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Childproofing Suggestions Needed
Asked by J.R. from Minneapolis
on February 2, 2009
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My 9 month old is very mobile, cruising on furniture and crawling everywhere. My husband and I have decided that we can't get by with the minimal babyproofing we've d...
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- Yes, you probably need to take the lamp away for a couple months. (You could always get a floor lamp.....) We didn't want to do much actual baby proofing by spendi...
- Shut the doors you dont want accessed by the baby, we only have 3 child locks in place right now (under kitchen sink, and bathroom sink because of chemicals, and on th...
- Our 15 month old is into EVERYTHING, too! Although a fun age, it sure does give you a work out trying to figure out what they have their eyes set on and trying to bea...
My 10 Month Old Is Not Crawling Yet.
Asked by T.B. from Pittsburgh
on May 8, 2007
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I am concerned that my 10 month old is not crawling yet. I know he wants to but when he tries he ends up on his stomach. I have tried helping him with a rolled towel b...
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- Hi, Byron White, in my opinion the best developmental psychologist, recommends in this situation to get a walker and just keep an eagle eye on them--because your son r...
- My son is now 5 years old and he didnt crawl until after he was walking!!! He was a little round thing and couldnt hold up his weight long enough to actually crawl. Ju...
- Hi T., My daughter was 12 months when she first started to crawl. And she started to walk about 2 weeks after that. Every child is different so he will crawl when h...
Milestones in 5 Month Old
Asked by K.M. from Providence
on October 25, 2006
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Hi i have a beautiful 5 month old son and i was just curious about milestones, let me explain: I know that u cant compare babies but sometimes u cant help it... My nie...
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- K., I work with infants and toddlers, and he sounds just fine. It sounds like he's working a lot on his "conversation" skills right now, although his large motor (rol...
- Hi K., I have two kids - one 18 months and one 6 years old. My six year old NEVER crawled. She only rolled and I mean rolled to everywhere and everthing she wante...
- K., My son seems to be a lot like yours, he rolls over from back to front, but not front to back and he doesn't even roll over often. He can do mini push ups but ...
Sore Knees on New Crawler
Asked by L.P. from Albuquerque
on December 2, 2008
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My 7 month old has been crawling for about a month now. Recently he has been whining while and even avoiding crawling while at my in-laws hourse. (They baby-sit twic...
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- Little baby kneepads? :)
- If you go to babiesrus.com they have pants with built in knee pads. The company Snazzy Baby sells knee pads by themselves. Here is a link to a site about them http://b...
- Baby legs (baby leg warmers) or socks to use like leg warmers with nursing pad inserts...saved the knees on brick floors!
Son REFUSES to Climb down Stairs (But Knows How)
Asked by A.S. from Philadelphia
on October 26, 2008
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For the past 2 days my 19 mo son absolutely refuses to climb down the stairs - he's known how to and has been climbing down them for at least 7 months at this point. ...
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- Hi A., He may be acting out and I'm sure it will pass. What we did with my son was to have him slide on his bum down the stairs. it was fun for him and much safer...
- can be a phase, scared of heights(does he go on a slide? ) also could be jealousy of the new baby on the way. Has he heard the heartbeat? been abl...
- I don't know what to tell you, but my kids slid down the stairs on their bellies until they were at least two. Then they independantly decided to start coming down on...
Weevils...help!
Asked by N.T. from Dallas
on September 25, 2008
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I noticed tiny bugs (weevils?) in my pantry and discovered the source was an unopened bag of whole wheat flour. Now that the flour is gone, I'm finding these nasty cr...
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- we had the same problem with dog food. we were lucky they didnt spread because the food was in a plastic garbage can. I would open everything and check for them, then ...
- I took everything out of my pantry and wiped it clean. Put back the jars and cans and then went through ALL the boxed items. Trashed what was attacked by Weevils and t...
- We had the same problem. Clean out everything, wipe the pantry. Then spray the floor of the pantry... then look for dead bugs tomorrow. And clean up. Then spray th...
Need Advice for Almost 7 Month Old
Asked by T.M. from Phoenix
on February 21, 2009
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My question is my son is almost seven months old. We have been trying to get him to crawl for awhile. We set toys in front of him when he is on his stomach but he just...
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- Well, you can ENCOURAGE your son to crawl by helping him with the positioning, but you're not going to "get him to crawl". None of my three babies crawled until they ...
- Like a few others said, all babies develop at different rates. My daughter rolled everywhere and hardly crawled at all ( it was more of an army crawl on elbows and tu...
- 7 months is still very early for crawling. My son didn't crawl until 10 months, so try and be patient and let him go at his own pace. Believe me, once they crawl and w...
Belly Time
Asked by T.J. from Tyler
on January 3, 2007
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My 4 month old daughter is NOT a fan of being on her belly. She's fine for about a minute and than she fusses and cries heavily. Being so afraid of SIDS, we didn't t...
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- You could try getting her a little baby gym that is designed for belly time. Something geared for her age with lot sof little stuff for her to reach for and play with....
- My 4 month old son has been the same way. At Christmas we bought a mat in the shape of a surf board at Wal-Mart. It has a pillow on it designed to prop them up so they...
- Don't force it and make her scared. My daughter who is now almost 10 months hated her tummy too. and then just one day she decided she wanted to sleep on her tummy. ...
Sibling Jealousy
Asked by K.C. from Denver
on March 27, 2008
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Hey i have a 14 month old and a 3 week old. Eveything way going well until a couple days ago. My 14 month old waits until i fed the little one to get into stuff and ...
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- same problem here, K.: please see what suggestions there are: http://www.mamasource.com/request/4775273768706637825 mine is there also, I will copy-paste you ri...
- hi i have 2 also....we are constantly telling the older one that this is a sharing house and everyone gets a turn. when you give the older one time in front of the yo...
- Ah yes sibiling rivlery. When my daughter was almost 2 my son came to meet his big sister, everything was going good for about a week after he was born and then she st...
Advice on Overactive Son!
Asked by J.H. from Denver
on March 26, 2008
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What is a normal activity level for a 5 month old boy? My son is constantly in motion; thank goodness he can't crawl yet! He doesn't seem to ever have "quiet time." ...
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- Well, I don't have any advice, but my 7.5 month old daughter is the same way. She is always on the move. It's very hard to have quiet time reading with her. I'd lik...
- Have you spoken to your dr about him? He can also be evaluated for free thru developmental pathways for deveopmental needs free thru your school system. It is thru c...
- I don't know what's considered "normal", but my son was/is also high energy. He moved around a lot, crawled all over the place and was very curious. He is now 4 year...
