Home Birth: Maalox
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4 1/2 Month Old Has Been Constipated Since Birth, Tried Just About Everything!
Asked by W.C. from Salt Lake City
on January 10, 2008
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My son has had trouble w/ bowel movements since birth. I've been supplementing with formula since his first week (since my milk never fully came in). On his pediatrici...
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- I, too, have a 4 and 1/2 month old! Congratulations to you! Mine gets a little bound up as well - prune juice!!! Works instantly.......................
- I have 3 boys 20, 18, almost 17 and for my boys and even my new neice I used dark karo syrup. I just put a tbls in with their formula and before you know it everything...
- My son also had this problem. We would give him normal formula and he would have diarrhea and then we put him on soy formula and it made him constipated. We finally ...
Formulas/treatments That Work Well for Babies with Ger/acid Reflux
Asked by O.T. from New York
on January 31, 2008
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I have a 3 week old daughter that was just diagnosed with GERD/acid reflux. I am trying to get recommendations on formulas that are better tolerated by babies with GER...
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- My son was diagnosed with GERD at 1 month. The dr. recommended putting rice cereal in his bottle of Nestle Good Start formula. He was also prescribed zantac. His scr...
- We had the same with our son although probably not as bad. We also tried alimentum but our son didn't like the taste. We went back to Similac Sensitive (lactose free...
- Hi O., My son had a little reflux when he was a baby. What we did was hold him upright for a half hour or sit him up at an incline after feeding, to help him diges...
Desitin Diaper Cream
Asked by A.R. from Macon
on January 2, 2008
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I have used Aveeno diaper cream on my daughter since birth with no problems. But when she got a rash it didnt seem to do much to heal so on rashes I used Destin. Well ...
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- We used the clear Balmex to prevent rashes in DS and he never got one until he was 18 months old, when he started daycare. We didn't use it at every change, maybe onc...
- Yes! I had the same experience when my daughter was a little baby. I swear by A&D ointment (original, w/out zinc oxide) when the rash is so bad the skin has opened. ...
- Every baby is different, and all these different responses prove it. My baby had a very hard time with diaper rash. I used Balmex at first because that's what I used...
5 Year Old Having Accidents in His Underwear and Not Telling Anyone.
Asked by R.H. from Philadelphia
on January 22, 2011
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My son is 5 years old on 1/31. He just started to have fart stain accidents in his underwear. He's been on Miralax since he was born to help regulate his bowel movem...
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- My son has had chronic constipation since birth and I use miralax as needed. You didn't say if he is on daily miralax or only as needed. If he is on it daily, it may...
- The rash definitely sounds like yeast. Although Nystatin is for yeast and is not an antibiotic, as someone said, long-term use can cause a resistance. There are a coup...
- He has encopresis and needs to be seen by a Pediatric Gastroenterologist. I have a son with this, and he is now 13 and was considered finally "healed and cured" as of...
Terrible Rash, Please Help!
Asked by C.T. from Cleveland
on August 9, 2007
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Dear Moms,
My almost 6 month-old baby girl have never had a rash before, but now it started and it is terribly strong! I have being introducing her to new foods and s...
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- Hey there, see you have gotten a lot of responses, don't have time to read them all..but all my kids(3) have sensitive bottoms, instant bloody diaper rash, try this ge...
- My gut tells me that her rash is due to a food allergy or a yeast infection. If I were you, I would go see doc to rule out the yeast infection that can be easily trea...
- It sounds like she has a yeast infection. My son gets them all the time. His doctor told me to buy some cream at the pharmacy for athlete's foot. I have bought Lotr...
My Own How to Book....
Asked by C.M. from Boston
on June 3, 2010
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So I am looking for home remedies and helpful tips that you as a mom picked up alnong the way. Things that the doctors may have not suggested. Things you have learned ...
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- I have many... to start with: 1) All you have to do is pat your baby on his left side of his back to allow the burp to come up. 2) Once the baby starts walking and...
- This was a great one for me for diaper rash: mix cornstarch, bacitracin ointment and maalox together to make a paste. I also used Maalox straight on a cotton ball man...
- It's funny how everyone has such different "tips" huh? This does sound like a great book to publish if you are gettign it together anyway. Here are some things that...
21 Day Old with Possible Pyloric stenosis...mama Is Going Crazy Calming Her.
Asked by D.D. from Pittsburgh
on September 14, 2011
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My friends baby is 21 days old and has been vomiting and diarrhea. She cries from the moment she gets up, and during her sleep. She went to her pediatrition he sent he...
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- My nephew, 7 weeks, just went to a pediatric gastro this past Friday. He was spitting up after every bottle and has really bad gas. He told my sister to use "just pl...
- I would HIGHLY recommend she go to the Breastfeeding Center in Squirrel Hill. It is staffed by MDs who are all also Lactation Consultants too. They are AMAZING. My...
- Yes, keep feeding the baby... even though it LOOKS like a lot coming up, some of that milk is still making it's way in there. Is she weighing less than she should b...
Baby's Poo Burned Her Bottom :(
Asked by K.J. from Orlando
on February 8, 2009
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My 15month old daughter had a poo that burned her bottom so badly there are even 2 small spots where the skin is a little broken from blistering. Has anyone experience...
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- take baby and sample of pooh to emergency room. Let them test pooh and treat burn and pain.
- My first response is to have her tested for food allergies and Intolerances. IGg and IGe forms of allergies. The gut reaction to foods we can not tolerate can result i...
- my niece had this problem when she was teething. her bottom turned fire red and it hurt her really bad. my sister used a product by Goldbond that they don't sell anymo...
SEVERE Diaper Rash!
Asked by G.L. from San Francisco
on November 18, 2008
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My 17 month old daughter never really had diaper rash until about month ago when she developed one. It has gotten worse and then better and then worse again and the pa...
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- My son used to get really bad diaper rash, bleeding, pain like you describe. He had a yeast infection and he got it several times. My doctor prescribed a cream, but ...
- Just want to echo the suggestion that you go to the pediatrician. It sounds like a yeast infection. If it's bleeding your daughter can get a secondary infection too,...
- It sounds like your daughter has a yeast infection. You need to take her to the dr's so they can perscribe a treatment for her. If you don't this can get very worse. B...
Never Ending Diaper Rash!!
Asked by K.R. from Omaha
on April 22, 2009
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Looking for any ideas, or maybe I just need to vent a little!
My son, who will be one next week, has been battling diaper rashes since Thanksgiving. NEVER had a pro...
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- I have become a huge advocate for probiotics. It puts the "good" bacteria back into the body that has been removed through antibiotics. My son takes one chewable eve...
- Hi K., As your Dr. for a prescription of "Butt Paste" (that's actually what it's called). My daughter has a horrible diaper rash with open sores, etc. and this was ...
- I never had the infection to kick off a diaper rash but I fought it alot with my three youngest kids and it turned out that the regular pampers was worked for me and d...
