Newborn & Baby - October 2007

my daughter is 5 months and eats 1st stage of solids but it would like to know when i can start giving her the 2nd stage solids.

2007-10-24 05:22:12 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ Natalie's mommy ♥ 4

i know that ur not supposed to, but what damage can it really do. I know that they say not to give cause they may get full on water and not their formula, but what if u only give like 1 oz, or small amounts like that. My mom is always telling me its ok, she gave me, but I go by what the Dr says, which is no. Has anyone gave water to their baby?

2007-10-24 05:15:13 · 18 answers · asked by cristy 1

I have a 12 week old who goes to sleep between 830-930 every night and doesnt wake up until 530-730......... Isn't that crazy? A baby sleeping 11 hrs straight?!

2007-10-24 04:49:48 · 16 answers · asked by Cutie 3

After 3 babies and encountering EVERY breastfeeding problem there is, I have become very discouraged, but still would like to try with my next (I am 16 weeks pregnant). I am VERY prone to mastitis and candida (thrush) and need to know how to prevent or quickly treat these problems. I am a part of La Leche but our local group is small (3 people) and none of the women had experience with these problems. I'm out in the boonies and my midwife is 30 minutes away and my family does not offer support. Please share your advice if you've encountered problems like mine.

I've never been able to nurse past 2 months!

2007-10-24 04:16:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My third baby is the hungriest of the three and having three means i have a lot more to do besides feeding her! I'm trying to put in some kind of routine but its really not working at the moment! She is 11 an a half weeks old and any help would be great.

2007-10-24 04:08:36 · 8 answers · asked by tdrammeh79 3

Do u have to warm up all the differnt kindof a veggies? I mean the ones u buy in the jar by heinz. And warming up fruits thats a no?

2007-10-24 04:00:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a new mommy! Yippee! My daughter is going on 6 weeks old and she has reflux. I think we finally found a formula that will work for her (yes, before anyone attacks me, I know breastfeeding is best, and I did it for a month but had one setback after another) but I'm always looking for ways to make my little girl more comfortable. I am sure to sit her up while feeding, and I hold her upright for about half hour after she eats (our cuddle time) but is there anything else that may help? She's currently on baby zantac but honestly I don't know that it's doing much. She only seems to have tummy discomfort in the evenings, otherwise as they say it's more a laundry issue than anything else. Thank you!

2007-10-24 03:33:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

calories ..

What about working out? Is there a limit to how much I can work out before it starts affecting the baby's food? Can I do advanced taebo or is that too extreme?

If I CAN do advanced taebo, is it too soon to start? ( i gave birth 12 days ago)

Appreciate responses from mothers in similar position.

I am about 50 pounds overweight.

2007-10-24 03:33:36 · 25 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6

Do you pump beforehand or do you breastfeed publicly? Whenever I take my baby out I don't go far because I don't pump and feel uncomfortable feeding in public. Also, I only go to places where breastfeeding is welcome like a friends house, a mall that has a babies r us, or a motherhood maternity. I would like some advice on how to be better prepared to feed my child and if it is ok to to feed in public

2007-10-24 02:40:52 · 31 answers · asked by Meliskell 2

My best friend has a baby that is almost 9 months old. She follows a bedtime routine since forever. The baby hardly sleeps during the day and she's very active. She just cut 2 teeth (bottom) so it's not teething (we think). She uses the J&J products to help her sleep, nothing works, my friend is sick and tired or rocking a 20lb baby to sleep. She tried ferberizing, it worked for 2 weeks and now she learned to pull herself up and stands up in the crib and cries. Mom goes in, reassures her and the second mom walks out of the room the baby is again up and crying her lungs out. She also wakes up now at 4 am and does the same thing. Any tips?

2007-10-24 02:29:22 · 8 answers · asked by Baby Ruth habla español 6

if you decided not to breastfeed, what is it that the doctor gives you to dry up your breastmilk? thanks!

2007-10-24 02:26:42 · 17 answers · asked by 2/08 is the due date! 3

breast-like nipples so my baby will be less confused. I plan on pumping and letting his daddy feed him sometimes. But also I want to establish a bond and I know that even if I have to pump, I can store the milk in the freezer for a certain amount of time. So I guess I have two questions. One about the bottles with those kind of nipples and how long should I feed directly from the breast before I let others feed him with a bottle (with breastmilk in it of course :-) Thanks for your advice!

25 wks pregnant with Alex (my first baby)

2007-10-24 02:19:26 · 8 answers · asked by Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷAℓεx & Aаяöи have my ♥ 5

I am having a few family and friends over and there will be 2 more babies of the same age. What food is good to include in the buffet to cater for the babies?

2007-10-24 01:15:33 · 12 answers · asked by miss_ruby_topaz 4

My daughter has some congestion and I don't know if I should suck it out with that nose thing. The last time I tried to suck it out I just made things worse for her and I couldn't get it all out. She even started choking the last time.

2007-10-24 00:43:51 · 6 answers · asked by kandikane_stripper 1

2007-10-24 00:11:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

what encourages your baby to get his head engaged?

2007-10-24 00:05:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I seem to find a lot of conflict against mothers who decide not to breastfeed, but I was made to feel I was doing the wrong thing by breastfeeding by my fiance's mother who bottlefed had had this amazing routine. I was critsized with my 1st son and when I was pregnant with my second she even said that she didnt think I would make the same mistake again meaning I wouldnt breastfeed!!! obviously I have, he is now 11 mths and still going. Also she had problems with me not adding salt to baby food and not giving them sugary tea to drink! has anyone else encountered any anti breastfeeding reletives etc???

2007-10-23 22:57:33 · 12 answers · asked by Becky 2

2007-10-23 17:33:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

when he wakes and he sometimes goes right back to sleep, but if not he has to get in bed with us in order to fall back asleep. Could we be spoiling him? Something else in his crib bothering him? He slept through the night until recently and now he just fights sleep like crazy. I don't know what to do.

2007-10-23 16:39:45 · 7 answers · asked by lysistrata411 6

I have a lil girl and she is 1 month old. She sleeps in her car seat becuz she doesnt like layin down flat. Is this normal?? also we took the cover off the carseat and put a blanket over it becuz she doesnt like the feel and the head support that goes around it we find makes her unconfertable. is this safe to do??

2007-10-23 16:31:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am hosting my best friends baby shower. She is having a girl. Is there anything that you've seen at someone elses shower or was at your shower that you thought was a cool idea. I just want to do something different. She said she wants everything to be "girlie". But i can pretty much do whatever i want. Any thoughts......

2007-10-23 16:02:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is worth the 5 points. So My wife and myself sit on the two opposite ends of the "debate". I am for having our baby circumcised. She on the other hand is in with these anti-circumcision groups. So we are at a full stand-off. Their are websites, the pro ones give "supposed" medical information, but the anti sites find ways to discredit it. Some of these tactics look like they were done with PETA.

So, I say yes to it, since I am, and I don't know anything about it or how to clean it, I want to avoid teasing, and I don't want to risk the increase of urinary infections s he is young and other complications as he gets older.

She believes it is a procedure done just to make money and that not having it done prevents the urinary infections and so forth, also believe that it causes permanent psychological problems, and that she will regret it her whole life.

2007-10-23 14:24:36 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

iam looking for any women out there that would like to share their birth stories in my new book .
iam due to have my 5th child and i have come across allot of girls that asked me about home births and other experiences so i thought why not put it all in one book .if ayone would like to share please email me with your story and your babies photo it dont matter how long ago it was ago .if you had a good experience or a bad one ,loss of the baby ,or c section all experiences excepted as long as they are real .
if you have more than one child add all your experiences if you choose to do so .please send all stories to me with the title " home birth or c section " etc which ever it relates to .making it easier for me to put them in diferent section of the book .anyone interested?

2007-10-23 13:55:27 · 8 answers · asked by thelincolns 1

2007-10-23 13:32:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currently pregnant with my first child and am doing a lot of research online about vaccinations (specifically, their possible link to autism, which still has not been totally dis-proven). While I think vaccines were one of the best medical inventions of the modern age, I am concerned that giving so many doses (24 shots before the baby is 15 months old) of vaccines when an infant is so young and is still growing and forming their immune system seems harmful. I will be a stay-at-home mom for the first few years of my baby's life, so I don't need to worry so much about the baby contracting deadly diseases at day care or from me and my work. I'd like to wait until the baby is a little older to get the shots. I was just wondering what others have thought about this issue, and whether or not you had your child vaccinated right away.

Oh, I also found out that the flu shot (which is recommended for all pregnant women) is the only one that still has mercury in it, which was shocking!

2007-10-23 13:28:48 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

well i asked a question earlier about mini cribs and everyone seemed confused and told me to get a pack-n-play. i can't have my step-daughter sleep in a pack-n-play two weeks out of every month that just isn't right. especially since we just recieved a regular crib for our son. anyways i want to know if anyone has experience with this type of bed. they usually convert to a twin bed. i want to know where do you get the bedding and sheets? does this type of bed work good for you? and how much smaller are they then a regular crib? see the problem is our son and step-daughter will be in the same room for quite a few months until we get a bigger place (when we have the money) and we didn't realize how big his crib was when we picked it out. now we have to fit another crib in the room so i'm looking for either a less bulky regular crib or a mini crib but i don't know much about the mini and i haven't found a store that has them on display. i just want to know how well they work. thanks.

2007-10-23 13:24:59 · 2 answers · asked by Supermommy!!! 5

Im looking at going back to work in January next year - bub will be 6 months by then. Im absolutley devistated at the thought of leaving him, but im going back so my partner and i can apply to get a home loan so we will have some financial security and something to leave our kids when we're not here. Ive already been in tears a couple times about it - i just want to know how others cope? I originally was going to have a full year off, but with house prices increasing all the time, if we dont go for a home loan soon, we will never be able to afford one. i feel so guilty about having to leave him - hes going to be looked after by family, so that makes me feel a little better, but im still so upset about it. Any tips?

2007-10-23 13:20:07 · 8 answers · asked by kjay 6

I am due any week now and plan on breast-feeding. I have heard of many women starting to where nursing pads before their baby is born because they are already producing milk... I haven't had anything come out except this orange-ish colored residue. I was wondering if this natural/common and if some woman just start producing milk later on after giving birth?

2007-10-23 13:06:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 9 month old and my doctor gave me what she admitted to be an unnecessary episiotomy. I've tried multiple times to have vaginal intercourse with husband and have succeeded once but I hurt at the point of my scar very very bad afterward and haven't tried again since. It's been about a month. I'm concerned that I healed wrong or something. Does anyone have any advice other than to go to the doctor. I can't go to the doctor until we get health insurance again which could be a few months. Also would like to know if others have experienced this.

2007-10-23 12:38:37 · 7 answers · asked by Dani Marie 4

Alright so i need to know how it cost for a baby to go to the doctors regulary, and get immunizations..
how much does it cost with no insurance.

2007-10-23 12:38:04 · 6 answers · asked by Cammy 1