DiaperBagDiva

@DiaperBagDiva (22)

United States • Age 54

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Do you think breastmilk is still the best for babies?

joyskie23 @joyskie23 (174) • Philippines 12 Feb 07

I was wandering if breastmilk is still the best for babies or there are some formulas that replaces breastmilk already?

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DiaperBagDiva Of course breastmilk is best for babies. Breastmilk can do some amazing things. I breastfed for 7 months and my son didn't get sick one time. He got sick as soon as he was on formula and has 2 ear infections and a stomach virus in the last 4 months. Before...

12 Feb 07

What is your favorite season and why?

kgs_mommy @kgs_mommy (260) • United States 12 Feb 07

I love Spring. I love that it's warm, but there is still a cool breeze. I love hearing children playing and laughing. And it's always so beautiful outside. Such beautiful colors! I also love Autumn for the same reason! What's your...

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DiaperBagDiva Where I live now, winter is my favorite season. It doesn't get cold here so its so nice, not hot. Summer is too hot here. Back home, where I grew up, winters are cold and snowy and then spring was my favorite. Only because it was the farthest away from winter,...

12 Feb 07

Who should pay for a wedding?

beachcomber @beachcomber (141) • United States 9 Feb 07

The bride is 30, the groom is 34. Both have houses, lovely fully decortated homes. The each earn 6 figures. They want Mom and Dad to foot the bill for a 50,000.00 wedding. Mom and Dad are retired, on fixed income. They have a...

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DiaperBagDiva Oh hell no! If you are living with your parents and 19 years old working at McDonalds and your parents want to help you out then fine. But being totally self sufficent and still relying on your parents to do this is dumb. I paid for my own wedding and I was...

9 Feb 07

do you plan your day or do you live spontaneously?

pixiedust @pixiedust (177) • Philippines 8 Feb 07

some people plan their daily activites up to the minute while some just go with the flow. how about you?

life

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DiaperBagDiva I like to have a plan. If I don't have a plan I end up doing nothing. (like right now for example!) I am a stay at home mom so if I don't plan my days I have no structure at all. I don't ever have to be somewhere at a set time. No deadlines, no goals....

8 Feb 07

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splinter removal

revdauphinee @revdauphinee (5703) • United States 8 Feb 07

this may sound like an odd request but Im looking for ways to remove a deep splinter cant get to it with tweezers,my grandma had an old wives remedy putt soap and suge mixed on it and bandage it it is supposed to draw it out...

first aid

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DiaperBagDiva If it were me.. I would just leave it alone. Your body will push it out eventually. It will get up to the surface where you will be able to get it with tweezers. I used to get so many splinters as a kid. My mom would just leave the ones she couldn't...

8 Feb 07

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Knock Knock Knock When someone knocks at your door what do you do?

devideddi @devideddi (1435) • United States 7 Feb 07

You are not supposed to just open it ya know. Thats not safe. Do you just open it or do you ask who is it? Only time I ask is when I'm home by myself. Somehow I can remember to ask who it is then!!

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DiaperBagDiva I look out the peep hole and the window to see the car they are driving. I don't ask who it is because really what are they going to say?? If someone is there to hurt you they aren't going to just go away cause you asked who it is. If I have no clue who is...

8 Feb 07

Is it good to give cooldrinks for children under 5yrs of age ?

rapolu_cs @rapolu_cs (1184) • India 8 Feb 07

I am strictly against giving cooldrinks to children.But sometimes i cant stop my kid. He generaly doesnot ask untill,unless he sees it and it becomes very difficult for us to stop him and we give him. Can anyone help me in this...

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DiaperBagDiva Apparently I'm confused by what you mean by cool drinks. Do you strictly mean the temp. of the drink? Or does that mean, like Coke or something. I do agree that kids shouldn't have soda but I didn't think a cool glass of water wasn't ok. I give my 5 year...

8 Feb 07

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My grandfather slept with his EYES OPENED???

PoeTalker @PoeTalker (715) • United States 8 Feb 07

Do you know of anyone who did this? I never knew that it was possible until I visited my grandfather in the hospital before he died. My dad told me he has always slept with his eyes open... I never knew such a thing was...

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DiaperBagDiva Growing up my bestfriends family did that. All the men in her family. She has two sons and they do it too. Its so weird. We would put cigarettes and beer cans in the baby's hands while he slept and take pictures. It was sooo funny. It looked like he was...

8 Feb 07

Have you had any car accidents in your life?

BlaKy2 @BlaKy2 (1475) • Romania 8 Feb 07

Have you had any car accidents in your life? I had one: I heat a car from the back because i was driving with too much speed and i couldn't stop in time. My mistake. From then i never had one. What about you?

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DiaperBagDiva Ive been in 4 accidents, where I was driving. 2 were my fault, very minor though. The two major ones were not my fault. One the road was very icy and my car actually flipped over. It was determined by a court that I was not at fault. The other time I was...

8 Feb 07

Siesta: Do you think a brief nap during the day is necessary?

manong05 @manong05 (5027) • Philippines 8 Feb 07

Some people don't and they think it's just a waste of time that they could have spent better working.

siesta

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DiaperBagDiva I love naps!! For years I took one everyday. I would go to school in the morning... come home, take a nap, and then go to work. I stopped taking naps when my son was born.. there really just isn't time anymore. I miss them! Ashley

8 Feb 07

Should smoking in a car be illegal when a child is a passenger?

ConservativeArtist @ConservativeArtist (201) • United States 7 Feb 07

I heard a snippet on the news today that a city councilman in Aurora, CO is trying to introduce a citywide ban on smoking in a car when a...

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DiaperBagDiva I absoulutely thing smoking in cars with children should be banned. When I was a kid my friends parents used to smoke in the car and wouldn't roll the windows down in the winter no matter how much we complained. It was horrible in there. I hated it. They...

8 Feb 07

My Ex-Husbands Tail

Bytemi @Bytemi (1553) • United States 7 Feb 07

My daughter apparently walked in on her father when he was taking a shower and saw that he has a "tail" and now she wants one too and she wants to see mommys. She is only three and I think that might be a little young to try and...

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DiaperBagDiva LOL on the tail... that is too cute! This might be a good chance to explain private areas. My friend just uses the generic word "privates" to describe the whole area including butts and boobs. for both men and women. I think it would also be ok to tell...

7 Feb 07

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from feeding bottles to sippy cup!!!

alfa62603 @alfa62603 (192) • Philippines 7 Feb 07

I'm kinda worried or let me say SCARED of weaning my baby from feeding bottle to sippy cup when drinking her milk...to mommies out there, have you been succesful doing this to your toddlers???...the reason why I'm a bit worried is...

sippy cup

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DiaperBagDiva We just transitioned a few weeks ago to a sippy. My son is pretty stubborn and it took a long time. I had to put formula in the cup and then sit in the same chair I gave him his bottle in and feed the sippy like a bottle. We did that for about 2 weeks and...

7 Feb 07

I'm A Mother? That's News To Me!

misskatonic @misskatonic (3723) • United States 6 Feb 07

Apparently, without my knowledge or any effort on my part whatsoever, I became a mother last month. What with never being pregnant or having relations with a guy, this came as news to me. I never would have known if my Health...

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DiaperBagDiva My DH insurance gave us 2 new kids last month. Apparently we've been very busy! Ashley

7 Feb 07

Routines for Children...

deedles88 @deedles88 (297) • Australia 6 Feb 07

My daughter is 10 months old. She will be 1 at the end of March. Since the day she was born, she has been in a routine. There is another Mum across the road, my age with a daughter 9 days older. Her daughter, has never had a...

pork chop

parenting

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DiaperBagDiva I think what you are doing is perfect. Whether or not a baby should be on a schedule depends on the baby and on the parents. Some babies are happier when they know what to expect... others don't care. Same with the parents. I personally need a routine,...

7 Feb 07