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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:37 AM Flag
[ - ] 7.5 month old has been waking at 4am for about a week or two, sometimes he goes back to sleep until 5am sometimes not. I have decided not to get him until 6am which is a reaonable time for him to be picked up and to start the day. Does anyone think he will start to understand this and sleep later? 8 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:37 AM Flag
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Not if he's my DC. Though I have heard that this does work for other DBs, so GL. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:44 AM Flag
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had same issue for a while, but it wasnt as early as 4. he has gone back and forth to sleeping later but hasnt gone back to his previous 6:30 wakeup [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:45 AM Flag
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op: what time do you get him in the morning? i just can't have db taking a nap before he goes to daycare, it screws everything up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:47 AM Flag
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I have a 6 am policy, too, but sometimes he manages to doze a few times after his initial wakeup, so I wind up actually getting him around 6:15 or 6:30 depending how he does [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:48 AM Flag
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yeah, this week is a week of experimentation. thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:50 AM Flag
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what time does db go down for the night? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:58 AM Flag
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bewteen 6-7am [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:06 PM Flag
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OP; pm [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:06 PM Flag
[ - ] Is there a basic cookbook you use often to create simple, healthy meals for your dc? Running out of ideas here. Thanks. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:37 AM Flag
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not specifically for dc, but I like Everyday Food. It's a Martha Stewart magazine, monthly, but you can also buy their cookbook (possibly it's called Everyday Food Fast? something like that). They have easy recipes, with ingredients that you can find easily (often I already have everything that the recipes call for). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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I don't cook separate meals for them, but there are cookbooks I like for all of us. Anything by Nigella or Jamie Oliver, How to Cook Everything, Spoonful of Ginger, Fanny Farmer. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:42 AM Flag
[ - ] poll: your HHI & monthly housing costs 12 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:36 AM Flag
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700K, two homes/just housing costs approx. 8k/mo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:38 AM Flag
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$140K, 1000 (maintenance, no mortgage) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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60,000, 2000/rent [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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what are some of your money-saving strategies? are you in nyc? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:44 AM Flag
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no, LA. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:44 AM Flag
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not many i'm afraid. i have some savings and I have some extra income from a trust so i make it work. some months are tighter than others. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:54 AM Flag
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115k, $2200 rent [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:42 AM Flag
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195K, 2600 mortgage and common fee [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:43 AM Flag
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175k, 3k [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:46 AM Flag
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375k, $3000 rent and $3000 mtg for weekend home...but I will stop working once db is born so HHI will go down to 275k. not sure how we'll afford both [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:46 PM Flag
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95K, $1700/rent in brooklyn [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:48 PM Flag
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150k, 1700 mortgage (total payment) in bkln [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:59 PM Flag
[ - ] nned some advice for weaning off bottle. dc is not interested in sippy or straw cup at all. 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Newborn 07.07.08, 11:31 AM Flag
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try a sport bottle - on a very hot day at the playground with water. They get thirsty - they drink [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:34 AM Flag
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how old? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:35 AM Flag
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just about 1. she will literally bat cups away and sscream until she gets the bottle. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:48 AM Flag
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try again in another month or two....no need to rush, but I agree.....on a hot day, offer at the playground. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:51 AM Flag
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no rush do it slowly. offer a cup once a day and always have one filled with water out [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:51 AM Flag
[ - ] Need advice...feel like i've screwed up on a bunch of toddler stuff: 2.5yo comes into our room each night between 1am and 3am, and we just throw him into bed w/us. He also still has a pacifier, which I've limited to naps and bedtime. He seems ready for potty training, but I need to get him out of our bed 1st - such a bad habit we started. Any BTDT? How did you break these habits?? 15 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:30 AM Flag
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when he comes in simply turn him around and put back into his own bed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:32 AM Flag
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ita. but you dont' need to do this to start potty training. they are 2 different things. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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no child ever started K with a paci, your teen would rather die than sleep in your bed and I've yet to see a college kid in diapers - you are doing fine :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:33 AM Flag
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excellent advice. I was getting no sleep at all because ds at 2 would sometimes wake up for hours in the middle of the night and I thought I should not bring him back to bed with me. I finally started doing that, he would fall asleep immediately. When he gave up his nap at 2.9, he started sleeping through the night in his own bed and rarely askes to come to mine. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:35 AM Flag
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ita...when you look at the big picture, these things really don't matter in the long run [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:16 PM Flag
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I'm not seeing any "screw ups" here. Just keep being a loving mom. The rest will work itself out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:34 AM Flag
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What do you really want to do? If you don't mind him in bed w/ you then I wouldn't stress. But if you prefer it otherwise just walk him back to his bed each time--no talking or making it interesting in any way. If you want to get rid of the paci at some point, just do the paci fairy. And I don't think the potty training & bed thing are related at all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:37 AM Flag
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Thanks! You all made me feel better. I guess when he starts potty training, I don't want him to have accidents in our bed, which is why I want him in his own bed and not in ours! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:42 AM Flag
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Except for the binky you are doing fine. What the hell were you thinking giving him a pacifier in the first place? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:40 AM Flag
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wish I did that with my DC who is 6 and still sucks her thumb and I can not forcefully remove a thumb the way I could have wiht a pacifier [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:59 AM Flag
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and once the pacifier was gone she would have used her thumb anyway [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:01 PM Flag
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not true at all. My kids took long to give up pacis (until three though in bed at night only) but never replaced it with a thumb. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:12 PM Flag
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ditto that. paci, but never thumb [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:17 PM Flag
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but there is no guarantee that this will not happen. Just like all my kids never got a paci and never used a thumb. It can very well happen that the child finds the thumb after the pacifier was taken away. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:19 PM Flag
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nothing wrong with pacis. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:24 PM Flag
[ - ] Anyone take DC to Battery Park Swim & Fitness at Gateway Plaza for swimming lessons? How are the instructors? 1 Reply [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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Sorry, meant to post this in NY City. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:28 AM Flag
[ - ] how would you cook a bunch of small new potatoes? white and red? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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boil them and then make potato salad. or, cook a chicken or meat and quarter them and cook them in the pan so they get crispy and delicious with all the fat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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roast them with garlic, olive oil and rosemary. Yum! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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I was hoping to find a way to cook them that didn't involve turning on the oven [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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np: grill, microwave, boil, or pan fry [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:33 AM Flag
[ - ] Watching television inhibits infant development. 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Newborn 07.07.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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thanks Dr Spock! I never heard that before! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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Your other post didn't get enough of a rise for you, so you decided to try again in a little more confrontational manner? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
[ - ] gosh. All I want is to feel fulfilled with my career, be a great mom to ds, have a happy and equitable relationship with dh, be a great friend, and get my nails done once a week. Is that too much to ask? 6 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:24 AM Flag
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LOL! Considering that most people on the face of the planet would like to just have enough to eat - I'd say yes [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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yes, drop the manicure down to every two weeks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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yep [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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um, yeah. you're normal to want all that, but i think maybe pick 2 or 3 and be happy with that [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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and i'd pick great mom, happy relationship, good friend. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:26 AM Flag
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op: of course, I was just kind of poking fun at myself and the whole ratrace of being a WOHM, "having it all" etc [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
[ - ] Trying to sign up for ERB online and getting NO appointment choices in any month. Anyone had this happen? Did you sign up over the phone? No live person at the phone number either. 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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NY Schools 07.07.08, 11:23 AM Flag
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No, I had lots of choices and dates listed...is this for K or an older child? They never answer the phone, BTW. Sounds like a system problem...are you "seeing" the calendar? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:25 AM Flag
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older children - applying for 2nd and 4th grades. Yes, seeing calendar but no dates highlighted in blue. thanks for your help. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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I applied for older grades, too....you will need two tests..one will be a more "standardized" group reading test and these are not offered in the summer. My guess is they have not yet set the dates for these tests (they are typically in October). And it is much easier to get a date for older kids . Just wait until August. Good Luck. If you are applying for *this* September (ie mving to NYC)....I would leave a message and keep trying. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:32 AM Flag
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thanks. applying out of current private as not happy with it - landed here by cluelessness and carelessness when moved to nyc. phone won't even let me leave a message so maybe it's just a bad day! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:41 AM Flag
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Good Luck....it is not an easy process...we are not changing schools this year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:49 AM Flag
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np- good luck! What's the problem with the current private? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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average education which doesn't seem worth the cost, tiny classes, and only goes to 5th so have to switch anyway. so thought I'd try the switch early. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 05:09 PM Flag
[ - ] I am trying to find this info on USPS's website but I just can't find it. Does anybody know what I have to do to report missing mail? I sent something via 1st class mail (uninsured, unregistered) and the receiver never got it. Short of going to the post office (hate standing in line) is there anything I can do remotely (via the web or filling out a form and mail it (ha! how ironic) somewhere)? 5 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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New York City 07.07.08, 11:20 AM Flag
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you cant find it because I dont think it exists [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:28 AM Flag
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you can file something at the post office. no other options and they will almost definitely never find it so don't waste your time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:29 AM Flag
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Doesn't matter if they find it or not. I just want to go on record that the postal service lost a piece of mail in case it is reoccurring. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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it's recurring. I have had this happen several times in my life, including "tracked" packages. they know it happens. they do not care. but file if it makes you feel better. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:40 AM Flag
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np. recur and reoccur are both acceptable. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:43 AM Flag
[ - ] My DD just turned 6 mos. old. I wake her up to bf her before I go to sleep (around 11:30ish), should this stop soon? I just had my first 18 mos. before her and can't remember what I did! 7 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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Newborn 07.07.08, 11:19 AM Flag
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how well does she sleep now? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:23 AM Flag
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I bottle feed, but still do a dream feed for my 8mo around 11pm each night. It's working, and she's sleeping. So until she refuses it, I'll keep doing it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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^^^^oops...so sorry, I"m not the poster, meant to respond to original post! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
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Would a baby ever refuse food? See...how do you know when to stop that last feed? Unbelievable I just did this 18 mos. ago and have no clue. I think I'm brain damaged. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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Through the night (around 7 hrs.), but I'm thinking she might wake up around 2 or 3 if I didn't do that last feed? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:38 AM Flag
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I'd try it one night and see what happens! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:39 AM Flag
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Thanks. Yeah, I guess that's the only way. I just covet my coma-like sleep these days! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:40 AM Flag
[ - ] I'm 5 weeks pp and really flabby. Is any of this flab going to go away on it's own or is it all mine to lose? 4 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:13 AM Flag
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Mine certainly took more than 5weeks to go! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:14 AM Flag
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Are you nursing? That might get rid of some of it,but mostly, it's just yours to enjoy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:14 AM Flag
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Its different for everyone, I watched what I ate and ran every day and I still had to have lipo [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:20 AM Flag
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I think the free weight loss train ended for me around 6 weeks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:21 AM Flag
[ - ] Favorite websites besides UB? 2 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:10 AM Flag
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gofugyourself.com [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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nytimes.com, chow.com, craigslist [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:27 AM Flag
[ - ] When do most babies trasition from 2 naps to 1 nap? 3 Replies [ Reply | Watch | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:09 AM Flag
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Depends on the kid. DS did at 20 months, DD at 1 year. I think 1 year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:10 AM Flag
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My 13 mo is starting...she still naps twice a day most days, but sometimes only once. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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#1 18 mos; #2 15 mos [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:11 AM Flag
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