We're having our first baby and we want to share what we've found from our research. Hopefully, people will feel comfortable sharing their experience and helping out our community. Thanks for visiting -- we'll update all this as fast as we can (in-between Dr. appointments!! :)

(Please be patient as we build up the site.  There are still many things "in progress" that will be changing as quickly as we can get to them.)

New accounts require extra work now

Submitted by Paul on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 1:52pm

Thanks to the spammers who've plagued my sites, I've decided to add a bit of an extra step for new accounts to prove they're "real" people who want to participate and not spam. If you've created a new account since yesterday, you're not going to get in, so please either reply to the email you got from the system, or try creating a new account. You'll get the new info on how to get an account in the email.

Sorry for the extra step/annoyance, but I'm not really able to spend the time to manage all this stuff with the spammers lurking around. It's thanks to "them" that we get to deal with such nonsense. Yay.

Oy, we're dropping the ball with this site!

Submitted by Paul on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 12:17am

Well, as I just got through recovering from the first "real" Halloween celebration with our now THREE YEAR OLD(!!) daughter, I found my way in here to deal with another slew of spammer jerks plaguing the site. So sorry for the lack of work on this site, but the spammers and other work/life/stuff has gotten in the way for both Amy and I. It's been tough to move My Baby FAQ up the list of things to do.

I just decided to drop a note, but I don't have much else to say. I guess I'll plop some more info here if anyone's interested...

Today marked the day for our daughter's three year doctor's visit and all went fine. The third year visit turns out to be wonderfully easy, since there aren't a slew of vaccines and tests to run. Last year was a bit burly and I read that the fourth year really sucks, with at least four (!) vaccines for various stuff.

The only bump in the road was a flu shot for today, which started out with the usual screaming and tears, until I worked it out with her that the poor nurse (they must hate giving those shots) was just giving her some special medicine that hurts at first, but then it will help her not be sick later. She thought that was kind of neat after more thought. I then encouraged her to track down the nurse to tell her "thank you for the medicine", which prompted a long (well, long for a 3-year old... so, a few minutes) discussion about how she was thankful for the medicine so she could get the pretty red bandage and so she would "feel much better" now. It seemed to be much appreciated by the nurse.

Anyway, she's been doing very well and we're all holding on for our dear lives. It's been a wild ride, to say the least! I'll see what I can do to facilitate some updates and more content on this site. We'll do our best, but not sure what I can work out at this point... time, she's a precious commodity.

Thanks for visiting. Let us know if there's anything we can help share with you to assist in some way.

Paul

(Oh, and PS: spammers, please go and get lost somewhere miserable. Thanks.)

Wow, We Are Slackin'!

Submitted by Paul on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 4:08am

Oh boy... I'm really sorry about the complete lack of updates here. There is so much other stuff going on in our world and so much work to do -- baby work as well as "work work" that just takes up a ton of time.

We really appreciate people coming around here from wherever you found us. We'll try to get some posts in as we go. I run over a dozen different websites that need more attention because they actually make me money and support us (and our beautiful little girl.)

I'll get some stuff updated and encourage Amy to write up some stuff soon. Thank you for dropping in and please do come back.

--Paul

Another Two Months Have Passed???

Submitted by Paul on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 3:59pm

Wow, I can't believe how fast time is flying by. I've been really busy with my other work and with this tiny bundle of smelly (some good, some bad) joy. I'm taking care of the itty baby during the day and working at night, while Amy works during the day and takes the baby shift in evenings. It's been wearing me out some, but I'm getting the hang of it on most levels.

I just really need to make blogging & posting here an almost daily event, or this just isn't going to get done. Just today, I had Amy put out a call for help on the issue of swaddling a 4+ month-old during naps, & got a fantastic set of replies! She's got some great friends.

On my end, if I asked my network of people, I'd get something more like: "what's a swaddle?" or "do you want to play Halo later tonight?" These are not useful responses, to say the least.

Well, just wanted to touch base here real quick. I need to do some work on this site soon and get Amy posting too. We'll see what we can do. I have a lot of stuff to post, but just not the time to get it done.

... sleep has come in tiny bits & pieces around here lately. *sigh*

Baby is healthy & happy most of the time, so things are good over here. Thanks for asking. :)

--Paul

Nothing going on here, sorry.

Submitted by Paul on Sat, 01/10/2009 - 3:10am

Well, I'm not sure if I should apologize or not, but it seems like it. We're sorry to say that our lives have been swamped with both work and our now-born baby. It's been freakin' crazy around here with little sleep in general and many stresses of our new lives with a child in the house.

We had a healthy baby girl in late October and have been helping her grow out of one size of diaper after another. It is becoming clear that she will not even get a chance to wear many of the clothes friends/family have handed down to us. She is growing pretty fast. We're very fortunate.

However, it has really put some things (like this web site!) on the back burner as we try to sort out the rest of our world(s).

We'll work on getting posts here since we have amassed a plethora of articles and entries that should be able to help out a lot of parents out there. It would be great info to get out to the world... if only it didn't take so much time.

Anyway, thank you VERY much for visiting and we'll do our best to get our butts in gear and post around here.

Thanks!
Paul

We're too tired to post...

Submitted by Paul on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 2:21am

Wellll... you may have guessed from how long it's been since our last posts that we've had the baby by now! Gah. We're very sorry to have put off posting so much -- things got very busy for both of us with work & life and we just flat missed this part of our chores.

Sorry about that... I know many people were following our progress and really wanted to know how we were doing. Suffice it to say we're pretty decent in general.

I just wanted to say we've had our baby and we'll try to get a ton of the stuff we want to share with people online as soon as we can. I'm just posting something to say we're still around and to acknowledge how lame we are. :P

Please feel free to share the address to MyBabyFAQ.com and we'll sincerely work on getting some posts done. We've very, very tired right now with all the new baby feeding and confusions, so bear with us if we're still a little slow.

Thanks for dropping by!
--Paul

New account creation troubles?

Submitted by Paul on Sun, 09/07/2008 - 11:56pm

[update: Fixed this issue (I hope).. read below this post for more info.]

Hi folks. I'm hoping there weren't (aren't) too many people having trouble with this, but I have many reports that there is a problem with the new account creation page. I've heard several times that people can't seem to read the image on the page under the section called "CAPTCHA". This is something I have to put in to stop the spammers (jerks!) from automatically creating dozens of accounts with their automated programs. If they get through unattended, there will be tons of spam all over in the comments and such... not pretty.

So, I've finally seen some of the difficulties myself so I actually know what's going on now! Yes, I believed all of you who complained, but without actually seeing the problem for myself, it's awful hard to pinpoint the problem sometimes.

Anyway, if you've been having trouble creating new accounts and getting past the security guard, help is on the way! I'll get a solution found shortly and I'll post again when it's fixed.

Sorry!

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Update:
Well, that was quick, I guess. I changed the way the system works, so you should be able to see a very clear string of characters to type in when the site wants to be sure you're a human. It's currently set up so you only have to enter the code once each time you log in (I think). This is another improvement on the old system, which would ask you in several places to enter a code.

I hope this greatly simplifies the usage of our site! Please try again to sign up and/or post comments if you've had trouble in the past!

Thanks!
Paul

Gestational Diabetes

Submitted by Amy on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 2:16pm

Gestational Diabetes: When carefully controlled, this disorder poses little risk to you and your baby.

What it is: Gestational diabetes — a form of diabetes that appears only during pregnancy — occurs when the body does not produce adequate amounts of insulin (the hormone that lets the body turn blood sugar into energy) to deal with the increased blood sugar of pregnancy. Gestational diabetes usually begins between weeks 24 and 28 of pregnancy (which explains why you'll have a glucose screening test at around 28 weeks).

How common is it? Gestational diabetes is fairly common, affecting four to seven percent of expectant women.

Who is most at risk? Older moms-to-be are more at risk of developing gestational diabetes, as are obese women. Women who have a history of diabetes or those who had gestational diabetes during a previous pregnancy are also at greater risk.

What are the symptoms? Most women with gestational diabetes have no symptoms, though a few may experience extreme thirst, very frequent and very copious urination, or fatigue. You'll also have sugar in the urine (detected at a routine practitioner visit). Your practitioner will probably screen you for gestational diabetes around week 28 of pregnancy. You'll drink a sugary liquid and then take a blood test an hour later. If your blood sugar level is high, you'll take a three-hour glucose tolerance test to determine whether you have gestational diabetes.

Should you be concerned? There's little reason for concern if your gestational diabetes is well controlled. Your pregnancy will progress normally and your baby will suffer no ill effects. But if gestational diabetes is left untreated, your baby will receive too much blood sugar and grow too large, making delivery more difficult for you. It could also lead to potential problems for your baby after birth, such as jaundice, breathing difficulties, and low blood sugar levels. Later in life your child will be at an increased risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes. And though gestational diabetes goes away after delivery, you are also at an increased risk of developing diabetes later in life if you've had gestational diabetes.

What you can do: Keeping an eye on your weight gain (both before and during pregnancy) can help prevent gestational diabetes. So too can good diet habits and regular exercise. If you're diagnosed with gestational diabetes, scrupulous control of blood sugar levels will mitigate the potential risks associated with the condition. Your practitioner will likely put you on a special diet (similar to the Pregnancy Diet) and will suggest simple exercises to keep your gestational diabetes under control.

Source: www.whattoexpect.com

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