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Smoking and Breastfeeding
I also know people that had extremely premature babies and they also never smoked. I think its ridiculus for moms to make the comments that some of you made ...
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- WOW, Mary I agree. I cant believe the crap other moms give to moms, geez. K., I never bf so I cant do much for your original q, BUT I have known babies that died of S...
- K.: it is still better for you and the baby for you to breastfeed than not. P., RLC, IBCLC, CST Board Certified Lactation Consultant Breastfeeding and Par...
- K., I am sorry you are getting so much crap for your question. You should be commended for your honesty! I should have put my response up here instead of in a mes...
Moms of Premature Children
I am looking for moms who have had premature babies and have watched them develop I would love to get to know them and here their stories ...
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- C., I'm sorry to learn of your loss. I just wanted to let you know my brother is a nurse at the NICU unit at Overland Park Regional Hospital. I can pass any questi...
- Hi, My daughter was born three months premature at 26 weeks. She stayed in the NICU for 3 long months and finally was able to go home with us when she was about 4 ...
- I am sorry to hear about your loss, 35 days was not nearly enough time. My friend had a daughter who was born premature, weighing only 1 pound 15 oz. Fast forward 13 ...
Looking for Information on Baby Inguinal Hernias :(
He was not born premature or under his birth weight. It is my understanding that all babies and children with this require surgery. ...
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- Hello M., When my son was 3 months old, I saw something moving around in my son's lower stomach. I suspected it was a hernia. I had many visits to the doctor, plus so...
- My son had this same type of hernia but it didn't show up until he started walking. At 15 months old he went in for surgery to repair it. Everything went just fine and...
- IF this is the hernia in the groin, where his little testicle goes up into the groin sometimes (after bath is when i noticed it), then I know. My son had it repaired b...
Complicated Pregnancy
I have not had this done but I did have two babies premature. ... the baby's lungs aren't developed enough, they'll give you a drug to speed up development. ...
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- Doctors nowadays consider 35-36 weeks full term. There aren't many concerns with a baby born in those weeks. I consulted my friend who is his residency for OB/GYn when...
- I have worked for an OB/GYN and many times the test comes back positive, and doesn't mean anything-and the opposite of that. Don't work so much-take a breath and enjo...
- I know exactly how you feel my youngest daughter was 6 weeks premature. The best thing for you to do is relax. Everything will be fine. You shouldn't stress out be...
Deep Sleep--SIDS Fear
It prevents the baby from falling into too deep of a sleep. ... Was she premature? They may want to check her out - but call to make sure. ...
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- oh, i feel for you, that happened with my son once, i shook him and shook him, finally grabbed him up out of the cosleeper and gave him a little shake, i was completel...
- Whenever you are this concerned, schedule an appointment with your doctor. Tell him or her exactly what you observed, and ask for advice. It can only help to get a m...
- So - good luck sleeping tonight! I probably wouldn't! Yikes - I'm so sorry for the scare. But - call your pediatrician. Even today, I'm sure they are either open...
Advice on Weaning Baby from Bottle/formula
Advice on Weaning Baby from Bottle/formula. My daughter will be one on Sunday. She was 5 weeks premature so I have planned to put the bottle weaning on the ...
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- My daughter is on second step completley after about ten months of nursing her. It took a little while before she would take the bottle, we just tried every other day ...
- I agree with some of the other mothers who say it is easier to wean now when she is young, although it doesn't hurt to wait another month or two. As they get closer t...
- My advice would be to get her switched to milk, then worry about the bottle. What my ped. suggested was to do 3/4 formula, 1/4 milk the first day, mixed together...th...
My Baby Keeps Throwing Up
The also say for premature babies that they have a hard time with powdered formula sometimes, and need to be on liquid ones only. ...
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- I would speak to you peds again. my lil girl did the same thing she has acid reflux and with meds an changing her formula to Nutraigen she has been doing great. we a...
- My oldest son had the same problem. He was breast feed so it couldn't have been formula. I started expressing milk and adding a little rice cereal to weight it down. T...
- Try the nestle good start formula, I found that it was not only cheaper, but both my guys were spitter uppers and it helped tremendously. (PS, all formula is FDA regul...
Baby in NICU
I was amazed at how many people I knew also had premature babies, people I worked with and friends of friends. I would email them and it was nice to hear ...
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- Hi. I am so sorry that you have to go through this. My daughter was in the NICU for a little more than a week because she was early and they just wanted to make sure t...
- Oh for modern science and advancement. Take a deep breathe. You are doing just fine. Yes, the hormones are raging but this too will pass. I had my premature baby six w...
- Dear E.: I totally know the feeling, but the joy I feel right now as I sit in bed on Mother's Day with my twins. It is one of the hardest things to deal with, and ...
Signs of Premature Labor and Now Bedrest- Help!
Her OB told her that if she could make it to 30 weeks, the babies would be fine. ... they can give to speed up surfactant development in the lungs. ...
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- Dear A., You have already gotten a lot of good advice/encouragement. Let me add a couple things....a LOT of women begin to efface & dialate early in the pregnancy an...
- I went into premature labor several times and was in the triage 3 times before begging them to induce me at 37 weeks one day. They kept saying I was dehydrated so my a...
- The same thing happened to me with my fifth pregnancy. My son was 11 months old and a high need child. We are military, away from all friends and family so we had to...
Baby Not Feeding
Read all 5 responses: "Hello, My friend has a 1 M year old baby who is still in the NICU and is not ... my baby got boobs · premature baby development ...
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- Hi, He needs to develop the suck response. Ask the nurses or doctor how to initiate this! L. P.
- Some NICU will let the mom nurse. Could this be an option? Or at least hold the baby(tubes and all) while trying to feed the bottle.
- hi my son born 6 wks early and stayed at nicu for a month. he as on feeding tube because he doesnt have strong suck yet. i always spend all day with my son eveyday an...
