Expecting
- Expecting Baby name Elliot for boy?
- nice.
- People use this for girls now...I wouldn't
- those people are dopes. it's so boyish.
- Expecting Which Boppy pillow to get? confused there's miracle middle or bare naked?
- Expecting Graco snugride for NYC baby- which size? 22, 30, or 35?...(more)
- 30
- they come in different sizes??
- 30
- Expecting Name poll: Elliot for baby boy?
- i don't like it
- too Jewy
- the only one I know is American, uk or Irish or Scottish descent
- i read this as boy toy
- ok
- only Elliot I know is very Waspy- Jewy???
- Expecting Is baby name Connor ok for Jewish family? I know it's Irish, but it's pretty mainstream these days.
- no
- very odd
- Do whatever you want. My DH is Sean and he's Jewish
- my Jewish sister named her kid sloane so sure
- Is your sister J?
- ?
- Does your sister's first name start with a J? I know someone who used this
- oh no
- Does your sister's first name start with a J? I know someone who used this
- ?
- This is common on the UES
- shes not in NYC it was weird
- Is your sister J?
- Connor Goldstein sounds weird
- What if last name isnt as Jewish sounding as Goldstein??
- yuck fugly name
- i think it's strange. that was my maiden name -- very irish
- no weirder than non-Jews using Cohen as a first name
- thats very weird
- have never heard of this
- it' s becomming common
- depends on the last name
- it will depend on your last name. conner shostein would sound kind of odd, imo
- Expecting I'm 6 wks pregnant. I've had 3 bleeding episodes. The 1st was pink after I wiped, the 2nd a wk later as I walking I felt a small "gush" checked and it was a little bit brown....(more)
- I had a huge bleed at 8 weeks, with giant clots and the works. I was sure I had miscarried, but it turned out to be healthy twins!
- Expecting Contemplating baby name Matthew- any chance people won't call the baby Matt if we prefer Matthew?
- there's a chance but many many people are going to shorten the name automatically
- just correct them if they say it.
- no big deal to reinforce
- He will be a Matt about 90% of the time, this is my dh's name.
- his name will be matt.
- maybe not while he's young since they'll follow your lead, but i doubt they'll still call him matthew and not just go with matt as he gets older.
- hijack--I like the name Christopher, but do not want Chris.
- OP here: I realize he will be Matt by teenage/adulthood, which is ok, but not as baby/toddler- doesnt seem right for little baby?
- Expecting Any advice? Looking for pediatrician near Peter Cooper Village/Stuy Town...(more)
- Expecting Viacord or CBR for cord blood banking?
- Wow, do people still do that?
- yes people still do that
- dumb people with too much money
- so what? if it makes her feel better, what do you care?
- we do CBR
- donate. those places are such a scam
- we've been thru this, not every hospital will take donations
- I just donated to hospital. I didn't have 1K a year to bank it
- Curious why you are doing it? Not flaming, just wondering. You can also donate it. I think it would be great if everyone started donating.
- i posted above. was willing to donate but hospital didn't do it
- np We are a mixed ethnic couple and it's more difficult to find East Asian donors
- we did viacord for #1, donated #2.
- we did viacord
- OP here: doing it because pediatrician and OB recommend. i know chances are rare of needing it, but it's like insurance
- Wow, do people still do that?
- Expecting Name poll: Benjamin.
- i love this name
- can't go wrong
- my ds. And he's an amazing little guy. :)
- Mine too :)
- pretty popular
- I have a Benjamin. Love it.
- very popular right now
- Expecting Name poll: Connor
- Eh
- too over used
- blech
- eh
- a million in my area (boston). Same category as aiden, overdone.
- like Garrett. names that sound blah and trying to hard all at the same time
- Expecting Name poll: Matthew
- sooooooo dull
- Nice
- fine-but boring
- lovely
- Yes, listen to these other two. Something like Jacob or Oliver is sloop much more exciting.
- Expecting Expectant mom- what kind of bottles to buy for first few months, Dr. Brown's is the best? what size/# to buy?
- Expecting Anyone here have twins? did you gain 2x the weight as with 1?
- You can post on toddler, most people don't have this board checked
- Expecting Did anyone here raise their kids the 1st year without any help?
- of course
- we had no help and I mean none. would never do it that way again.
- why? Did you have baby without a partner?
- it was just DH and I. We lived abroad and no family/no friends and no hired help. its amazing we didn't divorce.
- well that has nothing to do with hired help. You missed your family & probably friends too
- and didnt speak the language.
- well that has nothing to do with hired help. You missed your family & probably friends too
- it was just DH and I. We lived abroad and no family/no friends and no hired help. its amazing we didn't divorce.
- why? Did you have baby without a partner?
- Me-its so sad that its just assumed that eveyone ahs help-and i could afford it we just didnt need or want it
- uh, yeah
- LOL, no help and in foreign country
- me too. horrible.
- I raised all five of my kids with no help any year
- Expecting If you DH was so/so with being a father with #1 as a baby, was he better when #2 came? or just as disinterested in the baby phase?
- Expecting Hemorrhoids.. wtf?
- Expecting DH says pushing is an acceptable behvaior.
- Pushing other people? Is he kidding?
- no.
- hope he isn't pushing you
- Ditto. I hope he isn't pushing your kids either.
- hope he isn't pushing you
- no.
- to get a baby out?
- In what context?
- he thinks its ok for DS to push other kids as a way of communicating and sometimes pushes DS away from things he does not want him doing/playing with etc.
- Explain more. I find that dh and I have different ideas about what it means to raise a boy. I have given in on some.
- he thinks its ok for DS to push other kids as a way of communicating/anger.
- Argh. This is a tough one as it's full of nuance that a young child (assuming yours is under 6) cannot really understand. Boys do have a playful pushing thing which I think is...(more)
- I get that boys wrestle and stuff but to push someone if you dont get your way or disagree with them? ... I just dont get it.
- I'm with you - if you're pushing because you don't get your way or you disagree you are being a bully and asserting physical dominance to get what you want. Dh thinks that's ok?
- yes. and I wish I were kidding.. WWYD?
- I'm with you - if you're pushing because you don't get your way or you disagree you are being a bully and asserting physical dominance to get what you want. Dh thinks that's ok?
- I get that boys wrestle and stuff but to push someone if you dont get your way or disagree with them? ... I just dont get it.
- Argh. This is a tough one as it's full of nuance that a young child (assuming yours is under 6) cannot really understand. Boys do have a playful pushing thing which I think is...(more)
- he thinks its ok for DS to push other kids as a way of communicating/anger.
- Pushing other people? Is he kidding?
- Expecting How bad is your c/s scar? what was your healing time like?
- not so bad - tingly for a while, but faded to nothing now
- Not bad. Numb for a loong time. I actually love my scar.
- not bad. But I have a little skin flap. 2 vbacs after. Maybe made it better?
- Expecting Favorite night cream and why?...(more)
- Expecting Im 15w pregnant and have had this cold now for 12 days. I am going insane.
- Expecting Anyone have twins? I am curious how much weight you gained (vs. having one) and how long was your recovery after birth (physical, weight, skin etc).. yes its vain, but I need to...(more)
- i gained 30, it took 6-8 months to get down to prepregnancy weight. My skin, another, not so pretty story.
- do you have other kids? I am curious if the gain/skin was the same wih them....(more)
- nothem I other kids
- do you have other kids? I am curious if the gain/skin was the same wih them....(more)
- i gained 30lbs, i was at the gym 5 days after c section, i was pre preg weight within a few weeks
- was the c-s scheduled? I am trying to decide between another vaginal birth or a schedule c/s
- yes, my ob only does c sections for twins due to stress and the fact that even if you deliver one vag likely second will be c section
- why is that? I have never heard the second will be a c/s.
- not always but many cases it happens, he also doesn't like to put mom or babies in stress which vag creates
- actually the 'stress' of vaginal birth has many benefits which you do not get from a c/s.
- yeah your doc sounds like an idiot.....(more)
- i don't get my facts from baby center!
- not always but many cases it happens, he also doesn't like to put mom or babies in stress which vag creates
- why is that? I have never heard the second will be a c/s.
- yes, my ob only does c sections for twins due to stress and the fact that even if you deliver one vag likely second will be c section
- was the c-s scheduled? I am trying to decide between another vaginal birth or a schedule c/s
- i am 19wks pg with twins, and gaining less than with dd, because I was so sick first trimester. perhaps i will catch up, but still feel like i can't eat much at night
- same here.. I am just barely at my normal weight because of morning sickness..
- i gained 30, it took 6-8 months to get down to prepregnancy weight. My skin, another, not so pretty story.
- Expecting Im pregnant with hemorrhoids, this is terrible.
- btdt - calmol suppositories saved my life, seriously. they're otc, and you pop one in before and after you go to the bathroom.
- never heard of them, where do you buy them?
- btdt - calmol suppositories saved my life, seriously. they're otc, and you pop one in before and after you go to the bathroom.
- Expecting NYC nanny rates...(more)
- Fil time
- $15-20 an hour. Depends on number of dc, education, experience, duties.
- ^^fulltime 15 to 18 per hour, live in 500 to 600 per month
- 17-20hr
- Fil time
- Expecting Recommendations for mohel in NYC?
- i recommend a urologist. signed, i had to have my almost 2yo re-done. :(
- oh no!
- and i know a dozen more like me...
- done by a mohel originally? or an OB? mohels are supposed to be the best!
- i have several examples where both went wrong.
- oh no!
- I read this as brothel
- cantor philip sherman...(more)
- i recommend a urologist. signed, i had to have my almost 2yo re-done. :(