Newborn & Baby - August 2007

My wife and I just had a baby boy who is 6 weeks old and he normally is very quiet and has always eaten very well. Today is the first day that he has cried pretty much the whole time he has been awake. He isn't sleeping very well today either. Any parents ever have a kid that can do a complete change in the way they act (i.e )from laughter to screaming. We have tried everthing from holding him, the vibrating chair, swing, cuddling, feeding, but nothing is working today. Is it possible that it is just belly cramps or gas? Please Help --- Thanks

2007-08-12 17:39:30 · 14 answers · asked by Canadian Bosox Fan!!!!!! 2

My son is now 7 weeks old. Within the past two weeks, everytime I try to burp him he screams and cries. He will not calm down until he's full. He does have a bad case of colic but, I know for a fact thats not why he's crying while being burped. There is a definate cry/scream when he's bothered by the colic/gas. If I wait til he's done eatting to burp him he throws up(not spits up). And if I try to burp in between he throws a fit. I don't know what to do. Either way gives him a bad stomach ache. I had to switch to Nestle Good Start, the Similac was tearing his stomach up. Could there be something wrong? He's fine when he's full.

2007-08-12 17:24:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

my daughter is 2 weeks old, i am planning on breastfeeding till she is about a year old, give or take.

2007-08-12 17:24:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 8 1/2 months old. My mom watches him twice a week while I work. The last time I took him over there, she was very excited about the new walker she bought for him.

I know that they are no longer recommended.

But, is it safe for him to use it two days a week?

Also, I'm pretty sure she's not only using it for 15 minutes at a time twice a day. From what she was saying, he might be spending 15 minutes at a time or longer, every hour or more. She said he just LOVES it, and when I went to pick him up he was just running up and down the kitchen floor (the only place he can go in it), chasing the dog and banging into the table.

I'm just concerned. Is it one of those things I should let go for sake of family peace, or is it really dangerous enough that I need to say something?

2007-08-12 16:50:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm breastfeeding my 2 month old baby and she's been eating every 2 hours since she was born. I've read that the time between feedings should be expanding now. When will she start to go longer? BTW she eats for about 10 minutes when she eats and stops herself, I don't stop her. Thanks!

2007-08-12 16:02:32 · 15 answers · asked by sfc02d 2

2007-08-12 15:59:02 · 8 answers · asked by trionics 1

What are your thoughts about putting rice cereal in the baby's bottle?

Me, I am against it, but my bf is getting mad cause I won't do it. He says he wants a say in what his son eats, but he does eat it from a spoon. He also wanted to give it to him when he was 2 weeks old, and I said no, he got mad. He said his mom did it.

2007-08-12 15:51:25 · 24 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6

do you count by weeks(four weeks=month)? or by complete months (may 4th to june4th=month)? for example - my son is 15 weeks old - almost 4 months by the first method and 3 months on august 4th by the second method. how do you count it at this age?

2007-08-12 15:22:19 · 14 answers · asked by raspberry 3

I am white and I have a 1 month old black foster son. Any time I take him into public the older black women yell at me and tell me that I better cover his face from the breeze (in 90 degree weather) or he will get colic. They also say that having him out in night air will cause colic. I just laugh cause I think it's silly. Have you ever heard this? Why do people think this?

2007-08-12 15:17:28 · 3 answers · asked by Crystal 2

my a baby is 2 months and i havent had no sleep always on a 2 hour schedule if im lucky 3. when or what can I do?

2007-08-12 15:07:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What age can i start giving me baby milk. my aunts baby is 2 months and drinks it but her baby has to.

2007-08-12 14:55:05 · 10 answers · asked by heather c 1

& how early has anyone ever heard of it happening?

2007-08-12 14:53:17 · 14 answers · asked by GROWING_impatient 2

My mom never used them with me and my siblings, and she seems disappointed in a way that I just assumed I would use them with my baby. She also was strict with us about taking the bottle away for good at our first birthday. I was just curious to know for moms who do you a binkie, when did you introduce it, and when did you take it away? did you feel it was beneficial to use one??

2007-08-12 14:43:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not sure how all of this works. I know at one year he is supposed to start drinking milk but he doesn't like anything cold. What has been your experience? Also, what portions do you recommend when weaning from breastmilk to cow's milk?

2007-08-12 14:41:44 · 9 answers · asked by pinky 4

Which of these is better for a new baby? Do you Mamas think they are almost the same thing? I have heard rave reviews for both, but certainly dont need both!

http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Bjorn-Sitter-1-2-3-City/dp/B0007CQ6S6/ref=pd_sbs_ba_1/002-3053161-4568835?ie=UTF8&qid=1186968592&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Baby-Papasan-Infant-Seat/dp/B000BXAIDA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3053161-4568835?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1186969082&sr=1-1

2007-08-12 14:39:49 · 13 answers · asked by MonaBear 1

My son is one years old and about a week ago he started to kiss and hug my belly alot. He's so affectionate to me and my husband and his grandparents but he never does this to any of their bellys. Is it something that baby's just do to their mommy's? And do baby girls do this too?

2007-08-12 11:04:08 · 7 answers · asked by blank 4

I have a 4 month old who is a larger baby. He weighed 9 lbs a t birth and weighs over 16 pounds. He sits up well with support. Do you think he's ready to start solids like rice cereal?

2007-08-12 09:45:01 · 15 answers · asked by tdangel30 2

I'm not a new mom but I don't remember when I put rice cereal into my infant's formula. Any suggestions?

2007-08-12 09:23:58 · 18 answers · asked by TwinMomma 4

Hey all , sooooo ok my baby is 3 and a half weeks old and screamin in pain constantly with trapped wind or colic , me and my partner have tryed every method of winding her and it doesnt seem to help!
i cant give her gripe water or infacol because she isnt 1 month old yet , does anybody know of anything else i can do?
Serious answers only plz shes in distress, thanks in advance xx

2007-08-12 08:59:17 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do this stuff at work all the time, but now it is MY baby and I get all nervous. With clipping his nails and everything do at the hospital. His foreskin is starting to seperate. Today was the first time I got to roll it back a little bit. Abit of fluid came out and I cleaned all the white stuff from birth in there. But it was a little bit red as it had never been touched before because it hadn't seperated yet. I used a warm cloth and dried it. Should I put vaseline it to lubercate and aborb any moiture I missed in drying it? God, you'd think I'd never done this before.. but I haven't on a baby... just elderly men, that is a little different

2007-08-12 06:57:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

So the past couple days my 4 weeks old son will NOT take naps during the day unless i wrap him really tight in his blanket and lay down with him and hold him as close as possible, keep in mind i have never slept with him befor this. he does fine at night, but during the day he won't sleep unless i lay down with him. and this just started. don't get me wrong, i LOVE laying with my son and feeling needed like that, but i need to get some stuff done too :)

2007-08-12 06:43:12 · 9 answers · asked by ilovewigglesandgiggles 3

when they cry.

2007-08-12 05:48:19 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can I tell if my 7 month old son has diarrhea? He usually poops 3 times a day, spread out across the day. For about 3 days he has been going 3-5 times per day. He has gone 3 times already this morning (it is almost noon). It is looser, but only once have I seen what I would call watery. He just got over some congestion.... should I call the doctor?

2007-08-12 05:32:57 · 4 answers · asked by msuewill23 2

My 4 week old son has hard lumps under his breast area...I didn't notice it until last night. One breast is larger than the other. I know that I read in my books that it's normal for the breasts to be swollen - but this seems to be different than just swollen. They seem to be like knots or lumps under the his actual breast. I wasn't sure if it has something to do with my hormones still being inside him or what. But I have been really worried about it. Does anyone know if this is normal?

2007-08-12 05:21:58 · 9 answers · asked by fsu_sweety 1

2007-08-12 04:14:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-12 03:54:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

He has been constipated the past two days. I have tried everything, and the poo is too big and too hard to come out of his butt. I am taking him to the ER. Can someone please tell me how they will get the poo out? Is this something worse than constipation? The poo is so hard and dry and impacted Im worried

2007-08-12 03:43:50 · 10 answers · asked by Betrayed and Insane 5

or if i dont give her all my attention no matter what she is doing even if she is playing and i cant get my chores done my husband works fulltime so cant help so much and my house is falling down around my ears i have been told to let her scream but i think that is cruel any ideas welcome thanks :-)

2007-08-12 03:30:53 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

where does baby come out when women borns?

2007-08-12 03:23:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

::iam NOT trying to sound like a le leche freak, or post holier than thou questions::

Health reasons aside, why choose bottles over breast?

I jsut got done reading something with the world census thing, and doing a little research. America has the HIGHEST infant mortality rate of all the industrialized nations. Thats insane, and they say its because all other countries tend to have much higher rates of breastfeeding verses formula.

I think its unfair that hospitals and doctors dont provide education and support to moms. Every mom wants to provide the very best, and its not fair that commercial entities and cultural taboo's are allowed to steal the best from our children.

On top of all that, some states and counties are MAKING IT ILLEGAL to nurse in public.. WTF?!

It just bothers me that we cant provide the best.

People in saudi arabia have healthier babies than us for cripes sake. Theres something wrong here.

2007-08-12 03:07:53 · 19 answers · asked by amosunknown 7