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Fed Up
Asked by S.M. from Amarillo
on February 14, 2008
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Hi
I am feeling really fed up with my husband we have been married for 8 years and some days I just want to call it quit!!! I don't feel as though he is really plug...
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- S., I see a key word "railroad". I am married (9 years) to a railroad man. I would be happy to share some of the things that have helped me through the years, especi...
- Every mom feels like this at some point. Try to reduce the stress you put on yourself. Obviously (ulcers) you take on too much. Maybe later you can add more, but yo...
- One morning when he is at home leave the house and stay gone for hours and hours. He has no choice to take care of the house and kids right? Warn your family and frien...
Tube Fed Baby
Asked by K.C. from Cleveland
on March 14, 2008
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I have a 15 month old son who was diagnosed with severe acid reflux when he was 3 months old. He has been tube fed his whole life pretty much. I have been working wi...
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- Is it possible that the child has scaring from the reflux? Has he had a scope to determine if there is damage to his esophagus? Some stricture from scaring might caus...
- Hi K., My brother's son had this exact problem. The course of action was the same as yours - working with an OT. He was tube fed for the first 2 1/2 years of his ...
- My daughter was born at 26 weeks and was also tube fed for about 7 weeks. As soon as we started to bottle feed her we had problems. After an upper GI at Children's w...
3 Week Formula Fed Baby Constipated
Asked by C.M. from Minneapolis
on August 22, 2008
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I have a 3 week old that is completely formula fed and he is constipated. He strains to poop and when he does he will have a hard little ball of poop. Any suggestions ...
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- Karo syrup is just corn syrup, one of the main ingredients in formula this is actually part of the problem for your son. You will find, C., that finding the right form...
- Hi C.! My daugher had the same issue. I don't know which formula you use, but I ended up switching my daughter to Enfamil Gentlease formula. It's a little bit more ...
- My son had this problem to at that age. i dont know what kind of formula you are using but we had to use nestle good start and once a day we would have to mix 1 oz of ...
My Breast Fed 1 Month Old Is Not Satisfied
Asked by M.W. from Boston
on January 4, 2007
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I breast fed my 12 year old and my 9 year old without problems when they were infants. I now have a 1 month old who many times wants the breast 4 times in less than 3 ...
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- Go to a Leleche (sp)? meeting! Meet with a lactation consultant and other mothers in the area that have babies. Support from other mom's is the best help while nursi...
- M., I had the same problem, I started to introduce formula in between and slowly just stopped nursing. I ended up not producing enough for him and once i started ...
- Hi M., I also had a baby that seemed unsatisfied at times when breast fed. I did a little research and found that I was producing a lot of foremilk. I found that if...
Breast Fed Baby Allergic to Dairy Products
Asked by J.R. from Tucson
on November 11, 2007
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Well, after a long seven months of not knowing why my son wouldn't gain weight like he should, and being a very coliky baby.. we have finally figured out that he is al...
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- Same happened with my son and I didn't eat dairy for a year. But, every baby is different. I didn't have to avoid small amounts of dairy like in baked goods or dress...
- I had the same issue. Fortunately I realized this on my own after about 2 months and was able to change my diet. I just had to stay aware for the obvious dairy (milk...
- I had the same problem w/ 2 of my 3 babies. I found that eliminating everything w/ dairy was neccessary at first. It seems like everything has milk in it. After a few ...
Breastfeeding a Baby That's Been Bottle Fed in the NICU
Asked by A.T. from Colorado Springs
on October 13, 2008
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First thank you all for your responses to my questions about my son in the NICU. Now I have another. He is going to be able to eat again tomorrow (hopefully) and the...
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- Just a quick note on this topic. I am a firm believer that breast milk is the best and it is the easiest to digest. I am actually surprised that a nurse would tell y...
- There are also very strict diets you can follow to make your milk easier on him. When my son was born he screamed about 20 hours a day, and they thought he had allergi...
- First of all dont allow the nurses tell you what your baby will eat. Confirm it with a doctor. Second, babies have a natural instinct to latch and suck. It may be a...
Bottle-Fed 6 Month Old
Asked by K.L. from Washington DC
on April 7, 2008
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My 6.5 month old has been bottle fed since 2 weeks old. We use the Avent bottles. We've tried to switch to the "3" nipple flow since he was 3 months, without success...
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- Hi K., I am a SAHM with 3 & 1 on the way. I breastfed my children as long as I could, but it never lasted long. All 3 of my kids were bottle fed more than breast...
- Maybe its not the nipple that the problem. Maybe its the babies position. My sixth month old son use to have reflux, but its done now so its not an issue. Halfway thro...
- Hi K., Did you think about increasing the holes in the nipple that makes it hard for the baby to get milk from? Have you thought about giving your baby massages?...
Breast Fed Infant Self Weaning
Asked by N.B. from Washington DC
on December 23, 2008
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I am mommy of Jayden, nearly 8 month old boy. He has been
exclusively breast fed (he rejected or was allergic to the four
formulas we tried when he was under 2 mo ol...
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- Definetly pumping more often is going to help. When you do pump you probably won't get much milk, at first, but then you're body will react to the extra need. It's a...
- the sure way to increase your milk supply is to increase the demand. In other words you will have to nurse him more often. Will your baby nurse more often on your day...
- I seem to be having the same issue. I am currently resolving it though. The times when he usually will breastfeed but now doesnt want it. I still pump. You have to co...
Daycare Kids Not Fed Until They Arrive at My House at Noon????
Asked by C.B. from Chicago
on March 11, 2008
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I recently started caring for a new family. They have 3 children 6, 3, & 18mths. They arrive at my house and are ravenous. These children do not arrive until noon. Th...
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- C., that scenario just makes me sick... there are so many things wrong with it, I jsut dont know where to begin. If i were you... and I'm not, but I can empat...
- I would talk to the parents about increasing your fees because the children are eating you out of house and home or I would give them two-weeks' notice. Do you really...
- Oh man, that's sad. Seems like the parents need parenting classes. 1st of all, I looked into providing chilcare from my home last summer and would have offered breakfa...
Breast-fed Baby Dropping on the Weight/height Charts
Asked by E.M. from Springfield
on September 10, 2008
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We just took our son in for his 9-month well-baby dr. visit. We were surprised to see that he has dropped from being in the 75th-85th percentile on height and weight ...
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- just watch this, i too think iit is fine but when it is failure to thrive it could be celiac or EE, does he have a heart murmur? but this is so comoom at this age it i...
- Hi, E.. It is perfectly normal for your son not to gain weight like he did during the six months of his life. I, too, was concerned about that with my daughter who is ...
- That is exactly what my 1 year old son did at both his 9m and 1year (he used to be 90-75 and is now 25-50). My doctor also told me that is normal for a breastfed chil...
