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Starting Solids - Now or Later?
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on October 30, 2008
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I have a healthy 4-month old boy who is a great breastfeeder. He eats about 5-6 times a day, breastmilk only and has been getting increasingly interested in OUR food :...
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- My son is 5 months and 1 week old and i sarted him on solids when he turned 4 months old. where I take him, Thats what the pediatricians recommend. He is an average ...
- I have 2 boys, ages 5 & 2. I breastfed both of them for a year. I started both of them on rice cereal around 4 1/2 months. They both did great and were really ready...
- I breastfeed my kiddos and later supplemented with formula I however waited to start solids on my 2 kids till they were 5-6 months old.Because of the risk of allergies...
Not Sure When My 10 Month Old Is Full / Worried About Overfeeding
Asked by J.C. from Boston
on May 18, 2009
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I have a 10 month old daughter who was in the 90th percentile for height and 50th for weight until 6 months, when she was exclusively breast-fed. Then we started feedi...
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- I agree with one of the other responders, you should feed her less snacks, definitely, but also offer her the breast more, and go online and figure out what 1 serving ...
- I wouldn't worry about obesity or overfeeding necessarily at this point! It sounds like your daughter is thrivinig & doing great which is wonderful. I do agree, at l...
- I agree that there has to be a balance of really healthy snacks in a great variety - encouraging your child to experiment with many foods and textures is a good thing....
Anyone Have Ideas About Toddler Diet/exercise
Asked by L.B. from Oklahoma City
on April 3, 2007
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I have a question about exercise programs for toddlers.
My two year old daughter is very big for her age. At her two-year check up, she was in the 120th percentile...
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- L., You sound like a great mom doing all the right things. One bit a advice is that protiens will sustain her longer. The more carbs she eats the sooner she will be...
- My first thought is that your husband is 6'7"!! I bet he grew very fast too. So be sure not to confuse overweight with tall, no matter what the ped's handy-dandy char...
- As far as exercise that you can do with her, I know the two-year-olds at my house really enjoy music and movement time. There are some great musical activity CDs out ...
Pumping Breastmilk
Asked by T.P. from Boston
on January 29, 2007
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My almost 5 month old is not interested in nursing any longer. I have also been pumping and using the bottle (He was a premie, so he got used to the bottle in the hos...
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- Hi! I nursed my baby. He started using a bottle in addition to me nursing at about 1 1/2 months when I had to go back to work. Then he weened himself completely off m...
- I was showering one day before I had my first daughter and I noticed that I sprung a leak. ha ha ha It was from my breasts and I asked my dr. what was wrong and he to...
- I think it's great that you are so dedicated to continue to give your baby breastmilk- it's such an important first food! Pumping is challenging at times, but it can w...
How to Speak to Overweight Teen Daughter About Eating
Asked by E.B. from Chicago
on December 16, 2008
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Hi. My fourteen year-old daughter is seriously inching toward having a weight problem. I know how dangerous it can be to talk to someone, especially a teenage girl, ...
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- I also have a vegetarian son. We have had to really fight to make sure "vegetarian" doesn't mean "cheese and pasta-tarian." We tell him, vegetarians eat vegetables and...
- Doesn't sound like she's inching toward anything. Sounds like she's already there. She hates school because the kids tease her. Verbal remarks hurt and are very frustr...
- I was the girl you described in your post. Eating in secret, mostly sedentary and angry when family told me I was overweight. Being overweight led to depression and em...
Funeral Services/viewing
Asked by N.W. from Detroit
on March 14, 2008
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This information is pre-mature but I want to have thought this through in case I need to make a decision quickly.
My mother-in-law is currently in the hospital and ...
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- My daughter is almost 7 and we had a close, family friend pass away this winter. She was very upset and we chose not to take her to the viewing or funeral. Embalmed bo...
- N., My daughters were 5 & 7 when we took them to grandma's funeral. We took them in at the beginning, not a lot of people, etc... walked around talked, looked at pics ...
- N., This is a very personal and delicate situation. It sepends on how well you know your child and the relationship he had with grandma. My kids had a very close rel...
Suggestions to Help Overweight Child Lose Weight
Asked by L.L. from Dayton
on June 17, 2009
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My son is 11 yrs old and 185 lbs. I do not keep junk food around. I encourage him to take his dog for a walk or walk with me, but he never wants to. I have offered an...
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- I agree with the last poster. You are the parent he is the child. He may not want to do many things but you as the parent make him because you know it is best for hi...
- Does he get an allowance? If so, it's time to redraw his duties to include physical things like walking the dog, weeding the garden, taking out the trash, helping you...
- Hi L. You are very correct in thinking this is potentially dangerous for your child. We need to redirect our children to better eating habits. They do need a good an...
Is Anyone Else Dealing with Adult Onset Asthma?
Asked by H.Y. from Utica
on April 12, 2009
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In 1998, an estimated 17 million Americans, or 6.4 percent of the population, had asthma. Today, asthma is on the rise. Theories point to increased levels of air poll...
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- I was dx at age 28, but as I look back probably had some exercise induced asthma as a teen. That was almost 10 years ago for me, it has gotten better for me over the ...
- My mother has asthma and uses Advair which seems to help. The doctor always recommends that in the winter she covers her mouth with a scarf so she is not breathing in ...
- I have it too. I got it at 23. I go outside with my daughter during the winter to play. My daughter told me to take 2 puffs of my inhaler 30 minutes before going ou...
Frustrated with Picky Eater
Asked by S.T. from Tallahassee
on January 11, 2009
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Hi, guys. I am growing really frustrated day by day on my child's eating habits. She is turning two in a week. Since day one of introducing solids to her, she has r...
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- Guess she started her terrible two's a little early...Don't be frustrated; look at all the good things she eats: yogurt, cheese, the multigrain bars plus she drinks mi...
- Hi, S.. Well, first of all, I'm giving you a HUGE amount of credit and applause for not caving in to candy. All the things you mention that she eats are basically heal...
- Hello S., I study holistic nutrition and will be a Dr. Sears certified L.E.A.N. Coach by early February. The L.E.A.N program is designed to teach parents how to sh...
Eating During Pregnancy
Asked by C.B. from Hartford
on May 7, 2008
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im having really bad hunger pains. i am 9 weeks pregnant. i feel sick all the time, but im really hungry, and the only way to stop the nausea is to eat something. i fe...
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- Hi C.!!CONGRATS to you!!You are doing the right thing by eating all day!!We tell our patients to eat 3 meals a day and snack many times threw the day,(healthy snacks)w...
- I ate all the time when I was pregnant - very rarely did I feel full. But can I ask - what are you eating for these "snacks"? I gained 60lbs for my 1st and only PG...
- I got lemon-ginger herbal tea (by Stash I think) that help a ton with quesiness. I drank it hot and cool. Like some of the other posters, I also ate a lot of yogurt (T...
