Newborn & Baby - October 2007

My son is 3 1/2 months old and he typically goes to bed at 9pm, gets up for feedings at 2am, 5am, and then typically wakes up around 7:30am for the rest of the day. I am breastfeeding him exclusively. I was just wondering how long it takes for a child to sleep through the night. I know it is different for every child, but my doctor said he should be sleeping through the night already. I was just wondering if you have any tips for me and my husband to try so that our son sleeps longer stretches at night.

Thank you!

2007-10-14 15:40:35 · 8 answers · asked by E. 3

to a needy baby or even continue to lactate past when you're nursling weaned for someone elses baby?

2007-10-14 15:33:44 · 18 answers · asked by tasha l 5

Just wondering from anyone who knows how old is a baby when you can notice if they have naturally curly hair or not?

Can most people tell right away or does it come as the baby is a little older? Just wondering, thanks ;)

2007-10-14 14:37:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is a month old and i think he has baby acne. well thats what the dr said. and he cries alot. is there anything i can rub on his face

2007-10-14 13:56:31 · 9 answers · asked by Roxy 1

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2007-10-14 13:53:27 · 7 answers · asked by Linda S 6

My 10 month old is a very sweet boy. He is very good with everyone. He will even give "kisses" on your cheek if you ask.
Only problem is he likes to bite sometimes when he is playing. It really can hurt sometimes (he has 7 teeth). What would be the best way to get him to stop doing this? I wouldn't mind so much except that he has a 13 month-old cousin and they "fight" sometimes. I don't want him to hurt her unintentionally.

2007-10-14 13:38:35 · 16 answers · asked by Barbara 2

my baby is 12 days old , seems to me she doesnt get enough milk , she is always hungry even after one hour of breastfeeding ,i give her the formula after breastfeeding she sometimes takes 60ml !! so what is the problem and how to solve it ? i want her to take only my milk and feel full

2007-10-14 13:36:06 · 23 answers · asked by RedWiNe 3

im about to be 38 weeks this is my first pregnancy
and since friday i have had a HORRIBLE lower backache its hard for me to get up from laying down or even getting up out of a chair..anyone else get this?

2007-10-14 12:24:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you used a pump, did you just pump less? How did you stop breastfeeding altogether?

2007-10-14 11:56:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking to buy a sling, or something I can nurse hands free with.Can anyone recommend a good one? Links would be nice....thank you!

2007-10-14 11:26:57 · 6 answers · asked by ♥ϑεηηιƒετ♥ 5

My mother in-law keeps buying me formula. And telling me that I shouldn't limit myself to just breastfeeding. She told me that she doesn't understand why I want to in the first place, and I can get formula free from WIC.
I really don't want to give my child anything but breast milk if I possibly can.
My husband and I have already discussed this issue with her, but it's like she's ignoring everything we say. I'm starting to get upset. I don't want my child to be a formula baby. No offense to anyone. I've always planned on breastfeeding only. I understand if it's an emergency and she has to give him formula. But she's trying to make this a full time feeding option.
I almost don't want to leave the baby to be babysat. I don't know what to say or do. What do you think we should do about it?

2007-10-14 11:15:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was using Enfamil Lipil with Iron in the concentrate when my baby's doctor said that she has acid reflux and put her on Zantac along with giving us samples of Enfamil Prosobee concentrate. Well she got horribly constipated with the Prosobee formula so we tried the Gentlease type but it is only available in powder. She seemed so hungry with that and was still spitting up quite a bit. So we tried the A.R. formula and she is still quite hungry. Both the Gentlease and A.R. is in powder because that is what WIC will cover. Should I switch back to the regular Enfamil Lipil with Iron concentrate as it seemed to fill her up better or is there another concentrate from Enfamil that I could try that will help? Please help me! I hate seeing my baby like this and want her to be happy when she feeds! Thank you!

2007-10-14 10:57:02 · 3 answers · asked by sparklelove8702 2

When she is on the floor even on an area rug, she rolls around and bangs her head on the ground, she never crys but it bothers me, what can I use for her to crawl on?

2007-10-14 10:37:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 6 month old nephew shakes for about a second or so, out of the blue. This does not happen often but enough to worry us. Its like he's jumpy but there is no noise or anything causing it. What is wrong?

2007-10-14 10:32:42 · 6 answers · asked by gina10030 1

my son is 10 months and for the past month he has had a bloody nose 5 times always when he cries and never enough where it drips its only when i wipe his runny nose. is this normal, calling the doc tomorrow, but was told it could be sinuses, (i have them real bad). any thoughts?

2007-10-14 10:25:09 · 9 answers · asked by Ash1227 2

I have room in the nursery, I just can't decide if it is worth it to spend the money on a rocker. I am not sure if I will need it with my baby. How often do you all use the one's that you have or if you do not have one - do you wish you would have bought one? Thanks

2007-10-14 09:53:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-14 09:49:18 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ Stephanie Louise♥ 4

I've heard one of the ways to prevent SIDS is to not have a blanket or pillow in the crib with the baby. However, I've heard a lot of people say (on here and from friends/family) to wrap your baby up tight in a blanket to help him/her sleep. The tightness of the blanket reminds the baby of being in the womb and comforts the baby. I'm not trying to criticize anyone, I'm just trying to get information. It seems like these two things contradict each other, am I right? Or is there a safe way to wrap your baby to help the baby sleep that will still prevent SIDS caused by the effects of blankets? Thanks everyone.

2007-10-14 09:41:37 · 15 answers · asked by BlackDahlia 5

Some people say you could and some people say you cant?
My mother use to give me water.

2007-10-14 09:31:26 · 16 answers · asked by Marlin 3

If its once they have all their teeth, what age is that?
Nothing really helps calm my 11 month old & when shes got it bad its unbearable.She turns into a different baby, bad tempered, cries almost non stop & bites into my skin very hard. Im not going to discipline her because i know its her teeth hurting her, i just feel frustrated that i can't stop it. I don't want her to grow up any faster but will be glad when the teething stage has ended, but when will this be?

2007-10-14 08:35:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Child is four months old and just got switched from breast milk to formula and now doesn't sleep completely through the night.

2007-10-14 05:33:43 · 9 answers · asked by Kairablossom 2

Just started formula. Always slept well on breast milk. Is it the formula?

2007-10-14 05:30:01 · 10 answers · asked by Kairablossom 2

My little boy is just over 1 month old and has severe reflux and gas (bad enough that he has been to the ER for vomiting a spitting blood and is on a prescription acid reducer). He screams in pain and often wakes from gas pains. I have found that feeding a lactose free formula (milk based) exclusively helps keep him from vomiting and screaming.

All of this being said, he is being switched to formula long before I had planned to, and now I need to know how to stop breastfeeding *cold turkey* without risking my health. My son is already 100% off the breast and on formula, and seems much happier and far more comfortable. So now I am pumping and would like to stop. How long is it safe to allow engorgement? Can I just muscle through the pain or will that cause infections? Please no advice about how breastfeeding is best - that is all I can find online and I am already upset enough that I had to stop. I wanted to breastfeed-it isn't best for his health to vomit and scream himself hoarse.

2007-10-14 05:10:35 · 8 answers · asked by Lis 2

2007-10-14 05:09:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

How did you know when to start cutting out your baby's 2nd nap? How old was your baby? How did you know what time to offer the one nap? Did you also change the bedtime? Did your baby take a longer nap or sleep longer at night after you cut down to one nap?

2007-10-14 04:44:51 · 9 answers · asked by devoted2denny 2

i have done a Digital temperature reading from the underarm......do you still need to add 1 > 1.8 degrees to bring it up to the actual "core" temperature (as per lots of web sites )because the reading was taken from underarm?

does this only apply for the old type glass thermometer? or should you add the extra degrees to any underarm reading?

My sons temp was 37.9 deg this morning, so does that mean its really 38.9> deg?
hes teething and has a had cough for the last week so hes understandably a bit miseable overall, but today hes refused all feeds, all day (had about 80mil since 3am this morning) and wont take water either.

He did take half a small jar hipp organic baby food mid morning, but this wont obvoiusly help with potential dehidration (hes refusing water/juice also).

at this rate think il be speaking to doc some time this afternoon.

any ideas on interperating these readings would be appreciated.

2007-10-14 01:25:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

my son is 13months old and no-one can believe how he is behaving, he has just started hitting,biting,grabbing stuff and throwing it, touching plug sockets and tv's he knows all these things are wrong and i know hes doing it for attention but its the disiplin side of things i need help with, i have had so much advise from everyone but nothing works he just laughs and gggles and hits again. he is at nursery 5 days a week so this could be the problem but i just dont know what to do anymore and im also scared he might hurt his self when hes in these moods as he goes crazy theres no calming him down. i have tried everything that you hear on the net,tv and from health visitors, everyone said most one yr olds are not like this. so if anyone out there can tell me something else i can try, i need to do something soon. :)

2007-10-13 22:05:52 · 15 answers · asked by JAMIESMUMMY 1

Ok, that sounds mean, but my really good friend just had a baby, and god love her, she's just not cute. At all. I keep hoping she'll look more average and old manish, but she still looks like a scary alien child (she's a month old). When I'm around my friend she keeps saying, "Oh, isn't she cute...?" and I just can't keep coming up with responses. It's getting stressful. Any ideas?

2007-10-13 18:58:27 · 15 answers · asked by ad 4

He would usually sleep from about 10 o'clock till about 6 the next day. But these last couple of nights he's been waking up like every hour crying like no tomorrow. I usually put him in the bed with me, is it night terrors or just the fact that he wants to be in the bed with me??

2007-10-13 18:15:33 · 15 answers · asked by Chrystl P 1

when it is so much cheaper and so much better for your baby to make your own out of fresh fruits and veggies? Have you tasted any of that crap, make some of your own bananas or applesauce and compare the taste, you wouldn't eat it on a regular basis so why would you give it to your baby?

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2007-10-13 17:35:29 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous