i'm a banker by profession but was working in the hotel industry as room reservation manager while pregnant till i finally resigned last december 08.from july 08 was working at home since nanny left and had no other replacement. by december had to finally resigned since the company could no longer extend the priviledge given to me.
was fond of kids since the beginning, used to teach my nephew and niece when still single.used to teached in the church as well,just love being with kids and teaching them

my son crawled when he was 6 months old, his crawling is very funny, he does not used his knees to crawl, his feet flat on the floor and his bottom is up,he crawls really fast almost like running even in this position then pull himself up while holding into furnitures at 7th month.he was 9 months when the endless cruising begun, but dit not walk on his own yet till its almost his 1st bday, i think it was a week just before his bday!but he still crawls as well even if his walking skills is good already.i think he resort into crwaling when he intends to be move faster as i said his crawling way is almost like running.
when his on his crwaling position, i try to encourage him to be on his feet again.
walking will be on the child's own's phase just like real talking!this is one milestone iam so looking forward now!

this is works!i haven't seen the dvd though but i used to sound like my son when im trying to repremand him and he will be delighted to hear that mom is speaking the same language! although hubby does not approve of me doing such bec he feels im "babying "our son more and he wnts him to be strong boy and not girlish

this is one of my greatest fear! my son tends to be very friendly and he smiles to almost everybody!if the person in the lift with us is not smilling at him, he tends to catch his attention.he does not choose whom to go with which is why i am really very scared, i cant leave him unattended with the fear that someone might just pick him up.
how do we really educate our children about strangers?telling them that not to go with anyone unless its ok from mom n dad is still not enough, what else can we do?

hi sapna,
my sister's kids have used jumpstart dvds, playing it on the pc, it is really interactive and very kids' friendly.im not sure if r referring to the same one, it comes in red packaging though

take care

its always up to your choice depending on your lifestyle as mentioned by nhockaday. i wanted to bfed my baby as much as possible but because i had to resumed work when he was only 3months old, the schedule of feeding became impossible for both of us. plus the fact that my milk did not come soon, so from day 1 he had to feed on formula. even when i had my milk coming, it was not flowing enough had eaten things which makes the milk flow but still no luck, my milk has became just the supplement when my son needs more. by 5months he is totally on formula. the s-26 formula claims to be as close as the mother's milk!

this is amazing!i have never heard of EC before!i was always taught to used diapers from day 1!should i have know this, would have save alot from nappies!
the idea of potty training my son just came to me when i am stay home mom since i can tell when he wants to pass a pee or poop, his poop timings are basically the same everyday which i thought that he can be ready to be potty trained.although i still did not started it...perhaps because i still did not get his potty!
my friend has started potty as early as 7months and i was impressed with her!maybe should start doing it now...will get a potty immediately!

oh!this is the first time i have heard this!my mom told me that i walked and talked at the same time just before i turned 1. my son has walk first and is making a lot of babbles, the only real words are "mamy" & "baba", i hope he will talk soon!

hi guys!
been away and missed this forum alot!my tod is just eating all my time n have no time to sit in the computer plus the sand storms here are bad few weeks ago which caused our lines to get poor connection.
im so glad i am back again...

since i missed the beta testing of LR, can anyone still suggests any guidelines on how i can teach math to issam in a wayhe will enjoy and likes it????

thanks

its such a shame that  i missed the beta testing of the LM, this is the problem with free internet! (our apartment comes with free internet from the building but we dont usually get a powerfull connection at times   )
can i use my points to purchase the LM as well?

this is great guys!thanks, it saved me the trouble of asking the same questions!

don't be too rigid with the lessons, the important thing is both of u are enjoying. learning should be fun for both of u.
go with the child's mood, i know that u might have a timetable which u want to follow but it will not be effective if the child is no longer enjoying the lessons.
besides our child is too youg to be stress so much and we should not be as well.
take it easy...

My cycles returned 6 weeks after giving birth, then i didn't have another period for 6 weeks. Once Sophia was 3 months old my supply dropped off and i stopped breast feeding. After that my cycle returned to every 28-30 days and his relatively heavy.

I have thought about going on the pill but decided against it like you. If your periods are not regular ask your ob-gyn for a hormone check which cn be done by taking some blood. If the results come back in the normal range keep persisiting with your dr and don't give up until the cause is found. Sometimes being over weight or under weight can cause irregular periods in some women. Also check if you have any stresses in your life that can be causing irregular periods. 

Do you know if you are ovulating? You can check by taking your temp every day for a month or you can buy stuff from the chemist that can measure when you are ovulating as well. If you are ovulating that is a good sign it shows that the hormones are working. How are you feeling physically and emotionally? How you are feeling are also good indicators as to where your hormones are at? Keep looking and persisting with your dr. You are the champion of your body!!!!

good for you that your period has resume regularity immediately!i have done a transvaginal scan already, results are fine and did a hormone count as well, i know i am ovulating as well. with regards to stress, well i don't have any major stress as such which may cause for the irregularity of my cycle, but thanks for asking anyways, i guess, it should come to its regular phase soon, i hope so!

I know what you mean! I am still nursing my almost 7 month old I my mom never really nursed so she thought I was pregnant when she found out I wasn't having my regular "visits" from my "Aunt Flow". I hated not knowing when I was going to start! Talk about reliving middle school! But I just got mine Saturday. I looked something up on wikipedia for you.

"Return of menstruation following childbirth varies widely among individuals. The closer a woman's behavior is to the Seven Standards of ecological breastfeeding, the later (on average) her cycles will return. Average return of menses for women following all seven criteria is 14 months after childbirth, with some reports being as soon as 2 months while others are as late as 42 months."

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactational_amenorrhea

thanks for the link, i guess i just have to wait another 2 months before it becomes regular again!(hopefully)but not 42 months! karma to u!