Comments for Baby Blog from Real Mama http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com How to Have a Baby of Your Own - Tips, Advice, Recommendations Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:31:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Baby Einstein torrents – worth it or not? by garza http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/baby-einstein-torrents-worth-it-or-not/#comment-44 garza Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:31:11 +0000 http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-44 What I find most interesting about this article is that the parent is unaware of her own lack of intelligence; easy four letter words are spelled incorrectly in this article. This would suggest that while Baby Einstein is not a form of advanced cognitive development, it would provide more education than that which the child would gain from home. What I find most interesting about this article is that the parent is unaware of her own lack of intelligence; easy four letter words are spelled incorrectly in this article. This would suggest that while Baby Einstein is not a form of advanced cognitive development, it would provide more education than that which the child would gain from home.

]]> Comment on How to calculate due date of baby? by Happy Mom http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/how-to-calculate-due-date-of-baby/#comment-42 Happy Mom Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:09:28 +0000 http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-42 Thanks for your article! Yes it was a surprise for me that pregnancy starts from the first day of your last normal menstrual period Thanks for your article! Yes it was a surprise for me that pregnancy starts from the first day of your last normal menstrual period

]]> Comment on Baby Einstein torrents – worth it or not? by Due*Bei*Bambini http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/baby-einstein-torrents-worth-it-or-not/#comment-25 Due*Bei*Bambini Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:40:46 +0000 http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-25 My first son would sit and watch it when he was a baby. Now that he is almost 5, he is hooked on TV. I have to set TV rules all the time. I always wondered if it was because i started him too early. Then my 22 month old started watching when he was about 12 months, but he could care less. He will probably glance up for a few minutes, then start playing with toys instead. Go figure. I guess every child is different and its up to the parent to make the decision for what is best for their child. Best Wishes My first son would sit and watch it when he was a baby. Now that he is almost 5, he is hooked on TV. I have to set TV rules all the time. I always wondered if it was because i started him too early.
Then my 22 month old started watching when he was about 12 months, but he could care less. He will probably glance up for a few minutes, then start playing with toys instead.
Go figure. I guess every child is different and its up to the parent to make the decision for what is best for their child.
Best Wishes

]]> Comment on Baby swim lesson – pros and cons. by Paula http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/baby-swim-lesson-pros-and-cons/#comment-8 Paula Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:51:18 +0000 http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-8 Hi! I tried baby swimming with our middle child. She was by far the wildest but also sort of the safest in water after her swim lessons. She learned how and when to hold her breath and how to turn and swim towards the side of the pool instead of just right out into the middle of the water. On the other hand, her skin got very dry... For anyone interested in baby swim lessons, I have written about my experience and some tips to make it fun on my website. Cheers, Paula Hi!

I tried baby swimming with our middle child. She was by far the wildest but also sort of the safest in water after her swim lessons. She learned how and when to hold her breath and how to turn and swim towards the side of the pool instead of just right out into the middle of the water.

On the other hand, her skin got very dry…

For anyone interested in baby swim lessons, I have written about my experience and some tips to make it fun on my website.

Cheers, Paula

]]> Comment on Costs for having a baby by womantowomancbe http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/costs-for-having-a-baby/#comment-6 womantowomancbe Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:12:08 +0000 http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-6 I've used cloth diapers for 2 kids, and not counting laundry costs, I figure I spent about $150 total. I bought prefolds from clothdiaper.com, and spent about $50 for the larger size diapers which fit my then-7-m/o son. Then when baby #2 came along, I bought some newborn sized prefolds and spent probably about $50. Add in probably some $20 for the different sizes of vinyl pants (tlcare.com--do *not* get Gerber--they fall apart in 2 weeks!), and a generous amount for shipping. I cut up some cheap washcloths for wet wipes and wash them along with the cloth dipes. And being frugal as I am, I got hand-me-downs as much as I could, and bought the rest from yard sales. Aside from disposable diapers and wet wipes and a few plastic cups and things, I'm hard-pressed to think of anything I've purchased new for my kids. (Oh, and most of the stuff you've got listed up there is *very* optional.) :-) Kathy katsyfga.wordpress.com I’ve used cloth diapers for 2 kids, and not counting laundry costs, I figure I spent about $150 total. I bought prefolds from clothdiaper.com, and spent about $50 for the larger size diapers which fit my then-7-m/o son. Then when baby #2 came along, I bought some newborn sized prefolds and spent probably about $50. Add in probably some $20 for the different sizes of vinyl pants (tlcare.com–do *not* get Gerber–they fall apart in 2 weeks!), and a generous amount for shipping. I cut up some cheap washcloths for wet wipes and wash them along with the cloth dipes.

And being frugal as I am, I got hand-me-downs as much as I could, and bought the rest from yard sales. Aside from disposable diapers and wet wipes and a few plastic cups and things, I’m hard-pressed to think of anything I’ve purchased new for my kids. (Oh, and most of the stuff you’ve got listed up there is *very* optional.) :-)

Kathy
katsyfga.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Baby Einstein torrents – worth it or not? by Trisha http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/baby-einstein-torrents-worth-it-or-not/#comment-5 Trisha Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:31:23 +0000 http://bestbabyadvice.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-5 I agree the later they better. My daughter did not like baby eistein at all, she was too busy and would have rather played. i think it bored her. fine with me and I was glad after reading the same research you did. However, by 6 months, she was a HUGE Elmo fan (the Hokey Pokey doll from school). By 10 moths she realized he was "alive" when he appeared on the Today Show. You cannot imagine how excited she was, squealing and looking at me with disbelief that her beloved Elmo was ALIVE! It was the greatest day of her life. My daughter is now 22 months and she does watch some programs, but not usually without supervision and they are mostly all educational in nature, mostly she will watch Elmo or Super Why. She does like videos/movies with music -- Like Praise Baby and the Wizard of Oz. Yes I realize the latter is a bit unorthodox for a 22 month old, but it has been her favorite for about 3 months now. She loves the music and we dance and march around the house to Follow the Yellow Brick Road. While I prefer that she not watch TV, but because we interact with her, talking about what is on the screen or dancing to Oz, I do feel a little bit better about it because she really is learning things. Plus we do a lot of tea parties, coloring and build blocks. Of course, she was nearly 12 months until we let her watch any TV (and then only Elmo videos), before that is a more critical time when babies learn by touch, smell, and taste. I think the real issue comes in when people use TV as a babysitter and leave children there for longer periods of time (sometimes hours). But I do not think that 20 mins here and there in a controlled setting will reflect any harm. Just don't leave your baby unattended in front of the TV and expect them to learn something. That my opinion. Trisha www.amomsblog.wordpress.com I agree the later they better. My daughter did not like baby eistein at all, she was too busy and would have rather played. i think it bored her. fine with me and I was glad after reading the same research you did.

However, by 6 months, she was a HUGE Elmo fan (the Hokey Pokey doll from school). By 10 moths she realized he was “alive” when he appeared on the Today Show. You cannot imagine how excited she was, squealing and looking at me with disbelief that her beloved Elmo was ALIVE! It was the greatest day of her life.

My daughter is now 22 months and she does watch some programs, but not usually without supervision and they are mostly all educational in nature, mostly she will watch Elmo or Super Why. She does like videos/movies with music — Like Praise Baby and the Wizard of Oz. Yes I realize the latter is a bit unorthodox for a 22 month old, but it has been her favorite for about 3 months now. She loves the music and we dance and march around the house to Follow the Yellow Brick Road.

While I prefer that she not watch TV, but because we interact with her, talking about what is on the screen or dancing to Oz, I do feel a little bit better about it because she really is learning things. Plus we do a lot of tea parties, coloring and build blocks. Of course, she was nearly 12 months until we let her watch any TV (and then only Elmo videos), before that is a more critical time when babies learn by touch, smell, and taste.

I think the real issue comes in when people use TV as a babysitter and leave children there for longer periods of time (sometimes hours). But I do not think that 20 mins here and there in a controlled setting will reflect any harm. Just don’t leave your baby unattended in front of the TV and expect them to learn something. That my opinion.

Trisha
http://www.amomsblog.wordpress.com

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