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Schedule
Asked by A.A. from Minneapolis
on January 19, 2009
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My daughter is 4 months old now and my doctor wants us to get her on a 4 hour schedule. Right now she is eating every three hours and she lets us know when that 3 hou...
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- Does your doctor have a reason behind this? Is there a concern about weight or something? If not, then I would not even worry about it. When it comes to eating as a...
- Why bother? She sounds as if she has already adjusted to a three hour schedule just fine! There is nothing saying a baby needs to be on a 4 hour schedule. In fact m...
- That sounds rediculous! You can't force a baby to eat more and if you somehow do manage to do that, you risk the fact of your baby LOSING learning how to take cue...
3 Month Old Son Acting Strange
Asked by A.B. from Colorado Springs
on March 28, 2008
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Hi all! This is kinda long, but I think the back story might help you to understand.
I have a 3 month old son, and from the beginning he was a very good schedule ba...
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- You may want to ask your doctor about reflux. The symptoms seem about right.
- Sounds like you have gone through a lot! My son was 5 weeks early and did similar bottle feeding and then switching to nursing full time except one bottle feeding fro...
- A., My daughter acted very similarly at the same age. She had two problems: she had acid-reflux and she was lactocse-intolerant. The acid-reflux is hard to diagnose, m...
Need Advice on Feeding My Infant
Asked by J.F. from New York
on February 6, 2007
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I need help with my daughters weight gain. She is 7 months old and only weighs 15 pounds. She is very underweight and my doctor told me she needs to gain weight. She d...
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- my son did the same thing as your daughter. he couldn't keep any formula down. so my mom switch him to an old fashion remedy. pet milk,kero syrup and water. it is what...
- J.- My daughter had acid reflux as well. I was very hard to get her to eat. However when she it about 8 weeks I began to put rice ceral in her milk. This helped to ke...
- My daughter weighed 17lbs when she turned 1 and is now still only 23 lbs and she turned 2 last september and the doctors tell me that she is healthy and to just give h...
Sick 6 Month Old!
Asked by E.N. from Indianapolis
on October 16, 2006
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Starting around the first week of September, my son started getting REALLY sick and has never really gotten ALL better. I have had him into the doctor A LOT, probably ...
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- My son (who is now 3 1/2) was really sick when he was less than a month old and seemed to take forever to get well. He caught RSV but we were paying close attention to...
- has your doctor mentioned giving children's benadryl? i was giving that to my 7 mo old for a few days and it seemed to help some. check with your doctor, but the dose ...
- Some kids just get sick. There may never really be a reason for it. I have a 6 yr old who was diagnosed with failure to thrive when he was 1 and he has pretty much bee...
Low Milk Supply... Will It Come Back?
Asked by M.S. from Philadelphia
on January 29, 2007
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Hi, I successfully breastfed my son for 3.5 months, and then my milk supply started to dwindle... a lot ( I used to get 5 oz when I pumped and now I only get 1/2 oz......
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- I agree - do what YOU feel is right. Trust me, I know it's hard to deminish nursing. My DD nursed for nearly 1 year and my DS only 2 weeks. I was crushed and it too...
- Hi, If you are worried about your child, do what you feel is right. You could try phasing in one small formula feeding a day to see if that helps your son (have some...
- Hi M.....Call the Breastfeeding Hotline at 1-###-###-####.They are WONDERFUL!!!!! Also, drink Mothers Milk Tea by Traditional Medicinals.Drink lots of water(I drank 9...
Almost 6 Month Old Not Digesting Solids, Help.
Asked by T.K. from Boston
on February 26, 2007
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My baby girl will be 6 months this week and is having the hardest time digesting solid food. She has shown allergies to rice and oatmeal cereal, rash on her cheeks, s...
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- she may have a food allergy to something you are eating something similar happened to a friend of mine and it was some ingredient that her daughter was allergic to and...
- since your breastfeeding you really do not need to give solids at all for the first year. solids are for experimenting. when your baby gets bound up just breast feed o...
- Don't bother with the cereal - there is no nutritional value in it at all. Concentrate on solids such as avacado, meats, banana. If you find she is getting bound up,...
9.5 Month Old Weighs Almost 23 Lbs
Asked by D.S. from Dallas
on January 8, 2009
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My son was 8 lbs 6 oz when he was born. He lost more than usual in the hospital after he was born due to some complications. He then stayed around the 50th percentil...
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- I wouldn't worry about it unless he develops rolls of fat. My son was 23lbs at 4 months and 28 at 1 year. He is now 5 and tall and thin - not a lick of fat on him. ...
- Babies are really great at regulating their food intake. It's natural for them. They do not have eating disorders at this age. Don't worry about his weight. As long as...
- He is fine! At 9 months he should be drinking a minimum of 24 oz of formula. Don't let anyone tell you any dofferent. He will let you know when he is full. Right aroun...
Bottles in the Air
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on August 30, 2008
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I am a first time M. traveling on an airplane with my 10 month old next weekend and i had three questions: I know liquid is not allowed past secuirty. Has anyone tra...
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- Hi! I never flew w/ a car seat (took advantage of the infant in lap allowance until my daughter turned 2) but there is a new FAA approved harness that creates a 5-poin...
- I've had my water (already in a baby bottle) tossed at security. I think they would have let me keep it if I'd have mixed in the formula right then. I just bought bo...
- Hi!! I just went on vacation with my little one a few weeks ago. You can bring on empty bottles, baby formula, and medicine. If you want to bring pre-made formula, ...
Help with Constipation
Asked by S.W. from New York
on August 10, 2007
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My 7 week old is very constipated. He screams and his face turns beet red when he tries to go to the bathroom. This has been going on for a few weeks now. He went 2 ...
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- My son had the same problem at around the same age as yours. Try the prune juice. I kept him on it for about two months and he has not problems now.
- I remember all the trouble with my little one being constipated. I did the same things as you rectal thermometer,etc. I finally took her off of the regular formula a...
- Hi. Both of my babies had the same problem until they were about 4 or 5 months old. My doctor told me to give them apple-prune juice every day. If that doesn't work...
Help, Rotavirus with 4mo.old
Asked by B.H. from Minneapolis
on February 7, 2009
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Ok so I'm a little peeved my 4mo.old has rotavirus from just having the rotavirus vaccine this week at her 4mo.old checkup.
I've dealt with this when my older dd h...
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- Don't beat yourself up about the vaccine. In all likelihood, your baby was already exposed to the virus before the shot. It can take 2-4 days to incubate. Anyhow......
- My son also had it at 4 months. He had it for 3 months undiagnosed however so his was harsh. My son was totally fine with pedialyte. As for the diaper rash I don't ...
- I have some diaper rash suggestions. First, let her go diaper free as much as possible. Put some thick towels in the bottom of her playpen or on the floor, and let h...
