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5 Week Old Refusing Bottle
Asked by M.A. from San Francisco
on March 23, 2008
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I have been exclusively breastfeeding my son since his birth, 5 weeks ago. My husband and I decided that we wanted to try to introduce bottle feeding (of pumped breas...
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- Hi, Congratulations that the breastfeeding works! I am sorry for saying this, but I would recommend you to focus on the breastfeeding and don't bother about the bottl...
- If you're baby were 6 months old, I would be giving different advice--but he's only 5 weeks old. If he won't take the bottle then that is a good sign that he's not re...
- Congrats on your new bundle of joy! It is such an exciting time! As for bottles, we used Avent bottles. It was the first we tried and my son just took onto them...
5 Week Old Wants to Sleep on Me
Asked by K.K. from Houston
on July 5, 2008
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My son is just 5 wks old and wakes up minutes after I lay him down. He sleeps great and for longer stretches with me in my bed. I know this is a huge 'no no', but the ...
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- They have this little thing that looks like a big spring cloths pin that you can push the button and it vibrate the cradle or crib and makes a little humming sound. T...
- try to 'ween' him of it slowly, I just went through this with my 9 week old... he's getting better everyday. I let him sleep in my arms only when the binky won't comfo...
- It is obvious your child feels more secure sleeping on you. some children will do that. From my experience as a mother of two; my daughter always liked sleeping with...
Need One Week of Summer Camp for 5 Year Old Girl
Asked by M.B. from Phoenix
on April 30, 2008
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Hi Moms-
I am trying to send my daughter to a one week summer camp, and I am finding very limited information. My daughter is 5 and wants to do something for the summ...
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- I have friends that always did the hubbard swim camp. They are make sure (even older now) that they same a week or two to do it. These friends do do the long sleep a...
- Hi Marget, We have a 1/2 day drop off summer camp at Imagination Avenue (www.imaginationavenue.us) that runs weekly. It includes playtime in the town, arts and cra...
- I currently have an in-home daycare and I will be running a Summer Adventure Camp this summer out of my home. Right now I have an almost five year old and a six y...
Bedtime for 5 Week Old
Asked by L.M. from Seattle
on August 16, 2011
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So ladies...I realize that you can't really have any schedule for a baby so young but I was just curious what time did you put your babies down at five weeks of age?? ...
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- It was more like 10 pm for my first.. she spent several hours screaming every evening.. My second was a good baby and it seems like he went to sleep at 730 ish.. an...
- 5 weeks is still on the feed at demand age. Baby makes the schedule. At about 3 mos of age, you can try to start tweaking the last feeding time and hope for the best...
- I think at this age I was putting my son to bed later - around 10 pm. I think it's great though that you recognize as they grow older that bedtime needs moved earlier ...
5 Week Old May Be Constipated
Asked by K.S. from Minneapolis
on February 24, 2009
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My daughter will be 5 weeks old this Wednesday and seems to be having trouble with her bowels. She was very fussy in the evening the first few weeks and seemed to hav...
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- It's totally normal for a breastfed baby to go several days without a BM. And breastfed babies can really have erratic poop schedules. It might be 3x day for 2 days, t...
- I agree with everyone else, my 2 and 1/2 month old son only goes about once a week but when he does I called them poop explosions. My first son did the same thing. Esp...
- I agree that the book "Baby 411" is an EXCELLENT resource. I refered to it often in my son's first year and still use it now. She has a great definition of what consti...
How Much Should My 5 Week Old Preemie Be Sleeping?
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on September 27, 2009
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My little guy, Liam, was born 6 weeks early 5 weeks ago. He was in the NICU for 2 weeks - the first for oxygen needs, and the second for a serious virus that made him ...
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- I had 2 preemies. One was 6weeks and one was 7weeks early. They both came home and did NOTHING but sleep and were very boring sleeping babies. They also hardly cried t...
- I expect his increased sleep (since he is waking to eat) is almost exclusively because he's catching up on growth. Even much older kids will sleep a huge amount aft...
- It sounds about right to me. Enjoy it while it lasts! My 6-month-old is down to 1 or 2 naps/day.
3 Week Old Eating 4 to 5 Oz Every 2 Hours!!
Asked by J.W. from Columbus
on February 15, 2011
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Ok. My 3 week old is eating 4 to 5 oz every 2 hours. It seems like I am always feeding him. He is now 10 lbs 8 oz and was for 9.2 lbs. Anyone have any suggestions ...
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- Sounds like you're doing formula? If you are, alternate sleep nights. One parent on all night -- preferably sleeping in baby's room (so the other has total quiet) -- a...
- Try 5 oz and see if he can go longer. You are preparing the formula correctly? If it is too watery of course it wont' be as filling. Sounds like your three week old ...
- This is so tough--but it is normal! Sorry.
5 Week Old Baby Wants to Eat All the Time
Asked by J.P. from Dallas
on October 6, 2007
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For the last 3 days, my 5 week old baby girl seems to want to eat all the time. I am breastfeeding and worried that I am not producing enough milk to meet her needs. ...
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- Hi, J.! I was not able to breastfeed either of my boys (now 16 and 2), but I can tell you that they had spurts of non-stop feeding, too! If you are concerned that ...
- You ARE making enough and she IS getting enough. I went through the very same thing with my breastfed baby around this time and was miserable with it. I was sure th...
- It proably is just a growth spurt. I found this on breast feeding essentials website. Thought it might help. It's tough but my doctor said to feed om demand and try...
Teacher Appreciation Week
Asked by C.L. from Chicago
on May 9, 2012
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It is my first kid at school. Do I need to do something for teacher appreciation week? TKS
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- No, you do not need to do anything. You do not have to participate in the events that may be planned by the PTA/PTO. You do not have to send in anything. It's stric...
- it's pretty awesome if you do, but not terrible if you don't. With the end of the school year being in 3 wks here I am not doing much at all.
- Our PTO usually sends a note with suggestions of things to do during the week for your teacher. In my case, my kid made a card for his teacher on Monday, we sent a flo...
My 5 Week Old Son Stays Awake for 5 Hours at Night
Asked by J.L. from Phoenix
on December 31, 2009
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My 5 week old son will stay awake from 1am to 6am. He doesnt cry just fusses and cant seem to relax. I am a first time mom running on 3 hours of sleep a night. Is this...
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- You certainly have my sympathy! My son was the same way around your little boy's age. He developed "colic" (this is just a word doctors use to ease the worries of fi...
- hi, im 9mths praggers and i feel almost all movement at night, when i asked my doctor about it she advised me to be very patient cause more than likly she will be wid...
- Great advice already.... Please read or watch The Baby Whisperer. A fantastic book which discusses and teaches new mommies about this exact issue. It's your job to re...
