Newborn & Baby - June 2007

My girlfriend is going back to school and is not going to be able to breast feed any more or like she use to...my question is....can she stop producing milk cause she's not gonna feed like she used to? Any suggestions....so she still can produce milk...my boy is 5 months

2007-06-17 14:50:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 14:43:38 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter loves her bottle and in the last month it has gotten to the point where she doesn't want to eat food, she screams for her ba- ba. I have tried cutting her back to 2 bottles a day to try and slowly get her to stop, and she's having none of it. I sit her down to eat and she just plays and then expects a bottle. She does drink from a sippy and has for the past 5 months but now has no interest in them. She also decided at 9 months old she no longer wanted breastfed so we went to bottles, so I don't know why she loves her bottle so much. How could she become so attached in 3 months? I just can't figure her out. My boys were never this difficult so I'm clueless on what to do. I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

2007-06-17 14:17:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 13:36:45 · 5 answers · asked by Sheena B 1

Ok, My son may need to be fitted with a moulding band on his head because he has plagiocephaly (one side of his head is flat). The bands are £2000 and I dont have that kind of cash readily available, and the NHS doesnt fund the treatment as they see it as a cosmetic issue! What would you do if you were in my position, get a loan (bearing in mind I dont work) or fight with the NHS to fund the treatment? NHS have been known to pay for treatment for a few children but it all depends on the circumstances...... For the band to work it should really be fitted before 7 months of age, my son is 5 and a half months now.

Would appreciate any SERIOUS comments on this please.

2007-06-17 13:24:03 · 24 answers · asked by Proud Mumma Lola 2

my 4mo old is 15.8 lbs and my mom bought her a walker wanted to know if its going to affect her? the product says 15-30lbs but it says it starts at 6months what will happen if i let her use it what will happen pls help!!!

2007-06-17 12:16:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-17 11:54:00 · 7 answers · asked by Mike R 1

My little cousin was born in April this year... and i was at his birth. He was born with 2 thumbs in each hand... we thought hey.. it happens. He's normal.. and he will have surgery for it.. but at birth.. he was also diagnosed with down syndrome... the doctor said the shape of his eyes and a pretruding tongue helped her determine this... but they didn't exactly know until 2 weeks later when they told her he had the trisomy 21 syndrome from the blood samples that had taken from him... he is 2 months now.. and according to my aunt and his father he has no symptoms of down syndrome yet. may i mention my aunt is 43 and his dad is 50. He is her first child. anyway... WHen do you start noticing that he has down syndrome?? or can it be possible that he doesn't have it being that he was diagnosed with this.


his parents are in denial... saying that he won't suffer from anything.. and it really disturbs me because i over heard them sayin that he is not going through this..

2007-06-17 09:35:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is is ok to make up bottles with tap water (with formula powder)? My baby is 7 months old and was breastfeed for 6 months.

2007-06-17 08:48:02 · 14 answers · asked by 37 Weeks prego! Due Jan 5th. 1

I will be having a home birth and most likely will be taking baby out the next day. My daughter has baseball, and needs rides to school, and we still need things like milk and meat from the store. I am a single mom and so I do all this stuff. I will be breastfeeding.. should I try not take him out as little as possible for a week? I will cover the car seat up with a receinv blanket for awhile

2007-06-17 07:51:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband's colleague's wife is having a baby and we are invited to her baby shower. What is the appropriate gift to give? I don't want to spend more than $25-$30. I know we can give clothes,bottle, toys etc. I really want to give clothes. The problem is they don't know the gender of the baby and they don't have a registry. I went to a few stores and all they had was either blue or pink colored clothes. What can I give that they would really like.

2007-06-17 03:38:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

now, whenever I give her a bottle she chews on the nipple and spits the milk out the sides of her mouth. She is teething(has 2 bottom ones) I dont know if this has anything to do with it. Is there anything I can do about this?? It seems like she is spitting half the bottle out and I am having to feed her more and more!

2007-06-17 01:29:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please I need some advice My nipple is cracked all the way round I have a 9 day old baby.
IT starts to heal inbetween feeds but then when I feed again it opens up and the pain is unbearable
I had a bad latch before and now it is fixed but still whenever I feed the wound opens up again.

What am I supposed to do?

2007-06-17 01:04:49 · 22 answers · asked by cigaro19 5

and why?

2007-06-17 00:52:41 · 9 answers · asked by momer79 2

My son is 9 months old and i give him a bottle of 8oz and drinks about 4oz and when i try give it back to his he pushes it away..
Has anyone ever had there baby do that?

2007-06-17 00:05:49 · 8 answers · asked by aussie_female1981 2

hey all! my baby is four and a half months old, and i give her rice cereal in the morning, and then i feed her like a fruit or vegie at dinner, (half the jar) would it be okay if i gave her more than that throughout the day? cause she always is hungry!! and like could i give her bananas or something with her rice cereal in the morning? btw she LOVES sweet potatoes=]

2007-06-16 23:55:15 · 7 answers · asked by hotty 5

I'm 37 weeks pregnant (and measuring big!) so I could go into labor at any time ..
I alredy have my hospital bag packed.
I'm just wondering what do I put in my newborns diaper bag (not for the hospital .. but to use after he comes home and we take him places .. I have his stuff packed in my hospital bag)

For my newborns diaper bag I have:
*2 changes of clothes.
*Bib
*2 receiving blankets
*birping cloth
*diapers
*decitin (however you spell it)
*baby wipes
*baby hat
*baby lotion
*2 rattles
(I don't have any bottles in there because I am breastfeeding and I don't want him to get nipple confusion by giving him a bottle before 6 weeks old)

-=- Am I forgetting anything???? -=-
(it's my first baby :)
thanks!

2007-06-16 21:52:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Her nipples are actually bleeding now she is in pain. Our baby is about 3 months old now, she has been pumping for that long. She kinda wants to stop pumping because of the pain, but if she stops for to long she gets engorged with milk and they hurt from being swollen. What should she do?

2007-06-16 18:05:11 · 14 answers · asked by sheltz32tt 2

My 9 month old has her first set of incisors coming through and guess what? They are at the top! No other teeth anywhere - nada, nothing at the bottom, just gums. I asked my family and friends that have children about this and they are all amazed and said they have never heard of this happening. Without sounding stupid, is this something I should be concerned about? What will she look like with two teeth on the top and nothing on the bottom? I felt the bottom and nothing even in the works. I felt nothing but the two upper ones are about a week from coming through.

2007-06-16 17:57:01 · 4 answers · asked by shannon_marinetti 1

I breast feed my son and my milk supply has steadly declined. My son eats baby food, cereal, juice, water, finger foods, and he gets breast milk when he has the patience to wait for it to drop, or if I have the patience to sit pumping for an hour. I get very little breast milk and I have tried EVERYTHING to get the supply up and its just not working. i have tried supplimenting with formula, but he gags on it...I do 1/4 formula/ 3/4 breastmilk, he gags...Dark Kayro, juice to sweeten, but nothing he gags. He is 10.5 months old..this is why I am wondering when you started your kids on cows milk. I know they say wait till they are a year old, because of allergies and such, but he eats his baby food, and he also like to try yogurt, cheeze, ice cream, little sips of milk, or whatever you are eating...and has no reaction to the dairy. no fussiness, no gas, poops fine... so...could be be ready for milk milk? I just cant seem to produce what he needs now....

2007-06-16 17:48:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to breast feed but I gained so much!! is it safe to start losing right away and running etc...

what's your fav book on this subject?

2007-06-16 17:30:36 · 54 answers · asked by i love being a mommy! 4

i know the cheap kinds dont hold up as much i guess but huggies and luvs are they mostly the same.
are bottles the same way?
im just about to be a father in febuary i think and just wanted to know.

2007-06-16 17:27:03 · 14 answers · asked by Raiden 3

I'm trying to figure out some math, so for all you Mothers and Fathers out there, I have a question for you. :)

I'm about to be a Mom as of September 15th and was wondering for the parents who have NEWBORNS how long does a package of diapers (containing 56 diapers within the pack) last you? How many times per month do you have to go shopping for diapers? What brands are the best? Do you buy wipes and changing pads with that? How much all in all do you spend per time when you go out and buy those things/how long do they last? Estimated guess?

2007-06-16 16:01:08 · 18 answers · asked by Miley 4

When did the Breasts become Sexual Objects?
Why do we, as a society, keep shoving more and more chemical into our children's bodies.
I am NOT against Formula feeding mothers, I just want to know, for the people who find it "disgusting" and "gross" WHY? Why is it sexual. When I am breastfeeding my Daughter. I find NOTHING sexual about it. We are MAMMELS and mammels feed their young through Milk. Why is that so hard for some people? I mean if you have trouble breastfeeding, I am NOT knocking you, If you choose not too i'm NOT knocking you, but I have heard and read some very disrespectful comments regarding breastfeeding. I DO NOT bash formula feeding mothers Why bash me?

2007-06-16 15:12:40 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Trying to get my daughter to sleep for the first time by herself. does any one remember how long their kids cried before they slept for the first time on their own.

2007-06-16 15:08:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello. I had my daughter almost three months ago and I breast fed her the first two weeks but her doctor disagreed with that because she was a preemie and they needed her to gain weight fast. So we had to switch to formula. Now that she is at a very healthy weight I would like to try to breastfeed again. I never completely lost my milk but it is like it was at the end of the pregnancy. Any advice on how to build my milk supply back up? Or any advice on this in general would be greatly appreciated.

2007-06-16 15:02:40 · 23 answers · asked by ellangal87 1

we were both shocked/scared but now more excited-we are getting more support from family and friends than we thought!im ok with babies,but there is something worrying me and that is-most babies cry a lot,i was wondering whats best way of occupying them & when they keep crying is it hard to get them to stop????i will be studying books from library as well!!

2007-06-16 03:43:39 · 25 answers · asked by HUNK 3

i have waited a month after my baby was born. do i have to keep waiting?

2007-06-16 03:16:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-16 00:20:26 · 6 answers · asked by 28March2007 1

When I asked the midwife the pros and cons, I was informed fewer infections for the baby, bonding and weight loss for reduced risk of breast/ovarian cancer for mother.
The intelligence aspect is apparently a myth.

In my opinion from these facts, you are doing no harm to the baby; besides perhaps letting it get a cold and strengthening it's immune system that way. The risks to yourself are your own business and really negligible, smoking, sunbathing, fizzy pop, many foods put you at risk of cancer also ... you can't live in a protective bubble.

It's a while off yet, but, I do not want to breast feed, the thought of it seems wrong. I would not do it in public (or indeed in front of anyone), which would be very restrictive. I'd consider a pump, but I am not a cow. The feeding would be shared between my husband and myself. Formula is very advanced. The one and only thing making me reconsider is the judgement, which to me seems ill educated and unfounded.

Explanations welcome.

2007-06-15 23:34:03 · 63 answers · asked by l0bster_quadrille 4