Nutrition & Excercise: Toddler, Enfamil
10 articles
6 Month Old in Negative 3% for Weight
Asked by K.T. from Dallas
on April 24, 2008
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It's a long story -- but when I was pregnant with my daughter, she started to decline in growth at around 30 weeks. At 39 weeks I was sent for an emergency c-section ...
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- I had twins a little premature. I had to go in for weight checks every week the first 5 weeks of their lives. Each time, they lost weight. Finally as their mother, ...
- Find a new pediatrician. From birth to 6 months my oldest daughter was never higher than the 5th percentile. From 6 months through 3 years, she dropped off into the ...
- Hi K.! I have a little boy that is about to be one. He has always been below 3% in weight and lower in the other categories as well. He is small...but so were my hu...
Weaning Daughter That Has Milk Allergy
Asked by W.B. from Iowa City
on April 30, 2008
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My daughter is 11 mo old and I am starting the process of weaning her. I have had to give up all dairy including any dairy in processed food since her digestive syste...
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- I was allergic to cow's milk as an infant-small child. My family gave me goat's milk until I outgrew the cow's milk allergy.
- HI W., I know that it is hard to find alternatives to milk. I personally think that milk can be hard on any child's system and I try to limit what my kids drink. I ...
- I am a SAHM, married with 2 beautiful food allergic daughters, almost 4 yr old and 21 months. We too can not have dairy among other things and we rotate soy with rice...
Gassy baby...whats the Cause?
Asked by T.P. from Salinas
on December 8, 2009
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My 2 month old baby girl is excessively gassy....I mean constant gas 24/7 no exageration. I have been trying everything...I mean everything. It bothers me that her Dr...
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- Hang in there T.! Don't give up on the breastfeeding. I know 2 months seems like a long time to be trying but sometimes it just takes our little ones a little maturit...
- Does she burp well after eating? The main source of gas (and this goes for all of us) is swallowing air. Diet is actually only a very small part of the equation. Ge...
- Hi T. That enfamil is the worst.. it gave my son soooooooooo much gas... it was terrible... hence, we switched to different formulas and the winner was............ ca...
Need Help with Baby Eczema- Does Hypoallegenic Formula Help?
Asked by R.R. from San Francisco
on October 12, 2009
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My 4 month old son has eczema all over his arms, legs and cheeks He's got these big red splotches all over and doesn't seem to be going away. The doctor said to try h...
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- Cetaphil lotion is the only thing that helped my daughter. And it helped a lot. I love it for me too.
- My 5-month old has a sililar issue. I used cetaphil and it 90% went away.
- My son who has eczema also turned out to have food allergies, so it may be worth asking your doctor to do the blood test, at least. We found that Goodstart worked best...
Preggo with Baby #2 and Having Mixed Feelings
Asked by H.R. from St. Louis
on May 5, 2008
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Dear Moms,
I am 4 months pregnant with my second child. My daughter is going to be 2 in July and I am scared to death. I was wondering if other moms had feelings ...
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- The same thing happened with my husband and I. My daughter was 10 mo old and my husband and I dicussed trying for #2 in when my daughter turned 18mo. We decided that...
- Just relax- You are not the only one who felt that way. My oldest two are only 21 months apart and I was so scared. I was afarid I wouldn't love my 2nd child as much...
- Dear H., This is exactly how my husband and I felt upon realizing that I was pregnant again. Your feelings of being possibly overwhelmed (by the round the clock dutie...
updated...spits Up Too Much!
Asked by A.D. from Minneapolis
on August 18, 2008
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As a first time mother I am in need of some advice on this subject. At 10 weeks old the doctor recommended I stop using soy and start using milk based formula. I inita...
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- Lactose intolerant? Maybe? Of course lactose interolrance is USUALLY accompinied by diarrhea. Talk it over with your pediatrician. I had the a similar problem with my ...
- Hi A.! I just wanted you to know that there are lots of alternatives to soy milk. It is very popular here in the States but what people don't know is that soy is a w...
- What we did with our son is put him on a milk-based lactose free formula. He seemed to do really well with that. We used Enfamil Lacto-free which came in a purple cani...
Sleep
Asked by S.S. from Davenport
on February 28, 2008
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My month old doesnt like to take a nap in the day time at all. A couple of times hes been up all day 7:00am to 7:00pm.yeah I know!I thought newborns were suppose to sl...
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- My son was very bad. I started to use Enphamil Lipil Gentlease, I also took him to a Chiropractor that works on a lot of children. Also "excersies" are lay baby on the...
- I have only nursed my kids but my daughter (four months old now) was also very gassy. Mylicon was my savior. It's expensive but worth every penny! Just follow the d...
- I had a similar problem with our daughter. We started her on Carnation good start and it was a world of difference. We didn't do the soy one. (I recently read that ex...
Vit.D Suppliments
Asked by J.C. from Detroit
on October 15, 2008
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HI Ladies! I recently saw a news broadcast regarding infants and toddlers were not receiving enough vit D in there diets. They recommended using suppliments. Does anyo...
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- I've always given my son a multivitamin, just the Meijer brand chewable. After I seen the broadcast I checked and they actually do have 400 units of vit D, which is t...
- Even just 20 minutes of sun per week on just exposed face and arms is the best source of vitamin D. It is good for you to get vitamin D too... go for a walk with the s...
- It's called sunshine. :-D Humans make our own Vit D when we are exposed to sunlight, making our own Vit D ensures that we are getting enough without the worry of po...
What You Wish You Had Known About Being Pregnant...
Asked by J.C. from Boise
on August 8, 2008
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What do you wish someone had told you about being pregnant? Or what advice helped you the most?
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- Soda crackers at the head of your bed help with morning sickness before your feet hit the floor. Labor is a little more intense than you thought it would be. It's l...
- Congratulations to you J..take very good care of yourself and your precious one you are carrying inside of you. Drink plenty of water. Walk and use plenty of shea butt...
- I wish I would have known with my first how incredible natural labor would be. I had to have a c-section due to my child being frank breech (wish I would have done mo...
Someone Has to Have an Answer
Asked by S.L. from St. Louis
on October 11, 2011
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Background to this question:
4 month old who is having a lot of trouble sleeping at night. At 2 months we tried Zantac because she was having trouble with watery sto...
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- All three of mine did that, slept great but then around 4 months started waking up at random times. For baby #1 we just got up and gave paci and she fell back asleep....
- My pediatrician is a wise father of 5 who tells me frequently, "Mom, there's 3 things you can't make your child do: Eat, sleep or use the toilet." Didn't realize the ...
- First of all she may be having digestion issues due to not being old enough to have solids yet. Her tummy cannot digest it yet. It is sitting in her tummy making gas. ...
