Moving Tips & Advice: Infant, Born free
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Need Advice for Baby with Terrible Gas Pains
Asked by N.K. from Los Angeles
on April 4, 2009
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My baby is 18 days old and the first few days, he did fine on the premixed Enfamil formula they give at the hospital. Once we got home and began using the powder form...
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- Hi N., Try Carnation Good Start and Dr. Brown's Bottles. That combo will do it. Time and time again, my friends didn't believe me. Once tried, they won't do anythin...
- I remember this scenario with my son when we first bought him home. It was a nightmare for two months until we finally figured out what was going on. We took him to a ...
- We found that Gripe Water worked amazingly well!
Suggestion for Infant Formula That Creates Less Gas
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on August 23, 2008
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Hello:
I am hoping that one of you might be able to point me in the right direction. I am looking for a formula that creates less gas for my 2 week old son. We are ...
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- I don't know about formula but my son had lots of gas on his tummy I would use gas drops. I found them at Wal-Mart back in the baby area but I think you might also be ...
- We loved Carnation Good Start with all of our kids but my son needed the Soy (also only used Carnation) The mycoline drops are also the best thing ever and Avent battl...
- Try a lactose free formula. Both my kids were and to some degree still are terribly lactose intolerant. I found that soy also made them pukey and havee gas. Also, f...
Seeking Advice on Bottle Nipples
Asked by N.H. from Washington DC
on February 10, 2009
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I have a 4 month old breastfed baby boy. He is fed by bottle during the day at daycare. All of his bottles currently have stage 1 nipples (Born Free). Is it really nec...
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- Breastfed babies can stay on slow flow. It more closely resembles breastfeeding. My daughter is 6 mo. and has no problems with slow flow nipples. I have no intention o...
- Hey N.! I wondered about all that too with my daughter. She ended up hating the stage 3, it was too fast of a flow and it choked her all the time. The doc said to just...
- You don't have to switch them out at all unless he is getting frustrated or taking a rediculously long time to eat his bottle. My son was BF up until a year but did g...
Transition from Breast to Bottle Feeding Infant
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on March 5, 2009
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I am going back to work in 3 weeks and am planning on breast feeding my baby before and after work and weekends. However, she will need to take a bottle during the 5 d...
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- K.- So sorry to hear of your trouble with the bottle. It can be very upsetting for mom, dad, and baby. I went back to work part time when my son was 3 1/2 months ...
- As a person who babysat a breastfed newborn/baby, rest assured that your child will take the bottle. They will not starve themselves. Just make sure you are getting ...
- Hi K. - Honest, you just need to keep trying and not give up! I went through it with my now 2 year old at the time and it was awful! And I ened up having to leave him ...
Is My Baby Overweight?
Asked by D.H. from Los Angeles
on January 17, 2009
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My daughter is 9 months old and she is in the 95% percentile in weight and 50% percentile in height. She's 22lbs. and 27.5 inches. She is breastfed and is eating sol...
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- Hi D., I think all the responses are right on. I've noticed that a lot of people who started out as "big babies" end up having very long limbs- being very tall.
- Don't dilute your breastmilk! don't worry. Others wrote too, she's breastfed and eats only two solid, healthy meals. My son was like that and he's 5 now and really s...
- Hello D., I am a new mother of a now almost 15 month old daughter!! I breast fed her up until she was 11 mo. old. When she hit 4 mo. I had noticed she was not sleep...
Breastfeeding and Bottle Nipples
Asked by G.S. from Chicago
on February 22, 2008
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Moms, how do you know when your baby is ready to move up to the next size (stage 2) in nipples? Does that affect breastfeeding? When my daughter was born, we had to su...
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- I breastfed my daughter until she was 6months. When we were out, she drank pumped breast milk from a bottle. We used Avent bottles and the nipples are sizes N, 1, 2,...
- Geraldine, I think you may be needlessly worrying yourself. If your daughter is happy with the bottle when you give it to her,why change the nipple? I tend to go b...
- I did move my son up in nipples, but only when I saw he was having problems or was impatient with the bottle. (he would try the bottle and suck on it for a few minute...
7 Week Old Rejecting the Bottle...
Asked by A.K. from San Francisco
on March 11, 2010
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Our almost 7 week old baby has suddenly started refusing the bottle. She was both nursed as well as fed with pumped milk in a bottle since she was 2 weeks old (our doc...
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- My gut says that it might be a case of the nipple flow being too slow. Since she has matured almost too months, she might reject the bottle if it requires that she su...
- First, kudos to you for being committed to breastfeeding, and giving your baby pumped milk when you must be away. This investment into her physical and emotional heal...
- My friend went through this same thing! She tried EVERY kind of nipple out there and nothing seemed to help. Unfortunately it was a phase that eventually passed, but t...
Breast to Bottle
Asked by G.A. from Jacksonville
on September 22, 2008
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My son will be 4 months old at the end of this month. I (with the help of my husband, friends, and mothers) have been trying to get him to accept a bottle, but to no ...
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- to go out with your husband, what I would do is to nurse right before leaving and dash out the door for the maximum of four hours. leave a bottle w/ the sitter. if bab...
- Hi G., Try the book "Babywise," by Ezzo and Bucknam. It helps you get your baby on a feeding schedule. Everyone will be happier and you won't have to worry about bo...
- After four months of exclusive breastfeeding and the number of pounds that your son has gained, it may be necessary to add more solid foods to his diet, especially if ...
When to Start Sipi Cups
Asked by K.L. from San Francisco
on October 10, 2008
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My son is 7 months old now and I do have another child whose 5, but I dont remember when is the earliest to start them on sipi cups. I was thinking of trying now since...
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- My baby began using a sippy around 7-8 months but she started drinking from a cup around 6 months. My pediatrician told me I should have never started her on the sipp...
- I started my son on the Born Free (soft spout 6+mo) sippy cups at 6 months and he transitioned beautifully. Every child is different with how well they adjust to somet...
- % or 6 months is fine. They'll let you kbow if they are not ready for them. My son never took a bottle and went straight to a sippy cup at 5 and a half months.
How Cah I Protect My Children from Toxic Chemicals?
Asked by K.C. from Albany
on May 4, 2009
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I just read this report called "Toxic Tubs' that talks about how there are cancer-causing chemicals contaminating common childcare products like lotion, baby shampoo a...
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- start with no immunizations...that way you are not giving them toxins directly in their body. then go to the health food store and read all the labels. you have a bet...
- I make almost all of my skincare products (haven't had shampoo in my house for years). Get the book Earthly Bodies and Heavenly Hair by Dina Falconi for some good star...
- K., I would suggest you check out a web site www.youngliving.us/ They are an excellent source for solutions for cultivating a better lifestyle-physically, emotionally ...
