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Help! Screaming Baby! What to Eat When Nursing?
Asked by K.S. from Norfolk
on October 6, 2008
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I'm dyin' here!
My six-week-old is on Zantac for reflux, but she still cries...and cries and cries. For up to an hour and a half (usually right after I feed her.) ...
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- My daughter was colicly and had reflux as an infant. Our doctor told us not to lay her flat int he crib but to have it raised slightly. You can do this several ways:...
- Chamomile tea was the only thing that worked for my newborn. It naturally soothes the tummy and helps them be calm to sleep better. ~L.
- Hello, If you pump breast mils and give it to your baby in a bottle try adding 1-2 teaspoons of Karo syrup. This helped my baby with stomach problems. Good Luck!
Experience W/ Colic Calm Gripe Water ? Prevacid/Zantac Not Working
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on May 4, 2008
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My baby is 5 weeks old and was diagnosed a week ago with reflux (GER) which she's had probably since she was about 3-3.5 weeks old. She cries nonstop all day basicall...
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- I'm sorry if I repeat what others have said, but this is what worked for us. I have a 15 month who doesn't have reflux anymore and a 5 week old with a bad cas of it...
- My daughter had acid reflux as well. She had burps and gas like a frat boy! We went to see a specialist and he gave us some type of formula that was broken down more...
- Hi Jeannie, my name is Lena Is your baby on formula or breast milk? What I would suggest is stop meds and give her Mylacon its for babys, and you dont need a prescript...
Seeking Some Advice About How Much Formula I Should Be Feeding My Five Month Old
Asked by C.Z. from Harrisburg
on July 21, 2007
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I am having an issue with getting my five month old to eat her bottles. She was only eating about 20 oz, so i went to the doc's and asked them how much she should be ...
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- "smiling" stop worrying. Your daughter is fine, she is just growing up faster then your son did. I agree with you, I don't think she has AR either. But what I do t...
- Hi there, It sounds like your little one is just ready for food! My daughter was completely on cereal and food by the time she was 6 months. She still took her bott...
- Hi, C.! One of the things I've learned is that as great as doctors are, sometimes they don't really know what a mother knows in her gut about her own child. If you...
Acid Reflux in Infant
Asked by M.Q. from New York
on November 20, 2009
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Hello everyone. I am writing to get as much feed back on acid reflux in infants as I can. My daughter started spitting up when she was 2 weeks old i was breastfeeding ...
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- My 3 year old had bad acid refux as an infant. She could not tolerate any fomula but the Similac Lactose Free. She does not have a milk allergy but it was to heavy on ...
- M., My son was diagnosed with Acid reflux at 3 weeks. He had been eating 6-8oz in one feeding (which is a lot for a 3 week old)....little did we know he was doing ...
- try Enfamil Lactose Free formula. sometimes it is not the milk protein that the baby is allergic to, but the lactose. my son did amazing on this stuff.
Need Relief for Son's Mouth
Asked by R.H. from Dallas
on January 8, 2009
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I just took my 24 month old to the Dr. for having a high fever that has lasted for about 2 days. There are no other symptoms other than a fever and some blisters on hi...
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- Try using a q-tip and wetting it with peroxide and placing it on each sore (using a clean one for each sore??) i have gotten sores in my mouth before and kept trying t...
- Haven't had experience with this, but I wonder if popsicles, smoothies, and maybe if you can food processor his food and see if he'll take it cold? Kids are so fussy w...
- Ugh, I'm sorry your little guy has this! I have had it. I felt like I'd been run over by a truck! I got it just from a weekend visit to my sister's house where she h...
Acid Reflux
Asked by K.S. from Philadelphia
on October 15, 2008
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My 7 month old daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux last week. Her symptoms are difficulty swallowing breastmilk and formula at times, coughing alot and gagging wh...
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- Our son's had it since 2mo (hiatal hernia). Zantac never worked on him, so we do: Axid (which is increased with every 2lbs of weight gain) 3x/day, rice cereal in bot...
- My daughter was diagnosed with acid reflux when she was a few days old and was put on Zantac. She outgrew it when she was 9 months old. She was constantly spitting u...
- We had the same issues with my now almost 2 year old. He was on Zantac seemed to work for maybe a month and then stopped. Then they swiched him to another medicine s...
Not Pooping
Asked by L.A. from New York
on May 18, 2008
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My son is almost 4 months old. He used to have a bowel movement every other day or so but for the past month his system has completely changed. He has gone 6 days wi...
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- My son is 3 1/2 months and strictly breastfed. He has gone 5 days in a row without pooping. My dr. wasn't too worried either. I found that gently inserting a rectal...
- Both my sons went through a non-pooping stage between 2 and 4 months. My Dr. said that breast milk is the perfect food and newborns use every bit of it so there is no...
- Breastfed babies do not get constipated. Breastmilk is the perfect food and so easily digestible. I really wish the pediatricians knew what they were talking about wit...
My 7 Week Old Has Stopped Eating
Asked by J.S. from Sarasota
on June 13, 2008
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My 7 week old recently stopped eating. Two weeks ago she was eating 3 oz every three hours. It took her anywhere from 20 to 30 min to finish. Two Saturdays ago she jus...
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- I had a similar problem...the solution was a bigger nipple size! My son lost interest in eating because it was taking him too long to get anywhere! We have been using ...
- They haven't checked for anything else - like maybe blockage?? - I would see if you can get a referral to a gastroenterologist. I was so stressed out w/ my baby who h...
- Dear J., I completely understand your concern, I was nervous when my son would refuse to eat, or change his eating habits. Have you considered taking her to a nutr...
7 Week Old Miserable, Not Tolerating Formula... Any Thoughts?
Asked by R.M. from Boston
on January 30, 2011
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My baby is almost 8 weeks old, she was born 5 weeks early. She is formula fed (I was unable to breastfeed). Started on similac, then went to similac sensitive becaus...
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- I agree try the soy could be milk sensitivity. That is what worked for us. Now I will say she did continue to throw up constantly with Similiac until we switched to ...
- Hi, I think going to the GI is a great idea. They will probably try zantac then prevacid/nexium. Also try holding the baby upright for 30 minutes after feeding. This ...
- I had a friend that had a baby with a similar problem. He threw up EVERYTHING; Similac, Isomil, lactose free stuff, low iron stuff, soy stuff, Nutrimigen, Alimentum, ...
Advice on Hand Foot and Mouth Virus
Asked by S.B. from Birmingham
on June 2, 2010
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My 1 year old baby has hand foot and mouth virus. I feel so bad because he cant eat or drink anything. When he does try to eat or drink he just screams and spits it ou...
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- My 5, 3 & 1 1/2 yr old all just went thru this.. There's not much you can do :( my 5 & 3 yr old tolerated it well & my 1.5 yr old well same as yours. He sucks his fing...
- ice water and milk or formula.. helps.. if you get it or someone older.. you can rinse with peroxide.. but not the baby.. it usually last for about 4 to 5 days.. somet...
- when I was a nanny the kids I was watching got it and the doctor prescribed them these suckers... i dont know if it was to cure it or numb it but you could ask your do...
