Newborn & Baby - August 2007

I have cared for children since I have been about 12 years old when my first neice was born. So I've been really great with diciplining older children but I am so confused with my 6 month old! When I sit him down for floor time he gets so angry! He will sit on the floor and I will lay next to him and encourage him so he's not alone but he just does not enjoy this at all. I feel like he is spoiled already. I started trying this...after about five minutes of him loosing his temper I lay him in his crib and let him cry for about ten minutes and then get him back to play again if he has not cried himself to sleep...am I doing the right thing? Is he spoiled by me and my family? I don't want to get into bad habits as he is young, cuz I know how bad it can get as I worked in day care for years!

2007-08-14 04:32:15 · 16 answers · asked by Chacacon 2

I had my daughter by C-section 6 weeks ago. At first I was fine with not loosing any weight because I was recovering from the surgery and was not able to move around to great also I was not too carefull about my eating because people were bring us tons of food and I figured I would start a healthy eating plan when I was healed and able to prepare food for myself again. Anyways its now 6 weeks after I had my daughter and I find I'm absolutly starving all the time, It doesn't seem to matter what I do I'm always hungry. I am breast feeding but I know you only need 300-500 extra calories a day. I'm not too sure what to do as I'm eating more and having more cravings than when I was pregnant. Did anyone else experiance this? I've actually gained 5 lbs since my daughter was delivered!

2007-08-14 03:49:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my little one is eating a lot lately and seems to not be able to get full off of my breasts (i breast feed) everyone keeps telling me when i express my milk to put it in a bottle for him with a tablespoon of rice cereal. the thing is hes only 3 weeks (25 days) old and im worried its to early.
please no lectures im only asking b/c i dont know

2007-08-14 03:02:26 · 18 answers · asked by hamletsjadedlover 3

2007-08-14 01:44:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Generally when you go to shop for nappies for your baby you will notice that you need to pick up the one according to the weight of your baby irrespective of how old he/she is. Why is that so?

2007-08-14 00:54:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anand Surana 1

Our beautiful healthy now 3 1/5 month old son has been stretching out his legs wanting to stand up since he was born and has been standing up while held since just about 2-3 weeks old. We have not been encouraging it but it's like he just started doing it and likes it. if you hold him sitting down he just wants to stand up and if you lay him down he can get very grumpy and then you hold him standing and he's happy again. He's always been a very alert and curious baby and he loves to look around and be a part of what's going on. He never slept much during the day even as a newborn but always slept all night 95 % of the time. He's now working on lifting his head while laying on his tummy and is making progress but does not like it.

So anyone else out there with a baby who's been standing up very early while beeing held?

2007-08-14 00:18:39 · 14 answers · asked by CC 3

He has had boiled carrots and potato. He also had some banana yesterday. He is having solid at one mealtime only. I have given him water and he is drinking it. Rest of the time he is breastfed. Any ideas?

2007-08-13 22:30:15 · 9 answers · asked by sony 1

2007-08-13 21:50:26 · 6 answers · asked by abeer 2

2007-08-13 19:38:09 · 8 answers · asked by kutchie c 1

I have a 1month old little girl, she was born on july 6,2007 and weighed 7lbs. 6oz. at birth....she is now 10lbs. 12oz. she was starving 2 nights ago, drinking a 4 ounce bottle every 2-2 1/2 hours so i got a baby food bottle feeder thing and put stage 1 bananas in it and gave it to her. she loved it and ate it and it did nothing to her but satisfy her. i only give it to her 1 morning and 1 time at night........is this bad? or what?

2007-08-13 18:26:00 · 16 answers · asked by mel_06_01 1

My baby sleeps most of the day and she sleeps great. Only waking up every few hours to eat. I try to keep her awake in the daytime more but it is impossible to keep her awake. When she is ready to sleep, she is out. No matter if she is in the upright position or if she is laying down or what ever.

At night around 12:30 she wakes up and that seems to be one of her most active times. I feed her but she is usually wide awake and will not go back to sleep until 3:00-4:00 am. Even then she is back up at 6:00am. It is terrible for my husband and I because we are so tired.

My baby goes back to sleep at around 8:00-9:00am and that is when she begins her daily sleeping.

She just can not seem to get her days and nights fixed....I try sleeping in the day while she is napping but in all reality that is not always possible. I have 3 other children to take care of as well. I never had this type of problem with the other children. They woke up in the middle of the night but not like this. HELP!

2007-08-13 17:07:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son will be 9 months in a week. He is still breast fed. But he only nursed for maybe 5 mins or less on each side. He is getting solids throughout the day. I want to make sure he is getting enough milk. I don't know how much he gets when he nurses, but usually when I pump in place of a feeding I only get out 4 oz or less; except for morning. I always have more in the morning. I am wondering if maybe he doesn't even like breast milk anymore? I haven't tried dairy products yet because he was breaking out with eczema when he got milk based formula. Dr. put him on soy. He usually nurses at 8, 12, 4:30 and 8:15. He eats solids an hour after he nurses except for the 8:15pm...then he goes to bed.

2007-08-13 15:05:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a 5 month old son. His farther and i are trying to work on our relationship, so i'm living at my mothers. She works all the time so it's not like i'm getting help here..

Everytime i speak with my fiance, he's out doing something... Working on a car, going to the beach ( this weekend ).. just doing things he did before we had the baby...

i'm always at home, trying desperately to get out of the house.. runinng all the errands i can imagine.. but i feel so alone.

I want to stop worrying about what he's doing.. Stop feeling so jealous that hes out having fun. I'm tired of taking care of our son all by myself.. it's getting very hard..

I moved in with mom b/c he said he was depressed and i always b*tched.. i did b/c i felt i didn't get any help..

I can't go over there and spend time with him w/o a babysitter.. he doesnt get off till 5, baby's bedtime is 7..

i go back to work partime tomorrow...

Any suggestions on how i can concentrate on ME . and not worry

2007-08-13 14:41:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can cutting teeth cause a 6 mth old to run fevers as high as 102 to 103, for several days.... they took her to e.r. and were told she was teething( checked ears throat etc.. no bloodwork or anything) just told them to give her tylenol and motrin.... this has helped some but the fever is back up high again.... told them they needed to take her to her doc for a recheck but they said they were not worried because a freind told them that she could run as high as 104 when teething

My kids ran some fever but never this high... just wondering

Thanks in advance

2007-08-13 14:33:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been breastfeeding my son, (or more or less pumping and feeding because he wont latch on) for over 5 months now. He's almost 5 1/2 mos old.
I recently had an ear infection, which i had to take antibiotics for. The doctor said the antibiotics were safe for breastfeeding. For the last 5 days or so, i've noticed the amount of milk has gone down. ( I was able to get about 6-7 ounces every time now i only get about 3-4 ounces)
Is the decrease because of the antibiotics? The frequency of pumping hasnt gone down, since it's supply and demand.
I've been take'n fenugreek to help get the supply back up, and "power pumping"
Any suggestions ? Thanks!

2007-08-13 14:29:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm am breastfeeding full time. I eat the right food and I excerise five days a week. it has been already three months since I gave birth. how much long will it take to fit into my jeans again.HELP!

2007-08-13 14:26:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am Breast feeding and I am letting down on both sides. I would like to be able to breastfeed in public. I cannot do it because the breast that the baby is not latched on to will leak and soak a bath towel. Is there anything that I can do about this? (baby is 4days old and my milk came in 2days ago)

2007-08-13 14:16:59 · 11 answers · asked by Mrs Florek 3

My sister just gave birth to her first baby (daughter) on Saturday night via a cesarean section. She was told by the doctors almost 12 hours later that the baby sustained a fracture in her leg and she was rushed to the childrens hosp immediately where they are doing additional testing for any signs of brittle bone disease. Needless to say my sister's a wreck and no one is giving us a straight answer as to how this happened. I somewhat understand if she gave birth naturally but a c-section? Has this ever happened to anyone else??

2007-08-13 13:49:24 · 6 answers · asked by Leo 1

My husband is not around our son alot. I am stay at home mom. When my hubby tries to dress him or hold him and he starts screaming, he just hands him over to me. He says, "i'm hurting him." I tell him, "No your not! You need to get used to it." What can I do to make him more comfortable around our son? Anyone like me?

2007-08-13 13:35:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

my baby sister is almost a year old and she has eating problems...my mom is feeding her with a feeding tube through her stomach (she litterally has a hole in her stomach) we try so hard to give her food throguh her mouth but she keeps gagging and wanting to throw up...is there any way we can make her get used to eating through her mouth?

2007-08-13 12:39:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do you get mad when breastfeeding mothers talk about the benefits of breast milk and how it's better then formula? Why is that so offensive for formula feeding mothers to hear? It's true, proven with countless studies, that breast milk is far superior to formula.

Why attack breastfeeding mothers when they merely state the facts? So many women seem so touchy about the subject and quickly try to dismiss how important breastfeeding is to the health of babies. Why not give kudos to the women who made the commitment to breastfeed their children despite it not always being the easiest choice?!

If you couldn't breastfeed your child then there is no reason to be defensive. I think it's the women who could and didn't who feel guilty, or something, and attack. Which is their issue. No one is calling you a bad mother. At least I'M not. So why whenever a question comes up about formula/breastfeeding do SOME formula feeding mothers get so defensive?

2007-08-13 09:26:56 · 27 answers · asked by AngelBaby 1

My daughter has been on Zantac since she was 10 weeks old. She's now almost 8 months old, and I'm trying to get her off the medication. Until about a week ago she would get the medication twice a day. I've started only giving it to her once a day, and yesterday stopped it all together. But a few days ago she started being really grumpy... and today's really a bad day. Normally she's in a very good mood.
The probem is I can't really tell if it's reflux or teething...
For other people with babies with this problem, how long was it until they did not need any medication? (Around 6 mos, we tried giving up the Zantac, but it got really bad, so we went back, at our doctor's advice).
Thanks a lot!

2007-08-13 09:05:12 · 6 answers · asked by Emma's mommy 2

2007-08-13 09:04:24 · 10 answers · asked by Adam L 1

My daughter is six weeks old this week. I am very confused about being told to supplement with formula. On the one hand, I understand supplementing doesn't help my milk supply, but on the other hand, I just pumped three ounces in a single sitting. So my milk supply can't be low. But this amount NEVER satisfies my daughter. She never gets full. For the past three plus weeks now, she's had nursing marathons, nursing for an hour and a half of active sucking, yet she still fusses and wants more to eat and doesn't sleep. Give her 2 ounces of formula and she's resting peacefully! Can someone explain this? The school of thought that says I must only breastfeed at all times is losing here, because my fussy daughter is finally peaceful after 2 ounces of formula, despite weeks of breast milk that never seems to fill her up.

2007-08-13 09:03:34 · 15 answers · asked by Susan S 3

I had my baby last week and all he does is sleep. And I'm talking at least 15-19 hours a day. Does anyone else's baby do/done this? He was born at 37.5 weeks so perhaps its because he was a little premature. I could use the help from any mother out there who's baby has slept like this or still does. When did your child start to stay awake more? Thanks so much!

2007-08-13 08:44:56 · 14 answers · asked by mom-to-my-boy 3

I'm a first time mommy, and we don't want to end up with a house full of stuff that we don't really use. (Like a wipe warmer...!) We are especially interested in stroller and car seat recommendations. And we also want to know what kinds of things people bought or got as gifts that they couldn't live without, or never used!

2007-08-13 08:13:43 · 22 answers · asked by Just Being Honest 1

2007-08-13 08:13:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is 3 weeks old is it too early to give him ceral a night? and he is breastfeed

2007-08-13 07:46:31 · 21 answers · asked by miss_kacee 1

our baby is due this december and all we have is a pickup truck. its the kind that has the bench seat. theres no back seat but there is a seatbelt in the middle. is it safe for the baby to ride in the truck? is it safer for her to ride in the middle or closest to the door?

2007-08-13 07:35:47 · 18 answers · asked by omama 3

I'm due in 2 weeks and im not sure what to bring to the hospital ...i know people say comfortable clothes for me ..and i guess for the baby as well...but what about diapers or things like that...

2007-08-13 07:29:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous