Newborn & Baby - March 2007

I have a new niece due in a couple of months and I want to make headbands to match the outfits I bought her. The problem is I don't know how big to make the headbands. What is the average circumference of a newborns head? I bought the elastic lace, but don't know how long to cut it. ALSO, if anyone has any ideas to use as attachments for bows (velcro, etc) I'd appreciate your input. My "baby girl" just turned 20 and I know a lot has changed since I made bows for her. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

2007-03-24 15:55:26 · 4 answers · asked by Sue T 2

How common is SIDS? I have a perfectly healthy, 9 pound, 4 week old baby girl, and I worry so so much about this. My husband and I follow all the "rules" of preventing SIDS, but I still cant help but worry about her.

2007-03-24 15:54:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

she is 8 months old ans is mainly on solids and eats 3 jars of food a day, she only nurses when she is sleepy or upset... i need to get her to take a bottel from her daddy so i can start collage but she wants nothing to do wit the bottel sippy cup or passy.... any advice on how to get her to take the bottel?

2007-03-24 15:47:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is nearly 6 mnths old now, when he was a new born he loved being on his belly and about 2 1/2 mths ago he did roll from belly to back twice, but has not rolled either way since Now he hates his tummy time i put him on his tummy 1-2 times a day he is alright for about 4/5 minutes then he starts cracking up. I get on the floor with i have put toys in front and around him , i have even put a mirror in front of him. Midwives say he needs more tummy time for his back and leg mussels to develop so he can learn to crawl but he hates it. He would rather sit up or sit in his walker he can sit holding his head up. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this experience and what would you suggest ...........

2007-03-24 15:36:27 · 11 answers · asked by pumpkin 3

I work 5 hours a day and there pretty strict about being gone for more then a couple minutes for the bathroom. We only get a 5 min break if we each make our "goal" for appointments, im a telemarketer.
How would i be able to pump while at work since it usually takes at least 10 min.?

2007-03-24 15:31:55 · 5 answers · asked by lovesugarkisses 4

I felt like a bad mother but i been feeding my son 1/2 a Mashed weetbix for breaky, 1/2 Mashed Banana for lunch, 4 cubes of mashed veggies and 4 bottles but he seems very constipated..he drinks water in between... and i have recently changed his formula from Lactose free formula to Normal as the doctor said he was ok to do that now..his stools are dark and Hard i am feeding him bottle first now.. need help?

2007-03-24 15:24:42 · 1 answers · asked by aussie_female1981 2

2007-03-24 15:16:05 · 15 answers · asked by cookiewoman 1

More specifically, what is under it? What is squishing under that space in her skull? (I hope I'm not directly poking at her brain!!)

2007-03-24 15:15:06 · 9 answers · asked by K N 3

I was just wondering... when did everyone start pumping if you did... and how did it affect your breastfeeding too?

I'm looking to pump some breast milk and to breastfeed my baby at night. She is only 2 weeks old and the nurses at the hospital said to wait till shes 6 weeks... anyone start before that and still breastfeed too?

2007-03-24 15:13:39 · 5 answers · asked by Danielle M 3

I'm trying to think of songs I can sing to my newborn at night... lullabies, pop songs, songs from movies, whatever. I'd prefer a soft, sweet tune that will signal to her that it's bedtime.

2007-03-24 15:11:01 · 30 answers · asked by carolynneedssomeanswers 1

2007-03-24 15:07:22 · 12 answers · asked by mehretam 1

Can you ever get in in before you deliver?

2007-03-24 15:05:03 · 8 answers · asked by lovesugarkisses 4

I have a little one on the way he will be my first. Is there any thing you would have died with out having the first few months?

2007-03-24 14:53:55 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 14:49:23 · 1 answers · asked by Amy L 2

I am in desperate need of Similac Coupons or checks. My daughter is on Alimentum for a milk protein intollerance. We have tried to get help from insurance to cover it but they won't help. My husband makes $5 too much a week for us to get WIC and our peds. office never has any coupons. Does anyone have any or know of any way I can get them free? I have bid on the on e-bay but I really can't afford to pay 20 some dollars for a few coupons. I don't have many coupons but if someone would want to trade coupons I can see what I can come up with. Please help a desperate mommy!

2007-03-24 14:32:41 · 3 answers · asked by Tammy 1

My friend lost her baby today to what is apparently SIDS. I feel so helpless, not to bring anyone else down with me. I will be going to the funeral, in NJ ( I live in PA). Financially I cannot offer alot to her, as we were both out of work this past week since both of our kids were sick. She and her husband arent doing well financially either. He lost his job around the holidays and they are living in a shelter together with their oldest daughter who is 3, so I cant make them a few meals or anything. What else can I do for her. Besides lend a shoulder. I cannot imagine what she and her family are going through. Her father passed away right before Christmas, and this baby was named after him. Its just so sad. Any advice? I find my self checking on my two sons constantly since I have recieved this news. I have a 10 month old and a 22 month old. Thanks for everyones help in advance.

2007-03-24 14:27:27 · 9 answers · asked by michaellandonsmommy 6

2007-03-24 14:23:49 · 11 answers · asked by lovesugarkisses 4

What did you do to survive? My boy had colic for 3.5 months and i thought i was going to die. I felt like driving off a bridge or into a tree. We sat on the couch for hours plugging our ears and watching him suffer and scream for hours as there was no helping him.They say they dont feel pain with colic,but i think they are wrong! There is definatly pain in their lil bodies as they suffer for hours.He would scream so hard he would turn purple and baisicly stop breathing ,clinch his hands and his body was so tense he felt like you could snap him if you touched him.But by about 4 months he finally cheered up and grew out of this stage. Yes there is hope but it is a LONG road. I think ppl thought we didnt love our child because we were so miserable and unhappy with very little good to say about our little one but that was not the case,just wasnt a fun time. So if you go through this it WILL end ,just not any time soon. Just dont drive into a tree or off a bridge.Whats your colic stories?

2007-03-24 14:16:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 14:03:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am almost 33 weeks pregnant and still have no signs of lactation. Is this normal?
All my friends said they did before this and a friend that is due the same day as myself, has been leaking for about 6-7 weeks.
Should I be worried?

2007-03-24 14:01:27 · 11 answers · asked by Truth Teller 5

her first name has to be Lane.

2007-03-24 13:52:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone have any tips on how to tell if your baby is latched onto the nipple right ? or any tips on breast feeding in general ? thanks !

2007-03-24 13:52:05 · 13 answers · asked by Ashley N 1

i am trying to train my five month old to drink from a sippy cup
his father thinks he is too young but it is working i just would prefer if his transitional object is something other than something he puts in his mouth....keep in mind he has taken to the sippy cup well and i had a terrible time ripping the bottle away from my two other children who both still chew on random objects to satisfy there oral fixation because i let them have the bottle for so long.i am just trying to learn from my mistakes am i wrong

2007-03-24 13:47:12 · 15 answers · asked by angelina_mcardle 5

I'm curious, with all the research and information about SIDS floating around, is there anyone who still puts their child on their stomach to sleep? What was the result?

2007-03-24 13:27:26 · 22 answers · asked by Robin J. Sky 4

he say no end give me hard time so i tern his sleep he weak up 8 am end go to bed 8 pm it'ok wat you think?

2007-03-24 13:25:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 13:23:41 · 8 answers · asked by SES 2

2007-03-24 13:20:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 12:59:56 · 3 answers · asked by Kylie 2

After help from you guys on here moments later ago, me and my hubsand has chosen a name for both of the babies; They are Isabel Rose Philson and Carlos Caden Philson.

2007-03-24 12:39:46 · 16 answers · asked by cloclo0688 2

After my SIL has her baby we are going to their house for a few days. She thought maybe we could cook for her. We live about 7 hours from her house so I was thinking maybe I'd make a couple dinners at my house and then freeze them and take them with us when we go. The only problem is, I don't know what would be safe with her nursing. Does anyone have any good recipe ideas that I can also freeze and then warm in the oven or whatever when we get there??

2007-03-24 12:04:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous