20 Questions (Parenting Poll)

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2011

Do/did you... 1. BLW? 2. Babywear? 3. Make your own baby food? 4. Use CDs? 5. Use sippy cups? 6. Own a Sophie? 7. Co-sleep? 8. CIO? 9. Join a local Mommy Group? 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? 11. Use baby powder? 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? 13. Bathe/shower with LO? 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) 15. Sign? 16. Use a daycare? 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? 18. Babyproof your house? 19. Dance with LO? 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes?

MrsCAA · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? no 2. Babywear? no 3. Make your own baby food? no 4. Use CDs? no 5. Use sippy cups? no 6. Own a Sophie? no 7. Co-sleep? no 8. CIO? sometimes 9. Join a local Mommy Group? no 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? yes 11. Use baby powder? no 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? yes 13. Bathe/shower with LO? no 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) no 15. Sign? no 16. Use a daycare? no 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? yes 18. Babyproof your house? somewhat, still a couple rooms left, but i just close the doors 19. Dance with LO? sometimes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes

unknownuser3596 · January 2011

1. BLW? No

2. Babywear? No

3. Make your own baby food? No

4. Use CDs? No

5. Use sippy cups? Yes

6. Own a Sophie? No

7. Co-sleep? No

8. CIO? No

9. Join a local Mommy Group? No

10. Give vitamins/fluoride? NO

11. Use baby powder? NO

12. Wash LO's clothes separately? NO

13. Bathe/shower with LO? NO

14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No

15. Sign? No

16. Use a daycare? No

17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? No

18. Babyproof your house? Yes

19. Dance with LO? Yes

20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? No

KRMac · January 2011

Do/did you...

1. BLW? We did a mix of purees and BLW

2. Babywear? Yep

3. Make your own baby food? Yep, but we buy jars on occasion too.

5. Use sippy cups? Yes, with water

6. Own a Sophie? Yes

7. Co-sleep? Nope

8. CIO? Nope

9. Join a local Mommy Group? Nope, but I hope to join my local board's playgroup this spring!

10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Vitamins

11. Use baby powder? No

12. Wash LO's clothes separately? We just stopped doing this.

13. Bathe/shower with LO? Yep

14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Not yet - we plan to get him some for his birthday!

15. Sign? No

16. Use a daycare? Yes

17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Yes

18. Babyproof your house? Yes, for the most part.

19. Dance with LO? All the time.

20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yep.

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? Yes, modified. DCP is not comfortable with it 2. Babywear? Yes, when out & about. Now that he's bigger, he gets tons of floor time at home. 3. Make your own baby food? Yes except things that are out of season or that I wasn't sure how to do right (meats, although I'm doing them now, carrots & prunes - those suckers are a PITA to pur?e) 4. Use CDs? Part time. DCP does 'sposies and we CD at home. 'Sposies overnight, though. 5. Use sippy cups? No, but not for any major reason. DS just isn't taking to them. We hold a cup for him. 6. Own a Sophie? And the mushroom guy, too. 7. Co-sleep? Yes. 8. CIO? No. 9. Join a local Mommy Group? Yes, but we haven't met yet due to snow. 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? When I remember. Vitamin D & fluoride. He had Gripe Water a lot when he was tiny. 11. Use baby powder? Only before bed because he gets soooo wet at night. I know you're not supposed to, so we "spoon" it out instead of fluffing it through the air for him to inhale. 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Used to - his stuff and my shirts. When I realized he didn't have any reaction to our detergent, I started throwing his stuff in with ours. 13. Bathe/shower with LO? Yes. He loves to be held in the shower, letting the water hit his back. I discovered this on a whim when I couldn't get him to stop crying once. 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Swim lessons just ended and we're looking into music classes. 15. Sign? Yes. But, I have virtually no support. DCP always forgets and DH never does it. 16. Use a daycare? Not yet. Next year we will need to, though. 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Yes. But I'm a bad photog and none of them are awesome pics. 18. Babyproof your house? Not yet. He isn't crawling. We have quite the undertaking ahead of us. 19. Dance with LO? Yes. DH and I do silly dances all the time. We have a Friday dance we do every week and LO just loves it. 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? No. Ugh. I can do Itsy Bitsy Spider and Patty cake. I'd have to wrack my brain to come up with any more. We make up a lot of songs.

RadicalDreamer143 · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? Not exclusively, did some purees
2. Babywear? Sometimes
3. Make your own baby food? Yep, never bought any baby food
4. Use CDs? Yep, exclusively
5. Use sippy cups? Liam has no interest yet
6. Own a Sophie? Yep, little interest in her too
7. Co-sleep? For the first three months
8. CIO? Nope
9. Join a local Mommy Group? Yep
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? When I remember
11. Use baby powder? Yep, not talc-based, by California Baby
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? No, never
13. Bathe/shower with LO? Nope
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Baby swim, yes, we have four sessions left
15. Sign? Meh, only mommy, daddy and all done, and he isn't very interested
16. Use a daycare? For five months
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? I just take lots of pictures
18. Babyproof your house? The outlets are covered, and I have one baby gate, that's it
19. Dance with LO? Always
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yup

DaisyFull · January 2011

Do/did you... 1. BLW? Yes
2. Babywear? Yes, but dh does it more than me, actually
3. Make your own baby food? Yes, but no exclusively, I like Earths Best
4. Use CDs? We used them as burp clothes not as diapers
5. Use sippy cups? Yes
6. Own a Sophie? Yes
7. Co-sleep? No
8. CIO? No
9. Join a local Mommy Group? Yes, but after I realized there were over 500 members, I realized it wasn't the group for me
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? No
11. Use baby powder? No
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes
13. Bathe/shower with LO? No
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Yes
15. Sign? Yes
16. Use a daycare? Not now, but we did
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Yes
18. Babyproof your house? Yes
19. Dance with LO? OMG, all the time
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes

onislandtime · January 2011

1. BLW? Yes

2. Babywear? No

3. Make your own baby food? Sometimes

4. Use CDs? No

5. Use sippy cups? Yes

6. Own a Sophie? Yes (we are on Sophie #2, because #1 got lost somewhere)

7. Co-sleep? For the first 3 months or so

8. CIO? No

9. Join a local Mommy Group? No

10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Vitamin D while BF'ing

11. Use baby powder? Occasionally

12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes

13. Bathe/shower with LO? Sometimes

14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Kindermusik

15. Sign? No

16. Use a daycare? In-home daycare with only 1 other LO

17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? I did, until I missed month 7 - then I fell off the wagon

18. Babyproof your house? Yes - only outlets and the kitchen cabinets

19. Dance with LO? Yes

20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes

mrs.vanderwall · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? Kind of...We do a combo of BLW and purees 2. Babywear? Yes! I love my moby! 3. Make your own baby food? No 4. Use CDs? No 5. Use sippy cups? Yes 6. Own a Sophie? Yes 7. Co-sleep? Yes 8. CIO? Modified. 9. Join a local Mommy Group? No 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? No 11. Use baby powder? Yes 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes 13. Bathe/shower with LO? Yes 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No 15. Sign? No 16. Use a daycare? No 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Yes 18. Babyproof your house? Not yet..I need to start soon! 19. Dance with LO? All the time! 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? I was a kindergarten teacher in a past life, so I know lots of nursery rhymes!

Starfish113 · January 2011

ooooh good poll

Do/did you... 1. BLW? no 2. Babywear? yes 3. Make your own baby food? yes 4. Use CDs? no 5. Use sippy cups? yes 6. Own a Sophie? yes 7. Co-sleep? yes (same room not bedshare) 8. CIO? no 9. Join a local Mommy Group? yes 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? oh i am slacking on that one 11. Use baby powder? no 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? no 13. Bathe/shower with LO? no 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) no 15. Sign? yes 16. Use a daycare? yes 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? no 18. Babyproof your house? yes 19. Dance with LO? yes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes

amykins1283 · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? That's the direction we went when Liam refused purees at 7 1/2 months. 2. Babywear? When he was younger sometimes. 3. Make your own baby food? I did when he was on purees. 4. Use CDs? Nope. 5. Use sippy cups? Yup. Only for water right now. 6. Own a Sophie? Nope. 7. Co-sleep? We did until 4 months. 8. CIO? I have before when he was waking at night for no reason. It never lasted long. 9. Join a local Mommy Group? Nope. 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Vitamins yes, fluoride no. 11. Use baby powder? Nope. 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Most of the time. 13. Bathe/shower with LO? Not really. I did once. 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Planning to in February. 15. Sign? Daycare does but I don't keep up with it. 16. Use a daycare? Yup and I love them! 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? No. 18. Babyproof your house? Yes, but we still have some babyproofing left to do. 19. Dance with LO? All the time! 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes, but I also have taught kindergarten/preschool for several years so I knew those before DS came along.

Hip2Bsquare · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? YES
2. Babywear? YES
3. Make your own baby food? YES but I've only done purees a few times..the rest was just steaming some food for DD or baking an apple.
4. Use CDs? YES
5. Use sippy cups? YES
6. Own a Sophie? YES
7. Co-sleep? I used a c0-sleeper for the 1st 6mon of her life..now she has a crib and her own room
8. CIO? NO
9. Join a local Mommy Group? YES
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? YES
11. Use baby powder? NO
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? YES
13. Bathe/shower with LO? YES
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) NO...I did stroller strdes for a while where we sang and danced in front of DD but I stopped it and hope to do something new soon..like Gymboree classes...I am going to check it out on the 31st
15. Sign? a little
16. Use a daycare? NO
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? NO
18. Babyproof your house? YES
19. Dance with LO? HELZ YES!
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? YES

melody921 · January 2011

1. BLW? No

2. Babywear? Only when doing errands, so my hands would be free

3. Make your own baby food? Yes

4. Use CDs? No

5. Use sippy cups? Yes

6. Own a Sophie? No

7. Co-sleep? No

8. CIO? Yes

9. Join a local Mommy Group? No (although I attended a BFing group right after DS was born

10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Only Vitamin D while he was BFed

11. Use baby powder? Only when really bad rash, to dry out the area

12. Wash LO's clothes separately?Yes

13. Bathe/shower with LO? Sometimes

14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No

15. Sign? Yes, a few

16. Use a daycare? Yes

17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Yes

18. Babyproof your house? Sort of

19. Dance with LO? Yes

20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes

kwinters87 · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? Yes 2. Babywear? Everyday 3. Make your own baby food? Yes 4. Use CDs? Yes 5. Use sippy cups? We try but DD `doesn't care for them. 6. Own a Sophie? Unfortunately 7. Co-sleep? We did for a while 8. CIO? No 9. Join a local Mommy Group? Yes 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? No 11. Use baby powder? No 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Not anymore 13. Bathe/shower with LO? Yes 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No 15. Sign? Not really 16. Use a daycare? No 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? No, not technically 18. Babyproof your house? Yes 19. Dance with LO? Yes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Ummm.... no (runs off to read the nursery books)

AyeDavanita · January 2011

Do/did you...1. BLW? Pretty much2. Babywear? Not a lot. round the house, not so much. Going out I would more.3. Make your own baby food? Yes. I made purees for the first little bit, until we started feeding him what we ate.4. Use CDs? Yep.5. Use sippy cups? We're trying- he's slowly getting the hang of it.6. Own a Sophie? We've had 2! And a bathtime Sophie.7. Co-sleep? We had him in a bassinet for 6 weeks in out room. Now I usually bring him in bed for his bottle at 7 and we doze for a bit.8. CIO? We really didn't have to in the beginning. We've just used it periodically when he's fighting sleep.9. Join a local Mommy Group? Nope. A lot of my friends have kids.10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Our water is a-ok.11. Use baby powder? Not often- but sometimes.12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes.13. Bathe/shower with LO? No, however with how wet I get, I might as well!14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Not yet. We'll be doing swim lessons in the spring though. And I'll be teaching him piano, DH the guitar.15. Sign? No.16. Use a daycare? A home daycare starting in Feb.17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Nope. However hardly a day goes by that we're taking pictures!18. Babyproof your house? Yes. Mainly. There's some furniture I'd like to anchor still.19. Dance with LO? All the time. :)20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Oh yes!

shortstuff15 · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? we did a mix of both baby-led and baby food 2. Babywear? occasionally 3. Make your own baby food? fruits and veggies I did, not meat 4. Use CDs? yes 5. Use sippy cups? yes 6. Own a Sophie? no 7. Co-sleep? no 8. CIO? no 9. Join a local Mommy Group? not really, but there are a couple groups at our Church that I go to 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? no 11. Use baby powder? no 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? no 13. Bathe/shower with LO? yes 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) we did swimming lessons. 15. Sign? yes 16. Use a daycare? no 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? no 18. Babyproof your house? no 19. Dance with LO? yes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes but not from raising a child I just remember them from my childhood. I actually don't sing a lot of nursery rhymes to her, it's more just our music that we sing.

danto · January 2011

1. BLW?sort of. not really.
2. Babywear?I wanted to she'd have none of it
3. Make your own baby food?do leftovers of my food count?
4. Use CDs?only the listening kind
5. Use sippy cups?yes
6. Own a Sophie?yes
7. Co-sleep?no
8. CIO?yes (ferber)
9. Join a local Mommy Group?no
10. Give vitamins/fluoride?Vitamin D drops
11. Use baby powder?no
12. Wash LO's clothes separately?no
13. Bathe/shower with LO?no
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...)no
15. Sign?no
16. Use a daycare?Nanny
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos?daily photos
18. Babyproof your house?not yet, but will when she 'gets' crawling
19. Dance with LO?daily
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes?not the right ones

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2011

MrsCAA:
StrawberryAlarmClock:
18. Babyproof your house? somewhat, still a couple rooms left, but i just close the doors

Yes! So do we. Haha. In fact, DH bought a heavy duty lock/latch for the basement door and installed it 6' up the door. It'll be our baby proofing for the basement until LO is tall enough to reach it! LOL

bobbyme · January 2011

Do/did you... 1. BLW? No
2. Babywear? Yes
3. Make your own baby food? Does cutting up fruit count?
4. Use CDs? no
5. Use sippy cups? yes
6. Own a Sophie? no
7. Co-sleep? not anymore. occasionally we do for our weekend naps.

8. CIO? no.
9. Join a local Mommy Group? nope
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? no
11. Use baby powder? occasionally
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? yes
13. Bathe/shower with LO? no, but I am not opposed. It just seems slippery
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) no.
15. Sign? no
16. Use a daycare? no. family.
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? no
18. Babyproof your house? yes
19. Dance with LO? oh yes
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes!

Meli0604 · January 2011

Do/did you... 1. BLW? Modified. We BLW at home, but her babysitter feeds her purees. 2. Babywear? Not since she was about 4 months old. 3. Make your own baby food? Yes and No. She eats whatever we eat when we're together (does that count?), but she just gets Gerber with the sitter. 4. Use CDs? No. 5. Use sippy cups? Yes. She has been bottle free for over a month now. 6. Own a Sophie? No. 7. Co-sleep? Yes. I never...ever...thought we would be co-sleeping family (especially bed-sharing!) but it is what works best for us. DD STTN and DH works nights, so I enjoy having her to cuddle with 8. CIO? No. 9. Join a local Mommy Group? No, but it's on my list for this spring. 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? No, our local tap water has flouride. 11. Use baby powder? No. 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes, only because I have to do her laundry more often that I have to wash my own. 13. Bathe/shower with LO? 95% of the time, yes. But she doesn't let me hold her in the shower anymore She just wants to play and splash in the tub. 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Swim lessons. 15. Sign? No. 16. Use a daycare? Private babysitter. 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Not specifically for that purpose. We take pictures of her almost daily (definitely weekly). We have hundreds of pictures lol. 18. Babyproof your house? All outlets have covers and wires are all tucked away, but we don't have anything to keep her from opening the cabinets. 19. Dance with LO? All.the.time! 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Lyrics, yes. Motions, eh. I know the itsy bitsy spider, patty cake, hokey pokey, and head-shoulders-knees-toes. That's almost 5! lol. What other nursery rhymes have motions?

monj76 · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? Yes. 2. Babywear? Sometimes. 3. Make your own baby food? No, he has always just eaten our food, or the pouches. 4. Use CDs? no. 5. Use sippy cups? Yes. 6. Own a Sophie? Yes. 7. Co-sleep? Yes. 8. CIO? No. 9. Join a local Mommy Group? Yes. 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Just recently started to give him a gummy vitamin. 11. Use baby powder? no. 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? no. 13. Bathe/shower with LO? sometimes. 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Music. 15. Sign? A few. 16. Use a daycare? No. 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? No. 18. Babyproof your house? Of course. 19. Dance with LO? Absolutely! 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes.

Bashert628 · January 2011

Do/did you... 1. BLW? Nope...DS got 4 teeth and started biting me so I transitioned to the bottle.
2. Babywear? Only a handful of times
3. Make your own baby food? Hell no I can't even make adult food
4. Use CDs? No way
5. Use sippy cups? Yup
6. Own a Sophie? Yup
7. Co-sleep? Nope
8. CIO? Only a few times. I felt horrible but it worked!
9. Join a local Mommy Group? I went to one meeting and decided it wasn't for me
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Yes and yes
11. Use baby powder? Nope according to my doctor they don't recommend it anymore
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Nope
13. Bathe/shower with LO? Nope
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Yes - music but I stopped because I'm a music teacher and it didn't make sense to pay someone else to do those things. We do Gymboree now and I'm thinking of swim lessons in the spring.
15. Sign? Nope
16. Use a daycare? Not yet
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Up until 7 months then I stopped
18. Babyproof your house? Absolutely
19. Dance with LO? All the time
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? I think I know every nursery rhyme out there...comes with the territory.

birdy09 · January 2011

1. BLW? no

2. Babywear? no

3. Make your own baby food? yes

4. Use CDs? no

5. Use sippy cups? yes

6. Own a Sophie? no

7. Co-sleep? no

8. CIO? yes

9. Join a local Mommy Group? no

10. Give vitamins/fluoride? yes Vitamin D while BF and fluoride since 6 months

11. Use baby powder? no

12. Wash LO's clothes separately? initially, yes, now, no

13. Bathe/shower with LO? not yet

14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) no

15. Sign? a little- "more", "eat", "all done"

16. Use a daycare? no, my mom watches him

17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? no, but I do 2 pages in a scrapbook monthly for the first year

18. Babyproof your house? mostly, but have left a few things to teach "no"

19. Dance with LO? yes!

20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2011

danto:
3. Make your own baby food? do leftovers of my food count? Absolutely
4. Use CDs? only the listening kind LOL
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? daily photos You're so much more motivated than me. I wanted to do this since I saw the most adorable first year video on youtube.
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? not the right ones LOL again!

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2011

monj76:
StrawberryAlarmClock:
3. Make your own baby food? No, he has always just eaten our food, or the pouches. DS lurves the pouches!! 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Just recently started to give him a gummy vitamin. Does he like them? What brand?

lovinfall · January 2011

1. BLW? No
2. Babywear? No
3. Make your own baby food? Yes, but also used pouches and jars
4. Use CDs? No
5. Use sippy cups? No
6. Own a Sophie? Yes
7. Co-sleep? Yes
8. CIO? No
9. Join a local Mommy Group? No
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? No
11. Use baby powder? No
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes
13. Bathe/shower with LO? No
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No
15. Sign? No
16. Use a daycare? No
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? No
18. Babyproof your house? Kind of yes
19. Dance with LO? Yes
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? No, I suck at nursery rhymes.

norman25 · January 2011

1. BLW? No.
2. Babywear? Yes! Loved it! We got $80 towards a BabyHawk for christmas, bye bye infantino!
3. Make your own baby food? Sometimes, I buy all the jarred versions of foods that I can't find in stores.
4. Use CDs? Yes.
5. Use sippy cups? My baby is an exclusive sippy cup user as of last week.
6. Own a Sophie? No, I had visions of him stuffing a leg up his nose.
7. Co-sleep? Not really, there was a stage where he would only sleep with me, I didn't enjoy it.
8. CIO? Never.
9. Join a local Mommy Group? I was in ECFE, but it collided with LO's 9am nap, so after a few Tuesdays of going anyways, it wasn't worth him being a crab@ss the rest of the day. It was fun, but why they schedule it at that time I will never understand.
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Iron supplements
11. Use baby powder? No
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes, just because he has a separate laundry basket in his room.
13. Bathe/shower with LO? Occasionally. Most of the time he gets a bath in the kitchen sink after supper. When was a little tiny baby, I showered with him.
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No offerings for that around here.
15. Sign? Wanted to, but got to lazy to look into it.
16. Use a daycare? I work parttime with a very unpredictable schedule, so he is watched by my sister or my MIL.
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? I did, until my family made fun of them. Stopped at 6 months once he started being able to eat the paper on which I wrote the date.
18. Babyproof your house? Done the best that I can. We live in a rental, so SO doesn't really want to alter it that much.
19. Dance with LO? No.
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? No.

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2011

onislandtime:

16. Own a Sophie? Yes (we are on Sophie #2, because #1 got lost somewhere) Ugh. That's a $30 Sophie! LOL I always think that way when I lose something and have to replace it. In high school, I had an $85 Nine Inch Nails CD because I kept losing the dang thing! LOL

14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Kindermusik

Do you like it? I'm looking at Kindermusik and Gymboree.

jacksmommy51 · January 2011

1. BLW? No2. Babywear? Yes3. Make your own baby food? Yes4. Use CDs? nope5. Use sippy cups? sometimes6. Own a Sophie? yes but he doesnt like it7. Co-sleep? for the second half of the night8. CIO? nope9. Join a local Mommy Group? yes but I rarely go10. Give vitamins/fluoride? yes11. Use baby powder? no12. Wash LO's clothes separately? no13. Bathe/shower with LO? no14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) no15. Sign? no16. Use a daycare? no17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? yes18. Babyproof your house? not really19. Dance with LO? yes20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? probably

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2011

norman25:
2. Babywear? Yes! Loved it! We got $80 towards a BabyHawk for christmas, bye bye infantino!
Do you like your BH? I have an Ergo (love it but can't switch front to back without putting DS down. I also have Beco so I can swing him from front to back but I really don't like it that much. The buckles are a PITA 5. Use sippy cups? My baby is an exclusive sippy cup user as of last week. Oh cool. We should aim for this to make life easier on the DCP
6. Own a Sophie? No, I had visions of him stuffing a leg up his nose. LOL. The legs are pretty big. Haha
9. Join a local Mommy Group? I was in ECFE, but it collided with LO's 9am nap, so after a few Tuesdays of going anyways, it wasn't worth him being a crab@ss the rest of the day. It was fun, but why they schedule it at that time I will never understand. Yes, naps are sacred. I haven't been to church since he was born because it's at 10am.
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? I did, until my family made fun of them. Stopped at 6 months once he started being able to eat the paper on which I wrote the date.
Whaaa? Punks.

lindylogana · January 2011

Do/did you... 1. BLW? yes 2. Babywear? no 3. Make your own baby food? at the beginning 4. Use CDs? No 5. Use sippy cups? Yes, no bottle since 11 months 6. Own a Sophie? Nope 7. Co-sleep? Sometimes, in the beginning all the time 8. CIO? Yes but only for 15 minutes 9. Join a local Mommy Group? Nope 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Nope 11. Use baby powder? Nope 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? No 13. Bathe/shower with LO? Not since she was an infant 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No 15. Sign? No 16. Use a daycare? In Home daycare 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? Yes 18. Babyproof your house? Only locked the cabinet with poisons and used outlet covers 19. Dance with LO? Yes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes

simplyatomic · January 2011

1. BLW? DD#1-Kind of DD#2-Kinda DD#3-Yes DD#4-Yes DD#5-No DS-Kinda
2. Babywear?#1- No, #2-No, #3-Yes, #4-No,#5-No,#6-No
3. Make your own baby food? No for any of them
4. Use CDs? 1,2,3,4,5-No #6- Yes
5. Use sippy cups? Yes for all
6. Own a Sophie? No for all
7. Co-sleep? Yes for all
8. CIO? No for all
9. Join a local Mommy Group? No for all
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? #1- Yes, #2- Yes, #3,Yes, #4,5,6- No
11. Use baby powder? Caldascene ( I spelled that wrong) for all
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? No for all
13. Bathe/shower with LO? Yes for all but Liam
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) No for all
15. Sign? No for all
16. Use a daycare? Yes for #3 family day care for the rest except Liam
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? No
18. Babyproof your house? Kinda for all
19. Dance with LO? Dance class or just dance? We dance all the time

20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes

mrsj-dub · January 2011

1. BLW? no 2. Babywear? yes 3. Make your own baby food? no 4. Use CDs? yes 5. Use sippy cups? yes 6. Own a Sophie? no 7. Co-sleep? for a short time 8. CIO? no 9. Join a local Mommy Group? no 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? no 11. Use baby powder? yes 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? yes 13. Bathe/shower with LO? no 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) no 15. Sign? no 16. Use a daycare? yes 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? no 18. Babyproof your house? yes 19. Dance with LO? yes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes

starryeyeddreamer · January 2011

Do/did you...1. BLW? A combination of this and purees. 2. Babywear? Yes. 3. Make your own baby food? Yes. 4. Use CDs? Yes.5. Use sippy cups? We try to but he still plays with it.6. Own a Sophie? Yes.7. Co-sleep? Yes - not every night - but we didn't intend to. 8. CIO? No. 9. Join a local Mommy Group? Story time at the library, the local mom's group was having a GTG today - but even if I wanted to go, I can't because of the awesome snow. 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? When I remember :-(. 11. Use baby powder? Nope. 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes.13. Bathe/shower with LO? Yes. 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Story time, now that he is more active I want to look into these options.15. Sign? He does more, now that he has started using that - hopefully teaching him some more signs. 16. Use a daycare? I did when I was working, an in-home one. 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? I take one on the day he has turned a different month. 18. Babyproof your house? Gates are up, still working on the rest. 19. Dance with LO? Yes - he loves it.20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes I do.

norman25 · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
norman25:
2. Babywear? Yes! Loved it! We got $80 towards a BabyHawk for christmas, bye bye infantino!
Do you like your BH? I have an Ergo (love it but can't switch front to back without putting DS down. I also have Beco so I can swing him from front to back but I really don't like it that much. The buckles are a PITAI haven't bought it yet, I had a 1.5 months of unexpected time off, so it went straight to my checking, but my first check I am buying it. I had the Infantino wrap and tie which I love (expect for the poor quality) so I am hoping the BH is great.
5. Use sippy cups? My baby is an exclusive sippy cup user as of last week. Oh cool. We should aim for this to make life easier on the DCPIt wasn't by choice, he started refusing bottles and my genius dr. suggested this and he actually drinks more than 20 ounces per day with the sippy.
6. Own a Sophie? No, I had visions of him stuffing a leg up his nose. LOL. The legs are pretty big. Haha
9. Join a local Mommy Group? I was in ECFE, but it collided with LO's 9am nap, so after a few Tuesdays of going anyways, it wasn't worth him being a crab@ss the rest of the day. It was fun, but why they schedule it at that time I will never understand. Yes, naps are sacred. I haven't been to church since he was born because it's at 10am.
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? I did, until my family made fun of them. Stopped at 6 months once he started being able to eat the paper on which I wrote the date.
Whaaa? Punks.yea, something about how it was corny.

AyeDavanita · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
onislandtime:

16. Own a Sophie? Yes (we are on Sophie #2, because #1 got lost somewhere) Ugh. That's a $30 Sophie! LOL I always think that way when I lose something and have to replace it. In high school, I had an $85 Nine Inch Nails CD because I kept losing the dang thing! LOL
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Kindermusik
Do you like it? I'm looking at Kindermusik and Gymboree.

Sophie's are only $15 where you are? Dayam. Ours are $23 I think. Close to $25.

808to619mama · January 2011

1. BLW? Yes 2. Babywear? Yes 3. Make your own baby food? Yes 4. Use CDs? Nope 5. Use sippy cups? Not yet 6. Own a Sophie? Yes 7. Co-sleep? Bedshare 8. CIO? Once and done with it 9. Join a local Mommy Group? TB So Cal Mamas! 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Nope 11. Use baby powder? Only to wax my upper lip 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? Yes 13. Bathe/shower with LO? Once 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) This summer is swimming! 15. Sign? Nope 16. Use a daycare? My MIL 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? We do daily pics 18. Babyproof your house? In the process! 19. Dance with LO? All the time! 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes!

VanderLaan · January 2011

1. BLW? No 2. Babywear? No 3. Make your own baby food? No 4. Use CDs? No 5. Use sippy cups? Yes 6. Own a Sophie? Yes 7. Co-sleep? No 8. CIO? No 9. Join a local Mommy Group? No 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? Yes 11. Use baby powder? No 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? No 13. Bathe/shower with LO? No 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) Yes 15. Sign? No 16. Use a daycare? Yes 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? No 18. Babyproof your house? Yes 19. Dance with LO? Yes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? Yes

Lyssapee · January 2011

Do/did you... 1. BLW? So so, she likes to be fed on will only eat puffs and jar food. 2. Babywear?Yep for a while especially since she would cry when ever she was put down 3. Make your own baby food? she didn't like it so we do earths best now. 4. Use CDs? No. 5. Use sippy cups? we are working on them with water 6. Own a Sophie? 3 of them. 7. Co-sleep? bedshare, it saved my life. 8. CIO? Not even close 9. Join a local Mommy Group? I went to a BF group while I was home for the first 5 months. 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? yup. 11. Use baby powder? Nope 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? yes 13. Bathe/shower with LO? no, she loves her sink baths. 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) not yet, but she loves being read to. 15. Sign? a little bit. 16. Use a daycare? Nonno watches her. 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? I do monthly photos but don't do with with an object. 18. Babyproof your house? not so much, she still isn't moving much. 19. Dance with LO? all the time. 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? way more than that.

memali26 · January 2011

StrawberryAlarmClock:
Do/did you... 1. BLW? no
2. Babywear? sometimes; just got a mei tai that I'm excited to use more
3. Make your own baby food? yes
4. Use CDs? no
5. Use sippy cups? yes, she finally figured it out this week!
6. Own a Sophie? no
7. Co-sleep? no
8. CIO? not yet, but we might be headed there
9. Join a local Mommy Group? no active ones in my area
10. Give vitamins/fluoride? no
11. Use baby powder? no
12. Wash LO's clothes separately? at first, yes, but now I just switched to a "free and clear" detergent for everyone instead
13. Bathe/shower with LO? sometimes when she's super fussy in the middle of the day
14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) not yet
15. Sign? no
16. Use a daycare? no
17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? yes
18. Babyproof your house? kind of. We're in a rental, and won't be here long so we did the room where we spend the most time.
19. Dance with LO? yes
20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes

MarMat · January 2011

[Do/did you... 1. BLW? yes, but not exclusively 2. Babywear? not so much 3. Make your own baby food? yes 4. Use CDs? at the beginning, then DD was having rashes and we switched to sposies 5. Use sippy cups? No, tried but failed 6. Own a Sophie? yes 7. Co-sleep? yes, up to 5 months 8. CIO? no 9. Join a local Mommy Group? no, but I have other friends with similar age to DD 10. Give vitamins/fluoride? C vitamin and iron 11. Use baby powder? no 12. Wash LO's clothes separately? yes 13. Bathe/shower with LO? did it for a couple of months, then she went squirmy and went back to the tub. 14. Do any baby lessons? (swim, music...) no 15. Sign? yes 16. Use a daycare? yes 17. Do monthly "watch me grow" photos? not formal 18. Babyproof your house? working on it now 19. Dance with LO? yes 20. Know the lyrics/motions to more than 5 nursery rhymes? yes

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