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putting down

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Our daughter is 9 months old and every time we put her on the floor to play she cries and has a fit She can't crawl yet but she does slither backwards ( like pushes herself backwards) Dr says she's fine but what about the crying when we put her down She loves to be held HELP

Expert Post Viewd: 42 Posted: 7/7/08 9:25 pm Posted by: Replies: 2

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Expert Post Viewd: 50 Posted: 7/2/08 11:52 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Feeding

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Okay I have NO CLUE how to feed my baby and when she just turned 6 months old and She has been formula fed Can you suggest a menu for her that consists of baby food and formula and baby cereal Thankyou

Expert Post Viewd: 48 Posted: 7/2/08 2:51 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Cough and cold

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Hi Laura

Do you know any of the over the counter cough and cold medicine for Mom like Robitussin that is safe during breastfeeding Most of them contains Chlorpheniramine maleate USP 2 mg and Dextromethorphan HBr USP 15 mg I breastfeed my 6 months old son and recently I have severe cold and cough(itchy throat) I need to take some medicine Will medicine in my milk Is it safe to breastfeed after taking the medicine how about 7 8 hours later apart

Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 50 Posted: 6/20/08 10:52 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Potty training

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My daughter will be 3 in 2 months She has been potty trained for #1 for a while now but will not do #2 in the potty She is in underwear now but will insist on wearing a diaper just before she has to do #2 In fact yesterday she got into the closet herself and changed herself into a diaper and then came to me a few minutes later to be changed and cleaned We have been offering her an award if she does #2 in the potty and sometimes she will sit there and try and say it is too hard I have noticed that she always is standing to have a BM Could the problem be that she finds it easier to have a BM standing How do we get her to use the potty

Expert Post Viewd: 45 Posted: 6/11/08 3:30 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

crawling

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My daughter will be 9 months the 25th of this month She hasn't even started to crawl yet I'm real concerned Our first daughter didn't either but she was late at everything She;s even taking kindergarten over again She is slow at a few things but she is smart Is that why SHoud i be concerned

Expert Post Viewd: 45 Posted: 6/10/08 4:16 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Re: feeding

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You said finger foods She doesn't have any teeth yet Wouldn't she choke

Expert Post Viewd: 57 Posted: 6/2/08 12:08 am Posted by: Replies: 1

feeding

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Our daughter is 8 months old How much do i feed her formula She eats baby food also The Doctor said no more than 40 0z in one day She drinks more than that of the formula is that ok She still eats baby food too I give her oatmeal baby cereal in the morning with a fruit of baby food and she still wants a bottle within 1 hour when she is done with her oatmeal Is she eating too much She weighs 19 lbs She is a very good eater She is on Similac Sensitive Lactose Free When she is one how much milk should i give her I will be doing half formula and half milk until she gets use to the milk and as long she isn't having any allergic reactions SO how much milk do you recommend Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 73 Posted: 5/29/08 11:28 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

diarrea and vomiting

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I have a 4 month baby and he was OK until I change the formula his pup was regular like yellow and since then his pup is dark and almost like water I took him to the pediatrician for his physical last month and the pediatrician said that he was very healthy but today since he woke up he has diarrea and he is doing like dark water and smells so bad every time I feed him he vomit everything and has diarrea and he start crying like his stomach is hurt I do not know what to do I do not know if I have to take him to the hospital or wait until Monday to take him to the clinic

Expert Post Viewd: 58 Posted: 5/24/08 6:43 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Food

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My 4 month old wants nothing to do with solid food I have tried rice cereal with formula and applesauce She just keeps it in her mouth and doesn't swallow it then she ends up just spitting it out I have tried about 4 times in the last 3 weeks Is this normal

Expert Post Viewd: 59 Posted: 5/18/08 11:45 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

coughing

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My daughter is 5years old and she gets a cough all the time Most of the time she will cough at night When she gets a cough she will get it for a week or two then it goes away for a week then comes back 2 weeks later so on and so forth This has been going on for a while Like since a year ago or even longer THe doctor has listtened to her lungs at every app she has She has had bronchitis before but her lungs are clear right now I have a cool mist vaporizer in her room and I have given her allergy cough syrup before she goes to bed and she still coughs thinking it was allergies 'WHat should i do Then she doesn't get her sleep because she coughs too much at night She does still cough during the day Any suggestions Thanks We have never smoked at all

Expert Post Viewd: 95 Posted: 5/9/08 7:24 am Posted by: Replies: 1

loose stools

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My son who is 4 1/2 mo's has had some loose bowels everytime i change his diaper It's a yellowish green and has a funny smell with like cottage cheese looking pieces When he turned 4 mo's I started giving him a little baby food I gave him sweet potaotes then couple days later I gave him squash about 2 days later he was having a bowel movement every diaper change and this has been going on for 4 days He has no fever is eating fine and seems happy with his usual occasinal fussiness From all this his bottom is very sore and red and has started to blister a little Could this have happened from the baby food I haven't given him anymore since this happened but I gave him a little rice cereal today with his formula Also I've given him some pedialyte in between bottles So does he need to be seen by a doctor or should I wait it out

Expert Post Viewd: 90 Posted: 5/7/08 8:29 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Allergies

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My baby is 4 months old Her father has allergies to pollen and grass Could she too She has a runny nose and her eyes are runny too

Expert Post Viewd: 86 Posted: 5/5/08 10:07 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

puberty and ear infection

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My daughter is 7 months old and she has a little bit of hair on her private area Is this normal She has been using doctor browns bottles and the news said that it could start puberty real early due to the # 7 on the bottle which is the plastic from the bottle leeches into the milk juice etc So i just bought glass bottles What do you think Thanks Also she has had an ear infection at 3 months and she had another one a month ago She went on antibiotics then that didn't work then another antibiotic because she still had the infection then she had to have the shot for the ear infection Last week it started to clear up now i took her in today and it is VERY bad ITS WORSE So they want her to have tubes in both ears WOuld this be ok also THAnks alot

Expert Post Viewd: 97 Posted: 4/26/08 2:23 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: 124 Posted: 4/25/08 6:45 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

rashes

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my baby is on her six weeks now she has this rashes like small sizes pimples covering her face and her neck

Expert Post Viewd: 127 Posted: 4/24/08 10:22 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

little things

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Hi my daughter will be 3 months in one week and I am verry worried that there is something wrong with her I will have next pediatric appoitment in 1 month for vaccination and I don't want to call the doc for no reason so please could you help me and if you will tell me to worry then I will call

The thing is that she is sleepping funny She is only 3 months and she can do not sleep for many hours It's like she will wake up at 4 am and go to bed at 8 pm Yes she will dose of on my arms and she will sleep there till I wil try to put her down and then bum she is awake again ANd then on others day it's like she sleeps all the time Besides that sometimes her eyes are a liitle red and could that be allergies Or just sighn of being tired And on more question She is putting her hands to her mouth all the time She is "eating " them all day long (when she is not sleeping) I tried giving her pacyfire but she dosen't want it She just wants her hands Befor she was "eating" her hands just when she was hungry but now it's all the time I can figure out now when she is hungry by the way she is eating them (the hands) but still should I be worried I tried putting something in her hands but she dosen't want to grab anything yet What do you think I am crazy worried since this is my first child and I don't know what to expect DOn't have nbobady besides my partner so I am on my own Please help Thank you verry much

Expert Post Viewd: 114 Posted: 4/22/08 12:13 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

sitting up

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My daughter will be 7 months old on the 25th She is not sitting up yet SHould there be a concern That is by her self anyway I will put her on the floor sitting up and let go for one second and she will sit up be herself for about that one second

Expert Post Viewd: 134 Posted: 4/15/08 11:11 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

RE: sleep how long

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After i use the sound machine for 3 days do i use it continually after the 3 day process Or do i stop using it

Expert Post Viewd: 116 Posted: 4/14/08 7:35 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Stuffy nose

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My baby is 16 weeks old she has a stuffy nose no fever She gags and coughs when it goes down her throat I try to syringe it out of her nose but it seems hardly any comes out What can I do for her

Expert Post Viewd: 120 Posted: 4/14/08 2:52 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

febrile seizures

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My daughter is 15 months old and had a febrile seizure last week She stopped breathing and turned blue I am told she has a 30 percent chance of another seizure My biggest worry is that she will stop breathing again but this time it will be of longer duration and she could incur brain damage What are the odds of this happening with a febrile seizure I know that they can last up to 10 minutes would a child stop breathing for that amount of time I am so worried about this Thank you in advance for your help

Expert Post Viewd: 197 Posted: 2/22/08 8:24 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

how do you deal with slivers in toddlers

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This may be a silly questions but any sujestions would be helpful My 2 year old has been playing outside lots and got into some old rough boards now he has a few slivers in his hands and one looks red and sore but he will not for the life of me let me try to get them out Any ideas on what I could do

Expert Post Viewd: 745 Posted: 4/9/07 4:42 am Posted by: Replies: 3

sleeping at night

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I bought a conair sound machine and i used it one night I didn't turn it up too loud because she kept waking up every 2 ot 3 hours I thought that would be disturbing her sleep SHe is very curious about noise around her She is 6 months old now I put her in bed last night 9:30 she cried for about 10 minutes and she fell asleep Woke up crying around 1 then 3 then woke up 5:30 am I got her up then I left her alone for the 2 times she woke up at night and she went back to sleep I had the sound machine at white noise but not too loud AM i doing something wrong Ever since she was born she would wake up 2 ot 3 times at night and i would leave her alone adn she would fall back asleep but there are times that i still once in a while have to get her up due to screaming Please give some advice Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 122 Posted: 4/12/08 11:16 am Posted by: Replies: 1

feeding rituals

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My baby is 10 weeks old and she still eats and sleeps like a newborn It is exositing for me since I am the one to take care of her day and night My partner is working all day and at night he needs rest And we don 't have nobady here So she is 10 weeks old she is gainig waight normaly growing normaly and everything seems perfect expect she is eating 2 3 oz every 2 hours even at night She dosent nap much during the day but she can 'r sit still She is not interested in moving opbjects she just want 's to be held and I have to walk with her And then at night she wikll wake up every 2 hours to be feed I am exousted I asked her pediatritian and she said as long as she is gainnig waight that 's fine My friend saw that I am exousted and told me that I should start putting some rice cearal to her milk and that will make her fuller longer Do you think it 's a good Idea or is it too soon for her

Expert Post Viewd: 107 Posted: 4/11/08 12:32 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

sleeping

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HELP My 6 month old daughter is waking up every 2 hours now I bought the sound machine and put it on white noise and she still woke up 3 times in the night She used to sleep well I let her cry for about 10 minutes but if she is screaming I pick her up I get her a bottle and she only drinks 1 ounce or 2 and falls back asleep again The Dr told us to let her cry for even 50 minutes I asked him how long should i let her cry and thats what he said What do i do DO i do the sound machine again How long will it take for her to sleep through the night again Please I need some suggestions Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 85 Posted: 4/8/08 11:27 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

4 days no po op light fever

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baby is 4 month old didnt poop for 4 days now what cn i do now he got a temp of 99 4 and wants to sleep and eat all day onle other he is fussy and cranky never before im only breastfeeding him i called the hospital they sai to give hom tylenol and nose dropsevey few hours any other advise thank you

Expert Post Viewd: 139 Posted: 4/4/08 8:11 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

constipaded

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Hi I had a baby 2 months ago by c section During the pregnancy I was verry regular I did poo poo at least every other day Befor pregnancy it wasn't so good I could go without for 2 weeks even And now I was hoping that since during pregnancy I was so regular I would stay like that but NO Again I can go weeks without empting my bowls I am on the diet currently eating fruits vegetables broiled chicken breast and yoghurt Do you think that's why I am so constipaded When I was pregnent I eat a lot And I gained 70 pounds and now I am eating much much less and do you think maybe that's why I don't have bowl movment What can I do to be regular I tried activia fiber pills and nothing helped and I don't want to go to laxitives PLEASE HELP ME because I am missrable Oh and I am not breast feeding any more

Expert Post Viewd: 151 Posted: 3/26/08 5:02 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

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Dear Laura

I have a 4 month old son and since he was about two weeks old he has had a cough that comes and goes The odd thing is his lungs are clear and the Doctors cant hear any problems but his cough has become hoarse and sounds painful yet he shows no signs of discomfort The Doctors cant tell me what it might be because eveytime we go to the doctors he doesnt cough and has no other symptoms We do not smoke or allow smoking in our houshold Do you have any suggestions on whether or not I should get a second opinion or what this could be I am truely clueless on what I can do to for my son and I 'm concerned it mght be asthma because I had asthma as a child Please Help

Expert Post Viewd: 135 Posted: 3/24/08 7:06 am Posted by: Replies: 1

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Expert Post Viewd: 100 Posted: 3/24/08 7:06 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Mystery Cough

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Dear Laura

I have a 4 month old son and since he was about two weeks old he has had a cough that comes and goes The odd thing is his lungs are clear and the Doctors cant hear any problems but his cough has become hoarse and sounds painful yet he shows no signs of discomfort The Doctors cant tell me what it might be because eveytime we go to the doctors he doesnt cough and has no other symptoms We do not smoke or allow smoking in our houshold Do you have any suggestions on whether or not I should get a second opinion or what this could be I am truely clueless on what I can do to for my son and I'm concerned it mght be asthma because I had asthma as a child Please Help

Expert Post Viewd: 107 Posted: 3/24/08 7:06 am Posted by: Replies: 1