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Forum Post: Any dermatologist suggestions...
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Forum Post: Tipping at a kids birthday party
We were recently guests at a similar event. First, I'm horrified to think what they paid since there had to be 20+ kids there. My children were among the youngest in attendance. We were quickly repr more »
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Forum Post: Biting???
Thanks ladies. I may be naive or overly optimistic, but the biting seems to have stopped as suddenly as it started. We had the two events, they were terrible - fortunately nothing since. CT, it's more »
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Forum Post: Biting???
Thank you ladies. I knew I would hear logical practical ideas here. Much appreciated!
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Forum Post: Biting???
Thank you all agaiN, I knew I would hear to the point logical suggestions here. Greatly appreciated.
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Forum Post: Biting???
Thanks ladies. I'm trying to hover - I grabbed her twice when I saw the mouth opening, and once when she had no idea why I was grabbing her, she wasn't going after himthat time. I've never seen this more »
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Forum Post: Biting???
She is teething, I know she has a two year molar coming in., but so does he, he has two coming! Ok,time outs here we go...
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Forum Post: Biting???
Help!
26 month old twins - one has bitten the other twice in two days HARD. I let her see me totally focus on helping him, I say " no biting". But what else?.? This needs to stop!
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Forum Post: Sleep training?
Soooo hard. Harder on you than it is on them, I'm convinced. Our 9 mos pedi visit we were informed that they "don't need to eat at night now, it's just a habit". That 12 hours btwn feedings was fine more »
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Forum Post: March Infants and Toddlers
We have britax marathons as well, it's a fantastic car seat. Yes we tethered rear facing, my engineer brother figured it out. He did find something in the book that said it "didnt have to be tethere more »
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Forum Post: Transition out of the Pack and Play for Travel
Laughing. My twins were both climbing out of their cribs young too - the first one escaped at 17 months. She figured it out first, he followed less than 2 weeks later. I remember trying to explain a more »
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Forum Post: Gifts for a godson
I'm with Liv22, highly recommend opening the custodial "share builder/ ing" account. I have given nieces and nephews stock for their birthdays rather than stuff since the oldest turned 7 - I saw the more »
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Forum Post: Twins
State of ma - yes is 8 weeks mat loa per baby, sotwins is 16 weeks. Anything before should be disability, not "maternity leave". That said, your employer isn't obligated to pay you beyond whatever l more »
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Forum Post: Twins
Thank you ladies! I appreciate it, figured there must be a method - nobody I know has recent twins (the last family set is 21) and I'm still trying to find the time to actually join that mother of twi more »
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Forum Post: Twins
Misslily, i thought of your last post last evening with one sitting on the potty (and actually going) and the other ripping his clothes off just out of my arms reach for no good reason except for the more »
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Forum Post: Twins
Omg on carrying two on stairs, that's quite possibly the dumbest thing I've ever heard! I can't imagine, holy cow. So many moms I know have a story of falling, or almost falling, on stairs carrying more »
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Forum Post: Twins
One more thought. One adult per baby to the two month and four month pediatrician visit at a minimum. And bring something to feed them - more than you if you are nursing. Several vaccines at those more »
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Forum Post: Twins
One more thought. Someone else mentioned and it's so true, a log. By the end of a day of feeding and changing two small people 8 times each (we were on an every 3 hr, around the clock schedule due to more »
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Forum Post: Twins
Having twins. Very fun. Very tough. The first months are still a blur. If they can afford it, bring in a night nanny (Bluebirds specialize in twins) ESP if mom has a section. If not, take advantage more »
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Comment on: The Anatomy of a Sleepless Night - 24 Hour Workday - Boston.com
I laughed out loud while reading this, and then I laughed again at some of the comments. Lighten up, people - she is using humor!
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Comment on: 'State seeks federal money to aid hospitals'
and this is the model that Obamacare thinks we should implement at the federal level. oh yeah... more »
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Comment on: 'Postal Service's emerging model: Never on Saturday'
how about not delivering JUNK mail 7 days a week to save some money?
anything addressed to "or resident" I don't need... more » -
Comment on: 'Obama seeks money, interventions to stem dropouts'
so my mom actually made my brothers and I study and take school seriously.
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Comment on: 'Runaway health costs are rocking municipal budgets'
I read that Newfoundland (thats in CANADA, where they apparently have this great nationalized health care system) Premier Danny Williams had his open heart surgery earlier this month in the US. Came h more »
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Comment on: 'Seniors hit by hike in Medicare costs'
how about if Washington fixes the broken medicare and social security programs before they try to overhaul and socialize all health insurance. the fact that the major health insurance plans are in fav more »
If you are still looking, Rachel Clark - also at BWH - is fantastic too.