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Sleep Tips for During a Cold/ Teething
Asked by M.H. from Minneapolis
on October 16, 2006
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I am looking for some suggestions for how to allow/assist your child to sleep better when he has a cold and is teething. My 5 1/2 month old has a horrible cold and ca...
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- I would do everything you are doing and try a bit of tylenol or motrin to keep the pain off so he and you can sleep. You could also put a pillow at the head of the cri...
- I know that this is not typical but let your child sleep in a car seat or bouncy chair. Sitting them up helps wih the cough and draining. Or it seemed to help my kids.
- If there is any way that you could prop one side of his crib up just a little bit that might help. Make sure you dont put it up too much because he will roll around bu...
3.5 Month .do I Have to Feed Her Rice Cereal and She Is Having Troubles with Gas
Asked by M.M. from Jamestown
on April 12, 2008
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My 3.5 month old girl began life with colic which lasted about 3 months. The last three weeks have been bliss not having to deal with the intense screaming. She is j...
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- im responding to this without reading others so forgive me if repeat. just some info- the AAP recommends exclusively breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life, eve...
- First, stop the solids. It is the recommendation of most pediatricians that solids don't start until at least four months to six months. Babies with digestive issues o...
- I always feed my kids oatmeal first, because it helps them GO and is way less gassy. M
Things to Have in House for 7 Month Old?
Asked by B.C. from Dallas
on April 30, 2011
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I might be starting to babysit a 7 month old 6 days a week. I'm thinking I'll need a jumparoo, and highchair, and I have a playpen and baby gate. Anything else I'll ne...
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- Pack n play, exesaucer, play mat, soft books, toys, car seat, space saver high chair, stroller. Try to make a weekly menu so mom can see what baby eats. Ask mom to br...
- Where will he nap?
- ask mom to have diaper rash cream too. I would get the booster feeding seat instead of a high chair. They take up less space, you can put it on the chair when you ne...
Help with Sick 18 Month Old
Asked by J.B. from Grand Junction
on February 10, 2011
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My 18 month old is sick with a cold/slight fever. He was sick once before at 6 months and was just happy in my arms. (yes i am a first time mom) This time he is miser...
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- Lots of TLC, vaporizer/humidifier, tylenol for pain/fever, check as they mentioned for teething and if so do baby oragel and cold things to suck on, likle frozen straw...
- All I would add to McMama's list is a vaporizer. It will get better soon, then...get a long nap for Mommy! M.
- Could teething be the culprit? If he's in pain that would explain why he isn't satisified just being held. Teething can cause fever and be mistaken for a cold.
Teething
Asked by L.F. from Scranton
on January 10, 2007
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My 4 month old daughter has been drooling non stop and chews on her hands, bibs, anything that will go near her mouth. She has had a runny nose for about a week now a...
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- As far as I know teething can start as early as 3 months. I would definitely say she's started teething. You could just give her some baby tylenol to ease the pain. ...
- Hi there... my daughter starting teething at 4months and just this last week a tooth started to break through....shes almost 7 months. DYE-FREE MOTRIN WAS OUR BEST FR...
- My daughter that is 7 months did the same thing and she had her first tooth at 6 months and I mean right on target. What section of Nottingham? We are near Food Lion.
Infant Ear Infections
Asked by J.L. from Detroit
on December 3, 2008
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Hi Ladies. My daughter was in for her 6 month check up and the doctor looked in her ears and told me she had an ear infection. I was shocked, how could I not know th...
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- Your daughter probably had a very mild ear infection. My son had one and we knew something was wrong....but it was a full blown ear infection. Just keep your eyes an...
- The same exact thing happened to me. just last week. I felt like such a dumb frazzled mom going in with 3 kids the same age as yours, and being totally clueless about...
- Hi J., Don't feel bad at all. My daughter at 13 months developed an ear infection THAT RUPTURED and I never knew it! She was cutting a molar at the time... same t...
Teething?
Asked by C.B. from Boise
on May 2, 2009
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I am a first time mom and I need a little help/advise, I think my 7 month old is teething, but I am not sure because his symptoms seem a little strange to me. I was wo...
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- drooling is a big sign of teething, you can also tell by looking at thier gums, if you see little white spots ontop of them, he is most likely teething.
- Teething is painless although they may show a few symptoms. The drooling is the baby often 'fiddling' with the lumps and bumps in the mouth created by the teething. Th...
- There is absolutely no scientfic evidence that any of these symptoms are caused by teething. It is the single most prevalen old wives tale that just refuses to die. ...
3 Month Old Gets Very Fussy While Breastfeeding
Asked by J.G. from Baton Rouge
on March 15, 2008
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My 3-month old daughter has been doing really well with breastfeeding... thriving and growing. But in the last few days she has been very fussy whenever she's hungry,...
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- Chances r that ur baby has a stuffy nose, that frustrates her trying to breathe and breast-feed...very upseting for the 2 of u. Before feeding u can use a saline nasa...
- Could it be something that you're eating that she doesn't like or digest well? I know sometimes breastfeeding babies develop allergies to or just simply don't like so...
- Hi, Jessica, First of all, hang in there! The cold could definitely be doing it. If she can't breathe as well through her nose, and her mouth is busy feeding, t...
Refusing Bottle During Teething? Common Cold?
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on March 5, 2008
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My 7 month old has been diagnosed with pink eye and the common variety cold. Since he has gotten congestion and/or teething (he cut his first tooth a week ago) he is p...
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- My son is 8 months old and has 8 teeth, he has refused the bottle both when teething and when sick. Not sure if you are still nursing but I have found when he won't t...
- R., OK when our son was teething terribly at the first tooth along with the others popping in and breaking in the gums. I let him suck on frozen organic blueberries, ...
- Hi R., I have three children who are in the early teens but I remember having this problem with one of my twins and it turned out to be Thrush. Check in his mouth an...
