tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post6466446714399133841..comments2023-07-17T08:14:30.630-05:00Comments on What Molly Thinks: Babies Don't Have to be ExpensiveMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02308944024926708277noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-70748001881130107852014-11-28T23:10:32.922-06:002014-11-28T23:10:32.922-06:00e cig reviews, electronic cigarettes, vapor cigare...e cig reviews, <a href="http://top5ecigarettesreviews.com" rel="nofollow">electronic cigarettes</a>, <a href="http://top5ecigarettesreviewed.com" rel="nofollow">vapor cigarette</a>, <a href="http://topelectroniccigarettesreviews.com" rel="nofollow">e cigarettes</a>, <a href="http://electroniccigarettesreviewed.org" rel="nofollow">e cigarette</a>, <a href="http://topecigarettesreviewed.com" rel="nofollow">ecigs</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-45067708211953913562013-04-27T19:05:09.988-05:002013-04-27T19:05:09.988-05:00Good day! 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Now as we are expecting #8 we are set.....Susan, Wife, Mother, Teacher, Early Interventionist, CLC, Doula, Family Herbalist, Student Midwife, and morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228930951600842409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-47797182908017670642011-08-07T20:39:13.562-05:002011-08-07T20:39:13.562-05:00love love love this!love love love this!Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749693515992169831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-30787587047250894472011-07-10T15:13:46.836-05:002011-07-10T15:13:46.836-05:00Yep, there's a list of things I wish we'd ...Yep, there's a list of things I wish we'd never bought when I was pregnant: crib, Arms' Reach Co-Sleeper, stroller, breast pump... I could go on. We had no idea what attachment parenting was, but our daughter seemed to have been born knowing what it was and she screamed at us until she got it. Lessons learned!Anonyvoxhttp://www.anonyvox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-57051742139749895152011-06-25T11:48:53.426-05:002011-06-25T11:48:53.426-05:00Nicely written Molly. One other baby item most mo...Nicely written Molly. One other baby item most moms need is a nasal aspirator. Most hospitals (or pediatricians) give a basic one out, but there is one called a Nose Frida (or something like that) which I'd really like to try. A friend of mine has one and says it works really well.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12652107321069740503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-80279816096261293762011-06-25T02:45:42.705-05:002011-06-25T02:45:42.705-05:00You can also get a wagon cheap on craigslist, if y...You can also get a wagon cheap on craigslist, if you occasionally want to not babywear once they're, you know, old enough to sit up and also kick you in the gut and try to escape the carrier/sling (yes, I do have very active children, why do you ask?) and bonus, you can haul other stuff in them too.<br /><br />There are convertible car seats on the market that fit even really small babies- pretty much only preemies or low birthweight babies won't fit in them. And some time next year, the Combi Coccoro will be rated from 3 lbs., so even those babies could use a convertible (though the Coccoro doesn't last as long for rear-facing as I, and traffic and child safety experts, usually recommend for many children, so perhaps finding a steal on an infant seat that fits preemies well would be cheaper if you plan to rear face past 2-3 years or expect your child to be large for her age later.) <br /><br />I do like having a safe non-floor non-bed place to put my babies down, but again, a bassinet/moses basket/playpen/whatever is cheap on craigslist if you can't spend a lot.<br /><br />It's funny how I fell into so many "attachment parenting" things because a) they were cheaper, b) they were easier or c) they just made more sense to me. LOL! Amazing how that happens. And once you do it, you figure out that wow, there is a LOT of money spent trying to convince parents that they "need" all this stuff. <br /><br />Now, am I saying I don't have a large collection of cool strollers? That I don't spend more than I should on clothes once in a while (I'm a sucker for dressing my girls in matching dresses)? That I don't have far more car seats than I really need? Nope. Not denying that, lol. But, the point is that I know the difference between WANT and NEED. I am aware when I am buying something that I really need for a baby (hardly ever, especially once the first one got most of the essentials), and what I am buying because I WANT to have it for the baby. I think in general we overconsume and think we need to, when there are lots of cheaper, simpler, more natural and often healthier (for us and the planet) ways to live if we seek them out.Anne/kqhttp://www.ketchupfamily.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-35346615930858414772011-06-25T00:51:32.485-05:002011-06-25T00:51:32.485-05:00We've pretty much done all of this. I love clo...We've pretty much done all of this. I love cloth diapers, they are so cute and it really isn't that much extra work to wash them.<br />We co-sleep with our 5 month old and our 2 1/2 yr old sleeps in twin bed in our room. I feel much safer having them both right there. <br />We love our amber teething necklaces. With our 5 month old, we bought an anklet for his first few months and then graduated to a necklace.<br />I did buy itty bitty nail trimmers though! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-84067443475822282772011-06-24T13:15:43.722-05:002011-06-24T13:15:43.722-05:00Yay, Lindsay did the answering so I don't need...Yay, Lindsay did the answering so I don't need to :p<br /><br />I just wrote about what I've done to save money. My son was 10 lbs 3 oz at birth and fit well into a convertible seat. <br /><br />I do want to mention that this morning I realized that you can buy a stroller on craigslist for cheap. That was definitely an oversight when I wrote this! I'll use the "I wrote it at 4am" excuse here. But again, it's just what I've done with my family, and owning a stroller isn't something I've done.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02308944024926708277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-34727256712775939892011-06-24T12:47:00.560-05:002011-06-24T12:47:00.560-05:00I just certified as a car seat safety technician. ...I just certified as a car seat safety technician. A lot of convertible carseats are too big for newborns, but there are also many that would fit a normal size newborn just fine. Usually they have inserts you can put in them to help with the fit. (Never use after-market inserts, only ones that come with the seat.) Unless you're expecting your baby will probably be very small (twins or ptl), it's very possible to find some nice convertibles. (Side note: The 3-in-1's that market themselves as the only seat you'll ever need are NOT a good fit for most newborns, and they also are outgrown too quickly and make very poor boosters.) car-seat.org has very good information on their forums if you want ideas for your specific situation.<br /><br />We had amber teething necklaces for both our girls. They don't get caught on things, though we didn't put them on them when they were tiny as we worried about little arms going through, but once they were a few months old they are close fitting enough we never worried. And any made specifically for infants will be knotted between each bead just in case of breakage.Lindsayhttp://www.attachedmama.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-89691985466960167922011-06-24T11:45:02.106-05:002011-06-24T11:45:02.106-05:00great post. just found you through Viva La Mamma ...great post. just found you through Viva La Mamma facebook page. <br /><br />1. i LOVE the clothes swap idea. it makes sense bc babies grow so quickly and there are probably many items in any baby's closet that have never even been worn.<br /><br />2. i have a question about the convertible carseat: i don't have kids, so i might be confused, but a convertible carseat seems way too big for a newborn. is there some kind of fitted mini-seat that you would insert?<br /><br />3. i've never heard of baltic amber as a teether. what exactly is in the resin that aids with teething? and since the baby wears it all the time, does it ever get caught on anything?TILTEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657074911256937647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-36089159319897977052011-06-24T09:27:49.931-05:002011-06-24T09:27:49.931-05:00Perfectly put! I love that attachment parenting al...Perfectly put! I love that attachment parenting also equals cheap-@ss parenting as well as somewhat lazy parenting, because really, does it get any more delightfully lazy than rolling over in the family bed and nursing your baby while still half-asleep? Getting up, getting baby out of the crib, walking to the kitchen, preparing a bottle...isn't it great when what we want for our children gets reinforced by what we want for ourselves? :)darlene mcleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388221011175331452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125827308153940139.post-35366822297953920752011-06-24T08:02:53.978-05:002011-06-24T08:02:53.978-05:00Absolutely agree! Just wish that teenagers could ...Absolutely agree! Just wish that teenagers could happily be so affordable lol!Jocastahttp://www.fourmums.comnoreply@blogger.com