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From: kat@netwise.com (Kathleen Nosbisch)
Subject: Kid/House Sitter
Organization: Netwise Inc.  Boulder, CO
Distribution: nw,boulder
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:46:06 GMT

Am in need of a female who is non-smoker, non-drinker (at least while
at my house), responsible, to stay overnight at my house in Longmont from 
October 3 (Sat) through October 7 (Wed) while I am out of town.  Days
are yours - but I need someone there from at least 10pm until 6 am.  I have 
two children, ages 10 & 13, who are old enough to be by themselves in the 
daytime, but not overnight.  They leave for school early, and are totally 
self-sufficient and well-behaved.

If you know of anyone who could do this, I am willing to pay a reasonable
amount, but will very heavily screen who I hire.  References will be 
checked.

Please respond by phone or email.

Phone Numbers:  442-8281, ext.253 (days); 682-9455 (eve).


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From: chirlian@fieser.brynmawr.edu (L.E. Chirlian)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: clinical studies on epidurals, anyone save the referneces?
Date: 15 Sep 1992 21:28:07 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

	Recently a few people have posted titles and abstracts from
papers published in medical journals regarding epidural anesthesia.  I
read them at the time, but of course forgot to save them.  If anyone
did save them, I'd really appreciate if you could e-mail me a copy.  
	As pennance :-) for being forgetful, I'd be happy to compile them
into a FAQ, if anyone thinks that would be a good idea.  I really
appreciate the effort that the people with access to MEDLINE go to
providing information.  
	Also, people have been quoting the PDR.  I am under the
impression (I'm not sure where I got this from so don't take it as
gospel :-)) that the information is provided by the drug manufacturers
and that it is partially provided to protect from lawsuits.  Anyone
know if that is true?  (Not to imply that the information in the PDR
is false, I'd just like to be sure I understand where it's coming
from).  
				Thanks in advance,
					Lisa
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 Lisa Chirlian                                  chirlian@fieser.brynmawr.edu
 Department of Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
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Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: cma@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (christine.m.dakes)
Subject: Pregnant and wedding rings too tight
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 23:17:28 GMT
Keywords: what did you do?

OK, here's a question for you moms and moms-to-be:
Rings.  Especially wedding/engagment/bridal sets.  I am 20
weeks pregnant and much to my dismay, just had to take off my
bridal set......it was getting tighter and tighter, then I
was having trouble getting if off, then it was *really* stuck,
but managed to get it off, and it won't be going on again.

Sure I'm bummed.  I do have a cheap replacement gold band to
wear (I wanted to wear something) that is bigger and comfortable.
I was considering getting the rings made bigger, but my husband and
I thought that would ruin them (each has channel set diamonds, so
making them bigger may not be wise).  Plus it would
be a good incentive to lose weight after the baby's born, and indeed
it would (I feel so weird without them on!).  We've just been married
a year this past June, so the rings are still very special to me.

What I want to know, just out of curiousity, how many had this problem
and what you did (just took them off, wore a replacement, or got them
made bigger).

Thanks.....

Christine
mom-2-b in Jan. '93

attme!alcmd   or   alcmd@attme.att.com


Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: yarnot@csusac.csus.edu (Jan Yarnot)
Subject: Re: cute things they say (5YO)
Organization: Moi?
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 92 21:28:19 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.193038.21519@chpc.utexas.edu> jbyrd@chpc.utexas.edu (Jan Byrd) writes:
>When my little boy was about 5 he was always trying to get me to remember
>things that happened in the past (because he had some point to make or he
>wanted to reminisce or *something*).  He has a terrific memory (although 
>sometimes things make a bigger impression on a 'young' mind), but one time 
>he was getting more and more frustrated with me as he kept giving me more 
>details about this "event" from the past, and I still just couldn't remem-
>ber it.  Finally, in complete exasperation, he shook his head and said, 
>"Mom.  You sure don't have a very good brain."
>
Funny thing... I don't find this as amusing (at 15 and 17) as I did 10 years
ago.  Probably because I've heard it so often!  *grin*

>Jan


-- 
---Jan Yarnot, net.grandma.-- | A lifetime of smirking behind your hand
                              | is a lot better than a few seconds of
                              | triumph.
CSUS depends on my every word.              Kinsella, _Box Socials_
From: dlin@weber.ucsd.edu (Diane Lin)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Videotaping birth
Date: 10 Sep 1992 05:27:31 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego
NNTP-Posting-Host: weber.ucsd.edu
Summary: SNL skit with Robin Williams

All of this talk about videotaping births reminded me of a Saturday
Night Live skit a few years ago with Robin Williams.  Anybody
remember it fondly as I do?  (For those who aren't night owls,
Williams played a father-to-be who wanted to tape his baby's birth,
but was so egotistical that he wanted to be the star of the show.
Near the end of labor, his wife is left holding the camera while he
screams at her to keep him in frame.  The camera jiggles wildly as
she's grunting and pushing; it's priceless.)
-- 
Diane C. Lin			"Live now; make *now* always the
dlin@weber.ucsd.edu	         most precious time.  Now will 
(Dylan's mom, 21 months)	 never come again." (ST:TNG)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: seanna@bnr.ca (Seanna Watson)
Subject: Re: Pregnant and wedding rings too tight
Keywords: what did you do?
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 14:30:10 GMT

In article <BuFKr9.BxM@encore.com> jpenovic@1.com writes:
>In article <1992Sep6.231728.14576@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>,
>cma@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (christine.m.dakes) writes:
>> 
>> What I want to know, just out of curiousity, how many had this problem
>> and what you did (just took them off, wore a replacement, or got them
>> made bigger).
>> 
>
>  I had the same problem.  I just stopped wearing my wedding
>  ring until it fit again.
>
Me too.  I took my wedding ring & (stoneless) engagement ring off, and
put them in a "safe hiding place".  It was such a good hiding place, that
even I forgot where they were :( . They are somewhere in my house, but
I have not seen them for about 8 years now.

-- 
Seanna Watson   Bell-Northern Research, 
(seanna@bnr.ca) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Opinions, what opinions?  Oh *these* opinions. | It's hard to seize the
No, they're not BNR's, they're mine.           | day when you must first
I knew I'd left them somewhere.                | grapple with the morning.
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: stevee@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Stephen Elmendorf)
Subject: Re: Car Seats and Trucks
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin Tx.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 18:13:29 GMT

In article <19920910090928SASRWW@mvs.sas.com> SASRWW@mvs.sas.com (SASRWW) writes:
>>
>>I have a friend who owns one of the smaller trucks, and he and his
>>wife drive around with their son in his car seat all the time.  The
>>catch is that the kid and carseat are on the window seat and one of
>>the adults has to sit in the middle.
>>--
>I missed the first post on this train of thought, but have been
>wondering whether a babyseat will fit in the extended cab part of
>a truck.  My husband is considering buying a Toyota or Mazda.
> 
>Thanks. Ronda


I, too, would be interested in this. In May we had our second child, and can
no longer travel as a family in my Toyota pickup. I really like the Toyota
extended cab, but just can't see a carseat fitting back there. I never really
saw myself driving a full size Chevy with cab, but unless someone tells me it
can realistically be done with a smaller truck, I may not have a choice. Any
comments are appreciated.
-- 
|        __/__ ___     ____________     Stephen Elmendorf		|
|   /\    /   /    |  /  /    /		Motorola, Inc. - Oak Hill	|
|  /  \  /   /--   | /  /--  /--	Austin, TX (512) 891-2955	|
| /___/_/___/______|/  /___ /____	"These opinions be mine!"	|
From: civl097@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Caffeine during Pregnancy
Date: 14 Sep 92 01:18:05 GMT
 <1992Sep9.121900.6275@linus.mitre.org> <1992Sep11.154014.6644@devvax.mincom.oz.au> <1992Sep11.224404.2209199@locus.com>
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

In article <1992Sep11.224404.2209199@locus.com>, judy@locus.com (Judy Leedom Tyrer) writes:
> In article <1992Sep11.154014.6644@devvax.mincom.oz.au> anita@devvax.mincom.oz.au (Anita Graham) writes:
>>Re: giving up caffeine for pregnancy
>
> [....]
> 
> As far as the cup of tea, I don't see that as a major issue.  But some things
> aren't good even in moderation.
> 
> 
>>*. Last time, I was constantly sick. I hated the sight of coffee. 5ml (1/6
>>   oz) of wine could lay me out till 2pm the next day. I lived on tea! This
>>   time I'm well, and not refusing the odd glass of wine if it comes my
>>   way.
> 



Here is a posting from Paul Hager which I extracted off the net a while back.
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Caffeine crosses the placenta and fetal blood tissue levels similar
to maternal concentrations are achieved (e.g., L.F. Soyka, "Caffeine
ingestion during pregnancy: in utero exposure and possible effects",
1981 -- A. Goldstein, R. Warren "Passage of caffeine into human gonadal
and fetal tissues", Biochemical Pharmacology, 1962 17:166-168 --
W.D. Parsons, J.V. Aranda, A.H. Neims, "Elimination of transplacentally
acquired caffeine in fullterm neonates", Pediatric Research 1976 10:333)

The mutagenicity of and carginogenicity of caffeine have been shown
in over 50 studies involving laboratory animals, human and animal
cell tissue cultures, and human lymphocytes _in_vivo_.

Watkinson and Fried ("Maternal caffeine use before, during, and
after pregnancy and effects upon offspring", Neurobehavioral
Toxicology and Teratology, 7(1):9-17, 1985) found that heavy caffeine
use correlated with lowered birthweight and smaller head circumference
and concluded that a daily intake of 300 mg or more can interfere
with normal fetal development.
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Brandon Hutchison,University of Canterbury,Christchurch
                  New Zealand
From: judyd@aspen.CNA.TEK.COM (Judy E. Drake)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Date: 15 Sep 92 15:58:24 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Redmond,  OR.

In article <BuMGwJ.A52@apollo.hp.com> betsyp@apollo.hp.com (Betsy Perry) writes:
>In article <1992Sep15.103421.22891@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> MAHER@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu (Cynthia Maher) writes:
>>What experiences have others had with baby hair?  People keep telling
>>us it is going to fall out.  Is this the norm?  If it does fall out,
>
>My daughter was born with a full head of dark hair.  Over time,
>she developed pronounced male-pattern baldness (and rubbed a bald
>spot on the back of her head, because she was a NO TUMMIES! baby),

Both my kids were like this.  I called it "carseat-pattern baldness,"
which manifests itself in a bald horizontal strip that starts at the
back of the head and extends to just above and behind each ear.  
This comes from being a _curious_ no-tummies baby who has to turn
her head from side to side constantly to make sure she's not missing
out on something!

Judy Drake
From: kenh@seahcx.UUCP (Ken Hughes)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Puppy Surprise
Date: 11 Sep 92 14:43:02 GMT
Reply-To: kenh@seahcx.UUCP (Ken Hughes)
Distribution: na
Organization: Harris Computer Systems, Bellevue, WA

In article <1992Sep10.201254.10112@watson.ibm.com> rubin@watson.ibm.com (Bill Rubin) writes:
>We recently bought my 5YO daughter the "Puppy Surprise" doll from Hasbro.  
>The gimmick with this doll is that you buy a dog not knowing how many 
>puppies are inside the stomach (it claims to be 3, 4 or 5).  You're supposed 

stuff deleted...

>Finally, from those of you who have also bought this doll, how many puppies 
>did you end up with, and what color was the dog?  
>

We bought one.  Had only 3 puppies and the dog was sort of a light
beige color.  I felt a bit "cheated" too.

Our little girl loves those puppies, though.
From: pburch@bcm.tmc.edu (Paula Burch)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Cornmeal for baby powder???
Date: 8 Sep 1992 16:30:57 GMT
Reply-To: pburch@bcm.tmc.edu (Paula Burch)
Originator: pburch@roc.mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu


In article <1992Sep7.145930.10649@waikato.ac.nz>, dmk@waikato.ac.nz writes:
|> I have this vague recollection of once reading that fine cornmeal (cornfour
|> to some North Americans) makes an excellent baby powder (without the
|> problems of added perfumes, asbestos etc or a huge price tag).
|> 
|> Can anyone verify this? Attest to its suitability? Totally repudiate it?

Cornstarch in the U.S. Might increase the risk of yeast infections, the 
worst sort of diaper rash, but I don't know whether I believe that.

What *is* baby powder for? We've never used it and never had any problem. 
All we use is water on washcloths to clean the baby's bottom.

Paula Burch
pburch@bcm.tmc.edu
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: lewis@linac.fnal.gov (June Cummins Lewis)
Subject: Re: Names
Organization: Fermiland, Batavia, IL
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 21:22:29 GMT

>> People, please please please stop naming your daughters Jennifer. When I

You guys know that book "Beyond Jennifer and Jason?"  Well, I know
someone who has two children.  Their names are--you guessed it!  I
didn't have the heart to tell her about that book!

>My best friend, Sue (additionally dating myself, in case my own
>name didn't do the trick) wanted to be different.  SO in high
>school, she insisted that her name was "Sioux" (this from a
>well-behaved blond Catholic girl of Bohemian/Czech descent).

I had a friend in high school named Sue who changed the spelling to
Sioux also!  In addition, her last name was "Hawkinson" and she
"spelled" it by drawing a sun with a bird flying in it.  I always
wondered what happened to her.

>In adulthood, she became Susan, even to her husband, though
>her parents had always called her Susie, and her friends Sue.

On this topic, what do people think about the name Susannah--not
whether or not you like it, but do you think it would inevitably be
shortened to "Sue?"  We have a son named Jacob, and so far we've 
been able to maintain that and avoid "Jake," but he's only 1.5.
(BTW--I won't be upset if people call him Jake, but I do prefer
"Jacob.")

June Cummins Lewis

-- 
"Saying that men talk about baseball in	order to avoid talking about their
feelings is the same as saying that women talk about their feelings in order
to avoid talking about baseball."
			--Deborah Tannen, author of _You Just Don't Understand_
From: dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Warning kids about strangers?
Date: 8 Sep 92 22:01:19 GMT
Reply-To: dxf12@po.CWRU.Edu (Douglas Fowler)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc12.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, jc4h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joan Ellen Stein) says:

>What is the appropriate age to start talking to children about
>strangers?  Is there an FAQ file on the subject?  My son is newly four
>and I haven't really talked to him about it yet beyond the "don't ever
>go anywhere with some one you do not know" line.  Does anyone have any
>recommendations about how to approach the topic in an informative way
>without worrying the child too much?  Are there good books on the
>subject to read to children?  Its probably time to start soon, although
>as yet he is never out on his own in the world.  He still is supervised
>when he plays outside.  I would appreciate any suggestions.  Do police
>stations sometimes have good programs on this topic?  And while we're on
>the topic of warning children, do people introduce the topic to kids
>about people touching their bodies in a way that they don't like at the
>same time as they discuss strangers?  I guess they're never too young to
>know that certain kinds of touch are not okay and that they can and
>should say no, scream, and run.   

     You're right that your son is at the right age to be teaching him, and
saying what you say is a good start, so they don't get too scared.
     To introduce them to both the problems of strangers and of bad touching,
what has been done in our family is to point something out in the news, and
discuss it with the child.  For instance: A story about a kidnapping or
something else appears on the news.  Mention it to the child (if he hasn't
overheard it on his own while the news is on), and ask if he knows what to do
if a stranger approaches him/her.  Get the child's feelings out - if he/she
leads the discussion for the most part, with you just interjecting comments
and answers, he/she will feel more secure, and won't be as likely to tune you
out, as they may if you lecture.  Don't teach that all strangers are bad,
because he may be lost sometime and need to ask a stranger for help.  Do,
however, emphasize the best strangers to go to in such a spot. (Police or
store security, for example.)
     The improper touching can be approached in the same way, and at roughly
the same time, but beware - at that age they have a short attention span, so
it may require a few such discussions.  Always reassure them you'll be there
for them, and they won't be too scared
-- 
Doug Fowler: dxf12@po.CWRU.edu      :    "Every baby born into the world is
Real home: Canton, Ohio             :  finer than the last."--Charles Dickens
 Trying to follow in the path of our :     "A baby is an inestimable
Lord;anything close will be a success:  blessing and bother."--Mark Twain
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: lauraf@classy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Laura Floom)
Subject: Re: Cornmeal for baby powder???
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 04:28:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep7.145930.10649@waikato.ac.nz> dmk@waikato.ac.nz writes:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I have this vague recollection of once reading that fine cornmeal (cornfour
>to some North Americans) makes an excellent baby powder (without the
>problems of added perfumes, asbestos etc or a huge price tag).
>
>Can anyone verify this? Attest to its suitability? Totally repudiate it?

It has its advantages over talcom powder, but it isnt perfect. In some cases 
it will allow a rash to thrive. I cant remember which type of rash it is, but
it may be a yeast one. 

Why use any powder at all? It really isnt necessary. When I change the diaper,
I just wait a few seconds for the skin to dry off, and then rediaper. The less
stuff used in the diaper area, the better.
>

Laura Floom
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: carlo@electro.electro.com (Carlo Sgro)
Subject: Re: Family Bed
Organization: Electrohome Ltd., Kitchener, ON, Canada
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 17:25:10 GMT

In article <21651@optima.cs.arizona.edu> bweiss@cs.arizona.edu (Beth Weiss) writes:
>grace@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us writes`
>>>        I just read Tine Thevenin's book The Family Bed ...
>>>        Is there any reason you'd recommend against a family bed?
>
>Absolutely there's a reason I'd definitely recommend against it.
>Jordan is, at 7 weeks old, the world's cutest, most adorable little
>-wiggle-bunny you've ever seen.  He kicks and squirms all night long.

Here's a seconding opinion.  Michelle very quickly learned about the 
joys of sleeping sideways (you get more of the bed that way :-)).  Also,
she (like her daddy) doesn't like contact while asleep so she will 
kick and flail away trying to get "her space".  If we didn't have a 
King-size bed, it would have been totally unbearable ...

Just as an illustration, here's what typical nights were like when she was 
younger ...
___________
|M wwwww D|   M indicates Mommy
|MwwBBBwwD|   D indicates Daddy
|M wwwww D|   B indicates the Baby (Michelle)
|M  www  D|   w indicates the wiggle-n-flail space 
|M       D|
-----------
-- 
Carlo Sgro  is  carlo@electro.com            "... and I think that it is 
and also watcgl.waterloo.edu!electro!carlo    extremely unlikely that she was
System Administrator, Electrohome Ltd.        kidnapped by Alien Elvis 
Kitchener, ON, (519)744-7111 x 7209           Impersonators ..."
From: rrg@rtp (Rhonda Gaines)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: How Much Longer!!!!!!
Date: 14 Sep 92 16:06:49 GMT
Organization: FiberCom, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia

Replies should be sent to rrg@fibercom.com.  I've got to get this
thing fixed!!

 -rhonda
-- 
Rhonda Gaines              INTERNET: gaines@fibercom.com
FiberCom, Inc.             UUCP: ...!uunet!fibercom!gaines   
P.O. Box 11966             PHONE: 703-342-6700 or 800-423-1183 x291
Roanoke, VA  24022-1966    FAX:   703-342-5961
From: SASTLS@mvs.sas.com (Tamara Shaffer)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Pregnant and wedding rings too tight
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:41:00 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.

>From article <1992Sep6.231728.14576@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>, by cma@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (christine.m.dakes):
>> OK, here's a question for you moms and moms-to-be:
>> Rings.  Especially wedding/engagment/bridal sets.  I am 20
>> weeks pregnant and much to my dismay, just had to take off my
>> bridal set......it was getting tighter and tighter
>[rest of story deleted]
>> Christine
>> mom-2-b in Jan. '93
>>
 
During my pregnancy (Melissa is 16+ months now :)) I moved my
wedding ring to my little finger.  Luckily, it never got too
tight there.  (If it is too large for that finger, you can
have your jeweler put a sizing bar on it that is adjustable.)
TAMARA
Newsgroups: misc.kids,rec.arts.startrek.current
From: betsyp@apollo.hp.com (Betsy Perry)
Subject: Re: Names
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 18:42:23 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA


More "absolutely, positively safe" name stories:


I had a friend surnamed Ricker who HATED nicknames, and vowed that her
young'n would have an unnickable name.  Her solution?  "Nicole".
To which one of my friends immediately replied "Ah, yes, Nicki Ricki!"
She nearly beaned him.  The last I knew the child in question
everybody, including her mother, called her "Cole".  Oh, well.

I, meanwhile, can never give a child any name ending in "ary", or any
name beginning in "P", for obvious reasons.  

Betsy (rhymes with Wetsy) Perry
-- 
Betsy Hanes Perry   (note P in userid)     betsyp@apollo.hp.com
Hewlett-Packard Company
"It seems to us that the readers who want fiction to be like life are
considerably outnumbered by those who would like life to be like fiction."
From: amarriot@MACH2.WLU.CA (Adrienne Marriott)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re:  what do people pay for daycare?
Date: 9 Sep 92 03:31:28 GMT

Our son (22 months) goes to a YMCA day care that charges $125/week.
Before he was 18 months old, it was $150/week because they had a
higher ratio of teachers/children (1/3 vs. 1/5).  We are required to
pay whether he is there or not, with the exception of two weeks per
year we are allowed for vacation.  The cost is tax-deductible.

This costs quite a bit more than having someone look after him at her
home, and I looked into that possibility when I was going back to
work, but this just seemed so much nicer that we decided to go for it.
And our son really seems to like it - lately he doesn't want to leave
when I come to pick him up - he's too busy playing with their toys.

Having kids is not cheap!

Adrienne Marriott
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Ontario

amarriot@mach2.wlu.ca