Newborn & Baby - November 2007

2007-11-30 02:11:25 · 14 answers · asked by Vicky P 2

I think my partner is being very inconsiderate at the moment, but he doesn't seem to think so at all. What do you think so? We have an 11 week old baby, I'm breastfeeding so there's not too much he can do, but even so - I do all changes, baths and gettin up with her in the night when she just won't sleep. Fair enough in the week when he has to go to work, but even at the weekend he sleeps happily through it all and doesn't even offer to lend a hand. I've been really ill the last few days with a cold, being sick and an ear infection, and rather than staying home last night to help with baby so I could have a rest he went out with his friends. Then baby was up all night, he woke a couple of times to go to toilet, didn't even come down to offer to help even though he knew how ill I was feeling. I was hoping to get some rest today while he's at work, but he's forgotten something and so, as i don't drive, I now have to take a half hour walk then 1 and a half hour bus ride to take it

2007-11-29 23:28:44 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-29 23:21:08 · 12 answers · asked by littlesweety14 1

my friend just had a baby and desperately wants to breast feed but she is hardly able to produce any at all. She has to feed him formula to suppliment him afterwards and he seems to prefer that because its easier to get the milk out. She doesn't want him to formula feed but the baby is not gettting enough from her. She hates expressing and only a few drops come out when she does it. She has been given medication but it had not increased the milk production. The baby seems to get tired of sucking from her breast and falls asleep hungry. How can she increase breast milk without medication and without expressing and avoid giving formula? I am frustrated right alongside her as i don't know how i can help her. Anyone have a similar experience or any suggestions?

2007-11-29 22:23:10 · 16 answers · asked by nessa 2

So when mothers choose at 1 year of age to stop breastfeeding or formula feeding. Then where do their babies get their nutrients? Do they just feed their children what we eat or what? I know people that do this but i just dont know how their babys get full.. Whats your take on it? and is 12 months too young for regular food and no more milk on a daily basis?

2007-11-29 19:25:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Baby backpack? Bunjee a rearward facing carseat on the back? Front sling? Tank bag?

2007-11-29 18:23:32 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

My husband and I just brought home our baby who was born 11 weeks premature. He spent 7 weeks in the NICU exactly and is doing great. Born at 2 lbs 15 oz's and is now 6lbs 2 oz's. We tried to put him in his crib the night we got home and he hated it. He got very used to the small tight area in his NICU crib. We then went out and purchased a Moses basket. He likes to feel tight and secure b/c that is all he knows. We put a cushion thing that you would put in a car seat that has a round thing for the head to stay stable and in place. He tends to turn his head at night and I am worried about SIDS and him stuffing his face in it. That secure feeling around his whole body is the only thing that seems to make him sleep. I am wondering if this is ok to use for a while until he gets a little bigger. He is on a heart monitor 24/7 for abnormal breathing and apnea. I want him to sleep well to grow, but I also want to be safe. Thanks!!

2007-11-29 15:47:43 · 13 answers · asked by luvmyboy9 1

I plan on having a baby shower for about 2 or 3 hours and i want to know how many baby shower games should i have prepared to play.

2007-11-29 15:05:52 · 12 answers · asked by babytwin22000 1

My 7 month old son wont stop crying ever since lastnight in nighttime during the day he was fine playful n everythint but eversince he fell asleep around teen he usualy sleeps from ten too 9 10 in the morning and yesterday he cried everyhalfhour so i decided too put him in our bed and usually he stops as soon as he sleeps with us but yesterday he woke up every hour literly and today he woke up with a stuffynose and wants too bite everything and he also has a 100.2 temperature n i called my dc he said too bring him in tomorrow and he doesnt know what it is until he sses him but i want ur opinion what do u think is wrong WIth my son he has a runny nose temparuture and wants too bite everything ? TEETHING ?>JUST A COLD ?? please help

2007-11-29 14:56:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are throwing a baby shower for one of our co-workers who's wife is pregnant. I want to actually give something that he really needs any ideas?

2007-11-29 14:46:14 · 7 answers · asked by x_masangel69 2

I have a five month old baby that I am still breasfeeding. I found out last week I was preg again but had a miscarriage three days later. Is it ok to still breastfeed? Are there issue with hormone surges that might effect my baby?

2007-11-29 13:46:12 · 5 answers · asked by amandapanda74 2

nursing and think that my 1 mth old has milk/soy intolerance and am trying to pin point problem.

2007-11-29 13:44:12 · 3 answers · asked by Josephine G 1

My sister noticed them a few days ago first there were just a few but it seems to be getting worse. We also live out in the bush in Alaska so theres no real way to take her to see the doctor unless we fly out. Any advice would be helpful :)

2007-11-29 13:16:53 · 18 answers · asked by scarlettxfoxx 2

i don't currently have a baby, but plan to. And I wanted to know what the pro's and con's are for best milk and formula. Is one really better than the other? Is it hard on the mom to breast feed? Can you pump from day one? Is there a formula that's better than the others?Does it depend on the baby?

Advice? Experience? Knowledge?

2007-11-29 13:12:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need only honest parents about v this one.. do you let your kids cry them selves to sleep at 5 weeks old?

my son just cries , he needs to be picked all the time , and the funny part is he only does this at night never during the day

2007-11-29 13:07:08 · 18 answers · asked by ------------------------ 5

Please help! My 6 mo old just figured out (this past weekend) how to bite me while breasfeeding. She has done it several times now. The first time, I screamed just because it shocked me so much (and hurt!). She cried, so I thought that would be the end of that. But she keeps on doing it! La Leche League suggested pulling her in close so that her nose gets covered, but she is too strong and won't let me do that. I have also told her sternly not to do it, and signed the word "hurt" (she is not hard of hearing, I just want her to have another way of communicating so I am teaching her ASL)

I do not know the reason for her doing this - if it is a game, if she does it without realizing, if she is trying to "prime the pump," so to speak.

Please let me know what you think the reason may be, and if there are any suggested solutions.

Serious answers only, please. :)

2007-11-29 12:56:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter is eleven months old and I was just about to run out of formula so I was just going to switch her to cow's milk now. She has always taken well to any formula. Never had spit up or colic problems so I wasn't worried. Plus, she always steals the older kids bottles at day care that drink whole milk. She was just diagnosed borderline anemic about a month ago. So I am worried she won't be getting enough iron from the regular milk. Do you think there is a significant difference in the amount of iron.

2007-11-29 12:51:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have a little girl that out grew her car seat. She is 9 months and 20 pounds. We found a car seat that has superb safety ratings but it is a forward facing seat. We have heard that infants should be facing the rear until 12 months old. Is facing our baby forward going to put her into danger?? The car seat is for someone her weight......

2007-11-29 12:45:23 · 18 answers · asked by mark s. 4

I am not a very artistic person but i would like to make something for my baby from me...my sister and my future sister in law have already made blankets so i dont want to do that....but i would like something easy that maybe my bf and i can make together that our baby will always have. Any ideas what we can make?? Thanks!!

2007-11-29 12:42:33 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Puff Cereals, Gerber Wagon Wheels, and those other little dissovable finger foods? My daughter is six months. She has no teeth buts sits well and has been eating baby food since she was four months.

2007-11-29 12:32:07 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-29 12:18:11 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do I get my nipples ready for breastfeeding? 31 weeks pregnant

2007-11-29 12:06:19 · 5 answers · asked by kindra1988 6

2007-11-29 11:51:08 · 88 answers · asked by TeAnna K 2

I am currently 29 weeks with my first child. I have loved this little one since the day I saw the 2 lines on the HPT! But now that it is getting closer to my due date, I am getting nervous. I feel her moving and I just think to myself, wow, she id going to be here very soon. What am I going to do? Will everything just come naturally to me? Will I be a good mom to her?

Did anyone else have these feelings? How did things go after you brought your baby home? Did everything come naturally?

I am 21, married for 3 years to my husband, so I am bringing this baby into a stable life but I am still worried.

2007-11-29 11:01:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm 4 or 5 weeks pregnant and i wanna take care of my self the best i can. what should i eat? and should i exercise a little? HOW DO I TAKE CARE OF MY SELF SO MY BABY WILL B OK?

2007-11-29 10:41:03 · 9 answers · asked by Jenny 2

I have a baby girl that is almost 10 months old, im trying to get her to sleeping alone. We will not sleep in her crib at all, she will sleep anywhere else but as long as shes being held or someone is laying next to her. If i even get up to use the bathroom, she wakes right up and starts screaming. So, im trying to get her used to sleeping by herself so i can start putting her in her bed again. Her crib sits right next to my bed in the room and she still wont. BUT, i was wondering if anyone has any ideas to help it go a little smoother, specally because my husband doesnt like to see her cry so he gives in and picks her up and just lays next to her the whole time she naps, which sometimes is 4 hours. (Of course hes not home THAT much so its not that stressful for him so he doesnt see the big deal about it, but when im home alone and cant use the restroom without the baby freaking out on me then its different). I need some suggestions if anyone has been through this before. Thanks.

2007-11-29 10:18:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

how much does a 5 week baby eat and after how many hours?

are know all babies are different but just wanted to get an idea

2007-11-29 10:07:10 · 6 answers · asked by ------------------------ 5

Ok. my baby boy is three and a half months old. for the last couple of days he has been cranky. He has been drooling more than usual and he has rosy red cheeks. is it possible for him to be teething so young? my second question is about frozen breastmilk that has been in my frezeer for about 2 and a half months. I took some out to thaw and noticed it had freezer burn. It smells and tastes fine. Can i still use it or should i throw it out.

2007-11-29 09:24:38 · 16 answers · asked by mini 2

My babyies are 6 months and still wake up twice a night each. They eat well before bed and go to sleep between 7:30-8:00. They wake up wanting a bottle. They wouldn't go back to sleep unless they have a bottle. What is that problem. I don't get sleep anymore.
Any advice please

2007-11-29 08:51:37 · 17 answers · asked by MomOfGeminiTwins 2

The baby seem to not work. I never hurt it. My mom changed the batteries and I am worried that the teacher will know. Also it still didnt work after she changed the batteries so we put the old ones back in.

2007-11-29 08:51:20 · 1 answers · asked by ct c 2