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Tongue-tied Newborn Won't Nurse W/o Nipple Shield
Asked by A.L. from Chicago
on August 1, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My newborn has been nursing with a nipple shield and today we went to see a lactation consultant who said that he's tongue tied and there's a chance he will ...
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- Hi, I didn't nurse my son, but he was also tonuge-tied. He was born in June, and his ped. said we'd "keep an eye on it". By Dec. we could see his tongue was startin...
- My son also had Latch problems but was not tongue tied. We were given a shield in the hospital which helped with his latch, but eventually had a negative effect on my...
- Well you have 3 options: get it clipped wait and continue using the shield while daily trying to get baby to latch without it, and see if that ends up working and i...
Breastfeeding Two-Year-Old and Newborn?
Asked by E.M. from New York
on January 18, 2011
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I am due in April and my 2.5 year old son still nurses before bed. I have no problem continuing to nurse him when the baby comes, but I am confused as to how my milk ...
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- I was in the hospital for two days after my younger one was born, and while the baby was sleeping, I let the older one nurse a little while he was there visiting. Aft...
- Your pregnancy hormones are already changing your milk composition... By the time your newborn is with you, you will be back to colostrum. Many toddlers will understa...
- I think you should ask a lactation consultant that will be helping you with your new baby. Who needs your milk most? Your 2-1/2 year old or your newborn? I'm no ex...
How Much Formula Should a Newborn Take at Each Feeding?
Asked by N.S. from San Diego
on November 30, 2008
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My baby is 10 days old and was switched to formula a few days ago due to an infection I had. For the first few days she was drinking between 3-4 ounces at each feeding...
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- Hi N., when my babies were that age the took an ounce to 2 ounces every 3 hours, 3 to 4 ounces seems like a lot for a 10 day old, remember their stomach is no bigger t...
- N., I have twins who are four months old - and they were preemies. They only ate 2-4 ounces at each feeding when they were a month old (discharged from the NICU) and...
- Okay, don't worry my son at that age was breast/bottle fed because he was in the NICU and I remember them giving him 2 oz. every 2 hours. I would pump, and they would ...
Newborn Failed Hearing Tests in Hospital
Asked by B.S. from Las Vegas
on June 14, 2008
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Has this happened to anyone else? I heard babies can fail the first hearing tests due to fluid in their ears. I'm having her retested next week, but was wondering if...
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- I have heard that there are many false positives in these newborn tests. All the baby has to do is be active for the possibility for it to throw off the test! There ...
- My son failed the first time in one ear and then passed the second test two weeks later. I think he wasn't asleep for the first test and was sort of fussy which cause...
- My first born failed not only the first test administered by the hospital, but also her first follow-up at the Ped's office. My doc told me that newborn screenings ar...
Newborn Home After 9 Day Stay in NICU
Asked by P.L. from Biloxi
on December 11, 2008
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My son was born via c-section at 37w1d and was sent to NICU at another hospital because he retained fluid on his lungs and could not breath well. It has always been my...
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- P., HANG in there! My first born was in the NICU 3 weeks. She was born 6 weeks early and was also tube and bottle fed while in the NICU. What I discovered is that s...
- I have had 7 children and one who was in the nicu for a week(longetst week of my life!!!) My suggestion is if you want to nurse then just keep at it. Don't give in to ...
- Keep doing what you're doing as long as you can. I had a similar situation, but was also having to give formula. What I did was switch the baby from breast to breast...
Newborn and Pacifier?
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on April 18, 2010
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My 2-week old son seems only happy when nursing and sleeping. I would really like him to take a pacifier in an attempt to save my nipples from being sucked on for soot...
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- I agree with the posts that say that he is PROBABLY STILL HUNGRY! At 2 weeks, he is still building your supply. Let him use you for a nuk for now. My son never ...
- We aren't into pacifiers so we gave our son one of our fingers to suck on.It worked well for us. There were only 2 times in the first 3 months I half wished for a paci...
- Some babies just don't like and won't take a pacifier. Neither one of my boys would take a pacifier and they were both colicky so I feel your pain! The upside is tha...
Activities for Newborn to Meet Friends
Asked by D.D. from Dallas
on May 21, 2010
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I have a 3 month old daughter that will be an only child. We do not have any family, friends or a neighborhood that has children our daughters’ age. Therefore my hus...
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- She reeeeeally doesn't need friends right now. You do. But she doesn't. She needs warmth, love, and security. Which is learned from getting her needs met (food whe...
- Check out meetup.com. That's where I found my playgroup and many of them have specific focuses (I'm sure there is a working mom one in the area). Most good ones have...
- It sounds like maybe you need to get out and socialize more than your baby does, which is totally normal by the way! I would suggest that you find some social outlets...
Newborn Eye Concern
Asked by S.C. from Atlanta
on April 16, 2010
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I gave birth to my baby girl on 4/7/2010. I noticed that she can barely open her right eye. Her left eye will open all the way but the right one will not and sometimes...
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- You need to take her ASAP to a Osteopath to have him do cranial sacral work to get her adjusted to ensure the eye is optimal positioning. I am willing to bet this alo...
- my oldest son, now 2 1/2, had a clogged ter duct at bith. it would get better some days and then it would get all yucky and almost be clogged shut other days. i went...
- My first son had a similar issue, although it was not a clogged tear duct - it never got mucusy. His left eye was closed more than his right eye - always, and when he...
Remedies for Congestion in a Newborn
Asked by L.W. from Houston
on March 28, 2008
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My son is six weeks old and has had problems with congestion for a few weeks, but it seems to be getting worse. I use saline drops and try to clean his nose several ti...
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- We had this problem with my daughter starting at 3 weeks and unfortunately we tried everything and it resolved itself by about 2 1/2 months. What we tried was: - s...
- have you talked to your pediatrician? We had a similar problem and we used ayr saline gel w/ aloe very applied w/ a q tip. We also didn't use his nasal asparator much...
- When my children were congested I would put campophenique on their pillow. Touch your fingertip to the open bottle and dab on each side of where their head lays - that...
Hemangioma on Newborn's Head
Asked by T.H. from Las Vegas
on November 17, 2009
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I have a 6 week old baby who has an hemangioma on his head. His doctor said it should be resolved by the time he is 5 years old, but I have looked on-line and found t...
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- Hi, My first son had one too on his forehead. I was worried about it until his bangs started growing over it and then thought I would just wait until he was in school...
- Hi, My son got a Hemangioma on his head as well when he was about 6 weeks old too. It actually grew bigger and was the biggest at about 7 months old. By the time he tu...
- My niece had a rather large one on her lower lip. She went to specialists and they all said the same thing: just wait. She is now 4 and it has almost completely dis...
