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Need Help with Craddle Cap
Also, never use "baby oil" on your baby or on any other human. Baby oil contains mineral oil, a known carcinogen. Skin care products containing mineral oil ...
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- My daughter was the same she got it bad I thought it was me being a bad parents but take a cotton ball put baby oil on it and rub it where she has the craddle cap wait...
- My oldest son had mild Cradle Cap when he was an infant. My pediatrition recomended using Aquafor(sp?) lotion on it. Hope it helps.
- If you haven't found a solution to the cradle cap, you might want to try our Koala Pals Tear-Free Conditioning Hair Wash after applying T36-C5 Melaleuca Oil diluted wi...
3 Year Old with Constipation
Oct 13, 2009 ... After trying many things, including mineral oil, her doctor prescribed Miralax. It is now over the counter. We give her half a cap-full in juice every day. ...
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- From personal experience this is what we do. Have him drink 1/2 cup of prune juice every morning. Add about a tablespoon of dark corn syrup to his cereal (or something...
- Two of my daughters have had the same problem. I try to avoid the miralax but it takes a many-fronted approach. I always add prune juice and a tbsp of dark karo syrup ...
- My 2 1/2 yr old daughter has the same problem. Apparently this is common and there are several ways to help. My suggestion is to work with your pediatrician on soluti...
Cradle Cap
I put mineral oil on their head for 10 minutes, then used a soft bristled toothbrush. Wash with Selsun blue afterwards. It took me only 1 treatment to ...
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- I have read that breast milk also helps with craddle cap, and I believe it was just recently listed in an article for Aprils Parenting or parents magazine. (I get both...
- use baby oil after you shampoo her hair . Rub it in gently it will go away...It just takes time... be patient. hoep this helps... Mary Waggoner
- If her hair is actually falling out because of the cradle cap and not because of the way she's sleeping (babies tend to loose their hair when their head rubs up agains...
Rash on Baby's Face & Body
They don't put any mineral oil in their products. Mineral oil will only make their skin get more dry. It puts a layer of film over their skin and the ...
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- Your baby might be allergic to something. I am asian and my husband is caucasian. Our son has rashes that come and go on his cheeks and other areas. I think he migh...
- I would definitely change doctors. If the rash does not seem to go away, then I would get a second opinion. Babies do get a lot of skin irritations, but your doctor sh...
- Hi C., My son has recently developed these weird rash all over his body. Don't put anything on it other than to wash him with water and mild body wash and light mil...
What to Do When "Rid" Isn't Getting Rid of the Lice??
And believe it or not mineral oil works the best. At night put a full bottle of mineral on there hair... Let them sleep in it. It takes a long time to wash ...
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- You will need to clean everything they can get on. Bleach sheets and pillows. Steam clean matresses and carpets. Soak combs and brushes with bleach water or vinegar. M...
- I had a friend whose 2 girls had lice and it wasn't going away. Our pediatrician told her to use Mayonaise. The Mayonaise "suffocated" the lice. I know it sounds wiv...
- i had this same problem my 4 year old got them at daycare/preschool. i went online to get other ways to get rid of them. rid is a pesticide like ant spray. i used ri...
Wooden Cutting Board
If you do this make sure that the mineral oil that you get is food grade (the ... Just use a good mineral oil. This also keeps them from absorbing a lot of ...
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- i don't know but what i do is scub it down with soap and water then use lemon juice to deodorize
- I do not use a wooden cutting board for meat...I have one that I can put in the dishwasher, is made specifically for cutting meat, and is non-absorbent. Somewhere alo...
- I use vinegar on my wood cutting board all the time. It disinfects and the smell disappears once it dries. I would recommend using a plastic board for meat though. ...
Got Baby Oil in Babies EYE
Baby oil is actually mineral oil (petroleum based) and not good for our skin at all!! Arbonne has an amazing baby oil made only from essential oils and for ...
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- I would just try and wash with water, but I think he will just have to cry it out. Try and hold him face down while he is crying so it runs out and doesn't just spread...
- It is red and swollen because of the irritation itself. Add saline drops and wipe his eye to the best of your ability with a wet wash cloth to wipe away any reside. K...
- you could buy baby eye drops and drop them in to help clean them out. PS Doctor just use saline solution which is salt water. M
Post-delivery Issues 5 Months Later
Jun 3, 2009 ... The mineral oil coats your intestines and throws the water into your stool ... Mineral oil is extremely cheap. Miralax can be rather pricey, ...
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- In addition to all the reasons that might be associated with childbirth, I wonder if you should temporarily limit/eliminate the wheat/grain fiber. When I was dealing ...
- I completely feel for you! And it makes it worse since it's such a taboo subject. I had the same problem after my last baby and the Rx that I got didn't help hardly at...
- I say no its not. Go to a different doctor. I went to three different doctor before I got the right answer!
How Do I Get Rid of Cradle Cap???
My baby had a brief stint of cradle cap and some where I read to use mineral oil . It is over where the medications for constipation are...it is super thick. ...
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- The baby oil, that is causing her to have cradle cap. You can shampoo her hair with Head and Shoulders shampoo! Sound strange, but it worked on my grandson cradle cap.
- We have been putting baby oil on his head. Then we bought Gentle Naturals Cradle Cap Care. Once we put it on we massage it in with a separate baby brush. This seems to...
- My cousin had luck with a dandruff shampoo. You have to be very careful not to get it in their eyes since it is not tear free. Good luck!
Cradle Cap in a 17 Mon Old Girl?
As for the baby oil -- it's just mineral oil which can be fatal if swallowed or aspirated into the lungs. With my older child I had success rubbing a small ...
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- I rubbed olive oil on my baby's head around bedtime and let him sleep with it on and gave him a good shampooing/brushing next day. Cured it completely.
- Hi A., my daughter also had cradle cap. Her doctor told me to use olive oil. I tried it without success. What finally worked for her was to wash her hair a few time...
- My daughter had cradle cap until she was 17 months also. I used California Baby® Calming™ Hair Conditioner. I put it on and left it while she played in the bathtu...
