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Waking a Sleeping Baby to Eat
The peditrician did a blood test, because she looked jaundice, her levels came back fine, but the dr. told me to wake her every 3 hours to feed her no ...
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- I woke mine up mine up for a little bit and then got really stressed out. I ended up straying from my doctor's advice. I read up on what was the longest stretch a newb...
- When my baby was that young, yes, I did wake him up b'c my Dr told me too. And it was exhausting deluxe! I think at about 5-6 wks he slept for 5 hrs at one stretch a...
- My philospohy is if you are lucky enough to have a baby who will sleep longer than 3 hours- LET THEM! I would absolutley LOVE to be in your position. Ignore your ped...
Needing Some Reassurance About ONLY Breastmilk the First Few Days...
Formula is not a requirement for getting rid of jaundice, again both my boys ahd it and neither required formula. My youngest had his levels get up to 21, ...
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- With my first two children, I was adamantly opposed to giving anything but breastmilk. For the first 3 days or so (until my milk came in), I felt like a human pacifie...
- Babies are born with an extra fat layer that is meant to be used as a energy source for the first few days. It's very normal for babies to have a hard time with latchi...
- Most mothers cannot pump colostrum, so its likely you were making it and your baby was getting it, but hte pump will not get it out. Colostrum doens't run out like mil...
Mercy or St Luke's to Deliver?
Jun 1, 2009 ... floor for his first weekend due to high bilirubin levels (jaundice). Experiences for both children were wonderful - nurses and doctors. ...
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- Hi C., I was also torn with my first daughter as to where to deliver but had just figured that I would deliver at St. Luke's since most of my friends had gone there...
- I delivered both my daughters at St. Lukes. The reason we chose St. Lukes was because of their NICU - we really liked that there were private rooms for each child so y...
- Hi C.- I delivered both my sons by emergency c-sections at St. Lukes. With my first I had planned on going to Mercy because I had heard that they were really nice pl...
Advice on Well Baby Does If Deliveried as Soon as 32 Weeks Old????
Both needed to gain weight, learn how to suck/eat, get rid of jaundice and they ... You may be hospitalized for monitoring of your urine protein levels, ...
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- I guess I would want to ask is there anything else we can try first that is safe for you and the baby before delivering early. All the best.
- Hi C.! I also had my oldest son at 32 weeks. This was almost 11 years ago. He was only 3lbs 2 oz at birth. He only had minimal respiratory problems the first 48 ho...
- My youngest son was born at 26 weeks; 2 pounds, 6 ounces. He is doing extremely well. He received phenomenal care in the NICU at Children's Hospital. He was very forun...
My Preemie Won't Eat!!
He had a long bought with jaundice and was on phototherapy for a week after we got home from the hospital. Once his bilirubin levels started to drop off ...
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- My son was born just about a week earlier than yours. He wouldn't latch on at all until he hit what his original due date was and then suddenly something clicked and ...
- My son was also a preemie who was too sleepy to eat. We tried everything to wake him up enough to eat - dressing him down to only a diaper, tickling his feet, wiping h...
- My son was born preterm (born at 36 wks but weighed 10 lbs. 5 oz.) and struggled with eating too. He was in the NICU for 10 days before we learned to eat and we could ...
Vitamin D
My firstborn was jaundice and they told me to sit by a window and he will get .... vitamin D levels were associated with lower rates of multiple sclerosis. ...
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- I breast fed both of my children (winter babies, boys 5 and 2) and the only thing my docto ever asked about was if my water had flouride in it. In fact when I asked h...
- I have a 3 year old who was breast fed until he was a year old and now I have a 6 month old...At the Doctors visit with the baby he did mention vitamin D drops, howeve...
- E., twenty minutes of exposure to sunlight gives you 10,000 units of vitamin D - whereas milk and vitamin d supplements only give you 400 units - its incomparable t...
Thyroid Problems
It was amazing to feel what is is like to be "normal" I have had level issues all my ... My endocronologist and I watch my TSH levels very closely (I am on ...
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- I have! At age 40 when I was still nursing my baby, I was diagnosed with chronic acute hyeractive thyroiditis. The options (6 years ago) were radioactive iodine or PTU...
- I was hyperthyroid about 10 years ago. I took radioactive iodine. The full dose is supposed to kill your entire thyroid and then you have to take supplements. I asked ...
- I have Grave's disease as well (hyperthyroidism). I had difficulty getting pregnant for 4 yrs. and my Dr. found a goiter on my neck as well. He wanted to do a biopsy, ...
Help!
With the exception I had very high levels and was risk for sezures and .... My daughter suffered from jaundice. The doctors told us that at 33-34 weeks is a ...
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- Hi Meagan. My name is L. and I did not get to give any advice earlier this yr. for your friend, but now that she has the baby tell her if she needs any help at all-Nan...
- A baby over 5 lbs can fit into newborn sized clothing and diapers, does not require "preemie" sized clothing or diapers which are both more expensive because of the sp...
- What a great friend you are. I have a 7 month old baby boy. I was diagnosed with preeclampsia at 30 wks and was in and out of the hospital for 7 wks on bedrest and s...
Thyroid Problems
If you haven't already had your thyroid antibody levels tested, I would ask your ... I could tell when things were off in my system and the low levels in my ...
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- I developed hypothyroid after my first child was born 5 year ago. I had almost all the symtpoms you stateed (and brian fog remains but I think that's just part of moth...
- Hi, I was recently researching thyroid related illness, and came across something that said brittle hair is a side effect/symptom... That said I am sure that having t...
- This may sound out there, but I think you should go see a NAET specialist (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Treatment.) I used to have hypothyroid and was on cytomel...
Thyroid Problems?
My thyroid levels had definitely dropped, but I was still within the normal ... I am now on a low-dose level of thyroid hormone and have never felt better. ...
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- Hi there, Have you had your iron checked? It is a simple blood draw to check your iron levels. You mentioned vertigo, dry skin, low energy, etc. I had those same s...
- Hi N., I recently attended an amazing seminar called "Menopausibilities". This seminar wasn't just for women who were going through menopause but for all women as ...
- N., this may be a stupid question, but have you asked the chiropracter that you work for about this? And have you gone or considered going to an acupuncturist or a na...
