Infant
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Cruising with an Infant
Asked by L.O. from Billings
on April 28, 2010
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My husband and I are going on a cruise in October. The cruise is a 7 day Mexican get-away. Three of the days we will be docked in different cities in Mexico. My questi...
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- We went on a 7 day, Mexican cruise with a 14 month old, who was crawling/cruising/beginner walker. This was not a great experience, because there is a virus particular...
- To add to that list, you will want to ask if the cruise has laundry service.
- We took our son on a cruise when he was 14 months old and he did fine. One other couple we went with also took their son who is a few months younger than our son and ...
Boating with Infant
Asked by C.B. from Fort Collins
on July 4, 2008
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Hi There, wanted to know if any of you outdoorsy moms out there have had experience with taking infants on boats. My little girl (2 months) does great on the boat, bu...
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- We take our daughter in her carseat(8 weeks now, but 4 weeks the first time), but we have an enclosed cabin on our sailboat (the previous poster is correct -- kids don...
- well not legal but it helped our minds when we took our 2 month old on the boat. No life vest will fit a baby of that size but we took an extra large one and buckled h...
- I'm a former lifeguard and "outdoorsy." Regardless of whether you get caught or not --- your children need flotation devices for their own safety. I am not aware of f...
Infant Constipation
Asked by S.M. from Greensboro
on April 4, 2008
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I have a 15 week old precious daughter who seems to me to be constipated. I nurse her only once in the morning and pump breastmilk and feed her a bottle during the da...
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- You can try sugar & water. Also, lay her on her belly & massage gently just above her bottom & just below her back in a circular motion. I had read that in one of th...
- Hi S. My 6 mth old had the same problems. You really should not do Kayro because it is like honey and can have botulizm (spelling?) in it. You can do miralx, my doc...
- she does not sound constipated. she just has her own bowel pattern, as does everyone. as long as she is not uncomfortable, and when she does have a bm it is soft, she ...
Infant Gas
Asked by L.P. from Appleton
on October 5, 2008
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Does anybody have any suggestions to help with infant gas? I give my seven week old mylicon and try to watch what I eat (he's exclusively breastfed), but even if I eat...
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- Even though he is not spitting up it does sound like reflux. That is why he hates the carseat because it pushes his knees up into his belly which causes him to reflux...
- I can assure you that a good combination of baby-wearing (aka "wear baby in a sling") and baby massage will help your baby during these windy days. I had a tootie bab...
- I posted a similar question a few weeks ago, but I can't recall in what area. I tried the Mylicon, too, but I wasn't ever sure if it worked, or anything else, as she m...
Infant Napping
Asked by C.O. from New York
on June 6, 2010
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My question is about napping. I have a 3 year old(girl) and a 2 month old(boy). Both of which sleep through the night. Which I am very grateful. But my infant slee...
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- Your infant needs much more sleep than he is getting, which you already know because he gets overtired, and he shouldn't be forced to stay awake to accommodate your da...
- I have a 2 year old and a 6 month old. My 2 year is very active. We have pared back her schedule a bit. For the first 8 weeks of my son's life, I just threw him in a s...
- try sticking the baby in a carrier and letting him sleep on you during the day. I know some people feel very strongly about only sleeping in cribs, but when my boy wa...
Infant Reflux
Asked by P.K. from Indianapolis
on June 5, 2007
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Does anyone have any experience in infant reflux? My pediatrition is thinking that my 8-week-old son has reflux. Right now we're "testing" out some things to try and c...
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- Thisbrings back so many memories. Our daughter at 9 weeks was diagnosed with reflux. She was put on Prilosec. What they did not tell me and that I learned from reading...
- Hi there! My son showed signs of reflux VERY early on and by the time he was 5 weeks he was on Zantac and sleeping in his car seat every night. Both helped a lot! D...
- Hi P., When my son was 6 weeks old, I was told that my son had infant reflux. We tried the baby cereal, we tried feeding a little food at a time, we tried pretty m...
Infant with Gas
Asked by K.P. from Denver
on April 3, 2007
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My 2 month old son has been suffering from long periods of excessive gas--especially in the evenings. It's severe enough that it keeps him from going to sleep and rep...
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- Our son had gas problems when he was very young too and it is very hard to watch them deal with it. There are some OTC infant gas drops, I cannot remember the name of...
- My youngest had the WORST gas. It would wake him out of a deep sleep to blood curdling screaming. I used to call him the rootin' tootin'est. I gave him Mylicon (sp?...
- Hi K., I have three kids, and my first child had lots of gas. The doctor said that the baby was getting too much air as she ate. Try propping the baby up a bit ...
How Do You Take a Taxi with an Infant?
Asked by D.E. from New York
on September 24, 2010
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How do you take a taxi with an infant?
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- All the answers so far seem to assume that you own a car-seat. It occurs to me that you do not. This may seem unbelievable to many people here . . . but in ancie...
- Great question! What about a bigger infant who is no longer in a "carry carseat?"
- Not being in the city, I am not sure, but I think you can use the seat of the Snap and Go set.
Infant Car Seat or Infant Carrier ??
Asked by N.A. from St. Louis
on December 8, 2005
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I am debating on whether to get an infant car seat/stroller combo or an infant carrier and a convertible car seat. If you think the infant carrier option would be bet...
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- N., My husband and I decided on the carseat/stroller combo. We went with one of the Eddie Bauer ones and absolutely loved it. Our only problem was Malakai was a b...
- I prefer the car seat/stroller combo. It is great to not have to manuever a wobbly baby into the car. I use the stroller a lot for shopping/ mall playing, etc. I ha...
- If you do a lot of walking and think you would use your stroller often, then I would say go ahead and buy the carseat/stroller combo. Remember though, your child will ...
What to Do When You Have an Infant?
Asked by S.S. from Dallas
on May 4, 2008
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Now that we have our son we dont know what to do. It is like we did not have a life before him. What do you all do for fun? With and with out the baby?? We need major ...
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- When they are really infants, then life shouldn't change. You can go almost anywhere you did before with an infant. If you hadn't developed interests before now is...
- assuming you have an infant, your life shouldn't have to change all that much. it's a beautiful time of the year, go find a patio outside to eat and have a drink at......
- When or DD was a infant we took her to zoos a lot and we took her to the Dallas World Aquarium. Botanical Gardens are good places to go. Gymboree Play and Music is fu...
