Little Lovies

Jeanne answers:

One of the best baby items I think is a bouncy chair (with the vibration). We didn’t register for it but got one for our shower and boy are we soooo glad we did!

I had my daughter in March of this year. We had the shower in January. Anywhere from a month to 2 months is good.

I used to think Avent bottles were the best but I hate them now. I have had nothing but problems. THEY LEAK! I called & complained. They didn’t really help much. DON’T GET AVENT!

Best diapers are Pamper Swaddlers. More snug fit (not tight) and they are softer. Conform more to baby.

Baby clothing: what to get would be plain white onesies for each age set for a year (0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 or just 12). Lots of sleepers and some sleep bags as you shouldn’t use blankets in a crib. We did at first and too many close calls so now she uses sleep bags.

A convertible crib would be the best I would think. We don’t have one. It was someone else’s but it’s beautiful just the same.

A non-flammable mattress would be the best. Sealy is good brand.

OH-you’d want to get at least 2 waterproof mattress covers and at least 8 crib sheets. Just a recommendation. As far as what’s best I would say any brand for those items. Get an Especially For Baby contour changing pad. And the absolute BEST changing pad covers would be the soft & smooth ones by Koala.

Gerber is great for the onesies although I just went to Target and bought a pack of white onesies that were Circo brand and they seem great!

Koala and Gerber are very good brands. Pampers is awesome. I tend to like Huggies Sensitive wipes better than Pampers wipes because they are actually a little thicker, which is nice.

You should try to get a whole travel system because you will also need to purchase a base separately but if you buy the system it comes with all of that (carseat, base & stroller).

A playpen is a good idea to have downstairs or in another room or packed up ready to go for over at company’s houses. One with a changing area that you can attach to it is nice but not totally necessary.

I can’t remember when I first started shopping for my baby. I honestly can’t. Well maybe when I was a couple months old. I might not have bought anything then but I looked.

When I was 5 1/2 weeks pregnant we told our parents. And that’s it. We bought each gramma & grampa (yes I know I spelled it wrong but that’s how I say it) a bib that said “World’s Best Grampa” etc. We went out to eat with my parents and gave them the presents. When they unwrapped them, my dad’s jaw dropped and my mom was excited as well. His parents were too For everyone else we waited til the first ultrasound at 8 weeks. Should’ve waited for everyone at least til then but we just couldn’t.

Everyone was friggin excited!!!!!!!

Jeanne answers:

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Jeanne answers:

If you want custody, you will have to find a lawyer.

A side note: the reason your relationship kept having trouble b/c you were reversing roles. We are programmed to be certain ways, no matter how pc it is to say differnet the truth of the matter is that men are meant to be the head of household and women are meant to be the heart of the household. You guys probably would have been better off financially and romantically if you both were working, and your babies were in a loving day care. Also, do you still love her? Maybe get some couples counseling. Maybe get pre-marital counseling.

Jeanne answers:

I’ve had three in diapers at one time so I know a little about stains. A gentle and great stain remover is called Bac-Out. It is an enzyme cleaner made by Bio Kleen. You can also fill a bucket or tub and soak the onsies with a denture tablet or two. Drying in the sun also helps.

Jeanne answers:

1) you can have 561 versions of 1st name and 560 (if middle name is not same as first name) versions of middle name..hence, together..you have
561*560= 314,160 different versions

2) 30 different item and 15 different background, you have
30*15 = 450 different items you could buy

Jeanne answers:

Diapers
wipes
socks
change of clothes
changing pad
nose suctioner
nail clippers
bottle
snacks
diaper rash ointment
sunscreen
burp towel
powder and lotion
pacifier
rattle

Jeanne answers:

Appointments
Bottles,beautiful,brand new,breast,booties,blankets
Car seat,crib,cradle,cuddle,caring,cheerful,compassion,cry
Diapers,dishes,dribble,drop clothes,daring,devoted,doctors
Enjoyment,energy
Fussy,fun,first
Great,gripe water,giggle
Happy,hopeful,handful
Innocent,into everything
Joyous,jolly
Keepers,kleenex
Love,little,laugh,longing
Moms,miracle
Naps,needy
Oils
Parents,potty,pleasing,praise,picky
Questions
Runny,Rosy,rashes
Stubborn,silly,still,sweet
Timely,trouble,terrific,testing,toys
Unique,ultrasound
Voices
Worth it,whiny,water.well being,wipes
Xylophone
Young
Zoo,zinc oxide

Jeanne answers:

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b= baby, bib , bassinet, etc
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d=diapers,
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f- fun, feeding, fascinating
g= gugu
h= hunger, heavy,
i= icky
j= jumpers,
k= can;t think of anything
l- lips, lovable, like-able load
m- mom, memory
n= nap, no,

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Jeanne answers:

I would say around the middle of your 7th month for baby shower.
That way if you need a few more items you still have time to get them
My preference for bottles was the playtex nursers with the liners. They were easy to clean and convenient and My son had no problem going back and forth from bottle to breast
Diapers Is a toss up between huggies supreme or pampers
Baby clothing depends on your babys shape. Carters brand normal fit babies on the narrower side where childrens place brand normally fit rounder bigger babies.. I love carters and old navy baby clothes!
I prefer the delta brand cribs only because they are so so easy to put together and there is no hardware, everything just clicks in place.
Baby mattress I am not sure the brand You want a good solid mattress not one too soft.

I bought the combo set, and although my son has grown out of the car seat I still use the stroller all the time.

I would have both personally. I am going to start my baby out in the bassinet of my new pack and play by Graco.
But then when she grows out of that I will put her in her crib.
(I dont have room to set up the crib by my bed)

You can shop whenever you want. There is no right time to look and buy.

Good luck to you!!

Jeanne answers:

Remember, that the hospital bill is HUGE, and diapers, clothing, baby food, etc. Are all future expenses too. I have heard that you should either buy one step up from the basic model or one step down from the most expensive.

With my son, I had both my showers after he was born. My one shower was a gift card shower which was awesome. You can also have just a diaper shower. With my daughter, I had it about 2 weeks before I delivered. I liked that, too.

Every bottle, pacifier, diaper, wipe, etc depends on your preferences and your baby’s specific needs. A baby with colic or acid reflux would require a different “best” bottle than a baby that has trouble latching on, and a baby with sensitive skin requires different laundry detergent and wipes than a baby that does not have issues. Also, are you only willing to buy name brand items?

Baby clothing – basically you get what you pay for – sort of. We are one income and I cannot have my children in $20 t-shirts that they will only fit into twice. So I find these items at garage sales in perfect condition for literally nothing. I just paid 25 cents for a little girls, pink Nike sweatshirt, something that I would NEVER pay $30+ for in-store.

Stroller – get the set. Babies will only need their infant seat for about 6 months.

I had a nice crib with both my children. I then also had 1-2 playpens for traveling, and for playing in another room. Get one crib and at least one pack n play. The changing table thing I think is cool, we just never had one and I can’t say that I necessarily missed it.

I registered for my shower when I was 5 or 6 months along. If you don’t want to know, you can register whenever, but if you want to know, wait til you find out so you don’t have to go back again. Don’t register for baby clothes or buy any – you will get TONS at your shower anyway (unless there is something you just have to have).

I told my BF (now DH) and our parents when I was 7 weeks – when I found out. Most of our family and friends found out very shortly after. We were all surprised because my BF had moved away and I had just graduated high school and was planning on moving off to college. Yes, lots of surprise. With my daughter, we told everyone pretty much right away again.

Good luck! And if you have $$ to burn, invest in a college fund now!

Jeanne answers:

Whenever you have sex, their is a possibility of getting pregnant. Condoms and birth control are just protection, but they don’t always work. And, for the “pull out” method, you have to be careful with this. Guys can pre-ejaculate before they actually ejaculate.
For what happened with your period, I want to say that your body probably isn’t used to sex during your period so it was a little buggered up, because the same thing happened to me.
If you keep missing the exact time to take your pill, I know that for me I am x6 more likely to get pregnant so you have to be careful! A note: if you have a cell phone, I reccomend setting a timer, it really does help a lot!

Jeanne answers:

Well i’m due in 2 weeks w/ my first baby…does that answer ur question?

Jeanne answers:

Very little. The pill works because it makes the uterus uninhabitable, discouraging a fertilized egg from attaching and growing. It’s possible to get pregnant on the pill but unlikely, and it can happen at any point during the cycle.

Jeanne answers:

OK your doc is probably not correct unless you had other stuff going on. If my doc based my baby’s due date on when my last period was she would ahve been born 3 months late. Not every woman’s cycle is the same and they aren’t even the same from month to month. (And be wary of going with 14 days as the “norm” as that is only accepted as the norm and is definitely not true of everyone – whether you count after yuor period or before – every women is unique.

I conceived on cycle day 61… Meaning 61 days after my period started.. No period in that whole time….

I recommend going to a fertility doc if you’ve been trying for this long – not just a regular OB. Also – read Taking Charge of Your Fertility – it was very helpful for me to understand my very odd cycles.

Good luck . My sister tried for about 4+ years and was about to go on fertility drugs but decided to take a break from trying and she got pregnant – so it happens when you least expect it.

Jeanne answers:

High chance of not getting pregnant.

Jeanne answers:

He is 8 months so he can eat whatever you are eating.

Just don’t add any salt during the cooking process – give him the potatoes/vegetables (or whatever) without the salt and get in the habit of seasoning your own food on your plate.

There is little your son can’t eat regarding ‘table food’ and it will be so much easier to feed him along with the rest of the family.

There are a few foods that experts advise waiting until after your child is one. These are:

Honey
Shark
Swordfish
Soft boiled eggs (well cooked is fine from 6 months on)

Jeanne answers:

It’s as simple as this: Eat Right and Exercise. There is no magic trick to losing weight. It all depends on how much you want it. The first step to losing weight is to make the decision to. You have to really want to lose the weight if your going to stay committed. A few tips you can use are the following: Eat! Eating is essential to losing weight. Your body needs nutrients to function and to heal itself. Not eating will never end well; you will have no energy and your body will suffer. Another side effect of not eating is gaining weight, believe it or not. Your body goes into starvation mode and as soon as you eat the food you intake will automatically be turned into fat. Instead of not eating at all just take in smaller portions. Your meat should be the size of your palm width and length wise, your vegetables should be the size of your closed fist, and lastly your carbohydrates should be able to fit in your cupped hand. Make your self a plate with those guides. You may feel like your still hungry once you get done but keep in mind it takes your brain twenty minutes to catch up with your stomach. So wait twenty minutes and surprisingly you will be full! If your having a hard time keeping your portions low try drinking a glass of water fifteen minutes before you eat. It will help to suppress your unwanted hunger. Lastly you need to be exercising everyday. Six days a week split a workout into two times. Once in the morning and once in the evening. Keep each workout out a minimum of forty-five minutes long. The reasoning behind this is because your body starts to burn calories so much faster after the thirty minute mark, if you can push your self that extra mile go for it, you will be burning tons of those unwanted calories! On your seventh day I do recommend working out but in a simple way, instead of your hard sweat breaking workouts done throughout the week take it easy and take a thirty minute walk. Some other tips for exercising include: Workout within fifteen minutes of waking up and before eating. This way you burn more calories throughout the whole day and you start your day off with more energy. After working out eat something small but nutritious. After exercising when you eat your body will still be burning calories quickly and once your food has been digested it will start burning the fat for more fuel. Always make sure you eat right after working out. You should have 6 meals a day, 3 meals and 3 mid-meals.
Good Luck with your weight loss I wish you all the best!
This information all comes from personal experience.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or if you are confused about something.
My email is: lovelifehappily@Yahoo.com

Jeanne answers:

I actually did this a few years back when I became obsessive about my weight. I lost 3-4lbs eating the baby meals “gerber graduates.” Honestly though, I gained it right back when I started eating adult food again. Also it was embarassing because I had to hide from everyone that I was eating baby food because I knew it was a nutty thing to do. It was a bad time in my life when I counted every calorie and was slightly bulimic. I wouldnt reccomend you starting this simply because it might put you on the road to having some serious weight issues, if you don’t have them already.

Jeanne answers:

You should try to eat 6 times a day and combine complex carbs such as baked potato or sweet potato, oatmeal, grits and lean meat like chick breast turkey breast turkey bacon. Fresh fruits low in sugar like pears and berries. Ur 3 main meals should have a protein and complex carb mix and also add a veggie. Fresh is better but if canned get low sodium. And ur last meal should be 2 hrs b4 bed and its needs to be all protein. Just email me if u want more help. Try it and i wish u well with a new body!!!!!!

Jeanne answers:

Next to eating turpentine, that is the dumbest thing ive heard.

Seriously?

The baby food probably not much, but are you seriously thinking that eating 300 cals a day plus tea is even close to sufficient to fuel your body?

You want a calorie defacit not calorie absense.

Your body will go into starvation mode if you have too few calories.

There are formulas (complex) based on your height and weight and density and such to figure out what you should be taking in, but a general rule of thumb might be from 10-12 cals per pound of body weight per day for weight loss (not maintenance) depending on how physically active you are- but keep in mind its a VERY VERY VERY general rule of thumb that i only pointed out to show you how much your 300 calories a day idea is not a good one.

Oh- and btw- you should know- that when your body goes into starvation mode and slows down your metabolism (which it will from the idea you posted), you will GAIN MORE WEIGHT because you can’t maintain such an enormous well absence of calories forever.

Face facts- you aren’t looking to lose weight- you want to lose body fat- losing “weight” by starving yourself will cause your body to break down muscle tissue for sustenance and that will further slow down your metabolism-

lean muscle burns calories, 15 per pound (roughly).

Focus on eating nutrient dense foods, and create a caloric defacit through weight training (to maintain and tone lean muscle mass- which will increase your metabolism when fueled properly) and some form of cardio.

Just don’t starve yourself to death- which is what you will be doing.

Jeanne answers:

There are always advantages to being King.

Jeanne answers:

Babylon The Great is identified as world empire of false religion embracing all religions and practices do not conform to the true worship of Jehovah, the only true God.Following the flood of Noah’s day, false religion had it’s beginning at babel later known as Babylon(Gen108-10)In time ,Babylonish religious beliefs and practices spred to many lands. So Babylon became a fitting name for false religions .In symbolism of Revelation, Babylon The great is refereed to as a “Great City”, a Kingdom that rules other kings (Rev. 17:18) Like a city, it would have many organizations within it; and like that includes other kings in its domain.it would be international in scope. . It is describing as having relations with political rulers and contributing much to wealth of men in Commerce being a while itselfnt that has become a dwelling place of demons and and a
persecutor of the prophets and of holy ones Rev 18;2,9-17,24.Following are practises of Babylon The City that are also practises of todays relgions.
(1)Triadsreligions -Including the trinity
(2) Use of Images-catholic church and its images,
(3) Belief,regarding death They belived in life after death.
(4)Posistion of priesthood-The distinction between priest and layman
(5)Practice of astrogy, divination and magic and sorcery.
Babylon the Great the Harlot sits on many waters and commits forinacation of on her headwas written ,mystery Babylon the great mother of the harlots,of the disquesting of the things of the earth. “Rev 18;7 adds that she gloried herself and lived in shamless luxery.You can see that religions Babylon the Great and politics use each other for gain. The true religion doesn’t cohort with politics, we obey laws and pay taxes, but does not use Politics for selfish gain A good example of babylon The Great and polotics is Pope Pius, he knew of the Holocost, but did nothing,thus protecting the political powers in germany. In turn she recieved glory.

Jeanne answers:

The first season they were “finding” their way so to speak. At the end of the first season they decided they needed to replace the principal character, Commander Sinclair, with a more charismatic and more well known actor to satisfy the network and the ratings.

I think Bruce Boxleitner made a good replacement. It worked out quite well as the show was picked up for another 4 years.

Season 2-5 was pretty consistent as series goes. There were a few deaths and departures along the way.

Jeanne answers:

“By the Waters of Babylon” is a post-apocalyptic short story by Stephen Vincent Benét first published July 31, 1937, in The Saturday Evening Post as “The Place of the Gods”. It was republished in 1943 in The Pocket Book of Science Fiction,

John tells the tale of his exploration of the forbidden “Place of the Gods” in a world that has nearly forgotten the existence of 20th century civilization. John is the son of a priest of a tribe of hunters, heirs to a global catastrophe, whose curiosity takes him on a journey of discovery and search for truth about his civilized ancestors.

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_the_Waters_of_Babylon

Jeanne answers:

What? You mean you can’t count up to five?