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2 1/2 Year Old Boy with UTI?
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on April 22, 2007
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My son, who will be 3 in August, has been having several pee accidents in the past 2 days. He is also barely making it when he does get to the potty in time. He isn'...
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- Dear L., My son got an UTI at that age once after he was antibiotics. At that age they do tend to want to play more and if the hold it sometimes bacteria can form. ...
- L. How do u know its UTI. Did you physically bring him to the doctors, did they physically give him urine test ? 3year olds tend to bee tooo busy to pee when they are...
- His symptoms do sound like a UTI. When you take the temperature under the arm with a regular thermometer your suppose to add one degree to get the actual body temp. So...
Infrequent Bowel Movement 3 Month Old
Asked by J.G. from New York
on May 20, 2008
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My 3 month old daughter hasn't had a bowel movement in 7 days. She is breast fed and supplemented with formula 4-6 ounces per day. She is passing gas that is foul an...
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- I know this may sound weird (especially if you are a first time mom) but take her temperature rectally. It works like a charm!!! It just stimulates the natural muscl...
- Hey J., I second the rectal thermometer idea...My pediatricians office told me to do the same thing and it worked great...a little scary at first but it will stimulat...
- if the rectal temp doesn't work, you can try 2 TBS of brown sugar in 2oz of warm water.. this is what i gave my girls at 1 month old when they were constipated.. hel...
Suggestions/HELP For My Daughter with Newborn/premi/constipated
Asked by S.M. from Detroit
on June 22, 2008
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Hi Ladies,
I am asking for any/all suggestions of what is "NEW" & helpful/holistic for a 3 week premi/boy. He is now extremely constipated to where he screams to the...
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- I'm dealing with constipation with my 8 month old and we are controling it without medication (which I didn't want to give her). We give her prunes and pear juice - I...
- S., I had that little problem with my little one and at times until they changed her formula I have to us a q-tip with some vasaline and just inserted the tip of it ...
- S.: At 3 weeks the sypository should work. I did that for my son. He was always constipated and we did that. I also used karosyrup at a young age. I put some dark...
Not Pooping
Asked by L.A. from New York
on May 18, 2008
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My son is almost 4 months old. He used to have a bowel movement every other day or so but for the past month his system has completely changed. He has gone 6 days wi...
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- My son is 3 1/2 months and strictly breastfed. He has gone 5 days in a row without pooping. My dr. wasn't too worried either. I found that gently inserting a rectal...
- Both my sons went through a non-pooping stage between 2 and 4 months. My Dr. said that breast milk is the perfect food and newborns use every bit of it so there is no...
- Breastfed babies do not get constipated. Breastmilk is the perfect food and so easily digestible. I really wish the pediatricians knew what they were talking about wit...
1 Month Old Constipation
Asked by J.F. from Los Angeles
on March 25, 2008
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any ideas on how to treat a one month old baby, breastfeeding has not done #2 in the last 28 hours, she appears to be constipated, how do you treat it.
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- Generally, all babies including breast fed babies go through a transition around 4-6 weeks where their body starts making them actually push to have a bowel movement. ...
- my son is almost 14 weeks and also suffers from constipation. his pediatrition has recommended that I give him 2 ounces of water or apple juice/day. this seems to be w...
- dark karo syrup. Put a shot of that an expressed breast mild bottle and it works like a charm... plus it's not hard on a new babies stomache and doesn't give the runs....
Fever
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on November 4, 2009
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my 10 wk. old has a 100.4 fever is this common???
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- Hi K., I just have 1 thing to add, after this passes be sure to know your baby's normal temp. & the location of the body you get that temp. One of my kids "normal" was...
- Hi K.! In an infant younger than 3 or 4 months a temperature of 100.4 degrees is considered a fever and a call should be put in to the Dr right away. Right now your...
- Call your pediatrician for this, they will understand. Especially with the crazy flu issues going on these days. For the future I would suggest having a reference bo...
8 Wk Old Constipated Looking for Suggestions to Help Him
Asked by C.N. from Toledo
on December 27, 2008
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Hi ladies, I think my little one (8 wk. old boy) is constipated, he hasnt pooped in 2-3 days which is totally NOT his norm, his has been more irritable, stinky, stinky...
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- prune juice 50% solution diluted with water, worked everytime with my sons, give him an ounce or two if your that worried. If your breastfeeding not pooping for a day...
- Give him lots of water and clear fluids and call your pediatrician.
- My daughter had the same issue, she had a little jaundice and we also had to massage her butt to get her to go #2. She eventually grew out of it and I also brestfeed. ...
Shower Gift for 1St Time Mom
Asked by A.H. from Spartanburg
on January 25, 2010
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My friend just had her baby early at (33 week) and he is fine. However her shower is coming up and I wanted to see what everyone thought was the must have shower gift...
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- I love to see those mom's carrying their babies in that over the shoulder cradle thing. I don't know what they are called, but they look cool. I always wanted one. ...
- Okay, I am really not a selfish person, but my FAVORITE gift that was given to me for a baby present was a gift certificate to a salon. I thought it was the most thoug...
- One of the most useful items was a bouncer seat. You can buy one for about $25-30.
Glycerin Suppository
Asked by A.C. from New York
on May 7, 2009
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My 6-month-old has not had a bowel movement in 6 days and even though he shows no sign of discomfort and his pee diapers are quite wet, I've been wondering whether I s...
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- Hi A., I think your baby would thank you for some relief. Once he gets going he may need extra water or juice to keep regular. My best, Grandma Mary
- I would listen to my pediatrician. If he is not uncom- fortable, just wait another couple of days.
- My advice is to wait - that is a very drastic measure as you said and he is not in discomfort. It is normal for them to go a few days without pooping at this age, espe...
Help with Constipation!!!
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on March 26, 2007
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My 15 month old has not had a bm for 3 days now, this will be the 4th if I don't do something. I have tried giving her nothing but fruits and veges, oatmeal,lots of f...
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- K., We are in the middle of treating our 21 month old son for constipation issues right now. I'll try not to drag this out but give you the quick low down of where ...
- My ped. prescribes Miralax for my son. We've seen a ped. gastro doc too. He recommends the Miralax also. It is not addictive and can be taken for many years to come...
- A warm bath always worked wonders for my little guys. We have had constipation problems before and a bath always worked. White grape juice and Juicy Juice cherry juice...
