Spitting Up: Infant, First Response
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Baby Food, Spit up and Laundry
Asked by S.K. from New York
on March 6, 2008
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Hi y'all,
I'm sure someone has asked about this before, but I'm not finding the topic on the website. My baby started on solids about three weeks ago. So far, we'v...
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- There's no reason not to make food taste good by adding a little apple sauce or pear to the rice cereal. Rice is generally suggested as a first food because it is ver...
- Hi S., You didn't mention how old the baby is. I am a mother of 2 beautiful girls, 10 and 15, 2 grown sons, and a grandmother of 3. I've found that under 1yr old, spi...
- Is he really spitting up or is it more that he hasn't quite learned to move the food to the back of his mouth and swallow so he is spitting some out? I think that som...
Help! My Baby Cries All the Time.
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on July 16, 2006
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My 3 mo. Old little boy cries the majority of the day. In the mornings he is happy and content to lay on the floor and play. As the day goes on he gets more and more w...
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- Hi H. does he stop cring after about an hr or two and settle into the evening, if so he will stop doing that in about a month. my son who is 14yrs old did that and we...
- My daughter was the same way and we tried every formula and eventually ended up using goats milk. She could not break down the protein of the cow milk.
- My son was diagnosed with Reflux at approx. 6 weeks of age due to screaming crying whenever he spit up. We were rx'd Prevacid. It really really helped. We just got the...
Constipation in My 14 Week Old
Asked by L.M. from Tampa
on March 27, 2008
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HI, my 14 week old little boy has had a real difficult time with his digestion. Initially, we were dealing with him spitting up constantly and now he is going 3-5 days...
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- I always found that apple juice or prune juice always worked the best also water helps with constipation but only give him bottled nursery water. Hope that helps :) If...
- It's always a little scary to get referred to a specialist, but the GI doc could hold the answers. My son was a big spitter too, though constipation has never been an...
- Hi L. this problem is not new. I am a grandmother and have 24 nieces and nephews and almost as many great nieces and nephews. I recall a few of them having this proble...
Thumb Sucking
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on February 12, 2008
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Good morning Momies,
My little one, Jane, just turned 4 months old. She also turned to her thumb for comfort, I think. I am still not sure how to feel about it. My...
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- Good Evening A., My little one is not so little and sucks her thumb. She never wanted a pacifier, even when she 4 months. Now she is almost 18 months and really onl...
- My son, 21 months, has been sucking his thumb since we was about 8 weeks old. His pediatrician has said not to worry about it and all the stuff I read about it says no...
- A., You didn't say if she gets a pacifier or not. My four-month old does the same thing, and I am ambivalent as well. She loves her Soothie pacificer but she'll kick ...
Feeding Cereal
Asked by A.H. from New York
on June 12, 2008
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Hi,
We went to the peditritian the other day and were told by our peditritian to start giving our daughter cereal. She's 4.5 months, and is looking for food left and...
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- A., The later you wait to start solids, the better it will be for your daughter. Their systems are not ready to handle solids at 4.5 months, even if a doctor said s...
- you may want to google "delaying solids" and you will get lots of sites that explain the benefits of waiting till 6 months. your daughter is still very young.
- A.~ We started our daughter recently on cereal too. I recommend Earth's Best as it is organic, if that is important to you. If not, Gerber does lovely cereals as ...
Advice for Breastfeeding First Time Mom
Asked by T.W. from Detroit
on August 19, 2008
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My milk supply can't keep up with my 6 week old daughter's appetite. By mid afternoon I'm only able to produce approx 2oz for my 4-6oz eater. (I began pumping to gage ...
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- Babies have a growth spurt at 6 weeks. My son had similar fussy periods at the breast. I am able to pump about 5 oz and I know my son is eating more than that based on...
- You're getting great advice! I would also suggest Baby Beloved. The website is: www.babybeloved.com for more info. They just moved downtown to the woman's health ce...
- Wow, you've gotten a ton of responses! The only thing I would add is also keep in mind that how much you pump is not always the same amount your child is eating. My so...
Waking up Every Hour!
Asked by M.M. from St. Louis
on March 6, 2008
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I'm making a request two days in a row! This site is so helpful!
My 4 month old son wakes up every hour at night to eat. He is a breastfed baby so I realize he wo...
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- You're so right not to start foods yet. Try ignoring his crys and see if he will drop back to sleep. During the day he should be waking, eating, playing for an hour ...
- My daughter is 4 months also. She's good about sleeping through the night since she was 8 weeks old. I've noticed that after her every 3-4 hour feedings she still seem...
- Rice cereal is not likelt to cause allergies. Babies can eat cereal anywhere from 4-6 months, depending if they are orally ready. I never mixed the cereal in the bottl...
Starting Cereal
Asked by J.P. from Boston
on April 27, 2007
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Hello Everyone, I would just like some advice on starting cereal. I couldn't wait for this because she has acid reflux and is on her fourth formula. The poor girl has ...
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- My son had severe reflux as well and was on liquid Zantac since he was 1 mo. old. I too gave him rice cereal in his bottle since he was 1 mo. just to hold down the for...
- Hi J.- My second child had acid reflux and feeding him was totally different. When your baby has acid reflux, first of all, you can not go by those reference charts ...
- First of all, my daughter is 15 months old and still cant feed herself with a spoon. They are just no co ordinated enough. But she started eating cereal at 4 months ol...
Best Formula
Asked by B.R. from Dallas
on September 6, 2011
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Our baby is 8 months old and I've exclusively breast fed him from birth. I've gone back to work and I'm starting to wean him and introduce formula. What is the best ...
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- My baby did really well with the Target brand Sensitive formula. She took this much better than any brand name, and it's good on the pocketbook, too... Both my babies...
- We loved the Enfamil products.
- B.: I wish I could help you...CONGRATS on breast feeding for 8 months!! When I chose to go back to work with my second son, I pumped before I left and gave that to ...
Moms with Children with Peanut Allergies
Asked by A.S. from Canton
on November 17, 2011
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My son, who will be 3 next week had a severe allergic reaction to peanut butter. I had to call 911 while driving him to the ER, it was so scary. After doing a blood ...
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- Wow, that is severe. I feel for you. That is truly a lifestyle change. My son has a peanut allergy but I haven't had any issues. I completely understand some par...
- I truly feel for you. I don't have this severe of allergies but I am allergic to almonds and pecans. I feel for you but the other kids will want to have their food...
- Hi A., My first response to you didn't go through, so here goes try #2! My 4 year old daughter has peanut and treenut allergies. Her only reaction so far was one ye...
