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Child Exploring Himself at Age 8
Asked by L.S. from Bismarck
on February 19, 2008
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My son is 8 years old and has started exploring himself a lot lately. He takes a lot of baths lately and when I walk in I startle him because he is laying on his sto...
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- I work in child care and I can tell you that his behavior is normal from what I have seen. Actually, I work with children that range in 3-5 and frequently see boys be...
- Totally normal I'd say he's at that age where you need to not come in when he's bathing either. He needs his privacy now. My daughter explored at age 3-4 and I tol...
- Normal. Let him explore and give a knock from now on. I have a friend who's daughter has masterbated since she was about 4 so at 8, I'd think it's normal. It's not t...
Flailing Arms/startling Awake
Asked by H.V. from Syracuse
on February 28, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I have a 4.5-month-old whose arms and legs are constantly in motion when he's awake and also often when he's falling asleep (kicking, thumping, punching t...
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- My baby is 5 months old and used to have the same problem with waking himself up by startling. It has diminished over the past few weeks but what really helped us was...
- I'm having this same problem! My 3 1/2 month-old is startling herself awake during daytime naps after about 30 minutes in the crib, and then she will NOT go back to s...
- Have you mentioned that to the pediatrician? I don't know that that is normal. None of my 3 boys did it unless they were excited. I think to be normal, the movements n...
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...
4 Month Old Cries When 'Strangers' Hold Her and Is Sensitive to Loud Noises...
Asked by S.L. from Cleveland
on February 16, 2008
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Has anyone gone through this? Is this a stage? My daughter is 4 months old and seems to cry around 'new' people or 'strangers' -- that includes my sister who we see q...
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- Every child is different. I have 3 that are going to be 4 years old. They were sensitive to loud noises and would cry if someone else held them. I would ask your siste...
- No need to be concerned about this at all. It can be frustrating at times, I agree, but she will grow out of it. Don't force it on her though. Taking her out and pu...
- It sounds like your daughter and my 1st born are the same child! My daughter went through this and simply didn't really "like" people other than us until she was about...
Advice for Pinching 10-Month Old
Asked by J.G. from Modesto
on September 15, 2008
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I'm at my wits end with my 10-month-old daughter's unconcious pinching of the back of my arm when I'm holding her on my hip! It's really painful, and I have horribly ...
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- My son went through a pinching phase at that age, too. I think they just do it as a comfort/boredom thing but it sure does hurt! He was doing it when nursing, so ev...
- Dear J.: It sounds as though you are trying to be calm and reasonable even while in pain. That's a good start. She does not know she is causing you pain and she loves...
- I agree that there could be a soothing issue... skin squishing is common. Try substituting a different object to pinch "that hurts mommy, try this________". Like tra...
7-Week Old Won't Sleep on Her Back
Asked by S.C. from Minneapolis
on June 30, 2008
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My little girl sleeps perfectly when I'm holding her...when I put her down, she screams. I know I'm being a wimp, but I spend many nights holding her all night so she...
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- Try swaddling her. It will keep her from flailing. Helps the baby to feel secure.
- I know that this goes against what the doctors and the PC crowd will tell you, but my daughter who is one now never would sleep on her back. She had very good neck st...
- You are not being a wimp, you are being a mom!!!! I want to commend you for knowing your baby and holdig her while she sleeps instead of the good ol cry by yourself m...
Son Is Soo Jumpy
Asked by S.C. from New York
on September 22, 2007
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My 2 month old son is so jumpy. he startles easily and his whole body jumps around while he is sleeping. he does it so much it wakes him but even when it doesn't, it k...
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- It's been my experience that babies startle pretty easily during the first few months of life. Any little noise can cause him to do it. As far as I know, it's a normal...
- I think this is very normal for your sons age. I think it just has to do with their muscles moving and growing even while they're sleeping. Do you swaddle him? ...
- Hi S., I promise you he will grow out of it. my son did the exact same thing. He is now 5 years old and no jumping. it's normal. And drove my husband insane. Just r...
Co - Sleeping
Asked by K.T. from Phoenix
on May 13, 2008
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Hello my name is K., I'm a first time new mommy to a now, WONDERFUL 3 month old little boy. I believe that he had Colic until about a few weeks ago. He would cry every...
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- Hi! Try moving your crib right next to your bed...same height, crib rail down...when the baby falls asleep transfer him into the crib...you can always reach over and t...
- Happy first mother day! :-D Congratulations on your new little one! I have 4 children under 4 so I am pretty used to getting babies to go to sleep. I hope I can hel...
- We co-sleep and love it! Conner is 16 months and still sleeps with us, though I have done nothing to try to move him out. If you like him there, then I wouldn't worr...
Son Is a Biter but Doesn't Even Have Teeth Yet!
Asked by M.S. from Cumberland
on January 13, 2007
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I'm breastfeeding my four-month-old son. Breastfeeding is very important to me, but just in the past few weeks, my son has started biting down on my nipple by pressin...
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- As soon as he bites you, put your finger in his mouth and take him off the breast. Look him in the eye and tell him "No biting" and keep doing this. Speaking from ex...
- I am currently breastfeeding my third, and have tried several techniques that have worked. You can say ouch!, but that seemed to cause confusion to me. You can press h...
- My daughter is 6 mos old & I've had this happen a few times but it was never a big issue. I have heard this problem at La Leche League meetings & the basic that I've ...
