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I am 39 1/2 weeks pregnant I had a vist with my pediatrition today she said she could not feel my cervix is something wrong she said I will have a fetal stess and ultra sound at the end of the week and possible induce labor at the beginning of next week whats going on HELP

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 7/21/08 10:14 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

Pain in the stomach and 11wks pregnant

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I am having very bad pain in my abdominal when i go to the bathroom or just sitting aroung the house I never know when its going to start and i don't know when it will stop I went to the doctors and they can't figure it out This is my first pregnacy I am 11 wks pregnant and 17 years old about to be 18 in a month can some one help me

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 7/7/08 4:56 am Posted by: Replies: 0

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I my name is Awuilda i 'm so glade to be a new member my first question is; My baby is five weeks old since two day his started to have litle water coming out on his mouth is that possible at that young age

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 7/1/08 9:40 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

teething

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I have a 5 month old little boy who seems like he may be teething but how do I really know if thats the problem what are the signs of teething

Expert Post Viewd: 2 Posted: 7/1/08 1:21 am Posted by: Replies: 0

14mos not talking

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hi how many months should a baby starts talking at least a few words like mama or dada my baby is 14 mos old and can hardly say anything he would just point at something he wants instead of saying at least anything im worried pls help

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 6/15/08 12:19 am Posted by: Replies: 0

Sick Baby

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My son has endured some hard times in his first year of life He is the type that doesn't catch a cold but rather gets really sick In his first year of life he has had 2 respiratory infections 2 bouts of croup (within five weeks) 2 ear infections and 2 unusual episodes of high fevers (e g 104 7) All of the illnesses occurred suddenly (e g he was 100 all day and then suddenly starts coughing Few hours later we are running to the ER for breathing issues)

I'm completely puzzled by why he gets so sick given the following: 1) he had a fast non medicated birth 2) breastfeed on demand 3) co sleep and keep him close to us 4) feed him organic food 5) take him for fresh air every day and 6) play with a few babies We have also massaged and bathed him every night since birth He shows no visible signs of allergies and I have been slow to introduce anything considered a highly allergic type of food (e g dairy) I have also taken a very slow and delayed approach to vaccines Although we don't force sleep we try to encourage it via a routine Most of the time he will only sleep 12 hrs in a 24 hour period He rarely sleeps beyond 12 hrs even when he is sick

Can you give me any insight as to why my son gets sooooo sick Is there anything that I am doing that could possibly compromise his immune system Could it be sleep since every study I have read says that babies should sleep 15 hrs per day (my 1 yr old never sleeps that much)

Many many thanks in advance for any insight

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/26/08 1:23 am Posted by: Replies: 0

My 10 month old son

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The flu is going around my house and my son now has it I took him to my health care provider and asked him he had any sypmtoms of this virus he said that he has a little bit but most of it is becuase he teething But i don't get why he coughs really bad when he lays down for his nap and ready to go to bed He crawls around everywhere and still coughs but not as bad as during nap time or bed time I've been giving him Infant pain relief tyneol I was wondering is there any over the counter med to give him to take some of it away

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/25/08 1:27 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

toddlers teeth

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I am not sure if you can help me but this is something I know nothing about and am not sure who to ask for advice At my sons last dentist appt the dentist said he wanted to run a drill between my 3 year old 4 bottom front teeth to open up more of a space for the tooth brush because he said there was a bit of decay between two of the teeth He said it was a quick procedure but it would require clamping his mouth open and having a parent physcially restrain him while it's being done

My son has been through alot in the last year following a seizure having a EEG and needing to be put under to have a broken tooth removed I really have a hard time holding my child down for something that is freaking him out unless it is absolutley neccessary

These teeeth are going to fall out anyways in a few years do you think they will really decay so much that they will start to cause him pain He does brush his teeth twice everyday with my help and since his appt we are trying to take extra care and trying to floss as well

I just don't know if this is something really neccessary for baby teeth or not any suggestions would be welcome

Thank you for your time and sorry if this isn't your department

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/24/08 3:24 am Posted by: Replies: 0

sleeping

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My 5 week old baby sleep a LOT How many hours per day is normal for an infant of this age to sleep I have read and have been told that all babies are different and that some require more or less sleep than others from as little as 8 hours to as many as 22 hours Is this true and is a baby of this age sleeping a lot something to be concerned about

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/24/08 12:16 am Posted by: Replies: 0

19 month old throws up every day please help

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My son is almost 19 months old and still eats baby food He throws up every day sometimes several times a day even though he is not sick He had GERD when he was little but it seemed to resolve itself by 5 months Table foods he can eat without a problem are cherrios bluberries bananas and such but he will gag and throw up even if his baby cereal is to thick He will even throw up stage 3 baby food sometimes He likes food just seems to have problems with chewing If I give him a tiny peice of steamed carrot it can take him up to 45 minutes to chew it up Needless to say he get very frustrated and would rather go hungry than have to eat anything that requires chewing so I end up forcefeeding him baby food and he still only gets half of what he is supposed to eat We only have one pediatrician in our town and he wont listen to me We cant afford to keep buying baby food and doing contant laundry We have another baby on the way and this has to stop Please help us

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/22/08 12:30 am Posted by: Replies: 0

My Infant

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My Baby is 4 weeks old and the milk is not satisfying her what can I do Can I put cereal in her milk or what

shonda

Expert Post Viewd: 3 Posted: 5/20/08 10:49 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

blood in stool

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My son is 1 month old and has had a very diapers with blood spots in his stool I have called the doctor numerous times but they don't seem to take my concern seriously I think he may have a hemrroid There has been 4 times while changing his diaper that I've seen a red pointy thing come out of his butt and then go back in Can you give me any advice on how or what to do to help my son with this problem

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/18/08 11:14 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

gassy baby

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HI MY NAME IS SHARON MY DAUGHTER IS 7 WEEKS OLD AND SHE CRYS AND SCREAMS WHEN SHE NEEDS TO PASS GAS IVE TRYED DROPS AND SHE ON SOY MILK THE DOCTOR SWITCHED HER TO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/14/08 4:48 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

Reaction to his formula

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Dear Dr Vaccaro

Little Nicolas just turned 3 months on the 29th for the past 7 weeks since he has been on formula (Similac Advanced with Iron) he's been having a bad rashs First it started on his face (our pediatrician said it was ezcema) then after about 1 week when his face cleared up from using off the counter cortizone cream (per pediatricians direction) he started breaking out on his body This went on for over 6 weeks and each time the Dr would just say it was ezcema About 2 weeks ago he started having more frequent and runny bowl movements (6 7 times a day) with quite a bit of mucous I took him back to the pediatrician and he said he was most likely allergic to the protien in the formula and needed to switch what he was on So he recommended Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic formula Nicolas has been on this for a little over a week now his skin has completly healed from head to toe and he just seems so much more content Much less spit ups and less burping However it's still taking him time ot get used to the taste as he had been on the other formula for quite some time it's clear he was having an allergic reaction to the formula from the very begining but what exactly is he allergic to dairy Do you think I could try putting him on soy formula The pediatrician told me that most probably he will not do well with Soy since it has same complexed protein as the first formula and that I should just keep him on the alimentum What are your thoughts Not all the stores in my area carry the Alimentum What would my alternatives be I am a first time mom and am not sure what brands of formula are best I am only familiar with Similac

Kind Regards

Gemma

Expert Post Viewd: 1 Posted: 5/1/08 2:18 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

19 month old clumsy walker

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My 19 month old son has been walking since 14 months He is still extremley wabbely and will run into everything and just falls in his tracks like he's dizzy Were not sure if this is normal cause we don't see a lot of other toddlers his age to compare He has immune defiecency problems (which no immune or hem/onc Dr that has tested him can figure out ) Can this be a symptom of any immune disorders The Immune Dr originally thought he had DiGeorge Syndrome however the tests came back negitive which he said does not 100 rule it out He also has pigment changes all over his body which were initailly being watched by our Ped suggestion for NF1 symptoms however the dermatologist stated to watch them; they are most likely changes as an effect of when he had RSV at 3 months Since no Dr can actually diagnose him with any reason he has limited WBC and T cells I immediately am weary about anything about him that doesn't seem right We just saw the hem/onc Dr who said his WBC are still dropping however not to the bottom of the scale to start shots every 2 weeks or for a bone marrow biopsy that he was thinking about wanting to do He has a follow up for a cell count in 4 months Should I take him to the Ped or talk to the Immune Dr about the clumseyness sooner then that

Expert Post Viewd: 132 Posted: 4/30/08 12:20 am Posted by: Replies: 1

ATTITTUDE

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I have a 3 year old son I’m worried because he is very aggressive towards his little sister and also towards me Hell scream and kicks and spits and bites and punches my daughter and myself I’ve taken his favorite toys away his TV put him in time out ground him in his bed I’ve tried everything and I have no idea what else to do The only person he doesn’t do that to is his father and I don’t understand why

Expert Post Viewd: 110 Posted: 5/1/08 1:30 am Posted by: Replies: 1

don't want to eat

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My 3 month old baby girl dosen't seems to eat in the mornig She will wake up around 6:30 am but the first bottle she will eat around noon And she will eat only 3 4 oz I am trying to give her bottle every hour since she will wake up but she is just fussing and spitting up anything she will get in her mouth And after noon she will eat every 3 4 hours 3 4 oz The last meal she will have aroung 8 pm and then she is falling asleep Wake up only once during the night (around 2 am) and then she will wake up around 6:30 and it is again the same story She dosen't seem sick and she seems satisfited but she definitly dosen't eat the amount she should What can I do It started about 4 days ago

Expert Post Viewd: 121 Posted: 4/25/08 6:41 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

girls and color blindness

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My 2 1/2 yo daughter has learned her colors and can identify them accurately except she always mixes up red and yellow I assume she just forgets or gets them mixed up She can always identify orange without a problem My maternal grandfather had color blindness and from what I understand although I could potentially be a carrier and pass color blindness on to a son my daughter couldn't have color blindness unless her father was color blind as well Is my assumption right I just wanted to make sure that there isn't something I should be watching for Thanks for your time

Susan

Expert Post Viewd: 85 Posted: 4/22/08 6:35 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

baby never full

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my son is now 7 weeks old He was 9 lbs 6 oz at birth and now almost 14 lbs he wants to eat all the time and never seems satisfied i breast feed and formula feed right now he averages 6 7 oz per feeding and hungry within 2 hours is it too soon to start him on foods such as applesauce i need sleep at night and that is hard when he is fussy because he is always hungry help how can i get my son satisfied

Expert Post Viewd: 153 Posted: 4/22/08 11:58 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Chronic fissures and c section

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I have a history of anal fissures chronic off and on for 10 years In the last 2 years the fissures worsened and I have undergone two operations to correct them unsuccessfully Due to this history my colon and rectal doctor recommended that I have a c section (worried about tearing and making situation worse as well as incontinence post vaginal delivery) My OB supports this decision Normally they do a planned c section at 39 weeks which would be Friday May 9th However my doctor will be out of town that day which leaves me the option of May 13th 3 days before my 40 week due date or May 6th 38 1/2 weeks (they only do c section on Tuesday and Friday) I am a very petite person 5'7" and started out at 108 pounds I am currently at 136 and am just over 36 weeks I have been having pre term contractions for the past 8 weeks and experiencing loose bowels almost daily for the past 2 weeks which aggravates my fissures (I think just as a result of the pressure and weight)

My question is which date you would recommend I want to do what is best for the baby's health as well as my own

Expert Post Viewd: 94 Posted: 4/21/08 11:41 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

No pooping

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My son was a premie 34 weeks and spent 13 days in the NICU He came home fine and 6 weeks old I had to go back to work I took him to the daycare I had choose (an in home daycare and I went to high school with this person & totally trusted) but at the same time he got an inter ear infection and was put on an antibiotic Ever since that day he has not been able to poop on his own Since March 3rd the only times he has went on his own is only 3 and have been total blowouts Our pediatrician wants us to put a thermater up his rectal cavitiy and stimulat the spicstur muscle and this seems to let him go He is gaining wieght and growing (because my husband is the sole care giver while I'm at work) but this does not seem normal I have taken him to another Dr and he says he is not able to use these muscles I don't understand because he is able to pass gas Our pediatrician will not even return our phone calls (she thinks we are overreacting as first time parents) My parents watch him every Wed and they think his is way to fussy He seems to cry all the time unless you hold him upright He started something new within the last week where he throws his upper body back and throws his arms in the air and screams after only eating 4 5 ounces of formula The home heath nurse came today and gave him his last shot and made an appointment for Monday with a new pediatrician She felt this was not normal either I have him on Simalac formula for gas and colic babies Please help

Expert Post Viewd: 89 Posted: 4/20/08 4:18 am Posted by: Replies: 1

gassy baby

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I have a 2 month old child that was born 6 weeks early She had no problems and came home 5 days later We have changed her formula 4 5 times and now on Neocate My two year old was on this also She acts like she is in pain every time she has gas which is all the time She is never a happy baby she is always grunting and crying My other daughter had colic but this seems to just be gas troubles We have tried drops gripe water and moving her legs Not sure what else to do Thank you for any advice

Expert Post Viewd: 231 Posted: 3/17/08 3:07 pm Posted by: Replies: 2

blankets

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My husband is very scared to put a blanket in our 5 wk old bed At what age can they use a blanket without worrying about SIDS

Expert Post Viewd: 81 Posted: 4/13/08 2:19 am Posted by: Replies: 1

pedi stumped at what is wrong with my baby

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I have a 21 month old child that has been at the doctors office pretty much every 2 weeks since he was 3 months old He has tons of URIs and has had pneumonia twice within 6 months The months were April and January He had RSV at 7months got tubes in ears at 9 months He is a big baby 29 pounds so he is not havng failure to thrive which seems to have thrown lots of doctors off We have been to 3 immunologists/ allergists The last one was at Arkansas Childrens hospital and all his tests there were normal He did have one abnormal tetanus titer test but they redid it and it came back normal He now has had a random fever for 18 days He will have a normal temp in the morning and then start mid day at 100 5 101 5 at times Sometimes it is the opposite with waking up with a fever and it being gone by night He is really low on energy but eating normally He is cranky a lot and will just lay in his bed at night( 12 3ish) and just cry He does not cry for me to hold him or to get him out of bed he cries in his sleep and just lays there My pediatrician just did a mono test and it was negative too I am very frustrated at this point because I have known that there was something wrong for 21 months now I have had to take family medical leave from work because he cant handle a daycare situation He catches everything He is on regular dose of bactrum and has been for 3 weeks now he also took omnicef for 10 days on top of that because he has this fever and feels bad his lymphocytes are elevated The immunologist has pretty much written it off be cause all of their tests have come back normal My pediatricain is getting in touch with infectious diseases at childrens as we speak because she is stumped on why he is always so sick We thought that we would have some answers from his immunology tests but nothing showed up I cant sit back and just have them tell me " you just have one of those sick babies" This is abnormal and my pediatricain agrees He never gets just a cold it always is some type of infection WE went through 5 antibiotics with this last sickness/pneumonia before he ever got any better He gets better just never well PLEASE let me know where i can go for a mystery sick child

Expert Post Viewd: 136 Posted: 3/11/08 9:39 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

6 Wk Old Son

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My 6 week Old son Weighed 6lbs 9 oz at birth at his 4 week checkup he weighed 10lb 4 oz he has been eating every two hours since I brought him home I breatfed for the first two weeks and then switched to formula and he still continues to eat every two hours we went from 2ounces at a time to 4 trying to spread out the feedings but he still wants to eat every two hours is that normal When will he sleep longer Is he eating too much

Expert Post Viewd: 122 Posted: 4/7/08 6:16 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Infants and breasts

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My daughter is 2 weeks old and I have noticed that she is actually developing breasts Can you tell me what is the earliest age that girls begin to develop

Expert Post Viewd: 112 Posted: 4/7/08 6:40 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Toddler "humps"

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Whenever someone props their feet up my 2 year old son runs over to them flops his body face down over their legs & begins to "hump" I don't feel this is normal Should I be worried or is this something that will pass

Signed

Concerned

Expert Post Viewd: 106 Posted: 4/7/08 2:00 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

plane travel

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I am planing to visit my country and I don't know when it will be save to go on the plane whit baby My is 2 months right now How old she has to be Any sugestion to make the travel confortable for her The flight will take aproximetly 12 hours Thank you

Expert Post Viewd: 88 Posted: 4/3/08 9:57 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

lead in paint dust

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My mother in law is having her kitchen remodeled and has told me there is dust everywhere It is an old house with (I'm sure ) lead paint My mother in law comes over quite often Is it neurotic to worry about her exposing my child from lead dust on her clothing My daughter has not been at her house she has just come to ours

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