Newborn & Baby - May 2007

I wanted to breast feed my baby from birth, however she weighted 8lb and wasn't peeing enough at the hospital so me had to give her formula until my milk came in. Now she is 6 weeks and at 2-3 weeks it seemed like I wasn't giving her enough when she nursed so we gave her a bottle to fill up. Now she will only stay on the breast for a few minutes and mostly to just fall asleep. I am pumping about three times in 24 hours but only get 3oz per side. I need to know if we confused her and she doesn't want the breast anymore? And how often do I need to pump so my milk won't dry up and she can still get some breast milk? Any finally how do I find time to pump more when I am bottle feeding and she is staying up more and more during the day?

2007-05-19 13:27:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I breastfeed my two month old for the first month - and I got a serious sinus infection and had to take various medications for a few days and within the few days my milk went away - could I ever get my breastmilk back?

2007-05-19 12:18:16 · 9 answers · asked by grace 1

i figured i can make a lot of money off this. where do i start?

2007-05-19 11:26:59 · 12 answers · asked by Paco El Vago! 3

I have a lttle boy and i dont now if i should, Is it safe?

2007-05-19 10:30:59 · 18 answers · asked by LOVELIZZY87 1

My 4 week old is sleeping 6-8 hours through the night, should I be waking her up to feed or is it okay for her to sleep through it. I am wondering if this is the reason she is like starving during the day and drinks like 4 oz every 2 hours or so.

2007-05-19 09:34:06 · 20 answers · asked by confused? 1

Ok, So my 8 month old daughter will not keep formula down.
Any formula. And Goats milk.
We have tried it all, even her pediatrician is stumped, has this ever happened to anyone?
Please don't make me feel bad for this, I have posted another question about my daughter trying goats milk, and was made to look like a terrible mother. So, for all those people who don't put common sense into it. Please know I have, and the DOCTOR has.
Thanks.

2007-05-19 07:29:23 · 5 answers · asked by Christina M 2

stomach to sleep since he was born, and now he is 5 weeks old. If I put him on his back he will either cry and turn himself over to his stomach. Is it ok? Am I a bad mother?

2007-05-19 07:17:22 · 14 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6

My 9 months baby girl doesn't sleep unless i am lying beside her and she is holding my finger. i need her to learn to fall asleep by herself in her cotbed...

2007-05-19 06:24:22 · 8 answers · asked by sleepless mom 1

Our babay is 1 years old, recently, he has been biting hard with his teeth on our fingers, and espeically on his mother's nipple as he is breast feed. A very painful experience indeed. Please help.

2007-05-19 04:43:47 · 12 answers · asked by John L 1

I've tried Dr. Browns bottles and they fine were when my child was younger, but after a while it became a hassle to wash them. Then, I started using Playtex Ventaire bottles. These leak from the bottom after using a few times. I am looking for a bottle that my child can suck on without having to stop to let air flow through. Ventair bottles seemed to to the trick, but with leaking from the bottom. Is there anything out there?

2007-05-19 02:57:58 · 14 answers · asked by Claudia D 2

2007-05-19 02:04:52 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got back from India with my 8 month old baby boy. We were there for 5 months and he met so many freinds and relatives that now we're back in USA and there is almost no one we know. I am afraid for my baby that he will be lonely. I feel sorry for him. He was constantly sorrounded by people in India and here its just his parents and him. Will that affect him?

2007-05-18 23:42:52 · 8 answers · asked by Ank 1

Ok, I know this is going to sound really odd, but I'm stumped and could use some suggestions or ideas.

I have a two year old and a five month old baby. My last known period was in July of 04, right before I conceived my two year old. I obviously ovulated after I had her because I became pregnant again when she was about 8 months old, but I didn't have a period.

Well now that I have had my 5 month old, I still haven't had a period. I only bfed him for 2 months, I use protection (condoms and bc), so I don't know why AF hasn't returned. Just to be careful I took 3 pregnancy tests all were negative, could there be an underlying problem?

I made an appt. to see my Ob/Gyn next week but now I am really worried and just wanted to see if anyone else had a similar situation.

2007-05-18 21:10:57 · 7 answers · asked by Ashley B 2

I want to go under surgery for breast reduction in size after I get done breastfeeding my first child. But I'm worried that it will provide future problems if I want to have more kids.

2007-05-18 19:31:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi there. I have a question. I was noticing this afternoon when i gave my 7 month old son his bottle {formula-similac} that he had a lot of red blouches on his face. could you think that he could possibly be allergic? hes been using ever since he was born. i didnt breast-feed he been on that same formula ever since. no feaver, no ahces that i know of. no diareah { however you spell it} nothin else like that. no throwing up. i am just wondering what are those? thats like the 5th time i have seen them on him.

2007-05-18 18:18:48 · 8 answers · asked by Ladels Mommy! 3

2007-05-18 17:53:48 · 5 answers · asked by butterfly 2

JUst wondering if anyone has had a baby as large as the one i delivered today! 15 pounds! Its HUGE!! Lucky the poor woman had a c section!! Its the largest ever born at the hospital! Mum didnt even have diabetes! Just a fat bub! How big was ur largest?

2007-05-18 16:47:11 · 11 answers · asked by ce_ben1 5

I just had a baby 3 months ago and noticed the nipple go in just recently. Before I had her I never had this problem. Should I be concerned and why did just one go in all of a sudden?

2007-05-18 16:43:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My baby is 2 months and half old now she weighs at 5 kilos. Is her weight okey at her age right now?

2007-05-18 16:41:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

where you can get somebody else's breast milk for your baby. How would you feel if someone was trying to breast-feed your baby, or at least putting them on their boob. (It happend to with my son) I was apalled!!!

2007-05-18 16:17:01 · 11 answers · asked by Baby Julie due 5/12 3

what did you name your kids

2007-05-18 14:40:14 · 40 answers · asked by corrick_1 6

Can I have a drink?? How long after should i wait to nurse again?? 170lbs

2007-05-18 13:24:57 · 35 answers · asked by g-l-a-m-o-r-o-u-s 1

She is very smart, looks and talks like a 5 yr old, is very stubborn and is very attached to her binkie. She sleeps with it and walks around a lot of the time with it in her mouth. We discourage this but she speaks with it in her mouth (we don't respond to her when she does this but she still does it a lot). I stay at home with her and her father and i are together, there are no specific stressers at home that involve her, we are a happy family. Please help me get her past this attachment without traumatizing her.

2007-05-18 12:54:18 · 28 answers · asked by HLBellevino 5

Just wanted to say thank you for all the kind answers and advice. I've finally asked for help. I was scared that I couldn't deal with the stress of being a single mum and post natal depression. Now I've arranged for a close friend to take my baby out for 2 hours at a time while I catch up with the housework & I can't even believe I let myself get so low before asking for help & support. Thank you. We're doing fine now.

2007-05-18 12:45:11 · 19 answers · asked by Milly 1

My husbands best friends just rushed his daughter to the hospital after having a seizure ......he said he was giving her a bottle then all of a sudden her eyes started rolling in the back of her head..he said she started to seizure!!! what the hell is wrong with her?!?!?! shes a healthy little girl with no birth defects.... nothing..could she have developed epilepsy?

2007-05-18 12:37:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My baby is a week old. I'm afraid she's not getting enough to eat. She falls asleep at my breast after only about 5-10 minutes. I try to wake her up again to keep feeding but she just sleeps. What can I do?

2007-05-18 09:23:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I find sometimes when I pump my milk in the morning I get like 3 to 4 ounces from each breast when done for 20 minutes on both sides. Then at nighttime, the amount reduces alot to like 1 or 2 ounces per side. Now let me ask, if I continue to feed the baby every 2.5 to 3 hours, does he get as much milk if he latches on himself, or is it the same amount he would get that I would see when I pump? If he gets more drinking himself, then how much more milk is he getting, versus me using the machine?

2007-05-18 09:19:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

i knwo this isnt the exact place to put this questin, i ju want the advice of woman who have juz had a child or know how it is to give their advice.ok, so its my husbands bday wed. i want to do somehing really special for him, but im havig a hard time. all the hings i wana do i cant really do. we juz recently had a baby, 2 weeks ago, and also have a 2 year old. so we dnt really ave the alone time. and i dnt know anyone to watch the kids for a while, so they are gna be running around, lol. well the 2 year old will be. also, he is in the army so i dnt know how his schdule is gna go that day, i never really know, lol. i just want him to know how special he i to me and how much i love him, i juz wan to knwo a fun way to do it, if anyone has any ideas, please let me know, thank you!! :) ijuz want to be able to plan something romantic!!!! and from the heart :)

2007-05-18 09:03:35 · 8 answers · asked by Angelina C 2

As far as walking, crawling, talking, etc, are concerned?

2007-05-18 08:44:40 · 9 answers · asked by Katie 3

I have diluted the juice, given undiluted juice, added small amounts of formula to a bottle of breastmilk, but she gags her self everytime. Are there any ideas on how I can help introduce these things to her?

2007-05-18 08:19:58 · 10 answers · asked by sweeetheart 3