Adding Cereal to Milk: Infant, Aveeno
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Adding Extras to Infant Cereal
Asked by A.H. from Syracuse
on February 11, 2008
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Okay I was just wondering why some people add fruits and juice to infant cereal? I have been reading some responses to some requests about rice cereal and younger babi...
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- I agree! I add in fresh fruit puree sometimes just to vary the texture and taste so that my son learns to eat all sorts of things, but I cannot fathom why anyone woul...
- hi, not sure about anyone else (no time to read other responses this late) but when i 1st tried the cereals with my daughter she refused to eat ANY of them. then i st...
- You are soo right. Moms shouldn't be adding anything to the cereal. Baby food is just that baby's food. When you start adding things to the cereal you begin compromisi...
How Do I Get My 4 Month Old to Feed from the Bottle?
Asked by J.P. from San Francisco
on March 30, 2008
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My 4 month old daughter is too used to the breast and will not feed from the bottle. When we try and give it to her, she fusses, screams and cries until we give her t...
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- My son had a hard time taking bottles too and we tried many kinds. It finally came down to Playtex nursers and he took it. The catch was that I could be NOWHERE near...
- You might try the Breastflow bottles by First Years. They can be found at Babies R Us stores or online. They have a second nipple which is supposed to fill with milk...
- Hi J., I suspect that your daughter is lactose intolerant. My whole family is lactose intolerant, as am I and my son. Eczema is a classic symptom. The medical profess...
Possible Milk Allergy?
Asked by K.V. from Richland
on October 7, 2008
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I have a 3 month old son who developed a rash on his face and neck when he was about 2 weeks old. I have taken him to 2 doctors and they both have said that it's just ...
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- Your baby is NOT allergic to your milk. No way. I am a lactation consultant and that's not possible. But he may be allergic to something you're eating. Lots of goo...
- No baby is allergic to breast milk. It is possible that something you eat is allergic to the baby. I am sure that there are so many babies who are allergic to formula ...
- You may try eliminating dairy from your diet. There are a lot of potentially irritating foods that are passed through your milk to your child. The site has tons of i...
3 Months and Won't Take a Bottle HELP!
Asked by K.J. from San Francisco
on December 10, 2008
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My daughter will be 3 months next week and I'm breast feeding her. I tried to introduce the bottle at 5-6 weeks (way too late) and now I can't get her to take the bot...
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- When I was having the same issue with my newborn, a very knowledgeable lactation specialist said not to worry that even a baby that young can drink from a sippy cup or...
- From my experience (4 kids) there's no 'right time' to introduce a bottle. I had to try several different brands of bottles and several different brands of nipples to...
- This happened to us too. I bought every bottle available - even one that looked and felt like a real boob!!! Have you experimented with the flow of the nipples? I r...
Bad Baby Eczema
Asked by L.P. from Raleigh
on March 10, 2011
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Hi moms. Does anyone have advice about baby eczema? My 9 month old seems to have a really bad case. He scratches until he bleeds behind his knees. The eczema affec...
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- My daughter also started with eczema around 8 or 9 months, it went away for a long time abut came back with a vengence in the past year. It was so bad a few weeks ago...
- Stop using burt's bees. Give him an oatmeal bath and only bath him with Avenno products or Mustela for very sensitive skin. Cut his nails short, always keep them short...
- Definately sounds like an allergy (my 5 year old had eczema from 9 months through 4 years until they FINALLY had me go to an allergist!!) I know Elidel is a black box ...
Baby Allergies
Asked by K.K. from Denver
on October 17, 2008
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Hi all, I sat down the other day and wrote the longest letter to you, but at the end I saw my own answer and just deleted the whole thing. But here I am again confus...
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- Hate to say it, but do another scratch test and have them do a blood allergy test, also. There can be false negatives and false positives - I've experienced both with...
- You've got some great advice here. I wanted to weigh in because my nursling is allergic to milk but we also got a negative test result. In his case, I'm fairly sure...
- Hi K., I know how frustrating this can be. I went round and round with health issues with my little guy. I went to doctor after doctor, specialist after specialist,...
6 Month Old Allergic to Baby Oatmeal?
Asked by S.F. from Los Angeles
on May 29, 2008
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We started feeding our baby solids (rice cereal) at 6 months..that was a couple weeks ago. I had been exclusively breast feeding until then. Dr wanted him to also take...
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- I have a 1 yr old, she has had eczema since she was 3 mo old. We had some bad days but it's all clearing now. I was very dedicated to treating it and trying hard to do...
- I know it can be hard, but keep trying. I have a friend whose daughter seemed to be allergic to everything... after about 6months of battling, things started to chang...
- it could be an allergy to the oat meal. did you start him back on the iron when you gave him the oat meal? i would talk to your dr and see what he/she says about it. b...
Help with Baby Itch Relief -Eczema
Asked by M.T. from San Francisco
on March 7, 2008
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My 3-month old has eczema. The Dr. just told me to put an over the counter eucerin on the affected area but now he's starting to scratch and rub any suggestions for wh...
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- Stay with the eucerin - it may appear worse before it gets better. I've had eczema my whole life and it's triggered by food and other allergies, changes in weather, a...
- my 14 month old has had severe eczema since he was born. you name it we have tried it! aside from steriod creams, the best over the counter cream had been "CeraVe" m...
- I love using shea butter- the real stuff, you can get it on Amazon I have a huge tub of it, I've used it on my daughter and myself when I was pregnant. It is very fir...
Bad Eczema
Asked by E.T. from Los Angeles
on January 11, 2008
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My 5 mos. old daughter has a really bad eczema. It's all started to show on her ears and cheeks last month. And, now I found these dry spots all over her thighs and ba...
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- There are some very good homeopathic remedies for this condition. Purchase a lotion that is all natural...like the baby products that Weleda makes. Sway toward foods t...
- You have received so many responses that I thought I'd add to the collection:) You have had a few that talk about "Renew" lotion by Melaleuca. It claims that it wi...
- Our son started to get eczema on the back of his arms, bum and cheeks. Doc suggested a milk allergy. We switched to rice milk and it cleared up. We also tried the Arbo...
Baby Exzema
Asked by T.S. from Austin
on July 13, 2008
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I have a 4 and 1/2 month old son. He has always had mild exzema, but now it seems to be getting worse. It is spreading all over his body when it used to be on the face...
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- My son developped eczema lately and here is what I was told. A trip to the allergist is not mandatory, could help to figure out if it is an allergy that triggers the e...
- Switch your laundry detergent to Charlie's natural soap. No residue, no perfume and no softeners. It cleans really well. It's very economical as well.
- I am an Arbonne consultant and almost weekly have someone contact me regarding the Arbonne Baby Line that I promote as it is very beneficial for eczema and psoriasis. ...
