Sick Child Care: Infantino
7 articles
Help My Child Will Not Sleep When I Put Him Down!
Asked by D.S. from Phoenix
on October 29, 2008
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Today my two week old son would not sleep unless he was being held. I think his longest nap was 30 minutes. He has no fever, I am really not sure what to do. Usually h...
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- Hi D.- it is normal for babies this age to feel secure only with constant contact with their mothers. It is funny how it works when we are raising children- you thi...
- Dear D., My son is 1 month and he does the same thing but all the time. He will not fall asleep on his own unless he is rocked or often while he is nursing. I do ...
- Try and swaddle him tightly. He's still pretty young to be used to having to be held...YET. If you keep it up holding him to sleep, he will get in the habit of that ...
A Case of the Mommies
Asked by H.V. from Tucson
on November 29, 2009
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HELP!!! I'm a stay home mom of an exclusively breast fed healthy 11 month old little girl. Lately, the last week or two, she has been driving me crazy with insecurity....
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- My son did that around 1 year old. NOw, at 19 months, he really wants daddy all the time. Sorry, its a phase. Something we do that helps (we started at about 14 m...
- It's a stage....about this age (actually roughly around 9 mo) is when they can become very clingy. My daughter started that about the same time yours did...she's now ...
- (looks like it's been said already, but I absolutely agree). Get a carrier!! An Ergo carrier was a lifesaver to me when my son was going through that clingy phase.......
Sudden Severe Back Pain
Asked by D.C. from Dallas
on December 11, 2009
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This morning I knelt down to pick something up and was struck with SEVERE low back pain. I couldn't move at all. I yelled out in pain and luckily my husband was stil...
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- DC, I recommend a chiropractor. I good one should be able to get you feeling better in just 2 or 3 visits. M.
- I had something very similar happen to me, and its actually happened several times now...but each time I put ice on it. I know that heat sounds good, and some people ...
- DC, I have been there! I even told my husband I would rather have a baby than experience that pain! Get ice on there as much as you can for the first 24 hours. Then...
Need Advice on 2 Week Old Cryer
Asked by J. from Tampa
on August 28, 2006
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I have a 2 week old baby girl and all she does is cry, no matter what we do. we rock her, sing, walk, nothing seems to satisfy her. The doctor has checked her out and ...
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- My daughter started crying continuely when she was about 4 weeks old, the doctor said it was colic, it lasted about a month. I remembered watching something in our c...
- I am a single mom and my preemie screamed for 4 months straight. Switching to Soy formula worked IMMEDIATELY. My Doctor said that this was one of his worst cases in 3...
- I have a thing you could try that worked on my daughter Haylie. Like your daughter all she did was cry so we would "bounce" her to sleep. Because it was so difficult f...
Seeking Moms Who Used a Sling
Asked by A.M. from Minneapolis
on November 20, 2008
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I have asked several questions to this board and have received such great responses that I thought I would ask about the sling to get feedback from others that have tr...
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- I agree with Anne-Marie...the Moby wrap is GREAT!!! After getting used to putting it on, I found it so much more comfortable!!!
- Hi A., I've used a couple of different kinds of carriers with my kids. When my first daughter was a baby, I had a ring sling and then a Kangaroo Karrier, and I loved...
- I love my MOBY!!! I use it all the time. I used it every day for six weeks. I actually put my toddler in it the other day too! So it it true when they say it is so ver...
Baby Carriers
Asked by A.H. from Kansas City
on May 7, 2008
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Has anyone every used the carrier called the "Moby Wrap?" How about the Peanut Shell? Baby Bjorn? Tell me what you love or hate about some carriers. Not super int...
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- I love my baby Bjorn carrier. When the baby is small you can carry in the front or later on you can switch it to the back. It does get awfully warm for the baby though...
- I really like my Moby wrap. It's so lightweight and easy to learn how to tie around. My daughter really likes it because some of the holds she can look out at everythi...
- I use a one-piece sling made by my friend Kerry who is the owner of the business, eieiobaby gear. It is wonderful, both for baby and your back! It also works for bot...
Air Travel Tips W/ Infant
Asked by D.E. from Los Angeles
on March 5, 2008
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I need airplane travel advice…my husband will be on the plane 5 hours (not including checking in) with my 3 1/2 month baby whom I am nursing. We will be sitting in ...
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- Hi, D., I am the mother of two babies, one 19 months old, the other 5 months old. I have flown with the elder baby ten times, all with my elder child on my lap and...
- It's much easier to travel with a baby that you think. Call the airline and ask if they have a place to hang in a portable basinet (provided by the airline). Contine...
- I have a two year old and a two month old. We started traveling with our daughter, now two, when she was three months old. The thing that I suggest if you don't have o...
