Soothing & Comforting
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Soothing a Cough
Asked by S.M. from Denver
on February 20, 2008
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My daughters have had several colds this winter, but their latest one is lingering in the form of a nasty cough. My elder daughter is almost 3 and she will cough so h...
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- I have no idea if this really works, but just read in an email that if you apply a generous amount of Vicks Vapor Rub to the soles of the feet, at bedtime, and cover w...
- My 20 month-old daughter had a lingering cough after a cold, just like your daughter. We would put honey on a large spoon and drizzle lemon juice on top. I was amazed ...
- My daughter is almost 3 and has suffered coughs all winter. We found that a spoonful of local honey (apparently honey from local pollens is better for your immune sys...
Soothing
Asked by C.J. from New York
on July 6, 2011
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My son is 6 months old and is having surgery soon. He won't take a pacifier and doesn't suck his thumb but I really feel that he is gonna need something to help sooth ...
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- Aw, it is always sad to hear that a baby is having surgery =( Have you tried different pacifiers? My sister's baby would not take a certain kind, so she had to expe...
- My daughter had her first surgery at 9 months. We always brought along her favorite blanket and a stuffed bear that did a heartbeat or played soothing classical music....
- when my 4 month old was in the hospital and the staff tried to get an iv line in her, they had something called "sooth-eaze"-it was pretty much super sugary water- i o...
Nursing for Comfort & the Escape Artist.
Asked by R.B. from Boston
on June 7, 2009
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My son will be 2 in August and I decided long ago I would nurse him until he was at least 2 as long as he was still interested. Well now he is only nursing for comfort...
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- R., As for the crib, once he can climb out, it is a danger to put the sides up. One idea would be to put the mattress on the floor. A restless sleeper isn't "fallin...
- Hi R. - Just curious, are you certain he's genuinely not getting any milk when you nurse? After he comes off the breast, if you self-express, do you get anything? My...
- I think your best bet for the climbing out of the crib situation is to move him to a mattress on the floor. You can put in bed rails too if you want to disuade him a l...
How Do I Comfort My 3 Month Old?
Asked by S.R. from Dallas
on January 21, 2007
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My 3 month old had a stomach virus this week. It was awful. We ended up having to take her to the ER. I didn't even know babies could get stomach viruses this young. S...
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- I would take her into the doc just to make sure it isn't something that she needs meds. for. Just to be on the safe side. If you don't want to take her in just call ...
- Hi S.--two thoughts: 1. May want to consider if it is reflux...my lil' one ended up on Prevacid (Rx from the pediatrician) she just got off about two months ago 2. T...
- It sounds like it could be colic to me. You might want to try the gas drops especially right before you feed her and watch what you are eating. Mylicon did not help K...
Teaching Baby to Self-soothe
Asked by S.S. from New London
on February 22, 2007
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My 6 month old will only go to sleep while nursing or being rocked by his daddy (or in the car). I know we need to help him learn how to put himself to sleep and not r...
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- I am not sure of the actual name of the product. But you can find it in any toys-r-us or Babies-r-us. Its a teddy bear that you can velcro onto the side of your baby's...
- i guess it depends on how much of a problem it is to rock or nurse baby to sleep. I had to untrain my "trained night feeder" and only because he started nursing ever 4...
- My daughter was the same way. She would only fall asleep in our arms while we were giving her her bottle. I tried the whole cry it out thing, and that was awful. So I ...
Self-soothing Skills
Asked by J.P. from San Francisco
on April 27, 2012
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How do I teach my daughter (6yo) self-soothing skills that don't involve food or material possessions, when I I have none myself?
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- I wonder about same thing, except my little one is younger, so I am hoping she hasn't noticed yet. :) Given that your daughter is older, perhaps you could make this a...
- Learn them and lead by example. I'm a recovering alcoholic raised by a screamer who made me hate myself. We're adults, so we're responsible for fixing ourselves no...
- I seriously doubt you have no coping skills. If you have lived life, the good times and the bad, you HAVE coped through things. You don't always blow up and shop and...
Husband Can't Soothe 6 Week Old - Mom Has No Break - Any Ideas?
Asked by K.G. from Austin
on August 2, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I am writing to find out your experiences so that I can share them with my Husband. I stay at home with our new six week old daughter whom I adore beyon...
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- unfortunately my son was like that for a loong time. it got better over the year but it wasn't until after his first bday that they truly bonded and didn't need me aro...
- My husband bonded with both of our children as infants at bath time. I set every thing up for him, the baby tub etc and he would bathe them and talk to them. They lo...
- Dear K., Babies that little still have issues. It drove me to tears many and occassion! On my side, I had a husband that didn't want to even be involved (until the ba...
I Need a Trick to Calm My Newborn!!
Asked by K.H. from Wausau
on January 21, 2012
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My daughter is one month old and she just started crying for what seems like no reason. I checked everything and she is fine and comfortable and not gassy, does anyone...
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- Has anyone suggested Hylands Homeopathic Colic Tablets? We called them All Better Pills. They are chamomile based, like giving chamomile tea. Very calming and tak...
- Another vote for the 5's. Dr. Karp has a video you can watch too. They are all great tricks!!! But "shushing" worked best for us. Consistent, loud and in their ...
- Go to the bookstore or library and get the book and/or DVD by Dr. Karp - The Happiest Baby on the Block. I got it from the library and the dvd was amazing to watch. ...
Soothing a Cough
Asked by L.K. from Sioux Falls
on October 28, 2007
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My toddler just started coughing the other day and I don't want to give him any cold medication because it never seems to help. I want to give him something to sooth ...
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- How crazy! My grampa sent me an email last night about a new way to clear up coughs -- you place vicks on the bottom of the feet, cover with socks and they say the co...
- My son had a horrid cough for about a week. He wasn't sleeping well at night and we had already tried putting his bed on an incline and using a humidifer. I decided to...
- L., Putting Vicks on the bottom of his feet with socks does seem to work for my kids. It is worth a try. A humidifier would also be beneficial. Are you sure ...
Colic Calm
Asked by Y.C. from Dallas
on December 30, 2007
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i just had twins a boy and a girl and much to my dismay they both have colic!i was looking on the internet and see a product called colic calm everywhere. i wanted to ...
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- I have never heard of this product, but my oldest child had colic. That was 11 years ago but I would start the dryer and lay him on his tummy on top of the dryer whil...
- Baby Bliss Gripe Water is AMAZING and will work very fast. Both of my children had colic and acid reflus and we tried this when rx medicine was not working. It is wond...
- Bless your heart! My daughter had colic and I almost jumped off a bridge with just one baby! I haven't heard of colic calm but I used Gripe Water with her and didn't...
