Newborn & Baby - October 2007

ok this mom called " do your own thinking" just answered a question that someone posted about formula and " do your own thinking" called formula "inferior food" . Im sorry but breast fed babies r in no way better to formula fed babies. That really bothered me that she would say that. My 2 girls r formula fed and they r smart, happy and healthy, even though they eat the so-called "inferior food" Oh, by the way, just because you breast feed does not make you better than someone who formula feeds. Does anyone else agree? It just seems like everyone on hear that breast feeds feels like they r superior to everyone else. When in fact everyone is the same because we ALL ARE MOMS
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2007-10-22 10:21:35 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

She is only 5 1/2 months old and this is early for any baby. I dont want her to hurt herself or cause damage to her legs. she can pull herself up, crawl. and sit up great. I have never heard of a baby walking this early. so should i stop her?

2007-10-22 10:01:13 · 62 answers · asked by hmmmm1977 2

2007-10-22 09:32:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 5 month old wakes up a lot at night and only takes half hour naps, any ideas of techniques to get her to sleep longer and better. I have tried baby whisperer and ferber method some what. Any advice.

2007-10-22 08:41:39 · 11 answers · asked by girl 4

taking newborn home form hospital

2007-10-22 08:31:33 · 13 answers · asked by skyy b 1

2007-10-22 07:28:50 · 33 answers · asked by Jenni 2

I have no idea where they came from, we don't have pets. But somehow we have fleas in our house. Is it safe to use the store bought bug bombs with a baby in the house? I know that you have to leave the house for a certain period of time.

2007-10-22 07:25:01 · 16 answers · asked by lindsey4706 3

2007-10-22 06:22:15 · 15 answers · asked by Ms. Diva Brown 1

If you make your own baby food it is suggested that you start with fruit, veggies and grain (cereals) at 6 months and then meats and dairy (yogurt, cheese etc.) at 8 months.

So why do they sell stage one meats and yogurt when stage one is suppose to be 6-8 months?

Do they process the meat and yogurt differently than what you would do if making it yourself therefore making it safe that young?

I want to give my baby a balanced diet, but I would also like to make all my own food.

If she is only eating veggies, fruit and grain at 6-8 months then she would be missing meat and dairy from her balanced diet. (P.S. I realize that breast milk needs to be given also at this time, but I don't want her to get used to not having meat and dairy.)

In order to give her meat and dairy, should I use stage one jars until she is 8 months and then start making my own after that or are the baby food makers wrong by making a stage one food that is not supposed to be eaten until later?

2007-10-22 06:18:14 · 3 answers · asked by The Morg 2

my son who has two teeth on the bottom coming in has just starting to bite my shoulder while im holding him. is this a sign that the bottom two teeth are going to fully pop through the bottom gum. just his points of his teeth are through.

2007-10-22 03:49:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello. I'm a 20 year old woman living in the UK. My partner is 21. We are planning on marrying next year and want to start a family shortly after.

However, we only earn £29k a year between us, this pays for our food, mortgage, bills. We have about £350 left per month after we pay these costs.

If I get pregnant, I can only have 9 months maternity leave, then I have to return to work, as my partners salary alone is not enough pay both of our share of the bills and support a baby.

Most girls who get pregnant at work, have their families look after their baby when they return to work but me and partner have nobody to do that for us, plus I feel it's important I be with the baby.

He earns £15k which is too much to claim benefits but isn't enough to support us both and a baby. He'll need to be on £33k +

It'll take over a decade for him to be earning that!!

Does that mean I can never have a baby??

2007-10-22 03:47:11 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is four weeks old. She had been sleeping in her crib until a few nights ago...I brought her in my room because the weather was really bad. My husband and I both enjoyed having her sleeping in with us, and we all got a better night's sleep. I would like to do that more often, but I'm afraid if I start it now, she won't sleep in her crib later. Does anyone have any experience with this? I always swore I would never have an infant in bed with me...funny how your opinions change once you have one!! But like I said, I don't want to get into something it will be hard to get out of later. Any advice? Thanks!!

2007-10-22 03:46:27 · 43 answers · asked by Kelly T 2

i had my baby girl 10 days ago and at night after i feed her etc i put her down in her moses basket and she has little episodes of breathing really fast and makes croking noises, then she is quiet and then she makes the same noises again , it goes on for about 5 times then she falls asleep, but i keep getting up all the time to see if she is ok or being sick, i no im probably just being paranoid but i thought i would ask just to be on the safe side, are these noises and fast breathing normal? love jane x

2007-10-22 03:40:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 5 month old and were starting solids in about a month. Her sleep is horrible. She nurses alot during the night (about 3 real nursing sessions and then she will use me sometimes as a pacifier) and Im wondering how solids might impact her. I know research says that adding solids doesnt help baby sleep throught the night especially young babies but wondering about older babies.

2007-10-22 03:01:32 · 11 answers · asked by lovelylady 5

2007-10-22 02:10:02 · 13 answers · asked by sonu 1

my son is 4 months old and he is very active physicaly. he can use the prewalker, but I am not sure if it is beneficial .

Thanks

2007-10-22 00:58:51 · 5 answers · asked by alexfitness2008 1

2007-10-22 00:48:43 · 11 answers · asked by simplymel78 2

2007-10-22 00:28:35 · 14 answers · asked by tnucamai 3

Why in the UK they? don't recommend cot bumpers

2007-10-21 19:40:35 · 8 answers · asked by vendy015 2

What type of mattress is best for a newborn baby.
Sprung or latex/foam?

2007-10-21 19:36:48 · 6 answers · asked by vendy015 2

she's been on nutramigen since she was about 2 months old. she's 11 months old now, and is still on it, but loves yogurt made with whole milk: the yo baby brand. so, if she tolerates this yogurt so well, would it be safe to say that i could try to switch her to milk based formula for these last two months?

2007-10-21 18:33:05 · 13 answers · asked by jamlynne 3

My baby is 2 weeks old and ive been feeding him about every 4 hours the first week. Today (12 days old) he is wanting to eat about every between about 1-2 hours. So my question is am i over feeding my baby?

2007-10-21 17:37:10 · 22 answers · asked by Slick Rick 60 1

My baby's doctor said not to feed her for then fifteen mintues on each side. She is 6 weeks old now. She is still fussy after feeding like she is still hungry. Why only fifteen minutes on each side? Is it ok to nurse her longer so maybe she isn't fussy? The doctor also said not to feed her again for at least two hours even if she appeatrs to be hungry. Will it harm anything to feed her as often and for as long as she'd like or will this cause problems wit my milk supply?

2007-10-21 17:10:06 · 21 answers · asked by TIFFANY 1

My 9 month old daughter began having cold-like symptoms yesterday. It started out with a runny nose (clear drainage) and a little cough, but no fever. Now today she still has the runny nose along with a fever. The highest it has gotten is 102.6. Using Motrin brought it down to 100.1. But then after the Mortrin wore off it was back up to 102. Should I continue with the Motrin? What can I do to help her stuffy nose? At what point do you call the pediatrician? This is the first time she's ever had a cold or fever, and I'm not sure what the general rules are. She doesn't seem to be bothered much though. She's playing like normal, she's just a little more sleepy. A friend told me that you really don't have to call the doc unless it's 103 or 104 or if it won't go down with tylenol or motrin. Any suggestions?

2007-10-21 14:58:23 · 9 answers · asked by tiredbutwiredlove 4

My son has never been able to adjust to a schedule i tried to create, but he's put himself of one over the last couple of months. Only thing i control is his bedtime routine.. We do it same way at almost same time ( depends on him )... But lately he's been so hard to put down.. His last nap used to be 4-5pm.. Now when he's tired and is rubbing his eyes around that time, i try to lay him down, and he'll scream and scream untill i get him up, then fuss if i sit him down to play and squirm if i try to hold him.. So we end up staying up and doing the routine earlier, and he's down for the night at 6:30.. (its usually 7 - 7:30 ) I realyy don't like the idea of him going to sleep so early.. But there is no way to put him down for that last nap, or try to keep him up for longer.. So he just spends the last 3 hours fussing at everything..

Anyone else have this problem?

2007-10-21 14:57:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you let your baby sleep wiith a blanket, if so do they pull it over their face at all, i just started trying to let my son sleep with a blanket because its getting cold but he pulls it over his face, and i am a freak about sids, and i just don't want him to suffocate, what should i do?

2007-10-21 14:48:41 · 18 answers · asked by ilovewigglesandgiggles 3

My baby recently started taking his covers and pulling it over his face when sleeping, he can still breath fine, but has your baby ever done this? Why might he be doing this? He loves to hold his covers though and they are very thin blankets too. There is another baby at the daycare that does this too.

2007-10-21 14:33:09 · 4 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6

My son will be 11 months on the 30th. He loves his bottle. Most of his meals are still formula(another problem, but not this one) He eats soilds maybe 2-3X a week. For the past 24 hours he has refused his bottle!! He will not drink it AT ALL!! The day before he only had 2 bottles. But before that he was drinking normally(6-8oz every 3 hrs during the day) My son LOVES his bottle!! He gets very angry if we try to feed him soilds, because he just wants a bottle. So its very out of character for him to do this, and he's never done it before.

I have gotten him to eat a very small ammount of soilds today. Not enough tho. And also he has only drank about 4 oz of water.

Anyone know whats going on? Please help me!!

2007-10-21 14:27:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a three month old baby and giving her a bath at night make me concern that she might get cold flu or cough...
Can you give me the best time at "night"that i can bath her?...

Thank You and please give me a proper answer....
Im a new mom..I hope its a good excuse to say that im not really master with that kind of stuff yet..
Again thank you...

2007-10-21 14:22:20 · 15 answers · asked by mariposang_gala 3

My one month old son breastfed very good from the first hour he was born, but recently my husband introduced my milk in a bottle to him and ever since he hasn't been the best eater. He'll latch on and eat for a few minutes than latch back off, and this doesn't happen at every feeding, but it happens at least a few times a day. How can I get him to drink my milk better, or is he slowly going to refuse my milk until he won't take it anymore? I really want to try to breastfeed for at least 6 months! This just makes me soo upset. Could my milk supply not be enough for him? I'm on progerstin birth control only.. He also doesn't burp that well either, we've tried many positions, but usually nothing works. So that causes him to spit up pretty much after every feeding, and than after about a couple of days without burping he'll get really fussy for a few hours and nothing we do will help him. I think it's because of gas.

If some one can help me please!?

2007-10-21 11:47:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous