Pregnancy Journal: Enfamil
6 articles
Dealing with Eczema
Asked by R.R. from Dallas
on May 19, 2008
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I am the "momma" of a wonderful 9 almost 10 month old boy. He is having a tough time with the itchy, dry skin that eczema causes. There are times when it seems that ...
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- I have dealt with eczema with my daughter and one of her friends that I used to care for. There can be so many factors and it's very hard to identify what the allergy...
- Keep his nails clipped!, put socks over his hands if needed, and keep the house cool so he won't get hot. For my little one, I have found that Aveeno Baby CREAM, not...
- When my Son was two years old he broke out with allergies all over his body. The doctor at the time told us to bathe him in cornstarch water to ease the itching. ...
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...
Vitamins for a 15 Month Old
Asked by L.D. from Washington DC
on September 13, 2008
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Hello,
My daughter eats mostly table food now. I try to feed her a nutritous diet but my mother in law recommended I also give her vitamins. Do other mother's give th...
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- A good all natural would be much better than most store bought childrens vitamins, most because they are putting aspartame in the vitmans now. Shaklee, Amway or just ...
- L., I recommend you ask your pediatrician about the vitamins. My children are 4 years and 2 years old. Because I feed them a well balanced diet, they don't need v...
- NO! If they are getting the right food, they don't need them. Be careful, she may think they're candy and try to get into them. Good Luck!
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...
Colic, Gas on Baby
Asked by L.M. from Minneapolis
on April 11, 2008
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My baby girl was born preemie, she is now almost 3 months and about a month ago she start having some colic in the afternoon. It is hard to see her crying and not be a...
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- One thing that worked with my daughter (sometimes) was to put slight heat on her belly. I would put a heating pad on LOW and put it against my belly. Then I would co...
- I've heard fantastic things about Colic Calm ( find at www.buyactivatedcharcoal.com ), never tried it though (natural product). Always massage in a clockwise directio...
- Hello, my daughter had colic too, mylicon drops works very well!! Good Luck!!
Seeking Advice on Caholic Baby!!!!
Asked by T.R. from Killeen
on August 30, 2006
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I need advice what to do with my caholic son (turning three months)!!! He cries when he passes gas, too among other things! The doctor told me that i have to wait it ...
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- What type of bottles do you use? When my son had a gassy problem as a baby we switched from Avent to Dr. Brown's bottles and that seemed to help. Also, has your doctor...
- My son was colicky. We purchased something called "Gripe Water" which seemed to help (it smells like anisette. My husbands mom then told us to boil anisette seeds in...
- I know what you are going through. I think my son cried 22 hours a day for the first year of his life. The most important thing I can tell you is get someone to give y...
