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It would be more practical to be doing a front carry, and the child should be higher up on the wearer's body. That pouch is too big for the model wearing it, and so is the one pictured on the cool mom picks site.

Yeah, food for mom--for labor and after. (More progressive hospitals allow food and drink during labor.)
The most important thing I had were signs saying that I was breastfeeding and didn't want my daughter to be given formula or artificial nipples, but I was at a really crappy hospital that discouraged breastfeeding. It was also really useful to have my Boppy.

Honestly, I think a lot of expectant parents get way too caught up in finding the perfect chair. I have spent far more time nursing on the go (something about the subway always makes my daughter want to nurse) than I have in the rocker we bought. By all means, find the perfect chair--but it's often just not as essential as it seems.

Our daughter wasn't ready for food until about 9 months, at which point she hated purees and being fed at all--she wanted to do it herself. I had zealously prepared those little cubes and she would have none of it. We had much better luck with baby-led weaning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby-led_weaning

My mom had a reed diffuser and it was accidentally knocked over. The scent that spilled RUINED a lacquered cabinet upon contact, and also did some damage to the hardwood floors. I wouldn't use one in a home with kids, pets, or near a fault line.

i don't know what happened in my last comment. i just wanted to mention elimination communication, among the green options.

Oh, exxon23 and your coveted goodmamas! I'd love to get my hands on some, even though I am also hoping that diapers are almost done at our house.

Alisa--how about boring old preemie size prefolds? Try going to www.diaperswappers.com and you can get an info overload!

Speaking of which, one green aspect of cloth diapering that gets little press is the huge resale market. If people don't save their dipes for subsequent children, they often sell or trade them, so the life of a cloth diaper can be really long and, uh, fulfilling I guess.

Our daughter is 19 months and we are still happily sharing sleep and are not sure when the time will come to transition.

But... his whole idea of not "rewarding" them with a trip to your bed rubs me the wrong way. I slept with my parents on and off until I was six YEARS old, and many of my trips to their room were inspired by violent nightmares and sometimes night terrors. I still have night terrors occasionally during times of stress (had to explain that to my partner once when I woke up screaming my head off). Anyway, "monster spray" would not have helped me. A lot of the time I really really needed my parents to calm down, and I hate to think of how I would have suffered if they hadn't "rewarded" me. Every child's situation will be different, but I am grateful all these sleep experts weren't around when I was little.

I do think he has some good tips for helping children articulate the reasons why they area afraid, and I agree that changing the feelings of fear (if that's the issue) should be the first step, before changing beds.

ok, i'm sorry to comment so much but i am just so disturbed.
who wants to pay $87.50 for the "special indian doll"? what is THAT about? stick a "special indian" in your corner as a daily reminder of our troubled history? is it supposed to symbolize the movement to reservations or what? subtle social commentary? (oh, i doubt it.) or do some people just think it is a lovely addition to the home? it is just so bizarre.

ohdeedoh, tonight you haunt my dreams.

you put it in the corner like it's being punished? it has no face??? i am so confused and creeped out. yikes.