We let our kids play hookie from school yesterday for the Reds Opening Day parade.  Luckily we had fantastic weather and it turned out to be the best parade in years. I think it went over 100 minutes.  This is the only day of school they have missed this year, and we do it every year.

It's a bit of a challenge putting the diaper on while standing though.  Hilarious.

The trick is to hook up the sides of the diaper ahead of time and then pull it up like underwear. I don't know how long it took me to figure that out, and when I told the wife what I'd done she looked at me like I was stupid for not figuring it out faster.

 

 

Ever since daylight savings kicked in, my kids have been on a non stop wild streak. Right now my two older kids (5 and 3) are in the "I don't want to get dressed / undressed" mode and like to run away when I'm trying to get going in the morning. I've learned that putting them in the figure 4 holds them down nicely while still letting me get them in their socks and shirt on. Then I switch up and pin them down at the chest with my legs and put on their pants. Oh we laugh and laugh. Then they pull off all their clothes and we start all over.....

 

Reverse the process at night.

It's a bit of a challenge putting the diaper on while standing though.  Hilarious.

The trick is to hook up the sides of the diaper ahead of time and then pull it up like underwear. I don't know how long it took me to figure that out, and when I told the wife what I'd done she looked at me like I was stupid for not figuring it out faster.

 

 

Ever since daylight savings kicked in, my kids have been on a non stop wild streak. Right now my two older kids (5 and 3) are in the "I don't want to get dressed / undressed" mode and like to run away when I'm trying to get going in the morning. I've learned that putting them in the figure 4 holds them down nicely while still letting me get them in their socks and shirt on. Then I switch up and pin them down at the chest with my legs and put on their pants. Oh we laugh and laugh. Then they pull off all their clothes and we start all over.....

 

Reverse the process at night.

 

Sounds like my youngest me and my youngest niece.  My mother would pick out something for me to wear, and I would pick out something different.  She should known back then I was gay.

 

My youngest niece is Tomboy and refuses to wear a dress for any reason. My mother had to go over to my brothers house and have a "talk" with my niece.  She had to suck it up and wear a dress. she's the only person that can get her to wear a dress.

 

ahh...kids.

My mother would pick out something for me to wear, and I would pick out something different.  She should known back then I was gay.

 

Uh-oh... I might need to call an exorcist for Lil' Hts.  :-o

My mother would pick out something for me to wear, and I would pick out something different.  She should known back then I was gay.

 

Uh-oh... I might need to call an exorcist for Lil' Hts.  :o

 

Not necessary.  Just tell him to swish it up a bit  LOL!  And so what if he turns out to be a big mo!  At least you know you'll be placed in a fabulous nursing home!

I had my glucose test today.  The liquid they gave me tasted like fruit punch.

Mine was like concentrated orange gatorade, fairly tasty.  Did you pass?

I took it late in the day, so I haven't heard back yet. 

I accidently drank my wife's for the first kid, I didn't know what it was. It was orange and RnR is right it was tasty. Like a cross between orange gatorade and Orange crush soda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(I am joking)

What sounds like an appropriate age to start feeding the kid Indian food?  The dietician at our child-birth class recommended 2-3 years old.  It makes me wonder what people in India feed their babies. 

 

On a similar note, my dad fed me Skyline Chili for the first time when I was ten months old.  He was home alone with me, and my mom had given him specific directions to not let me have any of it.  My mom was not happy at all when she found out, but the damage was done.  I really liked it and wanted to eat more of it.  I wonder if this is why I have a strong stomach now.

There are plenty of Indian moms on my board and they started feeding the baby Indian type spices in their food as soon as they started solids.  I think outside of avoiding high allergen foods like egg whites, nuts, dairy, etc. there's no reason why you couldn't introduce it, though I would avoid anything seriously spicy for awhile.

^ I definitely wouldn't give a baby my level of spicy.  The local Indian restaurant offers their spicy level on a scale of 1 - 6, and I usually get a 5.  I would definitely feed a toddler/baby something milder. 

My boy loved naan when he was an infant.  Couldn't get enough of it.

All of our kids have always liked spicey food.  Not severely spicey, but Chili, spicier barbecue sauce, they have always liked.  What I notice about the little ones is they cringe at sour stuff.  None of our kids ever liked pineapple or lemon"y" stuff when they were real little. 

If anyone knows of any good pediatricians or day care facilities in downtown Cincinnati please PM me.  XUMelanie and I are starting our research and wanted to know if any of you urban Cincy parents have any recommendations.  We'd prefer to keep up our daily commute as walking only, but if there is something downtown adjacent that is exceptional we would consider it too.

XUMelanie, if you're not on Momslikeme you might consider joining, I've gotten some good info there.  Here's the Cincy board:  http://cincinnati.momslikeme.com/members/homepage.aspx

 

If anyone knows of any good pediatricians or day care facilities in downtown Cincinnati please PM me. XUMelanie and I are starting our research and wanted to know if any of you urban Cincy parents have any recommendations. We'd prefer to keep up our daily commute as walking only, but if there is something downtown adjacent that is exceptional we would consider it too.

 

I don't know of anything in Cincy, as I am in Cleveland, but that brings up a topic that we have not discussed ojn this thread.

 

We never had all four kids in day care at once, one becasue it became a hassle, and two, we could not afford it.  All 4 of our kids are 5 and under.  We had the two in a daycare, and if I remember coorectly, we were paying $185/week per kid, so almost $400 dollars a week.  On top of that, it seemed like my wife and I were getting called at work everyday becuase one would look sick, or the other one threw up, and they needed us to get them.  On one occasion, one of the kids was like 8 or 9 mos old, and had a bad case of the runs for like 4 days.  The daycare after the first day of it said they could not deal with it, b/c the baby occasiionally had what I like to call "ass"plosions where some gets on their cloths.  So in any event, I had to use two vacations days, and then my wife used one.  The whold daycare experience was a nightmare.  Finally, when the third was born, it made no sense for my wife to work any longer b/c we couldn't afford the cost of daycare.

 

When the kid gets older, say 18 mos to 5 yo, it is easier because they get more of the milder illnesses, they tend to be potty-trained, well at least at 3 yo, and they can be more easily disciplined by the daycare people.  Its just that first year and a haldf that I thought was a nightmare. 

 

So, my point bfwissel, I would look for an individual to watch your kid.  For one, they are much less expensive then independent daycares, and two, if your kid throws up or gets sick, they aren't going to call you out of work to get them.  They might call, and let you know, but they won't make you get them at least.  I remember my boss one time saying to me, very slyly, you seem to be running to get one of your kids quite often. 

The home daycare vs. daycare center argument is a big one on my birth board, and everyone does what they think is best.  Personally for me, it wasn't even an option because we only needed care 2 or 3 days a week (originally 2, now 3) as my Mom has the baby the other days, and NO daycare center takes babies part time, you have to commit to 5 days a week.  After contacting about 25 centers I found one that would agree to 4 days, but that was still more than we needed.  So we performed an exhaustive search to find a good home daycare provider through a variety of sources and websites like sitterycity and even craigslist.  We actually ended up finding the provider we're with now through the county - they have a small list of home DCPs who are certified, which is great as then you can claim the expenses on your taxes and aren't paying someone under the table, and they are pretty rigorous with their setup and # of kids as the county can (and does) come in at any time to do inspections.  We love our daycare lady and have invited her to little RNR's first birthday party as she's playing an integral role in helping us raise him since we both have to work, and I'm lucky I found her.  But yeah, not cheap, and we're paying my Mom as well (albeit much less than a DCP).  If we had 2 kids, we would probably not be able to afford our bills and would have to move somewhere cheaper.  If we had 3 kids, mr. RNR would just stay home because it wouldn't be worth it at that point, and we'd probably have to file for bankruptcy as we couldn't afford to pay all our creditors on one salary, but I digress, and it's n/a since we can't have anymore kids.

 

Anyway, back on track, I do think home DCPs can be good, but it's best to find one where the caregiver does not have a small child or children of her own to take care of at home as well, because they always get treated a little better/quicker than your own child.  If there's a fight, who do you think the Mom is going to blame, her kid or your kid?  If 2 kids are in danger, which kid will she rescue first? Etc.

XUMelanie, if you're not on Momslikeme you might consider joining, I've gotten some good info there. Here's the Cincy board: http://cincinnati.momslikeme.com/members/homepage.aspx

 

 

I have joined that board, and I've been lurking more than posting right now.  One thing I notice about that board is that is seems overwhelming suburban/exuburban.  Most recommendations I've seen have been for places and people that live at least 45 minutes from me.  I'm almost afraid that I will get flamed if I mention where I live.

Well, excluding talking to people because they live in the suburbs is a reverse snobbery of how everyone on UO accuses suburbanites of behaving.  You're all Cincinnatians, just like I'm a Clevelander even though I only work downtown instead of living here, and unless you refuse to leave downtown for any reason at any time, it's possible they may have some tips or resources for you, and you might find some parents you DO have something in common with, or could meet up with for playdates.  I get flamed on here occasionally because of where I live, but it doesn't stop me from being a contributing member of our site, and I would hope, an at least occasionally helpful one. I work downtown and have been for almost 20 years, I spend more of my hours and money in and around downtown than I do at home, so I think that gives me the right to be here. I'm sure I don't fit the stereotype on MLM either - we cloth diaper, we don't shop at Wal-Mart, etc, but it doesn't mean I haven't been able to be a participating member of the site and find out some good information about things around town, even if they're not in my neighborhood proper.

The reason I'm lurking now more than posting on MLM is to become familar with the board before just jumping in with all conversations.  I tend to do this when I'm new to a message board no matter what the topic is.  I have already received good advice on MLM about a few things, such as where to buy maternity clothes (and I did drive to the suburbs for most of my clothing).  What I should have clarified in my post is that I don't expect to receive a lot of recommendations for child care or pediatricians near where I live.  I'm basing this on some of the posts I've already read in these areas.  I do not want to drive 45 minutes with a sick child one-way to see a doctor, especially when I know there are doctors closer than that.  The same is true with child-care.  We know there are centers in and near downtown, so we would prefer to not have to drive 30 minutes out of the way for one if we don't have to.  I would think most parents choose doctors and child-care options near their own homes as well.  I know the women on MLM will have great advice in other areas, and I don't intend to discount their opinions because of where they live.  The reason I said that I wonder if I will be flamed on there is because of posts I have seen on there, such as "You couldn't pay me enough money to live in the city" or "_____ is the only good area to raise children.)

 

We do have lots of friends and family members that live in the suburbs, so we do things around town as well.  Even last night we were in the suburbs adding stuff to our registry at Babies R Us, which really isn't close to downtown.

All 4 of our kids are 5 and under.

 

 

You've been a busy boy!

Thx for the explanation, I guess I know what you mean.  I'm always defending my lifestyle anyway in one way or another so I'm kind of used to it, since I'm more of a crunchy mom than anyone I know in the area. 

 

You might try the boards on babycenter.  I met one of my (now) best friends locally on my birth board (may 09 mommies) and though she doesn't live close (30 mins away), we get together frequently and our babies are the same age so it's nice to have them together as well. 

 

I did a lot of research on pediatricians and ended up getting one that's 25 minutes drive from home.  Further than I would have liked, but when you find the right practice, you'll know it, and it can be worth the drive.  But daycare, yeah, that needs to be close, either to your work or your home (or both if those are in the same location, obviously).  Are you looking for a daycare center or home daycare?

All 4 of our kids are 5 and under.

 

 

You've been a busy boy!

 

We're busy now, that's for sure. 

 

My wife has a friend who is single, no kids, that feals as though people like us are problems in the world.  She claims that people like us are the ones that are contributing to over-population of the world.  For one, we are done having kids, and two, 50 years ago, having 4 kids was nothing.  You were practically just getting started, LOL. 

Having four kids is one thing... but four in five years is an impressive feet my man.  Nice job

People love to tell you what you're doing wrong as a parent in their opinion.  You know, if you work with some kid in his 20s who is living on credit and out partying every night and talking about how he'll just declare bankuptcy when it gets too bad, nobody says hey buddy, it's people like you that contribute to the nasty credit crisis we're in, they just go yeah brother, sounds like fun.  But boy oh boy if you have more than 1 kid, if you cloth diaper or breastfeed (or don't, depending on your region) or gasp, choose to homeschool or something, you're contributing to the decline of life as we know it in this country.

Having four kids is one thing... but four in five years is an impressive feet my man. Nice job

 

Impressive for me, not so much.  My wife on the other hand deserves a medal of honor!  Not only has she had to go through the pregnancy and delivery of each, she stays at home with them all day.  In all honesty, she looks more beautiful today than the day we got married. 

In all honesty, she looks more beautiful today than the day we got married.  

 

Awwwwww!  That is so sweet!

People love to tell you what you're doing wrong as a parent in their opinion. You know, if you work with some kid in his 20s who is living on credit and out partying every night and talking about how he'll just declare bankuptcy when it gets too bad, nobody says hey buddy, it's people like you that contribute to the nasty credit crisis we're in, they just go yeah brother, sounds like fun. But boy oh boy if you have more than 1 kid, if you cloth diaper or breastfeed (or don't, depending on your region) or gasp, choose to homeschool or something, you're contributing to the decline of life as we know it in this country.

 

I hear you RnR.  A pet peave of mine is when someone without kids tells you that you are raising them wrong.  My wifes friend thinks its wrong that when we potty train, the kid can get two MnM's out of the jar for going #2, and one for going #1.  She claims that kids are over-rewarded today, and don't know what it means to do something just because they have to.  Seriously, they are 2 1/2 years old.  This is not easy for them.  Go ahead, you do it your way.  Tell me how it works out. 

It's hard to say which is worse, the other parents, who are filled with judgment and happy to slap you down with it, or those with no kids who really don't know what they're talking about. 

 

Needless to say I am not informing any of the Moms I work with that we are PTing our 10.5 month old, and have been for about 3 weeks now.  And it's going very well!  I don't want to hear the flack about it.

It's hard to say which is worse, the other parents, who are filled with judgment and happy to slap you down with it, or those with no kids who really don't know what they're talking about.

 

Needless to say I am not informing any of the Moms I work with that we are PTing our 10.5 month old, and have been for about 3 weeks now. And it's going very well! I don't want to hear the flack about it.

 

WOW!  That is amazing.  None of our kids even walked by that age.  How do you go about that, just hold them on the toilet, or use a training chair. 

 

Anyway, back on track, I do think home DCPs can be good, but it's best to find one where the caregiver does not have a small child or children of her own to take care of at home as well, because they always get treated a little better/quicker than your own child. If there's a fight, who do you think the Mom is going to blame, her kid or your kid? If 2 kids are in danger, which kid will she rescue first? Etc.

 

Good point RnR.  We also used Sittercity for a while at one point.  I believe it cost $100 to get the account, but you are able to get background checks on the people and meet them and get to know them.  And you can break it down to the neighborhood you are looking in.  We had a very good sitter, and still keep in touch.  And like you said, I believe we wrote the womans SS# on our taxes that year for the write off. 

 

I also think Home Day Cares are the way to go.  We just had too many problems with the private centers.  Like you said, no one does less than a week, and it therefore gets very pricey, especially for multiple kids.  And for some strange reason, your kids always get bit in privat daycares.  I will never understand that.  I never saw kids bite eachother, but in the daycares, for some reason, theres always kids getting bit.  Strange sidenote for me, but I jsut thought of that. 

We put him on a potty chair.  In other countries, nay, even in our own before the advent of disposable diapers, nobody waits as long as Americans typically do for PT, and as they invent more and more diapers (pull up pants, for example), the time gets longer and longer before people PT.

 

We know his cues for poo and just started putting him on the chair when he started making them at the time he usually poos each day.  I got a poo the very first day doing this.  Over the course of the last 3 weeks, we have gradually increased his trips to the chair in a low key but logical way - when he wakes up in the morning, after a nap, sometimes after he eats.  He seems now like he is trying to tell us when he has to go, and it seems he is holding pee until he is put on the chair at times, because it's not like we run in there with him, it takes a minute to get him in there, get him undressed, get his dipe off and sit him down.

 

We are using the book Diaper Free Before 3 as our guide.  We may not ultimately be 100% successful for awhile, but I can tell you, as someone who has now avoided changing at least 10 poop dipes and at least the same number of pee dipes, I'm happy.  Our daycare providers are more than happy to do this as well as it's less dipes for them too - the T/W/H provider had her kids out of dipes at 18 months and says because we are doing cloth, we will probably have good success with this. 

You might try the boards on babycenter. I met one of my (now) best friends locally on my birth board (may 09 mommies) and though she doesn't live close (30 mins away), we get together frequently and our babies are the same age so it's nice to have them together as well.

 

I did a lot of research on pediatricians and ended up getting one that's 25 minutes drive from home. Further than I would have liked, but when you find the right practice, you'll know it, and it can be worth the drive. But daycare, yeah, that needs to be close, either to your work or your home (or both if those are in the same location, obviously). Are you looking for a daycare center or home daycare?

 

I've recently started lurking on Baby Center, and I'm amazed by the number of boards they have!  So far, the people do seem friendly there. 

 

The pediatrician I had as a child still has a practice, and he's only a 15 minute drive from home.  My nephew gets sick a lot when he visits from Florida, so he has actually gone to see this doctor several times.  We're still going to look at other ones as well just to see.

 

We'll probably check out several options for day care.  There is one 2-3 blocks from home, and I actually walk by it every morning on my way to work.  I'll definitely have to take a look at this place.  It almost sounds too perfect for it to work out. 

A pet peave of mine is when someone without kids tells you that you are raising them wrong. My wifes friend thinks its wrong that when we potty train, the kid can get two MnM's out of the jar for going #2, and one for going #1. She claims that kids are over-rewarded today, and don't know what it means to do something just because they have to.

 

Wow, she told you this?  That sounds like something she should have kept to herself.  One or two MnMs does not sound excessive.

 

Needless to say I am not informing any of the Moms I work with that we are PTing our 10.5 month old, and have been for about 3 weeks now. And it's going very well! I don't want to hear the flack about it.

 

That is very impressive!  I can understand why you're not telling the other Moms yet.  I can only imagine some of the responses you'd get.  On a related note, I hesitate telling people that we plan on buying cloth diapers.  I've gotten all sorts of reactions from people, including a sarcastic "well, good luck with that."  It's almost like people want you to fail.

As you probably know, I got that right here on UO, but I stuck to my guns, and here we are, 10.5 months and still CDing.  There is a GREAT CD board on BBC, and also a CD swap board.  Diaperswappers.com is also an excellent board, they have a section called FSOT (for sale or trade) and I got many of my diapers from there early on.  Covers with snaps just last forever so buying them used is a win-win.  Covers with aplix (velcro is a brand name) wear out quicker so should be bought new.

 

Nobody bought me any diapers at my baby shower because it had been made very clear that I planned to CD, but I got a lot of negative comments about it, even at my shower.  I brought a couple of All-in-ones to my shower to show people, they had never seen them before.  We only use the AIOs at night now, but I used them a lot when we first got started as it was easier.

 

There are a ton of boards on BBC, it's amazing, but not all of them get much action.  I've joined at least a couple of Ohio mom type boards and they never have any posts.  So when you look at a board, be sure to check the date on recent posts and don't bother posting or joining if the posts are more than a month old as the board probably doesn't move much.

 

I am on the CD board though I'm not on there that often, but the ladies there are super helpful.

 

Living in downtown, I think you would also probably be a great candidate for babywearing - do you have any type of carrier/wrap in mind or have you considered getting one?

I don't know what kind of reproach the nags on the baby boards would give you for potty training at under a year. I applaud you. If I could have pulled that off with my kids I'd have saved a fortune in diapers, not to mention getting rid of the Diaper Champ, or as I call it, the poopourri.

 

I have two out of diapers, and one is learning. She's fighting it...oh but I'll break her yet, I will!

 

(Note: the reality is her will is much stronger than mine, and she's got the benefit of being daddy's little girl, so I can't force her to do anything... :-)

LOL.  Yes, you get all kinds of shi*t about the PT but there are at least a dozen on my birth board who are also PT so we support each others.  We sold the diaper champ we received at my shower at a consignment sale because cloth dipes don't fit in it so it was n/a. 

 

^Last month bfwissel and I went to a workshop on babywearing that discussed the types, safety issues, and proper fitting.  We haven't purchased one yet, but we did like the double-ring slings.  There was another one we like as well, but I can't remember the name of it now. 

 

I do know a couple in our neighborhood that only uses slings for their babies.  They don't own a stroller.  I do plan on using both depending on the situation. 

We had both. Our car seat was designed to fit in the stroller, so when we went out, that was the easiest practice. But I needed the 'strap the kid to your chest' thingy at home. All three of my kids had very bad GERD, and when I was home I would strap them on and bounce them, as it soothed them (I mean, I bounced them non stop). I remember having an electrician over and him commenting on how nervous I seemed because of the bouncing. No, dude. See the smaller human strapped to my upper torso? Yeah, the bouncing's for him....

I really liked the Moby wrap when the baby was small. The problem with slings is that the baby sits on one side or the other and it ends up making your back hurt after awhile.  It's important to get a good fit with a sling too, so what might work for you might not work for the mister, so if you can get one that adjusts, that's important.  The Moby was fabulous but a little warm, if I had to do the wrap over I might get a Sleepy Wrap as I hear they are lighter weight and not as hot.  in the city, you have to tie it on and leave it because the material is so long that untying and trying to re-tie drags the ends in the dirt/sidewalk.  But very snug and comfy for baby and wearer.  Now that he is older, I switched to an Ergo, which I HIGHLY recommend, especially for men because of it's ease of use and non pussy-type look (as compared to some of the slings/wraps).  The Beco is also a great carrier but more expensive. 

 

I would encourage you not to buy a baby bjorn, they are very hard on the baby as there is no proper "seat" and they just dangle.  Dangle carriers are not generally recommended by anyone who knows about babywearing.

 

The stroller is really great when you want to do a lot of walking, like at the mall or a park or zoo.  The carriers are great for running errands with less walking, like farmer's market or grocery or drugstore.

The store that offered the workshop on babywearing does sell the Moby wraps, the Ergo, and the Beco.  They will let you try them on in the store as well.  In addition to the things you mentioned, we also plan to use the carriers at festivals and other places with huge crowds.  I can't imagine trying to navigate a stroller in those situations, especially at something like Oktoberfest.

Agreed - we will be wearing our baby to a couple of fairs/festivals.  The bulk comes in having to carry the diaper bag to places like this.  When you CD, you have a lot more bulk in your bag than other moms.  Just FYI.

We had both. Our car seat was designed to fit in the stroller, so when we went out, that was the easiest practice. But I needed the 'strap the kid to your chest' thingy at home. All three of my kids had very bad GERD, and when I was home I would strap them on and bounce them, as it soothed them (I mean, I bounced them non stop). I remember having an electrician over and him commenting on how nervous I seemed because of the bouncing. No, dude. See the smaller human strapped to my upper torso? Yeah, the bouncing's for him....

 

That's funny you said that.  Our first had very bad GERD, and it didn't get under control until the Pepcid was perscribed.  I used the sling and walked around the house the same way just bouncing to sooth the baby.  I can remember eating dinner at night whil standing up and walking.  I would set my plate on top of the TV take a bite, do a full circle around the living room, and come back for another bite.  The pediatrician said it was GERD that made the baby scream all day and night, but nor Colic (sp).  I think she was right, b/c once she got the Pepcid, everything was OK.  The pregnancies after that. I always had nightmares that we would have another screamer like that...literally, nightmares. 

I ate standing up in a few restaurants with the baby in the moby wrap.  His reflux problems went away when I had to cut the dairy out of my diet, so we never ended up putting him on anything but I was getting close to asking for it when the blood finally appeared.  Once I cut out the dairy, the blood stopped, the mucousy, loose poo stopped and so did the screaming and reflux symptoms.  He's still not the best sleeper but I think that's his nature as a baby, he no longer acts like something is wrong with him. 

 

Eventually he should grow out of it.  I wonder if more babies were put on no-dairy diets if it would naturally improve the reflux symptoms, instead of combating them with medicine?  Surely there are studies out there. 

We had both. Our car seat was designed to fit in the stroller, so when we went out, that was the easiest practice. But I needed the 'strap the kid to your chest' thingy at home. All three of my kids had very bad GERD, and when I was home I would strap them on and bounce them, as it soothed them (I mean, I bounced them non stop). I remember having an electrician over and him commenting on how nervous I seemed because of the bouncing. No, dude. See the smaller human strapped to my upper torso? Yeah, the bouncing's for him....

 

That's funny you said that. Our first had very bad GERD, and it didn't get under control until the Pepcid was perscribed. I used the sling and walked around the house the same way just bouncing to sooth the baby. I can remember eating dinner at night whil standing up and walking. I would set my plate on top of the TV take a bite, do a full circle around the living room, and come back for another bite. The pediatrician said it was GERD that made the baby scream all day and night, but nor Colic (sp). I think she was right, b/c once she got the Pepcid, everything was OK. The pregnancies after that. I always had nightmares that we would have another screamer like that...literally, nightmares.

 

My first was the worst, hands down. We had him on Nutramigen, and Xantac, and I still had to walk him around. The poor kid was just in agony for the first 6 months. After that it started getting better and by a year he was off the medicine and hasn't any issues since. It was so bad for him that we had to have him sleep in his infant carrier so that he was on an incline. We tried raising the mattress in his crib, but he always rolled down to the far end and got stuck....

As an Admin, I'm obligated to check in on as many threads as I can, to ensure everything is on-topic, etc. This includes threads where I have no vested interest.

 

I have to admit I'm a bit queasy from some of the posts in this thread (the diaper/training talk alone has galvanized my stance that I'll never be a parent - blech!!!), but it's clear that there was a real need on UrbanOhio for this kind of resource. I'm not completely sure what exactly constitutes GERB, babywearing or a lot of the stuff you guys discuss but I'm glad we have a place where city-minded parents can exchange ideas/info. Kudos to rockandroller for suggesting the idea :-)

Yes, kudos to rockandroller and support from xumelanie!

Well, with all this heartfelt and earnest appreciation of everyone's

Ideas and contributions, I'd like to sing an original composition by my 5 year old

 

<Ahem>

 

Plumpy diapers are so nice

Are so nice

Are so nice

Plumpy diapers are so nice

Diarrhea

 

Watch out Andrew Lloyd Weber!

LOL!  Thx to the mods and admins for considering my request for the topic, I'm glad to have some parents to talk with on here.