I need help finding a maternity dress or nice top to go with black pants in plus size that would work to attend a wedding in June and my baby shower in September or October. [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 4 answers

Back trouble and pregnancy: Which is worse for a person with a herniated disc, a C-section (which I imagine will compromise the all-important core muscles) or vaginal delivery (which might cause the disk to rupture)? Also, I am prone to sciatica and assume that pregnancy will involve a lot of sciatic nerve pain--can this lead to a permanent worsening of my condition or would it be relieved once I gave birth? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 8 answers

What influences trends in baby names? And why have popular girls names changed more over the past 20+ years than boys names? [more inside]
posted on May 11, 2008 - 65 answers

What can I do with a frozen placenta? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 20 answers

How possible is it to narrow down a babies date of conception to a 24 hour period after a little over a month? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 50 answers

Help me deal with a noisy neighbour. Difficulty: Neighbour is one month old. [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2008 - 33 answers

Weekend in New Orleans with a 15-month-old - need shopping and eating recommendations. [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 1 answers

Looking for tattoo ideas for me to get to mark my baby's 1st birthday. [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 21 answers

It's getting warm out, and the top floor of the house we live in is heating up a lot. My infant son sleeps upstairs and the heat from the day is moving up to the top floor and lingering for hours and hours. The catch is he sleeps best in complete darkness, so opening windows means screwing up his sleep for the night. Anyone have any suggestions on how to cool down the top floor while creating a minimal disturbance for my kid? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 14 answers

Scusi - Italy filter: Me, my wife and 10-month old daughter. Flights to Naples next month – then what? Travelling with baby is causing panic. [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2008 - 6 answers

The wife and I will be taking our four month old baby on an Amtrak train from Chicago to St. Louis. Does anybody have any recommendations for surviving this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm a freelance writer and I am trying to find instances related to the letter of inquiry below I sent to a Virginia magazine. This is a real-life situation of an acquaintence in the state of Utah. I'm looking for contacts, primary sources and attributable anecdotes. I've left calls with appropriate offices and have received no response. Meanwhile, my deadline is looming. Any help would be appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 7 answers

Looking for an outstanding, but deliverable, gift in Germantown, Tenn., area for new parents. [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 1 answers

Recommendations for your favorite baby slings (along with anti-recommendations, if you've got 'em)? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 16 answers

Now that my son has accepted that his "Ba" (bottle) is truly a thing of the past, what should I do with his bottles? Part of me wants to donate them (I even have unused nipples in packages) to a local shelter / food bank, but of course we all now know that clear polycarbonate bottles probably leach bisphenol-A into the milk. (saccade, I should have listened to you!!) I'm very conflicted about this. Can you help me make the most ethical choice? [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2008 - 31 answers

What do I need to know about raising a baby in the tropics? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 9 answers

Where can I find cool baby gifts in NYC on a budget? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 7 answers

Who is the best cord blood bank? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 4 answers

We have a beautiful two week old baby girl. She is very well tempered except at night when we try to go to bed. We have been trying to get her into a routine (bath, story, feeding, bed) but she outright refuses to go to sleep in her crib or in the co-sleeper. The only place she will sleep any amount of time so we can sleep is in between us in bed. This has been really stressful for me an my wife because we are terrified of rolling over onto her or that she will suffocate on the pillows or blankets. During the day she sleeps in the playpen without any issues too. Does anyone have any advise as to how we can get our little angel into her crib and out of our bed? When we do put her down, she wakes up two minutes after you put her down and screams until you come get her. Or is this something that we just need to wait out because she is a new born?
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 34 answers

I am turning 40 this month and the only thing that I have been certain of all my life is my desire to have a child. For a bunch of reasons,mainly poor planning, I have no way to make this dream happen any time soon (financial reasons, no partner, etc.). I'd like to look into freezing my eggs so that a couple of years from now I might still be able to make my dreams come true. Does anyone have experience with this? What is the cost? Is it a complicated procedure? Whatever information you might share would be very much appreciated!
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 5 answers

My 18 month old baby loves to pound on the computer keyboard in imitation of her mom and dad. Does anyone have any experience with programs that would both prevent her from deleting all of our files while providing an entertaining experience? [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 26 answers

My friends just had their first baby. Hooray! I'd like to send a baby gift, but would like it to be thematically consistent with my shower gift. Naturally, there's a catch. I'll explain... [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 10 answers

I am 28. I am a man. I am broody. [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2008 - 19 answers

Looking for creative baby gift ideas. [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - 17 answers

What can I do to help my wife during the delivery of our first child? She is due in the next few weeks, and I would like to have some ideas of how I can help her through delivery so that I don't feel like I am standing around doing nothing. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 28 answers

I think they just need to grow up, but do family members need an intervention and/or CPS called on them? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 14 answers

I am looking for great parenting websites (got a newborn) with an active, intelligent discussion forum, kind of like metafilter/ask mefi for parents. Thanks
posted on Feb 7, 2008 - 10 answers

How do we deal with a cat with behavioral problems? It seems the youngest (2 years old) of our three cats is jealous of our 4 month old baby and my wife. I brought this cat into our relationship with her two other cats. The cats after an initial power struggle get along for the most part..... [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2008 - 21 answers

Looking for recommendations for a baby proof TV / entertainment centre that doesn't look too shabby. [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 9 answers

So, we've just found out the kid we're cooking is a girl. Now, I'm tasked with the job I've had for the last 16 years: I have to come up with a signature song for the child. [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 28 answers

Baby shower gift for my boyfriend's sister? What does every first time mom want, but doesn't know it yet? [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2008 - 26 answers

My husband and I are due to have our first child in May. We're thrilled, but starting to realize how much our lives will change once the kid arrives. We'd like to do a few things in these next few months that we won't be able to do once we have the baby. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - 34 answers

A bento box of questions about having a baby! [more inside]
posted on Jan 6, 2008 - 10 answers

best baby formula? ... the child is seven months old and just stopping breast-feeding. Several formulas have been tied -- including Similiac, GoodStart and Enfimil -- without success, as the baby does not like them and spits them out. Any suggestions on a nourishing formula? What should be tried? Is this just a transition situation? Should we keep trying the above formulas or go a different route? Thx.
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - 16 answers

How can I keep from transmitting my cold sores to my 10 month old son ? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 7 answers

My husband has deformed toes. What are the chances that this will be passed on to our child if we have one? My husband's toes vary wildly in length--in particular, his 4th toe is longer than all the rest, and all of his toenails are kind of squashed and distorted. Apparently the rest of his family all have normal toes. What could have caused this, and what are the chances (yes, I'm looking for numbers here, if possible) that this deformity would be passed on to our child?
posted on Dec 30, 2007 - 19 answers

I'm going to be an aunt, but I can't stand my nephew-to-be's parents. [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2007 - 16 answers

being a new mom i've read way too much about baby care. now i'm interested in the history of baby raising and care. i'm [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 10 answers

What can I do to prevent my baby from scratching his face? [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 21 answers

What lotion can I use for my newborn's sensitive skin? I've tried the Mustela, Aveeno and J&J but it doesn't seem to work very well. What lotion do you recommend that I can use on her face? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 27 answers

How many times a day does the normal 2 year old poop? [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2007 - 23 answers

What are some good web sites to buy cute, "hip" (whatever that means) t-shirts and other clothing for babies and toddlers? Bonus points if it's non-gendered. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 30 answers

A good friend of ours is searching desperately for an out-of-print child-rearing book that has, apparently, become a hot commodity... [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 10 answers

Can two parents who are both O negative have an O positive offspring? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - 9 answers

New baby, er, dependent child! How to insure? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 6 answers

Could switching to organic (cow's) milk be giving my toddler the poops? [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2007 - 10 answers

We're expecting our second child in the next couple of weeks, and I (foolishly) stored the co-sleeper/bassinet that we used with our first in the basement for the last two years. Now it smells musty. I need as benign a solution to the odor as possible. I don't want to put a newborn in a musty bassinet to sleep, but I also don't want to use harsh chemicals on something where she'll spend several hours a night (fingers crossed). What will work best? Will one of those passive odor absorbers like an air sponge, or that German metal thingie be sufficient, or do I need to use something that I actually apply to the surface fabric?
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 16 answers

I have a 3 week old baby boy, about 30 plain onesies and a package of iron-on printer paper... [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2007 - 25 answers

Hi all. I'm new to the site, though I've been searching and reading posts having to do with having a kid for the past couple of weeks. I have a question I'd like to pose to people interested in such matters. That is, can you have an intimate, supportive, loving, and prioritized relationship with your partner after you have a kid? [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 57 answers

Please suggest can't-fail-lullabies to play for my bouncin' baby boy. [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 34 answers