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cry it out method   Question My 9 month old daughter just started having sleep problems a few weeks ago She has been sleeping through the night quite well up until now When she woke up in the night she would play talk to herself and ultimately put herself back to sleep Now that separation anxiety has kicked in she wakes up and becomes hysterical acutely aware that she is by herself So here is my question: I have tried "crying it out" while going in to reassure her periodically This only makes her feel abandoned over and over again Each time I leave she becomes more and more agitated Any advice I cannot bear the thought of letting her cry it out ALL by herself and think that her parents aren't there for her I'm really at my wits' end so any advice you can give would be appreciated Oh and I do use the sound machine like you recommend It helps some nights but not others (How loud should it be Could it affect a baby's hearing if it is too loud ) Thanks
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Rejecting solids Question My 8 month old was eating solids quite well until about a week ago Now every time I sit him down to eat he starts to cry and shuts his mouth really tight I still breastfeed him I am worried because he clearly is not taking in enough food as he wakes up constantly during the night He shows no signs of being ill and is a very active baby already capable of crawling and pulling himself up to standing Help When should I breastfeed him so that he doesn't reject his solids Thanks
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mystery illness Question My 2 1/2 year old son has always been very healthy he gets lots of exercise and eats healthy foods Well the other night I put him in bed but he was very full of energy and wouldn't stay in bed to sleep The room was fairly warm because of the summer heat so I thought maybe that it was an uncomfortable temperature for sleeping (I felt his forhead which felt a little clammy ) So I let him get up I figured we would try again once it cooled down He was up for a bit and asked for some cereal to eat He had a small bowl of rice krispies and milk After he finished he went and laid down on the couch I finished cleaning the kitchen and went and sat with him After a bit he started to settle and cuddled in to go to sleep His back was to me and I thought he was sleeping when my husband walked by he stopped and waved his hand in front of our sons face and said he looks really weird right now like he's sleeping with his eyes open My husband got down in front of his face and started talking to him with no response I told him to let him be and stop trying to wake him up as he has slept with his eyes partially open before when he has been really tired I figured he was sleepy enough I could try and put him back in bed So I carried him to his bed and laid him down when I laid him down his eyes were open but he didn't seem to be looking at anything I spoke to him and he didn't respond Then I noticed in the light he looked really pale and his lips seemed purpleish I touched his lips and he never moved not a blink nothing he then made noises like he was going to throw up I grabbed him and ran to my husband saying something is wrong our son then threw up twice and was incredible pale we decieded to take him to the hospital Then very quickly his body just went limp his eyes were open and his head fell to the side I thought for sure he wasn't breathing I have never been so scared in my life We rushed to the nearby hospital my son was lifeless for the whole car ride there and I thought I was losing my son right there in my arms After getting to the hospital they gave him some oxygen and he started to come around he then broke into crying and cried for about 10 minutes before falling asleep We stayed at the hospital and he sleep through the night without incident He had blood tests a urine test chest x ray is heart was checked and everything came back great He is still waiting to get a brain scan(not sure what they called it) It has been 2 days since this happened and our doctors don't know what caused it I am so uneasy because not knowing what caused it means it could happen again Me and my husband cannot take our eyes off him for a moment So I am asking anywhere looking for ideas or suggestions on what this could be I am so unable to relax afraid this could happen again Do you have any ideas what could cause something like this to happen and what do you think the likelyhood of a repeat occurance could be I realieze this is a hard question but to our knowledge he was not bit by any bugs and hadn't eaten any new foods He did sustain a bumb to the head at a store he leaned back as I was carrying him and hit the side of his head on a card rack Please if you could offer any help I would appreciate it I am asking everywhere trying to find out if anyone else has experienced anything like this Thank you for your time
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HOW LONG TO WAIT BEFORE GETTING PREGNANT AGAIN . I HAVE A 6MTH OLD. Question
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newborn skin care Question I Just had a baby a week ago and I was wondering why my newborns skin is peeling off and what I can do Also I was wondering if it is normal for a newborn that is only a week old to have problems having a bm or being hard
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Sleep Time Question Hi I really hope you can help me I am desperate I have a fourteen week daughter who until recently slept really well We swaddled her and from birth she usually only woke up once in the night to feed Recently she has begun to break free of the swaddle but doesn't sleep that well without it Even when she doesn't break free of the swaddle she has begun to wake up at 12 and just is cranky (doesn't cry but you can tell she is fussing and wants to cry but is just too tired) last night she did it for twenty minutes and then i went in and gave her the paci and she went to sleep she woke up at 3 i fed her and she seemed starving put her down and she went to sleep (at this point she had one arm out of the swaddle) i woke up at 4:30 out of the swaddle we swaddled her and she fussed without really crying for 15 minutes or so and then i went in gave her the paci and she was fine i should also say that every night we put her down she cries for thirty minutes or more (with us checking on her periodically) until i pick her up for 30 seconds and give her the paci put her down and she goes to sleep we usually put her to bed around 8 because she really wants to sleep at this time if anything her sleep time could probably be around 6:45 because that is when she starts getting fussy and tired but we try to push through and give her a bath (which she loves) and feed her and by the time all is said and done its around 8 she actually naps really well the only bad thing is that i usually have her pretty much asleep before the nap (i know that its wrong but hearing her cry is just awful and she just never stops on her own) she usually naps for an hour around 8:30 or 9 then goes down again around 11:45 till about 2:30 then again at 4 if anything i feel like she wants to nap too much and i guess that is why i don't just put her down in her crib to cry it out I just want my nights back Tonight we are not swaddling her at all and we are almost desperate enough to let her sleep on her stomach she naps that way sometimes or on her side and does really well Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
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just wondering Question Just wondering hello mY name is Sarah Im from jackson wisconsin Im about 21weeks pregnant and i was just wondering if u knew what it ment further about when the doctor didnt really tell me much information about why sometimes babys fluid is low normally its supposed to be 10 to 12 i believe they said and my fluid around baby is only at 4 4 but he said its adequate but just curious cuz im a first time mother and im just trying to understand and i just would like to know if anyone else had any advise for me and what they would do if it didnt improve cuz so far all they told me is to rest and drink lots of fluid and so far thats what ive been doin but if you could help or offer some advise i would greatly appreicate it thanks
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feeding time Question Our 3 month old has been sleeping through the night since 6 weeks We have her on a 4 hour feeding schedule (formula) and her final feeding is at 10pm She sleeps until 6am when we wake her up for the first daily feeding My question is how to drop the 10pm feeding back to an 8pm time I know to reduce the time slowly in 15 minute increments but she takes 5 oz of formula at 6pm and I am afraid she will not be hungry at 8pm So should we feed her less or just what she will take at that time If she takes less will she be okay on her caloric intake for each day (5 feedings of 5oz) She is getting very cranky in the 8pm hour so I think she is ready for this
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eye boogers Question my newborn is 1 week old and she's been having eyeboogers for two days i've been cleaning it with a warm washcloth but it keeps on getting worse what can i do
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nighttime - sleep questions - 10 week old Question Hello First of all I'd like to say THANK YOU for all of your great advice in MomsOnCall We started following the routine with our son 3 weeks ago when he was refusing to nap and had gotten into an awful over tired no sleep cycle (he was 7 weeks old at the time) Anyway with your suggestions & routine he is back to his happy laid back self and napping beautifully it worked the first day we tried it He'll fight sleep every once in awhile but we usually only have to go in 1 2 times before he is sound asleep My questions pertain to night time The first couple of nights on the routine Connor slept from 10:30PM 4:30 AM and we were ecstatic he'd been getting up every 2 hours when this no napping cycle began Lately he has started waking more often and I'd love your advice on what to do when this happens He's 10 weeks old now and I'm still using the 2 8 week routine because he's not yet sleeping through the night Our typical day looks like this: 6:30: Connor wakes up wide awake but not hungry My husband gets up with him 8:00 Feed & Play (I am using breastmilk exclusively we supplement one botter per day for the bedtime feeding but no formula; feedings usually take 20 30 min; no longer than 30) 9:15 9:30: Nap 11:00 Feed & Play 12:15 12:30 Nap 2:00 Feed & Play 3:15 3:30 Nap 5:00 Feed & Play sometimes he will take another short nap sometimes he'll stay awake during this time 7:00 Supper Feeding 8:30 9:30 quiet time; usually he dozes off 9:30: Bedtime routine 10:00 10:15 Bedtime Feeding (takes 6 6 5 oz breastmilk via a bottle) Recently: 2:30 AM Connor wakes up crying we'll try to calm him with a pacifier for a bit but I end up feeding him after awhile and he seems genuinely hungry Will usually eat 15 20 min Then he wakes again at 4:30 he shouldn't be hungry again so I try to calm him with a pacifier this morning I went back and forth for an hour and he dozed on & off finally at 5:30 I fed him again b/c I was exhausted & it had been 3 hours Then he was up again at 6:30 ready for the day He typically goes down really easily after eating during the night I am just wondering what advice you have to keep him from waking when he's not truly hungry He is truly crying not just fussing when he wakes up Should I use the cry it out method in the middle of the night What should I do when he spits his pacifier out and starts crying again Should he nap less during the day At night we typically let him cry 8 10 minutes before going in; probably closer to 5 in the middle of the night The swaddle worked wonders for the first 2 weeks but this weekend we switched to a sleep sack b/c he was consistently getting out of the swaddle He manages to move all over the crib now so we've also removed the sleep positioner We also use the white noise machine I would welcome any advice that you can give THANK YOU again Carrie
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Getting Rid of breast milk? Question I am not breastfeeding my newborn I can't remember how i got rid of my milk with my first born I need some advice on how to do that I am in pain everyday trying to figure out ways for my milk to dry up I have used ice tried pumping every hour and i have bind my breast down with a tight sports bra I really need help
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AM I the only paranoid mother? Question I have a 2 year old girl who cant seem to leave things she find on the ground out of her mouth There have been no serious complications( besides waiting around to see if it was tooo much toothpaste injested)but there is always something I feel like the poison control people are going to call childrens services if I call again We are extremly careful with everything child safey locks rubbermaid bins on high shelves with the cleaning supplies But it is now to the point where I feel paranoid about everything in the house Suddenly i am looking for anything in the entire world that can happen to her and worry it will/ sorry for the long question but am I alone in worry about everything in the whole world even the old animal cracker under the refrig can this turn into a problem
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Nose bleeds and leg cramping Question Hello My three year old has been getting frequent nose bleeds he has bee cauterized 2 times but that does not work after the last trip to the DR She said she did not see a "Bleeder" so there was no need to repeat the procedure Also he is waking up at night with severe leg pains not in the ususal growing pain area in his calves We had a rough start with him from day one he was born a 10lbs he developed severe acid reflux so we had feeding problems which thank god is all cleared up he now eats anything with eveything but he is still very small he is only 27 lbs in 18 24 month clothing we had bllod work done cbc chem7 thyriod lymes titer artritis the only test we did not get was a clotting test what do you think the issue could be Thanks
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another napping question Question hi again i have another question regarding the ever difficult napping my 7 month old is fighting naps unfortunately we have gotten to the point where i usually put him down asleep or else he just won't sleep at all when i put him down he'll usually sleep for about 30 minutes and then wakes up i hear him on the monitor squirming around for the nex 15 20 minutes but not crying so my questions are this: 1 do i go to him as soon as i know he's awake to try to put him back to sleep he always winds up crying/awake at the end of this squirming period 2 now that he's 7 weeks is 30 minutes enough for him or should i be soothing for at least an hour each time 3 finally i've read in other texts that around 7 8 weeks is when you can start trying to put them down at night earlier he goes down around 10 10:30 with usually one feed somewhere around 4am when should i start earlier and what time THANK YOU SO MUCH your book has been very helpful elizabeth
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23 weeks Question Hello i am a first time mother and i am having twins a boy and a girl I am 23 weeks and i believed that i was just turning five months though one of my coworkers is nineteen weeks and she'll be twenty weeks this week and she believes she is turning five months so my qestion is when exactly do we gain a month My email address is mekaiyah yahoo com
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fever medication Question Hi My 2 year old son has a flu and I got suppositories Whenever I gave him one he pushed it back out He doesn't understand that it's for his fever and he expels the medication What can I do to give him the suppositories and keep him from pushing them out Is it normal in that age to refuse medication
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morning Question hi i bring my 6 week old to my bed in the morning when he wakes up for his 5 6 am feeding and then keep him next to me (cosleeping ) am i creating a habit for him i just love having that time together and he does fine going down in his crib at night the other times thanks
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getting pregnant after haveing a miscarage Question is it possible to get pregnant with in a few months of haveing a miscarage
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paranoid mom? Question
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summer activities Question At what age would you say it would be okay for a baby to take a quick dip in the swimming pool Also for any activity outdoors should I wait the until the age of 6 months that the sunscreen bottle says to or should I be using the sunscreen regardless of age
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inconsistent napping Question Hello it's me again (I posted about schedules about a month ago) Here is my current issue My baby is now almost 10 weeks old She sleeps all night without a peep Our problem is naps At naptime when we are home she will sleep only 20 40 minutes and wake up crying This happens at almost every nap I have tried everything to get her to go back to sleep and nothing seems to work for us It really doesn't matter if I go in there and shush her or if I let her cry the result is the same no sleep and more crying As the day goes on it is worse because she is exhaused Any advice It is especially tough because I usually end up getting her up after a hour or so in which it is almost time to feed I nurse her and she is sleep almost immediately becuase she is so tired I will add that we are not on a strict by the clock routine because I have a preschooler that I take to school twice a week and she ends up falling asleep in her carseat (which she sleeps great in most of the time) Thanks Brooke
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Pack n Play and long term sleeping Question I would like to keep my newborn in my room for awhile I see that most pack n plays come with a sleeping attachment Are those OK for long term sleeping arrangements (4 8 weeks) Are they firm enough to provide the neccasary support Am I better off investing in a cradle too
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SIDS and sleeping position Question It has bene a long time since I have had a newborn Then the train of thought was to lay them on their side What is the recomended sleeping position for newborns these days
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Teething remedies Question I have read on many sites that to help with babies teething you can place certain toys into the fridge My husband and I both remember our parents putting them in the freezer and my neighbor has told me that we are insane I only remember my mom putting them in the freezer b/c they got cold quicker not necessarily freezing them but I have heard of some being frozen to help numb the babies gums Am I wrong or have I been mislead
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way Question is there any way to have more if you have had part of you woman organs removed
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Eye boogers and conjestion Question Hello I just had my newborn son on April 12th It seem that they did not suction him out very good before they handed him back to me Before we left the Hospital I noticed he was having a hard time breathing and seemed to be full of mucus and boogers The nurse said just to sort of sit him up at an angle Now I am home and despite all the cleaning I do and the air filters; my son has now developed a bad case of eye boogers and is still having issues breathing I am putting saline in his nose and sucking the boogers as often as I can but he is still miserable and sleeping as much as possible I am also whiping the eye boogers out with a warm wash cloth and message Is there anything else I can do javascript:void(0)crib
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boogers and eye boogers Question :tissue: i have a daughter that is 6months old she has a eye cold where boogers are always on them even after i clean and she also has a cold that just started and she has mucus that makes it hard for here th breathe i clean her nose and her eyes the doc just gave me babies tylenol but i just seems to knock her out what can i do to help i stop giving her tub baths and is giving her rag baths can you give me some helpthanksjoanna
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3 day update to est. schedule... Question Oh my gosh it worked Over the weekend we got her on the schedule and she is doing great with it You were right about the 3 day rule The sleep positioner may have been the key that was missing My question now is on the rare occaision that she does not sleep for 2 hours and sleeps say one hour do I get her up and keep her up until the next feeding What happens to the schedule then I would be afraid that she would become overtired Brooke
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help with establishing schedule Question My almost 3 year old just deleted my post as I was writing it ugh Here goes again :)I have your book text and I am trying to get my 5 week old on some kind of schedule I am working with the one listed for 4 8 week old babies We've had about a week of her getting overtired and very poor naps She is doing well at night and is a good sized baby (weighs almost 12 pounds) but I need a daytime routine for all of our benefit Today is our first day of working towards the schedule We fed at 9 this morning played and around 9:50 I noticed that she was yawning I took her cue and got her ready for her nap Changed her swaddled her had the noise machine going etc she proceeded to cry on and off for about an hour and a half I checked on her periodically to calm her down but nothing got her to sleep She briefly slept a couple of times (maybe 5 mintues) but it was not a real nap by any means What should I have done Did I do the right thing I know this is only the first day and it takes three but how do I handle the crying when she is supposed to be napping Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated Brooke
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Toddler hit head, Vomiting Question Hi I have a question My 18 month daughter hit her head on Monday and once she cried and continued to carry on I didn't think much about it In fact the following day (about 24 hours after the hit) she began vomiting sporadically and continued so for about 12 hours The next morning she seemed fine but then in the afternoon (after her nap) she was out of sorts; for example she was very tired legs and arms seemed like jello she kept wanting to lay down After a discussion with the triage nurse of my daughter's pediatric office my husband and I and our 2 5 year old took her to the ER (too late for an office visit) Of course my daughter's behavior was normal and the doc stated that she seemed fine but we wouldn't know for sure unless we got a CT scan At this point we had already been at the ER for 4 hours it was close to midnight and a miserable visit with a 1 and 2 year old so we opted to go home and revisit the issue in the morning So this morning my daughter's pediatric office called to follow up and the nurse said my daughter's doc was out but would follow up with another and call me back well I never heard back from her and felt this nagging feeling that the CT scan should be done but let it slide until I heard from the nurse 4 o clock rolls around and no word from the nurse so I tried to call but the phones were switched over and I waited about 20 minutes but no one ever answered Anyway I let it go and thought my daughter seemed fine Well this evening I put her to bed and she went to sleep but since awoke vomiting my husband is taking my daughter first thing in the morning to the doctor to have the CT scan my question is what is the possibility of it being a brain injury the symptoms seem awfully coincidental and she exhibited no signs of being ill other than hitting her head Anything else I should be aware of as well I apologize for the lengthy email thanks for your time
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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. 
