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Severe Sickness in Second pregnancy...help!
Asked by M.M. from Springfield
on December 6, 2006
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This is my second pregnancy, and I'm 8 weeks along today. It seems like the moment I found out, I started getting sick. I was very ill throughout my last pregnancy, ...
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- The thing that helped me was Bonine. They are motion sickness pills similar to Dramine but safe to take while you are pregnant. They worked wonders for me. You can ...
- I feel for you! I am still dealing with Morning/All Day Sickness and I am seventeen weeks. Though it seems to be a bit less intense, it is still there. I tried ever...
- Try mixing carbs with protein. I would eat 20 whole grain pretzels and 1 hand full of peanuts. If you push the water it should help too. Be glad you are sick, it is...
I Have Really Bad Heartburn
Asked by D.P. from Chicago
on May 28, 2007
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Hey ladies,
I am almost 16 weeks pregnant (on tuesday) and I have wicked heartburn. I know all the advice like eat smaller meals more often and avoiding ...
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- I suffered horribly with my first pregnancy because I wanted to do everything natural. With the second one I asked for help from my ob, she said to start with Zantac....
- Ugh, I'm still dealing with this. I had terrible indigestion and heartburn during the first trimester and it came back hardcore during the third trimester. Tums/Pepcid...
- Congrats on you soon to be new addition. Try drinking a glass of milk..that really helped me in my first pregnancy...I had horrible heartburn. Also ask about Zantac.....
Heartburn??
Asked by J.W. from Grand Rapids
on July 23, 2008
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Well I am about seven and a half months pregant with our second child and I have never had such bad heart burn. I was just wondering if there is anything stronger that...
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- My doctor said I could take Pepcid AC. What worked for me because I too had HORRIBLE heartburn was to wake up, take a pepcid then go until about dinner time and take ...
- I lived on bananas and chocolate milk my last 2 months of pregnancy as they didn't seem to cause as much heartburn as everything else and the antacids didn't seem to w...
- I am an acid reflux queen...has it for about 10 years now. I went through my pregnancy taking my prescribed medication. After first trimester I had the doctros ok. Wha...
Diaper Rash
Asked by J. from Dallas
on June 18, 2007
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My daughter just got this horrible rash on her "area" and we haven't been able to get rid of it. Its just red on the outside and was red on her bottom but that has cle...
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- use dyprotex its in a small box in the diaper rash aisle. its sold at walgreens. does your child still have loose stools???
- Hi J.! My son had the same thing and he has sensitive skin. I used A&D ointment and it cleared up quickly. Boudreaux's butt paste works well too but it seems a little ...
- I know it sounds strange, but Corn Starch in her bath water will give her instant relief and sooth her little bottom. I use Desitin on my childs behind and normally i...
My Own How to Book....
Asked by C.M. from Boston
on June 3, 2010
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So I am looking for home remedies and helpful tips that you as a mom picked up alnong the way. Things that the doctors may have not suggested. Things you have learned ...
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- I have many... to start with: 1) All you have to do is pat your baby on his left side of his back to allow the burp to come up. 2) Once the baby starts walking and...
- This was a great one for me for diaper rash: mix cornstarch, bacitracin ointment and maalox together to make a paste. I also used Maalox straight on a cotton ball man...
- It's funny how everyone has such different "tips" huh? This does sound like a great book to publish if you are gettign it together anyway. Here are some things that...
Just Wondering...
Asked by D.B. from Detroit
on January 11, 2011
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My SIL is going to college to be a medical assistant...She and I were were discussing my 11 month old son the other day and I said "he must be getting another tooth". ...
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- It's probably different for all children. I always thought it was related but my daughter is cutting her 6th tooth and she's never had a diaper rash. If she gets anyth...
- Just because medicine has not determined it to be so doesn't mean that it isn't the case for YOUR baby. I don't know of a single thing in life that is absolute--you kn...
- I have always believed that they get stomach upsets when teething and the excess acid drains from the stomach into their bowels causes the diaper rash.
Help..... 6 Week Old Wont Sleep.
Asked by S.K. from Buffalo
on November 21, 2008
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hi moms i am very sleep deprived as i write this..... my 6 week old (today) has not slept for more than a 40 min span in three days and nights. even when holding him ...
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- This sounds like colic to me. This is the age when it starts. Try switching his formula, if you're not nursing, to a hypoallergenic one like Alimentum (expensive but i...
- Try swaddeling, and if you have a baby swing, use it. My son slept in his popisan )spelling?) until 4 months.
- I'd say hang in there it should start to subside in about 2 weeks.
How to get rid of bad diaper rash on infant?
Asked by C.K. from Fort Myers
on September 21, 2006
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My daughter is ten months old she is currently crawling and beginning to take steps. Last week she got a really bad diaper rash on her side. When we were at the doctor...
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- Hi C., Your poor baby girl! My 5 mo & 2 yr old both get terrible rashes. My baby's bleed. Her doctor prescribed Nystatin. It's only about $16 and lasts for a long tim...
- The rash may be aggrevated by the diapers and caused by some other allergy. I have kids who had lots of allegies and I made a change in my life and home that made a hu...
- My mother always told me that the best cure for a diaper rash is air. She told me that whenever I change him, clean him up, then lift his legs up and use the diaper t...
