martha sear
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 20 articles
Books (Fiction) That Help Prepare Kids for New Sibling
The book that I recommend is "What baby needs" by William and Martha Sears. My soon to be 4 year old was given this just prior to having our second 7 months ...
Answers
- A book that I got for my daughter when we were expecting our second is called "I'm a Big Sister" by Joanna Cole. They also have "I'm a Big Brother" as well. I actually...
- My daughter was exactly 20 months when her little sister arrived as well! I got her the book "I'm a Big Sister" by Joanna Cole and they have an "I'm a Big Brother" as ...
- My boys are 22 months apart. We read I'm a Big Brother so many times before the second arrived I could probably still recite it from memory:-) I would recommend it.
What Are the "Milestones" That My Daughter Should Meet at Her Age?
Check out the Baby Book by William and Martha Sears. It's the Bible for baby/ infant/toddler care, and goes through developmental milestones in great detail. ...
Answers
- Check out the Baby Book by William and Martha Sears. It's the Bible for baby/infant/toddler care, and goes through developmental milestones in great detail.
- Hi M.! I had the same questions with my son at age 2. He was way ahead of the other kids in his play group. He was using words like delicious and hysterical and u...
- It sounds like she's ahead of most 2 year olds. You can go to babycenter.com and find out exactly where the average 2 year old should be with milestones.
Does Anyone Have Experience with the Acid Reflux Where It Doesn't Come Up???
389 in The Baby Book by Dr. William Sears and Martha Sears, RN: * Frequent blast of inconsolable, painful crying - "unlike the usual baby cries" ...
Answers
- Mu daughter had similar problems but fortunately I could breastfeed. OK, it sounds like your daughter might be allergic to soy and have a lactose intolerance. Star...
- I don't know much about fomula feeding as I was fortunate enough to be able to breastfeed my 3 children. However, I am surprised to hear that you ar putting rice cerea...
- A., Wow, that's a tough one. It's too bad you're not nursing her. That always seems to be so much easier on little tummies but that ship has sailed. All I can of...
Biting & Breastfeeding
My solution that really worked well sounds a little mean, but it is advice from Martha Sears, one of the attachment parenting biggies. When the baby bites, ...
Answers
- first of all i LOOOOOVE the name caydence! just absolutely love it. with biting, i lightly flick my son's cheek (just hard enough to startle him) and say "NO!" or "no ...
- You take her off the breast and say "No, you do not bite!" Then you put her back on the breast. When she does it again you do the same thing but you take you pinter fi...
- I feel your pain! I actually asked the same question on here 2 months ago. My son does the same thing when he's teething. I tried paying really close attention when he...
New Baby Coming.
I also have "What Baby Needs" by William and Martha Sears, which I've not read all of but which appears good. I guess in terms of preparation, ...
Answers
- Every time we got pregnant, we expressed lots of joy and anticipation to the "baby" of the family (we have nine kids). She will pick up on your attitude. I wouldn't ...
- Congratulations on your new baby! My daughter was 26 months old when her little sister was born-it was very hard-3 years apart should be a bit easier and she can help ...
- Hi M., Congrats on the new baby. My daughter just had her third and she did an amazing job of preparing her 2 and 5 year olds for his arrival. She did the sam...
Baby Only Nursing on One Side
also, www.askdrsears.com is the BEST resource, the books by william and martha sears are fantastic! Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This ...
Answers
- He may have an ear infection in one ear... causing ear pain from pressure in the ear when he lays his head one way.
- Hi K. First I would try to stimulate that breast to let down before you put him. If this dosen't work I would take him to the chiropractor something may be uncomforta...
- Wow! People have some great advice on here. The only thing I could add from ALL of my kids doing this around 4 months old is to situate like he is going to nurse fro...
Getting 3 Year Old Interested in New and Different Foods
It is called "Eat Healthy, Feel Great" by Dr. William Sears, MD and his wife Martha, who is a RN. I work with nutrition and have had the opportunity to ...
Answers
- I have recently had great success in getting my 3 year old twins to try new foods by letting them make things themselves. Neither of my kids would eat a sandwich unti...
- I completely agree with getting your son involved in the cooking process. My 4 year old took a cooking class when he was 3 that taught them all about food, how to coo...
- i like the 3 rule that another mom suggested. the first thing i did with my 4 year old when i wanted her to eat only what we were eating, was to say NO big time to gi...
Information to Do Kegals Properly
I think it was a description in Dr. William Sears' and Martha Sears' "The Birth Book" that helped me a lot-- they said Kegels should be like ...
Answers
- I think you should definitely get the handout the midwife respondant offered. It will probably be really helpful, since she helps moms with this sort of thing all the ...
- This is a medical problem called incontinence which might be too late for kegel exercises. I would start with my gynecologist and he or she will be able to determine ...
- Hi J., I just want to stress that you want to be sure you're not using your stomach muscles when you do kegals. Good luck!
Biting While Breastfeeding
Dr. & Martha Sears write, in The Baby Book: "when you sense baby's teeth coming down to bite, draw her way in CLOSE to your breast, ...
Answers
- Both of my boys bit me at abaout hte same age. It was such a painful surprise that I popped them on the mouth. It shocked us both. They never did it again. Of cour...
- When my son started doing this I just took him off and looked at him and said in a really firm voice, no biting. I would wait a minute and put him back on. I just rep...
- My scream of pain was usually shocking enough to my infants that they didn't repeat, but if they did, I ended the nursing session - set them down and walked away for a...
Acid Reflux
They're written by William Sears, MD & Martha Sears, RN. They are mother and father to eight children (who are now pediatricians & family doctors) so they ...
Answers
- I have three children 9, 5, 3mo. They all had reflux when they were babies. Each one was different. I understand your worry. There is a website that has a forum abou...
- My son is now 12 but he had/has acid reflux. For the first 3 yrs of his life he was constantly sick with fever, ear infections,pnuemonia etc. Finally the doctors at ...
- Are you still breastfeeding or does your baby drink formula? My daughter was lactose intolerant & experienced quite a bit of spitting up. Since I was breastfeeding, ...
