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Nanny-Share Questions
I'm hoping some of you may have advice in this realm. A mom of a child in my older son's preschool class has a son who is a month older than my younger son (so her son is 4 months old). Long story short, she is looking for a new nanny for the younger one but told me today that she's going to work part-time in October, so…
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Macros
I have MFP set at standard macro settings, so 55% carbs/30% fat/15% protein. I have a feeling that isn't ideal in general, let alone for a nursing mama. Does anyone have any guidance on this? If so, how did you figure that out? Thank you!!!
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Which would you rather do? Random Question
Ok, putting aside all other issues, like health benefits, cost, etc, and focusing on the basic mechanics involved with each, which would you rather do? 1) breastfeed 2) pump and bottle feed 3) formula feed 4) mix of some of the above Having done 1, 2, and 3 with my older son and now EBFing my 8-week-old son, I've been…
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Nursing tops
Does anyone have suggestions for good nursing tops and/or pajamas? I have a couple of maternity/nursing nightgowns from Motherhood that are good but weren't cheap. I love the easy access they give. When dressed, it's really annoying to have to pull my whole shirt up and tuck it under my armpits. Two days ago I wore a dress…
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Sleeping through the night
Not you but your baby! (Of course *I* could sleep through the night!) My older son started out BF'd but FF'd at night, then completely FF'd at 3 months. He slept through the night (defined as 12-6) at six weeks. He went from crappy sleep to awesome sleep literally overnight, and he's been a pretty great sleeper ever since.…
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Sleep patterns
Hey, I'm having a bit of an issue... It's not bad enough to buzz a doctor about, just annoying, and I thought I'd see if anyone went through anything similar. I'm at a loss experience-wise because my older son slept through the night by 6 weeks, but I think part of that was because he was mostly formula-fed (100% FF at…
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May 2013 Due Dates
Hi everyone! I figure at this point most of the ladies with May 2013 due dates likely already know that they are pregnant :smile: I am pregnant with my second child, my first being 19 months old (he will be 2yrs and 4 months when this one arrives, assuming all goes to plan). I just got my BFP on Sunday, and my first…
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How long for your supply to regulate?
Hey ladies! I am the proud mama of a one week old boy, my second son and second baby :) I had a horrible time breastfeeding my first because I had supply issues from the start, so I supplemented him until 3 months before giving up on nursing and pumping and moving over to formula 100%. This time due to perseverance and a…
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Fun topic - What Bothers You Now That Didn't Before?
Since before I even found out I was pregnant, I have been rather moody. I've bitten my husband's head off a few times, and then afterwards I felt really awful about it. I remember last time that I got into some huge fight with him over nothing, and I ended up getting in the car, driving to a part of our neighborhood that…
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SUPER personal question
I guess I could get more personal than this, but... What is your plan about, um, grooming down there as you approach your due date? I know people that have gotten waxed down there while pregnant, but I've never done that, not even while not pregnant. It's just not my thing to have some stranger who's not a medical…
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Question for the mamas - water breaking at night
Hey all, I thought I'd post this here since you have all done this fairly recently. I would post it on the pregnancy board (and I might still), but I figured since you've all been there recently, you could answer me better. I am 36w3d with baby #2. My son is 2, but I can't remember when I did this last time... If you took…
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Video monitors
I just created a blog post called "On Baby Monitors and How to Save Your Money and Sanity," in case any of you are interested :smile: I figured a blog post was more appropriate than a new thread, since I (obviously) had a lot to say. There's a TL;DR version at the end, too.…
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Preparation for Breastfeeding
I'm 31 weeks pregnant and have been lurking so that I can become more knowledgeable about breastfeeding as I approach my due date. This is my second baby, and I had major supply issues with my first. Long story short, we got off on the wrong foot. In an attempt to salvage my supply, I marathon-pumped for days, I took…
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Do the touching and comments ever end?
ETA that the TL;DR version is in the second comment. I know I'm verbose! Seriously, how many times do you have to explain to some people that it is NOT ok to touch my belly and/or to comment on my figure/size before they get the message and stop? The other day my husband and I were on our way out of the office, and we ran…
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Bottles
I'm not trying to start a breastfeeding vs. formula debate, since we all know that breastmilk can go into bottles (and frankly my son had no issue with nipple confusion and went seamlessly back and forth between bottle and breast), but I was hoping to get some opinions on bottles. With this baby I plan on breastfeeding and…
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Best Places for Maternity Clothes
Since some of us kind of threadjacked another thread by talking about maternity clothes (ugh), I decided to start another thread on this topic. Where are/were the places you had the best luck finding maternity clothes? Last time I was pregnant, I swore by JCPenney and Old Navy. The nearest Old Navy with a maternity section…
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Men Experiencing Contractions
Saw this on the chit-chat, fun, and games portion of the boards: http://youtu.be/A44oEcmDn1c It's a simulation of contractions given to men for 2 hours straight. It's in Dutch but has English subtitles. Their reactions are pretty good!
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Smokers
My husband and I have our own office with two awesome staff members, both of whom smoke. A lot. They go outside to do it, but they do it right outside our door (we live in SC where there are no restrictions as to where you can smoke in public, and based on where our office is, I can't imagine where else they could go other…
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Weight Gain Composition
Someone posted this link a while back in the "How much have you gained" thread, and I was thinking of it today, I guess because I'm 20 weeks this week, and this site shows your weight gain composition for 10, 20, 30, and 40 weeks. I wanted to pull it back up again in case anyone else is curious.…
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Things I wish someone hadn't told me!
In the same vein as the thread titled "Things I wish someone would have told me!" I thought I would post things that you wish people hadn't said to you, whether you've had a baby before or not. Of course the "sleep while you still can" never gets old. Sorry, but sleep is not cumulative, at least not over the long term. "Go…
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Spectra Dew breast pumps?
Has anyone ever heard of this brand? From what I read on the Amazon reviews, it sounds like this company is very new to the US but has been in business in Australia and Europe. The reviews are generally excellent and compare it to a Medela hospital-grade pump (Lactina) and personal-use pump (Swing). No one compares it to…
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Maternity Panties
Do you all just wear bigger underwear, or have you purchased maternity panties? If so, where? I remember buying some from Old Navy last time, but they were inexpensive (which was good because I wasn't going to wear them for very long) and fell apart before too long. As such, I will need to buy new ones, but Old Navy…
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Convertible Car Seats?
Question for you ladies: I have a Britax Boulevard 70 CS (which they don't make anymore) for my son, and I like it well enough. The only complaints I have about it are that (1) when it's rear-facing, it takes up a ton of space (in my husband's car, we had to adjust the front seat, and in my minivan it actually comes up…
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Apps?
I remember that before I had my son, my sister told me about the Contraction Master app. At the time it was only available on iPhone (I had a Droid, still do), but now it's available for Droid phones. It's free, too! They also have a nursing app. Do any of you have any apps that you have used or plan on using? Anything…
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Moms with toddlers - question for you
Hey there, My son will be turning 2 in late January, so when I have this new baby, he will be 2 years and 4 months old. Right now he still sleeps in a crib and has never shown an interest in trying to get out (lucky me!). Obviously by the time this baby comes we will have to move him to a big boy bed (we're going to get…
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Because you KNOW you want to talk about it...
I am not usually a watcher of the royal family, but it was announced earlier today that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (a/k/a Prince William and Kate Middleton) are expecting a baby. I guess they were not planning on sharing the news this early, since reportedly she is not yet 12 weeks pregnant, but she is suffering…
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If I had my way, I would name my baby...
Let's have a little fun :happy: If you had your way, and your spouse/SO either had no say or simply was ok with whatever you chose, what would you name your baby? This counts for children who are already named and/or hypothetical children (e.g., you are pregnant with a girl, but if you were having a boy, you'd choose X as…
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How early did you feel your baby move?
I'm just curious about when you all felt your baby move. I figure I'd do a little survey :smile: I am 12w1d today, and I thought I felt him/her last week. This is my second baby, so I know how it feels, I guess. Any doctor would probably have written it off as gas, but to me it feels different. It seems to happen at night,…
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Monitor Cords and Safety
I just remembered this last night, and please rest assured that I am not one of those people who likes to scare people unnecessarily. So this is my PSA about monitor cords and strangulation hazards. The first time I heard about this was from my sister. She works in aviation law and knows a bunch of people at the FAA. I…
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Best Blogs?
Just curious what blogs or sites you like for pregnancy- and/or parenting-related stuff.
