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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...
Possible Colic
Asked by M.D. from Philadelphia
on June 16, 2008
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Hi Moms! I am just wondering if anyone has ever encountered their 7 week old crying non-stop. My 7 week old has been crying non-stop for hours, even after she's been f...
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- My son cried for hours when he was a baby, too. He had acid reflux, but I don't know if that's why your daughter is crying. When we were really desperate, we put him i...
- Hi M., We used the Happiest Baby on the Block DVD to help with our son when he was little. It is a great resource. Gymboree also offers classes which you can take...
- you may want to switch formula. I had the same problem with my son. I ended up using Nestle Goodstart (purple). it did wonders. I do feel for you it is very very h...
What to Do with My 1 Month Old
Asked by A.K. from Atlanta
on September 2, 2008
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I have a 5 week old son who doesn't like to be put down but we can't live like that. I try the play mat and he cries, I try his chair and that lasts 5 min, same as hi...
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- I agree with most here...get a sling! It was the best thing when my son was an infant. I could still get things done and he was happy too. I think it made him a much ...
- Yep, I've been there!! My now 7 month old son was the SAME way. Have you tried buying a sling or baby bejourne (spelling)? He might like one over another, and I wou...
- Hi A., My daughter was like that. I tried to resist it, but that just made all of us more stressed. Finally I put her in the baby bjorn and basically carried her aron...
How Did You Survive Through the Colic?
Asked by M.R. from Chicago
on February 15, 2010
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Please note: This is NOT a request for how to calm colic or to debate whether or not colic really exists. Again...please, no suggestions to go to the chiropractor, s...
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- I just went through this with my now 4 month old. She is my baby number 3. She is totally breastfed so her pedi advised me with diet control and recommended me to meet...
- I remember some things that worked for me was carrying him in a sling close to my chest, vigorous rocking, car rides, gas drops, and burping him with a firmer hand. A...
- we took turns walking the floor with the screaming child. If i was home all day and it was a really bad day.. as soon as hubby got home I got in my car and went som...
Getting Ali to Sleep
Asked by M.L. from Fort Wayne
on July 31, 2007
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I am so tired I need help! My daughter is 3 months old and does not hardly sleep! She will catnap about 10-15 mins a day but I can not get her to take a good nap. Gett...
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- My son is ten months old and does that somedays...It drives me crazy.. what I have found to work the best is to lay down with him on the sofa, put him on my chest and ...
- Yes, GERD could be some of it, but I don't think that's it - your problems don't sound like my son's GERD. Right around the same time, my son started cat-napping and ...
- Have you tried cereal bottles. I know the doc doesn't recommend them. But every child i have been around including my 2 have had cereal bottles right before nap or bed...
Help! My 7 Month Old Won't Sleep at Night!
Asked by D.G. from Oklahoma City
on September 22, 2008
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Ladies, I'm in desperate need of your help. My son is 7 months old and up until about a month and a half ago, was going to bed at 9 and sleeping til 3 or 4, then eati...
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- I would have his ears checked. Two of my three kids had either fluid in their ears or chronic ear infections. They both had tubes at 10 months. Within two weeks of ...
- My daughter didn't sleep through the night until she was 14 months old. I tried it all, yet nothing worked. She is and was totally healthy. Sometimes the only solut...
- Do you have a swing on batteries? When my son starts doing this, I put him in a swing and just rest on the floor while he is being rocked to sleep. After a while he g...
Seeking Help for Colicy Newborn
Asked by D.W. from Washington DC
on November 3, 2009
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My daughter just recently had a baby boy; he was one month old last Wednesday. He has become very fussy and crying between the hours of 7 - 10 pm. everynight. Being ...
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- She should talk to her doctor, but soy formula might not be the best...some babies have just as many issues with that as milk-based formula. And, if he's only fussy t...
- This is going to sound a little odd next to all the great advice already given, but when my daughter got like that, I ran the vaccuum cleaner for a while. The white n...
- Try the book The Happiest Baby on the Block. It discusses the five S's which, from my experience having five kids and working in a daycare, are magic! The first is...
HELP!! Colic!!
Asked by H.F. from Nashville
on October 13, 2008
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MY one month old is colicy and only happy when I am holding him against my chest. We are using Gripe Water, but I can't change that position with him. I love the close...
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- I can imagine how stressed out you must be. You have two under five and a colicky baby. That can't be easy. Some babies are colicky and you can try different method...
- My son had colic when he was still in the NICU. They would wrap him in a warm blanket or put one on his tummy. It seems to help. Also, there is some drops that you ...
- I don't know if anyone has mentioned this or not, but there is a medicine called Colic Calm that you can buy online. It's a homeopathic medicine. It is expensive, but...
My 3 Week Old Baby Won't Let Me Sleep!
Asked by N.L. from Columbus
on March 5, 2007
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My daughter is 3 weeks old - she is my first child - and I am having a terrible time getting her to sleep in her crib...or anywhere else for that matter. She will only...
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- N., She is really little.Remember only 3 weeks ago she was sleeping all cuddle up and being moved around all day long, is all she's ever known. Try to bundle her wi...
- I absolutely don't come from that Cry It Out school of thinking. Keep putting her down. Get her to sleep and put her down. Start all over again when she cries again...
- N., Three weeks is still pretty young. I would just let her sleep in your bed if that gives you more sleep. The best sleeping arrangement is the one in which the ...
Help with Colic and Gassy Baby
Asked by M.R. from Orlando
on April 5, 2008
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Any advice that really works is welcomed for baby with colic and gas...5 weeks old..I was told ceral in the her milk would cut acid, anyone know about this?
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- Like Karen D, I also use Gripe Water and we absolutely can't live without it. A girl friend gave it to me at one of my baby showers and she swears by it...now I'm a be...
- I've been here before...Here is my best advice... * Warm baths after dinner, * Lots of burping not just during and after a feeding but everytime you think of it dur...
- My daughter had colic for 5 months and is 19 mos. and STILL has acid reflux. The best help I found for her when she was a young infant was the book "happiest baby on ...
