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Seeking Advice on Baby Reflux and Prevacid
Asked by K.T. from Denver
on February 17, 2009
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Hi MOMS
I have an 8 week old baby girl with silent reflux. She was first put on zantac 0.8ml twice a day. This worked for two days she was a differnt baby. After th...
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- I am a mother of two beautiful girls who both suffer from Acid Reflux. My oldest, 5, has had it all her life as well. We have been going to a specialist at Primary C...
- I'm so sorry to hear your little one has reflux!! I have a 6-month old who also has reflux and I'm not going to lie, it can be tough! It's SO frustrating in the beginn...
- My son also had silent reflex between about 2 weeks and 5 1/2 months. Due to changes in his cortisol level, it only occurred between @10 PM and @10 AM. So, he napped w...
Sleeping by Herself
Asked by M.S. from Columbus
on October 30, 2008
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My baby girl is almost 10 weeks old and while I was pregnant I told myself I would make her sleep by herself when she was born. Then when I had her and we were in the...
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- Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child-A book, Read it. i have told so many about it, I can't write it all again. It works
- I don't know if this is the kind of information you're looking. I had the same problem with both of my girls and found that I was getting next to no sleep at night! Wi...
- maybe try a different paci? we used the avent ones. i know what you mean about not sleeping. my now 4 year old daughter was in our room until we moved to a new hous...
Need Advice on Getting Away from Co-Sleeping/Being Able to Put Baby Down
Asked by A.N. from New York
on May 15, 2009
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I am a first time mom of a 7 week old little girl. I may be in trouble with developing bad sleeping habits with her. I had a c-section and I am breastfeeding on demand...
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- A. - first of all, your LO is way too young to let her cry it out! 7 week old babies cannot self soothe just yet, and they love jiggling to fall asleep. Are you swaddl...
- Enjoy the snuggling! :) It sounds like you're aware of the dangers of co-sleeping and are modifying accordingly. Attachment parenting works for some people. Your b...
- My daughter did the same thing with me and we started out this way for similar reasons (stiches and need for sleep). Do you like having her sleep with you, particular...
Sleepwalking Totally Freaks Me Out! Do Your Kids Do It?
Asked by M.D. from Dallas
on May 19, 2009
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My daughter- (almost 8) had a late night tonight and went to bed around 9:30 with a headache. Mondays are always hard on her. Anyways.. about 11:00 I heard some bang...
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- my son do thatr and i read this when he starts doing that A young child may wander around the cot. An older child will get up out of bed and walk around their room...
- I am a sleepwalker and talker as is my mother. My husband talks in his sleep also. IMO, the best thing you can do is "play along" with whatever the person is telling...
- This has happened with both of my children, but my son has done it a lot. He too is 8yrs. old and he can have whole conversations, making no sense and sometimes he's ...
Can't Put Newborn Down
Asked by C.F. from Denver
on May 24, 2008
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I just had a little girl a bit over two weeks ago. She is wonderful and mostly easy going. However, she must be held at all times or she cries. The one exception is wh...
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- I know everyone says not to do this, but my daughter slept so much better on her tummy as a newborn (and actually still sleeps on her tummy.) She went from waking up ...
- Hi there C., congratulations! The first thing that comes to mind is cry it out might work with older babies but I think 2 weeks is too young. The second thing is a sl...
- It's a hard thing to do, but stick with it. She's very little and will eventually grow out of it. I agree with the swaddling advice. That helped a bunch with our kids ...
1 Month Old Will Not Sleep in Cradle
Asked by M.B. from Salt Lake City
on May 2, 2009
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I have a one-month old who will not sleep in his cradle. Every time we put him down he starts stirring - kicking his legs and arms. Then within minutes he is awake a...
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- Hi M., I agree with the other posts that swaddling works wonders. We had our daughter in her crib from the first night, so I don't know about the space worries. I w...
- My daughter couldn't stand her bassinet. At 2 weeks we moved her to her crib and it was heaven for the both of us!
- Hi M. - unfortunately it's going to be trial and error. You might try swaddling him. A "trick" we used with our first was to rest a hand on top of his head as he was...
Question About Cradle Cap
Asked by V.J. from Buffalo
on April 30, 2009
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I have a 3 mnth old son.And i think he has developed cradle cap.Its only on the top of his head.Its stinking lately.Is it normal and will it go on its own or what shou...
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- I also have a 3 month old (girl) and we recently fought the cradle cap battle...successfully by using the toothbrush the hospital sent with us home to brush the hair w...
- We used olive oil and an apricot oil from Burt's Bees, both worked and smelled good! Use them during tubby time and use a soft brush to get it out. Takes a few tries b...
- Try using some baby oil and let it soak in for a while then take a fine tooth comb and gently remove it before shampooing. It may take a few times before you get it al...
Baby Fusses When Nursing on Right Side Only
Asked by L.L. from New York
on March 23, 2009
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My second son is three weeks old and is becoming more and more uncomfortable and upset when nursing on my right breast. I hear him gulping air despite that his positio...
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- I had the same problem with my first son (who is now 4) and I just kept offering the breast he refused and pumping it if he didn't take any milk. After a couple of we...
- I did. You may have too much milk or it coming out too fast for him! Check out http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/fast-letdown.html Also check out La Leche Leag...
- Something to keep in mind....you don't HAVE to nurse on both sides. I know a few women who nurse only at one breast. Your breasts get a little uneven...but hey. Als...
Babies with Cradle Caps
Asked by S.R. from San Angelo
on March 16, 2009
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Whats good for cradle cap my granddaugher has it .we just don't know whats good for that.
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- Hi S., My DD had BAD cradle cap when she was little. It was all over her poor little head. I used the little scrub brush every day when I gave her a bath, but it di...
- http://www.gentlenaturals.com/products/cradle_cap.cfm Info and a great treatment.
- I have used something called Mustela, For Cradle Cap. They sell it at Babies R Us. It is a cream that you put on before bedtime and wash off in the morning. My doct...
