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6 Week Old Constant Eating
Asked by D.V. from Appleton
on July 27, 2009
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Hello. I am a new mom.
My 6-week old constantly eats. I feed him 3.5 ounces every 1.5 to 2 hours. I cannot deal with the stress this is putting on me emotionally. ...
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- Hi D. When I was first reading your post I thought maybe it is agrowing spurt which will happen about six weeks old but then when I read he soak a burp rag I wonder i...
- My son nursed every 1 /12 - 2 hours too. He was hungry and ate many small meals. Your son may be the same or perhaps he would like more and then would wait longer. I s...
- Our now 15 week old son has always eaten every 2 -2 1/2 hours and 3-4 oz. at a time. Sometimes on a rare occasion he will go 3 hours and sometimes he wants to eat eve...
Mixing Juice with Milk?
Asked by J.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 17, 2009
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I am trying to wean my 1 year old from nursing. She won't drink milk or soy milk at all. She never would drink formula. I have tried mixing it with cereal, new cups an...
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- my sister used to make "moo juice" for her kids when they were little which contains milk and grape juice. You can also google purple moo juice and find a recipe on t...
- My son was the same except he wasn't crazy about juice, he loved yogurt. He wopuld eat milk mixed with cereal and that was it. He never had a bottle much so I went str...
- Have you tried warming the milk? Other than that, I would just keep trying. The juice/milk combo sounds a little odd, but I guess whatever works huh.
When to Give up Baby Cereal
Asked by M.C. from Rockford
on January 8, 2009
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My son is 9 months old and eats baby cereal with a little fruit mixed in it twice a day, morning and night. He eats everything else normally. He's more table foods e...
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- I stopped the baby cereal when I finally ran out of it *laugh*. In my opinion (and, what do I know at times...) baby cereal is good for learning how to eat. If he ...
- Baby cereal does not really add any nutritional value to the baby's diet- it had added iron and that's it. It's usually used as a first food because it is easy to dig...
- It is amazing to hear the different schools of thoughts with different docs, my doc praised my thinking outside the box and gave my daughter an avocado as a first food...
I Have an 11 Month Old. When Do I Drop to 3 Bottle Feeds a Day And...
Asked by I.A. from Los Angeles
on February 20, 2008
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My 11 month old is actually my second kid but I cannot remember when I drop to three bottle feeds a day. Right now I give him breast in the morning (around 5am). He ...
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- If you are still breastfeeding, then you could probably start dropping bottle feedings one at a time. For instance instead of giving him a bottle at 9 am, you could of...
- Should be able to do it now!
- I don't have an 11 month old, but I do know that Kellymom.com has the answers: http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/solids-how.html#frequency Do you plan to wea...
When Is It Time to Say Good-bye to My 3 Month Old's 11 p.m. Bottle?
Asked by S.C. from Dallas
on November 8, 2008
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My 3 month old little girl is sleeping soundly from 11:30 to anywhere from 6-7 a.m. When is it time to stop waking her up for the 11 o'clock bottle? She usually falls ...
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- I would say let her sleep. If she's not waking up on her own to have it then wait until she does, she may not.
- Now is the perfect time. My doctor told me that any time I had to wake my baby to feed them, then to forget doing it. He says that if the baby is hungry or needs tha...
- NEVER WAKE A SLEEPING BABY!!!! If she's hungry she'll wake up, if not, you could be over feeding and this could cause weight gain. Let her tell you when she's hungry....
Reactions to Solids
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on June 14, 2007
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My dd is 7 months old and has been on solids for a little over a month now. I started with Rice Cereal and added veggies and fruits every 4 days. Recently I thought I ...
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- My daughters both have food allergies and one of the reactions to foods they were allergic to when they were little was a rash around the mouth and either on their bac...
- My son got read around the mouth the first time we did barley cereal. It was just a skin reaction (since he was never a clean eater) and not an allergy. We stopped tha...
- It could be a reaction -- I've heard that whole grain cereals are harder on infants'digestive systems and that parents should give their babies single grain cereals du...
11 Months Too Early for Cow's Milk?
Asked by J.K. from Washington DC
on May 2, 2008
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My baby is turning 11 months old in a few days and I was wondering if anyone out there has switched their baby from formula to cow's milk at this age. The Pediatrician...
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- I did the same thing. You might find that if you go cold turkey to milk, he might not like the taste. I did 1/2 and 1/2, then went to 3/4 milk and 1/4 formula, then ...
- Why not substitute water for a formula once a day? Or give him half the amount of formula then give him water for the other half one time a day? It's good for your s...
- I started my oldest at 11 months on regular milk, but she ahd been drinking similac. If they drink similac wiht no problem they should be ready for regular milk. I don...
2 Year Old NOT Eating....
Asked by A.P. from Portland
on May 19, 2008
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My 2 year old will not eat. I have gotten to the point where I even make her a different meal at meal time that I know she likes and she still will not eat more than ...
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- You DON'T make her eat. She'll eat when she's hungry and a couple of bites fill up her tummy just fine at this stage in her development. (Her stomach is the size of ...
- Two things come to mind - 1: she could be getting ready for a growth spurt. My son will go through phases, one day eats like a bird and then some days he can't seem t...
- Oh, yes. Most of the time it is a phase. They go through food jags and then growth spurts. I think sometimes toddlers survive on cheerios and air. It sounds like you a...
Baby Wont Take Cereal from a Bottle
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on January 30, 2007
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Well the one good nights sleep I have gotten in the past 8 mos was when I put some cereal in his milk... He slept great! Cant get it to happen again. He pushes it away...
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- As a Pedi RN I can tell you we do not recommend putting formula in a bottle especially at this age. There should be no real reason for him to have to be fed in the mid...
- All babies are different and while I think everyone's advice is good advice but you have to do what is right for you. Do you think he could be teething? My son was sle...
- The fact that your son is waking at night may not have anything to do with his tummy at all. Many babies start night waking at this age. As for the food issue, I agr...
Disrupted Night Sleep at 7 Months
Asked by K.G. from San Francisco
on November 16, 2008
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My 7 month old has been sleeping through the night for two months now, but in the past week, he has been waking up crying and screaming. I pick him up and he instantl...
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- Considering your child's age and the stuffy nose, etc., it sounds like teething. Talk to your doctor about the appropriate dosage of tylenol or ibuprofen to give to y...
- K., I will be reading the responses you get to this inquiry, I have a 6 month old who just started doing the same thing. Just wanted to let you know you are not alone!
- My daughter did the same thing: we began sleep training at 4 mos and she was a great sleeper by 5.5 mos. Then at 7 mos she started waking again for a week or two. Th...
