Sleeping Habits: First Response

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Need a New Bedtime Routine

My daughter recently turned 1. Since she was born I have always rocked her to bed with a bottle in her room, with no lights on and door shut. Until she was 11 months she was up at least 2 times a night (on a good night), so whatever worked to get her to bed was ok with me. She had always gone to bed fine, and sleeps well in her crib. One night when she was about 10 1/2 months I was putting her to bed and she wasn't acting tired (she's never had a set bedtime because she naps at all different times during the day). She got a little...

Baby Monitors

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Do Ovulation Kits Work?

Has anyone ever tried the "First Response One-Step Ovulation Predictor Test" or something similar? There is also the "Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor Test Sticks" but that looks like it is expensive. Thanks!

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Which Video Monitor?

I would like to buy a video monitor for my son's room. Which one do you have...

Bedtime

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Need a New Bedtime Routine

My daughter recently turned 1. Since she was born I have always rocked her to bed with a bottle in her room, with no lights on and door shut. Until she was 11 months she was up at least 2 times a night (on a good night), so whatever worked to get her to bed was ok with me. She had always gone to bed fine, and sleeps well in her crib. One night when she was about 10 1/2 months I was putting her to bed and she wasn't acting tired (she's never had a set bedtime because she naps at all different times during the day). She got a little...

Furniture & Bedding

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Being Harassed by CPS Because My 10 Year Old Has a Normal Hygiene Problem

As a parent of a ten year old boy, I've done my research over the last few years as my son has gotten closer to puberty; Both through the web and through family members in many job facets and their experiences that have consistantly told me his behavior is normal. Psychologists, teachers, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles; They all tell me that for a boy of his age, not caring about his hygiene is normal. Given my own experiences with myself and my brother, I can truthfully say that it's not just boys, it's all children. ...

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Moving Stress Free

need advice to help reduce stress of moving locally. We have been iun a...

Napping

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Helping Twins Nap Longer

I sent a request last week about napping schedules for twins, and there were so many moms who responded with such great advice! I have been having a lot of success with getting my twins down for a nap (within days they were going down willingly without a peep), but now I have another dilemma...They only stay down for 20 to 45 minutes! I've tried catching them when they're just waking up (like the No Cry Sleep Solution book suggests), but there is no in-between. One minute they seem to be in a deep sleep and the next, their eyes pop open. ...

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Help! Terrible 3'S

My 3-year-old daughter has turned from a very sweet baby into a very...

Naps

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Helping Twins Nap Longer

I sent a request last week about napping schedules for twins, and there were so many moms who responded with such great advice! I have been having a lot of success with getting my twins down for a nap (within days they were going down willingly without a peep), but now I have another dilemma...They only stay down for 20 to 45 minutes! I've tried catching them when they're just waking up (like the No Cry Sleep Solution book suggests), but there is no in-between. One minute they seem to be in a deep sleep and the next, their eyes pop open. ...

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No More Naps?

My just turned 2 year old seems to not be interested in naps anymore. I was...

Pacifiers & Thumbsucking

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What Is the Most Accurate Pregnancy Test??

i am pretty sure i am pregnant but i dont know which test to buy. i was going to buy the first response but then i heard it gives FALSE positives! anyone had this happen to you? then i was going to buy the EPT but i heard that one has evaporation lines? then i also was reading on a website that sometimes tests wont pick up the HCG hormone cause your breastfeeding. what the heck? so i could be pregnant and test but it will say im not. that isnt a help at all! i cant get a blood test done either cause i have no medical. anyone know of a full...

Patterns & Habits

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Husband Who Travels for Work or Has Crazy Schedule?

I am wondering if there are any other stay at home moms out there who have husbands with CRAZY irregular work schedules, including traveling for work & your husband's work schedule changing, often at the last minute. My situation is further complicated by the fact that we do not have a lot of family/friends in the area who can help with child care. I have one son who is almost two. He's always been very very active. He hasn't stopped moving since he started crawling at 6 mos. old. Now that he's almost 2, he's still always on the go.....

SIDS

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3-Month Old Turning onto Stomach During Sleep

I have a very healthy, active 3-month old. She turns over onto her stomach and just learned to turn herself back over. She tries to crawl and gets upset when she doesn't get where she wants to go. Lately, I'll put her in her bed to sleep and I check on her a minute later and she has turned on her stomach. So, I watch her for a few minutes to make sure she is sleeping hard and I turn her back on her back. A little while later she is turned over again. Every time I wake up at night she is in a different position somewhere different in...

Sleep

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I Need Advice, About My Child Might Be Having a Problem with ADD

My daughter is in the fifth grade, but at a third grade level. She has a learning disability. About two years ago her teacher had her tested for ADD . She told me she had a small problem with it. Shes not hyperactive, shes not like she cant sit still, bouncing off the walls . She has problems focusing. Its like, its very hard for her to focus on what shes suppose to be doing....Home work ohh my gosh!! We will be at the table doing homework, one min shes there , and the next min shes lost. Its hard for me to explain. Shes so easily...

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Tummy Sleep Issue

Hi Moms, I'm in need of some insight. My son will be 6 months this Saturday,...

Soothing & Comforting

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Help Calm Me

I am curious/wondering if maybe I'm not crazy. I'm slightly worried that I may be pregnant. After having unprotected sex with my husband, I realized that we were really close to ovulation time (one of the few times we've done it since I went off the pill...due to the fact I didn't want to go back to the clinic, I know, my own mistake). In the past couple days, I've started getting sick (nauseated, upset tummy, couldn't drag my butt out of bed yesterday), getting real senative to smells (nearly threw up last night when my son was eating his...

Waking at Night

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6 Year Old with Night Terrors

Every single night for the past 9 days now, my 6 year old son has been woken up with night terrors. He screams and cries and when my husband and I ask him whats wrongs, he tells us there is a man. We've tried to ask him about "the man" and he describes him wearing a green shirt with blue on it. We are also wondering if this "man" is telling him to do something, because when we first try to comfort him, his first response is, "No, I don't want to do it." This is so terrifiying for us, we have no idea what to do. Has anyone experienced this?...