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How to Cope with Newborn in Hospital
Asked by A.R. from Minneapolis
on December 23, 2010
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I had my baby girl last Wednesday. I was Group B strep positive and only received 1 dose of antibiotics before my dd was born. We took her home and she seemed perfect....
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- I'm not sure what to tell you about the holidays, but the hospital I delivered in offered rooms to parents whose babies were still there. My son had jaundice and they...
- Yikes...you have to be where you think you are needed. I have to believe that she needs you...and that your son who is 22 mos old won't remember that you weren't ther...
- This is one of the hardest things to go thru! My 2nd and 3rd babies were each in the NICU for 3 weeks after they were born because of being preemie. You do feel guil...
Duration of Jaundice
Asked by L.M. from Los Angeles
on August 4, 2008
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My son had very high levels of billiruben a few days after being born. He spent a couple of days under bili-lights in the hospital. He is doing better now. However ...
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- It depends on the level he has now, has a nurse been over to check his levels? Also when I brought my daughter home they sent bilirubin lights with her, then after a w...
- With my son, they told me sunlight helps. We pushed his basinet into the sunlight coming in through the windows/doors while he slept and it helped. It wasn't a sever...
- A great idea is to lay them on a quilt, naked, in front of a window so they get some sun on all their skin.
Thumb Sucking vs Pacifier
Asked by M.B. from St. Louis
on November 17, 2008
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My baby is a binky boy! He loves his pacifier. I never let my daughter have a pacifier because I was breastfeeding and just didnt want to start the habit, but my new...
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- Molly I sucked my finger until I was 10 and I have perfectly straight teeth w/o ever needing braces. My brother sucked his thumb and he never needed braces either. I t...
- molly, a couple thoughts. first, i sucked my thumb, and my little brother sucked his thumb, until four or five years old (we both stopped once we hit school age). my t...
- I have a new little one as well and I was never going to give the pacifier, but he had to spend some time on the billi bed and couldn't be held so we broke down and ga...
Newborn Who Has Jaundice, Mom Who Is Breastfeeding
Asked by N.G. from Colorado Springs
on March 13, 2008
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I was wondering if any of you can give be advice about jaundice. My daughter is 12 days old and she had jaundice since she was 2 days old. Her number were going up for...
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- So sorry you have to go through this! My son had jaundice and had to be hospitalized for a few days so he could be under the bili lights, too. The nurses told me that ...
- My little girl had jaundice as well. When it is sunny outside take her clothes off and put her in sunlight. I did that with my daughter and it helped. I was also breas...
- Both of my children have had jaundice, but it cleared up after about 5 days on the bili blanket for both of them. My sons highest number was 21 and my daughters was 1...
Koombs + and Jaundice
Asked by N.W. from Minneapolis
on June 5, 2007
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I have a 10 day old baby girl that is jaundice and koombs positive. She has been under phototherapy for 2 days and her billirubin results dropped. Her billirubin was...
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- My dd was premature and very very jaundice she looked like a hispanic orange baby with black hair. Now at 5 she's got that super pale white skin and blondish hair. So ...
- This happened to our 4th child and needed to be on the billi blanket for a week. Had to go back and fourth to the hospital to have blood work done, it was tiresome an...
- My daughter was jaundice and we actually had to go back to the NICU when she was 5 days old and she had to have an IV and be under the lights it was such a stressful h...
Breastfeeding Advice: Jaundice Newborn 2-Week Early Baby
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on December 3, 2010
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Hi Moms. I need your help. I am at my wits end with breastfeeding and I can't afford a lactation consultant. I delivered my baby 6 days ago, at 36 weeks so she is a...
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- All four of my babies had jaundice. If her levels are that high - did they give you the billi lights or blanket? UV light helps babies break down billirubin. If th...
- Good job Mom! The NICU should have a lactation consultant. Hope you get to see her before your little one goes home. All the best! Updated Good job Mom! The NICU ...
- Have you been keeping your baby's clothes off and putting her in the sun to get rid of the jaundice? This worked for our son (1st baby). Despite putting our daughter...
Yellow Eyes - One Month Old!
Asked by B.E. from Los Angeles
on July 30, 2010
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Hi Mamas! My baby Hannah turned one month old yesterday! In the hospital, they pulled her blood for jaundice but it wasn't a high enough score to treat her. Then they ...
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- Yes, she most likely still has jaundice. Our twins had it for several weeks after they were cleared to come home. Keep getting her some good sunlight, if even just f...
- I would bring her into the Pediatrician for a check just to make sure. Def sounds like jaundice, but they should really see her to decide if they are concerned she w...
- my son had jaundice and i was told that the jaundice goes up gradually. so when he was tested at the hopital he never had it, at the two week appt is when it was notic...
After 7Yrs. Together What Now?
Asked by E.D. from Miami
on December 20, 2009
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Okay, where to start.....I met my hubbi during school. I saw him and i told a total stranger "Thats the man Im going to be with for the rest of my life." That same day...
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- E., It's called the seven year itch for a reason. Many couples go through this during different periods of their marriage. What really counts is how you handle yo...
- You are bored? help others, do some thing interesting in your life like a hobby, do something that fullfill your soul, like what you do, don´t put on your husband you...
- Please don't give up on your relationship becuase of a lull in your sex life. All relationships go through ups and downs and it sounds like you are having the 7 year i...
Mainstream Music for a 2 1/2 Year Old
Asked by M.N. from Los Angeles
on January 8, 2012
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My son LOVES listening to music. We pretty much have to have it on all day long which is fine with me. He prefers almost exclusively children's music and I have some...
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- We listen to a pretty wide variety...I'm just really picky about the lyrics. (My aunt used to listen to Jimmy Buffett all the time with my niece when she was really l...
- Barenaked Ladies SnackTime is created for kids - my son started listening to it when he was about 3 or so and still loves the album (as do his parents!). Justin Rober...
- My son is 3 1/2 and he really likes the Fresh Beat Band. They are not really "mainstream" but the songs are catchy. He also enjoys whatever dance music is on the ra...
High Risk Pregnancy over 35- Northside or Kennestone Hosp? Doctors?
Asked by V.X. from Atlanta
on June 13, 2008
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I am going to be 35 this month, and I have one son almost 2 yr. old in August. I had gestational diabetes, late symptoms of preclampsia, and other issues w/blood clot...
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- My doctor is James Sutherland at Kennestone Ob am I love him dearly but I would NOT deliver another baby at Kennestone. I know there are many who like it but I would ...
- Hey Vickie, My two pregnancies I had blood clots, this last pregnancy was bad though. My doctor's were obgyn assc., Dr. Kelly. He was ontop of my file and my situatio...
- Having delivered at both Kennestone and Northside, I would recommend Northside Hospital hands down. Despite how crowded it may be or busy, it is definitely more up to...
