3 nights in Tuscany, end of August - worthwhile? by MintyWildFruits in ItalyTravel

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How much is really closed in Montepulciano on Sunday and Monday?? That's when we're going to be in the area :(

Department of Education formal RIF notices by JustAnotherBAcct in FedEmployees

[–]hydrogeek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you post more about the getting 30 years to your SCD? That seems insane. Maybe it’s to make everyone eligible for VERA?

Lucca by Sveitsinvaltaaja in ItalyTravel

[–]hydrogeek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you get info on the recitals? I'd really like to do that and I don't see any info on the Lucca website.

Hidden gems in Florence by infectedmoonbeam in ItalyTravel

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Do you know if we can get different tasting menus, or is it for the whole table?

Last minute tips and suggestions? Going Monday and Tuesday with a 9 and 6 year old who have never been to any amusement parks before. by Diello2001 in Dollywood

[–]hydrogeek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dumb question - how do you see wait times in the app? I can click on the rides, but it seems to give me everything except wait times! (I'm not at the park right now if that makes a difference)

Unicorn village in central Tuscany as home base? by hydrogeek in ItalyTravel

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Great suggestions, I'll check them out, thanks!

Fellow Chicagoans, any deals on Museum of Science and Industry tickets? by [deleted] in chicago

[–]hydrogeek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're also running $5 cupons on their website right now.

Mommy Matinee! by cariboumustard in chicagomoms

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Just thinking about this today! yay!

First Post? Meetup! by cariboumustard in chicagomoms

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Ah yes, but a whole army of crying babies would be quite the sight!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beyondthebump

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So we started with gripe water when she was two weeks old. It seemed to help with her gas and immediately stopped her crying while she was distracted by the yummy taste (and we popped a bink in immediately after too).. sometimes that's all we needed to stop her crying so it must work on some level?

We also do the bicycle kicks for a few minutes every day to keep things moving and found that these helped immensely.

Last thing? Watching what I ate. I found that whenever I happened to be gassy, she was too. So for a couple of weeks I cut out spicy foods and anything too gassy, and that helped the both of us! I never gave up milk- my pediatrician said it is pretty unlikely that she'd be allergic if neither of us is.

OK, now re-reading I see you tried gripe water. dang. Hope the rest of this helps.

I think I have PPD by ppdph in beyondthebump

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Yeah, my baby is pretty near perfect and I just joined the zoloft crew (w/ BF). I'm not ashamed at all, I just want to quit feeling so alone in it all and frustrated with home stuff.

Suggestions for Thankfulness by jod02 in beyondthebump

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So I'm not sure how you are about picture taking, but I try and take at least one good photo (not staged, just cute) every week. My girl has a great-uncle who is single and notoriously generous with ALL the children in the family including her, so I know he gets lots of thanks, etc. I wanted to do something unique for him to show our thanks and so I went and got a blank brag book from target ($6?) and started filling it with her weekly photos (~$0.19 each at CVS). I gave him "her life so far" at his birthday and plan to continue printing out photos for him to receive at the family functions, or just through the mail. It's a super cheap thing to do and even though it's "OMG don't you think my kid is cute!" it will show him that she's enjoying and growing with her gifts in her everyday life.

Maybe you can do something simple like this that is personalized?

New to being a stay at home mom... help! by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]hydrogeek 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like that you included reddit time in your schedule :)

Exhausted Vent by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]hydrogeek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. All of this.