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Comment on Finding Daycare by sharon

sharon — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:20:34 +0000

Bright Horizons seems awesome. They have an unbelievable variety of healthy food they serve, activities throughout the day, they send home lesson plans and daily recaps… and they're way too expensive for me to handle (need weekly care, they charge $954 a month!). It sounds like the perfect place to take Clair, and I soooo wish we could afford it. Heard of Brilliant Minds?

Comment on Finding Daycare by sharon

sharon — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:46:32 +0000

Thanks, Matt!

Comment on Finding Daycare by coffeemonk

coffeemonk — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:45:46 +0000

Oh, and we didn't care for KinderCare. Their security was worthless.

Comment on Finding Daycare by coffeemonk

coffeemonk — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:44:12 +0000

We took Leah to… BrightHorizons in Plainview (and, occasionally the one downtown). Both seemed nice, though we only took her a few times a month.

Comment on 37 Weeks by Sharon Murphy

Sharon Murphy — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:42:51 +0000

For the record, Mandi got it right

Comment on The latest on Clair by Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:11:14 +0000

AHHH SHE IS SO ADORABLE AND HAPPY LOOKING!

Comment on The latest on Clair by Mat

Mat — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:13:17 +0000

sounds wonderful I love you both!

Comment on C-Sections by Sharon Murphy

Sharon Murphy — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:33:00 +0000

So, did they induce labor with the pitocin or did they give that to you after you started?

Comment on Diapers by Sharon Murphy

Sharon Murphy — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:33:00 +0000

I use just a little Dreft when I wash these diapers. However, there's a certain method they recommend when you wash them. There's two washes and two rinses, and at first I didn't bother following that routine. I'd wash the diapers in hot water with a little soap, then let them rinse in cold water just like normal. After a while, they started to smell. The only thing that got rid of the smell was bleaching them, and they came out wonderfully after doing so.So, I do recommend following their recommendation of two washes and two rinses, which I do now. I wash in cold water with a little soap, then wash in hot water with a little soap. Finally, two rinses gets them soap-free. The easiest way I've found to do this is to start with a rinse cycle, only add soap. This serves as the cold water wash. Then, run a normal cycle with a hot wash and cold rinse. Finally end with one additional rinse, and you've got your 2 washes and 2 rinses.BTW, I don't recommend using that Dreft laundry spray cleaner. I tried it out, it's a waste of money. The best way to get stains out is sunshine. Yep, that's right When it was warm outside, I would hang the liners and inserts out to dry. The ones with stains (which were very few) would go in front so that they would get the most sun. Before long, the stains would disappear!

Comment on Pacifying when Nursing by Heather

Heather — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:25:00 +0000

I totally agree with your post. We do the same thing and sometimes Gracie does want to be put down to flail about and play. She's not needy either; she lets me put her down in her crib every morning and amuses herself watching her mobile while I get ready for evil work.