U.S. Mommies To Be

[GHPBWoman]

Hi!

Howdy, howdy, howdy.

 

[JNA]

Welcome ladies

 

[bbygurl719]

welcome GHPBWoman. how are you?

 

[GHPBWoman]

welcome GHPBWoman. how are you?

Thanks for the welcome I am managing... barely. LOL. You?

 

[bbygurl719]

to that point that im ready for lil miss Aaryella to come. lol it would be so bad if my feet and legs werent swelling so much. i dont even have to be on my feet and about an hour after i wake up my feet are so swollen! whens ur due date?

 

[GHPBWoman]

Due May 11. I'm in the middle of a rolling sea of nausea...

 

[MissFox]

CONGRATS! She's beautiful!!!

Welcome new ladies!

So exciting for you girls getting closer! ... I want another one lol

 

[bbygurl719]

i hope the nasuea starts settling down for u!

 

[tlh97990]

have any of you noticed that when there is a safety recall or some safety issue for babies that has been addressed in the U.S. some women from the U.K. think its no big deal because it wasnt addressed over there? for some reason it really bothers me sometimes because in my opinion if something we used here had safety problems over there i would take it into consideration because all babies no matter where they live have the same risks when it comes to things we buy for them

 

[lisaf]

Well, we ignore their guidelines too, so I only think its fair, lol.
They are told to sterilize like crazy, only use cooled boiled water for formula bottles etc.
They also have strict recommendations about how long a baby should be in a carseat and should only lie flat in a stroller/pram for the first few months. To be fair, I think they drive a lot less than us and take long walks to go to the stores etc.

I do hate the mindset of 'they wouldn't sell it if it wasn't safe' ... they sell plenty of stuff that is either so prone to misuse that its basically not safe to trust parents to use it, or stuff that isn't used well with other things (most carseat accessories can cause issues during accidents).

I do wish they made it mandatory to have carseat installations inspected and/or made parents take a class on how to use them right. It scares me so bad how many people misuse them or have them installed incorrectly!

 

[tlh97990]

i agree that they have different guidelines as well but i still take them into consideration rather than just saying it wasnt brought up in my country so oh well.

i hate how people think every thing that is sold is safe!!!

 

[MrsStutler]

Hey everybody! Mind if I join ya? I'm over in the wonderful desert of Arizona!

Congrats sma on the beautiful little girl, she's precious!

 

[bbygurl719]

wlcome mrsStutler how are you

 

[GHPBWoman]

Hello MrsStutler

As far as recalls/safety concerns across the pond are concerned... I have a hard enough time keeping up with the warnings here in the US. I don't even know how to go about checking for warnings from other countries.

 

[sma1588]

Hey everybody! Mind if I join ya? I'm over in the wonderful desert of Arizona!

Congrats sma on the beautiful little girl, she's precious!

hello and thanks! what part of AZ r u from ?

 

[MrsStutler]

I'm feeling pretty good, thanks for asking I'm from Lake Havasu in AZ, so kind of right where CA, NV, and AZ all meet. Unfortunately we are known for our wild holiday weekends on the lake here

 

[sma1588]

well atleast u live in a fun place. i wouldnt mind living where the fun is but im stuck in so cal where there really isnt much where i am. yes its about an hour drive to everything from dessert to snow or the beach but that gets boring too. i wanna go to havasu

 

[tlh97990]

im in the midwest there really is NOTHING here lol

 

[GHPBWoman]

All the cool kids live in Oregon.

 

[cheese lover]

Just wanted to pop in and say, GHPBWoman I agree, all the cool kids live in Oregon. I'm a native that transplanted to Iowa. I would love to go back but there aren't jobs for DH and I. I also love your line about alien hostess!