Spitting Up: Miracle Blanket
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My Baby Has Colic
Asked by L.V. from Dallas
on September 24, 2007
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Hey guys, I have a 5 week old with colic. I am breastfeeding him, and have tried taking out dairy, spicy foods, raw veggies and caffine. Nothing has helped. I have tri...
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- Hi L., I understand I went throught the same thing about 6 months ago. There is a great class, The Happiest Baby on the Block that Kay teaches @ The Nesting Place in G...
- I had the same problem with my baby from the day after his birth and it lasted 3 months solid. I was told that it would be miraculous that, at 3 months, it would just...
- L. I have an 8 week baby boy who has the same thing including meds for reflux. Baths have helped and so has rubing my baby stomach, start at the ribs and press dow...
Colicky Baby
Asked by D. from Detroit
on May 5, 2008
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Does anyone have any suggestions for a Colicky baby? Our first child was also colicky and we went through then all the different formulas etc. I am looking for anyth...
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- I see someone has suggested Colic Calm, AKA Gripe Water. My mother-in-law swears by it. It's vegetable based. She said she would dip the pacifier in it and let the ba...
- Hello D., Both of my children were colicky! With my first, who will be 10 next month, this was a very lonely and exausting time. After 6 very long months we figured...
- hallo- i also have a screamer:) she is turning 4 months on monday and it has not gotten any better, how old is yours? I have read so many books, articles ect. and t...
Use of Zantac in Infants
Asked by J.P. from Allentown
on May 7, 2007
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Our ped. recommended using zantac with our 4 week old to help with reflux and spitting up. Has anyone used it? Any opinions on it? Other suggestions to help with reflu...
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- we have used it before. I didn't feel it helped my daughter but that doesn't mean it won't help yours. Acid Reflux is a nasty thing for kids to have so I would be open...
- My now 6 yr old took it for about a year and it was the best thing for him. I often wonder why parents go to their doctor to ask advice for how to treat something and...
- Hi J., We had a nasty incident that involved an incompetent Dr. hospitalizing our daughter for what turned out to be acid reflux when she was 9 days old. When we fin...
When to Tell It's Time to Stop Swaddling a Baby and How to Transition Them
Asked by K.D. from Kansas City
on June 10, 2009
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I have an almost three month old who is generally a great sleeper already. He is a big guy-already 14 pounds and eating great. He has been swaddled with the miracle bl...
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- Hi K., My son was pretty much the same. Like your son, my son was a big guy too. We just swaddled him until he kept breaking free. Then one day, we just didn't ...
- My 8 month old is a big guy, too, and he will not sleep unless he is swaddled. He does break out of it, but he needs it to go to sleep. My husband discovered the "b...
- we swaddled our daughter till she was 9 months. She would be fine if she broke out if it in the middle of the night, but would not go to sleep without it on to start w...
Reflux, Sleeping W/3 Week Old
Asked by B.S. from Scranton
on February 10, 2007
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My little guy has been fussy, spits up, crying a lot and very gassy since he was born. At our 10 day check up with the Pedi he suggested that perhaps my little guy ha...
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- my daughter had prblems with reflux and out ped sugested that we tilt her crib so she sleeps at an angle, with her head up. i worked for her. good luck
- My son had horrible reflux. He had choking episodes in the nursery several times after he was born. When we took him home, he could not lay flat and even sleeping on t...
- Hi, I'm S., my daughter had reflux, she's now 15, good news most baby's out grow it.
Baby Grunting While Asleep
Asked by D.S. from New York
on August 22, 2010
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My 4 week old daughter has a terrible time at night sleeping. She is restless and grunts and her arms and legs move all night long. These issues do not persist durin...
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- This is definitely normal and nothing to worry about! I was actually laughing when I read your question because when my son was a newborn, he did the same thing and m...
- Grunting and moving around are normal. So is spitting up. If she's asleep you should go to bed and sleep too. If she wakes herself up you could try bundling her tig...
- If she's asleep, there's nothing to worry about. She may just be going through a light sleep stage and getting herself back to sleep, or she may be dreaming. Who knows...
Any Advice for Dealing with Reflux????
Asked by J.H. from Cleveland
on August 4, 2008
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My daughter is 5 1/2 weeks old and has reflux. The doctor recommended sitting her up after feedings and burping her more often throughout feedings to keep the formula...
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- Hi Jeane' I also know what you are going thru. My oldest daughter had this. We put her in her carseat after each feeding. We burped her more often, and then we also...
- My daughter went through the same thing and I asked the doctor to prescribe her nexium or zantac. She gave us a prescription for zantac and it worked wonders. It will ...
- Lots of babies have this, I know mine did, and I opted not to give her Zantac as my Dr. prescribed. I am a nurse, and there are side effects to every med--Zantac is a...
6 Week Old Not Sleeping at Night or in Crib
Asked by J.C. from Cincinnati
on March 16, 2009
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My son is almost 6 weeks old and will not sleep in his crib, especially at night. He does take Prevacid for reflux (only for the past 3 days..waiting for it to kick i...
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- I believe in co-sleeping. I think it was better for me as a mom, because I get more sleep. For two reasons: I didn't have to get out o bed to feed and get baby back t...
- J., I have six, all grown now and have been where you are now. I'm with the doctor, you cant spoil a newborn, he just loves you most of all. I didnt beleive in co-s...
- Hi, I understand that you are not in favor of co-sleeping, and I'm not trying to change your mind. But some other people reading this thread might want to know more ...
Sleepless and Desperate for Help/advice with Colicky Baby
Asked by K.G. from Chicago
on February 14, 2007
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I am desperate for some advice from other moms that may have had a colicky baby. Our pediatrician thought she had GERD so she prescribed Axid for my baby. This was l...
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- K., Congrats and hang in there! Our daughters share the same b'day two years apart. I was just about to type my advice when I saw Karly's advice - EXCACTLY what I...
- Many of my friends have tried gripe water and they all say it's great. Even a pediatrician I know has said that for some unknown reason it does allieviate discomfort....
- I have no advice, just reassurance that this will pass. My son had colic and I think I'm permanently psychically scarred by the experience. Good news is that it did en...
Questions About Swaddling My 4 Month Old
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on November 17, 2009
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Hello,
My son is 4 months old today and I have been swaddling him to sleep at night, since birth. Like most babies, he fights it a little at first but then settles d...
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- what's the big deal about not wanting him to be dependant on the swaddle...what's the rush? he's ONLY 4 months old! Any comfort that your baby feels to sleep soundly...
- Umm... I hope your ped has already told you, but you shouldn't put a baby to sleep on his belly. There's a risk for SIDS when babies sleep on the tummy. I think I s...
- My daughter slept swaddled at night until 6 months and my son was swaddled until 8 months! There is no rush to unswaddle. Some babies just need it to sleep. My so...
