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Mommies Need Time-Outs, Too!
There’s no doubt about it, a mom has a lot of responsibly. It’s easy for a mom to lose her sense of fun as she rushes from one task to another doing each one to the best of her ability. If you’re a mom and you want to see if you need to lighten up a bit - or take a complete time-out from your kids, answer the following three questions:
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Can You Afford to Go Back to Work After a Baby?
For years women have dealt with the struggle of being able afford to stay home after having a baby, but these days, times have somewhat changed. With the price of fuel and food rising every week, along with the other related cost increases, many women are now faced with the problem of being able to afford to go back to work. Though the time with your new baby has been magical, you may be one of the many women who are chomping at the bit to get back into the working world. Just as for women who are hoping to stay home, women who are considering a return to work have a lot that they need to consider.
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When Your Baby is Premature
Every woman goes into her pregnancy with her own mental image of what her perfect pregnancy experience will be. While the ideal scenario is different for every mother, each ends in the delivery of a happy, healthy, full-term baby. Sometimes, though, this is not the case. Complications can arise that might result in your baby being delivered before his due date. This can be a frightening time for a new parent or even someone who has been down this road before. However, knowing a little bit about what to expect when dealing with the premature birth of a baby can help to ease the worries and strain a bit.
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Ten Things Every New Mother Should Know
After nine months of waiting, you have just returned home from the hospital with your new baby. You’ve read all the books and think you know everything you need to know in order to take care of your baby perfectly. Then things start to happen that you never expected. Suddenly you wish that your new baby had come with a user’s manual or instruction booklet. Every mother deals with some unusual discoveries about parenting, but there are some common issues that come up pretty often. While everyone’s experience varies with their children, these are some answers straight from the mouths of real Mums.
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Toddler Tantrums: How to Silence the Monster!
Long before we were parents, every one of us watched an innocent mother attempt to reign in a toddler having a serious meltdown in a grocery store, restaurant or other public place. We all shook our heads in disgust, saying how we would never allow our own children to act that way in public and they certainly wouldn’t get the item or reward that they were throwing a holy fit over. Then, one day, we became parents and we were faced with our first public tantrum. All our promises of perfectly behaved children went right out the window and we handed our precious gems whatever they wanted just for the sake of shutting them up.
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Jimmie mother again at 50..
Jimmie has just had her 9th baby and its healthy but shes 50…
That would be special enough if Jimmie were human, but shes a chimpanzee at the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem.
Her last baby was born 16 years ago and nobody expected the OAP ape to be getting pregnant again but Jimmie took it all in her stride and handled the birth all on her own. The father is thought to be a 7 year old male who is no longer living at the… -
We have just moved and i dont have a HV!!
Im just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to find their number?
We are staying under the same doctors as i have servre PND. But my LO hasnt been weighed since 16 weeks and he is 24 weeks this week…
I have tried phoning my old one but she is never there, the doctors only have the number for the ones i used to have. Can’t find it on nhs’s website.
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Finally I got an answer from child services.
The day we took S to her sisters house I sent the ‘ contact’ person at Child services an email I explained all the problem’s and explained where S was.. Then I phoned the head office they said they would pass on the message and get back to me........
Yesterday I got an email… Ive translated it verbatim
Dear Mrs A
In the week we received your email we set up an emergency meeting with S, her sister, myself and other groups within child services it was decided that S would be better… -
My own fairytale for my kids
I’ve found a way to teach my kids wisdom so that it is interesting and memorable lesson for them: I’ve decided to write my own fairytale. I’ve always had a passion for writing and here’s how I can use it. For now I have only the introductory Chapter 1, I’m planning to discuss the “hot” topics in each chapter (e.g. Tom (my 5 year old son) can’t figure out how to get along with children of the same age - so the hero in my next chapter will have the same problem)
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Out and About with Twins
Hello all!
My twins are almost five months old now, and I’ve slowly learned that it isn’t always easy to get them packed up to make a trip to the store.
The other day, it took me an hour to put everything I needed into the diaper bag and get the kids into their car seats. By the time I got there, I had no clue why I decided to go to that store because I forgot what I needed to buy. I ended up walking out without buying anything.
Did anyone else have…