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Mom Seeking Help for Infant Ear Infection
Be careful when bathing your child You may be getting water in the ear canals that .... My son suffered ear infections often for his first year we did the ...
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- T., You might also want to look into why your little one is developing ear infections so frequently. My son, who is 6 now, had multiple ear infections before h...
- Hello T., My oldest daughter had frequent ear infections when she was an infant. I found myself in a chiroprator's office for a free consult. I did not tell the chiro...
- I bought the ear check monitor a couple years ago because my daughter has several ear infections...and I love it ! Now when she complains about an ear or has a feve...
Sleep
Aug 26, 2009 ... Fifth I would nurse him after his bath Sometimes a bath wakes them up and nursing always put my babies to sleep ...
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- Dear A. Try snuggling, you can wrap him in a blanket tightly it makes them feel secure. I used to cosleep it is comforting to you and your baby but its hard on y...
- I'm sure waking him up to go get your husband is a big part of it. Definitely try seeing if your husband will be able to get a ride. I give my daughter her bath and ...
- First off A., you need to chill. These are not major things to stress over. Once you are in a routine, it will all be better. His tough time sleeping could be refle...
To Bathe or Not to Bathe???
For example: both my kids were still bathing in their Euro-Tub up until almost 1.5-2 years old. SO... I would still possibly wash her in her infant tub... ...
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- My girl will be 4 soon and my son 3 soon and they bathe together if I am home alone because it is alot easier-and I do not fill the tub w/water we either shower or let...
- I also bathe my 4yo son and 2yo daughter together...have since she was able to sit well (around 6-9 months, I think?). They love to have a playmate in the tub, especi...
- Absolutely. I've been bathing my kids together since the youngest one is old enough to sit (+6 mo.) Instead of filling the tub, I put small chairs in the tub so they...
Infant Swimming
My 4 year old daughter loves to go swimming at the..." ... I had always read that you should wait until 6 months because the affect the ... As long as you bathe or shower immediately after and use lotion the baby would ... they can only stay a short time at first because they get cold often. ... Infant Swim Class ...
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- I bring my 6 year old to a swim class and Highview Middle school in New Brighton and I see that they have a class where the parents are in the water with the babies. ...
- My son started swimming lessons at 2. But he was in the 0-36 months group. So I would say you can bring them in whenever you feel ready for it. Just keep an eye out fo...
- I am an aquatics director at a community center and we start our lessons programs at age 1. I would highly recommend that. But as far as bringing them to the pool, w...
Premature Infant Who Won't Sleep
Sep 4, 2009 ... At this age, even a bath can make them tired. .... What I would suggest to you is to find out just how often your baby actually needs to ... I probably should, but I have found what works for my child without reading it. ...
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- I sympathize... a premature baby is still developing outside the womb... so its hard for them. Even their digestive system is still developing. Next, is he feeding ...
- Congrats on your new baby!! I have a daughter that was born 8 weeks early-but i had the opposite issue!! She slept so much. I would cry because she would never stay ...
- My twins were 12 weeks early and never slept more than 2 hours until they were about 9 months. They were in the hospital for the 1st 3 months so I think they were use...
Sleep Help Needed for Colicky/reflux/preemie Infant
Read all 4 responses: "My son was 5 1/2 weeks premature and right now he is 20 ... a nap in the early afternoons when you get home, wake up then do dinner and bath. .... and should check on him often until you know how he will react. ...
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- HI H., I feel you on the difficulties with preemies. My twins were born at 28 weeks, and they spent 3 months in the NICU at Banner Desert. I think the thing that hel...
- Hi There, Wa daughter was also colicky and had acid reflux. So I can understand the stress you are under. Unfortunatly my best advice is stop fighting it. Keep wit...
- Have you considered co-sleeping? My husband and I have our own business and needed sleep at night and we found this to be our only solution. It might not be the best...
First Birthday Party with or Without Infant Swimming Pool
Read all 24 responses: "My daughter is 11 months old and sooon she will ... Because her birthday is during the hot season, I thought it should be fun to throw..." ... add shallow water to the mix and they're often not strong enough to pull ... And don't rely on another young child to watch the baby in the bath… they ...
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- It sounds like it could be a lot of fun, but a concern for any uninformed parents. If you decide to have the pools be sure to let the parents know that there will be ...
- I would skip the pool - and if I was invited, I would probably skip your party as well. Parties just very hectic and it only takes a second to turn your head and have...
- Do the kiddie pool(s) as long as you have LOTS of parent supervision; everyone should be responsible for their own kid.
Need Baby Bath Tips and Tub Reccomendations
(this woman often gives bizarre advise). I do like the idea of a bath ring, .... I honeslty think they should be recalled. I usually bathed my kids in the .... Once my son was sitting up and trying to get out of the infant tub I knew it ...
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- Don't get anything!! Just let him sit up and this will be a good opportunity to reinforce "tub rules" like "the tub is slippery, so we always sit during your bath" et...
- Once my son was sitting up and trying to get out of the infant tub I knew it was time for the big tub. I didn't really buy anything for when I started putting him in t...
- I used a bath ring and LOVED it. I have seen them at Walmart for $20.00 and plan to get one for the new baby soon.
Baby Acne
I'm a grandma and don't see it that often anymore. another thing I used do is ... My doctor said to only bathe her with water. Don't use any lotion. .... You should only be bathing her every 2-3 days, this will help with the dry skin. ...
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- My daughter had pretty bad baby acne too. And what I have read was to let it go away on its own and it did, but for the dryness, I used Aquaphor. It didn't do anythi...
- I put lotion on my baby's skin and it seemed to help rather than make it worse. I used baby Aveeno. Once I started using the lotion his skin started to look real hea...
- My daughter had it very badly as well. We left it alone and it cleared up very well. I think putting anything on it would clog and irritate it more. Good Luck wit...
My Child Hates the Bath
By Car · Infant Travel Advice · Pregnancy and Travel · Traveling by Car ... We have started bathing her less often but she is getting dirty and needs a bath. .... I can empathise with "not wanting to take a bath" as my daughter went .... in the dirt everday she will be o.k. no one should be judgeing hey even if you ...
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- At around that age, my daughter hated the bath, but loved "swimming". If we put her in the bathtub with swimsuit/clothes on, she'd have a grand time, and would often ...
- How about taking her in to the shower with you until this phase wears off? Just when we think everything is fine, they turn the tables on us! Just my $.02. Good Luck
- Hi K., This is a very common phase. Usually it is instigated by a "traumatic" event, such as hitting their head or plowing face down into the water and choking, e...
