Newborn & Baby - July 2007

My 6 month old has started this new thing where when he gets mad he holds his breath and starts pushing against anything in his way. His whole face turns red and he holds his breath until he can't anymore, then he takes a breath and continues to do this until he gets what he wants. Is this normal?? Has anyone else had a baby do this? Is it too early to do anything as far as disiplining him? Im not going to spank him too hard or anything but, how about a slap on the hand?? I dont know how to get him to stop. Is it a faze? Its crazy...

2007-07-26 09:20:44 · 12 answers · asked by New Mom_Christina 2

2007-07-26 09:11:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm having twins which stroller is better:

http://www.buybuybaby.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=625EBAA5-50C8-4F8C-9C7D-D67A7074E0B3-3476391&MainCatID=2&catID=40&sl=0&productID=184166

http://www.buybuybaby.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=625EBAA5-50C8-4F8C-9C7D-D67A7074E0B3-3476391&MainCatID=2&catID=40&sl=0&productID=188788

http://www.buybuybaby.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?uid=625EBAA5-50C8-4F8C-9C7D-D67A7074E0B3-3476391&search=milan%20graco&stype=ANY&sl=&modelNumber=undefined&advSearchCat=undefined&brand=undefined&minprice=undefi
ned&maxprice=undefined&productID=184164(two of these)

*my hubsband and i bought the car seats that are compatible with the three strollers so the car seats will fit

2007-07-26 09:04:35 · 4 answers · asked by Tooori. 3

My 8 month old has a red pimply rash around her anus. It has been there for almost 4 days. We came home from beach on Sat. where she may have gotten hot. How do I treat this? Could it be something else? How long will it last? Should I go see our doc? Please help. I'm nervous!!

2007-07-26 08:49:43 · 2 answers · asked by K. Ellis 2

My baby is almost 9 months old. Should I be feeding her more than just baby food and formula? I hear about all these different table foods people are feeding their babies and I'm so afraid she will choke on that stuff. How long should I continue to feed her baby food before I go to only table food? Right now I feed her about 2 jars of stage 2 food and about 25 oz. of formula a day.

2007-07-26 08:41:31 · 18 answers · asked by firsttimemommy 2

mmk.
im mexican with european blood.
i got the mexican feautures
dark hair dark eyes olive skin average height.
but yet my sister has sandy hair white all yr round complexion with blueish eyes..
and i so want a red head baby..someone told me that cud happen if i have kids with a blonde? so if i do and my european genes come out will i have one?

2007-07-26 08:21:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-26 08:16:41 · 4 answers · asked by Maggie's Momma 2

did your baby wear right after it was born. what did it wear at the hospital? did you dress it up or just normal clothes to come home in. I'm having a baby and would like to get a general idea of the type of clothing i should have for the baby to wear for the first couple of weeks. i have some of those sac outfits with the open bottom but what else should i get and what should i bring to the hospital for the baby to come home in? do i need to bring a newborn outfit and a preemie outfit to see what will fit better? what did you dress them in for the hospital picture? does the hospital put them in an outfit right after they are born or do i need one for that too? thanks for your help this is my first baby.

2007-07-26 07:41:11 · 15 answers · asked by Supermommy!!! 5

My son is 11 months old. He is super hyper. He doesn't even want to eat. He struggles with me to breastfeed. It takes over 1 hour now of pure hell to get him to eat. He kicks, screams, arches to get down onto the floor and crawl. I end up having to pump 6-12X per day the extra ounce or so he leaves in there. He won't hold still to even accept a bottle. It takes him an hour sometimes to drink a bottle. We have to chase him around with it. He was on breastmilk plus 2-3 bottles of lacto-free similac daily. He will eat little things like goldfish crackers, fries, bread, etc... But he struggles eating anything else like rice cereals basically anything he has to pay attention or sit still to eat.

His father has ADD but isn't on medication for it so it runs in his family line. I am wondering if he has some form of the hyper disorder. He also cries a lot, he is very needy. We can't get him to not sleep with us. He also only sleeps about 4-6 hours a day and is up and going for the rest.

2007-07-26 07:14:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

He's only a week old, and his pediatrician says everything checks out fine.
But he sometimes exhibits some of the same hand and head movements of children who are deemed mentally retarded or severely autistic.
Now, it may be that he's just "doing what babies do," and those movements may look similar because those older children simply don't move past that "infant-like" stage of development, so I'm hoping I'm just being paranoid.
But I'm wondering if anyone might know of some warning signs.
Thank you.

2007-07-26 07:09:25 · 11 answers · asked by Lawn Jockey 4

Wife says no, I say yes, any ideas??

2007-07-26 06:37:47 · 33 answers · asked by Blue 2

It dosn't seem to create a tight enough seal. I decided to express by hand but I can't seem to get that going good either. When I try some of it squirts out but most of it just trickles down my breast in turn missing the bottle. Does anyone have any helpful hints for expressing my milk? I don't want to put my daughter on formula yet and I am leaving her for about 5 hours tomorrow for the first time. She is 5 weeks and I don't want to introduce formula unless absolutely necessary. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-07-26 06:34:37 · 15 answers · asked by jsmalom 2

2007-07-26 06:12:14 · 14 answers · asked by MARY S 1

I gave birth 3 weeks and 2 days ago and I am still in pain. Is this normal or should the pain have stopped by now? I got to my 30 day check up in about a week.

2007-07-26 06:08:51 · 7 answers · asked by נєѕѕι¢α (ανα'ѕ мσмму) 5

He was a preemie born 3 months early, so in some cases he is like a 7 month old.

2007-07-26 05:30:44 · 12 answers · asked by Nicole B 1

He's only a week old, but I want to do all I can to help his mental development. Any tips, as far as playtime, the environment we place him in, etc.?
Thanks.

2007-07-26 05:26:01 · 11 answers · asked by Lawn Jockey 4

We live in a motel and I am thinking about getting a co sleeper for our baby. Which ones are the best? We obviously don't have a lot of room so I don't want a huge crib - But I want something safe, preferably the co sleeper that is attached to the side of the bed. Are there any that I can use for up to a year - we are saving a lot of money and we are going to move back to my home someday. Does anybody have any advice or experience that can help me out?

2007-07-26 05:20:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 3 week old daughter and i pump about 6 ounces or milk a day. Today all I ate was a bowl or potato salad. Should I eat more?

2007-07-26 05:18:48 · 25 answers · asked by נєѕѕι¢α (ανα'ѕ мσмму) 5

Is there a healthy diet I can start without diminishing the nutrients for my daughter???

2007-07-26 04:14:17 · 13 answers · asked by ash 2

My son has a rash on his bottom red spots with white in the middle..is this a yeast infection??? how to treat it?

2007-07-26 04:13:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since formula is still his main source of nutrition.. when do i give him the bottle? Before rice cereal in the morning or after?

he eats every 4 hours, about 6 oz at a time

eats 12 little baby spons of cereal,

so how much formula should he drink in the mornign? 4oz?

i'm just really confused about this solid stuff.. Help!

2007-07-26 04:08:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

im expecting my first baby in 4 weeks. i live 5 mins walk from hospital but dont have a car. will they still let me take baby home in a travel system pushchair or would i have to get a taxi which would only take a 1 min drivw

2007-07-26 04:06:09 · 27 answers · asked by tara b 1

are babies in age 7month able to sit?

2007-07-26 03:43:42 · 5 answers · asked by AFSANEH D 1

i have a 4 month old baby and we are moving house, should we use smooth laminate or carpet for the house? please tell us y you chose the flooring we should have, help us stop our arguments about it

2007-07-26 03:28:14 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-26 03:23:54 · 14 answers · asked by Chinedu o 1

My HV has just been and noticed my 2 wk old has talipes/club foot.

Has any one got any experiences of this or advice?

2007-07-26 03:19:19 · 3 answers · asked by knomi_uk 2

My daughter will be 9 months in two weeks. She started sleeping through the night at about 8 weeks. At about 4 months, she began crying for a bottle in the middle of the night. She doesn't actually wake up unless I don't answer her need fairly soon, but she cries very loudly in a plaintive way. She sucks down the bottle and then puts her pacifier back in her mouth and sleeps the rest of the night.

I'm not so bothered about getting up in the middle of the night, but I'm afraid it is going to ruin her teeth. She only has two on the bottom, but she has had them for about 3 months so I'm expecting the top ones pretty soon. My husband thinks the bottom ones are already yellow, but I think he's imagining it. However, I know the sugars in the milk will eventually damage her teeth.

What can I do? She is obviously very hungry. I've tried giving her just water, but she rejects it. I've tried feeding her a lot of rice cereal before she goes to bed, but she still cries for that bottle.

2007-07-26 02:42:56 · 12 answers · asked by tianjingabi 5

My friends have just had a baby boy and I would like to buy a gift. I dont want t seem obvious buying clothes but I dont know what else to get. If you get clothes what should I get? Please help!

2007-07-25 23:46:13 · 25 answers · asked by laura_spafford 1

I've heard of sudden heart failures for this position. I also heard the plus side is that their chest muscles grow stronger because they have to lift their head to change positions (facing left and right). You see, my baby brother was born in the US and he was immediately placed to sleep face down. I remember pictures of in an incubator (yellow fever) upon birth and he was chest down.

2007-07-25 17:11:36 · 12 answers · asked by sk|TTLes™ 6

i am formula feeding my baby right now but thinking of trying breastfeeding. before i left the hospital i was given the depo shot and was wondering if this would cause her any problems if i did do breastfeeding.

2007-07-25 17:10:15 · 4 answers · asked by Rebel Family 1