[stephjoel99]

Natalie, I have a few questions if you don't mind. Our baby is currently 5.5 months and we don't expect her home until she is 10 months (or older depending on PGN). Anyway, I'm doing lots of reading on attachment parenting - just wanted to ask someone who's been in the trenches:

1. What kind of carrier are you using? I used a Bjorn w/my 1st 3 (bio) and it KILLS my back.

2. Re: co-sleeping - DH and I are prepared to do that if necessary (at night only, which even then I'm not thrilled about doing - we did it w/my last child and it was brutal) but I'd like to be able to put the baby down for naps in her room during the daytime - any suggestions on this?

3. Do you use a stroller at all? I'm holding off on getting one for the time being to see how things go.

4. How many hours per day would you say you wear your son?

5. I am thinking about keeping our daughter on her current Guat. formula (we live near Miami so it's available at Latin American markets) - did you read anything about that, i.e. is it worth the trouble?

6. Were you able to get anything to your son's foster family to ease the transition, i.e. pictures, lotions, special blankets, etc?

7. And finally, did you visit? I would be curious to know if visits had any impact on transition or not.

Thank you!!! Stephanie (pretty sure we're going to have major carnage on our hands when we do finally pick up - our baby had major grieving at 4 months on our 1st visit trip and we're going back down next week)