I’m wanting to start an online company that sells various baby items. I’ve seen many people have myspace pages as well as websites. Which is better or should I start out with one and then add the other? Also how do I go about deciding shipping? I don’t want to set a flat fee since I plan to sell things relatively cheap but I don’t want it to be too high either. I wanted to use flat rate boxes from the post office. Also how do I get these do I pay for them upfront or can I just get the boxes and pay for them when I get the orders sent out? I was at the post office and I saw a girl getting a hand full of envelops for free and she paid when she dropped her stuff off so I’m thinking you can get them and pay later but how do I go about actually getting them? Thanks.

I had a horrible accident. I peed in my pants on the school bus and everyone saw. I’m in seventh grade by the way, and 12 years old is way too old to wet your pants. And then that night I wet the bed. My mom took me to the doctor and he said I had a urinary infection so he gave me antibiotics and a weeks worth of free sample bedwetter pants (pullup diapers). So I wore them, and used them and my skin was itchy and raw in the morning. Should I use powder or lotion or what? I have a baby sister so all that stuff is in the house. I’m too embarrassed to ask my mom, so I thought I’d ask you since you have babies and know about this stuff. What should I put on and how much and in what order? Is it lotion then powder or powder first? My face is really red. I’m embarrassed even to type this but it’s serious.

I have two boys already. 5 & 3. my husband says it is up to me since i am the one that stays home with the children. here is my problem. both of my boys will be in school next year so that would give my husband and i some free time when he is off during the week. And we like to travel and do things outdoors. my boys are at the age where we don’t have to worry about diapers, bottles, etc. I really want another child just don’t know how much it would change things. If anyone has had the same worries please tell me. I am not trying to sound selfish just confused.

HE WENT TO THE POLICE AND REPORTED ME CAUSE I WENT TO HANG OUT HE DOES IT ALL THE TIME I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY I CANT DO IT BUT YEA. CHECK THIS OUT HE MOVED OUT AND WENT TO GO GET A PLACE WITH HIS FRIEND AND LEFT ME TO RENT A ROOM FROM SOME GUY AINT THAT SOME S***. SO HE COMES OVER ALL THE TIME TELLING ME WHAT TO DO BREAKING STUFF AND CAUSE ME PROBLEMS. NOT TO MENTION HE BEAT ME UP PRETTY BAD WHEN MY BABY WAS JUST TWO WEEKS OLD AND I HAD C-SECTION HE JUST WENT CRAZY ON ME CAUSE I TOOK HER OUTSIDE AND I DIDNT PRESS CHARGES ON HIM BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT HIM IN ANY TROUBLE AND THEN HE GOT THE NERVE TO REPORT ME CAUSE I WANT FREE TIME JUST PLAN OUT AND ENGLISH THE MAN IS CRAZY WHAT SHOULD I DO?

So, Im thinking of having a baby soon, and I am just wondering how much money you think would be considered financially stable? How much money did you spend before the baby was born on stuff like clothes, diapers, and furniture?
By the way, my husband is in the military…so, we have free medical insurance…..my friends had babies…one left the hospital with a 25 dollar bill, and the other left with 0 dollars!
So, that part of it is covered! lol!

She has tried Similac Advanced w/ Iron, Isomil lactose free and we are trying to get her stable on Good Start Formula Soy based but she still is throwing some of it up. She has had wet diapers but no dirty ones. We took her to the doctor today and he suggested keeping her fed every 2-3 hours on the same formula and if she continues to spit up call him. Experience this before?
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Patient Mom

Last year, my brother got his girlfriend pregnant. She said she was on b.c., but a medicine she had taken had interacted with it.
They are always broke so we (extended family) all pulled together to give them a nice wedding, tons of stuff for the baby, free daycare after she was born, etc.
Now my sil has admitted to everyone but my mom that the baby was not an accident – she was planned. She said they only SAID it was an accident so people would feel bad and help them more.
My mom still feels like life threw them this curveball and she should give and give and give. I want to tell her the truth. Do you think I should?

Sorry if this is very long, but I wanted to make sure everyone got a bit of an understanding of what I’m going through. I am a first time mom, so all this is very new to me. My sister and sister-in-law (brother’s sister) were asking me about having a baby shower and I asked them if they would want to help. I’m not sure if this is where the confusion started since I asked them if they ‘wanted to help’ versus ‘wanting to throw me a shower’. They both have 2 children, so I figured they would know how things work.
I assumed from the beginning that I was supposed to be paying for everything. They never told me any different. They offered to help pay for some things and I was very grateful. However, EVERYONE was asking me why I was paying anything towards my own baby shower when I started talking about budgeting for it. At one point, my sister even told me that she didn’t think I understood how showers work and that I was supposed to sit back and let them handle everything. She said ‘let us handle this, we’re the ones that have done this before’. So, they basically wanted me to sit back and let them plan everything at mostly my expense. I didn’t know any better. I didn’t know that in their eyes a baby shower was white linens and catered food with little or no games or decorations. They were talking about taste testing the caterer foods and one of them even spent $90 on lotions, soaps, and little prize gifts for the 25-30 people I wanted to invite (after I mentioned I wanted to have games). I had no idea they thought a baby shower was this way or that they would spend that kind of money just on gifts for the guests. They paid for the lotions, prize gifts, and cake, so I didn’t complain. As least not yet.
But every idea I had, they disagreed with. They even stepped on my toes and almost screwed the FREE facility I was able to work out for the place to have the party. Finally, I asked them as nicely as I could about the fact that people were saying I’m not supposed to pay for my shower. They, of course, were quick to say they couldn’t pay for everything because of the economy, etc. And, that they could only put in about $150 each, which they had already spent most of just on the lotions, gift prizes, and a cake. They even said that both of them paid for their baby showers themselves and that they thought I was crazy to think they would be able to pay for everything. (I found out later that each of them had TWO baby showers, with at least one of the showers totally funded by someone else).
Personally, I was thinking of a cheap cake and some cute cheap party favors for less than $50. Maybe, I’m missing something. Hey, I understand that the economy is bad, so I gave them the option to walk away. They didn’t want to. So, now I’m forced to look like the bad guy and only allow them to make decisions based on what they are willing to pay for. I can’t afford to throw my own baby shower on their champagne taste. They even asked me if I could ask my husband’s side of the family to help financially with the baby shower. I refused. I do not think it is my place to ask people for money for my shower. I felt bad enough having to have this conversation with THEM about money. They couldn’t understand that I saw no point in throwing a shower if the cost of the shower was going to be the same or more than the cost of the gifts I would receive. I get the feeling they are more about the ‘look at me’ factor than the actual purpose of having a baby shower. I actually would love to just cancel it and buy the baby stuff myself, but I’m trying to not kill my relationship with my sisters totally.
So, I figured if I have to pay for the food and make the crafty items, I shouldn’t have to run it by them. I don’t have the $400 or more for just the food that they were originally planning for. If I spent that on food, I couldn’t buy the plates to put the food on!!! In my mind, when I thought I was supposed to be paying for it, I was only wanting to spend $300 AT THE MOST to throw the entire party. Does anyone think I’m being too mean? What would you do in this situation?

This way i can hitt up all the people i know for free stuff. Who cares if they really want too, now they will be obligated! Has anyone done this? does it work well?

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I had a yard sale last year and one of my neighbors came over and bought a bunch of stuff for her grand children. She bought a stroller, carset, shoes, and alot of kids clothing. I now have alot of extra baby toys that my daughter doesn’t play with anymore. They are all nice toys, clean and have not been played with much. Should I see if my neighbor wants them (for free) or just put them in the yard sale I am having later this year?