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I went to a lovely party the other day. It was a baby shower. I was quite worried about the baby shower gifts as I was hoping that I wouldn’t be getting something that anyone else was going to buy. It is quite a tricky thing to do really but in the end I opted for a knife, fork and spoon set. I went for something useful as it can be tricky when you just get lots of toys and teddies and nothing that you can use.
The party was lovely with really great decorations and flowers. They had lovely food and even had some baby shower favors on the table. I didn’t know that you could get ones for this sort of party and they were really cute and such a good idea. It was lovely to have something nice to take home and have a few sweeties! I thought this type of thing was just for weddings or bridal shower favors but having them for all sorts of other parties is such a great idea and I think that I will do it for some of my parties and it is lovely.
At least three months before you try to get pregnant, you should start making sure that your body has the nutrients it needs to conceive a healthy baby.
The American Pregnancy Association offers these recommendations:
Make sure you get at least 400 micrograms of folate or folic acid each day, either from your diet or from a supplement.
Get at least 1,000 milligrams per day of calcium — the equivalent of three 8-ounce glasses of skim milk.
Talk to your doctor about taking a special vitamin for women who are pregnant or are likely to become pregnant.
Reduce — to no more than 300 milligrams daily — your intake of caffeine, which can affect fertility and the body’s ability to absorb calcium and iron.
Avoid alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and artificial sweeteners.
My son was premature. He is now 10months and he is about the level of a 9month old(which is good). Anyway I wanted to know from moms who had premature baby who are now in school or older can you still tell that they were born early(in advanced, behing,ect)?
My seven year old daughter was two months premature, and you would never guess it now. It takes premies a year or two to completely catch up, but they do!
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It sounds like your son is thriving!
I have a teen 23.5 weeker. He was unusually advanced developmentally from early on, except for muscle strength. However, he was at about the 15 percentile in height and 5 percentile in weight at 5. And that was good considering how scrawny he was before. He had been on the height chart, but he was way below the weight chart until 5. Now he is the height (75 percentile), weight (50 percentile) and has the strength that we would expect genetically.
We have been very lucky, and I know others who have been lucky too. The best thing to do is to know how to get help, if and when you need it, play with your son — play actually teaches necessary developmental skills, and try not to worry. The child will pick up the stress, and we really can’t control what will happen anyway. We preemie moms need crystal balls! Enjoy your son. = )
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My daughter was nearly 8 weeks premature and she is the most amazing child. She was speech delayed and she continues to struggle with reading.
She is also a gifted musician (plays 3 instruments and plays piano by ear, without the need for sheet music after hearing a tune!), is an award winning artist and writer. She is also a gifted dyslexic with an IQ at nearly a genius level. She is now 14, an honors student and she continues to amaze us with her many gifts each and every day.
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Hey I was three months premature.
and u can’t tell i was born early
i had a very high risk of not making it and being small for the rest of my life. but im an average 17yr old girl getting great grades and I am often told that im mature for my age. so jus because some people are born early doesn’t mean they can’t do what other people can. But everyone is different. Im lucky i don’t have athsma either.
if u breast fed the child that hightens the chances of the child being healthy.
My husband had a bad cold and passed it on to my son, he is 18 months old and this is the first time he has had a cold or been sick at all. He doesnt have a temperature but is waking about 10 times a night and coughing very chesty cough. I have been rubbing special baby vicks on his chest and back and put a vapouriser in his room. DO you think I should take him to the DR and get a check up or am I over reacting?
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Honey you are not over reacting at all, it is you being a loving Mum who cares about your bub. I would take him to the Doctors, as it could be nothing, or it could be something ( i hope not ).
If the vapouriser and the vicks is not working, well obviously there could be something, maybe croup, or broncitis or even asthma, I know I’m not a doctor and I don’t pretend to know everything, but I’m like you, I’d rather be safe than sorry.
Good Luck with your beautiful bub, and let me know what the Doctors say please.
Keep your chin up, and try to get some rest.
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Don’t worry ALL mothers over react when there baby gets sick for the first time especially if it is your first baby!!! In this weather his cold will more than likely last a while. There really isn’t any miracle cure for a cold and if you take him to a doctor he will probably tell you what you already know yourself. BUT if you need peace of mind there is no harm taking your baby to the doctor for a check up anyway. And besides nobody knows your baby like you do and if you feel as though it has persisted long enough then you should follow your heart.
With our last adoption, the domestic agency, foster care, and IA agency all said no adopting out of birth order.
I didn’t think to ask at the time why. What are the reasons against adopting out of birth order?
Why do i hear people on yahoo adopting out of birth order?
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Our IA agency didn’t have a “policy” on adopting out of birth order and I know many families that did that through our agency and had no difficulties. It could be that in this particular orphanage setting, there were many ages of children all together. Older children customarily (and culturally) care for younger children, etc. So it is much less of an adjustment for older children to suddenly have younger ones around.
Remember though, there is another way to look at birth order. My daughter was the oldest in her first family, then became the middle child in our family. So, birth order was changed for her.
I really think it depends on the children and the family.
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The reason we were told is that it’s disruptive to the children already in the home, and so disruptive to everyone. If a child is used to being the oldest and then has not only new siblings, but a new position in the family, it can cause added stress and make the adjustment more difficult for everyone.
As to why people do it anyway - I suppose because general rules can never apply to every specific situation. I adopted a sibling group from Ethiopia. While I was there I met a wonderful brother & sister who were 10 & 12 years old. They had been in the orphanage for a year because although lots of families fell in love with them and wanted to adopt them, only people who had no younger children would’ve been allowed to.
Finally a family came along who had adopted lots of older children already. They had four children through foster care and two from Ethiopia (who were very good friends with the waiting children). All these kids came from situations where they changed their birth order just by being adopted - going from oldest to youngest, or middle to oldest. So the family successfully argued that in their case, being adopted into the middle of the family’s age range would be ok. The agency let them adopt out of birth order, but did make them wait six months first while they monitored the adjustment of the first pair of children from Ethiopia.
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When Australia outlawed non profit ( for profit ) agencies and made all agencies through the state it seems to have worked much better than the US system.
I’ve heard and read that a surrender is final, the child is then placed into the states care. Where the state chooses the adoptive parents. PAP’s are on a very very long waiting list ( adoptions there happen a handful a year compared to the states .) and i believe its on a first come first serve basis after qualification so hopefully an Aussie will come along and clear any mistakes up for me!
There are no agencies, and surrenders dropped to a couple hundred a year at the most compared to thousands, no, tens of thousands.
Ok I have a 3 year old who doesen’t want to go to the bathroom.I think she is constipated?For some reason she doesent want to go.She has been potty trained since she was 2(allmost 4)
What Can I do to help her go?I tried the karo syrup but that isen’t working.
She has a bowl-movement about every 3 days,her doctor said this just may be how often she goes.I don’t know…is it normal to go
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my daughter was very similar and now she is 12 and still occassionally has issues. What worked for her was fiber foods. Blueberries, rasberries, whole wheat breads and pastas, Kiwi (actually very good). Fiber is important and if she isnt getting enough then she will back up.
My daughter is the same way (she is almost 2). I am able to monitor how much she goes because she is potty trained. I have tried giving her diluted prune juice, lots of fruit and veggies (which she eats all of the time), limiting her intake of binding foods such as milk, cheese, rice, bananas, etc…it doesn’t matter what I do she still only poops once every few days. And to make matters worse, she is constipated when she does go. She drinks plenty of water and juice, so that isn’t a problem. In a matter of fact she once ate a whole pint of raspberries in one sitting and still didn’t go until two days later.I am the same way as my daughter. Its just how some people are.
I have great parents…and i tell them how much they mean to me all the time..but now that I am older with a real job..I want to get them something or do something or say something that really shows my appreciation…my question is for parents..what could your 21 year old child give you or do for you to show you how much they really care and appreciate everything youve done for them?
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Invite them to go on a trip with you, on your tab. There’s nothing as cool as knowing that your child actually WANTS to spend time with you.
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nothing monetary just knowing you have raised a good kind gentle person is enough parents are there for you when you are young are you going to be there for your parents when they are old –
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the best gift in the world is just to tell your parents, they wouldn’t want a gift from you.
I have great parents…and i tell them how much they mean to me all the time..but now that I am older with a real job..I want to get them something or do something or say something that really shows my appreciation…my question is for parents..what could your 21 year old child give you or do for you to show you how much they really care and appreciate everything youve done for them?
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Invite them to go on a trip with you, on your tab. There’s nothing as cool as knowing that your child actually WANTS to spend time with you.
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nothing monetary just knowing you have raised a good kind gentle person is enough parents are there for you when you are young are you going to be there for your parents when they are old –
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the best gift in the world is just to tell your parents, they wouldn’t want a gift from you
I have great parents…and i tell them how much they mean to me all the time..but now that I am older with a real job..I want to get them something or do something or say something that really shows my appreciation…my question is for parents..what could your 21 year old child give you or do for you to show you how much they really care and appreciate everything youve done for them?
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Invite them to go on a trip with you, on your tab. There’s nothing as cool as knowing that your child actually WANTS to spend time with you.
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nothing monetary just knowing you have raised a good kind gentle person is enough parents are there for you when you are young are you going to be there for your parents when they are old –
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the best gift in the world is just to tell your parents, they wouldn’t want a gift from you
i just thought of this today and was curios. i dont have food poisoning, but i breastfeed and was curious as to if you can still breastfeed while your sick from food poisoning.