I read many blogs that emotional and enlightening from First Mothers. I was just wondering if there were any books explaining adoption from a First Parents pov and would you recommend them?
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Without a Map - Meredith Hall (One of my favorites. Not only is she a wonderful writer, but she captures the feeling [...]
My daughter is just over 2 weeks old and her cord has fallen off..I would love to take a bath with her (obviously with the water not too warm-but is she too young for that?
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as long as the cord has completely healed there is no problem at all with it!! you should enjoy [...]
i am going to be traveling on a plane with my almost 2 month old but he will be closer to 3 months when we fly, the flight will be approx. 2-3 hours long, i wanted to bring a snuggly to keep him in (keeps him quiet and calm when close to me [...]
When you are pregnant with your first child and throughout their childhood you will likely want to buy them the best of the best. Of course, this attitude will change significantly when you have your second, third, and more children, but for your first it is quite normal and even expected. You will want to [...]
I agree that you should *usually* not give in to your child. What my doctor told me to do when my daughter used to hold her breath (she passed out more than 10 times, including in a store once) was to lay her down so that she would be safe and then leave the room. [...]
Arts and crafts are always fun. I used to work at a daycare with children of all ages, and no matter how old they were, they loved doing crafts. The girls could make bubble paper: all you need is dish soap, food coloring, straws, tin cake pans, and plain paper. Fill the pans about 1″ [...]
If you’re only nursing every 3 hours, that is probably the problem. The average baby needs to nurse at least 10-12 times in 24 hours–and that’s *before* you want to increase your milk supply. If you’re not nursing that often, it is very likely that you will never have enough milk.
So the first thing to [...]
EPT. It may be a bit pricier, but at least you’re assured that its 99.9% correct.