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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Baby Gas    —Scottsdale, AZ

"I am looking for some help regarding gas pain with my 21/2 month old baby boy. I have tried Allimentum,Lacto free Em..."

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There is a herbal tea that is caffine free and you can find it in any grocery store tazo tea makes one and so does celestial seasons it is a camamile tea it is a calmi...

My daughter had the same problem at the same age as your son. I went through formulas, but Allimentum was what we found to work the best (which wasn't that great). At ...

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Q: Baby Is Crying During a Feeding    —Jersey City, NJ

"My baby was breastfed almost exclusively via bottle for 2 months, but now my supply is very low and I'm weaning her o..."

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make the hole in the nipple bigger and add baby cereal to the formula. She crys because she is so hungry and it tires her out to eat...thus only one ounce at a time. ...

Have you tried soft music, talking or singing to her while feeding....maybe some pleasant distraction will help...

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Q: When Did You Take Your Baby off of Formula?    —Cincinnati, OH

"I am just wanting to know when you took your baby off formula and started on milk. I know doctor's say 1 year but I'v..."

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my baby will be 1 year next week and she's been on whole milk for about 3 weeks. we warm it up a bit, just to take the chill off. she usually has one bottle in the a.m...

I waited until one year, to switch to whole milk, then down to 2% when my daughter turned 2. I have never heard of starting milk prior to a year old~

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Q: Karo Syrup    —Alamogordo, NM

"My son is a week old... He hasnt used the bathroom in 4 days.. Some people tell me to use karo syrup and when i didnt..."

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When we did Karo Syrup it was from a test the baby had that constipated him. It was a very small amount of Karo Syrup to an entire bottle and we did that every other ...

Hi, my daughter was the same age and became constipated as well. Did the Karo syrup mixed with formula in her bottle. She hated it, but it did what it was supose t...

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Q: Having Formula Issues.    —Pendleton, IN

"My son is all most 6 weeks old and we can’t seem to find the formula that suits him best. I am beginning to wonder i..."

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I second the Karo syrup if he is having trouble with his bowel movements - our son had the same problem and we used the light Karo syrup - 1 tbsp. per bottle and it wo...

If you can't find anything else that works, try Similac's Alimentum. It's expensive because it's totally synthetic, but it was the thing - the ONLY thing - that worke...

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Q: How Do I Get My Baby to Eat/drink Something Other than Breast Milk    —Woods Cross, UT

"I have been pumping Breast milk for my baby and have been able to produce enough milk for her to only have breast mil..."

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I had the same problem. my baby boy wouldn't eat rice cereal or even oatmeal that was suggested by my doctor, and he was wanting more than what my milk supply would gi...

Try mixing the breast milk with the cereal. She will smell the breast milk. I had this problem with my son, he was a eater and I didn't have the milk production he n...

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Q: 5 Mth-old Not Interested in Bottle, Now That She's Eating    —Dearborn, MI

"My five month old daughter has been on baby food and cereal for about a month. She has lunch and dinner along with fo..."

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Hi S., At this age she NEEDS the formula. You will have to double check with you ped. but if I remember correctly she should be drinking 24 ounces of formula a day. ...

I would try her on a cup w/formula. My daughter started to use a cup around 4 months and by 7 months she was drinking great and off nursing by 9 months (she was just ...

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Q: How to Increase Amount at Each Feeding    —Fort Lauderdale, FL

"I'm a new mother of a 6 weeker. My son is still feeding every 3 hours at about 3.5 to 4 ounces. The ped said that h..."

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I know it's hard to wake up every 3 hours to feed your baby but I do not recommend to give him more than 4 ounces right now. If you give your baby more than what he a...

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Q: Bowel Movements    —Springdale, AR

"Hello, my daughter is 4 months old. She was exclusively breastfeed until a few weeks ago when we started introducing ..."

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Hi L. I had one baby that was BF and one that was formula fed. My formula fed baby went every day...but I think even with formula they can go a few days w/o pooping...

Hey L.. I am suprised that your bf baby only went once every couple of days. My boys both went like everytime I fed them. All babies are different. I ask my doc the sa...

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Q: Haircare/ Skincare    —Grand Island, NY

"I have a 8 month old with moderate "cradle cap". Does anyone have a solution to this?"

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Use head and shoulders, just make sure to get none in the baby's eyes. That's what I used with my sons and it cleared it up pretty quick.

Don't be afraid to give it a good scrub with a wash cloth and rinse well. Both of my boys got it when I had too light a touch.

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