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Colic Baby
Asked by A.H. from Oklahoma City
on October 22, 2007
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I could need some help. I have a 4 week old son and he is crying 24/7. I'm so excausted. To the beginn i was breastfeeding him, but then my milk went away. I only got ...
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- Try similac soy formula. It's very easy on the baby's tummy. That's what my doctor recomended to me with my baby.
- Hi A., I know you've already gotten a lot of responses, but I don't think anyone has mentioned the book "The Happiest Baby on the Block", yet. You can find it at the...
- Sorry to hear that...my daughter did the very same thing and it's horrible! I used a soy based formula when I was not breastfeeding. There is not much you can do. M...
Baby Is Extremely Fussy, Very Restless and Refuses to Sleep Without Bottle .
Asked by M.L. from Louisville
on March 30, 2009
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My 10 week old granddaughter is an extremely restless and fussy baby. She is constantly kicking and moving and crying or fussing. I am not exaggerating , there is hard...
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- Hi M.. I'm so sorry you guys are having such a tough time, I went through a similar situation with my daughter who will be two this week. You mentioned reflux, has s...
- Have you talked to the pediatrician about it? I wonder if the reflux meds are not working. My son is 12 weeks and also has reflux we tried him on Zantac which did not ...
- Hi M. God bless you both. I would be at the end of my rope also! Could it possibly be that maybe she is hungry? Have you tried giving her some real food yet? T...
Help! My Baby Cries All the Time.
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on July 16, 2006
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My 3 mo. Old little boy cries the majority of the day. In the mornings he is happy and content to lay on the floor and play. As the day goes on he gets more and more w...
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- Hi H. does he stop cring after about an hr or two and settle into the evening, if so he will stop doing that in about a month. my son who is 14yrs old did that and we...
- My daughter was the same way and we tried every formula and eventually ended up using goats milk. She could not break down the protein of the cow milk.
- My son was diagnosed with Reflux at approx. 6 weeks of age due to screaming crying whenever he spit up. We were rx'd Prevacid. It really really helped. We just got the...
Seeking Advice to Help 2Mo Old Baby with Colic
Asked by L.H. from Kansas City
on January 25, 2008
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My daughter became colicy around Christmas. Her biggest thing is lack of sleep. She sleeps till about noon and then capnaps (5-20 mins only) until about midnight. I've...
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- Of course every baby is different so all I can tell you is what helped with my son... He HATED the swing(which sat him more upright) but he loved cradle swing they us...
- Have you tried gas drops? My friends baby was colicky so I recommended those, she tried them and it worked for her baby. Other mothers have varying degrees of relief w...
- Hi. I am G., grandma to Cambron. when he had colic, his peditrician told me to go look at the store by the yougart, there is this small bottle of stuff, for digestiv...
2 Month Pre-Mature Baby with Severe Acid Reflux
Asked by C.E. from Billings
on June 17, 2009
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I am the mommy to 2 kids My Youngest is my son who is now 2 1/2 months old he was born at 32 weeks. He has been diagnosed with Severe Acid Reflux and Lactose and Tolle...
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- Read the book How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman. It will help you with this situation. Get a second opinion. And a third or fourth or even more, until you find a...
- I wish I could ease your mind about the acid reflux, but all I can tell you is that my son finally grew out of his at 9 months (adjusted age). Mainly, I'm telling you...
- Hi C., I am so sorry that you are going through this. It sounds like your little guy is going through a horrible time. I am not sure if someone already suggested ...
Happy Spitter???
Asked by C. from Pensacola
on August 17, 2006
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My daughter, 3 mos old, is apparently a "happy spitter"... according to the Peds, this just means that she just spits up alot... no acid reflux... no allergies.
I h...
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- I have to tell you that I know it is frustraiting!!! My child didnt spit up once I changed her to soy formula but I know that you said you already tried that...some th...
- C., We need to get with one formula and stay with it. Switching can make it worse. Her body has to adjust. Maybe feed her less at one time but more times than usual. ...
- I know that my son had the exact same thing happining to him. I found these bottles called Dr. Browns and they are GREAT! HE was eating more and was not spitting up as...
Seeking Help with 7 Month Old Who Spits up Constantly
Asked by L.R. from Dallas
on July 11, 2008
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I have a 7 month old son who spits up horribly. Its not projectile, but its usually large amounts at a time. We have changed his formula three times since he was bor...
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- This is not normal at this age (should have outgrown it by now)! This is probably acid reflux! your dr. should treat it as that and not as a formula issue! Therefor...
- I haven't read through everyone's responses, but you might want a second opinion. I saw several people address keeping him upright or on his side to help with the ref...
- Hello L., My name is Dr. V. Longoria and I am a local Chiropractor specializing in pediatric and prenatal care. You should consider bringing your child in for an e...
1 Month Old Having Trouble at Night
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on July 26, 2006
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I'm a first time mom who is breastfeeding and I'm not sure if my baby is colicky or just gassy at night. Every afternoon he has trouble going back to sleep after feed...
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- Hi C., It's a tough class when you try to comfort your little one to sleep, isn't it?! My first son had that problem since born and now he's 3 years old. We tried eve...
- You don't mention whether you're breastfeeding or bottle feeding. If you're bottle feeding, your baby may be intolerant to the formula (either the cow milk based prot...
- My son will be five weeks old tomorrow. He's having the same problems, and my husband and I aren't quite sure if it's gas or colic. The only thing we've found that's s...
Colic? Not Getting Satisfied with Breastfeeding?
Asked by J.L. from Denver
on December 5, 2008
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This is my second request about this topic because my baby just doesn’t seem to be settled. I'm now starting to wonder if he’s just a colic baby. He cries consta...
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- Are you swaddling him tightly???? that helps with the crazy arms and gas. Have you looked at what YOU are eating. You already have 2 others. So, you know what food...
- J., you are doing great! Sometimes we mom's really need to hear that. I'm the mother of 4. You would think that #4 would be a breeze for me. Your discription of you so...
- You've gotten a lot of good responses. There was one about probiotics which is what I was going to suggest. You can find them at health food stores. I agree you should...
Desperate for Help with Breastfeeding/sleeping/being Held by Mamma...
Asked by M.L. from Grand Rapids
on September 16, 2008
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My baby is not quite 2 weeks old. He is great at breastfeeding, and loves it! My issue is the fact that he wants to eat constantly, and when he does, he falls asleep...
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- You have a lot of good advice here I would just add that as a mom of 4 you are way busier than when you had just one and that may mean that you need to work harder to ...
- Dear M L, Congratulations on your new baby. It sounds to me like something more might be going on with your baby. Not anything medically serious. I'm wondering if...
- The best book for help with this is called "On Becoming Babywise" by Ezzo. It is a great book on how to set up a routine. It worked wonders for me in the early months ...
