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Steph, Do you actually manage to transfer Sienna from the bouncy or swing to her bassinet without waking her up? I have not mastered the transfer yet, so if anyone has tips that would be great. Whenever we try to move a sleeping Tamal from one place to another, he wakes up. In fact, the...

I'm with the other posters when it comes to remaining open. I prepared with the Bradley Method for 12 weeks and I had my heart set on natural childbirth because I had read so much about how much harder it is for a "drugged" newborn to bond with the mother. I was terrified of this. Well, I...

I'm happy for you, Arancini, that Nico is sleeping much, much more. You must be relieved that you no longer have to rely on the swing. I too have relied less on swaddling as I find the startle reflex that wakes him up when he's on his back is starting to diminish. Tamal sleeps about 11...

In both of his schedules--selective and alternative, Dr. Sears recommends only the DTaP and Rotavirus vaccines at the two month visit. This means delaying until month 3 the Pc and HIB vaccine. Also, the polio vaccine is not given until one year. The standard recommendation at the 2 month...

Steph, You are the incredible one! I still can't find the time to exercise--and my husband has been staying home helping out this whole time. I went to two classes at the gym and I did two videos--that's it in the whole ten weeks! I miss exercise so much. I really can't account for the...

Thanks, Jen. I will definitely contact them as the time for this shot approaches. Manmohini

Thanks, ladies. To answer some questions, I sling him all day long, I breasfeed him on cue, I do not take dairy products, I even sleep with him. He does like white noise, and we use it. We use all of the strategies from "The Happiest Baby on the Block" and they work. I am part of a play...

Jennifer, I have had the opposite experience. I am a first time mom at 43 with a nine-week old. I am already back to pre-pregnancy weight, and I did this without exercising and with eating too many cookies. Being 43 and having heard mega-horror stories from women about post-partum weight, I...

Jen, I have asked my doctor to break the MMR into three shots, and they claim that they haven't done that for a patient in six years, and that the separate shots are hard to get. They told me I would have to specially order them, but they couldn't remember from where--some vague remembrance of...

My son is 9 weeks, and although he is mellowing, he is still a fussy baby. Most of what I've read or heard says that by 3-4 months, the fussiness begins to diminish if the child isn't suffering from an undiagnosed food allergy. Is this true? Does it get easier? I swaddle my son a lot at...

I highly recommend "The Vaccine Book" by Robert Sears. It came out at the end of 2007, so it is up to date. Sears is a respected pediatrician and the son of the Sears who wrote "The Baby Book." His take on vaccines is the most balanced I have read. The topic is so polarized that I find...

The best video ever when dealing with a high needs newborn. It saved my life too. Nobody ever prepared me for a colicky baby. A week after my son was born, my pediatrician recommended it when my husband and I went to him in exasperation about our son's 3-4 hour screaming jags. The 5 s's...

Arancini, Yes, please send me an e-mail through this site, and then I'll send you back a link to photos. Over supply has its issues as well. For example, Tamal sometimes pulls off the breast and fusses because he has pulled down so much and it's squirting so hard that he cannot keep up with...

Hooray. Congratulations. I'm so glad you were able to have the VBAC. You're an inspiration to the rest of us. I'm sure Kristina is beautiful. Manmohini

Steph, Please send the link to the post-natal workouts. I have to start doing something soon. Manmohini

Steph, I believe if you just click on my name and go to my profile, there should be an option for sending me an e-mail. Then I could send you one back with links to some pictures. Arancini, I would love to see pics of Nico as well. By the way, you are awesome with your regimen. Steph, I...

By the way, Steph. I'd love to see pictures of Sienna. Can you send some via e-mail? Manmohini

I'm in Wichita. Manmohini

Wow, Steph. I'm impressed. I haven't done a lick of exercise since Nov. 26, the day before I went into labor. In fact, we have had an unseasonably cold winter where I live, so there have been only four or five walks in the park since that time. I sat around eating the whole of December...

Yes, fabulous. Enjoy your pregnancy. It looks as if he or she is here to stay! Manmohini