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$50 Family Portrait Session-This weekend only!

juliebroadbent — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:46:51 GMT

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*Limited availability. Session availability from Saturday, February 13th-Monday, February 15th, 2010.

Toys?!

sayth — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:28:01 GMT

Hi everyone.

I'm a first time mom of a 3 week old baby boy. My fiance` and I are going shopping on Wednesday and we're absolutely baffled as to what we should buy our son for toys. Neither of us have really been around babies, so we don't have any experiences or people to reference. As of now, our boy has NO toys with the exception of a few stuffies (that he can't play with as he's still too young).

I remember sort of looking in walmart at those mat-thingys with the hanging toys......would they be a good option or should we opt for something different?

If anyone can let me know what type of toy to buy I would be forever grateful. I would prefer toys that encourage mental stimulation.

Product names and prices would also be appreciated.

Do babies even play at this point or am I just jumping the gun here?

Thanks so much for your reply!

Awake at night

meaganm5 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:09:39 GMT

My daughter is 9 months old, she has been sleeping the night since she was 7 weeks old. Now it seems the last 2-3 weeks she gets up at night. She has just had 2 teeth come in in the last month so we are wondering if it is teething? I am not sure what to think or try?

Diapers? Which Brand do you use??

jodimccomb — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:34:48 GMT

I have a girlfriend that just had a baby and asked me this question. What's your answer and why?

Sleep issues

kdeguzman — Sun, 24 May 2009 11:21:37 GMT

I was wondering if anyone could help. My baby had been sleeping for 6-8 hours through the night up until recently. All of a sudden she's back to waking up after 4 hours at a time? What happened? How do I get her back sleeping longer like before?

BABY PROOFING MY BALCONY!

kfmds — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:09:59 GMT

Hi,

This is my first post, so I appreciate any advice I can get

My husband and I are expecting in December, and we currently live on the 8th floor of an apartment building. We have a balcony but it's definitely not baby secure. I'm worried with a little one coming about it's safety. It has about 10 cm gaps between each pole. It's not dangerous for adults, but could definitely be a problem with a baby.

Is there any way to baby proof a balcony? I'm tempted to just leave the balcony shut permanently once she/he is born.

Thanks!

Random questions

wall-e — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:22:10 GMT

Hello everyone! I am new to this board. I have a month old daughter and I am first time parent so have lots of questions. Here goes:

1) What is normal vomiting for my baby. She vomits every other day. Vomit is not projectile but soft and is generally less than what she ate. Is this normal.

2) Her stomach seems to appear larger than her hip/butt area.

3) She has lots of hair on her back .. will this fall off?

4) Feeding question. We give her express milk via a bottle. We were told that once she starts feeding from a bottle you can use that bottle for only an hour. She snacks and sleeps a lot so we end up wasting a lot of precious express milk though we try to put little quantities in a bottle.

is it bad

naih — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:59:48 GMT

is it bad to be teen parents? i am 17 and my common-law is 19 and we have a beutiful 8 month old son.

Getting baby to sleep in crib.

kaydence — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:17:14 GMT

Does anyone have any advice or ideas that might incurage my baby to sleep in her crib. I have tryed the following:

putting a clock in with her. (to simulate my heartbeat)

putting stuffed animals in with her and removing them aswell

using plan sheets and removing any bright colors

using a heating pad to warm the crib before putting her in it.

and lastly I bought a mobile with lights, music and of course it rotates.

Anyother ideas would be muchly appericated.

Does anyone use saline nose drops when baby is sick?

Jodi77 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:07:14 GMT

I've been trying to use them consistantly since Lucas (now 5 months) has had a cold. His nose is crusty and I have never had luck with that aspirator but usually when I just put the saline in he soon after sneezes out some good boogers! Today however he was getting blood in his nose dippings! Not a lot but made me think his nose was dry...but how could it be dry with the saline??? Any feedback would be appreciated!

What humidifier to chose ?

nadine voinot — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:42:34 GMT

Hello,

My four month old baby has constantly a full nose and cough a lot every morning. We use saline drops which helps also to remove a lot of stuff from his nose but it seems like the cold does not want to end. I was told that humidifer coudl help him but after a lot of researches, I am lost in the middle of the various types we can find on the market : cool or warm moisture ? Filter or no filter ? We have a small bedroom and use an add heater during cold nights , which I know does not help the dryness but he was sick before that.

Somebody has experienced hte same thing and could give me some advice ?

Thanks !

It is ok to have the blues or just plain hate some days

dcharney — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:51:41 GMT

When I 1st became a mom I had Post-Partum Depression. 8 months of it and it was hell. I hated getting up each day and felt that I was in prison.

I felt so much pressure to be like all other mothers (who seemingly were happy) that I did not get help until 8 months later.

Don't be like me. Get help. Give yourself some slack. Most of all put yourself 1st to take care of #2 and #3 and whomever else comes along.

If you need to learn how to do this or just want to chat with others who are real about motherhood... go to slackermom.ca

Cloth diapers

nikka09 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:19:54 GMT

Hi we're having a baby in July and im already researching the diapers. I want to use the cloth ones but i am totally confused with the options available !!

So how do the All in one diapers work? And are the one size diapers good? Anyone can recommend good diapers for good price? I found 8 diapers in sears yesterday for $39.99 but thats only the newborn size, how many would i need, what do you think?
Thanks so much !!

Nikka

feeding baby

nivk — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:23:53 GMT

Hey Everyone...I'm Niv and i have a 6th month old son who is 15lbs. He was eating very well and all of the sudden it stopped and he doesn't eat much. Do any of you have any suggestions of what i can do because he has to gain some more lbs?

baby cries when mommy leaves the room

gib65 — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:04:05 GMT

Hello,

We have a darling little 8 month old (well, almost 8) who cries every time mommy leaves the room. It's kind of a problem because when mommy has to go out, and daddy (me) has to be the sole care giver, she cries out a river. This crying lasts a long time and has been known to last until mommy comes home.

I'm not so much bothered by this personally as I've heard it's normal, but it would be great if we could get her to feel that the world's not going to fall apart if mommy leaves the room or house.

Is there anything we can try?

teen parents

naih — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:29:53 GMT

our family

Naomi,Dawn,Kanayok,Hikoalok

William,Brent,Jules,Koaha,Kakolak

Keithallen,Brett,Nicoli,Niptanatiak,Hikoalok

if you

are wondering about the names that are underlined they are our inuit names we are from Nunavut and it is a tradition in our hometown.

baby not going back to sleep

gib65 — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:28:51 GMT

Hello,

My wife and I have a darling little 10 month old girl. We're trying to ween her off the multiple breast feedings at night as we're told that once she's eating solids, she shouldn't have to wake up several times a night to feed. We've managed to do this somewhat successfully - she's sleeping through the night now - but she still gets up really early (between 4:00 and 5:00 in the morning). We figure that by this time, she probably is hungry, so we're OK with breast feeding her.

The real problem is that whereas she would wake up several times a night before, get breast fed, and then go right back to sleep, now she gets breast fed and doesn't go back to sleep. If we leave her in her crib, she cries to no end (intense crying). The only way to get her to stop is to bring her into bed with us (and even then she takes a while to calm down).

Is there anything we can do to stop this?

foods during pregnancy

muse07 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:31:23 GMT

Is chocolate safe to eat ?

What other foods during pregnacy are not good to eat?

pregnacy

muse07 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:25:59 GMT

My name is Megan and I am going to be a first time parent on november 20th and I was hopeing to look for advice on pregnancy. I am 22 weeks now and I am worried that I am not that big yet and I know each woman is different when it comes to pregnancy, but is this normal still and will I put more weight on in the next 4 months?

Please help me ... Any other advice is great too

8 month old feeding schedule

TBear — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:09:29 GMT

Just curious - what is a typical day of your 8 month old (or around there) feeding schedule?

For some reason, I feel like he is almost getting too much formula.

When is it okay to let a baby cry?

HotMami — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:36:48 GMT

My daughter is 9 weeks old and is constantly crying because she wants to be held. We hold her and give attention but when we put her down she screams. She wont sleep because she wants to be held and we don't know what to do. When she goes to her grandmas or we have people over when they leave or bring her home she is even worse than normal. I am sooo tired sometimes i have to put her in her car seat just so she sleeps or stops crying so i can shower, clean the house or take a nap. We have tried so many things but nothing works. If we swaddle her she gets even more angry because she hates blankets on her and will kick and wiggle until they are off. We have been told to let her cry and eventually she will fall asleep and stop wanting to be held all the time. We tried the last 2 nights and she screamed from 12am to 5 am. She would fall asleep for a half hour and then wake up crying again. At 5 i was so tired i gave up and put her in her car seat. I hate hearing her cry and i am worried it wont work and she will think we don't love her or she is too young to just let her cry.

Infant Seat - Rear facing

richardson3 — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:40:56 GMT

OK guys, here is the question, I have a big bay who is well over the 20 pounds mark and is going to be going into a rear facing car seat, but what I want to know is what is the height and weight that the baby needs to meet to go forward facing? I know that one of the criteria is 1 year old but my boy is long and his big legs are getting scrunched sitting rear facing.

Thanks Jenn

Baby Stroller

gurby_s — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:27:41 GMT

Hello,

I am a university student undertaking a market research report on baby-strollers. I have a survey with 10 simple questions about baby strollers.

I would very much appreciate it if you could help me out by filling out the form:

https://rru.wufoo.com/forms/baby-stroller-survey/

Thank you.

Feeding question again??

truax — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:56:21 GMT

Hello everyone.

This is my first time posting and joining the forums.
My name is Melanie and I’m 24 years old and my daughter, who is 4 months, is Brianna.

She was born Feb 16, 2009 and she weight 7 lb and 6 oz at birth. She was 4 months old yesterday and now weight 15lb and 5oz. At the end of May and she was going threw a growth spurt for about 2 weeks and then went back to normal.

Her normal routine was eating at 5:00am, 9:00am, 12:00pm, 3:00pm and 7:00pm and sometime she has another one. She will eat 7 to 8 oz a bottle. And most of the time she is still hunger. She will sleep form 8:00pm to 5:00 am.

But now she will wake up again in the middle of the night and now she will wants to eat every 2.0hr – 2.5hr.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Melanie

"your baby Can dance" baby first TV contest!

mileysmom — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:50:16 GMT

Hey everyone!

Miley has been entered into a contest on Baby first TV called " your baby can dance" and the way to win is to get the most views on your childs video on youtube! so heres the link to Mileys video. Make sure to visit as much as you can! Thanks

Megan and Miley
xoxoxo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVwSSJrVKQo

Puree Foods

september2008 — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:42:21 GMT

I was wondering if anyone makes their own baby food and if yes what equipment do you use. Is a regular blender enough.

best place to buy Nestle Good Start with Omega 3 Natural Cultures?

skills73 — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:38:07 GMT

Anybody know the best place to buy this stuff? It's so expensive and looking for the best deals...ideas?

Thanks!

how many bottles do you need to feed?

skills73 — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:39:22 GMT

We're going to live in Cuba and trying to figure out how many of the Dr. Brown bottles and wide neck nipples we'll need? Anybody have an idea? We're there for a year and our daughter is 2 weeks old now.

Thanks!

Swaddling

kdeguzman — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:56:12 GMT

I'm curious, my 3 month old has been sleeping swaddled at night since birth. We noticed that when we try to let her sleep without swaddling her, that the lenght of sleep is way shorter. Obviously we'll have to stop swaddling eventually as she gets older. We use the ready made swaddling blanket with velcro so it's nice and tight for her. How old before we need to stop swaddling? Also does anyone have any suggestions on how to get her to sleep without swaddling her but keep her sleeping through the night?

She doesnt want to Immunize??

worried father — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:01:04 GMT

Hi there....I hope I'm putting this in the right section. My daughter is a month old and I have had numerous conversations about immunization for the baby. She doesn't want to immunize her and I just cant understand why not..?? does anybody have any thoughts about this? I KNOW it can be a very debatable conversation but I just don't see why you would want to take that kind of risk...Help please!!

What kind of feeding schedual do you use at 6-7 months?

Jodi77 — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:10:32 GMT

DS is now 7 months and we've been doing solids for a month now. The pooping hasn't improved much so we're going to the doc about that next week however my question now is...

What kind of feeding schedule do you use? I can't remember what I did 4+ years ago for my first DS. Right now, this is what I'm doing...

7am bottle

9am Nap

10:30am cereal and fruit

12:30pm bottle

1:00pm Nap

3:30pm bottle

6pm cereal and veggies

9pm bottle

I don't know where to go from here?? Do I introduce lunch? Should I be giving him cereal at each meal? Should I be mixing the fruit/veggies with the cereal or serving it seperate? Why can't I remember any of this??? Help! Thanks in advance!

tantrums!! i'm at my wits end!!!

eriksmommy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:49:47 GMT

I need help!! I have a 5 mo. old son, hes been a dream until a week ago. Suddenally he has to be carried everywhere, or directly interacted with. He doesn't just start of at a whimper either its directly into a full out screaming fit that will (and has) lasted for hours. i don't know what to do. any suggestions?

Mobiles in the crib

roxannem — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:04:34 GMT

I was wondering how many of you have a mobile in you child's crib? Now that my daughter is three months old I have decided that i won't be going into her room when she wakes up in the middle of the night. Do you think it is a good idea to keep her mobile in the crib so she can look at it when she wakes up in the middle of the night? It does make her very happy but LOUD. Or should i take it out?

Started solids and stopped pooing!

Jodi77 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:29:03 GMT

I recently started my son on solids, Rice Cereal and then Barley, and he hasn't pooed well for a week now. Now I don't want to be graphic here but it much resembles a cork in a wine bottle and there's a lot of crying and discomfort trying to work it out. I know rice is a "bülk up" food but when baby can't have other things like fruit or prune juice yet, what do I do to help him loosen up??? We are starting veggies today...will that help?

going crazy

mommabear#1 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:04:00 GMT

I noticed now that winter is here, i am feeling cooped up being inside. I just want to go outside for fresh air or a walk. I sort of feel out of the loop as well being home everyday a person looses touch with the outside world. I was really looking forward to being home everyday with my baby but it could be a lond winter.

New Here

auntie_c — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:30:56 GMT

Hi there,

new to the board wanting to join to meet some new online friends & talk about kids. None of my own yet but I am a proud aunt to a 5 year old girl, 1 year old boy and 8 month old girl, happily take them all the time. Also my boyfriend/common law/ future hubby and I live together and are hoping to become foster parents this fall will probably have our own kids within 3 years I'd guess.

Just wanna see whats what on here learn about child development so I can help my nieces and newphew (god son) reach their full potential!

Hope to be here a while, hello everybody!

Getting baby's ears pierced...

online-editor — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:12:00 GMT

We'd like to know what you think about ear piercing for infants and babies. Is it okay? No big deal? A bad idea?

A baby's face enlightens a whole day

digishank — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:36:01 GMT

" A baby's face enlightens a whole day.
Let's give them wonderful Baby Names"

Slow vs. Fast flow bottle nipples

Jodi77 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:04:07 GMT

Hello all,

My son is now 5 months old. He's a BIG boy and enjoys his bottles. However he's still using a SLOW nipple suited for birth to 3 months! Bottle time takes an eternity! Every so often I switch him to the faster one and I think twice he was ok...the rest of the time he choked and sputtered and cried and well you get the idea. I know it takes some getting used to but I thought as their demands increased, they were supposed to get frustrated with the SLOW FLOW? First son was breast fed until 8 months, so I didn't have this issue! Any ideas?

My daughter barely sleeps during the day

ricksgal2 — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:19:08 GMT

Hi everyone. This is my first time posting and joining the forums so HELLO!
My name is Jacquie and my daughter, who is 3 months, is Mackenzie Faith.
SHe sleeps well at night, anywhere from 5-7.5 hours, but during the days, I barely get anything done. She will sleep in my arms, sometimes, but even on a good day she will only sleep for maybe 20 minutes at the most. If I put her down, forget about it, she just wakes right up. Does anyone out there have any suggestions on what I can do? I do have two other children, but I honestly can't remember it ever being this hard.