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Chunky Spit Up
Its an old wives tale that you need to swtich breasts while nursing.... its not ... Your milk increases by 20% or so with each pregnancy, so evne if you ...
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- I know breastfeeding is best and I tried that route too but we had so many issues with my daughter and colic/reflux we think she's allergic to milk protein or somethin...
- Chunks are partially digested breastmilk, so he's spitting/throwing up after his stomach has began digesting the breastmilk. Are you switching breasts while nursing...
- My 10 month old has had reflux since birth and really, spit up a few days per week is not bad at all! My son, on the medication, was still projectile once or twice a d...
Karo Syrup
Be careful with some of those old wives tales! Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report .... old wives tales for pregnancy · old wives tales babies ...
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- I wouldn't do it. Even though he doesn't have teeth yet, the sugars can cause later tooth decay. Your son may just have a big appetite and can't go the night without e...
- oh my gosh nooooo! it is like giving them honey and thats dangerous! i have heard mixing it with some warm water can help constipation but i dont see how it would help...
- No, no, no. Karo syrup should not be given to a baby to make them sleep and skip a feeding. Your baby is only 4.5 months old. Also, at 4.5 months old, why table food a...
Severe Nausea During pregnancy...PLEASE HELP!!
I had bad nausea during my pregnancy and the doctor gave me a prescription to help...it .... Ginger is supposed to help (according to the old wives' tales), ...
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- I had terrible nausea throughout my pregnancy. I took a ginger pill every night (at my dr recommendation, they are available in the vitamin section at drug stores) whi...
- I would talk to your ob/gyn. My friend had to be put on a special medication for her severe sickness, but she said it made an extreme difference.
- I had horrible nausea all day long until around my 15th week of pregnancy. I found that eating something every hour helped. Also mints and candy were like lifesavers...
Weird Dreams
Someone told me if your sex drive goes up during pregnancy then you're having a girl, if you have absolutely no sex drive it's a boy. Just an old wives tale ...
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- Are you having a boy? Graphic erotic dreams are perfectly normal. I was pregnant with a boy, that unfortunatly I lost, but I had very erotic dreams while I was pregn...
- Are you reading any pregnancy books? The same thing happened to me with my second pregnancy, CRAZY dreams and awesome sex drive. Any pregnancy book out there will men...
- Weird graphic dreams are perfectly normal. I had them nightly when I was pregnant. It's your hormones and it will go away when the baby is born. Then you will start ha...
Foley Bulb Catheter/acupuncture?
Without inductions/c-sections the average human pregnancy for the first baby is 41 weeks and 1 day. .... old wives tales on pregnancy · when to induce labor ...
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- I just had my 3rd baby 6 weeks ago, and my first time being induced. I received the bulb catheter. It was not that bad at all, and it helped. I went from 0-10cm in lik...
- Hi, I was late and had the Foley bulp catheter and it really didn't help to induce me. They had to give me petocin (not sure of the spelling) to induce labor and the...
- Hey FRIEND!! :) It is so fun to see you on here, but are you even thinking about these vaginal pills!?!?!? OMG! Anyway, the pedicure sounded great! Let me know ...
DRANO As a Gender Prediction Method??
But also i read an article on a pregnancy website that said u/s BEFORE your 20th week ... This does not work, as most, if not all of the old wives tales. ...
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- Hi K., It really sounds like you are becoming obsessed about this baby being a boy. I know you say if it is a girl you would be just as happy, but you actions aren't ...
- I've read that the Drano test you are talking about is very dangerous because the amonia in urine can react with the chemicals in the Drano and cause a vapor that is V...
- This does not work, as most, if not all of the old wives tales. Most ultrasound techs will NOT tell you the sex of the baby if they are not 100% sure. Now that does ...
8 Months Pregnant Getting Awful Heart Burn
I had aweful heart burn with my son at about that point in my pregnancy. ... (I' ve heard an old wives tale that if you have horrible heartburn your baby ...
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- I didnt get heart burn...but when I had my daughter she came out with a full head of hair and everyone asked if I had heart burn bad. Most cases heart burn means a bab...
- I suffered horribly when I was pregnant with both of my kids. I swore by papaya (sp) chewables. I got them at the health food store. Didn't taste bad and worked wonder...
- I myself had horrible heart burn. Instead of eating big meals have her eat smaller meals more often. That is the really only thing that helped me. But I hate to say...
Breastfeeding 9 Month Old and Just Got My Period
It is normal and it is one of the old wives tales that say you won't get your period when you are nursing. You will AND you can also for sure get pregnant ...
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- Consider yourself lucky to have had nine months without your period. I know many women (myself included) that got it back much sooner! It is totally normal so don't ...
- I got mine right away with my two oldest children and with my daughters I got it when they were 6 months. It did not effect my milk supply. The only issue I ever head ...
- Hi B., First of all, I think what's going on for you is totally normal -- but if it would make you feel more comfortable, by all means call your ob/gyn. "Norma...
Is It a Boy or Girl?
Not one gender prediction test/old wives tale was correct when I was pregnant with my daughter. I am due in June and I haven't even tried any of them ...
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- The chinese calendar and the Draino pee test has worked for evryone I know. You have to use crystal Draino and dump urine on it and one color means a girl and a differ...
- Ihad this done to me while I was pregnate, and te funny thing was that both times I seen it done and on myself, it worked. But if you put your wedding rings on a strin...
- I have twin daughters, now nine years old. My husband and I decided not to find out the gender in advance... but we had fun guessing. Because Twin B had a heartrate ...
I Have Really Bad Heartburn
Read all 34 responses: "Hey ladies, I am almost 16 weeks pregnant (on tuesday) and I ... There is an old wives tale that says that if you have really bad ...
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- I suffered horribly with my first pregnancy because I wanted to do everything natural. With the second one I asked for help from my ob, she said to start with Zantac....
- Ugh, I'm still dealing with this. I had terrible indigestion and heartburn during the first trimester and it came back hardcore during the third trimester. Tums/Pepcid...
- Congrats on you soon to be new addition. Try drinking a glass of milk..that really helped me in my first pregnancy...I had horrible heartburn. Also ask about Zantac.....
