It's been ages since I was invited to a baby shower.
Posted By: jus me on 2006-03-08
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Care to share? What's the ONE thing or several if you must that you WISH somebody had gotten you but didn't when you had your baby showers? Maybe there's someone here with a new baby who could share what they'd have appreciated as a shower gift. Thanks.
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Baby Shower
I had a baby shower for my second child because my daughters are 10 years apart and I had given everything and I mean everything away. My friends planned a surprise shower for me. It was very much appreciated in my situation.
Got a baby shower invitation
from a cousin who NEVER attends any showers, weddings, graduation parties, NOTHING. Not just my stuff, but doesn't attend for *anyone* in the entire family not even her siblings and their kids. Doesn't send a gift. Doesn't RSVP with an excuse, not even a lame excuse. Just totally ignores everyone. No one can believe she had the nerve to invite EVERYONE to her event. LOL.
I'm not going, not sending a gift either. It isn't that I am selfish, I just can't understand why someone who doesn't care to participate in family giving ALL OF A SUDDEN decides she wants to participate in family RECEIVING.
I wish them well, but I'm just not interested. What do you guys think? Am I wrong?
Having a baby shower for my sister this weekend
Any ideas on food, games, etc.?
One game that I have decided to play is 'guess what baby had for lunch.' You put baby food in diaper and have everyone guess what flavor. I have already planned my food; however, I want something different.
I love baby shower games.
You can make a diaper out of a paper napkin. Whoever gets the "dirty" diaper (with peanut butter in it) wins a prize. Taste the baby food contest where everyone gets a dollop of several kinds of baby food on a paper plate, and you have to guess what's what. Pick the baby safety pins out of a bowl of rice blindfolded. Scoop the cotton balls off the floor into a bowl blindfolded with a spatula. The memory game where you look at a tray full of baby items for one minute, then write down as many as you can remember. All of the baby items go to the Mom-to-be at the end of the game. You can find cute little prizes at the dollar store.
The other poster is right. There are tons of baby shower websites out there to snag ideas from Have fun with it!
I received an invitation to a baby shower that shocked me....sm
It was for a friend having her second baby...already strange because I thought baby showers were only for the first baby, when you don't have any of the necessary items. The worst part, though, was that printed on the invitation was the ADMISSION PRICE to the party! It was a tea party at a tea room of some sort. It also was printed on the invitation what gift to bring!
I chose not to go to the party. I politely declined and gave an appropriate gift of my own choosing at a later date.
In my family, shower for first baby only, unless it has been an unusually long time between
pregnancies and things would already be given away or outdated. I had a regular shower for baby outfits, strollers, etc, but also had a "diaper/general use" shower for diapers, bath stuff, lotions, etc, and this was great because it gave me a chance to stock up.
Got invited out this year, but try this. . . YUM! sm
My all time favorite, and my hubby and kids too, is boneless chicken breasts marinated in Italian dressing and barbecued on the grill. Soooooo easy. Just throw the chicken breasts in a casserole dish, cover them with Italian dressing (nothing fancy, cheap will do). Let them sit in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours (or overnight for a do ahead). Throw them on a hot grill., brush them with the leftover italian dressing and OOOOOOHHHH YUMMMMMMMMM!
If you want to get fancy, you can cut the chicken into cubes and put them on those stick thingys that I can't pronounce or spell with quartered red potatoes (skins on) and some green pepper, onion, mushrooms, or whatever you like.
The chicken can also be baked and taste just as yummy. In the event of a downpour or a grill malfunction or it being mid-February and 20 below, bake at 350 for about a half hour or so depending on thickness of the chicken.
Have a great 4th!
Troubles with Teething - Baby, Baby, Baby
Hi. My little guy is teething soooooo bad and I am wondering if any of you have some ideas that I can try, to hopefully make his life (and my life) a little easier to deal with? lol. We've tried Tylenol - with little pain relief, but much diarreha! We've tried Orajel - it seems to wear off too fast to make a difference. We've tried teething toys - help for only a few minutes (not nearly enough time for me to get any work done!). His appetite is normal, but his sleep schedule has been totally disrupted (as has mine). For the last 2 nights, he has woke up every couple hours. I would think he would be exhausted during the day....but he never goes to sleep. He is more fussy than usual and alittle more clingy, but overall he is very playful. His pediatrician gave me some suggestions (the above) that I have tried with little to no help, so I am desperate for new ideas! He is cutting multiple teeth right now (and just got a few new ones last week too) so he is in a lot of pain. Poor little guy. I appreciate all ideas that anyone has. Thanks in advance. :)
Well I wasn't invited over to the superbowl bash by my husband so...
I am working also. I could go over there but I need to work and plus if I was wanted there I would have been asked. That is okay though. What goes around comes around. At least that is what I think.
My great-nephew standing in his baby bed in his beautiful nursey - he is the most adorable baby in t
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I am 49, two children (ages 26 and 20). nm
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Typing ages
I've seen several different styles on this: Do I type 32-year-old male or 32 year old male. Seems dumb to put all those hypens in the sentence but I've seen it done both ways. How about 11-pound weight loss instead of 11 pound weight loss? I've always typed these without hypens but then did not use BOS, just what the docs wanted. Is there a right or wrong???
Ah-yes Beatles appeal to all ages
There is something in the Beatles' repetoire for everyone. The early Beatles are great listening for little ones. When my kids were babies, they LOVED the early Beatles songs. You can't go wrong if she loves the Beatles 
I know I'm living in the dark ages, but
what is orchiette? (If you don't mind my asking.)
Talk about the dark ages
I worked as inhouse Transcriptionist from 1973 to 2002 and never, ever had to perform the duties you speak of. I did transcription and that was it. And talking about it being so stressless at home, there are posts here time and time again about people being bothered by the phone, door, neighbors and the children and being unable to work so can work both ways except I never did the first.
GPs see all ages, internists usually start at 16, and peds can see them to 18 or even 21.
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38, female, married, 2 teens ages 16 and 14. Started tMT when I was 17. nm
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take a shower?
I had all those dang ages in my auto correct before. The whole 90-year-old expansion. nm
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Kids at home? What ages and do you limit their internet usage?
We have a 15-year-old that is limited to 1 hour on the internet when school is not in session, and we have parental controls that allow us to see everything she has done while she was on line.
What about your household?
she posted later that the ages were pretty evenly spread, which seemed to surprise her. She figured
Lots of moms with younger kids!
Mine was from my high school test, back in the dark ages.
I do that, too. I don't like to shower first to power clean
the house because then you get all sweaty with cleaning chemicals all over.
just had a shower for twins 2 mths ago
The gift baskets as mentioned by some posters were the hits. Bathtub filled with all the bath essentials, diaper changer or pale with all diapers, wipes, etc, bottle sets, bib's, socks, blankies and all the basics.
Since it was twins, we also had people pitch in with dinner dates...pick a night and bring dinner for the exhausted new parents. They ended up having fantastic food for over a month
Shower for first...diaper party for second.
It was lots of fun and I received so many diapers and wipes, which I was so thankful for. It was much smaller and more personal. Not to mention, it was nice to have a party, even small, to welcome the second baby.
Boy do I hear that!!! STOP transcribing right now. take a shower, lie down. NM
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A long hot shower works wonders, or take some
Tylenol and lay down for about 20 minutes and give it time to kick in. Take a short walk if the heat isn't unbearable where you are. I know if you hurt you may not feel like it, but probably part of your aches are because you don't get enough exercise - I know that is my problem. I have recently had to start taking a break about every hour and move around for 15 minutes and that has helped a bit.
Then again you could end up w/one that nurses q2h like mine did! Lucky to get a shower in even. nm
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Is there anything that truly cleans textured shower floors? (sm)
I'm talking about mostly water stains, as well as on shower doors. I can get the soap scum out. TIA!
Totally! I opted out of going to a cousin's wife's 2nd shower
after only 3 years! Ridiculous. The baby was even the same sex. And SHE never got rid of anything. So, I heard later that she took just about everything back to the store for refunds/exchanges! Really something, huh?
Mine used to vomit with the toilet flushing or while in the shower. Never made any noise at all.
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I use ergonomic keyboard, gloves, splints at night, but sometimes what works best is a cool shower.
5 minutes to myself, quiet, a shower with quiet and no interuptions (never happens) and fresh air -
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Yeh baby
I forgot about him - ala Cool Hand Luke (yup, I am 43)
You can do this with a baby.
Lots of opinions on this subject I see. You can do this. I worked in house for more than 10 years, but came home to be with my kids too. My schedule was a bit rough, I would work in the mornings during baby's nap time, then split my shift so I worked a night while he slept. My desk was in the room next to him. I then had another son and continued with the same pattern. It is rough and you tend to lose some sleep, but it is well worth it. It actually helps to do a split shift so your wrists don't get tired. At any rate, my kids are older, both in school now and I still work in the mornings, do errands/housework in the afternoon, be here when they get home from school, do dinner and homework together, and after they are in bed, I finish up my shift. I've been doing this for 10 years now. I take my job seriously, I'm productive and have a 99% QA score. My company is happy, I am happy, and my kids are happy that they have a mom home with them when they need her. It depends on how disciplined you can be, but is is feasible Keep in mind that babies are not babies forever (which is kind of sad). Enjoy your little one!
RUN BABY, RUN
job with Soft Script. If you have a good job, keep it. Or, go elsewhere. You think the recruiter is rude, you haven't seen anything yet. Plus, they will lie to you, steal your lines and you will have to work 24/7 to earn more than minimum wage. You can do MUCH better.
YA BIG FAT CRY BABY
BOO HOO HOO
baby......
Sorry, but if you're nursing a baby while you're transcribing, neither job is being done properly. MT takes full concentration and you cannot have an ear out for the kids while you are trying to do the complex skill of medical transcribing.
Yes, women can do just about anything, but not all at one time!
A baby deserves their parent's undivided attention while they are being fed.
ERs, baby!
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baby
do you know if the local high school teaches child care? Maybe, something like for a few hours would help, not very viable, but probably a lot cheaper. I have never researched this, just a thought. I've got two of my grands here now and it has been too long; barely got out of my nightgown!
Oh cry me a river, baby
Not on this planet, baby
Wake up and smell the coffee.
I don't know how it's possible to do this with a baby to contend with unless you put him in da
and demands just as much concentration.
Does anyone know about baby rabbits????
I found them today. Their eyes are closed. There is no mother in sight. My dog already got 2, but I have fenced them in with enough space for the mother if she comes, but maybe my dog ate her :(. Should I move them. I am watching the dog and not letting her out unsupervised, but I can't keep that up for too long. Any advice would be appreciated. I want to save them, but I don't have all day to look after them.
Baby rabbits
Mother rabbits only come to the nest to feed the babies at night to avoid drawing attention to the nest by potential predators. The best way to determine if she is returning to the nest is to gently replace the grass/leaves that may have been covering the nest and place at least two peices of thread/twine/yarn over the nest in an X pattern and check in the morning to see if it is moved. You can also try putting a lite dusting of flour on the ground to check for footprints (just be sure it is far enough away to prevent attracting ants to the babies). While it can be done, the unfortunate fact is babies rabbits have an extremely high mortality rate when attempting to bottle feed, so if you can be sure the mother is still taking care of them, the best thing is to leave them alone. If you are sure she is not feeding them do not attempt to feed them yourself, cow's milk can be fatal. Contact a wildlife rehabilitator in your area and follow their instructions until they can pick it up. Be sure to remember that it is also against the law to keep any "wild" animal.
baby rabbits
Had somewhat similar situation and talked to wildlife people here (Wa state) they told me if the eyes were open, the baby was about 5 inches long, and the ears were standing up, it could survive on its own. Otherwise, ohoh. Sometimes you can locate the wildlife rescue org for your area on the internet.
Good luck to you - at least you are trying to help them.
One other thing they told me is that wild rabbits should not be domesticated - they are extremely unlikely to survive if handled.
not this baby's mama.
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YEAH BABY
HEY YUCK - YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!
baby lotion - that's what I use
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whoa baby!!!!
I might have to get one for myself
oh baby, have mercy!
The only thing better would be one of him naked and playing bongos - still can't get that vision out of my head!!!!
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