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Swaddling-for How Long??
Asked by A.C. from Boston
on June 27, 2009
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I really can't tell if I should continue swaddling my six week old. Hard to tell if he needs it. He seems bothered by it and will kick and kick for LONG stretches un...
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- hey A., i went through this last year with my second because my first daughter never swaddled. well we ended up swaddling her for 7 months!!!! but what helped, was my ...
- Hi A.. You have gotten so much conflicting advice! We did swaddle our LO for months - and it DID help us, it was worse without it. BUT - see what works for your baby...
- There's no requirement for swaddling at all. My oldest child hated being restricted - broke out of every swaddle from day one - and so I never swaddled her after a co...
Sleeping at Night
Asked by T.M. from Oklahoma City
on May 14, 2007
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I have a wonderful 6 week old daughter and was wondering if some seasoned moms could give me some advice. At night my daughter wakes herself up by accident due to her ...
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- You can try using a wedge positioner. It worked out well with my son, but his movement was mostly twisting. Sleep 'N Secure 3-in-1 Sleep Positioner http://www.t...
- Hi T., Take 3 receiving blankets roll 2 of them up long ways and then put these next to her so she feels surrounded then take the other one and tuck it arou...
- Have you tried swaddling her without anything on, but her diaper? It would help with the arm swings and may keep her cool too. Let me know what you find.
How Do You Not Puke, When Your Kid Is Puking?
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on December 9, 2007
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I know, the question is kind of amusing. In all seriousness though, my son last night was vomiting on and off all night. And the problem is, while he needs comforting ...
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- I admit, I did laugh when I first read your e-mail but in all seriousness, if you can't handle it, it's time to wake up Dad and have him comfort Jr. Sometimes there i...
- I am the same way, my husband and I made a deal before Justin was born, I will change all the poopie diapers (he cant handle poop) and he will handle all throw-up (I c...
- I admit I did laugh, I have so much to look forward to....I have to ask is it the sound or the smell that makes you sick. If it is the smell.... pull your shirt collar...
Why Does My 6Wk Old Choke So Bad While Feeding? She Looks like She's Drowning.
Asked by L.Q. from Los Angeles
on June 22, 2009
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Hello, this is my first post ever so I hope i'm doing this right, I'm desperate for an answer. I exclusively breast feed and thought I had an overactive letdown reflex...
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- Hey L., My second little girl was having issues while breastfeeding. She sometimes sounded like she was choking, but her main symptom was projectile vomit shortly ...
- i would get a second opinion. i also have a 6 week old boy and he chokes when he is finished eating. his 2 month appt is next week so i will check with my ped about it...
- L., It could be the nipple you're using for the bottle. I started my daughter on the newborn nipple, for Dr. Brown bottles but found that was just too fast (and every...
Options Other than Swaddling to Help with Startle Relfex?
Asked by C.E. from Minneapolis
on December 12, 2008
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My daughter's startle reflex is waking her from naps. (At night we swaddle her completely, and she sleeps well and is fine with it).
She is learning to put herself ...
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- My son was the same way when he'd sleep on his back like recommended. However, one time I let him sleep on his tummy and he slept through the night! Ever since then,...
- I've always had a radio in my kids' room and that seems to relax them more and also tends to drown out any other noises to help them not get startled.
- I second the sleep sack that someone else mentioned. We used the sleep sack with the swaddle in the beginning to hold our daughter's arms down as she too had a strong...
Sleep Training and the Startle Reflex
Asked by D.M. from Washington DC
on February 13, 2008
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Hi - I have a three month old boy and am about to go back to work next week. I would love it if he started sleeping longer at night - right now he starts out with a f...
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- D., I would suggest putting his crib next to your bed, take off the front bar (secure the crib to your bedframe so there's no gap that he could fall into!) This wil...
- Hey! Take my advice with a grain of salt because each baby is unique. My daughter is now 5 months old but she too had the same sleep pattern as your son. Several of ...
- Hi, That's a hard one...I seem to be the most un-crunchy one here as I suggested a woman stop breast feeding as her child is 12 months old. Anyway, with that in mind,...
Burping
Asked by W.C. from Denver
on June 5, 2008
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Thanks for the responses. I thought burping after a bottle was normal for a nine month old! However, yesterday while I was at the doctors office for their 9 mos well b...
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- I'm a big believer that most burping is merely a function of air in the stomach. So my question to you is - do you shake their bottles to mix the formula?? I can ima...
- I understand the mechanism of Prevacid, and would not put my child on it if he was burping air. He did get put on it when he was an infant though, because he burped u...
- My heavens!!!!! What is this world coming to? It's just a burp! A burp for heavens sake. I can't believe your doctor. My baby burps after eating still and she is 13 mo...
Acid Reflex
Asked by S. from Minneapolis
on October 6, 2007
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Hi moms,
my daughter has acid reflex and was put on prevacid about 3-4weeks ago.....she was doing great on it, i saw changes....now it seems she wants more to eat at ...
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- here's my two cents: prevacid, while taking care of the symptoms, only masks the problem. that's what it did for my daughter for months. finally, i decided to do a...
- I am an adult of the damaging affects of acid reflux...needless to say the acid burned by esophagus and at time I am very hoarse. I highly recommend seeing your Dr. a...
- My kids have all been on Zantac. The dosage was never increased. It worked great but my oldest daughter never did stop spitting up. I think she was just a spitter. ...
Spitting up and Soy?
Asked by S.S. from Davenport
on March 29, 2008
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My son is seven weeks now and he is on nestle good start soy formula and medicine for acid reflex.He spits up alot. We use browns bottles already and they really help ...
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- My oldest son had the same problem. He spit up all day/everyday. Started around 5 weeks and lasted until he was 9 months old when his stomach muscle was strong/mature...
- I think you should try breast milk instead of formula, unless your doc told you not to for some reason. Breast milk will probably be gentle on his little baby system ...
- I know you have a lot of responses but my son had the same thing! Do you use powdered or ready made formula? The powdered formula made too many bubbles when we shook i...
