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Acid Reflux
Asked by A.M. from Boca Raton
on April 4, 2007
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My daughter is 4 1/2 weeks old and I believe she has acid reflux. She throws her head way back, wont lay on her back, gets terrible gas,gets very cranky and wont stop ...
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- my son is like that he is 9 months now but the only thin that waork was changing the milk i try around 10 diff milk until i found one that work for him but i was feati...
- Mine did the same thing. Try infant gas medicine and maybe a tiny bit of rice cereal mixed with her formula. I let my ittle girl sleep in her swing in my bedroom. Wate...
- My daughter suffered from GERD. She also was on Zantac. There were a few things that I've done to try to calm her digestive system. One thing that did work was that...
Looking for the Right Breast Pump
Asked by K.V. from Des Moines
on June 23, 2009
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I'm expecting my second child in September. With the first one I borrowed a Medela Breast Pump from a friend, however this time we will both have new babies only a fe...
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- I agree with the other posts below, the Avent Isis handpump is great! I had that and then also borrowed my sister's Medela pump in style when I went back to work and ...
- Hi K. I used the Avent hand held pump and really liked it.
- I had a friend that purchased a used Medela pump from a "Once Upon a Child" store and then just purchased a new set of plastic tubing. I also know that "Just Between ...
Flying on United in Four Days with a 7 Month Old!
Asked by R.W. from Tulsa
on July 30, 2010
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I posted a question a couple of weeks ago on the same subject, but I thought that I should ask my question again now that I know specifically that I'm flying on "Unite...
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- Do you need the car seat? Will you be driving when you get there? If not, I'd just go with the stroller. If you need the car seat, then yes, they will check it and ...
- I know you can take the stroller and car seat right to the door of the plane and then they tag it and take it under for you. I don't believe they count it as your bag...
- A stroller doesn't count as your "luggage". You can keep that with you until you get to the gate and it is not checked in. The car seat can be taken on the plane with ...
Friend Try to Breast Feed but Doesn't Produce Much Milk.
Asked by R.L. from Odessa
on October 31, 2007
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My best friend just had a baby. She has been trying to breast feed. I have two children- one was breastfed and the other couldn't. My breastfed child is SO much hea...
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- Drink lots and lots of water. If she is supplementing with formula. Stop. Milk is a supply and demand thing and the more she breastfeeds, the more milk she will make. ...
- I had the same problem when I had my twins...I think it had to do with a lot of things...they were 5 wks early, so my body wasn't "ready" yet...there was a lot of stre...
- R., I went through the same thing with my son and that was almost 7 years ago. He didn't gain back to birth weight at 2 week apt., I had to go back the next week and...
Abdominal Pain
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on March 3, 2009
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My son is two months old and he has severe tummy issues especially with passing gas. We took him to the specialist but he only prescribed Anti-acid meds. the pain is s...
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- You can try chamomile tea. This used to help my daughter when she suffered from colic. Don't make it as strong as you normally would. If you make a lot of it keep it i...
- I went through this with both my kids. I used all of the stuff you mentioned and probably a few more. My daughter finally settled in on nutramigen and it worked wonder...
- Get a second and or third opinion. You know you child better than anyone. If you feel that there should be something to be concened about there probally correct. Go...
Is There an Easier Way?? Wasting Formula
Asked by Y.Z. from Philadelphia
on April 3, 2008
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I am formula feeding my 5 day old son, and trying to figure out how to make nights more manageable...he is SCREAMING for food as soon as he wakes up, so to calm him do...
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- I hope my advice is helpful. My partner thought of this one when i shifted to night shifts and my breast milk started drying out. I don't know if it will work for newb...
- boil your water (or do whatever youre going to do with it), fill bottles with enough water (2 or 3 oz, whatever your child will drink) and leave the water out. By the ...
- HI Y.! Could you try breast feeding him? No preparing bottles, keeping them cold, and it's always ready. I guess I'm just lazy and selfish, but I found it too work ...
Pregnant and Breastfeeding
Asked by L.G. from Phoenix
on December 25, 2007
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My daughter has been losing weight recentlly but I recentlly found out I was pregnant. I'm still breast feeding but I think my milk has decreased. I'm concerned she's ...
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- L., I would start working on getting her to drink pumped milk and formula whether it be out of a bottle or a cup. I don't believe there are any supplements to incr...
- My baby never would take a bottle, formula, or pumped breast milk. It was a challenge! We found he would drink Carnation Instant Breakfast, 1 serving mixed with 10 o...
- Will your daughter have a smoothie? You might want to try making a fruit smoothie out of your breast milk, or formula. You have said that she will eat fruit, drink ju...
Don't Have Enough Milk.
Asked by T.E. from Atlanta
on July 4, 2009
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Is it too late to get my Breastmilk flowing again. My baby is 7 1/2 mths. She's not latching on like she used to and my milk is drying up. I would like to pump, but th...
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- I don't know what others have written, but drink lots of water. Stay away from sodas, caffeine, drinks that are not good for your body..alcohol...etc. You can use Bles...
- First there's making sure you drink enough water. Then I know there are herbal supplements like Mother's Milk Tea or Fenugreek that help with supply. Lastly, if her ...
- I don't know what pump you are using, but the Medala Advanced pump (babies r us has it) has an adjustable suction. I found that when production went down for me, incre...
Colic Baby
Asked by B.W. from Mansfield
on October 18, 2010
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I have a month old baby boy and am dealing with colic! My other 2 kids did not have this so this is all new to me. Help! I've tried to calm him down by running the w...
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- I layed my son on his belly across my legs and swayed him back and forward. He also had a little reflux so my doctor had me place a small wedge under the crib mattres...
- Hi B., Breast milk doesn't normally cause colic but when breastfeeding can't be done, then you have to "punt." Formulas have many added ingredients, any one of whic...
- There are so many reasons for colic - it's hard. Soy is not always easy to digest as some folks don't tolerate it. Could try another formula. Our saving grace was N...
What causes an infant to cry while eating?
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on December 7, 2007
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My 4 month old son crys ever time you feed him a bottle he crys then eats then crys then eats, so i took him to doctor and he is not sick so what could it be??? It's a...
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- Can you try putting him on a soy formula until his stomach calms down? My husband and I have both had problems with reflux ourselves, and there have been times when a...
- My daughter, who is now almost 4, had the same problems. She was on Zantac from teh time she was 6 weeks old. We went through several different formulas for the next...
- Has you son had a Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS) to assess his swallowing??? He may not be an organized feeder and that could be why he is "crying". See if th...
