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| location | Pennsylvania | |
| age | 35 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 1 month |
| seen | 16 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 26 |
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Jul 20 |
answered | Can we afford to have a baby? |
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Jul 19 |
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Do you use number of weeks or day of the month to determine an infant's birthday? +1 for total calendar geekery. I now have another piece of nigh-useless lore with which to impress my friends who will no doubt exclaim "Why the #$@! do you know that?!" |
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Jul 19 |
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Is cosmic radiation a concern for a pregnant airplane passenger? +1 for mentioning thrombosis. Depending on how far along she is, this is something that the asker should be worrying about more than radiation. |
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Jul 6 |
answered | How much sleep does my infant really need? |
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Jun 26 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Jun 26 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jun 23 |
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How can I prevent diaper leaks with my newborn? At the risk of being insulting: You are pointing his penis downward when putting on the diaper, right? I only mention it because before my son was born, it had never even occurred to me until my sister-in-law pointed it out. My daughters had certainly never needed such treatment. :-) |
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Jun 14 |
answered | How big should solid food for the infant be when doing baby-led weaning? |
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Jun 14 |
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At what age do kids start sleeping through the night? FWIW, every child is different. My wife and I were spoiled by our first child, who slept from ~9pm - 4am, fed, then went back to sleep until 7 or 8 am. Our 2nd was up every hour for the first 6 months, and drove my wife absolutely insane. Our 3rd used to wake up every 3-4 hours for the first few months, and has been sleeping from 8pm - 7am since about 4 months old. |
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Jun 13 |
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How strict should we be with our 14 month old boy? @Renesis: If that question were easy to answer, parenting would be easy. ;-) |
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Jun 10 |
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When to allow children to consume sugar/candy/sweets/junk? Before someone else gets them hooked on junk food. Yes, it's smarmy, which is why I made it a comment. Cookies, ice cream, cake, chips, and other junk foods are staples of school-time snacks and parties. I think it'd be best to have your children at least acclimated to their existence and used to seeking out the healthy alternatives when provided a choice before someone else gets him used to seeking out the junk food whenever possible because you're providing zero availability. @MichaelF has the right idea: All things in moderation. |
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May 20 |
answered | What do I do about the fact that my child can already read, write and do math before entering Kindergarten? |
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May 6 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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May 6 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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May 6 |
answered | Is Doctor Who too scary for children? |
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Apr 28 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
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Apr 21 |
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What are some hacks and gadgets for a soon-to-be dad? +1 - Good idea! Considering that the higher end baby monitors can cost nearly as much as a decent cordless phone, that's a good idea. Unless, of course, your house has gone cell-phone only, like mine. :-P |
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Apr 21 |
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What are some hacks and gadgets for a soon-to-be dad? @torbengb: Agreed! I have a DSLR camera and a decent (if SD) camcorder. However, my wife and I have more useful pictures and footage from our cellphones than those high-end devices. As the saying goes: "The camera you have with you is more useful than the one you don't." That said, our best pictures are from the DSLR, so it's very useful when we know we're going to want to take pictures. (We really don't use the camcorder enough.) |
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Apr 21 |
answered | What are some hacks and gadgets for a soon-to-be dad? |
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Apr 15 |
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Is it important to encourage children to experience historic events? +1 - Of particular note: It's entirely possible that your children's friends will be talking about it the next school day. While it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, it saves them from being left out of most conversations for the next few days. |
