High Maintenance Mom - Miscellaneous

Kick Counting: Do you know what a healthy baby feels like?

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:16:45 -0700

During pregnancy, moms are accustomed to a variety of screening tests for conditions such as Down syndrome and diabetes. The rationale for these tests is not to make moms anxious about their pregnancy but to identify potential pregnancy problems to allow for timely intervention.

What is kick counting?
Kick counting, a daily systematic record of moms’ perception of their baby’s movement during the third trimester, is a reliable, harmless, simple and effective screening for the baby’s well-being. Kick counting can document changes in the fetal movement pattern and can help moms-to-be alert their healthcare provider of potential problems. A timely evaluation can allow intervention and prevention of potential problems, including stillbirth.

Introducing EastCoastMom...

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 20:37:18 -0800

HighMaintenanceMom.com would like to introduce EastCoastMom, a partner and primary writer. In celebration of the new partnership, the HighMaintenanceMom user name will change to WestCoastMom to allow for more discussions about raising kids on the opposite coasts.

Both Moms have been friends since they were 6 years old and while they have a lot in common and share the same goals, they often have different methods of reaching them...

New HMM categories and links

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:48:53 -0800

This evening the original High Maintenance Mom categories were revised to include more common and easy to understand terms. Although I will miss Pocket Physicist (a nickname for my husband after he spent a two hour car ride explaining nuclear reactors and other physics phenomena to a famous paleobotanist), Education is a more descriptive term for the content in that area. I'm hoping choosing categories for future articles will be easier for everyone.

New instructions for entering a giveaway

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 14:23:59 -0700

Here's how it works. Check the Participate in current giveaway box on your account page (see below for more detailed instructions) and then answer the giveaway question with information found on the sponsor's website. Winners will be chosen randomly from the logs with one entry per page viewed while logged in at the end of the giveaway time period. In order to win, you must have correctly answered the giveaway question and have entered a valid mailing address...

Blingo

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:11:35 -0700

Here's another couple! If anyone wants to join again they give out prizes randomly just for searching!

Save Your Face

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:49:06 -0700

My Mothers always said, "Save your face and use plenty of sunscreen". I use sunscreen but also like a nice summer glow. I found a great new product, Olay's Touch of Sun face lotion with SPF 15. The more you use it the more glow you get and it looks so natural. I havent tried the body lotions with self tanner yet but my Mom has and she likes it. Since I had my baby I feel the need to look better and more in style.

Win by Searching on Winzy!!

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:10:49 -0700

http://www.winzy.com/sneddy29

Winzy is a search engine where you can win free prizes. Every search on Winzy is a chance to win!

How does it work?

1. We pick random winning times each day.
2. If you search at the right time, you win.
3. Register and tell us where to send the prize.

Just use Winzy to search the web, the same way you would use any other search engine. If

Life, Life and more Life...

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:05:03 -0800

In the word's of Destiny's Child "I'm a Survivor"!

Craig's List Home items

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 20:50:44 -0700

The following items are for sale on Craig's List in Redwood City, CA.

1. Gently used Ralph Lauren blue and white patchwork quilt. King - 108" x 90". We paid $325 for it and it's in the original packaging.

King size Ralph Lauren patchwork quilt

2. Used Vera Wang off-white wedding dress. I bought the dress at a consignment store in Boston for a Feb. 1997 wedding and was told it was a fall 1996 gown. It has now been worn twice and was just cleaned. I am about 5'1" and I wore heels. The original size is an 8 but I recently tried it on and it seems more like a 4 dress size (I'm not sure how wedding dresses are sized). The buttons down the back are real and the design is beautiful. The woman who altered the dress for me removed the Vera Wang tag. I was very upset but planned to save it for my children. I now have two boys so I'm hoping someone else can use it. There was a small tear in the back so the person who altered it for me added a bow to cover it. I felt like a princess at my (our) wedding. Our three year-old saw a picture of me in it and said, "mommy, I didn't know you were a princess?" and just like that, the dress was worth it all over again.

Items for sale on Craig's List - October 2005

Sat, 08 Oct 2005 21:51:33 -0700

The following items are for sale on Craig's List in Redwood City, CA.

Crib Set - Blue, Green, and Yellow plaid with yellow ducks. Includes bumper, quilt, striped sheet, and crib skirt. Non-smoking household.

Items for sale on Craig's List

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 20:59:45 -0700

The following items are for sale on Craig's List in Redwood City, CA.

Crib Set - Blue, Green, and Yellow plaid with yellow ducks. Includes bumper, quilt, striped sheet, and crib skirt. Non-smoking household.

How to participate in a giveaway (v1.1)

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:15:09 -0700

Here's how it works. Check the Participate in current giveaway box on your account page (see below for more detailed instructions) and then every time you log into High Maintenance Mom between now and the end of the current giveaway, you will be entered to win. Winners will be chosen randomly from the logs with one entry per page viewed while logged in at the end of the giveaway time period...

How to read news from other sites

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 13:09:20 -0700

As High Maintenance Mom grows, I'm working on several areas of the site including organization, navigation, a help section, and outside content. One of the areas on High Maintenance Mom to check out is the News From Other Sites section. In this section we pull in headlines from other blogs or news sites of interest. If you would like to suggest a site, please send the site information for review...