Newborn & Baby - June 2007

it's my understanding that breastmilk can safely be used with in a 24 hour time frame if kept refridgerated. my question is i have pumped a 5 oz bottle which will last my newborn all day. can i safely refridgerate, heat, refridgerate, heat throughout the day as i feed? or can it only be heated once? im confused!?

2007-06-22 03:09:00 · 9 answers · asked by heh2203 2

My daughter is six and a half months and she's been eating every two hours even at night. Now I started her on cereal twice a day, which I mix with expressed breastmilk. She also eats a little bit of fruit (just pears for now). Now with solids in between she eats every 3 and sometimes even 4 hours during the day, but at night she still wants to eat every two hours, and sometimes even every hour... My breasts also have a hard time adjusting to the change, and keeping up with her.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I forgot to mention that she's breastfed, so I don't really know exactly how much she consumes.

2007-06-22 02:51:12 · 10 answers · asked by chloe 5

2007-06-22 02:35:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

She throws her back up and scream bloody murder when I do anything with her that she doesn't want me to do. Like change her diaper or when I put her in her high chair to eat. She will calm down and eat after a few minutes. Or if she doesn't get her way she screams. She doesn't cry, she screams. She slaps me and others. She reminds me of a two year old. I didn't think such a young baby would act this way. I have a migrane daily because of this. Is this normal behavior of a ten month old?? I can't take her places anymore because she screams throught the whole store.. HELP!!!!

2007-06-22 02:13:13 · 17 answers · asked by ~Kim~ 6

My cousin had twins few months back, now they not sure whether they are identical or not? Is there a method of knowing whether the two twins are identical or fraternal twins?

2007-06-22 01:59:45 · 8 answers · asked by lamegoat 1

How often should a 4 week old baby spit up formula? My son spits up with most every feeding he tends to spit up more at night. I know every child is different, but a ruff adverage would be nice. Am considering taking little one to the doctor, but hate to go running into the dr. if its nothing. None of my other 3 have ever spit up like this, or at least not that I can recall. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

2007-06-22 01:22:19 · 7 answers · asked by tjblackburn1 2

2007-06-21 21:17:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bath my 3month old every night at 5pm, But i was talking to my friend who has a 7 month old baby. And she says that bathing your baby every night can make your baby sick in winter. is this true? and why?

2007-06-21 21:11:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is just over 3 weeks old and only has one poo a day. he seems to cry when he is passing one and when he does they are usually runny. he also has a real sore bottom with some red sores on it. should he be passing more then this?

2007-06-21 20:41:42 · 8 answers · asked by missmelvin1 2

I've tried the drops, i burp her, but she still gets really painfull gas

2007-06-21 20:36:06 · 10 answers · asked by leeann 1

im worried about breastfeeding because i never had a baby b4 but when men suck on my boobs i enjoy it sexually. will that go away once the baby gets here? I wont feel comfortable breast feeding if its enjoyable in " that way"

2007-06-21 18:05:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

fights sleep! Has anyone had this problem before?

I have been seeing on here that some 6 month olds put themselves to sleep. That seems to be no where in sight for me! Its a struggle every single night and every nap to get him to go to sleep. Any suggestions would be so helpful!! Would a schedule make a difference?

2007-06-21 18:00:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an 8wk old. I love and adore her but some days i find it hard to cope with her. There are days when we are fine and everything is wonderful. Somedays - like today, i feel so overwhelmed and inadequate as a parent. She cries and cries and all i want is for her to shut up! Today she cried almost constantly and i couldn't soothe her so i ended up crying with her. She's screaming and i'm sitting with her crying - pathetic right? But i can't bring myself to talk to my family about it. They ask how i am and i say fine - i'm fine, baby is fine, everything is fine... yet five mins prior both of us are sitting there crying. But i can't confess that to them.

I feel like such a failure - i mean i am her mother i should be able to cope with her. And sometimes i can't and i don't know what to do about it. I can't even motivate myself to clean today. Everything is a mess and i can't deal with any of it. I don't know what to do.

I feel awful that i'm such a bad mother, how do i fix it?

2007-06-21 17:52:53 · 14 answers · asked by Smiley One 3

Everyone thinks we should have our little boy babysat and go out to dinner, just my Husband and I. We have discussed and it and we dont really want to, our little man is only 3.5 months and we love takinghim out with us. We were very ready for a family and we now do everything as a family, is this so wrong???

2007-06-21 17:46:29 · 33 answers · asked by Lucky Mummy to 2!!! 5

and i have never even changed a diaper before?
I am scared ...am I over reacting?

I also have two dogs ....What if the baby has an unknowen allergy?

2007-06-21 16:10:02 · 17 answers · asked by ™ ♥♥♥ 3

My 13 month old does not do well with textured foods. The only table foods that she will eat are banana, watermelon & canteloupe. She has been eating Stage 3 foods for about 3 months and she still gags on them and sometimes throws up, so often times I feed her Stage 2 foods since they are smooth and creamy. The pediatrician has looked at her throat and says that she is fine, but I am seriously starting to wonder - especially when everyone one I know has a baby that eats everything and anything - and they are younger than my 13 month old. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

2007-06-21 16:06:44 · 6 answers · asked by Kristin W 2

I just asked a similar question but i guess i need to rephrase it. i HAVE a 18 month old- i know my one month old will not sleep through the night ALTHOUGH my 18 month old did at 5 weeks. I am asking for tips on getting my one month old to go to sleep and also to stay asleep when i put him down. I rock him- he falls asleep- i put him down and he wakes up. his bassinet is in my room cause i do not want him to wake my other son.

The past 2 weeks the only way he would sleep is in his car seat and i have to prop a bottle up for him to fall asleep in there. The past 2 days the only way he will sleep is laying on his stomach on top of me. How can i get him to sleep and stay asleep? I can't keep doing this!

Thank you

2007-06-21 15:47:25 · 22 answers · asked by The woman 2

my daughter is 6 months and about 2 weeks old, she hates tummy time and shows no interest in crawling, she occasionally rolls over but is not that interested, she can sit on her own and can stand up if she is holding on to something. if she is on my lap she will pull herself up to a standing position and try to walk, does this do any damage to her legs at all?? and should i be worried?

2007-06-21 14:42:08 · 10 answers · asked by musicchic 1

and a faster way to get rid of baby phat....i put some lotion on my stomach and wrapped it up in glad wrap((believe it or not)its really working...now im just worried bout my breast.....i cant breast feed because i blessed a family who couldnt have children..adoption...please help

2007-06-21 14:24:30 · 14 answers · asked by **SexxyRedd* 1

i just started cereal 4 days ago and food 2 days ago. and she's already wanting and eating all of stage 1 of baby food. so today i gave her all meal courses. breakfast, lunch and dinner and cereal before bed to sleep better. she is 4 1/2 months is this ok or do you think that she is over eating? can you over feed a baby? and is this a good start.

2007-06-21 14:04:52 · 10 answers · asked by Nicki08 2

I saw something underneath my 8 month old's skin on her arm while I was bathing her. It's very small and looks as if it could be the lead to one of those mechanical pencils. I have a four year old, I asked him if he might of done this. I am 99.5% sure he didn't do it-not his style. The skin is also very slightly raised but not red. Could it be a tick?

2007-06-21 12:29:59 · 17 answers · asked by nyc_villagegirl 2

My daughter is almost 4 weeks old. My mother told me and my husband that we needed to get out, and that she would watch Samantha ALL NIGHT. I know that we need the break, and I know that we need the sleep (heck, we haven't slept in a month).

When I left, though, I was absolutely horrified that something bad would happen to my daughter (even though my mother has CONSTANTLY taken care of my eight year old son since he was an infant)... I'm scared to death of leaving her alone...

Please tell me that this is normal... I miss her SOOO much ALREADY, and I just left her with my parents about an hour ago. :(

2007-06-21 12:06:42 · 13 answers · asked by <3 The Pest <3 6

She has only eaten about 9 ounces today and she usually eats about 4 and half ounces at every feeding. She doesnt have a fever and she has been acting normal.

2007-06-21 11:41:28 · 13 answers · asked by louise 1

2007-06-21 11:11:52 · 11 answers · asked by bob1 1

She says she'll smoke outside, or cut back which is nice of her...BUT! She's gotta acutally stick to her word, and she smokes in her room, and that room is RIGHT next door to the room the baby is going to sleep in. I'm going to be sleeping in the basement, and I'm starting to wonder if I should just set his crib up downstairs with me; because my mom doesn't really smoke down there. Plus its going to be getting REALLY hot out soon, and the basement is cooler. I already bought an air purifier for the baby room, but it can't fix the second hand smoke problem. I'm only going to be living there for a year or so, so that's good, but until then what would you suggest I do?

2007-06-21 10:43:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-21 10:43:12 · 12 answers · asked by bob1 1

I am a mommy to be, I already know because of my illness that I can't breast feed. I am thinking of avent bottles, or playtex with drop ins. If I plan to use a bottle warmer how do I make the forula from the drop ins warm? I think the drop ins are better for the baby, but what if it takes me ten minutes to get the bottle ready?LOL Also, i would never buy anything for my baby second hand without washing or cleaning it. Is it okay to buy used bottles from Ebay if I sterilize them? Also how many different nipples do you get, and how do you know which one your baby likes? Your opinions ladies, help. I know its kinda far off for me but I want to get started on the small stuff and people buy the bigger more expensive things for the shower,LOL. Thank you FYI Im 4 mos preg

2007-06-21 10:17:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I agree that this should be allowed because it is the most natural thing mothers can do for their babies and is also the best option for their development. Any other thoughts on this?

2007-06-21 10:11:15 · 39 answers · asked by Lee B 2

My daughter is now 10 months old and she wont sleep at night. Shes up 3-4 times a night and around 3-4 am she gets up and wants to play. I tried leaving her alone but she stands up in the crib and starts screaming like someones attacking her. I let her cry it out but that only knocks her out for a few hours then shes at it again. Shes still eating every three hours and she eats well. she gets a bath everynight. I have a one bedroom Apt. but she stays in her crib not in my bed Ill sit down with her usually at 8-830 and put her to bed shes good till 12am but then it all goes down hill from there. she rubs her eyes alot I asked the PED. and she said they were fine I even got a second opinion and they said the same. My biggest concern though is that I find myself loosing my patience with her and I now its not her fault (I guess that makes me terrible I dont know). Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

2007-06-21 09:16:56 · 11 answers · asked by Sergio R 1

My wife and I have a fabulous marriage -- great communication, very well prepared for our first child, who arrived this month. My wife and I just had our first parenting fight. My sister visited this weekend and was a bit obsessed with our baby. I agree with my wife that we need to set some boundaries for future visits. But my wife said some surprising things in the argument -- implying that leaving our baby with my sister might be "dangerous" and suggesting she might have bizarre intentions with baby.

I'm having trouble stomaching this talk, and it makes me angry to hear it from someone I love so much. I am a little frustrated that all the literature and pop-culture advice to a new mom says "trust your instincts", but in this case, I feel like that's reinforcing an irrational fear on her part. All the same, that reinforcement makes me irrelevant when I try to convince my wife that her fears are unfounded.

New moms, what's your advice for me to effectively talk this out?

2007-06-21 09:15:49 · 24 answers · asked by boferguson 2