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My Baby Has a White Tongue!
Asked by T.M. from Washington DC
on March 28, 2009
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My baby is 6 weeks old and has had a white tongue since he was about 2 weeks old. I took him to the doctor and she said that it was just milk residue and that it will...
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- It may be milk residue, is his tongue constantly white and completely covered or is it worse after he eats? My doctor told me to do a scratch test, if you take your fi...
- I suppose the Dr would know if it's thrush or not. I'd try dabbing a little plain yogurt inside your son's mouth several times a day. It can't hurt anything and it m...
- T. - I am not a dr, but a mom whose daughter had the same issue. She was diagnosed with Thrush. It is a yeast like infection that is very common. The Dr gave us antibi...
Formula Buildup on Tongue
Asked by C.A. from New York
on September 30, 2011
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My son is 12 days old and his tongue is completely white from the formula. Does anyone have any ideas how to clean it out? Thank you
Edit:
Called dr yesterday a...
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- My baby was like that too when she was that little. It didnt happen with breastmilk, but when I had to supplement with formula, she did get a lot of residue on her to...
- It does sound like thrush to me....
- Sounds like thrush to me. You can go to the drugstore and get tincture of violet. Paint the inside of his mouth/tongue twice daily. Be careful...this will make your...
Baby Can't Stay Latched on and Seems to Need More Milk than I Can Provide
Asked by C.Q. from San Francisco
on August 3, 2008
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I have a 3 month old baby girl and for the past week she doesn't seem to want to stay on my breasts. She would latch on, suck a few times, then come off. I have trie...
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- hugs momma! 3 months is a growth spurt time, so I bet your body will catch up with her. I would just focus on cue feeding/on demand when she seems hungry. Supplementi...
- Hi C., First, let me assure you that what you are going through is normal. Raspberry leaf tea will help to increase your milk supply, just drink a couple cups a day, ...
- Hi C., I'm sure you're going to get a TON of responses to this! My 2 cents - I have an almost 4 year old and a 2 month old. With my older daughter I always felt lik...
9 Month Old Baby with Thrush
Asked by L.Q. from Washington DC
on September 27, 2008
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Hello. I just wanted to ask anyone that has experience with a baby having thrush, any advice that you may have. My nine month old baby has thrush. At first I thought t...
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- Hello Layla, From my experience as a mother/pediatric nurse...My daughter had thrush and saw the pediatrician, which prescribed nystatin. Then we passed it back in...
- Hi, Layla! My daughter suffered with thrush at about that age. We too were given Nystatin, but it didn't take care of the problem. It was only after a repeat visit ...
- thrush is such a pain and HARD to get rid of. as soon as it looks like nystatin or gentian violet is working, BE SURE to boil all her paci's, your nursing bras, anythi...
Fenugreek, Goat's Rue and Peanut Allergy- Increasing Milk Supply
Asked by S.Y. from Los Angeles
on October 17, 2010
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I have a very severe allergy to Peanuts and other legumes such as chickpeas cause milder reactions such as hives and itchy mouth/throat. I am currently in need of inc...
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- Eating oatmeal has also been known to support increased milk production. If you don't want to drink beer (though I agree it can be effective) you can also make smoothi...
- Do not take fenugreek if you have a peanut allergy! It will cause a reaction! Oatmeal, brewers yeast, anything with lots of fiber. Lactation cookies. http://realil...
- Try drinking a beer about an hour or two before you feed or pump. It works!! Some people find it controversial, but seriously, it's fine. I exclusively pumped and I...
When to Wean off Bottle and I'm Worried About Baby Cavities?
Asked by S.J. from Charlottesville
on December 8, 2008
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Hello all, my daughter is about to turn 1 at the end of the month. She still drinks formula from a bottle several times a day and before she goes to sleep at night. ...
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- everything I have read says that you should brush her teeth before she goes to bed to rid her mouth of cavity causing formula residue on her teeth
- rotting teeth is from the milk sitting in the mouth because baby was too tired to swallow everything. after her late night feeding have her drink a few sips of water...
- Hi S., I don't have an answer to the formula question since I am a nurser, but I can tell you that yes, you should be brushing her teeth every night before bed and ...
Seeking Alternative Diagnosis for Cradle Cap
Asked by A.L. from New York
on February 14, 2008
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If you have any knowledge about alternative medicine, homeopathy, or chinese medicine, i would like to know if you could explain WHY my 8-month-old daughter has just p...
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- Hi A., My daughter had cradle cap as a baby and still suffers from something similar now at 3 1/2 years old. It is just extra oils that some kids just naturally pr...
- Hi, My daughter had it as well. I have always thougth it to be yeast based so your idea of a probiotic sounds good. At the time, I practiced homeopathy on my kids bu...
- 1.The skin on her scalp produces new skin cells too quit not unnatural. So the upper layers of old skin need to be removed. 2.The other reason could be dry scalp. For...
Incredibly Painful Nursing
Asked by T.D. from Cleveland
on November 20, 2006
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I would like to know if anyone has had any experience with painful and blistered nipples during nursing. Recently nursing has become an agonizing task for me. I have e...
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- Don't feel too guilty about the bottle. I have nursed all 4 of my boys and each time brought a new challange. Sometimes the baby isn't sucking on the nipple just right...
- T., I do agree with the others that you should probably make sure you are not experiencing thrush symptoms. However, it could just be that you have the blistered nip...
- T., I had the same problem with my son. Not only were my nipples blistered, they were bleeding too. Part of it was his latch. I learned how to nurse him lying do...
Unknown Food Allergy
Asked by B.J. from Abilene
on December 19, 2008
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My daughter is 3 years old and had developed hives and welps all over her torso, arms, legs and behind when she woke up yesterday morning. We immediately went to the m...
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- It could very well be the acid in the apple juice - especially if it has added citric or ascorbic acid, there is a rare but real allergy to ascorbic acid and it's in a...
- Here's my "If I were you" advice... Feed her only fruits & vegetables- a vegan diet- until the rash disappears. And even with fruits and vegetables, you may have to ...
- Please call me. I can probably help you. It sounds like she maybe be allergic to gluten and if she is this can have really bad side affects and cause a lot of health i...
15 Months Old Not Sleeping Trough the Night
Asked by L.S. from Atlanta
on April 23, 2008
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Dear Mommies,
I am so thankful for this web site, when my friend give it to me she give me a bless with it.
I am very very tired Mommy, you wont believe I never got...
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- Try giving her an avocado right before bedtime. We did that when our daughter was about that age, and it helped her sleep through the night. Good luck!
- Dear friend, First of all, excuse my broken English too. I am from South America. My advice is don't let you daughter nap at all, you'll see how tired she'll get by...
- My older daughter started losing weight at 6 months and we've gone for monthly weight checks at the Dr's office for about 2 years. She's fine now, but after MANY Dr's...
