Afternoon Naps: Meijer
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Do You Work Around Babies Schedule or Do You Make the Baby Adust to Yours.??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on February 29, 2008
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I have a two year old and an 8 month old. Many days we do not leave the house as it is always someones nap time. My 2 year old will only sleep in her bed... my 8 mon...
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- I have 2 daughters, and I can identify with the feeling of being tied to the house for naptime. I also didn't feel the naps were as helpful when taken in the car. Wh...
- I am a slave to naptime, as well. It will be all to soon that they will be grown so I just figure staying home is what Im supposed to be doing right now in my life. H...
- Personally, I don't understand why some people work around their kids schedules & naptimes....my babies all had to adjust to my constantly moving life. They have all ...
15 Mo Old Waking Very Early!
Asked by S.M. from Indianapolis
on February 16, 2009
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Hi Moms!
I have a 15 mo old who for the last month has been waking at 5 a.m.! This may not be early to some, but for a working mom who really appreciates her sleep, ...
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- Try consolidating the naps into one nap in the afternoon. It might help. If the nap schedule is changing, too, she's probably needing less sleep, and you might really ...
- Hi S.! It sure stinks when they get up that early! I assume that you do not want to go back to the pacy, it would be the way for her to self soothe, but she might...
- Good morning.. You might not want to hear my response.....but my youngest son (now 17) started waking up at 5 ON THE NOSE (no, I didn't even have to set an alarm) a...
2 1/2 Year Old Gassy!!!!!!!!
Asked by S.C. from Detroit
on June 2, 2007
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whenever my 2 1/2 year old wakes up from her nap in the afternoon she is so gassy that she just cries for like 15-20 minutes sometimes longer! This has gone on for a w...
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- Both Wheat and Milk can cause gas problems. Try cutting out one or the other for a couple of weeks and see how she does (contrary to what we've been told no one "ne...
- have you tried gas drops??and maybe when she wakes up going for a short walk,it will keep her mind off it hopefully and also give her a little exercise which will help...
- I agree with the other moms about the milk and wheat. My girlfriend just looks at a milk container and cramps up. I just got this new soy milk from Meijer and it was...
Help with a Underweight 2 Year Old..
Asked by E.C. from New York
on August 26, 2011
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Hi, my son just turned 2 and he is only 23 lbs. We have been dealing with his slow weight gain since he was about 18 month, Our pediatrician did blood work and sent hi...
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- My son, who is 2 1/2, does some of the same things. I have to "work" to get him to eat. Somethings I've learned? I try EVERYTHING to see if he will like and eat i...
- I don't see any of the typical high fat/high cal toddler foods in his diet. Does he not drink whole milk? Cheese? What about other forms of protein? Meat balls, lunch ...
- Skip the juice, and instead give him kefir. Lifeway kefir is available in our local grocery stores (Meijer & Walmart). Kefir is a yogurt drink; Lifeway offers 4 flavor...
Looking Forward to Summer Break - Heak No!
Asked by M.H. from Lansing
on June 6, 2011
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I was at a party yesterday and the subject came up. Everyone was shocked that I said no, I wasn't looking forward to it. Yes, I'm looking forward to summer days on the...
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- Sounds like your kids need some occupation outside the house in the summer months. You don't have to spend a fortune to get kids enrolled in summer camps, summer class...
- I look forward to summer vacation and getting to take my kids to parks, lakes, playdates, soccer, bbq's, and hanging out with mutual friends. I do NOT look forward to...
- You need to have a family meeting with the kids at the start of summer break and tell them what you told us. Ask them what can be done to solve this so you can all en...
Reduced Milk Supply
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on January 14, 2008
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When my daughter started eating cereal three times a day (at about 5 months) she started nursing mainly right before bed and at 5 am. She might nurse for 5 -10 minute...
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- I didn't find that any of the supplements worked. the only real thing that worked was increasing nursing. I never got so much from pumping. Even at the best of time...
- I took Fenugreek when I went back to nursing. I stopped for a week and wanted to start again so I pumped like crazy. I took that and Mothers Milk tea. They both bumped...
- At Whole Foods in the healthcare section you can find Nursing Mother's Tea - when I was nursing I drank only that and water all day long and I noticed an increase in m...
Structuring Our Daily Routine
Asked by L.K. from Detroit
on January 15, 2009
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Hi Moms! I don't know that this is categorized correctly, but what I'm looking for is maybe some examples of daily activity schedules if you're an at-home Mom (or eve...
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- I homeschooled my oldest few for a few years until life sort of made that impossible for me. I started with my oldest when he was two. He was doing some reading by the...
- Just to give you an example of what another mom is doing....My kids wake up and play for a little while while I'm getting dressed & ready for the day. The kids usually...
- Hi L.! I had my 3rd child 12 days after I turned 40! It didn't seem any different to me than when I had my other 2 in my upper 30's! Anywys, when my kids were in ...
What to Put in a Bottle When Baby Has a Fever?
Asked by S.K. from South Bend
on March 21, 2008
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Hello everyone. My 15 month old son has been running a fever since Wednesday night. It's been a low-to-medium grade fever... goes up and down as the tylenol takes ef...
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- I would try a little milk anyway - I've never backed down with a fever...but my son used to drink soy and/or rice milk...??? Maybe try diluting it with the unflavored...
- Try Kool-Aid. You can water it down or make it with Splenda if you don't want all the sugar. It usually worked better than pedialyte for my kids.
- I think my son just had that a few weeks ago! First off, he seems to prefer the store brand pedialyte to actual Pedialyte - he drank that up pretty good. I also was ...
