Sleep Sacks & Swaddlers: Princess
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Registry for Baby Shower
Asked by J.L. from Lexington
on October 24, 2011
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Hey ladies! Me and the hubs are going this weekend to register, so I wanted to ask everyone what are the items you absolutely can't live without? It's been 4 years s...
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- A plug-in cradle swing (saves hundreds of dollars in batteries) EGRO baby carrier These 2 items have been my favorite expenditures of all 3 of our kids, but I j...
- I like blanket sleepers for my babies. I am too scared to put them in a blanket. When they are newborn, I also like the swaddle blankets that velcro in place.
- I had my baby last year , these are the must have-s that I can think of:\ -Bassinet and a crib -Swaddlers (babies sleep so much better when swaddled) -baby hooded...
Swaddling at Night
Asked by J.D. from Erie
on February 4, 2009
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Hi there! I've been swaddling my little girl since we came home from the hospital becasue it is the only way she'll sleep a length of time. She is a mover and a shake...
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- I would keep that little princess wrapped up til she gets out on her own! :) That way you all get to sleep! There is nothing wrong with swaddling, some people's kids s...
- Keep her swaddled until she can get out on her own.LOL Nothing wrond with her and staying swaddled. It is a comfort thing, for both of you, and I say, "stay comfortabl...
- Swaddle until she can get out on her own. It's very comforting for them. don't worry about it. Target had something called Swaddlers, and I think Babies-r-us had them ...
Help with Getting My Son in His Own Bed!
Asked by T.G. from Norfolk
on February 24, 2008
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I need help getting my exclusively breastfed son to sleep 1. in his own bed and 2. to sleep longer than 2 hours at a stretch! I am not able to get any sleep while "co...
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- There is no magic cure. I had to get professional advice to get one of my 3 to sleep overnight, since I was EXTREMELY sleep deprived. You are just not a good mom when ...
- When my son started to squirm all over the bed while cosleeping at 3 1/2 mo and refused the bassinet, the doc convinced us that he was ready for his own crib. it was ...
- It is not realistic to expect a 3 month old to sleep through the night. There are those that would tell you to put him down and let him cry it out that it would be goo...
Need Help Getting 5 1/2 Month Baby to Stay Sleeping
Asked by C.S. from Milwaukee
on July 25, 2010
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When we had our first child by the time he was 4 months he was sleeping thru the night, waking once for a bottle. Not so much with our darling baby girl.
She is 5 ...
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- Read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Marc Weissbluth. It's a terrific book that saved my sanity. When my youngest was 5 months old he was waking up many times ...
- Growth-spurt. She is approaching, the 6 month mark, and this is a growth-spurt time... and major developmental changes time. This happens. They get hungrier and n...
- Hello C., let me say that My first baby, was the same as ur first, my daughter who is now gonna be 3 next month only woke up once for a bottle, and that only lasted fo...
Colic
Asked by A.J. from Rockford
on March 5, 2009
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Any advise on this subject. Little one keeps crying. Have tried new formula,
gas drops etc.
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- How old is the baby? Our son was colicky for 14 weeks, and just like everyone said, the colic abruptly ended right around 3 months. We tried everything (and not ...
- You have my deepest sympathy. Having a baby with colic was probably the hardest time of my life so far. Exhausting, and hard on my marriage, too. It turns out that...
- My third baby was colicky. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do. Gas drops are really not even effective for gas (they work in the digestive tract and take so lo...
Winter Clothing for My Newborn - What to Buy and How to Dress
Asked by M.R. from Chicago
on September 7, 2010
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Hi all, I am expecting my baby in October and need advice on how to dress her during the Winter. She'd be hardly 1-4 months then, and Chicago has bad winters. What stu...
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- Its great that these days they make the bundle me's or car seats covers so you dont have to stuff your baby in a snow suit or bulky winter coat. They are GREAT, I high...
- We had our son in the beginning of December last year. He lived in footie fleece PJs! They are so warm! Good luck!
- One thing I read is always dress infants in 1 more layer than you would your self. I also also had (and still do) put them in a carter's undershirt/onesie. That keeps ...
"Daughter Keeps Rolling over in Her Sleep"
Asked by L.D. from Greenville
on August 4, 2007
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My daughter is 5 months old. She is rolling over really well. Even in her sleep. It seems that she rather sleep on her side or belly. I have always heard that the back...
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- I had a monitor that would sense my son's breathing. You might want to get that. It will help you sleep better. I also had a little wedge thing that my son would sleep...
- I work in a day care in the infant room. We have been to SID's classes. They say that if the baby can roll over to let them and it is not necessary to roll them back o...
- From what I have read and what my Peditricain told me, as soon as a baby is old enough to roll over, it is fine for them to sleep in any position they can get into or ...
What Do You Spend?
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on June 27, 2011
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If you go to a baby shower, or a wedding shower, what do you typically spend?
There was a post about a $5 baby shower gift and I was shocked at that idea!
I'm not ta...
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- I guess I'd say it really depends on how close I am to the person. We have extended family on my husband's side who I don't even know or talk to these people other th...
- Before our current and much lower income situation, I never spent less than $50 on a shower gift (not incl wrapping/card/etc), but they were all family/close friends. ...
- I'd say around $25-$35...
Baby Gift
Asked by M.C. from Las Vegas
on April 27, 2009
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Hi everyone! My good friend is having her 3rd baby in June. She has a daughter (8) and a son (5). She's having another boy. She isn't having a baby shower but I wa...
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- My favorite thing to "get" someone on subsequent children is to cook for them. A couple of days after the birth, bring over a lasagna. Then tell her you will cook an...
- Books are always a great investment for any one with kids. And becasue she is saying that she doesn't need anything this will be something fun and special that will g...
- Hi M., there are some things you need new each time you have a baby, like a baby book, Baby's first piggy bank, diapers, formula, or go another route and get her a gid...
The Dreaded Spit Up
Asked by M.S. from Tulsa
on November 3, 2008
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I have an 8 week old son who has been on 2 different types of medicines for over 2 weeks now. He is still spitting up and vomiting profusely all throughout the day. Th...
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- My son had the same thing. It is a little valve (or his was) that had not fully develeoped that was not shutting off keeping the food in his tummy. The Dr. watched him...
- Try a different doctor.
- First of all, what meds is he on, and second of all is he gaining weight. My dd was on reflux meds until 6 years of age and still takes tums or rolaids periodically. ...
