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    What is the worst parenting advice you ever got?

    If she's not sleeping through the night, fill her bottle with formula and baby cereal (at one month of age) ummmmm, no thanks. While I was still pregnant, I had a woman ask if me if I was still drinking alcohol...being hormonal, I responded, "It's not the drinking I worry about, but my crack...
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    2 month old - wakes early from daytime naps

    Oh, and white noise. Go to simplynoise.com. We all sleep wonderfully with it :)
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    2 month old - wakes early from daytime naps

    Swaddling is the way to go if he'll take it. Both of my girls hated the first minute of being swaddled, but they would quickly calm down and sleep MUCH better. Swaddlers didn't work with either one, but the flannel receiving blankes worked like a charm.
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    Tv

    I didn't have the concentration to sit and watch tv as a little one; I was too busy doing other things. Moderation is the key like everyone else said. Dd get's to watch Sesame Street or Sid the Science Kid. She loves it and has actually learned a lot from it, but she doesn't get to just plug in...
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    How do you feel about toddlers and bathing suits

    I would have no problem with her wearing a really cute little bikini that was very old fashion, but to be honest, the bathing suits I've seen at stores look like smaller versions of what teens wear for sex appeal. NO! Also, dd is glowing white and burns after 30 minutes with 50 spf, so we...
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    Advise about other people's kids

    I'd talk to the husband about it. You shouldn't be a hostage in your home because someone won't discipline their kids. If the kids are taking your things, that is not acceptable on any level. If the mom isn't doing anything about it, go up to the child, get down to eye level , and in a very...
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    Accidents all the time

    Sounds like and issue of stress and control. If you don't stress about it and put it back into his hands (i.e. make put him in charge of cleaning himself and taking extra uniforms to school), he'll eventually stop. What would be the point of wetting yourself if no one gives you attention? It's...
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    Does anyone have thoughts,What we should be teaching 2 year olds?

    I keep things pretty light with our two year old so she can really be a kid. When she finds something interesting, then we try to make it a learning experience. She likes markers, so we've taught her colors--basics in a 10 pack plus pink and gray. She likes butterflies, so we've taught her...
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    Not able to breastfeed.

    I'm so sorry. People are dumb, don't listen to them. The best advice I got when I was pregnant and a new mom was: ignore everything people tell you. Do what you feel is right. I couldn't get my first dd to do it either. Poor thing was STARVING and would have nothing to do with me even with...
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    [open]Did you/do you enjoy being pregnant?

    I would only be okay with feeling like this for the sake of having a baby. I don't feel great or horrible, but I do absolutely love feeling the baby. I've got a week and a half to go...and it can't go fast enough!
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    17 y/o son is a druggie, what do I do?!

    Like PB3 said, please do make it clear that you are not playing this game, and explain what his game seems to entail. However, do mention that you like the idea of spending time with him in training for a marathon, so you'll do that. (Feel free to tell him this too) Ultimately, it is his choice...
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    [Open] Poll: C-sections and vaginal births

    C-section after natural attempt (She wasn't able to descend due to the small size of my pelvis). I'll be honest. I think people put too much of an emphasis on the birthing process. Women all over the world die in childbirth and there is nothing glorious about it. If I would have lived in another...
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    17 y/o son is a druggie, what do I do?!

    That's a tough one. It's not really his place to give an ultimatum, but you don't want him using drugs either. I think in this case, I'd tell him something to this effect: I'm not going to make a habit of playing games with you. However, I love you greatly and will go to great lengths to...
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    17 y/o son is a druggie, what do I do?!

    He sounds like a very smart kid, but a bit cocky (again sophomoric). That being said, I don't think that you can really change his mind by simply telling him he's being sophomoric. My friends and I were very much like this in high school. We thought our parents were part of "The Man" and that...
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    Getting toddlers to eat their vegetables

    Dd is pretty good about it. She'll eat tomatoes, cauliflower, cucumbers, etc., but there are a few that she just doesn't like. Spinach is one that she doesn't like that I really want her to eat occasionally. I cook and puree it and then add it to things that I know she likes. I'll make a garlic...
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    Should Every Couple get Counseling ?

    I totally agree with the chiropracter thing. My sister is a doctor and she said that the only people she knows that insist on being called Dr. _____ are chiropractors...short man's complex kind of thing. My husband and I have a great relationship. However, we did go to see someone once when we...
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    Is it hard for you to trust?

    Nope. My husband knows me well and I know him well. We love each other and value our good relationship. So, we don't do things that cause the other to have reason to mistrust us and we don't assume the worst about the other. One of the big things about trust is knowing that we aren't trying to...
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    17 y/o son is a druggie, what do I do?!

    I'm just now reading all of this. I'm sorry for your struggles. I've seen a lot of behavior like this with my students (I was a high school English teacher before becoming a SAHM). What he is doing is very sophomoric (wise fool). He knows a little information, but is still too foolish/immature...
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    Breastfeeding

    Dd nursed once (as in one time) even with the lactation consultant. We tried for several weeks and she didn't get it (she could latch, but she wouldn't suck). So I pumped for 11 months.
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    Shaving legs

    My dd is too little, but I got to for my 12th birthday. I cut myself up nicely, but little pink Daisy razors can only go so deep. That is how I learned to be more careful (I was a very clumsy child).