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I Need a Name for My Baby – Today!

We cannot, cannot decide on a name and the baby (boy) will be here in less than a month. At first we enjoyed coming up with ideas and looking at name books, but now that it's so close, all of the names just feel wrong or weird. What am I going to do? What if I can't come up with something? Do I have to give the name the minute he's born? I feel lik...

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Breastfeeding While Pregnant

I am almost 8 weeks pregnant and I have an 18-month-old. I wanted to wean before I got pregnant, but that didn’t really work out. I was already more than ready to stop, but he was showing no signs of losing interest. Plus he won’t drink milk from anywhere but me. Now I’m feeling nauseous and my boobs are sore and my son is driving me crazy, w...

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Is Prenatal Massage Safe?

I went for my first prenatal massage today and the woman refused to massage my lower back. I was so annoyed! Lower back pain was the main reason I went, so this totally defeated the purpose. I basically begged her but she said there was a slight risk of dislodging the placenta so she avoided that area in pregnancy. Also she was barely even touching...

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Sibling Rivalry

I'm a work-at-home mum of a 20-month-old boy and three-month-old girl. When I was seven to eight months pregnant I started to feel my son push me away and choose his father or nanny over me. At first, I thought it related to my pregnancy and would only last for a little while. Now, five months later, I feel more and more neglected by my son. Every...

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Shared Parenting For the Long Haul

My husband and I have made a pretty strong commitment to co-parenting. We tried, during the newborn years, to divide up the nights and responsibilities as best we could so that we were both equally exhausted, invested and knowledgeable about our babies. But now that we have two older kids I can't help noticing a huge imbalance and I see it all arou...

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I’ve Got The Working Mum Blues!

I'm a working mother of a 20-month-old girl. Recently I've been having a very hard time with the reality of being away from my daughter. It's never been particularly easy, but now that my daughter can talk I can literally hear her call out for her daytime caregiver when she's hurt or hungry instead of me. And it makes me so sad. Though I am glad sh...

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House Trap

I'm a full-time working mum who just got made redundant. At first I was excited about spending some time with my toddler while looking for a new position, but after two weeks I am FREAKING OUT. I don't know what to do with him all day. Basic things are a mystery to me: is he eating enough? How do I get him to share at the playground? I'm b...

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Fussy Eaters: The Junk Food Rut

I hear that some toddlers eat vegetables. Mine does not. Almost ever. She does like broccoli, for some reason, but pretty much nothing else that's not chips, hot dogs, donuts, Whoppers or macaroni with cheese. Will she survive to adulthood on this diet? Should I give her vitamins? Help! — White Diet Dear White Diet, Some toddlers do e...

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No More Tears

Wondering if you know the likelihood of having a second child with colic, if your first infant suffered from it? My husband and I always wanted two children, but after barely surviving our first child's six months+ worth of colic (she is now two), we are seriously wondering if we could withstand that kind of situation again. It is one thing to w...

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A Wrinkle in Time

Can I use Botox while breastfeeding? — Spare Me The Lecture Dear Spare Me, The folks who make Botox state clearly that women should not use Botox if they are pregnant or think they are pregnant but regarding breastfeeding mothers, they say "Only your doctor can decide if BOTOX Cosmetic is right for you." In other promotional...