Or diapers for americans who dont know what nappies are. My daughter is 2 and a half, we started toilet training her but when winter came stopped because when wearing clothes she wont stop and think and actually go to the toilet, so I am waiting for the warmer weather again so she can walk around the house pants free

Our baby has just started daycare, and they provide formula, baby food, bibs, and blankets. They get a certain amount of formula from the government based on income of enrolled families (kind of like free and reduced lunch), so they provide it for all the babies. Is this pretty standard for most daycares? I realize that some of their expenses are built into the weekly cost (washing the bibs and stuff), but I was curious if this was normal or if we lucked out. Thanks!

we are using the playtex glass bottles, they are really sturdy and clean up well.

I’ve been told by my ob/gyn that breast feeding or giving my baby breast milk, will be unhealthy for me and the twins I am carrying. I would like to know what BPA bottles or glass bottles that you used for your baby. Please no rude answers, and please don’t tell me to give my child breast milk. Thanks.

I have some great recipes that do the rounds regularly but I am curious to hear what other mums cook up and try and expand the range with some more excellent meal alternatives.
I regularly buy salmon fillet, mince, chicken, tuna, sausages, pasta. Milk can be substituted with soya or formula.

ive seen computer programs that do this kind of stuff, but they’re all like 60$ and i just want to see what a kid will look like with me and my wife. i know its inaccurate, but it sounds fun. oh, and if theres one for free that would be nice too. lol

Yes my fiance and I were wondering what our baby would look like so I figured id ask people on here if there is any free accurate website that will give us a good thought of what it would look like.

I belong to freecycle in my town. If you don;t know what that is its a place that you can give your unwanted stuff away for free. Anyways someone is offering bottles and nipples on freecycle, I personally think that is gross, that you should buy ones that ONLY your baby will use, am I being nit picky or do you guys agree?

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?

I’m a FF mom myself. I’m curious about what made you decide on the type of formula for your babies? Was it: Cost, food allergens, brand name, Pediatrician recommendations? Also what made you decide to use the type of bottles that you do. Again was it cost, brand name, pediatrician, shape, size, for colic?
My oldest son was on a lactose free formula, and we used Dr. Brown’s Bottles. This is the type of formula and bottle I will be using with my twins.
Let me hear from the FF moms out there. Please no rude answers. Thanks.