Newborn & Baby - September 2007

I have a wonderful teether that is mesh so you can put frozen fruit or ice in it for the baby, problem is that it's made in China and I'm afraid of poisoning my son. Would you use it or toss it?

2007-09-05 04:07:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 03:43:30 · 18 answers · asked by honeybear 5

I just found out "children are not invited, this is an adult shower."
Am I over reacting??? This lady is a family member and all my other female family members will be there so they can't babysit... (my husband isn't available.) How can you have so much family in a room and not have the kids?
I just don't understand what she has planned that would makes this an adult only party. Even if it is "age appropriate" material, by 11 month old surely isn't going to have any idea what is going on.

2007-09-05 03:34:17 · 32 answers · asked by amber 18 5

It is known fact that exclusive breastfeeding is the best for the baby. I guess I didn't realize that in the very beginning and let nurses in hospital feed my baby a formula. I would estimate that my baby was given a total of 6oz of formula first week.
After that he was exclusively breastfed and is still being breastfed at 5 months of age.
My question is how harmful that formula might have been to my baby? My husband's family has severe cases of astma and allergies, I found out late that exclusive breasfeeding may prevent my baby from it. What are the chances of him developing allergies now? is the fact he is breastfed now worthless beause of that formula in hospital?

2007-09-05 02:59:17 · 14 answers · asked by gula 2

2007-09-05 01:00:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or did you have to get a seperate monitor for sound?

2007-09-04 23:58:39 · 2 answers · asked by A 2

When my son is asleep (only at night) he makes squawking sounds and grunting sounds and sometimes a loud sound like he's gasping for air (but he's not gasping because he never stops breathing)
are all these sounds normal? it isn't crying .. it's just loud noises.
(he always looks peaceful when he's making the noises .. he doesn't seem to be in any distress)
and it doesn't happen during the day when he takes naps .. only when he's sleeping at night.
(this has been going on since he was 2 weeks old)

2007-09-04 20:26:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

this is not the avergae movemnet or sound monitor, its a "temperatre and heart rate moonitor " that is attached to the toddler and if there is a suddenly -+ in temp or hear rate, it will alert the parents. wat do you think?? would u buy it? or u rekon the more traditional movemnet and sound one is better??


Help!! thx in advance.

2007-09-04 19:45:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard you should wait till babies are 6 months old before you use sunblock. We are out in the sun alot. Will it hurt him if I put the baby sunblock on him????

2007-09-04 19:09:00 · 15 answers · asked by luvmydoggies4ever 2

My friend's daughter was just born last month. He is in the army national guard and he is leaving next week for pre-deployment training. He will be gone for 7 months. When he comes back his daughter will be 8 1/2 months old. Will she recognize him or is he going to have to start all over and create a new bond with her?

2007-09-04 17:55:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK if you are not going to say anything nice dont say anything say it all ok

i am sick of people just being giving mean comments


honestly.....
go be mean to someone else

2007-09-04 17:27:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks!!!

2007-09-04 15:03:31 · 13 answers · asked by mommyto2girls 4

cause he seem love sleep on bounce fisher price chair....not the crib he would cry in the crib... he sleep on the chair for 1 month when i put him in the crib while he fall sleep and then he waked and start to cry so then i put him in bounce fisher price chair he stop cry and fall sleep. so is it ok for him to sleep on the chair?

please don't said leave him in the crib with his cry cause i don't like him been cry long time....

2007-09-04 14:46:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-04 14:38:34 · 6 answers · asked by Christy G 1

What should I do?

2007-09-04 12:59:15 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

We recently moved into a condo on the second floor. The balcony has rails that are wide and unsafe for our 7 month old who is learning to crawl. We would never let him out by himself but, we still want it to be safe. Someone suggested getting chicken fence and putting it up w/ twist ties... Any other suggestions? Whats safe that he won't be able to crawl up onto or pull down or even bite on and hurt himself?

2007-09-04 10:52:45 · 7 answers · asked by New Mom_Christina 2

He is standing up when holding onto things but not wanting to walk when I show him he would rather sit! So Frustrated!

2007-09-04 09:11:43 · 14 answers · asked by 2cute4u 2

My son is four weeks old and for the last three days has started having hard stools. He cries and fusses just before and then he has a small hard stool. He is going about every three hours. Does anyone know anything to do for him. Also he is having alot of gas.

I havent changed anything with formula or added anything new to it.

2007-09-04 09:09:12 · 21 answers · asked by Ellen A 1

My daughter is 2 weeks old and only weighed around 6lbs at birth. Afterwards she went down to 5 lbs 13 oz and we had to get her bundled up all the time. When the nurse came to our house and checked on her she was wearing a sleeper, a hat, and two receiving blankets and her temp was still only 96.7. The nurse told us to wrap her in another heavier blanket and put socks on her. Now over a week and a pound of weight later I think she is too hot. She has been really fussy lately. Now she is in just a diaper and two blankets and is sleeping fine. I took her temperature and it was 98.3. Can babies regulate their temps at only two weeks? Or is she just big enough now that she doesnt need all the extra layers? Could this be why shes so fussy?

2007-09-04 07:53:19 · 2 answers · asked by amber 2

....some of the foods are making them constipated. What kind of foods are you giving your 10-11 month old? Are you giving juices & water too? Are your kids having a difficult time? Can you give me some suggestions on foods to give them. I feel bad that their little tummies hurt and that they are having such a hard time.... Thanks

2007-09-04 07:28:49 · 4 answers · asked by Mackenzie & Kaylee's Mom 2

My daughter (who I've been nursing exclusively) is 6 1/2 months old & her pediatrician said to start her on solids because she all of a sudden has been waking up in the middle of the night. So I've been nursing her between 5-6am, then 830 or so, then 1130-12. Then I give her rice cereal or oatmeal with breastmilk at 230 or 3pm, and again at approx. 630 or 7pm right before bed. Then I do a "dream feed" where I nurse her in her sleep at around 9pm before I go to bed. She seems to be doing better on this routine, but does it sound like I'm overfeeding her? It's hard to know how much to give her.
Then, because I don't nurse in the afternoons, I pump, but I still wake up in the middle of the night with pain from engorged breasts! It's so uncomfortable that it wakes me up! Any suggestions?

2007-09-04 07:19:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My baby is almost 4 months and seems to eat pretty often 90ml every 2 hours. I was thinking to start giving her a baby cereal,since she is waking up every 2 hours at night too. Any advice?

2007-09-04 07:02:24 · 7 answers · asked by redmouse 3

2007-09-04 06:59:43 · 18 answers · asked by newmommie 1

My little girl is 6 months old and I'm having trouble getting her on a good sleep schedule - any suggestions? I'd like to find something that works with her natural sleep "patterns" but also is predictable enough that I can plan my day around it.

So far these are her sleep "patterns" that I've observed: She will sleep for an average of 12 total hrs during a 24 hr period. Her night sleep will be 9-11 hours (with one waking for a quick bottle) and her day naps will be 1-3 hours. When she takes short naps during the day (2 naps of 30-45 min each) she will sleep longer at night (10-11 hours). If she takes longer naps during the day (2 naps of 1-1.5 hr each) she will sleep shorter at night (9-10 hrs). She will only take 2 naps per day (one morning, one afternoon) - if I try for a 3rd nap she will fight it unless we're in the car.

How should I arrange our daily schedule? Should I use set clock times for naps/bedtime? Or should I go by how many hours of awake time between sleeps?

2007-09-04 06:59:19 · 4 answers · asked by devoted2denny 2

What foods would you recommend giving my little guy to help stop his diarrhea. I called the pediatrician but, they haven't called me back yet.

2007-09-04 06:55:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is 18 months old and won't eat anything but chicken, he has been on the chicken kick for a few months now, i try to get him to eat anything else but unless its chicken or watermelon he won't even put it in his mouth. I know kids go through these phases but any ideas to speed it up would be helpful

2007-09-04 06:52:14 · 10 answers · asked by yabba 2

and how would i go about doing it- i mean yes of course i have a computer so thats very helpful
but i mean....would i say mommy and then show the sign?

2007-09-04 06:49:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is a month old and I am breast-feeding. For Thanksgiving my father, sister, husband, son, and myself are flying to Pittsburgh, Pa from Houston, Texas. That’s a 3-hour flight. My son will only be 3 and half months old. I am so nervous he will cry the WHOLE flight. I heard your supposed to breast feed on take off's and landings but does that really work? Anyone been in a similar situation and know what to do?

2007-09-04 06:48:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I remember needing a small ironing board (sleeve board) for my daughter's clothes. that's something you would never think of for a baby shower. what are some things you needed that might not be thought of for gift ideas?

2007-09-04 06:41:28 · 6 answers · asked by saveit 4

I am a new mommy so if anyone has any advice its aprecated.

I was just wondering. Last night was our fist night home out of the hospital. I belive my milk is starting to come in. Last night my baby woke every hour to eat and nursed at least 15 minutes sometimes more and went back to sleep. Is this normal, every hour? practicly like clock work?

Thank You in advance.

2007-09-04 06:41:27 · 14 answers · asked by Katy 4