Newborn & Baby - October 2007

My son has been on a "soild strike" since before he tuned 7 months. We had started solids at 4 months and he was doing great until he just quit. He will only eat yogurt and crackers or Cheerios. He takes bites of our "people food" but will not even eat enough of that to make a whole meal. All he eats most days is formula. And he is drinking so much now that its costing us a fortune.

I just don't understand why he dosn't want to eat anything. And I am worried that something might be wrong with him.

Help please.

2007-10-08 03:49:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am expecting my 1st baby and was wondering wot parents think is a better option for a newborn a chair that swings or a bouncer chair that vibrates??

2007-10-08 03:34:39 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone know about this, and if it's treatable for a newborn? Does this mean she has it to? Can others be infected by her or the baby?

2007-10-08 03:01:58 · 6 answers · asked by ki-ki 1

breastfeed using just a pump instead of the baby being on my breast?

2007-10-08 02:58:03 · 21 answers · asked by Lou25lou 1

i was very depressed when i had my daughter and tried to follow a book to get her in to a routine(bad idea).This just got me more depressed to the point i struggled to want to feed he or hold her.She was to weak to stimulate my milk and i ha no support i would have loved to feed her myself and after two losses this year i'm pregnant again and so far so good i would love to breast feed this time so would love to know how long a routine takes to establish ect thanks

2007-10-08 02:24:47 · 12 answers · asked by noot 3

When I first met my bf, he told me he didnt believe in marriage, although we have talked about the subject recently. Been together for three years. Now he really wants to have a baby and I don't want to have a baby without being married to him, even though I do want a baby now. Is this really old-fashioned thinking or just smart thinking?

2007-10-08 02:14:24 · 17 answers · asked by cashmaker81 6

What did you do with tle little black stuff on your nipples before starting breastfeeding.

2007-10-08 02:07:20 · 3 answers · asked by regie 2

we have tried at a certain time of the day to get him to link that time with a bottle fed, but he seems to know when we have it in our hands and gets really upset and wont take it,
any tricks to giving a bottle, he has taken it in the past on occassions but not consistently...
would just like the reassurance that if i needed to miss a feed he would take a bottle, or should i wait until he is a little older to have solids and maybe supplement with formula
any suggestions

2007-10-08 01:43:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 12 month old son nurses about every 4 hours (about 4 times a day), but I am trying to get him down to nursing at just morning and night. However, I have tried everything--cold and warm milk, in a sippy cup and bottle, having my hubbie and friend try giving it to him and he almost always rejects it and I end up nursing. In a weeks period he accepted the bottle twice so I know that he likes the taste, he would just rather nurse. The reason that I am concerned is that he is at the bottom of the growth curve and needs as many calories as he can get. He does not eat very good at mealtime either. Does anyone know if there are more calories in breastmilk or whole milk? Any info would be helpful, Thanks

2007-10-08 01:28:59 · 12 answers · asked by Laurie C 2

My friend and I are both first-time mums, and so I'm not sure whether I'm right but it seems to me that she is overfeeding her baby. She breastfed for the first week but found it too demanding. He is now bottle fed but she also started him on baby food at 3 months - saying that he was ready to start having solids because 'he woke during the night meaning he was hungry and the bottles weren't enough'. In the space of 3 hours that I spent with her recently, she gave him a 9oz bottle, followed by a large jar of baby macaroni cheese, a large jar of baby rice pudding, then another 9oz bottle straight after (I'm just brestfeeding so have no idea if this is a lot of formula or not) and then he had another bottle half hour later, and pooped 3 times during this time that absolutely stank! I don't want to lecture her, because I too am a first time mum, and I'm breastfeeding so not too sure about how much you should bottle feed but don't want her little boys health to suffer.

2007-10-08 00:14:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

He is a very big boy, can sit, roll and crawl of sorts but....his legs are all floppy and wont put any weight on them. when you hold him up he just sits on them. There is nothing wrong with him, as confirmed by GP so what can i do to get him standing and walking?

thank you

2007-10-07 20:26:03 · 26 answers · asked by sclodion 2

a lot of breastfeeding mothers are telling me that its easier to sleep with the baby in our bed that way i dont have to wake up all the way when she's hungry and i can sleep while she's nursing. how many of you did this? me and my husband talked about it and are both terrified that we'll squash her. i've heard stories of mothers falling asleep with their babies rolling over on them and smothering them. whats your opinion on this?

2007-10-07 19:28:46 · 16 answers · asked by omama 3

She gave birth to our daughter 16 months ago and has retained the baby weight. I still love her and think she is beautiful, but I just want her to get back to the weight she was before the baby.

I know it's tough physically having a baby, and we both work a lot, but I have offered to go with her and she won't. I work for the city and we can use the gym for free, She admits to wanting to lose the weight too, but always finds an exscuse not too. What to do?

2007-10-07 18:14:25 · 59 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am watching Jenny McCarthy on Larry King Live and I am just wondering, as a poll if you will, if you choose to vaccinate or not? My daughter is four months old and has received all of her vaccinations to date, but I want to hear your stand on this, or any story you may have to share regarding infant vaccinations and autism, or any other side effects you may have enountered. Thanks!

2007-10-07 17:31:30 · 14 answers · asked by MediMommy 3

I have a 8 week old beautiful baby and i love him with all my heart. i have to go back to work in 1 month and i don't know if i should. My husband and i are 80% not to go back and 20% to go back. The reason is because it's a County Job and it's not easy to get a job there. Plus the other and most important reason is because they have really good benefits, the insurance is so good. In the other hand, i don't make a lot of money and it doesn't make sense to only use the money that i'm making to pay someone to take care of my baby. Right now my husband don't need much of my help , now he thinks is not so hard. I think i used to expend more money when i worked. I know that nobody is going to take care of my baby like i do and i already know him. Another very important thing is that because i'm with him 24/7 i worry too much and it is not easy for me to leave him with anybody else without me being there. Please help me!!!! i don't don't want to make a decision that late i will regret.

2007-10-07 17:25:08 · 12 answers · asked by ITALY06 1

Like my parents are related to the parents of the cousin having the baby? What would that make me

2007-10-07 17:21:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know they will have problems initially, but how likely is it that they will over come long term health problems?

2007-10-07 17:10:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just wonder if it is worth to spend some money for my baby's crib? Thanks.

2007-10-07 16:23:37 · 22 answers · asked by Ross 1

My daughter is 7 months old and sits unattended, she has been leaning herself forward and getting onto 1 knee mostly and her hands but then just whinges, she doesnt know how to move forward or anything if she moves her hands she just ends up on her belly. How do i help her to learn to move forward or will she just figure it out on her own???

2007-10-07 14:42:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a banana for my son to try for his next food this week. I want to know if this is good: I plan to mush it up real nice, add some oatmeal and formula. This will be his first time eating this. Does that sound good or any other suggestion would be helpful too.

2007-10-07 14:39:43 · 5 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6

I have found that the new Luvs diapers are identical to Pampers and i love and use both. I want to know why is it that some baby's leak in a certain brand while others don't? I only want to know why some people claim that a certain diaper leaks or doesn't fit right, or don't hold as much, etc. with their baby that others it might be the oposite. I am just curious why this happens?

2007-10-07 14:37:42 · 12 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6

When I put her down or put her down to sleep (she has been fed and rocked and already is asleep) she wakes within 5 minutes. It's not just a fussy cry its a screaming cry and I just wont let a 5 day old baby do that. Is this a normal stage or is there something wrong or something that I am doing wrong? Understand though she does sleep and is content as long as I am holding her. This is very exhausting. Please Help!

2007-10-07 14:36:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 7 month finally got her first tooth yesterday. She was cranky for about 3 days prior, had two dirty diaers a day for those 3 days (she usually has one), and yesterday we saw her first tooth on the bottom middle. It was sticking out and very cute! I felt it, and saw all day today- but tonight it was gone? The gums seem swollen - could the tooth have gone back down? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

2007-10-07 13:53:31 · 3 answers · asked by RAPBA 1

My friend just gave birth to her first baby! I'd love to visit them ASAP. He was born 2 days ago, Friday. Would it be okay to visit this coming week? Everyone's healthy. TIA!

2007-10-07 13:51:10 · 4 answers · asked by Diana 7

I have exclusively nursed my son since he was born. Recently, he stopped nursing as long and sometimes he refuses to nurse altogether... he will not take a bottle either! When I put him in the position to nurse he screams and will not be consoled until he is in an upright position. My milk supply is fine. Funny thing is that when we bring him to sit with us at the table he grabs for our food and forks whining all along like he knows he wants some... i have tried giving him hard boiled egg yolk moistened with breast milk. he doesn't want that either. I am worriied because he is losing weight now.. Please help

2007-10-07 12:45:57 · 14 answers · asked by kingdombound85 1

is this harmful? should i take her to the ER?

2007-10-07 12:21:43 · 10 answers · asked by Ty 2

exactly how does this thing work and how long do the refills last? It doesn't seem too expensive, but if you have any helpful comments, I would appreciate it!

2007-10-07 09:18:24 · 9 answers · asked by Holy Macaroni! 6

we've got a 2 week old lovely baby girl,who is fit and healthy,one thing that upsets me is that everytime we change her nappy,she cries as if in severe pain! we know nothing is hurting her,and her hips are fine,all other times she is normal.but as soon as we go to take the nappy off,until we've finished,she just cries and cries,midwife says this sometimes happens,but i dont recall it with my nieces and nephews.any help please

2007-10-07 07:24:15 · 23 answers · asked by =)) 3

We are having a girl, and I am trying to pick out her nursery bedding. I love colorful things and not crazy about covering everything in pink. Any ideas?

2007-10-07 06:51:23 · 18 answers · asked by Sugarcookie 5

2007-10-07 03:12:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous