Laura Hunter, LPN , Parenting Specialist, is a mother of five, a pediatric nurse, an entrepreneur and the most sought-after infant care consultant in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Laura has over 15 years experie nce in nursing. It is her desire to educate, enjoy and have happy, content babies and confident parents. read more

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pediatric nurse   Thread Posted by Replies Views Date   BREASTFEEDING Question MY SON IS NOW 4 MONTHHS HE WILL BE 5 MONTHS ON THE 19TH II BREAST FED HIM AT ONE TO TWO MONTHS HE WOULDNT LATCH ON SO I STOP I WANT TO START BACK BREASTFEEDING IS IT TO LATE OR DO I HAVE MILK STILL Answer NEWMOM1 1 203 1/4/09 2:33 am   Change in Sleep Habits Question Thank you so much for the advice so far the white noise is working beautifully for Caden   We have noticed a dramatic difference   I'm only wondering if he is going to have a dependency on the white noise now though   Is that a bad thing   Also since you had preemies you may be able to answer this too   He is about 8 lbs now (11 weeks this Sat )   When can we stop swaddling and start using the sleep sacks   The size small says 10 lbs so do I go by weight or by age Answer Caden's mommy 1 195 1/3/09 1:44 am   lead in blood testing Question Hi Laura My son has just turned 1 year of age and has the blood test for lead The nurse has called me saying that his level is 2 4 and she also says that any figure above 10 will be alerted   I forget to ask the unit fo 2 4 and 10 Can you explain a little bit 2 4 out of 10 is normal or still at risk pls advise and how can we reduce the lead level further Thanks   Answer Jennifer 1 185 1/2/09 6:42 pm   baby basic toddler care Question Hi   I would like to order the book on MOMS ON CALL Baby Basic Toddler Care about how to get your baby to sleep all night   Is that the right book that I need to order   Emily is now 15 months and she has been waking up screaming once a night most of the time   I know you told me to let her be but It seems like I should check on her if she is screaming right   What if she had a nightmare or she is in pain or something like that   I feel like that I should comfort her if there is something wrong   If she is just crying i leave her alone but if she is screaming shouldn't I go in and check on her Thanks Answer Lisa 1 176 1/2/09 12:18 am   Change in Sleep Habits Question My baby is 11 weeks old and has stopped sleeping the last few days   He used to sleep about 10 hours at night he wakes up 2 times to breastfeed and then takes 2 two hour naps during the day   The past couple of days he keeps waking up every half hour or so and seem so unhappy   I have tried feeding him   He will fall asleep but then wake up still before he should be   He hasn't been taking great naps during the day either but will then sleep for like 4 hours around dinnertime   He was born 8 weeks early so I know he's still a little guy but it is making me nuts not knowing what to do to help him   I know he's too young still to cry it out so what can I do Answer Caden's mommy 1 172 1/1/09 1:14 am   walking Question Our daughter is 14 5 months and she would start to walk   I would stand her up and she would walk about 6 10 steps and then fall and i would catch her   She can't stand from a sitting position yet   Bu6t she can pull herself up to things   Now when i stand her up to walk she won't do it anymore   Is there something wrong   Is she just being stubborn   She crawls all the time now   When i stand her up she will get back down on her hands and knees and start to crawl Her soft spot is not completely grown yet   THere is still a small soft spot there   I had craniosyntosis when i was 4 yrs old and my Dr said its hereditary   Our oldest daughter doesn't have it but do you think she could   She is going for her 15 month check up on the 29th   Any suggestions   Thanks Lisa   Merry Christmas Answer Lisa 1 245 12/13/08 2:33 pm   waking up Question Hi Its me again   Our 14 month old has been waking up about 3 to 4 days a week once a night around 1:00 or 2:00am   She screams   She will stand in her crib and she will not lay back down   In about 15 min i will lay her back down and tell her its night night time and she will stand up again   SO i get her out and change her diaper rock her and when she is not asleep yet she will usually fall back asleep on her own   She is so cuddly I think its just separation anxiety   Whe she stays at my parents she won't wake up   She stays at my parents once a week overnight and the aunts overnight 2 times a week because we wake up at 3:30am to get ready for work   She just mostly does it when she stays at our house   Once in a while she will do it at the other peoples house   Is it separation anxiety   Does she just want comfort   It also wakes up our daughter which is 6 and she has school   Then I have to put her back to sleep   I just tell her to go back to bed and she usually does SO anyway she will SCREAM until i get her up What do i do   I'm desperate because I need my sleep too   WE have to get up at 3:30 3:50am   What do yuou recommend How would i email this to moms on call   THanks Answer Lisa 1 251 12/4/08 5:09 am   coughing Question Our daughter is almost 14 months old and now she has a bad cough   Guess who she got it from   Her big sister Anyway I run the warm vaporizer put vicks on her chest ( special for babies)  and suck out her nose before she goes down to sleep at night and she still coughs and waking up several times at night   I took her to the Dr and he said its just a head cold   Her cough sounds terrible   He said its all up in her head   What else can we do I thought it would be bronchitis   He said her lungs sound clear   Any suggestions   She also has a bad cold and runny nose also Thanks Answer Lisa 1 268 11/15/08 12:03 am   temper tantrums Question Hi again   As you know our daughter will be 14 months on the 25th I'm sure she is going through a separation anxiety   Every time when I put her in bed she knows when I'm  going to   When we enter the room she will straighten her whole body back and have a fit    and scream   Also every time i put her on the floor to play she throws a fit too   Do i let her have the fit   I think she's too young to discipline yet   Its mostly when i enter her bedroom and she's still awake she will do what i mentioned above   Why does she do that   IS there something wrong or is it a tantrum   DO i let her cry when i put her down to play or do i comfort her Thanks so much Answer Lisa 1 270 11/12/08 12:07 am   naps Question Our daughter is almost 14 months old and she sleeps form 8:00pm to 7:00 or 7:30 am   She takes a nap around noon and she wakes up 30 minutes to 1 hour later   Shouldn't she be sleeping longer than that   (naps)  That her basic routine   She use to take a nap  around 3:00 to 5:00 then go to bed around 9:00pm   But we have been putting her in bed by 8:00pm and if she sleeps past 3 or 4 then she won;t go to bed until 9or 9:30pm   Anyway why does she only get a 30 min to 1 hour nap during the day   Is she getting enough sleep THanks   Answer Lisa 1 244 11/10/08 11:31 pm   oh no! It;s me again! Question Last night our daughter went to bed 8:00 pm   But at 11:30 pm she woke up crying and screaming and I mean screaming   I let her be for 20 minutes and I got her up   I didn't feed her a bottle   I just rocked her and in about 10 minutes I put her back in the crib   She was not quite asleep yet so she fell asleep in her crib   I thought maybe she had a bad dream or a bad headache or stomachache or something   Did I do this wrong   Was I suppose to keep on letting her cry and scream   If so how much longer Was i suppose of not got her out of bed   Thanks Answer Lisa 1 235 11/9/08 11:31 pm   Hi Question Its me again   Just wanted to give you an update on our 13 5 month old   She has been waking up 2 times at night but goes back to sleep on her own   Then she wakes up around 6:15 and cries for a little bit longer but i leave her alone and goes back to sleep until 7:30   Does that sound good   Answer Lisa 1 246 11/6/08 10:42 am   spitting up through the nose Question my baby is 1 month and is still spitting up through his nose more then half the time what is causing this is something wrong Answer jen 1 243 11/5/08 4:26 pm   sleep Question Its me again   EMily who is 13 months woke up 3 times in the night and i let her be   She went back to sleep   Now she woke up again at 6:00 6:25 now she's really crying   What makes her wake up so many times   I don't go in her room She's still crying so I went in at 7:00 am   I'm sure she was happy   "Its about time MOM" Answer Lisa 1 232 11/5/08 9:38 am   coughing Question Our daughter is 6 years old and she has a really bad cold and cough   Of course she coughs worse at night   What can we do   I have a vaporizer going sleeping on 2 pillows and giving her honey   She is stilll Coughing   We took her in to the Dr and he said its just a virus   I forgot to ask him what else we can do for the cough   What do you recommend She also doesnt' blow her nose very well at all   I'm trying to teach her but its not working Answer Lisa 1 212 11/4/08 10:26 pm   sleep Question Hi again   Well Emily went to bed at 9:00 pm because she took a 2 hour nap from 2 4pm   WOuld that be why she wouldn't go to sleep until 9:00   I tried to put her in bed by 8 but she started screaming Then i let her stay up til 8:45 and she was a happy as can be   Did i make a mistake at not putting her in bed at 8 because she took a long nap   MAybe i should have woken her up at 3:00 pm from her nap   What do you think   Its 7:15 am now and she is still sleeping    Thanks Answer Lisa 1 203 11/3/08 10:12 am   I forgot something Question She sometimes screams too until i get her up THanks so much for your responses and help Answer Lisa 1 224 11/2/08 9:43 am   Re: sleep Question Hi its me again Its Sunday morning and she woke up at 6:30 crying and crying   She always stands up in her crib until I get her   Its still dark out   I can't go back to sleep because i here her crying   SO i let her be until 6:50am Is this ok Or should i let her be longer crying   Thanks Answer Lisa 1 211 11/2/08 9:40 am   RE: Sleep Question SO if she wakes up at 6am or so and cries and cries just let her be until 7:00am Answer Lisa 1 202 11/1/08 5:31 pm   Re: sleep Question 1 more thing   Why is our daughter wake up now at 6:00 or 6:30   She use to sleep until 8:00am   Why did her sleep pattern change Answer Lisa 1 209 11/1/08 10:42 am   RE: Time Change Question We are going to have a time change tonight 2:00 am   Fall back 1 hour   Our daughter is 1 and she goea to bed around 8 or 8:30 and wakes up around 6:30   Now it will be 5:30 That's early   Is there anything we can do for her to sleep longer due to the time change   Thanks Answer Lisa 1 193 11/1/08 10:08 am   Daughter fussy Question Our daughter is 1 and she seems to be fussy a lot   At night for the past few days she has been waking up screaming about 2 or 3 times   I have left her alone because i don't want her to get into the habit of me getting her out of bed every time she cries   I took her to the Dr today and he thinks its her gums   She is just starting to get 2 teeth on top and 2 on bottom   1 on top is through   She has tubes in her ears so its not an ear infection either   Would you suppose it would be her teeth   How long should i let her scream/cry for   We have the sound m/c on too   Thanks Answer Lisa 1 215 10/30/08 4:41 pm   Daughter is HUNGRY! Question Our daughter is 6 and we eat dinner around 5:00 pm and 1 hour later she is hungry again   She always wants sweets but i tell her if she is hungry she can have a fruit   THen she asks for cereal   So I give her a bowl of cereal   Why is she doing this   Is she just having a growth spurt or what   My husband thinks that if she already ate a big dinner then she doesn't need anything else before she goes to bed   What do we do   THanks Answer Lisa 1 249 10/22/08 11:10 pm   bedtime Question What time do you reccomend a 1 year old to go to bed at night   My mother in law insists that she should go to bed by 8:00   Is that yoo early   I have been putting her in bed by 9:30 and she wakes up by 7 or 8 am   Thanks Answer Lisa 1 260 10/6/08 11:18 pm   VACCINES Question I have looked up vaccines ingredients and there has been some thimerosol in some   There have been some stuff in it that pertains to some animals   My daughter hasn't had any shots yet and she is one   My other who is almost 6 she had her last dose at 3 because when the doctor gave her the mmr and chicken pox vaccine at 2 she stopped talking for about 1 year   She then had to go to speech therapy   Now she talks great   We are very concerned about our other daughters shots so she hasn't had any yet   What do you think Answer Lisa 1 291 10/4/08 3:23 pm   bottle Question Our daughter is now one and she is drinking straight whole milk in her bottle   If she doesn't drink all of it I put it back in the fridge   Is that ok   I know that when they are on formula we are suppose to empty out the remainder   What about whole milk Answer Lisa 1 258 10/4/08 3:17 pm   NEW ONLINE INFANT BASIC ESSENTIALS CLASS Question We are so excited to now offer our Baby class on line Learn the basics of feeding sleeping and settling into a daily routine Our proven methods have helped thousands of families become more confident while getting to know their baby and helping to get into a routine that allows babies to sleep longer earlier Now available onlne 24 hours a day   We will teach you: How to get your baby to sleep through the night  Specific soothing techniques that work immediately The realities of newborn care Daily routines for better feeding and sleeping These classes are designed for expectant parents through 3 months of age You have access to the class for 6 weeks So  you can watch when you are able and go back over certain parts as needed Dads love it because they can pull out what they need and watch it smaller segments     Check it out at www momsoncall com Laura Hunter   Laura Hunter: Moms on Call 0 223 9/29/08 2:14 pm   Vaccination mishap Question Hi Lauren I just know you gonna think i am a terrible mom once you hear my story I have not taken my daughter for her 10 and 14weeks injection not on purpose but by pure forgetfulness I feel so terrible and angry with myself because thats not the kind of thing a good mother forgets I surelly meant to take her but completely forgot as time went by My job is oh so stressful and that is not an excuse I feel terrible how can i correct this mistake she is now going to be 5months old on the 01 October 2008   Please help and a harsh responce will be accepted as long as you help me keep my daughter as healthy as she should be Many thanks Answer Melissa 1 246 9/29/08 11:58 am   soaked and waking up Question My daughter is 1 year old and recently she has been waking up SOAKED around 5:00 am   I let her be but she still cries for about 20 minutes so i get her up and change her diaper and feed her a bottle and put her back down and she falls asleep   She does this about 3 to 4 times a week   She used to sleep all night and wake up at 7:30 or 8:00 but now she wakes up earlier and she is soaked   That is good that she doesn't like to be in a soaked diaper though   Any suggestions   ABout not having her wake up 5:00 and being soaked   Thanks Answer Lisa 1 244 9/28/08 10:34 am   teething Question my 4 month old is starting to teeth and has been sweating and  a lil feverish and clamy alot the dr said not to use oragel that much yet and so when she is getting like this i have been giving her tylonel i was wondering how often it is okay for me to give her the tylonel if it will hurt her to do this Answer lillygurl 2 242 9/23/08 4:49 am

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