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Will She Ever Slow down Her Growth?
Asked by S.D. from Indianapolis
on March 3, 2010
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I have a 5 1/2month old that has always been at the top of the charts for weight and high for head and height. She is 23 1/2 pounds at 5 1/2 months, 27 inches. She h...
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- Wow! That's some milk you are putting out! Once she's crawling and walking, she's going to burn up some serious calories. Breast milk is the best food for her and s...
- every kid does it differently my son was born big but gained soooooooo slowly he was almost off the chart on weight. he was only 19 lbs at a year and he is not quite 2...
- LOL. She sounds fine to me. Its just hard on you to carry all that weight around! My son gained 4 lbs a month until he was around 9m. When your baby starts moving ar...
Gift for Preemie?
Asked by P.C. from Los Angeles
on February 3, 2008
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Hi there - a close friend just had a very premature baby. I was wondering if any other moms out there had preemies and what gifts they found the most useful. he is be...
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- Hi. I had a preemie 14 years ago, and he also weighed 3 lbs., 10 1/2 ounces. The gift that I found most useful was preemie diapers and preemie clothes. Best of luck to...
- Hi, I didn't have a preemie but I use a wrap/carrier for my 4 mo old that works for preemies through toddlers and would be great for a preemie because they need to be ...
- I had twins that were born at 30 weeks and were both 3bls each. What I found useful was the Snuzzler Head & Body Support for the car seat. It will keep the baby in pla...
Advice for a Freind
Asked by S.B. from Indianapolis
on December 28, 2007
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Hello everyone,
I am wanting to make a "book" of advice for a friend who is about 5 months pregnant with her first child as a baby gift, however since I am a new mom ...
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- Hi S., I don't know if you have thought about it but you may want to put in a list of some of your favorites as well. I recently did a book like what you are doing...
- You can never spoil your baby! Hold them and snuggle with them, b/c in about a year they won't sit still for it. Enjoy everything, even the sleepless nights, for...
- My advice is if a grandma or grandpa or even daddy say they will watch the baby for a couple hours so you can get some sleep. Take them up on it. I made the mistake o...
Could It Be Acid Reflux?
Asked by R.M. from New York
on October 29, 2008
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My 1 month old has been very fussy the last couple of weeks, and I'm not sure whats wrong. He hardly naps during the day, but will sleep for 2-3 hours at a time during...
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- Sounds like Acid Reflux of Gas to me. Is he projectile vommiting or just spitting up? Arching of the back is a big sign of reflux, try to feed in as much as an uprig...
- Hi R., It sounds like reflux to me. My son did the same thing. Most important thing that helped us was small, frequent feedings. Unfortunately, you will feel like...
- Boy did you come to the right place. My daughter had colic for the first 9 months of her life. I'm not saying your son has it, but the things we learned can apply to ...
Breastfeeding Twins
Asked by W.K. from New York
on March 22, 2008
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I have two boys, ages 5 and 7 and successfullty breastfed both of them for close to a year. I loved every minute of it. I am now pregnant with twins and am afraid th...
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- Hi W., I have much respect for you in your desire to nurse your twin girls! First, I have not had that experience, although I have had six (6) children and nursed each...
- well its harder and very time consuming, try using one breast for each baby, eventually you'll have to pump, but initially for the bonding and colostrum, nursin...
- Hi W., I did not breastfeed my daughter for longer than 3 months because she was not satisfied after the feeding at all. I was told that with twins one will take the b...
What Baby Items Can You Not Live Without?
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on July 16, 2010
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I am getting ready to register for my baby shower, and I want to hear from recent new moms as to what you have found to be extrememly helpful and things you couldn't l...
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- Looking back (my son is now 8) here is my short list: - Papertowels & warm running water (instead of wipes) - Diapers - Car Seat - Crib - Lovey - Spi...
- Fast read digital thermometer (10 second is the best) AND a forehead instant read thermometer for when they are too sick or fussy for the other kind. Pediatricians rec...
- A comfortable rocking chair/glider was a must for me. Seems like I spent years in it, and now that my son's older and no longer needs 'rocky baby' time I miss it. We...
Baby Clothing
Asked by L.M. from Fort Myers
on September 29, 2009
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My girlfriend gave me a lot of clothes to go through but most of them are sizes 0-3 months and 6-9 months. How many do I need in each size, since babies grow so fast? ...
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- The 0-3 mo stuff doesn't last very long. My son and daughter wore that size for 4 weeks, tops, then we moved on to 3-6. My daughter is now 4 months old and starting ...
- Congrats.... I agree with keeping the pre-owned clothing. Babies aren't very active and the clothing normally transfer from family to family in almost new condition. ...
- I would want at least two per day for how ever many days you plan to go in between laundry days. I would exchange the smaller sizes for larger sizes. But I found t...
Stain Removal
Asked by L.C. from Portland
on August 12, 2009
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Does anybody have some good advice or recommendations of how to get stains out of clothes? My son is 3 months old and therefore has his share of blowouts or oozing by...
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- Hi L., I'm pretty sure Oxyclean is most effective in hot/warm water not cold.
- Boil them! I'm not crazy, trust me! Keep them from drying if you can (as you said, soaking and bagging them), but I have even had some luck after clothes have been w...
- there is a great product that I use on laundry. I purchase it at Storables but I cannot remember the name(sorry). I just pretreat, let sit and then wash. You can pr...
Baby Gear Questions
Asked by H.R. from Boca Raton
on September 4, 2006
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Hi beautiful mommies and soon to be mommies! We still have some "big" baby gear to purchase after our showers, namely car seat and stroller. We both have relatively ...
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- If you want a Peg let me know, I have some for sale for $100.
- For the big items, Target tends to put a lot of big stuff on clearance. I got my Eddie Bauer car seat/booster seat combo (it's front facing, but i'm just emphasizing m...
- Hi, Most everything was covered by other moms, the one thing I would recommend for baths is a self standing bath tub/changing table. You can find them in all ba...
Babies with Acid Reflux?
Asked by E.H. from Grand Rapids
on March 13, 2007
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How do you know if your baby has acid reflux or not? I am a new mom and my daugher is two and a half months old and she is constantly spitting up. Its not coming out h...
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- hi my son who is 6 mo. has it. now when he was about two weeks he would scream for hours on end ( like a colic scream) notheing helped he also would projectil spit up ...
- My son had reflux and the best thing for him was to keep his head elevated after he ate.Put a rolled up blanket under her crib mattress or bassinet mattress.Feed her i...
- If your daughter is spitting up what looks like to be about a half on ounce or more but not spitting across the room it is acid reflux. The doctors will try and put th...
