Infant Travel Advice: Munchkin
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Need Help on Weaning 17 Month Old off His Bottle!!!
Asked by G.H. from Boston
on April 1, 2008
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I have a 17 month old son named gabriel and also a 3 1/2 month old named Caleb. They are both wonderful little boys and only 13 months apart! My oldest son Gabe was ...
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- Hi G.. When I transitioned my son off the bottle I gave him less and less each night. So for instance if he got 6 oz before bed monday night, I gave him 5 the next and...
- You are already doing the right thing... so very slowly when taking away the bottles. Try to give him just a little milk in a bottle and a full sippy cup at the sam...
- Hi G.: I JUST went through this with my daughter. First off, my oldest was off the bottle at 12mo, he hated it, yet he loved the paci. My daughter, who is 21mo no...
Sippy Cup Help!
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on February 19, 2011
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My darling, stubborn 13 month old son ONLY uses the Nuby sippy cups (which was a great transition cup from bottle to sippy for my girls, apparently not for my son). He...
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- Teach him how to drink out of a regular cup. He can drink in the kitchen or sitting at the table. Sippies are great, but kind of give kids the idea they need to have...
- One thought -- if he has chewed holes in these tips, the cups need to go today. If they have holes, they could tear (or rather, be bitten) further and eventually a chu...
- To get my DD to transition to her sippy (we use Playtex because my Mom bought them and DD didn't care), I took the valve out. She had to get used to the water pouring ...
Trouble Sleeping at Night
Asked by M.B. from Los Angeles
on September 24, 2009
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Hi All,
I just started 5th month of pregnancy (this is my first pregnancy), and I am having difficulty sleeping at night.
The issue is I feel that my ribs and my h...
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- Hi! So sorry for your pain. It is very important you share all this with your doctor just to be on the safe side. If everything checks out then you can try other thin...
- Ugh, I remember those days. Unfortunately, as you get bigger, it's not going to get a lot better. Not sure what kind of body pillow you have, but I used one that wra...
- I love a firm mattress but when I was pregnant we bought a pillow top mattress topper which helped me a lot, along with the 5, yes 5 pillows i used (head, back, betwee...
Heating up Breastmilk on the Go?
Asked by M.G. from Austin
on July 27, 2008
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Was wondering if anyone could give advice/tips on how you should warm up cooled breastmilk when you are on the go and don't have any type of heating element/source? A...
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- They make a bottle warmer that has those packs in it that heat up and get hard when you activate them (sort of like you would use for hiking or camping in the cold). ...
- Target has a bottle warmer that goes plugged into a car's cigarette lighter... I bought one for a friend of mine and she loved it... hope this helps.
- I agree with the other mom who said to let your baby get used to eating room temperature foods. We did this with our son & it made life so much easier! We lived in ...
Dad Won't Let Toddler Brush Before bed...what to Do
Asked by S.S. from Detroit
on April 9, 2008
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I have a 2 year old that enjoys his 4oz bottle of milk before bed. (Dad's idea).
I want toddler to brush after his bottle and before bed.(my idea)
Dad says bushing ...
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- With my daughter all they did at the appt was count her teeth and introduce her to the chair. :-) Our dentist wanted her to be closer to 3... Is it possible to switch...
- Hi. You could try rubbing his teeth with a warm washcloth, as he is lying in your lap.That will not prevent cavities however. You could put warm water in his bottle r...
- Unfortunately, you should tell your husband what will REALLY ruin the mood, and that's dental caries from not brushing your toddler's teeth before bed! It's so import...
14 Month Old Not Self-feeding
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on January 24, 2010
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My son is now 14 months old. He does not self-feed. Everytime I give him finger foods: cheerio's, crackers or a cookie, he just plays with his food and never atempts t...
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- You are not alone. My daughter wouldn't hold her own bottle until she was almost 12 months old. On a couple of occasions, I would put the bottle in front of her and l...
- For the limnited information you shared, it does not appear you have any reason to worry. The bigger deal you make about it (especially in front of him), the more lik...
- Sometimes it just takes them a little while to realize that they can control their eating. I mean, they spend the first year being fed by someone, so sometimes it can...
Flying Tips Needed!!!
Asked by S.A. from Santa Barbara
on August 30, 2008
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My parents and my husband and our 1 year old son are flying to Hawaii in two weeks. It is around a 5 hour flight. This will be our sons first. I am looking for ANY ...
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- Lots of good tips here. I know many times Benadryl is used to help the ears/sleeping inability of children on flight travel, and/or use to help a child sleep on flig...
- Sara, our pediatrician suggested a dose of Benedryl and Tylenol 30-60 minutes before take-off for our 1 year old. It worked, she slept most of the way to New York f...
- Have him eat or drink on take off and landing to save his ears from popping....
Sippy Cup Recommendations Needed
Asked by L.E. from San Francisco
on September 21, 2008
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I'd like to transition my 23 mo. old daughter from the Nuby 2-handle, very soft spout sippy cup to something with a little harder spout (although not too hard). Our d...
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- Hi L., The Born Free Sippy Cups are great! They are not too hard and not too soft- they are also BPA free- which is so important~ You can buy them at Whole Foods, o...
- Hi L., My daughter uses the nuby soft sprout sippy cup for her milk and she uses a cup with a straw for water. I recommend maybe trying a straw cup... bye K.
- Hi L.. I remember this happening, as well. My son's dentist recommended only using sippy cups with straws that are attached. Reason being the other sippy cups still le...
Bath Time Troubles
Asked by V.K. from Sacramento
on February 14, 2008
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My daughter is almost 15 months old and hates taking a bath. I have changed her bathing routine several times to try to make her enjoy it more. This started many mon...
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- I bought a blow up bath tub that fits inside a regular bath tub as my daughter had the same problems. I also bought lots of bath time toys for her. I think my daughter...
- I'm not quite sure how you feel because both of my children love taking baths. I would suggest getting a variety of toys for her to play with while she's in the bathtu...
- My little one didn't like getting water in her ears, and that would cause greatly distressed crying. Why don't you try putting earplugs in her ears before batht...
1 Year Old Giving up the Bottle
Asked by L.W. from Boston
on October 12, 2008
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My son recently turned one and from what I have been told it is time to give up the bottle and formula. I am nervous about the transition because he loves his bottle....
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- L., my pedi recommended the same, but my now 2 year old still has 3 bottles a day!! I am honest in saying that I have chosen not to battle with him. He is my last chil...
- You don't have to give up the bottle at one. You can do it slowly and you can also switch to second step formula for toddlers or you can slowly just switch to milk. Wh...
- I'd probably start with formula in a sippy cup. Both my boys transitioned with no problem to the sippy by about 10 months. Also, I don't know if you still warm the f...
