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Lexapro and Breast Feeding
Read all 7 responses: "I've been on Lexapro before each of my (3) pregnancies but stopped taking it while pregnant and breast feeding, however my OB dr. and ...
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- I took Lexipro while while I nursed my son. The only real side effect was that my son sometimes would seem drowsy. He would sometimes take really long naps but once ...
- I've been on antidepressants for about 7 years, and though it was a hard deceision in the beginning, I now know there's no way I want to go back to the way my life was...
- I took it for a year at very low dosage (10 mg) while nursing, at which time I was able to go off it. I never had any problems and my daughter is now a thriving, prec...
Feeding Issues
Sep 23, 2009 ... Read all 20 responses: "Hi Moms, My baby boy has major issues/problems with food . He does not like texture at all. He hates "dry" foods.
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- My daughter also had some issues with food textures when she was a baby/toddler. We tried lots of things, too, and finally saw some positive results when we took her ...
- There is a GREAT program called ECI (stands for Early Childhood Intervention) that helps families from all walks of life. It is a statewide program. (I'm not sure wh...
- Has he had his throat checked I deal with MHMR clients and I had one with a 3 yr old mind and he would do that but he had a swollering problem. The baby might be afrai...
Feeding Baby Jarred Applesauce
Read all 9 responses: "I'd like to give my newly solid food eating baby (4 months) regular jarred applesauce instead of baby applesauce.
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- DEAR P., I WOULD USE THE LITTLE JARS OF BABY FOOD, THEY HAVE THE SMALL JARS, WITH COULD BE USE IN ONE FEEDING THIS WAY THEY ALWAYS HAVE IT FRESH. AS FAR AS STAR...
- I agree with the others - on all parts I think. 4 months is definitely on the young side even with a full-term baby. I exclusively breastfed both of mine until 6 month...
- Hi P., My peds recommend starting solids at 4 months. I started at 5 months because my daughter wasn't interested at 4 months. Once your baby is comfortable with cere...
Feeding Schedule for 9 Month Old
Read all 6 responses: "Hi! I am looking for some advice on a schedule for my soon to be 9 month old. He is still eating about 7 oz. of formula 4 times a day ...
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- this is how I feed my 9 month old: wake up - breast feed 1 hour later - 4 tablespoons barley cereal & stage 2 fruit before morning nap - quick nurse after morning ...
- I'd put him on a regular breakfast, lunch, dinner schedule. Also, I'd offer a morning snack and afternoon snack between meals. I use to give my daughter her formula ...
- The BEST book I have read is THE CONTENTED LITTLE BABY by Gina Ford. Gives schedules for sleep/feeding and how much and what types of food to introduce. Personal n...
Formula Feeding
Read all 27 responses: "My four month old son has had problems with Enfamil formula. The powder made him constipated and the concentrate made him very gassy ...
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- My baby had the same problem. I tried almost all brand (Enfamil, Good Start, Walmart, Soy, etc), and the one that worked better for him was Similac. However, I think ...
- My daughter was the same way... She was very sensitive to formula after nursing for 2 months, but to help her with gas we used gas drops (mylicon or generic) and that ...
- Hi, C.... We use Enfamil Lipil Gentle-ease. It's broken down a bit more than average formula to help with the gassiness. (In fact, it's specifically for babies th...
Feeding Schedule for a 4 1/2 Month Old?
Read all 5 responses: "What was your typical feeding schedule at 4.5 months? Isaac nurses when he wakes up, takes a serving of cereal a couple hours later, ...
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- You can look at the gerber.com website.. but that website will suggest feeding he baby lots of baby cereal and lots of jar food. Ther is no way that my kids could have...
- When my daughter was 4.5 months old I gave her cereal in the bottle (first and last feeding) and through out the day she would eat just formula every 3 hours. When she...
- Hi, If you do a search on the internet there are many Dr. sites that give you a general idea but definately talk to your own pediatrician if you are confused or still ...
Birth Control While Breast Feeding
Read all 11 responses: "What types of birth control have breast feeding mothers used and what if any side effects were there?
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- I used the generic version of Ortho-Micronor, Nora-be. It is a daily pill you have to remember to take which kind of sucks. I used it for about 7 months while breast...
- Hi J.! I finally decided to start taking birth control pills when my son was about 2 years old. I was still breast feeding so my doctor put me on the mini-pill. I...
- I've been on Errin birth control pills (for breastfeeding) and haven't noticed any side effects. I was on a couple different pills before I was trying to get pregnant...
Too Much Feeding?
Read all 11 responses: "my 7 week old seems to always be hungry. he is on soy formula and i am trying to stretch him to three hrs between feedings. he is ...
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- Neither one of my sons lasted long between feedings, even on formula. Once I stopped nursing, I thought they would stretch out their feedings, but my peditrician told...
- Why are you worried about the feedings? Is he gaining too much weight? 7 weeks is a hard time to stretch out the night feedings. Maybe you could up the ounces in the b...
- Hi J.,I'm not sure why your baby is on soy formula. Maybe an allergy? Babies need to eat when they are hungry. I would not advise adding cereal at this point. It i...
Help with Feeding 5 Month Old
Read all 19 responses: "My son is 5 months old and is formula fed (after having many problems trying to nurse). He spits up every time we feed him.
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- 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...
Feeding Schedule
Read all 9 responses: "I am curious to know what kind of feeding schedules other babies are on. I want to try to introduce my 8 month old to more baby food ...
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- Most pediatricians will tell you not to give juice. Why? They say that it really has no nutrition benefit, it is mostly just sugar, and it leads to obesity. Why no nut...
- A., When I was searching for information about transitioning our daughter from baby food to table food I found this website: www.wholesomebabyfood.com. It giv...
- Dont worry so much.I say just offer her fruits and veggies from a jar inbetween bottles.Or do like I use to do and feed her the jar food first an then give the bottle ...
