5 month baby
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 45,854 articles
Help with Feeding 5 Month Old
Read all 19 responses: "My son is 5 months old and is formula fed (after ... My husband has told me that when he was a baby he could not nurse or have ...
Answers
- Have your tried different bottles/nipples? Maybe the ones you have flow too fast or too slow. I think he cries during the burping because he is still hungry and is m...
- Maybe you could give him a security blanket or your fingers to hold on to while he's eating. My boys did the fist clenching sometimes also, so I would try to give them...
- Were you told to burp him every ounce? My daughter is a spitter too and we just do not burp her. She sucks down her entire bottle and we let her lay for a while - if s...
5 Month Old and Water
Read all 10 responses: "Can My 5 month old granddaughter have water? and now ... There is nothing wrong with giving a baby water,she is five months old she ...
Answers
- I was told that for infants, water should be given in limited amounts (if at all), mostly when the baby's out on a hot day to prevent dehydration. Other than that, fr...
- I would srongly suggest you not give a 5 month old water. In fact I would wait until they are close to (or over) a year old unless she has constipation issues. Then y...
- It isn't recommended to give babies water in their first year. They should drink breast milk or formula exclusively as it is more nutritious. Pee does indeed stink.
5 Month Old Not Sleeping
I know I put in a request prior to this one about my 5 month old's sleeping ..... I know around six months most babies do and it can mess up there sleeping. ...
Answers
- The best advice I can give is to get the book, "The Sleepeasy Solution" and read it and try it. I loved the methods and we used them when we were going crazy with our ...
- Hello, It is very possible that he is going through growht spurt. I know around six months most babies do and it can mess up there sleeping. My son did around six m...
- Oh I'm so sorry for you. I went through the same thing. Your so tired and nothing seems to help. On more than one occasion I called my mom crying because I was just...
Painful Bowel Movements in 5 Month Old?
Read all 14 responses: "My 5 month old daughter seems to always get real fussy ... I think this is fairly normal in breastfed babies. I know our 8 month old ...
Answers
- I have three children and I did this with all of them. If they haven't went to the bathroom in two days then I put a lot of vaseline on a Q-tip or the thermometer and...
- I agree with the karo syrup. my little girl would constipated like that and her ped told me to pump a bottles worth of milk for her and add a spoon or 2 of the DARK s...
- J., I exclusively BF my daughter too....and she only went once a week...and usually got fussy the day before. Infants have to learn how to relax their anal muscles t...
5 Month Old W/ 102.5 Fever
5 Month Old W/ 102.5 Fever. This is my baby's first fever. I called the doc, the nurse told me to give her tylenol and the doc will call me back. ...
Answers
- Give the baby a lukewarm bath. Dress in loose clothing. Put a cold rag on his/her head. Give tylenol. Call doctor. Hope she is feeling better.
- alternate tylenol and advil for infants every 4 to 6 hours and dress her in light weight clothes and keep her in the house. Babies handle fevers pretty well. Time to w...
- My kids have had fevers in this range as well, that I agree are very scary. I have always been advised that if they are playing normally or acting normally that every...
5 1/2 Month Old with Stuffy Nose
Does anyone have some advice on how to clear up my baby's nose? He is 5 1/2 months old and has a stuffy nose, sneezes and a little bit of a cough. ...
Answers
- cut milk (and cheese) out of his diet (and yours if you are nursing). goat's milk is more nutritious and does not produce phlegm. grape juice helps cut through this s...
- Go out and buy some of the Johnson's soothing vapor bath and give your child a steamy warm bath with lots of this in it to start out. Make sure you've got his nose co...
- My 6 Month old son has the same thing for about the last week and a half now. What I do is at night I use a nose bulb to suck out his snot, give hime a bit of infant t...
In Need of a Good Congestion Medicine for 5 Mo. Old
Read all 10 responses: "My 5 month old went to the Dr. last week due to a cough ... It's not recommended to give babies decongestant at such a young age. ...
Answers
- It's not recommended to give babies decongestant at such a young age. WHat is recommended is a vaporizer in the room to loosen up the congestion and also giving nasal...
- Honestly, do not give your 5 month old any over the counter cold medicine without consulting your pediatrician. A lot of research suggests that it's not good practice...
- I think at that age he is still to little for alot of over the counter stuff I know the tylenol congestion works but if he is on all the other stuff you might be over ...
Almost 5 Month Old Frequently Spitting Up
Oh, my gosh, I went through the same thing with my now 18-month-old daughter! It didn't matter whether it was formula, baby-food, water, etc. ...
Answers
- I wouldn't be satisfied either with your dr. I would get a second opinion.... this could be acid reflux. I have it and it does get better on some days and others I jus...
- Hi there, My son was also a spitter--to the point that we went through 2-3 bibs a day. He was a spitter with breast milk, formula, and food. At one point, we did ha...
- One of my twins sons (now 13 months) would spit up like that, too. It ended up being something called reflux, which can be common. We did two things... From birth we ...
5 1/2 Month Old Wakes up Every 2 Hrs to Feed at night-Help!!!
I figured a 5-6 month baby doesn't know how to play "tricks" on me yet, that came later at 10 years old. If a baby is hungry, they are hugnry.....if they ...
Answers
- My daughter (now 10.5 months old) has tended to wake up frequently at night to eat. She's big for her age and breastfed. She didn't "sleep through the night" until sev...
- No one knows better than your baby if he's hungry. Trust him. Both my babies ate every 1.5 to 3 hours every night until they were about 9 or 10 months old. He doesn...
- D., I had a similar experience with my daughter when she was 6 months. She had been sleeping through the night, but started waking up crying and very hungry. I was b...
6 Months Old - 5 Teeth!
I know a little girl who has rotted baby teeth and it isn't pretty. ... wow my daughter is 5 months and 1 week and she doesnt have any teeth yet...your son ...
Answers
- I agree, clean those teeth. I used a soft baby cloth and just put some lukewarm water on them. They do make different cleansers that are safe and fluoride free that ca...
- Oh yes clean those little teeth. You don't have to use anything besides water at this stage, another mom answered she started using the baby toothpaste when her baby ...
- Hello I., My son is 10mths old and he just had 1 tooth poke through. His pedatrition told me to start brushing his teeth with a cloth, or one of those finger tooth...
