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5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket
Asked by K.C. from Boston
on April 28, 2009
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I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity...
My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great slee...
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- First off, K. - STOP beating yourself up! It sounds like you are doing everything you can to make sure your child is getting what she needs, and you are being a wonde...
- My 2 yr old still wants to sleep swaddled he has spd so I sewed some snaps onto his larger blankets and swaddle him and sleeps much better then if he goes w/o
- Not sure about the blanket - but certainly a more active baby wriggles out of things, and you need to keep her safe. The waking up could be due to teething and just b...
My Baby Has Colic
Asked by L.V. from Dallas
on September 24, 2007
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Hey guys, I have a 5 week old with colic. I am breastfeeding him, and have tried taking out dairy, spicy foods, raw veggies and caffine. Nothing has helped. I have tri...
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- Hi L., I understand I went throught the same thing about 6 months ago. There is a great class, The Happiest Baby on the Block that Kay teaches @ The Nesting Place in G...
- I had the same problem with my baby from the day after his birth and it lasted 3 months solid. I was told that it would be miraculous that, at 3 months, it would just...
- L. I have an 8 week baby boy who has the same thing including meds for reflux. Baths have helped and so has rubing my baby stomach, start at the ribs and press dow...
Is There Any Solution for Infant Gas Pains?
Asked by S.L. from St. Louis
on September 26, 2011
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My little girl is 4 months old and she is a sweet little thing for most of the day. She doesn't sleep all that long during some days, but all sleep is varying with her...
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- Put a couple of drops of Mylicon in each bottle before shaking and giving to her. This will help get a good burp and take a lot of the bubbles out of the formula. Als...
- How bout a hot water bottle or heating pad on her tummy...try having her sleep on her side too. Hope it helps, good luck!
- When my son was on zantac (that was all they had then) they had me give him ADULT Mylanta with it, when his stomach was acting up severely. We also used peppermint wa...
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. ...
Fussy Baby Niece, All Out of Avice HELP!
Asked by I.A. from Spokane
on January 10, 2012
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My younger sis has a baby girl who is 2.5 months old. She is one unhappy baby. My sis come to me for advice and I truly just don't know what to tell her anymore. She l...
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- Chiropractic adjustments have helped babies in my family.
- I would find another doctor. One who will listen to me and my concerns. If you can't find a medical doctor then go to an alternative one like a naturopath Or you ...
- Have your sister take the baby to a chiropractor (one who treats familes). My sister-in-law is one, and she saw a baby that wouldn't sleep more than 30 minutes at a ti...
Experience W/ Colic Calm Gripe Water ? Prevacid/Zantac Not Working
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on May 4, 2008
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My baby is 5 weeks old and was diagnosed a week ago with reflux (GER) which she's had probably since she was about 3-3.5 weeks old. She cries nonstop all day basicall...
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- I'm sorry if I repeat what others have said, but this is what worked for us. I have a 15 month who doesn't have reflux anymore and a 5 week old with a bad cas of it...
- My daughter had acid reflux as well. She had burps and gas like a frat boy! We went to see a specialist and he gave us some type of formula that was broken down more...
- Hi Jeannie, my name is Lena Is your baby on formula or breast milk? What I would suggest is stop meds and give her Mylacon its for babys, and you dont need a prescript...
My Little Grunter and Her Sleep.
Asked by M.M. from Phoenix
on May 22, 2008
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Hello ladies, my baby girl is 7 weeks and only at night does she sound like a p'oed, super upset, 90 year old angry man in pain with her grunting. She scratches her li...
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- M., Have you tried propping the head of her crib up a little so she sleeps at little bit of an angle. We had to do that with my son when he was a baby. His pediatric...
- It may be her digestion. When we sleep everything slows down. Here's a website that talks about probiotic supplementation for colic. http://www.freshhealthyuseful.com...
- Have you tried swaddling her at night? My daughter is almost 14 weeks and has been swaddled since we brought her home. At about six weeks we bought the Miracle Blank...
Help with My Colicky Baby
Asked by A.R. from Austin
on April 25, 2009
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This is our second son and he is giving us a run for our money. He doesn't sleep well...harldy at all when he does...and cries all the time. Every night he cries for a...
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- I had a really similar experience with my second son. He cried constantly. After a few doctors visits and considering that it might just be colic, it turned out that...
- My daughter had terrible colic for the first 3-4 months of her life. I breastfed and cut out ALL dairy from my diet. If your son is on formula you may want to consid...
- I would definitely have him checked for reflux- all three of my kids have had reflux and one of mine had reflux and colic- so I feel your pain completely. Does he arc...
Any Tips for Helping Baby with Night Time Gas?
Asked by E.K. from Seattle
on December 26, 2011
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Any tips for helping my little 5 month old with her night-time gas? It hurts her enough that she wakes up crying, and Mylicon drops don't seem to do anything. Any th...
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- If you are breastfeeding remember **anything that gives you gas will give the baby gas**. When my kids were tiny I had to stay away from onions, green peppers, cabbag...
- Make sure she is not getting anything but formula/breast-milk at all, any food at this age sits in her stomach and basically rots because the stomach is not mature eno...
- You could try Marathon Burping. None of the normal gas tricks helped my son, because come to find, he was gulping air with every swallow. Just a little bit. But All...
Co - Sleeping
Asked by K.T. from Phoenix
on May 13, 2008
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Hello my name is K., I'm a first time new mommy to a now, WONDERFUL 3 month old little boy. I believe that he had Colic until about a few weeks ago. He would cry every...
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- Hi! Try moving your crib right next to your bed...same height, crib rail down...when the baby falls asleep transfer him into the crib...you can always reach over and t...
- Happy first mother day! :-D Congratulations on your new little one! I have 4 children under 4 so I am pretty used to getting babies to go to sleep. I hope I can hel...
- We co-sleep and love it! Conner is 16 months and still sleeps with us, though I have done nothing to try to move him out. If you like him there, then I wouldn't worr...
