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How to Get a 2 Week Old Baby on Any Kind of a Schedule
Read all 9 responses: "I don't know what to do...do I wake my son up from his nap to feed him every 2 1/2 hours...or do I let him wake up on his own.
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- If he was normal birth weight, you can let him sleep past 2 1/2 hours, just beware that they usually only have 1 long stretch, and if you want that to be at night, I w...
- They don't call it the fourth tri-mester for nothin'. Sorry it feels so rough right now. It does get better or you wouldn't see so many kids running around :-) A t...
- I have a 6 week old and a 4 year old and a 2 year old and let me tell you the 6 week old is on his own schedule and I remember that with the other 2. Just know that i...
Getting Baby to Take Oral Medicine??
Read all 10 responses: "I have a one year old little boy his name is Gavin and this week he had an allergic reaction to amoxcilin and he broke out in ...
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- try mashing it up real small and dissolving in a little bit of juice or in a small piece of food to feed to him.
- I have to do it this way- ds struggles so much. Sit on floor with legs out. Place child on floor in front of you facing away getting each arm under each one of you...
- Hi B.- here are a few tricks. Try letting him wear sunglasses. This works for my son. Even if he takes them off, he still plays with them long enough to get the m...
Getting Baby to Eat Solids
Read all 34 responses: "I have a four month old baby girl that has been only breastfeeding up until now. At her last doctor appointment the doctor said that ...
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- I wouldn't worry about it. Most Peds do not encourage solids until 6 months. Unless your baby is under weight I wouldn't force it or even try it again for a while. ...
- If she's not developmentally ready, you're just wasting your time and both will be frustrated. My son was more than ready at 4 months but my daugher was closer to 6 m...
- First of all get a baby food feeder and try to get her to eat out of it. They are not very tall and about 2-3 inches around. It has a plunger like thing on the bottom ...
Getting Baby to Drink While Congested??
Read all 6 responses: "My baby girl will be one on Friday, and she has a horrible head cold. This really puts a damper on all of the big birthday plans we ...
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- hi if you can try to get her to drink pedilite at least...where she can stay hydrated...with only 3-4 ounces to drink and not very many wet diapers she is getting dehy...
- Hi Susannah, The best medicine I know of would be Cold Head Congestion...I just use the equate (off brand) and it clears my kids up really fast! Now mine can swallow a...
- Susannah~ Our pediatrician prescribed my then 2 1/2 yr old RespiTan. I'm not sure if there is an age limit or anything on it. But it works really good! It is a litt...
Help with Getting a Baby to Take Bottle.
Read all 5 responses: "My 7 week old baby refuses to take a bottle. I need to go back to work, but can't leave her. We have tried 4 different kinds of ...
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- Call a feeding therapist or have your Peditritain recommend one. People will tell you a baby will eat when hungry, it's an instinct and that's not true. The only 2 i...
- I feel for you- that is a veru hard situation to be in - is he going to be in daycare - if not you could try a spoon - I am guessing you have already tried differen...
- K., I went back to work when my daughter was 3months old... she refused to take the bottle for about 3weeks to a month-- it took that long for her not to be cranky and...
Could I Have Harmed My Baby by Getting a Flu Shot While Nursing?
Read all 16 responses: "I am a breastfeeding mom of a now 6mth.old. When I brought him to his pediatrician for his 2mth.shots he told me that since I was ...
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- Hi S. - did you know that 10 of the 12 researchers who "researched" the MMR vaccine causing autism have actually formally retracted their article? There's a lot onl...
- Hi S.!! It's nice to see someone else from South Louisiana on here. LOl. The best place to tell you about that is La Leche League. If you've never used their resources...
- Dear S., you sound like an awesome mom.Check out www.healthyanswersonline.com I had my first baby vaccined when he was young, but as I learned more I just made sure ...
Need Help Getting Baby to Relax with Dad
Read all 11 responses: "My husband and I are first time parents to a 5 1/2 month old baby girl. We adore her beyond words but have run into a problem.
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- During the brief time that the baby is ok with him, have him establish enjoyable activities that ONLY HE does with the baby so that they can start to build up common e...
- You have been given some pretty good advice so far! I agree, you need to leave for a bit and let Dad take over. It may be that he is nervous and she is picking up on...
- Start having other people watch her! I am sure this seems like it is about Dad, but I think it is more about her wanting her way and that is wanting Mom. Start to de...
Getting Baby off of Formula
Read all 14 responses: "My 10.5 month is eating all table food very well and I want to start switching her to whole milk..Should I wean her off formula or ...
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- I would try to give her whole milk, and see how she reacts. If she doesn't take to it right away, I would slowly start adding an ounce or two of milk to her formula ev...
- Annie, I did 24 hours no formula, lots of Pedialyte then after the 24 hours start the whole milk. My only suggestion is that you use the highes quality of whole milk.
- I would ask your doctor if it is ok to switch this early. From what I know you are suppose to wait until the child a year old. In any case, I just switch to whole mi...
Need Help Getting Baby Boy to Sleep in Crib!!
Read all 30 responses: "My son is 3 1/2 months old. During the days he hasn't ever liked to sleep in his crib and I've managed to either make due with ...
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- Hi A.. You are receiving all types of advice, so I will just share our bedtime routine with you. My son is four months and has slept in his crib at night since we br...
- Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child - highly recommended! Personally, I think 3.5 months is too young to CIO . . . there are many other options. Other sleeping arrang...
- I feel your pain. My son was a reflux baby and needed to sleep unpright so he slept on me ALOT. Do you swaddle him? My son loved The Miracle Blanket http://www.mira...
Getting Rid of Baby Things via Consignment or Other Ways
Read all 17 responses: "I am ready to get rid of baby items like clothing, toys, swing, bouncy seat, etc., and have looked into Children's Orchard seeing ...
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- A. - You didn't indicate where you live or how far you would be willing to travel, but Kid to Kid in Aurora (on Mississippi Ave) is really great to work with. They bu...
- It depends on where you live. I am in Boise, ID. We have Other Mother, Kid to Kid and a new one just south of the dollar store on Vista Ave, I believe it has the b...
- The Just Between Friends sale is awesome! Go to http://jbfsale.com/?fuseaction=home.subsites#Colorado to see which one is closest to you. The JBF website gives very ...
