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When Does a Baby Talk?
I'm not sure if this applies to all development, but I had read that for premature babies you would use their due date as opposed to their birthdate for ...
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- C. , I am simply amazed at what you went through! You are incredibly brave and strong. My daughter was a very early preemie but seemed to do everything on the same s...
- My daughter is 18 months old. As of a month ago, she only had 3 words. At a year, she didn't even say mama and dada. I was totally freaked out. Well, out of nowher...
- Check the books and with your doctor. Babbling and cooing is important. Also, eye contact and "receptive" language--understanding and responding (even with screeches!...
Too Many Babies!!
First of all, you need to take the best possible care of yourself..vitamins naps the whole deal, it's easy to have a premature baby when they are so ...
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- Girl i know what your going thru. My first two are boys 17 months apart. My third one is only 11 months apart from my second and is a girl. If ya need ideas to keep yo...
- Hi there! When my son was 4 months old, I found out I was pregnant with twins (I was also on birth control). My twins were born 4 days before my sons first birthday! L...
- Hi I'm a new membor to and I have four girls 4,3,2 and 4months (lol) The first three are 13mths apart and birth-control did'nt work for us eithor. Now that I have them...
Advice from Other Mom's on My Concerns on My Son's Physical Development
Both my boys were premature the 12 yr old was born at 32 weeks and my 7yr old was born at ... premature babies development · development of premature babies ...
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- Hi J., Both my boys were premature, the 12 yr old was born at 32 weeks and my 7yr old was born at 28 weeks. Lamar started catching up by the time he was 1. I compared...
- Hi J., My daughter was born 3 1/2 weeks early as well. Everything you are describing, I feel like you were there with me with her. She didn't actually walk alone u...
- As a parent of a teenager and a 'tweenager... this is the ONLY time in your life you will beg your child to walk and talk... After you beg them to sit down for 2 minut...
"Looking for a Caring Open Minded Pediatrician in the St. Louis, MO Area"
We had a premature baby, who is now 18 months, and we love her ped. Dr. Jennifer Quinn or Dr. Sara Ayres of Suburbian Pediatrics on New Ballas Road. ...
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- Dr. Jill Baer (Baer Pediatrics) at MO Baptist ###-###-####. We also have Anthem. We had 2 premature babies. One at 36 weeks and one at 34 weeks, they are now 4 and ...
- Dr. Jerome O'Neil is with Southwest Pediatrics in South St. Louis (actually all of the doc's are good there). At any rate, my childre get their vaccinations but I don...
- Dr. Martin Schmidt at Southwest Pediatrics in St. Louis Hills is great and so are the other doctors there. You never have a problem getting in and the nurses that ans...
Two Month Old Has Acid Reflux and I Can't Put Him in His Crib to Sleep
We would elevate the "head of the bed" of the babies that had reflux. ... hello, our little boy was premature and thus, had 'gerd' as well. we bought a ...
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- hello, our little boy was premature and thus, had 'gerd' as well. we bought a sleep positioner by sassy, at target (it's a foam piece that has a slight angle), and lai...
- Oh Courtny, My son had the same thing at that age...it was awful! if I laid him done in his crib...or anywhere for that matter he would scream. HIs doc said it had t...
- Hi C., I used to work in the nursery in the hospital before I had my children.We would elevate the "head of the bed" of the babies that had reflux.I know t...
Positive Fetal Fibronectin at 31 & 1/2 Weeks
I work in the NICU and see premature babies every day I go to work. Let me assure you that there are very few bad outcomes, and those are usually due to a ...
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- Hi - I was put on bedrest at 30 weeks due to early contractions. My FFN test was initially negative, but around 32/33 weeks or so it came back positive. My doctor ...
- K., I never had a problem like yours with either of my pregnancies but I did have my second at 32 weeks due to some bowel complications I was having. So my advic...
- I don't know what you were told about the test. The general rule is, if it's negative, you are not likely to deliver in the next 2 weeks. If it's positive, it is not ...
Jumperoo vs Exersaucer ??
The premature babies would come back for regular developmental checks in their first year. The babies who used the jumperoo often ended up needed physical ...
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- I had the Jumperoo for my son and he loved it! However, he didn't use it until he was holding his head up and we had to put a book under for his feet. I had thought ...
- I worked for several years in the NICU at Pennsylvania Hospital. The premature babies would come back for regular developmental checks in their first year. The babie...
- the jumperroo i think you put in the door way and they bounce themselves up and down. my son had something like that and the exosaucer. i think the exosaucer is much b...
Weight Question???
Givin that they were 3 months premature this seems pretty good to me! I was just wondering if other moms could share baby weights at baby's current age and ...
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- My daughter at 6.5 Months weighed 19.5 pounds. She is in the 80-90% range in everything, Length weight and head size. But my Husband is 6'4".
- Oops, sorry. I responded to your question but just realized it's under your "How much and how often?" post. (I'm the one w/the boy/girl twins 2 mos older than yours. T...
- Hi, my daughter was born 4 days late, but was very slow to gain weight. I read that most babies double their birth weight by 6 months. She was 8 lb 5 oz when born and ...
Smoking and Breastfeeding
I also know people that had extremely premature babies and they also never smoked. I think its ridiculus for moms to make the comments that some of you made ...
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- WOW, Mary I agree. I cant believe the crap other moms give to moms, geez. K., I never bf so I cant do much for your original q, BUT I have known babies that died of S...
- K.: it is still better for you and the baby for you to breastfeed than not. P., RLC, IBCLC, CST Board Certified Lactation Consultant Breastfeeding and Par...
- K., I am sorry you are getting so much crap for your question. You should be commended for your honesty! I should have put my response up here instead of in a mes...
Very Premature Daughter Having Touble Separating from the Bottle but Also Having
Read all 13 responses: "Very premature daughter having trouble separating from the bottle, ... They have spouts that are for 4 moth old babies and on up. ...
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- My daughter was also a preemie and when it was time for a sippie- I ended up buying the one with the straw at the top- It really helped her a lot because she did not k...
- have you tried a sippy cup with a straw instead of a spout?my daughter does much better with those then with the sippy cups.she drips a lot with the spout ones.i think...
- Try the sippy cups by avent. They have spouts that are for 4 moth old babies and on up. You can play around with it unitl you find the one you want. The cups are a lit...
