Summer Childcare: Miracle Blanket
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5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket
Asked by K.C. from Boston
on April 28, 2009
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I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity...
My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great slee...
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- First off, K. - STOP beating yourself up! It sounds like you are doing everything you can to make sure your child is getting what she needs, and you are being a wonde...
- My 2 yr old still wants to sleep swaddled he has spd so I sewed some snaps onto his larger blankets and swaddle him and sleeps much better then if he goes w/o
- Not sure about the blanket - but certainly a more active baby wriggles out of things, and you need to keep her safe. The waking up could be due to teething and just b...
Getting Depressed Wondering If I'll Be Able to Handle My Child...
Asked by A.K. from San Francisco
on April 22, 2010
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I am so worn out, and I don't know if it's because my 13 week old daughter is completely "normal" in her behavior, or if she already has a "challenging" personality. ...
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- My son is now 2 1/2, and the first several months of his life were definitely a challenge for us. At about 8 weeks, I was ready to accept that my child had colic, but...
- She is going to change 10 more times with her personality by the time she even hits 1. My son was SO colicy when he was a baby (ugh, it was horrible and I DON'T miss ...
- May I just encourage you to believe in your self. Your mom and MIL has first babies too. I think they may have forgotten the uncertainty new moms face. What they need ...
I Don't Care About Sleeping Through the Night... Just Go to Sleep 1St Please!
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on April 27, 2007
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My 7 week old baby only likes to go to sleep on me. I'm so afraid that I am building a bad habit. I can put him in his crib once he is asleep. But, he has to really...
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- M., I read healthy sleep habits, happy child by dr. Wiesbaum (I think). Following his techniques, our child starting sleeping through the night at 9-10 weeks old. ...
- I started letting my DS cry it out the very day of his one month checkup. I was going through the same thing as you and losing my mind. I asked my doctor the same qu...
- Hot topic here, that's for sure. I also had a nightmare of a time with the sleep thing, but I very much disagree with the cry-it-out thing. It just seems to go against...
Help 4 Month Old Sleep Without Being Swaddled
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on August 26, 2008
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Recently we have been trying to get our 4 month old son to sleep without being swaddled at night. It takes him close to an hour to finally fall asleep!!! This involves...
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- Hi there! Both my kids were swaddled until about 5 months. I guess I'm not sure if what you'd prefer to do at this point is teach your baby to sleep without being sw...
- Hi D., We tried to unswaddle our daughter at around 4 months and she wasn't ready. We got the miracle blanket and she stayed swaddled until at least 6 months. Then ...
- If your son is able to roll over then why do you feel it necessary to keep flipping him over. Think about you. You have a certain position that you are most comfortabl...
Where/what Should I Register For????
Asked by T.R. from Portland
on December 4, 2008
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Hi Moms,
This is our first child and I want to make sure and register at a great store and for things we really actually will need/use. Can you suggest where you w...
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- Babies R Us worked for family that live out of town because they could check out my gift registery on-line and purchase accordingly. Don't buy the gerber type baby ...
- Hey T., Congratulations! We registered at Target and Babies R Us. Target worked out well. I hate Babies R Us. It seems every time I go there it is always understaff...
- Hi T.- You've gotten some great suggestions already, but I wanted to add mine in too. One thing that I'm planning on registering for this time around are pacifiers....
Need Baby Registry Advice
Asked by B.D. from Kansas City
on December 26, 2008
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I'm expecting a baby girl in February, and we just brought home our new 10 and 5 year-old sons from Russia. Life is a little hectic right now, and most of my time is ...
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- wow, triple congrats! i just bet your life is crazy right now! and sounds like it'll stay that way for awhile, too! lol. first off i will say that the most wonderful g...
- I have a medela pump in style. The Dr Brown bottles fit on it. I rarely sterilized bottles... but I did boil paci's & would use sterilizing bags by medela for bottl...
- I would have to say renting a breastpump may be better than buying, as you may find that one doesn't work for you. And, manual pumping is free. I would guess some may ...
Back to work...Going Crazy!
Asked by D.T. from San Antonio
on December 15, 2007
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How does one deal with going back to work? My daughter is 10.5 weeks old and I'm headed back to work on Monday! Just thinking about it makes me cry! I put my older ...
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- Does it really bother you to leave your baby? Then don't do it. You said your husband wants you to stay at home. Do you have to purchase a house rght now at this time ...
- I know that we all feel differently about working mama vs. stay at home mama, but I have been on both ends of the spectrum, and it is my belief that if your husband wa...
- First of All just breath. Baby Girl will get use to her surroundings and the schedule that the baby sitter has. And then give yourself a goal about how long you are ...
Breaking 7 Mo Old from Sleeping Swaddled on a Wedge
Asked by B.S. from Spokane
on September 2, 2008
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My 7 month old son has been sleeping on a wedge since he was about a month old due to reflux (at the suggestion of his ped), and we have always swaddled him. I have t...
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- He is fine that way. My friends child has the reflux problem and he slept in the carseat inside the crib until her was about a year old. It's safer if he has that pr...
- My grandson also had acid reflux. He wouldn't stay on a wedge and as a consequence up chucked often in his crib. He didn't and still doesn't, at 5, care much about hi...
- I don't have a direct answer to your question but I thought I'd mention this in case your son is still suffering from reflux. You might be interested in looking into y...
Itchy Ears & Head: Eczema? Allergies? Help!!!
Asked by B.H. from New York
on September 14, 2009
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My 6-month-old daughter has a case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. By day, she is a little angel. By night, she is an itching and scratching terror!!!
Although her da...
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- try Burts Bees Apricot Oil. very gentle and has no chemicals. those other regular store brands have harsh chemicals in them even if htey say "natural." also Califor...
- B., If this itchiness and rash that you're describing is coming from Eczema, I would be very surprised, especially since it only seems to take place during the ...
- Hi, B., It is more important to figure out WHY she has this eczema rather than to just treat its symptoms. It is an allergic reaction, as you suspect, and so get the ...
1 1/2 Month and Sleeping
Asked by M.F. from San Francisco
on March 28, 2009
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Hello my son is now 1 1/2 months old, still a newborn, but ever since the day we brought him home he has not slept in his bassinet at all!!! the first week he slept wi...
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- Hi M.! I had similar problems with 2 out of 3 of my children as babies, and I let the newborns sleep in whatever they were comfortable in... carseats, or swingamatics....
- How does he feel about his car seat? My friend's child liked it, being curled up a bit, and hated her crib and bassinet, being stretched out. Her doc. recommended p...
- Hi M., Can you stand one more response? I agree with what most have said. My own children would just wail at the site of the bassinet. It's a shame that after buyin...
