ModelMom

@ModelMom (129)

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What are your thoughts on induction of labor (pregnancy)?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 11 Dec 06

My daughter is due to arrive at the end of February. She will be my second child, and since we have no family or close friends in the city we live in, I was thinking of asking my OB if I could get induced 4-5 days earlier than my...

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ModelMom LOLOL! 86! i have to look into that....otherwise i think that the skin cream i have been using must be working really well!

8 Jan 07

What are your thoughts on induction of labor (pregnancy)?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 11 Dec 06

My daughter is due to arrive at the end of February. She will be my second child, and since we have no family or close friends in the city we live in, I was thinking of asking my OB if I could get induced 4-5 days earlier than my...

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ModelMom good luck with everything! i totally understand why you would want to induce, it is so important for your baby and hubby to get to sepnd as much time together as possible. your husband will appreciate that too!

3 Jan 07

What are your thoughts on induction of labor (pregnancy)?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 11 Dec 06

My daughter is due to arrive at the end of February. She will be my second child, and since we have no family or close friends in the city we live in, I was thinking of asking my OB if I could get induced 4-5 days earlier than my...

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ModelMom i am so sorry to hear that your baby had complications! your intuition definitely saved her life. thank god, you trusted your gut and made the doctors do as you said. it is amazing what modern medicine can miss even with ultrasounds and everything else they...

3 Jan 07

What are your thoughts on induction of labor (pregnancy)?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 11 Dec 06

My daughter is due to arrive at the end of February. She will be my second child, and since we have no family or close friends in the city we live in, I was thinking of asking my OB if I could get induced 4-5 days earlier than my...

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ModelMom You're right! My due date has been changed three times by several days each time. LOL! And my son was born 8 days early, so yeah, I think that as long as the doctor thinks everything looks fine, then I am going to go ahead with the induction. Better than...

27 Dec 06

What are your thoughts on induction of labor (pregnancy)?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 11 Dec 06

My daughter is due to arrive at the end of February. She will be my second child, and since we have no family or close friends in the city we live in, I was thinking of asking my OB if I could get induced 4-5 days earlier than my...

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ModelMom If you had read my post you would realize that I am not plannng to induce just so that my aunt can SEE the baby....I am doing it because we have a toddler and no family or friends in this town to watch him when I go into labor. If I can have the baby while my...

27 Dec 06

What's the best way to cut off a friendship?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 17 Dec 06

I dont know if you can really call this a friendship since we havent known each other for long, but I met a girl a few months ago and we started to talk about a lot of things we have in common. I thought she might be a cool...

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ModelMom thanks for your advice! it makes sense and i agree, honesty is the best policy. i think that slowly becoming less available should help too.....

17 Dec 06

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Are your raising your children to be bilingual?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 11 Dec 06

I am. I speak Spanish fluently since I was brought up in a bilingual home & my husband speaks to our son in English. So far he understands both languages perfectly (he is almost 2 1/2) although I have noticed that it is taking...

lanugage bilingaulism

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ModelMom I think it is absolutely possible! :-) And although it may be hard in the beginning, your future children will gain so much from it!

11 Dec 06

What do you think of the American health care system?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 8 Dec 06

I am fortunate enough to have excellent health care benefits through my husband, but while I was growing up there were many years in which my family did not have health insurance and therefore none of us were able to go to doctors...

health insurance

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ModelMom That is crazy. I had no idea it was happenening so much! And I agree with you....how can we "affird" to give free healthcare to others and leave our own citizens to die? Where the heck are our tax dollars going?

10 Dec 06

What do you think of the American health care system?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 8 Dec 06

I am fortunate enough to have excellent health care benefits through my husband, but while I was growing up there were many years in which my family did not have health insurance and therefore none of us were able to go to doctors...

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ModelMom I know how you feel. My dad is 74 and is luckily not being forced to retire from teh company that he works for. He literally cannot afford to retire and lose his benefits even though the benefits are awful, they are still a bit better than Medicare.

10 Dec 06

What do you think of the American health care system?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 8 Dec 06

I am fortunate enough to have excellent health care benefits through my husband, but while I was growing up there were many years in which my family did not have health insurance and therefore none of us were able to go to doctors...

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ModelMom I was born and raised in the US and I don't think you are stepping on a any toes. It is embarrasing and sad that everyone in the world knows how uncaring and money hungry the majority of our medical system is. I completely agree with your views. The US is a...

8 Dec 06

What do you think of the American health care system?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 8 Dec 06

I am fortunate enough to have excellent health care benefits through my husband, but while I was growing up there were many years in which my family did not have health insurance and therefore none of us were able to go to doctors...

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ModelMom I am so sorry to hear about your father and I truly hope that he finds a provider that will accept his insurance. HMO's are horrible too. That is what my parents have and they are both elderly as well...any time they need a referral to see a specialist they...

8 Dec 06

How do I deal with this?

BellasmamaTiff @BellasmamaTiff (2544) • United States 5 Dec 06

My 19 month old has recently started to get up two or three times during the night just screaming at the top of her lungs. I go to her and hug her and give her a drink, I lay her down and tell her I love her and good night. I do...

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ModelMom oh, by the way,my son has slept in his own room since he was 4 months old & i dont think that kids get upset at us for sleeping in seperate rooms. my son loves his bed and his room....also in the books i read they say that kids this age dont have frequent...

5 Dec 06

When did your baby start sleeping through the night?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 5 Dec 06

My son started sleeping through the night at 4 months of age and I really hope the new baby does the same if not sooner! LOL! We did have to sleep train our son again last month (he is 2 1/2) since he had been waking up &...

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ModelMom your 3 year old sounds like my niece. she is 4 and still has a hard time with sleeping. she is also extremely active. my son is a handful, but luckily the sleeping part is good. when he is awake, things are total chaos though!

5 Dec 06

When did your baby start sleeping through the night?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 5 Dec 06

My son started sleeping through the night at 4 months of age and I really hope the new baby does the same if not sooner! LOL! We did have to sleep train our son again last month (he is 2 1/2) since he had been waking up &...

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ModelMom you are the luckiest by far then! :-) that is so awesome, and i am really gonna pray that my new baby is like yours was. :-)) that is a huge stretch of sleep for a newborn. most moms of newborns i know are up every hour or so. call me selfish, but i need...

5 Dec 06

When did your baby start sleeping through the night?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 5 Dec 06

My son started sleeping through the night at 4 months of age and I really hope the new baby does the same if not sooner! LOL! We did have to sleep train our son again last month (he is 2 1/2) since he had been waking up &...

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ModelMom lucky girl! 2-3 months?! i love hearing that since i would love the new baby to do that once she is born & i htought that 4 months was pretty good. but you have me beat! :-) i have friends with 3 year olds who still dont sleep through the night. i...

5 Dec 06

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28 Mar 07

What is your favorite hot drink?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 5 Dec 06

It is so cold here that al I want to do is drink hot beverages. Since I am pregnant I limit myself to one coffee or tea a day (since doctors all say that is fine). Other than that I have been enjoying a really simple hot...

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ModelMom All of these sound SOOOO good! Thanks for the new ideas too....I am going to try them! And I totally forgot about soup! I love hot soup too!

5 Dec 06

How many hours of sleep do you get a night?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 16 Nov 06

Ideally, I would get 9 hours of sleep. That is when I feel my best. But I am a motehr of a 2 year old now so I never get to sleep in anymore and end up getting 6 hours on a good night. I'm always tired....

sleep deprivation

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ModelMom My son has been sleeping 12 hours straight and uninterrupted since he was 4 months old. However, he goes to bed at 7:30 pm and wakes up at 7 am....sometimes 6:30am. But in order to get anything done on the computer and around the house, or to spend some...

17 Nov 06

How do you handle toddler temper tantrums?

ModelMom @ModelMom (129) • United States 27 Oct 06

What do you find to be the best way to handle a tempter tantrum thrown by a toddler....especially in public?

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ModelMom Thanks to everyone for their tips and input! SO far, I've tried ignoring my son at home when he has a meltdown, or taking him to his room to cool off. Being in public has been a hard one, but I have decided that no matter where we are, if he starts to...

28 Oct 06