Newborn & Baby - December 2007

My husband works a full time job...and I stay at home at take care of our 1 month old (all the stay at home moms know its not as easy as it sounds) am I being unresonable by asking him to help me with the baby when he comes home?

2007-12-17 07:26:36 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous

When did you start your baby on "big people food?" My 6.5 month old eats baby foods and rice/oatmeal cereals. I am afraid to try other things because of food allergies and choking. When should he start trying real foods and what did you start with?

2007-12-17 05:53:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just curious, so I thought I would take a poll - please list at what age you started your baby on rice cereal and why you waited or what made you start at this point (developmentally, etc.). Thanks!

2007-12-17 05:12:35 · 19 answers · asked by jatay 5

We know that we have everything it takes to have a baby; godparents(for babysitting) ,jobs, money, a home, clothes, food, support from our family and friends, ect. We know that we are emotionally, physcially,and socially ready to have a baby. We've also taken parenting classes. So when would be the best time to have a baby?

2007-12-17 04:08:43 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a first time mom and my son is only four weeks old, but he is already smiling and laughing in response to people, and he can roll over onto his left side. is this a normal development? from the day he was born he could hold up his head on his own.

2007-12-17 04:06:32 · 9 answers · asked by agreiri 2

Im trying to decide what I want to do. My own mother swore on breastfeeding and I know all the things they say are benefits to it (yet tons of formula raised children are 100% healthy) and everyone calls you 'selfish' if you choose not to but I really dont want to. I feel as if my body my choice and that I will be able to enjoy feeding my baby a gazillion times more through a bottle.

2007-12-17 03:02:04 · 37 answers · asked by radiancia 6

My 2 week old daughter wants to be on the breast all day. When she is awake all she wants to do is suckle and as soon as i take her off she starts to cry. She spends hours on my breast and she wont take a pacifier. Is this normal and how can I get her to stop? I feel like I have no life, I spend my entire day letting my baby suckle and I cant go anywhere. Please help!

2007-12-17 02:33:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey all I'm 31weeks pregnant with my first and I was wodnering whether to get a thin cot quilt or just use a few thin blankets to keepy the baby warm? I don't want to get a cot bumper for obvious reasons...I'm considering gettin one of them grow bags to put her in to keep her warm...will I need additional thin blankets to make sure she is warm enough? and should I delay getting a quilt until she is old enough?

2007-12-17 01:15:34 · 13 answers · asked by MacyB07 4

i'm terrified because even in the middle of the night, he screams and cries out loud but he's asleep. i want to know what might be causing it so we can avoid it. thank you!!!

2007-12-16 19:50:17 · 7 answers · asked by rayne 1

hi, my baby is 11.5 month old, she has a mild cold with only some cough!but the physician prescribed cefixime syrup for her!! why cefixime is prescribed for a baby who has never taken antibiotics in her life?iam a pharmacist and i didnt give her cefixime and i gave her co- amoxiclave156 syrup by my own,and now she feels better.whats your idea?thnx in advance!

2007-12-16 18:47:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help my daughter is 15 weeks old. She has been on Prosobee now for almost two weeks. She is extremely constipated. The poor thing strains, turns red and cries to poop but allot of times only a tiny little pebble comes out. Please advise what I can do, give her or make to help her? I have already contacted her Ped she said its normal and it should go away in a few days on its own. Please advise as soon as you can.

2007-12-16 18:45:12 · 5 answers · asked by chinostroza76 1

2007-12-16 18:39:40 · 24 answers · asked by what to do? 1

2007-12-16 18:35:36 · 4 answers · asked by anoop s 2

The strangest ghost I had ever saw was when I was nine years old. I was walking into my room when suddenly I saw a baby for about exactly one second. It was straight in front of me not in the corner of my eye. It was about 5 steps away. However, what I saw wasn’t a cute baby; it was a baby that was…
8 months old in the womb! I didn’t see through the mother’s stomach there was just lungs and liver on my bed. It wasn’t dead it looked like it was breathing properly and it had it’s eyes shut. After that experience, I’d never had another ghost encounter again…so far. I think that baby’s mother had an abortion or something *shiver*…

2007-12-16 18:04:13 · 6 answers · asked by *BlueWolf* 1

2007-12-16 16:43:00 · 10 answers · asked by gaizin123 1

I have a 2 month old daughter who I have been solely breastfeeding. I plan on continuing also! I just want to know from other breastfeeding mothers...do you ever give your babies juice or water or add cereal or anything like that? I know I can ask my doctor this but I just want to know from other mothers. If so at what age did you start?

2007-12-16 14:27:26 · 17 answers · asked by ♥Kalena's Mommy♥ 2

2007-12-16 13:54:47 · 15 answers · asked by Jane 2

I have a two week old baby and she is getting gassier by the day. She will fall asleep and then wake up 5 minutes later throughout most of the day making gassy type noises. I was thinking of switching to a soy based formula.

2007-12-16 13:43:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not sure I am a new mother only 19 and I dont know if I did it right. My daughter is 7 months and I got her the following:

Baby Einstein Exersaucer
Evenflo Convertable Carseat
Leap Frog Musical Drum
Melissa & Doug Wooden Puzzle
Roxy Summer Clothes
10 Green Dog Outfits
Melissa & Doug Stacker
Leap Frog Fridge Farm Magnetic Animal Set
Melissa & Doug Pull Along Stacking Zoo
Amazing Baby Developemental Bunny
Eric Carle Puppet
Noahs Ark Bath Tub Play Thing
Leap Frog Flash Cards



Stocking:
Rubber Duckies
Baby Books
Socks
Baby Einstein Feeding Set
Avent Sippy Cups
Earths Best Teething Biscuits
Teething Pacifier


I am new at this and I just want to give my baby a great Christmas that way when she lloks back on the pictures she will see.

2007-12-16 11:47:48 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

He is only 2 months old

2007-12-16 08:58:28 · 9 answers · asked by Abbie 1

I am having my first baby. I am trying to decide what I need and what I don't need.
1. I am single. I am in major financial debt.
2. I have high stress and frequently get stressed out or anxious. I want to have things that will help me take care of the baby in the easiest possible way, since I have no one to help me at all... no family, no friends, father is gone.
3. Since I am in major financial debt, I want to get things that will be of good use for a long time. I don't want to waste money on something that will be no good after 3 months.
That being said.... How long will a swing last if it only holds 25 lbs? How old will the baby be when it becomes 25 lbs?
Infant car seats... I saw that they only go up to 30 lbs. Would it be a smarter idea to get one of those convertible seats which hold up to 60 lbs?
Does anyone have any tips for maximizing my money for the baby? What things do I need? What things will I not need? What things are a total waste of money??

2007-12-16 07:48:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

What was the best/most helpful gift you received as new/expecting parents?

My friend is expecting, and instead of clothes I wanted to give them something useful or practical.

Thank you!

2007-12-16 07:25:07 · 16 answers · asked by lovedawhales 2

I have a 3 month old child that does not take either a pacifier or a nuk. He cries when he does not have his bottle. He reachs a majority of the time a point that he will cry if he does not have the bottle. He will start spitting up the milk. I don't want to continue to give him food, so I started giving him water bottles in between feedings. He then starts spitting up the milk, then the water, but if you take the bottle out, he starts to cry, uncontrollably again. Can anyone give me some advise on what I can do? If you can, please leave your ages so that I can see what age groups believe what? Thanks.

2007-12-16 07:10:03 · 9 answers · asked by Andray 1

she has been vomiting for the past 3 days, im giving her pedialite instead of formula because shes throwing formula and anything else we try and feed her up.. she has no fever... and this morning i awoke to her explosive diareah all over the crib... what else can i do besides pedialite? anything?

im a stay at home mom, so ive been with her the whole time shes been sick, i have been giving her as much pedialite as she usually gets in formula and if she will take it i give her more... im really watching her for dehydration and we kept trying little bits of food and sometimes she would keep it down and other times she wouldnt... and this morning was the first time for the diarreah....

i called her doctor and they are referring to the ER and my town has the one of the worst ranked hospitals that there are and i will only go there as a last resort....

so besides going to the ER what else can i do?

2007-12-16 07:06:36 · 7 answers · asked by renai0718 2

How much did your #1, #2, #3, etc babies weigh?
My doctor said typically your 2nd baby weighs more than the first. I was wondering how true this is....my first was 9 pounds and so now I'm freaked out!

2007-12-16 07:01:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

she has been vomiting for the past 3 days, im giving her pedialite instead of formula because shes throwing formula and anything else we try and feed her up.. she has no fever... and this morning i awoke to her explosive diareah all over the crib... what else can i do besides pedialite? anything?

2007-12-16 06:45:51 · 25 answers · asked by renai0718 2

My one year old son normally has a bath at 6.30pm, tea at 7pm then plays for a couple of hours and goes to bed at 9pm.

However tonight, he got really tired and grouchy at around 5.30 and fell asleep on the sofa. I covered him up and put him safe, expecting him to wake up within 30 mins or so.

He's still asleep!

He seems fine (he has been under the weather with a cold though).

Should I wake him up for some tea? He will be a real misery if I do. But I'm worried about putting him in his cot for the night now as he's had no tea, so he'll be waking up with hunger throughout the night!

2007-12-16 06:29:59 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi all, I hope you can help me. I am 27 weeks pregnant, and my baby father and I are unfortunately no longer together. He is in no doubt that he is the father of the baby, but is unwilling to put his name on the birth certificate. He says he does not know what he is signing to by putting his name down. I find it very sad, as I would love nothing better than for him to be on there. How can I go about this? He wants full involvement with the baby, and has made plans to do so i.e. buying a cot etc for his house. I have tried to explain I do no want his money, I am goin back to work full-time so I can fully support the baby myself.

2007-12-16 06:27:00 · 32 answers · asked by lil_funky_chicken2004 2

2007-12-16 06:11:35 · 8 answers · asked by Tom C 2

my son is 7 weeks and wiil be 8weeks next thursday . today me and my husband have agreed that we will give him rice cereal on his next feeding .

i only want to hear experinces to those who started cereal this early too.

how did it go and how should i mix it? like how much onces to a teaspoon?

2007-12-16 05:57:40 · 14 answers · asked by ------------------------ 5