Bottom Teeth: Infant, Alimentum
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Fussy Baby...
Asked by J.H. from Portland
on September 14, 2007
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My baby girl has acid reflux and cried for 7 LONG weeks straight. I THOUGHT the crying/colic stage was over, but now at 14 weeks she's being fuzzy again. We have upp...
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- Both my sons had GERD (acid reflux) and that was exactly how my first son acted. He was constantly, constantly fussy. It was so hard. How is her eating? My son rea...
- It could be teeth - my daughter started getting quite fussy around 12-13 weeks... turns out she was cutting teeth and having a growth spurt. Its a good thing kids don'...
- Hi J., I also have a reflux baby so I feel your pain. If you are breastfeeding, your baby may be sensitive to something you are eating. There is a short list of ...
Fussy Baby
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on April 20, 2008
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Hi Ladies-I have a 13 week old that has had her time of not being an angel but the last week it is as a little devil has been on her left shoilder. She has been unbea...
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- Are you nursing her? If so, look at your diet and see if there is anything new you've started eating in the evenings that might be causing her some tummy troubles. ...
- Hi A.---I have a couple of questions you might considers. You didn't indicate whether or not you are nursing your baby. You might want to see if anything that you ar...
- When my son was born he went through the same sort of thing.I finally took the advice of a friend and took him to a chiropractor and after the first visit he was a tot...
Baby Stopped Sleeping Through the night...help
Asked by A.U. from Detroit
on May 19, 2011
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Hi there.. My baby girl (#3) will be 7 months as of the 21st.. She has been sleeping, on average, 9 hour stretches at night since around 2 months old. Now for the l...
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- Maybe it is something as simple as teething pains.
- If you don't want to let her cry, I'd just wait it out. Mine all did that when they were going through a developmental spurt (new skill), and then they'd go back to...
- Is she hungry when she gets up? Maybe she is just hitting growth spurt. When my daughter started waking up around 4 am instead of 7 like normal, we gave her a little ...
Screaming Baby When Breastfeeding
Asked by E.M. from Boston
on February 22, 2008
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Hello,
My son is almost 4 months old now and has been very colicky from the start where he would just cry and scream for 4 hours straight at night. That has gotten ...
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- Hi E., I have a 3 1/2 yr old that I nursed exclusively and had a problem like what you describe around 4 mos or so. She would turn red, writhe around, go straight ...
- It sounds like you might be directing the process a little too much, BUT I can't really tell. This is one of those cases in which a lactation consultant can really hel...
- Hi E., Does he get a good burp after the first side? Maybe he needs to burp more. Some kids are really gassy and need to burp 3 or more times. Also, maybe he gets ...
Moms with Reflux Babies
Asked by D.F. from Philadelphia
on March 15, 2008
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Hi! My son just turned 7 months and has severe silent reflux and is on "liquid gold" similac alimentum, he is unable to break down the milk proteins in regular formul...
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- Hello. My son is going to be one in April. He has had acid reflux and could not break down milk proteins ever since he was born. Are you giving any medication? He i...
- D., have you had him checked out for celiac disease or gluten intolerance? I know it sounds odd, but wheat binders are used in many products and also in "natural flav...
- hello my son had severe reflux, they put him on medicine. i switched to advent bottles, the closest to the matraul thing, i had to feed him the bottle with his back ag...
Trying to Transition to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.A. from Chicago
on February 16, 2009
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My son is 15 months and is not a good eater. He is only 18lbs and is not on the chart for weight. He has many severe allergies and cannot eat dairy, soy, wheat, oats ...
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- R. - I know ensuring babies switch to a sippy cup at 12 months is standard medical advice nowadays, but I'm not sure why (is it for the placment of the teeth?). I wou...
- both my girls were not even 18 lbs by that age. They didn't hit 18 lbs till they were 18 mos. So I totally understand your anxiety about not getting enough calories....
- Just a suggestion, but my son who is 12 months loves the NUBY sippy cups. They are a softer nipple. I have tried the hard sippy cups and he does not like them. The NUB...
5 Month Old Still Wont Sleep
Asked by C.W. from Topeka
on October 15, 2011
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Hey moms, so our 5 month old has acid reflux (has been since she was 1 month old) and has slept horrible since she was born. She was premature, born at 36 weeks. The g...
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- I'm sorry, I know your exhausted. My advice is for your to find a way to take a night off. For just one night, have your husband, your mom, your MIL, a good friend, ...
- Read Elizabeth Pantley's "No-Cry Sleep Solution" books. Among other things, it has an excellent discussion of what is and is not normal. She also has some great sugg...
- My son, also a preemie, did not sleep through the night for a looong time. He got up every 3 hours for a bottle for a long time. Little bellies get hungry. I ha...
Changed Behavoir in 4 Month Old
Asked by M.M. from Pittsburgh
on January 3, 2008
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My 4 month old daughter has been in the hospital 6 days after birth for a high fever (nothing came of it, just a virus), then she was diagnosed with reflux (now on zan...
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- I would highly recommend getting an appointment ASAP and have her ears checked. As a mother of two children who have experienced ear infections early on, it sounds si...
- You will probably get numerous suggestions and here is another one. Could be a dairy allergy. My daughter had similar behavior although she was only 2 months old at ...
- I always found that when my son was teething he got an ear infection. Maybe her ears are bothering her? It's hard for babies to drink when their ears hurt. Also use...
Milk Intolerance / Elemental Formulas
Asked by V.E. from Boise
on January 1, 2011
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My 5 month old has been on Nutramigen aa since he was 7 weeks old. Our pediatric gastroenterologist said he would outgrow his intolerance after a month or so, but he s...
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- HI-- Both my kids have food allergies, so I can relate. A few things. First, if he's on prevacid then he is reacting to something he is eating still, or he has wha...
- We used Soy formula with my son and he did much better on that but I know there is some controversy out there about whether soy has other possible adverse affects late...
- My first child had Celiac disease. She lived on Nutramigen a really excellent product I am happy know is still around. Not only did she grow up for more than a year ...
6 Month Old Sleep Problems
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on September 4, 2008
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Hey everyone. I have an almost 6 month old who seems to be having troubles sleeping. He has always been a great sleeper...he slept through the night at 8 weeks old. ...
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- I meant to reply to you sooner, and I honestly haven't taken the time to read the responses yet, so forgive me if I'm a repeat. My pediatrician said that 50% of babie...
- You might have him checked out for Celiac Disease. I have a friend whos child had similiar issues and after the child was diagnosed and they adjusted her food intake t...
- I had VERY similair issues with one of my twins. He had reflux and I had to put him to sleep in his carseat every night. I would ask about adding rice cereal to his ...
