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    • student mama support group
    • anyone want to join?this doesn't imply that i assume that all of us are completely overwhelmed (although i'm getting close :wink but i thought it might be a good place for us to share ideas, talk, vent, etc.
    • Does anyone have a moses basket?
    • I am wondering if they are useful. Everything I bought for ds was useless (or almost everything... and other people bought most of it) and i don't want to buy another useless thing. I am thinking it may be good though since I could move it around the house.
    • Happy Birthday diaper cover?
    • Does someone know where I can find/buy one? Or is there someone here who makes them? Every month Zayla gets her picture taken at Sears and every month we do a diaper only photo to really see how shes changed. She'll be one year old soon so I'd like a diaper that says "happy birthday
    • after a fever, when would you let dc play with other children?
    • DS had a raging fever yesterday (104 at its peak) but seems fine today. No other symptoms... Now I am wondering if I should take him to the grocery store which always leads to a trip to the Train Table at Barnes and Noble.Should I keep him away from other kiddos? What would you do?Thanks in a
    • Yay! What a nice fast server! My diapering update...
    • I have missed the boards since they went down! It is so nice to have this nice fast server now, though! :banana!!!In our diapering news, Eliza now fits into a LARGE Angelwraps! I am so excited that I can now order her a whole new set of them! :D I also got a Fuzbomb (marigold) and an RB She
    • OMG, look at the diaper bag dh got me! :)
    • Ok, so I had seen an awesome bag on the TP that I really wanted and was trying to convince dh. Well, he was getting me this one (so the gorgeous one on the TP is still available!):(the midnight kanjii one)http://www.urbanfibers.com/store/Normally we would not have the money (not even close) but
    • Prefolds & toddlers - is the only option to pin?
    • We ordered some dyed toddler-size prefolds from Lil Bunz. So...once I get them, I was planning on just laying them into a motherease cover to see how we like that to start.I've looked at a few pages on prefold folding (engineermama and a couple other sites). So then do I need to pin them if
    • Diaper of Choice for Diarrhea
    • Sorry to be so crude...but we are in the midst of a crisis. DS (18 mos) has a little bit of a tummy bug and the diarrhea is giving him a horrible diaper rash. We have all the right creams and ointments, but I have to change him every 5 to 10 minutes because he is pooping so much. I am using d
    • safe cold remedies while nursing?
    • I tried the nutrition forum but didn't get much help so I thought I'd try here... I'm feeling a mild head cold coming on and I'd like to stop it in its tracks before it gets worse or anything. (And prevent anything else) I thought I'd try some echinacea, thought it was
    • A misleading typo (Update)
    • I got this wonderful little book from my health insurance. Horizon blue cross blue shield. It has lots of info and even some good stuff about breastfeeding. However in trying to expalin that breastfeeding a learned skill it says, "breastfeeding is not natural" I know what they mean but it is
    • IMMUNIZATION aftermath
    • Hey there! My baby is 5 months old and was late getting her 4 month shots. They gave her the "second dose" of the vaccine two days ago and she is just miserable now. The woman who gave her the shot was a student "in-training" and she jabbed my baby so hard, that it even hurt me! The right side o
    • GD with Babies? & praise?
    • So my son just turned 7 months and is always on the move. He's crawling, standing, going up stairs. He has no teeth, so he's not biting or hitting or anything like that, but he's 7 months old, ya know? He's into everything.How do you go about GD with a baby?Also, I read some
    • Slinging it in the in-between head-control stage...
    • My two-month old is in an in-between stage when it comes to slinging, it seems. As a newborn he liked being hidden inside the pouch... he would just sleep. Now he's excited about what is going on around him and wants to look, look, look! That is great--but his head control isn't quite
    • She doesnt want to sleep with me anymore
    • So, I was all happy about how easy night nursing is with a co-sleeing baby.Then about a month ago our 14 mo started thrashing and kicking at night. One night I got so frustrated I just picked her up and put her in the play-penetentary that she naps in during the daytime. She went wah, wah, w
    • wanna see the jelly bean soaker I won a few weeks ago?
    • flicker n suds jelly bean soaker (http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3064120&uid=1396127&members=1) not only did this mama donate a handknit soaker but she also included a full size bar of homemade soap !!! What a great wahmama!!!I love this soaker so much!!! it is so well made a
    • Not sure where to put this
    • But I have a 7 year old boy who has a beer belly, its hard, large and it hangs over everything he wears. He frequently (not daily but often) complains of stomach discomfort and he constantly has gas. He weighs near or around 57-60 pounds and is short in stature about 46 inches. Would you be conc
    • China Agencies
    • Some friends of ours have decided to adopt from China. My friend asked me whether I had heard of CCAI, Great Wall, and Harrah's. I wasn't able to give her much information, but I told her I'd ask those who might know more than I do.Any info on those agencies? You can PM me.Namaste
    • Since we seem to be sharing comments tonight...
    • I got a comment tonight at BRU from one of the workers. I had Elle in her Hotsling in the hip carry (for Elle it's one leg in one leg out silly girl!!) :bouncy It went like this...Her: Oh what a cute babyME: Thank youHer: How old is she?Me: 6 monthsHer: Oh she is so tinyMe: yep, she is on t
    • Want one....
    • ..... of these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200084779105&fromMakeTrack=true), there so prettybut can't really afford at moment cos just booked a holiday
    • Help me find a comforting dipe!
    • This dipe needs to be extra cozy and soft. My sweet girl had to go to the ER today. SHe has a broken toe, and her toenail was ripped off, and she has 14 stitches across her big toe. They told me there is only a 30% chance her toenail will regrow. This all happened when my girls were playing a bi
    • Moving, need a new team (Autism)
    • We're moving to Slidell, LA in the next few months. New Orleans is only about an hour away and Baton Rouge is about 2 hours depending on traffic. Does anyone have any recommendations for Neurodevelopmental Peds, OT, Psych, regular peds/family practice, Allergist, etc? I'm really hap
    • Is there something to make diapers smell good
    • I was wondering if there is something I can put in the wash to make diapers smell fresh. I remember reading about lavender or something. Does anyone know about this?
    • Do I need the Ergo infant insert?
    • I just got my Ergo in the mail today! Yay!Have any of you successfully (and safely, duh) used the Ergo for a newborn without the special insert? I can't tell from the pictures on their site what exactly the insert does that is so special; can it be duplicated with just a blanket? Obviously,
    • Wool Velcro Wraps poll
    • I want some wool wraps for the new one. (well, I really want wool snap covers, but I don't want to deal with pins or snappis, etc. Just lay in the prefolds like I did with DS)Anyway, I had a Bumpy and also Biobottoms (I think that's what they are called. Mia Bambini sells them) with DS
    • Advice on lies
    • I have three kiddos, 8, 6, and 3. We are going through a terrible time right now with everyone lying. I never know whos telling the truth and whos lying. I make everyone sit!!! My 6 yr old is the worst and they aren't huge lies but I don't understand why she'd lie about somet
    • Air Force Moms or if you Know an ADAF mom read this!
    • I just wanted to say that I went through the system and using AFI 44-301 I got a waiver from deployment from my sons pediatrician until he is a year old. I hope to bf much longer but they were going to send me as soon as he was 6mo and this gives me an additional and very important six months o
    • help me convince my nearly 3yo to listen to me!
    • he literally tunes me out for practically everything. from inconsequential conversational questions (like what color is the sky today, etc) to really important things like "don't throw that in the house" and "don't run toward the street". he literally just does NOT listen to me. i&#
    • Holy Flipping Tantrum!
    • DD2 (2.5 yrs) has been screaming at me for the last 15 minutes. I've tried comforting, I've tried nursing, I've tried verbalizing her feelings. She wont stop screaming. And when I'm within 2-3 feet of her, she kicks and hits me. The reason? Because I won't let her w
    • Two year twins here?
    • I have twin boys. Wondering if there are others that have two plus two = four as I say, lol.
    • WAKE UP, already!
    • cuz I wanna put these: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/phishmamaof2/detail?.dir=/ec8a&.dnm=5500re2.jpg&.src=ph on you!!! These are my 2 custom true aios from http://hyenacart.com/eBabyCreations/ :love
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