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Screaming Baby
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on September 25, 2008
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Hi ladies-
Here I go again... my baby girl is 8 1/2 months old (never an easy baby) but seriously she screams and whines ALL DAY LONG. I am about to go crazy. She w...
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- yes its possible she is just a fabulous screamer! My first daughter was a little more needy but ALL mine are pretty much that way! for me a sling has worked wonders....
- A., There are a couple of things that could be going on here. She could be teething... It could be seperation anxiety(sp?)... She may be over tired.... Ear infec...
- Is she getting enough sleep? I know all my LO's become terrors when they don't have enough sleep. Also, she is old enough to cry it out. I know it's hard to let the...
18 Mo and Not Eating
Asked by J.A. from Washington DC
on February 20, 2008
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Hello everyone! I am desperate for some advice or other opinions. I was inspired to write in from reading the request and responses to Chantel's question. My daught...
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- Wow - sounds like you have your hands full at food time. Without knowing many details I would ask if the table is part of the issue. Like a bad trigger. Does she ea...
- I think children go through stages of eating well and not wanting to eat at all. Does she snack at all during the day? Does she drink alot of milk? She truly may no...
- I have a 2 year old son and he still likes certain foods pureed/mashed up mainly dinners. I think his problem is more to do with the fact he doesn't like meat if he se...
Is This Weird? How to Handle This? Any Adopting/adopted Moms Out There.
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on February 19, 2010
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My sister in law called me today and asked if I thought it would be weird to throw her a baby shower when she was not expecting. She has been trying fertility treatmen...
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- I think she would be better to wait until she is definitely approved as an adoptive home. I know it must be hard for her to watch others having babies and not be able...
- Seriously?? that is the weirdest thing I have ever heard of. I think you give them a nice baby welcoming party when the baby comes. Adoptions are long processes and th...
- I have to agree with the other moms who say to wait until after they bring a baby home. My husband and I were approved to adopt on July 12. We were matched with a birt...
Sleepless Nights with a 13 Week Old
Asked by A.D. from Los Angeles
on February 10, 2008
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I have a 13 week old little girl. Her last feeding is around 11:30 pm - midnight. She hasn't been a great sleeper yet and lately she is waking around 3 am. She does no...
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- Hello A., It looks like you received a lot of wonderful advice from different moms out there... if you are looking for some better sleep in general, you can try Ped...
- According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, "By three months, most (but not all) infants consistently sleep through the night (seven or eight hours without interr...
- My son was a HORRIBLE sleeper until he was 10 months old. He never slept more than 3 hours at a time. He also had an issue with being swaddled and liked to sleep on u...
1St Birthday
Asked by M.P. from Chicago
on February 26, 2007
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My daughter's first birthday is in a month and we are having the party at home with about 50 or so people. I'm serving pizza but am at a loss about a theme or colors ...
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- Buy your party items at the Dollar Store. Not only will your money go farther, but they have really cute things (flowers, etc.) so you don't have to have a theme...it ...
- For my daughters 1st birthday I just did solid colors for decor. We did pink and yellow. It was really cute and a lot cheaper. I bought the colored plates at walmar...
- My daughter just turned 1 about a month ago and we had not one but two parties for her. One for friends and family and another for her playgroup which consisted of 14 ...
Deal with Small Eczema Patch on Face
Asked by M.I. from Norfolk
on August 12, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
My 7 month old son has a small patch of eczema on his left cheek that won't go away. I called it his drool patch but he really doesn't drool on it anymore...
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- My son and daughter get these. I use Aveeno calming lotion. They have one that is Aveeno Baby Calming too. It worked for us. M.
- My daughter has eczema too and we use Aquaphor for places on her face. We have a prescription cream for everywhere else. The Aquaphor has always worked for us.
- Hello M., I have a 10 year daughter that has eczema since she was 5 months old. The key is to get it under control now. Bathe your son in lukewarm water, because hot...
2 1/2 Year Old Daughter Self-stimulating
Asked by M.M. from Anchorage
on July 27, 2009
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My almost 3 year old daughter has always been very tactile. She is a thumb sucker, blanket rubber, and has always liked to rub the soft side of velcro or her daddy's ...
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- Hi M., My daughter started doing this at about the same age, however just at night. This was hard for me because she frequently slept with me and it made me uncomfort...
- Good to hear you have a doctor's appt. I have very little experience with this, but, i remember being a kid and getting a yeast infection. I didn't know it was a yea...
- MY daughter went thru the same phase, I would just redirect her and sometimes if it was persistent suggest she go into her room as it was a private activity that she s...
Eating Breakfast on the Go!
Asked by A.I. from Topeka
on February 11, 2008
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My daughter just runed 4 years old. I have a hard time to get her to eat breakfast in the morings before we go to Preschool. She will say that her stomach hurts, (wh...
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- Have you tried Carnation Instant Breakfast or even Ovaltine. They have all the vitamins she'll need.
- Hi A., Both my girls are that way (8 and 3 now) I found out that they always agree to a few things, cheese (specially the twisted kind of the Mickey mouse shaped and ...
- do you think she is reacting to the new baby coming? This is her way of getting attention perhaps? Could be? How long is she at pre-school? Do they do snacks there? Do...
Need Evening Indoor Activities for 2-Yr. Old Not Always Interested in Toys
Asked by L.C. from Seattle
on January 9, 2010
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A little background: I teach 9th grade English full time at a fairly demanding Eastside junior high. I am fortunate to get about a half-hour to an hour of "down time...
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- Hi L., I too am a first time mom of a very busy boy who just turned three. I swear you were writing about my Liam when I read your piece. I work part time, and th...
- My son is 2 as well & the best thing we've done lately is to join The Swap Shop http://www.sunnysideswapshop.org/wp/ He loves it!!! 4 rooms of toys but what I'm thin...
- L., I wouldn't worry about his attention span. My daughter will be 3 in March and if she sits through half an episode of Clifford or Word World or any of those KCT...
Need Sleep!
Asked by S.P. from Los Angeles
on December 26, 2006
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I request sleep! My 5 month old is waking up 3-4 times a night. She has been doing this for the past 2 months. This is our routine: Bath at about 8pm, nursing sess...
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- Limit the time she sleeps during the day. It's not easy at first and will take about 2 weeks to get her into this routine. My first child, a girl, slept all the time a...
- I have a 4 month old who was doing the same thing 2 months ago. I had to let him cry it out for about a week and now all I have to do is bath at 6:30 bottle then lay h...
- Oh those are not fun times, my Son was in the Hospital until he was 1 month old because he was a Preemie, when we took him Home he would wake up every three hours to e...
