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joe beals

how important are dads when raising kids?

Posted by joe beals on January 26, 2012 at 5:23am 4 Comments

I am a new father to two new baby boys! I am both happy and sad right now with the whole thing.. The mother of my kids feels that I am not competent enough, or emotionally connected to raising two babies.  I am currently a fireman for the jackson area... I make enough to provide, and I want to be a dad. The mother is amazing at what she dose, but dosn't think much at all about me. I am depressed...The boys are now 5months old, and she has kept me away from  seeing them. She has asked…

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kylie thomas

Day 14 of bed rest

Posted by kylie thomas on January 25, 2012 at 6:45pm 0 Comments

I got my ultrasound tomorrow, so we'll see if the doctor has good news for me with staying in bed for 2 weeks. Hopefully my cervix is looking better then it was 2 weeks ago. Been feeling down theses last few days, idk why just pregnancy I guess. I'm going to be heading into my 3rd trimester soon. I'm 24 weeks, I think I'm getting the morning sickness back and such. I was find all day yesterday then I threw up at 3am and been feeling like crap all day. Hopefully it was just random and I don't… Continue
Marcelle Folkerts

How to handle Twins biting??

Posted by Marcelle Folkerts on January 25, 2012 at 4:41am 2 Comments

My ID Twin girls are 17 months now. The smaller one has started biting her sister a few weeks ago. She only does it when they fight over something that her sister doesn't want to let go. During the day I can prevent it by quickly stepping in when I see a fight coming, but some mornings when they wake up (they share a bedroom) they would fight & bite before we get to them. Any ideas on how I could get her to stop biting? She has never bitten anyone else - only her sister when they fight…

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kylie thomas

day 6 of bed rest!

Posted by kylie thomas on January 17, 2012 at 1:18pm 6 Comments

I'm 22 weeks pregnant with identical twin girls and the doctor ordered me on bed rest till I'm due which is may 19th. But at this rate ill be early so ill be in bed till I'm 38 weeks or sooner. I'm hoping I can keep them in for 38 weeks for healthy babies. I'm enjoying being on bed rest this week because I'm a chef and always worked so hard and carrying twins it took a lot out of me. So I'm just resting now but sooner or later I'm going to get bored. But my husband and I play games and watch TV… Continue
Carisa

Starting "real" food

Posted by Carisa on January 12, 2012 at 1:04pm 4 Comments

My girls just turned 8 months old...they love all their jarred baby food and Mum Mum's.  They only have their bottom two teeth and aren't crawling yet. When can they start eating those Gerber products like yogurt melts, puffs, etc.?  What other things are easy to gum?

They eat 24 oz of formula and 3 jars of stage 2 food each daily...I know they aren't starving but I'm looking forward to them having finger foods so we can all eat at the table as a family!

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Kristin commented on joe beals's blog post 'how important are dads when raising kids?'
I'm sorry that you're going through this!  I personally think that fathers are so very important in all childrens lives..... that being said, so many fight to have a daddy in their childs life and he wants nothing to do with his…
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Brenda Doak replied to Amber Donaldson's discussion 'HELP! 4 year old, 2 year old, and twins on the way!'
First of all congrats Amber on your twin pregnancy! You found the right spot with this forum for lots of great advice and support! If you have any questions please dont hesitate to ask.   When our twins were born we had a 13 yr old and a 3 1/2…
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Meghan replied to Amber Donaldson's discussion 'HELP! 4 year old, 2 year old, and twins on the way!'
Welcome to the forum, Amber and congratulations on your twins!!!  I cannot give you any advice, as I had my twins first, but I can sympathize with having a bunch of kiddos 4 and under (twin boys who are about to turn 3, another son…
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HELP! 4 year old, 2 year old, and twins on the way!

So, I feel like it's hard enough with the two other children but now I'm going to double that with twins in May, lol. I just need any advise from parents that already had young children when their twins came along. What saved you from loosing it? lol Thanks : ) See More
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joe beals commented on joe beals's blog post 'how important are dads when raising kids?'
thanks lisa for your insite... she wants the best for the babies, but wants me to leave her alone so that they get the nutrients and love only a  mom can do.... I am scared for there sake that they won't get the love they need from me... I…
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Katie Mullis commented on joe beals's blog post 'how important are dads when raising kids?'
Regardless if it's going to cause an argument or not, you need to stand firm, if not for you, for your boys' sake. They need your in their lives just as much as they need their mom. That's horrible that she's kept you away from…
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Lisa Harder commented on joe beals's blog post 'how important are dads when raising kids?'
Wow, where do I begin?  I have never been through this but we are all here for emotional support for each other so, here goes....   First of all, I don't want to bash their mother right off the bat, but it angered me when I read…
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how important are dads when raising kids?

I am a new father to two new baby boys! I am both happy and sad right now with the whole thing.. The mother of my kids feels that I am not competent enough, or emotionally connected to raising two babies.  I am currently a fireman for the jackson area... I make enough to provide, and I want to be a dad. The mother is amazing at what she dose, but dosn't think much at all about me. I am depressed...The boys are now 5months old, and she has kept me away from  seeing them. She has asked for me to…See More
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Day 14 of bed rest

I got my ultrasound tomorrow, so we'll see if the doctor has good news for me with staying in bed for 2 weeks. Hopefully my cervix is looking better then it was 2 weeks ago. Been feeling down theses last few days, idk why just pregnancy I guess. I'm going to be heading into my 3rd trimester soon. I'm 24 weeks, I think I'm getting the morning sickness back and such. I was find all day yesterday then I threw up at 3am and been feeling like crap all day. Hopefully it was just random and I don't…See More
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Katie Mullis replied to Meghan's discussion 'Music CD Recommendations for Kids'
We have a couple of CD's with generic kids songs, like old macdonald and itsy bitsy spider, songs that they can sing along to. And they love to sing with mommy, it's a great learning tool and fun to have in the background playing as well.
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kylie thomas commented on kylie thomas's blog post 'day 6 of bed rest!'
I know thank you :)
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Marcelle Folkerts commented on kylie thomas's blog post 'day 6 of bed rest!'
It'll all be worth it the day you hold your beautiful little girls in your arms! Hang in there! 
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kylie thomas commented on kylie thomas's blog post 'day 6 of bed rest!'
I keep telling myself that.. been feeling down theses last few days. Getting tired of laying down... :/ but I keep ttelling myself its for my girls and I gotta do it
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Brenda Doak commented on Marcelle Folkerts's blog post 'How to handle Twins biting??'
Biting is done out of frustration. When they are at a young age and cant verbally relay what they are frustrated about, they bite. Sounds like you are doing the right thing furing the day.   Best thing to do is look out when you see her…
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Meghan commented on Marcelle Folkerts's blog post 'How to handle Twins biting??'
Sounds like you are doing everything right.  I have never heard of anything that really works to stop biting besides removing the biter from the situation and sternly telling them no.  And there is not a whole lot of discipline you can do…
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Music CD Recommendations for Kids

Started by Meghan in Twins 1-4 years. Last reply by Katie Mullis on Wednesday. 1 Reply

Elisa Kyrwood

One on one baby time?

Started by Elisa Kyrwood in Twinfants - the First CRAZY Year!. Last reply by ellie on Wednesday. 5 Replies

kylie thomas

hey all

Started by kylie thomas in Welcome - Please Introduce Yourself!. Last reply by kylie thomas Jan 19. 24 Replies

kylie thomas

Food Cravings!

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Katherine Kay Estrada

No sex allowed

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Sarah Curtis

tandem at 6 months

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Elisa Kyrwood

Sleeping arrangements!

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Lisa Harder

Teething twins

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Doctor appt!

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Nida Malik

Pacifier Addiction

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