Rashes: Teddy Bears
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Deal with Small Eczema Patch on Face
Asked by M.I. from Norfolk
on August 12, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
My 7 month old son has a small patch of eczema on his left cheek that won't go away. I called it his drool patch but he really doesn't drool on it anymore...
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- My son and daughter get these. I use Aveeno calming lotion. They have one that is Aveeno Baby Calming too. It worked for us. M.
- My daughter has eczema too and we use Aquaphor for places on her face. We have a prescription cream for everywhere else. The Aquaphor has always worked for us.
- Hello M., I have a 10 year daughter that has eczema since she was 5 months old. The key is to get it under control now. Bathe your son in lukewarm water, because hot...
Soap/Shampoo Recommendations for Infant W/ Eczema
Asked by K.H. from Washington DC
on December 28, 2007
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My 4 month old daughter is dealing with eczema. It seems to be brought on by the colder weather and changes in humidity. (We've been using a humidifier in her room to...
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- Good Morning K. When my son was baby ( 2001) he had a serve case of eczema. His skin would get so dry that it would crack and bleed, he was just uncomfortable. I to...
- A lot of time dairy foods can be the culprit for a lot of exzema. So, you may want to try switching to soy milk or cheese to see if this helps her flareups. Milk is ...
- Besides what you've already tried (and limiting the number of baths) I don't have any lotion/soap advice. However, I would strongly recommend looking into the possibl...
Wondering If Son Is Allergic:(
Asked by N.F. from Grand Rapids
on November 21, 2008
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My son is 15 months old and since he was born I have been going back and forth between Huggies diapers and Pampers. Really what ever is on sale and if neither I would...
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- Hi N., I thank you for writing this request because this is dear to my heart and I have found it is a common problem. I hope I can give you some guidance in my experi...
- Dear N.- Yes it is possible that your son has an allergy to the latex, which might be in the waist. I would urge you to consider using either cloth or switching to S...
- Hi N., Not sure if it was an allergic reaction, but my daughter had issues with Huggies too! After a little while, I switched to Pampers and haven't looked back. I ...
2 1/2 Year Old Daughter Self-stimulating
Asked by M.M. from Anchorage
on July 27, 2009
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My almost 3 year old daughter has always been very tactile. She is a thumb sucker, blanket rubber, and has always liked to rub the soft side of velcro or her daddy's ...
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- Hi M., My daughter started doing this at about the same age, however just at night. This was hard for me because she frequently slept with me and it made me uncomfort...
- Good to hear you have a doctor's appt. I have very little experience with this, but, i remember being a kid and getting a yeast infection. I didn't know it was a yea...
- MY daughter went thru the same phase, I would just redirect her and sometimes if it was persistent suggest she go into her room as it was a private activity that she s...
Is Your Child a Band-Aid Addict?
Asked by K.B. from Detroit
on March 25, 2012
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My daughter is 4 and is going through a phase where she wants a Band-Aid for everything - it's rare that she gets a boo-boo that is actually bleeding and needs a Band-...
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- YES! I quit buying them!
- Hello, my name is N. and I am a bandaid addict. Yesterday I had bloodwork done and had, HAD to ask for the Dora bandaid, the hot pink one with the little monkey on...
- My 5 year old nephew has done this for years, no matter how hard we try to explain that band-aids don't fix everything.
I Desperately Need Advice on How to Move My Toddlers into There Own Room...
Asked by B.W. from Los Angeles
on January 15, 2010
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Our 1 1/2 year old and 2 1/2 year old are still sleeping in our bedroom. I got pregnant when my son was only 5 months old, so he stayed upstairs w/ us longer than we i...
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- Hi B., I have been a similar situation as you,but, I have only one child. She is almost 3 (in May) and has just recently (in the past few months) started to sleep fro...
- There may be other moms that have had better experience with this - but I cannot bear the crying and sobbing, and having checked with other parents that have co-slept ...
- We co-slept with all of our kids. We moved #1 out of our bed at around 20 months, to a crib mattress on the floor, up against the foot of our bed and when he woke...
13 Month Old Not Communicating His Needs and Is Not Affectionate
Asked by C.P. from Washington DC
on April 23, 2010
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I have a darling little 13 month old son that is meeting all of his deveopmental milestones and then some but is not pointing, communicating with us, and does not like...
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- Definitely take your son to another doctor. It is possible that these things will pass and everything will be fine, but any doctor should have seen these things as po...
- Maybe I"m wrong here, but well his scratching himself like that... it is OFTEN or can be a sign of stress or frustration.... or a way for the child to "cope" with some...
- do yourself a really big favor. take the child to a different doctor. the doctor blaming the childs behavior on you isnt going to cut it. the only thing you will ge...
Good Bye Paci!
Asked by M.P. from Columbus
on December 11, 2008
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My daughter is 2 and for a while now has only had a pacifier at night. My plan has been to get rid of it all together when she transitions to a big girl bed, which wil...
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- I am currently in the same situation and my sister told me to use the binky fairy. She recently did it with her daughter and they told her that other babies needed he...
- do you have a friend with a baby? we gave our paci's to baby jeffrey. she's been paci-free for about 3 months and now doesn't ask for it or miss it at all. build-a-...
- My daughter was 2 when we got rid of hers. It was time b/c her teeth I was afraid was going to go out. I took her to the store and let HER pick out a balloon to put th...
Teething
Asked by J.J. from Orlando
on November 20, 2007
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I believe my 3 month old daughter may be beginning to teethe. She's drooling a heck of a lot, and gnawing on her fists day and night like it's going outta style. At an...
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- I saw that other moms recommended teething tablets. Hyland's makes a homeopathic one that you can find in Chamberlin's natural food or other health food stores. They h...
- Try soaking a washcloth and then freezing it or letting your daughter knaw on a cold washcloth. That always worked for my 3 year old.
- Gentle Naturals makes a homeopathic teething drops also. They have the baby pooh characters on the box and are sold at most walmarts and other "normal" stores.
Need Sleep!
Asked by S.P. from Los Angeles
on December 26, 2006
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I request sleep! My 5 month old is waking up 3-4 times a night. She has been doing this for the past 2 months. This is our routine: Bath at about 8pm, nursing sess...
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- Limit the time she sleeps during the day. It's not easy at first and will take about 2 weeks to get her into this routine. My first child, a girl, slept all the time a...
- I have a 4 month old who was doing the same thing 2 months ago. I had to let him cry it out for about a week and now all I have to do is bath at 6:30 bottle then lay h...
- Oh those are not fun times, my Son was in the Hospital until he was 1 month old because he was a Preemie, when we took him Home he would wake up every three hours to e...
