tiny european outfits then you just don't feed them as much and they get a bit hairy instead. they grow hair to keep their bodies warm because they have no baby fat.
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[-]Tell me about your engagement ring, trying to decide how to set a round stone..
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[-]My 4mo usually poops every other day, but hasn't since Saturday. Should i call his doc? I feel like I call him too often.
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[-]help. constipated 7 month old. what do i do? just tried prunes..
11 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]talk to your ped. my daughter at that age would go for two or three days without pooping but then poop a massive load all at once - it was soft poop, it didn't hurt her. but if your kid is truly constipated, your ped will be able to reccommend something. also, i gave her high fiber veggies blended into bbyfood.
[ Reply | Options ]water loosens up the system. but is db really constipated? if bf, db's can go up to 2 wks without pooping and not a problem
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[-]Back at work and my breastfed db refused to take a bottle all day. Ped recommended trying formula instead. Any btdt? I'm a little apprehensive, but I obviously want her to feed. Oh, she's also started on solids twice a day. thanks!
18 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]What possible difference could formula make if the issue is with the bottle? IMO that is cuckoo advice. Have her caregiver try cup-feeding her. My DD went right to a sippy cup of breastmilk at 5 months old. If your db is old enough for solids, I assume she's old enough for a sippy.
[ Reply | Options ]He said it's because she might be recognizing the smell from the milk and that makes her want to bf, and the formula would be something totally different. She actually tried 3 different bottles (Nuby, Medela and Born Free) and a sippy, but no luck. She'll take water from a sippy, just not milk. What sippy did you use? (I'm using Avent Magic Cups and Green Sprouts(?))
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Same thing happened with my DS when he was 7 months and it was a week before I went back to work. I just hung with it, kept pumping, and tried a few diffrent bottles/flows. He just took it one day and hasn't turned back since. I wouldn't go to formula so quickly --unless you want to -- for this reason.
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