Pregnancy & Parenting - 12 October 2007

I'm expecting my first baby, a boy, in February! I really like the name Rhys but our surname is Rawlings! Do you think Rhys Rawlings is too many R's? Any suggestions, something a litlle bit unusual or unique would be nice and that goes with Rawlings? X

2007-10-12 23:29:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

I want to jim, but i don't want to lose my milk, because i am breastfeeding my baby! After delivering now i have a belly, what sould I do? Please give me advice! Thank you!

2007-10-12 23:01:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

I bought both cuz i can carry the baby in the mosses basket & take it where ever i am like the hall when i am there or put it on a table in the kitchen when i am working there.So i can have a check on my baby when i am doing some work.I just want to know till how many months can i use the mosses basket for the baby.I also got a nice wooden cradle to use it during the night times. My elder son who is 7yrs old got very fascinated looking at the cradle and wanted to get for the baby that is yet to come. I also thought it would be a great idea as I can put it right beside my cot so that i can reach for my baby just by stayin in my bed. Just want to know if anyone found both the mosses basket and the cradle being very useful for their baby to sleep. I never used any of these for my son and he was always with me on the cot as he always needed me to rock him to sleep & he literally clung on me which gave me back aches & sleepless nights! I dont want to undergo that again with the new baby!

2007-10-12 23:01:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Newborn & Baby

So now my 17 year old is trying to tell me what she thinks is my job.. Or my responsibility are. Such as buying food for the house..

She has informed my because I make the most money in the house that, that it is my responsibilities to buy food for the house.

Thank you very much... I am well aware of what my job and responsibilities are.

Might I also say that this is the 17 year old with an olmost 2 year old.

I might also say that, that 2 year old eats VERY well because of ME.. I also eat very well..

I have told her I refuse to buy her food when she gives her money to guys she is dating and buying new cell phones for herself when she gets 'bored' with the old one.. Or when she is coming in with clothes and what nots.. AND not putting money in the bank like she is suppose.

Tell me what my job is...? You can starve..

Call me evil... I can't beat her .. Can't ground her..Can't kick her out... I have to do something..

2007-10-12 21:10:01 · 11 answers · asked by LadyCatherine 7 in Parenting

ARE THEY GIRLS OR BOYS

2007-10-12 20:05:08 · 14 answers · asked by Latisha D 1 in Newborn & Baby

i am 34 weeks prego and it seems that whenever my 6 month old neice comes over to spend the night my baby in the womb starts moving around a rolling around like crazy...my mother says it's because she knows my neice is there and wants to play...but I think it's because all I do is talk baby talk while she is there, could my baby be responding to this?

2007-10-12 20:02:30 · 8 answers · asked by Heatherette 1 in Pregnancy

how long are you maxium suppose to still be bleeding.. its need a month and 4 days since i had my daughter and i still am.. i also was cut and thne i ripped can that make me bleed longer too?

2007-10-12 20:00:22 · 13 answers · asked by new_mommy972007 2 in Pregnancy

This note was left on a friends car..

Do not worry, nothing happen. But my friend now does things different when she goes into a store..


I am the stranger that could have taken your child.
I am the stranger that likes that you leave your child in the car while you run into the store 'for only a second'.
I am the stranger that likes that you think you live in a small town where you think it is ok to run into a store 'for only a second' while you leave your child in the car.
I am the stranger that even likes that your car running. Makes it easier for me.
I am the stranger that almost store your car that you left running while you ran into the store for a second then noticed you left your child in the back seat.
I am the stranger that almost took your child and sold for crack or what ever I wanted because you left them in the car and were more concerned with taking your purse in then your child.

As evil as this note was, she now takes her child into the store.

2007-10-12 19:40:19 · 21 answers · asked by LadyCatherine 7 in Parenting

Ok so I was watching an episode of ANTM, and there was a girl on there named Jael (pronounced JAY ELLE). I loved the spelling but would prefer to pronounce it like the word Jail. I think Jael is a really cute name, but I couldn't really name my daughter that right? I mean .... Jael is Jail ... and that's what everyone would associate her name with right?... and my husband's a cop which would make it doubly retarded right?

2007-10-12 19:33:04 · 21 answers · asked by copswife134 3 in Baby Names

Normally people pay me for baby sitting their kids. I baby sat 3 kids and I got a lot of money and they were GOOD kids. But, another lady I baby sat for had a kid and she was a monster. She went through the house screeming and drawing on walls and eating all our food (along with another boy I baby sat) and her mom didn't even offer to pay me. Should I charge her? the mother of the little boy already paid me.

2007-10-12 19:15:34 · 14 answers · asked by grl4god94 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

Having my forth girl and want a short name for this one. I have always liked the name Beau but not sure if it is ok for a girl it fits great with my other girls names.
And if you do like it what about a middle name to go with it.

2007-10-12 19:03:23 · 26 answers · asked by jodi k 1 in Baby Names

A year ago, I agreed to babysit for a lady I know who has two kids, a (now) 7 year old and a (now) 11 year old. We agreed I'd be payed $40 dollars per night, which was usually eleven hours of babysitting or so. Since then, the number of kids has increased to the 11 year old, a 10 year old, the 7 year old, and an 8 month old infant on occasions. Is $40 still enough?

2007-10-12 19:03:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

Please explain why.

2007-10-12 18:53:53 · 24 answers · asked by MelT 3 in Parenting

2007-10-12 18:45:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Toddler & Preschooler

my future brother and sister in law have a six month old baby and the mother use to smoke pot but the father smokes pot everyday with the baby present. this really bothers me. they are not married yet. i am a licensed social worker, but i jsut got my licensed a couple months ago. well, he is alwyas smoking pot always. and it really bugs me. speciually with the baby. they are my future family, but ethically i am suppose to report this. but i feel i cant sicne they are fmaily. but i am concerned about the baby. i have expressed my concern to them and to my fiance. but nothing has changed. i could jsut not go over there anymore. but i am concerned about the 6 month old.....what do i do? nark on them? but i could lose my job too, if anyone else found out i knew and didnt report.....

2007-10-12 18:35:57 · 17 answers · asked by drock 1 in Newborn & Baby

Help me and my hubby just got told we are having TWIN girls!We are both very happy and can't wait! This is the best time of our lifes and we need help finding names!!!!!!!!! I really like the name Elizabeth by the way! So happy and thanks from the bottom of 4 hearts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am 6 months also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-12 18:32:25 · 43 answers · asked by Jennifer 2 in Baby Names

It seems today parents are much more involved in their kids activities and hover over their every move. Is this a function of smaller families and is it a bad thing?

2007-10-12 18:12:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Parenting

he's only 6 mon. older but she's 5'0" and he's 6'3"!

2007-10-12 17:54:07 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Adolescent

my daughter has had some difficulties in school. she started middle school this year and i am working very faithfully with her each night. today, she got A's and B's on her report card. I am so proud of her. How do I "appropriately" reward her for her good work?

2007-10-12 17:51:18 · 58 answers · asked by 100% ♥Creole♥ 7 in Adolescent

Hi, I know what your all thinking he must get too much crap food given to him, But he dosen't all he eats is vegimite sandwiches, Sausage, bacon and home cooked crumbed Chicken nuggets, I offer fruit and veg but he'll just sit there for over an hour, he can't talk yet to let me know what he wants, i even try to over sweets and ice cream and he pushes it away and says no!, He loves his full cream milk drinks heaps of water but nothing else? I also have a 11mth old and she'll eat anything thats offered too her but my son refuses i can't even spoon feed him as he won't let me. Please help i feel as though i'm about too lose it . Thanks

2007-10-12 17:41:23 · 14 answers · asked by Kylee K 1 in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-10-12 17:40:44 · 17 answers · asked by New Mommy 2 Shayla 3 in Parenting

2007-10-12 17:38:02 · 6 answers · asked by diz_dyme_2_flii@sbcglobal.net 1 in Pregnancy

hi i just wanted to say that isnt it good that there is something like this to help when family relationships dont seem to exist as in the past when mums, grandmums and aunts were on hand to answer all of our new parent questions

2007-10-12 17:35:20 · 10 answers · asked by madiesmum 6 in Newborn & Baby

So... I know I shouldn't really meddle but how do I respond?
Ever sinse she met the possible father of the baby she has practically forgotten who her friends are.
Do I support her choice (as I know she is against abortion), give my honest opinion (abort the opportunity preventing bunch of cells, you're young and you have things to do before such a commitment).
She doesn't really talk to us anymore. I'm not supportive of her silly relationship with this boy, he doesnt make her happy. But I have never been in one my self, and I always think with my head, giving harsh judgments. She, on the other hand, thinks with her heart and forgets the seriousness of situations.
How should I respond so I can let her know that I wont abandon her friendship?

2007-10-12 17:28:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I'm wondering what the big differences are between the two. I've heard that your milk is best for the baby but then there are formulas now that are close to matching that. Is any way better than the other? This will be my first baby so I really don't have experience in this field. Just wondering what other people have chosen to do.

2007-10-12 17:20:06 · 25 answers · asked by N and A's Momma 7 in Newborn & Baby

2007-10-12 17:10:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

hmmmm..... you may laugh at this but here goes
i have 2 freinds and they lost their v at 11 and 12 then on oct 2005 they announced that they are having a kid. the girls parents were very happy to have grandchild(their older son is 17 and a teen dad of 2 yr old boi). the boi's mum didnt find out till jan this year and went nuts(lol!!)(the boi's dad has walked out). when da baby was born the parents were very happy they always havent a kid and its a boi called joel . one of my freind become a godfather @ 13!!!!lol. the teen parents go to school and the baby's grand-parents look after de kid. since the baby was born the parents spend more time wiv each other n de baby n less time wiv their friends n other ppl

last tiem i checked they were trying for another one........

wat do u think fo this? and being a godad at 13?

2007-10-12 16:54:53 · 18 answers · asked by possessed by insanity 3 in Adolescent

I have a 5 yr old and an almost 2yr old and suddenly I am feeling all I want to do is get away from my kids. It seems lately they are noisier and naughtier than usual. They are whingy and never tidy up after themselves, my 5yr old has come home from daycare violent and trash-mouthed and now I am at my wits end. Mostly they are both really good kids with terrific manners. It's just lately I don't want them. I can't stand the noise and the mess. No matter what I do I just can't be calm and patient. we have recently shifted house after living with my parents for over a year, I know the change is hard on us all, but I thought it was for the best, have I made a mistake? How can I get back to be a loving patient mother, cause this just isn't me.

2007-10-12 16:49:50 · 8 answers · asked by cheeky_lil_pixiegirl 3 in Parenting

Me and a friend are 13 and are babysitting two six and a eight year old boys. its hard to find stuff to do because we babysit them from 7PM-2AM and we cant do much outside.. What are some fun activities to do?

2007-10-12 16:42:19 · 30 answers · asked by joe 1 in Grade-Schooler

2007-10-12 16:12:30 · 21 answers · asked by kristiW 4 in Parenting