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Hypertonia
Asked by H.P. from Fayetteville
on December 5, 2011
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My son just turned six months. He went to the nurse practitioner last week for an ear infection. While they were there, my husband asked the n.p. about our son's mov...
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- I'm a pediatric PT and familiar with what you are reporting. I disagree with one person who suggested an orthopedic surgeon. Hypertonia is a neurologic condition and...
- I don't have much experience for this particular situation, but I would like to say that most doctors give you the worst possible case scenario. They are just trying t...
- Both of my kids had/have Sandifer's Syndrome. My daughter is 2 now and her's is completely gone. But, my son is only 7 months, and his is still present. Basically for ...
Infant Reflux
Asked by B.M. from Detroit
on May 19, 2009
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I need some advice on how to help my daughter with her reflux. The doctors say she is colicky but not all the time. She gets fussy alot, pulls away from the bottle, cr...
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- Dear B. My Daughter had to take Zantax till 6 months. She was breast feed mostly. after that it was OK. Talk to your doctor. My doctor was supportive about medicine...
- My baby is 16 months old and has had reflux since he was born. I started giving him infant mylicon before every feeding (you can only give it every 4 hours) and it rea...
- My daughter has really bad reflux. When she was real little, the doctor prescribed Zantac for her, and that worked really well. Now she is 5 months and it has gotten...
Anyone Else Ever Dealt with Colic??!!?
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on December 18, 2009
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Hi,
I am a new mother of a beautiful now 12 week old infant. She was born with a very low Apgar score and then had a seizure and was in the NICU for 8 days. She is do...
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- My son (born healthy at full term) would cry from like 7pm to 10pm every night when he was an infant. Not hungry or wet, just like a really MAD cry. We called him th...
- Congratulation on your new little one! My little boy (now 2) seemed to cry for at least 12 weeks straight. His doctor didn't think it was colic--just his temperment....
- I'm so sorry! It is so hard to be with a colicky baby-even if it's your own! My baby also seemed to have nightmares (and still does). Make sure you get a break-that...
Big Baby Fussy Most of Day
Asked by N.T. from Detroit
on June 26, 2011
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I have another question! I have a baby who is 3 weeks old who was born at 9lbs 9 oz. She will go 4 hours at a time without sleeping. She is fussy and wants to be he...
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- My son was born at 10 lbs 11 oz and one of my daughters was 9 lbs 7 oz...and neither one was like that. They were both a bit pukey, though. I'm pretty sure at that a...
- Could be. (Certain kinds of formula made my son violently ill... other kinds made him super cranky. In the end the only one that worked for us was Enfamil Lipl PRE...
- Gas For gas, use Mylicon Infant Gas Drops. Burp her often. However, my daughter was like that, and RARELY burped or farted, though I tried. It made her ver...
3 Month Old
Asked by M.M. from Stockton
on July 13, 2010
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My 3 month old only takes 45 min. naps and wakes up wanting to eat... Is there anyway to get him to take longer naps. I feel like i've tried everything. He has done th...
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- Have you tried Dr Karp's 5 S’s to calm to sleep? http://www.happiestbaby.com/ • Swaddling - Tight swaddling provides the continuous touching and support the fetu...
- Discuss with your Doctor if he can try sleeping on his tummy and/or have a little rice cereal in the bottle? They normally won't recommend the tummy sleeping it but I...
- M., Welcome to the world of Motherhood! I have 5 children and since 1 was 16 whenwe got her doesn't count-- but the others ate every 2 hours day and night for the fir...
How to Change a Bad Sleeping Habit Before It Gets Worse.
Asked by K.S. from Philadelphia
on October 23, 2006
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I have a 6 week old baby boy who wont sleep in his basinet or crib. He likes to sleep in his car seat, but I am not comfortable knowing he is sleeping in that. Also hi...
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- my baby was like this and the best thing we ever did was buy a close and secure sleeper (made by the first years): http://www.thefirstyears.com/products/product.asp?pV...
- I believe the product that Heather is talking about is something like this: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2267019&cp=&f=Taxonomy%2FTRUS%2F###-###...
- Well, I have a couple of suggestions. I know other have already told you to try to swaddle the baby. When my little cousin was a baby, she refused to sleep on her ba...
What to Eat?
Asked by E.B. from Dover
on October 29, 2006
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My daughter is 8 months old now and I have been feeding her formula, rice cereal and Stage 1 and 2 baby foods. I have been reading in a book that she should be starti...
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- HI E. , I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE OTHER LADIES. MY DOCTOR (DR.ANDRES KOVACS) HAS NEVER TOLD ME NOT TO GIVE THEM A CERTAIN FOOD. HE HAS TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE I CUT HOTDOG...
- I started feeding my youngest regular food when she was two or three months. She never had baby food as I had a really bad problem with my oldest daughter not wanting...
- E., I didn't feed either of my kids 'baby' food with the exception of cereals & juices. My 7 month old eats pretty much anything as far as fruits and veggies go. Th...
My Baby Has Reflux Please Help...
Asked by A.A. from Los Angeles
on November 3, 2009
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My son is 10 weeks old. At about week 5/6 he started showing signs of reflux during random feedings throughout the day. After eating only an ounce of formula he would ...
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- My son has GERD/Acid reflux too. We struggled with it a lot too and saw a few different doctors til we decided to go with a GI specialist. They specilize in that area ...
- If I can respond tomorrow with more information, I will. I spent years with this and it was a nightmare. My daughter had projectile vomits 5 times a day (at least) tha...
- My son, who is now 8, was diagnosed with reflux as an infant and prescribed zantac, reglan, and mylanta. He even had an upper GI done (for other reasons) and it showe...
What Was Your Experience in Going from 1 to 2 Children?
Asked by H.1. from Des Moines
on December 14, 2011
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Hey Mammas,
Just wondering what was everyone's experience in making transition from 1 to 2 kids?
Did you find it easier or harder than going from 0 to 1? What t...
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- 0-1 o.k. just different 1-2 horrible at least for me...just a lot to get use to 2-3 easy
- So much depends on your children's personalities so its hard to speak in generalities, but the one thing that I think probably hold true for everyone is that you will ...
- My son was 28 months old when my daughter was born. I was surprised at how easy it was compared to how I thought it would be. The baby slept a LOT during the first few...
Four Month Old with Terrible Gas (And Getting Worse). Problems with Breastmilk?!
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on June 22, 2010
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My 4.5 month old son has terrible gas/stomach problems and it is getting worse. Some background: He was born 1 month premature and started having stomach issues fairly...
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- My baby would get so much gas build up that he would projectile vomit all over me and himself right in the middle of nursing. He'd literally pull of a split second be...
- I found a strong connection between the baby getting gas and my eating green peppers and onions. On the upside, my baby's gassy symptoms subsided for the most part aro...
- Make sure he is nearly sitting up while feeding, and burp him more. While burping him, tip him backwards and back up a few times to stir up his tummy and make the bubb...
