When my baby was born last year, I started him out in the bassinet. He was a big baby, breastfed, and a constant eater. My husband took a couple of days off but then went back to work. He slept in the guest bedroom while I took care of the baby in our bedroom. Well it wasn’t long before I was cosleeping with my baby (now 1yo) because of convienence. I didn’t have any family or friends around to help (as we just moved) and I was the one up with him day and night. My husband travels a lot and could not be there to help as much as we would have liked. Ok, so then I started reading more and more about attachment parenting and cosleeping, etc. etc. And I truly thought I was doing what was best for our whole family because we were all getting decent (not perfect) sleep. Well, my baby is STILL in my bed, nursing every 2 hours out of habit, and my husband is STILL in the guest bedroom (I know a lot of ppl are going to assume I made a huge mistake and I am a bad mother, but please be kind in your answers and don’t assume judgement on me b/c everyone has a different home life and what’s best for some isn’t always best for all.) Anyway, I’ve read the No Cry Sleep Solution and tried that. The problem now is my baby nurses and gets off, but seems to be a habit every time he stirs for him to nurse.. Please help me! I would like for him to sleep a longer stretch (perhaps 5 or 6 hours) AND sleep in his own crib. When he falls asleep, I try to gently move him to the crib but he wakes and cries. I don’t object to some crying now that he is older, but he is a very light sleeper, very strong-willed, active little boy. Any advice for me? I am not looking for a lecture about why cosleeping is horribly wrong. I wouldn’t change anything I’ve done except maybe give him longer periods to sleep in his crib alone sometimes.
I’m looking for a cheap, safe, clean place to stay for about 2 weeks in July or August 2010. I need to go and visit my elderly mother in Boston, MA. – she is in a nursing home and has severe dementia. Spending time with her is so valuable and precious now – she is 88 years old. I work hard (live in CA.) and can’t seem to save much, I really try. My 3 young sons have surprised me with an early mom’s day present of a ticket to Boston – I never told them my plight, I guess they can see my worry about this matter. I have never asked for help, but time is so limited now – I will just swallow my pride if someone can help me come up with a solution. My mother can not travel, she has too many health situations, she is also in a wheelchair now.
I have at least 2 weeks saved up in vacation time from work. Hope to hear from someone with a good solution. thank you.
Sally
I am so sad. Everyday I wake up searching for my purpose here on earth. I already decided I was going to help people.. aid them.. maybe join the red cross and i will.. i am working a part time job to aid a child in a different country this summer before i start my sophomore year of college. anyway.. i am becoming a midwife nurse to aid babies and mothers… but my dream is becoming a hollywood actress.. because it is what i have wanted to do all my life.. and not only that.. my salary can help me aid a lot of people… but im discouraged because of all the competition out there and i have never done anything.. i cry because i want to travel the world.. and have the chace to help people.. individuals. i dont know why i want to help so much i just want to.. and it makes me upset im not anyone and cant help… my fav. actress is Angelina Jolie because she basically reflects what i want to do in life.. but she has a chance to help and i dont… sometimes i pretend i have the money to help.
i pretend that i will make it.. only to be put down by family members… because even though i can barely aid myself i want to help others…..
but the truth is i have enough even though i am not even middle class in the usa…. i have enough.. i am wealthy.. considering the fact that many people accross the world can feed their families with just a dollar a day. i have enough…. im not dying… or in extreme poverty.. and people need help.. and i wanna help.. i wont save the world.. but i want to help.. i feel so bad i cant.. i dont wanna sound dramatic but please… take a look at the real world… and look beyond what u are taught everyday.. this world gets harder eveyday.. people are dying!
Darren -
Thanx for the help.
I do try to do what I can.
I’m trying to aid a little girl or boy
from a needy country.. i can only afford to support one.. thats why i need more income you dig? but if i dont become an actress i will always help with whatever i have…
Thanx for all the comments! =]
1) A nurse is mixing a 15% bleach solution with a 40% bleach solution to get 20 liters of a 25% solution. How much of each solution must he use? Answer will be in liters.
2) If a vehicle has traveled 406 miles in 7 hours, what speed did it average?
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1) A train heads south out of Bloomington an hour after a northbound train leaves Bloomington. The northbound train travels 63 mph, while the southbound train travels at a rate of 57 mph. How long will each train have traveled when the trains are 243 miles apart.
2) A common antiseptic in the United States is 2% iodine solution. A nurse has two solutions that she wants to mix to make the requiered 2% solution. One of her solutions is 0.5% iodine, and the other is 4% iodine. How many kilograms of the 4% solution should mix with 1 kilogram of the 0.5% solution to produce the requiered mix?
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