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Forum Post: July Infants and Toddlers
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Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers
Chiclet, I have to echo what the others said about the LC. Seems like she's just stressing you out and not helping now. I had the exact same experience, with a very well-meaning LC. Fortunately for me more »
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Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers
Wow, KAM, that sounds pretty miserable! Good at least (though maybe small consolation) that you and DH are on the same page regarding them. Could it be that they are, awkwardly, trying to stay out of more »
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Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers
Chiclet - I really feel for you! I went through the same regimen of nursing, bottle feeding and pumping. A simple trip to the store can really feel impossible! Everyone is different in how they deal w more »
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Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers
Fram - Good luck with the daycare decision -- I think you made the right choice! ALS - Congrats on DD2, and glad everything is going well with her big sis so far! I may have asked this before, but I'm more »
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Forum Post: autism spectrum disorders - DS
Stef - I'm so sorry for what you're going through. As always, these boards are full of fantastic support and advice, as evidenced by the posts above. I can't offer any educated advice about dealing wi more »
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Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers
We got DS a walking/push toy and a couple small things for his birthday. I also did a photo book of his first year -- more a sentimental gift for DH and me than DS at that point :). As predicted, the more »
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Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers
Pugs, I meant to reply to you, too. I second triple paste. I think it was Nov who suggested it to me, too, and combined with baking soda baths it helped us clear up a super-angry rash a couple months more »
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Forum Post: June Infants & Toddlers
Wow -- Lots of happy first birthdays! My best advice is to include ice cream with the cake and have the camera ready. DS had the best "WTH????" face ever when we gave him ice cream on his birthday :-) more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Thanks Summer. I know he could be hungry during the night, but it's just frustrating b/c it's hard to get him to eat during the day, and he's now off bottles entirely (yay!). We haven't had much luck more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Yay, baby Chiclet! Getting above birth weight is an awesome milestone, and I suspect since he's over 8 lbs the pedi may give you a green light to stop supplementing. Hope it works out -- I did the pum more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Wow, CT -- I'm going to bookmark this post for when we start looking at preschools for DS (still a ways off). That was so helpful!
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Chiclet, I went to Baby Cafe for about 6 mos and they were fantastic. It's such a comfortable, supportive environment, and the LCs who work there are great. Do be prepared that they're going to try ev more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Thanks so much, Cwag. DS is 15 months, and it's been happening for awhile. He's been in daycare since 6 mos and I honestly can't remember exactly when it started. It's a home daycare so there's no cam more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Haha, Clc, I was the same way when we left DS with my parents. We had lived it up and stayed out past 2 a.m. (!) but I was still up at 7:30 wondering how long I had to wait to wake DH so we could go g more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Congrats, Chiclet! Definitely seek out support groups, etc., for help with nursing issues. These boards are, of course a great resource too. Without the combo of BDC boards and Baby Cafe in Melrose I more »
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Forum Post: Vaccines?
Glad to see so much good sense on these boards. We've followed the standard schedule but I have known people whose kids are particularly sensitive the vaccines (fever, pain, etc.) who did the go-back- more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Happy Mother's Day, all! We struggle to balance, too, though I got to sleep in yesterday, DH made me breakfast, and DS napped for a whopping 3 hours in the morning. Of course, he slept that long becau more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Med - Congratulations!! So glad to hear that everything is going well with DS so far. I wish I had advice regarding DD, but it sounds pretty normal from what I've heard of siblings' reactions to new b more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Glad to hear most of you are waiting until 2 or 3 for the dentist. I read somewhere you should start within a year of the kid getting his/her first tooth but the idea of DS sitting in a dentist's chai more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Clc, my DS gained less than a pound between 9-12 months, and the doc wasn't concerned at all, though I was initially just as surprised/concerned as you are, especially since he's small, too (20 lbs at more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Thanks Fram and Rama. DS isn't attached to any particular lovey yet, but he has fun with stuffed animals. I like the quiet toy idea, too. The thing with playing in his room is that he is beyond obsess more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Poppy, DS wasn't crawling until after 10 months, and I think it was a good month or so later before he was pulling up. Always worth asking the pedi if you're worried, but I think he's still well withi more »
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Forum Post: May Infants and Toddlers
Summer, ditto to all the eating advice. It helps me to read this stuff again, too, because DS (14.5 mos) is still a finicky eater at best. He, too, does better at daycare, and he will love something o more »
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Forum Post: April Infants and Toddlers
Hey ladies! Been quiet on here for a few days. Hope everyone is getting back to normal after Friday's madness. I'm taking a personal day today. I was still exhausted from last week/weekend and being w more »
My Latest Discussions
- July Infants and Toddlers
- Storage/Toy Box ideas
- Holiday Gift Help?
- October Infants and Toddlers
- August Infants and Toddlers
- Totally OT -- landscaping
- 529 and Life Insurance
- Non-religious ceremony for baby
- Stroller advice?
- OT: Docs in Metro North/North Shore
Happy July, all! Picking up on the June discussion: Fram - Good point on the LCs. As you can tell from my posts, I have mixed feelings about my experience with them. Part of me thinks I could have enj more »