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imslandar posted:Someone please tell me what to say or do! I think she needs to talk to someone. She might have post partum depression.
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Chickalicious posted:That website advocates this as a technique to help with sleep at SIX WEEKS OLD: Yeah, that is not good at all. A six week old NEEDS food during the night!
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Oct 16, 2012 12:09
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Chickalicious posted:No one is getting crazy. But a website giving advice to tell people to restrict how you feed a 6 week old is just plain bad advice. Doing that will likely lead to issues with your milk supply and your baby's weight gain. Yeah, this is not just some preference thing where everyone has a different style of doing things. The midwives and pediatric nurses we saw when my son was an infant (we had some feeding issues the first two weeks) were absolutely amandant about feeding on demand. When his weight gain was on track, we didn't have to wake him up or anything, but feeding on demand is vital for such young babies - just imagine, they are used to getting nourishment 24 hours a day via the umbilical cord, and suddenly they have to learn to go for periods of time without anything :O Of course, when they are older, some kids can absolutely cope with not eating constantly. I nightweaned my son when he was ~11 months, because he would try to stay latch on for 15 minutes, sleep 10 minutes, and so on, for the entire night, and we were all exhausted. I'd be happy to share our experiences with that if someone si interested!
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Chicken McNobody posted:What's the oldest you guys have swaddled? I am tempted to start putting my 9-month-old back into the Sleep Sack, arms-out with the swaddly bit wrapped around his middle, to see if it helps him fall asleep and stay there without having to gnaw on my boob. We swaddled consistently until he started rolling over and haven't done it in a few months. I used the swaddle on my son until he was well over a year. He'd fall asleep in it and I'd unzip it a little bit to free his arms after he was asleep.
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Crazy Old Clarice posted:At what age did your kid stop having any middle of the night feedings? E is coming up on 10 months and like clockwork wakes up at 2:30am to eat. How do I tell he is ready to drop that feeding? If it's only once a night and it's not making you too tired I'd personally just deal with it for a bit longer. If it's making you tired and exhausted, you could try nightweaning. I nightweaned my son when he was around 11 months old. At that point he had gone from once a night to demanding constant boob, nursing extremely frequently but very briefly every time. It was driving us nuts. So we moved him from our bed to a crib in his room. My husband was the one to deal with it all, which can be a good idea because they don't associate daddy with milk the way they do with mom. When our son would wake up, husband would sit in a chair by his crib and comfort him. He offered him water, patted his back and talked softly to him, but no getting up of the crib. It took a week for things to significantly improve. Instead of nibbling all night he'd nurse properly in the mornings. We'd make sure he ate a big meal in the evening before bed, which also helped. Often it would be oatmeal which is very filling. He would still wake up occasionally because he was thirsty or had lost his pacifier, but he'd go back to sleep pretty quickly. My son is generally a good sleeper though, so it might very well not be this easy for everyone. If you do try it, keep at it for a few nights at least before giving up, it takes a little time to see results. Good luck whatever you choose to do!
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Nov 2, 2012 20:15
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sullat posted:Just had the 12 month wellness visit and the little guy hasn't gained any weight since 9 months. He's been sick the few weeks and doesn't seem to want to eat anything other than bananas, cheerios and formula, but I'd like to try and get him eating good stuff again. Any good ideas for nutritious foods to give him that a somewhat picky baby might eat? Avocado. Oatmeal made with whole milk. Greek yoghurt (maybe add some banana or something to sweeten it a bit)
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Nov 3, 2012 18:09
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Scuttlebutt posted:Does anyone have any experience with toddlers who don't talk? My 2.5 year old niece doesn't talk. Every now and then she will say a word (never consistently), and the family treats it as cause for celebration. Most of the time she just screams and cries. I know that her parents have a referral to get her evaluated, but they don't intend to follow through with it. Should we be worried, or is she just most likely a late bloomer? I would definitely get that checked out. It might be nothing, but it's late enough that it's absolutely not wise to take that risk. The sooner you do something about a language delay, the better. Remember though, that productive vocabulary is not the best indicator of language at that age. Does she try to communicate? Does she point? Does she seem to understand a lot of words? If yes, those are good signs and makes the lack of words less worrisome. If no, all the more reason to get her evaluated.
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Nov 17, 2012 07:16
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MoCookies posted:Tummy time sucks if you can't figure out how to move your body. I second the suggestion of wearing your baby a lot during the day rather than leave her laying down on her back in a basinette, swing, etc. The idea of tummy time came about because babies were constantly on their backs or in a baby container of some sort. With babywearing, they get a lot of gentle practice holding their head and adjusting their body as you move around. You could also do tummy time while she's lying on your chest, and you don't need to be completely horizontal. Many babies like that better. We didn't do much regular tummy time at all, just on my chest or babywearing. Re: putting babies in positions they can't get into: I have the impression the advice given varies a lot. I've been told to not put the baby in a sitting position at all until he could do it on his own, because it's not good for hips/spine etc. That link is interesting although a bit dramatic  (" “Every time we put an infant in a position she cannot change all by herself, we deprive her from moving freely. So she feels passive, helpless, and less confident.”)e: new page, have a baby dressed for a chilly November day: 
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Nov 22, 2012 21:04
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Alterian posted:My health insurance will cover the cost of a manual breast pump. Any recommendations? I'm going to be renting a higher end one as well, this would be more as a backup. I liked the avent, but I haven't tried any other manual pumps so there might be a better one out there. It was more than good enough for my needs anyway.
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Nov 27, 2012 20:13
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Eczema sucks, poor buddy. My son had a bad breakout when he was a little under a year. The dermatologist prescribed a cortisone cream that we used for a couple of weeks and it helped a lot. We've been able to keep it under control since then with regular moisturizer, not too frequent or hot baths and oil in the bathwater.
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Shonagon posted:
That was out dermatologist's advice as well - an intensive treatment to get it under control, then maintaining with regular moisturizer and other measures.
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randomfuss posted:
I don't care if he uses utensils or not, as long as he puts the food into his mouth and doesn't play around too much with it (I ignore some playing with food, but if he goes crazy with it, I remove the food). edit: my kid is 2 years 5 months.
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Jan 5, 2013 15:58
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I would definitely get a rear facing seat for a child that young. Being a careful driver means nothing if someone else hits you.
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PeachyKeen posted:Hey all, I've been lurking round here for far too long, long before my munchkin was born, and the cumulated advice I've picked up along the way has helped with so much! Now I have a more direct question. The little Peach is 5.5 months old now and for the first time we're having real problems with sleep. I could manage the multiple dosey night feeds when she was much smaller, and I think we were spoiled with 6 weeks of her sleeping through 8pm-7:30am, but now everything's gone haywire. She's in her own room (we were room sharing and feeding her in the bed with me dosing until about 2 weeks ago) and she goes to sleep around 7-7:30 she usually wakes up very gently after about half an hour and a little pat on her belly usually gets her back to sleep. Then she wakes about 1am, she doesn't want a feed then and usually a bit of a hug and sway and she's back to sleep - I know so far sounds so great right! But then at about 4am she wakes up and it takes about 2 hours to get her properly back to sleep. She's not wide awake thinking it's playtime or anything, she drowsy and obviously wants to sleep, but at this time of night her sleep just seems really light. She drifts off but never gets into a deep sleep before her little arms and legs start flapping around and wake her up. I usually feed her at this point and she'll dose but still not really get into a proper sleep. We try all combinations of food and soothing and nothing works until she's been mostly awake at least 1.5-2hours. We can't just leave her to it, she gets really upset unless we're there but this schedule's kind of breaking me and she so obviously wants to be asleep I want to help her. After all this she usually goes back down but rarely for more than 1-1.5hours. Personally I would probably take her into bed with me when she's sleeping restlessly, to maximize the amount of rest for both of us. I don't really know about the napping - I've been lucky and my son has always been a pretty good napper. Many babies nap better outside in fresh air though, which seems to fit with her napping better in her pram. I know some people open the window to the room where the baby sleeps to let in some fresh air and it helps.
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bamzilla posted:
Pretty much. I took long train rides several times when my son was an infant, and it was easy. From 8 months it started becoming difficult, both the travel itself and managing naps and bedtime at a new place.
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SavoyMarionette posted:My 11 month old has recently started biting. Mostly hands and fingers, but occasionally as he's cruising along beside the couch, he'll go for his sister's toes. He has tried biting me through my shirt or pants before, those didn't hurt and it sometimes took me a few seconds to realize what he was up to. There isn't really any noticeable cue that he is planning on biting and honestly I'm not entirely sure what to do about it. My mom dealt with my younger sister (3 at the time) by gently biting her back, but that's not something I'm willing to do and it'll probably just get it into my 3 year old's head that biting back is how she should deal with it too. I've tried ending play time when he starts biting but he doesn't seem too bothered by that. I know he is currently teething, he has a 4th tooth on the bottom that should be showing up any day now, so is this new biting habit related to that? Is this something I'll have to wait for him to grow out of, or is there something more I can do? I would just keep doing what you've been doing. My son's never been a biter but he has gone through various hitting phases. I try to keep calm but firm, I say "you can't hit me" or something similar, and put him down or move away from him. It will pass! Also maybe try giving him something to bite on to soothe his gums? Frozen washcloth etc.
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ghost story posted:Is the Ocean Wonders Soothe and Glow the Official Goon Approved seahorse? Its up as an Amazon lightning deal this evening. She might be ready to quit napping. How old is she? Whenever my son has been resisting a nap for an extended period of time, we're tried dropping that nap. He went from two to one naps at a year. At 2 years he stopped napping at home, but he still naps at daycare. He sleeps well and long at night though.
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Does anyone have experience with kids with hip dysplasia? My daughter was diagnosed today with mild dysplasia in her right hip. We are going to see an orthopedic specialist, but most likely she's going to have to wear a Frejka's pillow for 6 weeks. So it's kind of a bummer, but absolutely not that bad at all - have anyone here been through it? How big of a hassle is it? Any tips or tricks I should know about?
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Fionnoula posted:My only experience is with a kid who wasn't diagnosed until it was too late for bracing to fix it. My experience as the mom of a kid who has had a lot of appliances stuck on him in his lifetime is that they get used to stuff REALLY quickly. It'll be more of a hindrance to you than to her. The good news is that 85-90% of kids who are diagnosed early and properly braced in the critical period have their problems resolve completely and never need further treatment. Yeah, I'm so glad they caught it early! It's very mild, they had to ultrasound her hip to see it at all. Also, she peed on the doctor who examined her 
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We've used the seat mounted at the back and after one ride I was used to it and it was fine. We started using it when he was a year.
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Crazy Old Clarice posted:E is 14 months now and shows no interest in speaking. He only says one word ("hi") and doesn't even use baby-words for things. He will occasionally babble late at night before bed, but otherwise he is quiet most of the day (except for saying/grunting "Oooh-Oooh" when he wants something). You are correct, it's too early to worry. This sounds normal. Does he seem to understand words? Understanding is a much better measure than the words a child can say at that age. Also pointing, if he points/understands pointing that is a good sign. e: if your ped wasn't happy with only saying one word at a year, he doesn't know what he's talking about. It is super common to have only one or a handful word at 12 months, and boys are generally slower than girls, although the differences even out by 3 years of age. bilabial trill fucked around with this message at 10:40 on Mar 19, 2013 |
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White noise works really well on my 6 week old! She usually wants to be held at all times during the day, but sleeps reasonably well with white noise
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There are also white noise apps that work quite well.
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Brennanite posted:When do you start really disciplining your kids, like in the sense of timeouts. My son is 20 months old and I'm not always sure how to respond when he pushes boundaries. For example, this morning he was told not to touch the TV (like every morning), so he grabbed his snack and threw it at the TV. My kid will be three in August and we don't do timeouts yet. I try to redirect him if possible, ignore if possible, or calmly take away whatever item he is throwing (the calm part can be hard sometimes, kid can really try my patience). If he's getting dangerously close to a meltdown I'll remove him from the situation and try to calm him down. So more like a "time-in" really. My kid is relatively mellow I think, some kids are harder to redirect etc.
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RGBRIOT posted:
Feedings (with the possibility to record which boob I've used), diapers. Tracking sleep is useful too. Maybe an "other" category to record miscellaneous things like baths, medicine, etc. Edit: for diapers, the option to specify when there's poop. bilabial trill fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Apr 26, 2013 |
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bamzilla posted:I'll be honest I never used those apps past 2 months. Yeah. My daughter is ten weeks now and I'm about ready to stop tracking diapers and feeding (I'm using baby esp and the only reason I'm still bothering is because I'm ocd and like seeing the stats  ). I'll probably use the sleep tracking for a bit soon to figure out how many naps etc she needs) - but I don't expect to be doing it very long.
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ghost story posted:I asked my dentist when we should start and he said 3 too. Not sure why some baby books said 1 (also not sure why the Babycenter app said you're supposed to get their vision checked out by a specialist at 9 months? My ped said more like 4-5 and that is if there is any issues). Also check with your dental insurance, if you have it - our policy starts her coverage when she turns 3. We took our son to have his eyes checked when he was ten months but that was because we have TONS of eye issues in my family and I suspected strabismus (turned out his eyes are fine, yay). But yeah, no need to see an eye specialist that early unless you or the primary doctor) suspect a problem.
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Incongruous posted:For me, an app with a growth tracker with a nice layout would be awesome. My daughter is 15 months old now, and I still occasionally use the growth tracker. I input the data (head circumference, length, weight) at dr's appointments and use it periodically when I'm shopping for stuff for her. Recently we bought a bike helmet for her, and having a starting point for head circumference was pretty helpful when trying stuff on a squirmy toddler who doesn't want to sit still for more than 10 seconds. Ooooh yeah I'd probably use that. I'd like to see the percentiles etc. But it would have to be metric.
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May 1, 2013 15:14
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RGBRIOT posted:We're definitely hearing a lot about being able to control what app functions are used/displayed, and its an idea we really like. I'm curious though if you might elaborate for me...what does a really good medical visit screen entail? For reference here's where we're at design wise (We're still implementing a completely new UI, and as such some screens haven't been converted over yet in the app): I wouldn't care about the display of the baby in different sizes. A growth chart that showed how my child's weight and height falls on the percentiles of the WHO's growth chart would be very useful to me. As for people stopping using the app, I think that's unavoidable. After a certain point it just isn't necessary or useful to track stuff. The exception is weight and size (to me). But like that other person said, people will still buy the app if it's good. I bought baby ESP and I've used it a couple of months. And even if I won't use it much longer, I still feel I got my money's worth and would recommend it or something similar to other parents.
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Konomex posted:
My son started pulling up to stand at nine months, he didn't walk until he was almost fifteen months. I can't remember when he stood independently, but I think it was a good while between that and actual walking too. He's always been the cautious type though some kids are daredevils :o
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Lullabee posted:Hi parenting thread! We're migrating over from the pregnancy/newborn thread since my son will be 3 months on the 15th. No, there's no need to call.
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FordCQC posted:Got a 2.5 year old that has recently discovered that all the food is stored in the pantry. She can't open it herself, but she often runs over whines for food or comes running whenever we open it to feed the dog or get ziploc bags or cooking oil out, even if we're not getting food out. Maybe keep some healthy snacks where she can reach it? Carrot sticks, apples, etc.
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May 14, 2013 18:53
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Seconding the No Cry Sleep solution. We got a lot of help from that book!
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May 23, 2013 20:17
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My son started nursing half minute sessions like twenty times a night when he was almost one. At that point he was old enough (and he didn't really need calories at night, he wasn't really drinking, just comfort nursing) that we did night weaning. His dad would sit with him and comfort him and offer water, but he had to stay in his crib. After a week he slept a lot better. So I would keep nursing at night for now, and maybe try some gentle methods at a later point. Good for you for not giving in to what everyone around you says.
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May 24, 2013 17:46
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Ariza posted:I know some people on here are into it, but I would suggest never sleeping in a bed with an infant. It is demonstrably dangerous and babies die every year from it. As with any parenting advice, along with sleep strategies, talk to your doctor and peers and do your own research. Don't feel bad if you choose a method that some people don't agree with. Advice always changes and some people derive their self worth from judging and denouncing other people's parenting methods. Do what you think is best for your family and everything will be fine. A six month old is hardly an infant though.
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May 24, 2013 18:36
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Lullabee posted:Besides a frozen/cold wash cloth what can I do for teething in a 3 month old? My sweet, amazing child has turned evil over night. I know orajel isn't suggested so no worries there, but curious what everyone suggests. Are you sure it's teething? Many babies become fussier at around three months, for various reasons. Also the salivary glands start producing a lot more, giving the appearance that teeth are on their way. I thought my son was teething at that age, but no teeth appeared until six months.
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I also have a fussy 14 week old. Eats all night, is frustrated, drools. She's almost rolling back to belly now, I'm hoping she'll get less frustrated when she masters that skill. It's been a rough few weeks in the rectal cushion family. Edit: here she is, working hard! 
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May 28, 2013 18:04
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me your dad posted:We bought our 17 month old a potty training toilet, and she goes crazy to use it. She'll repeat a phrase of babble that clearly ends with 'potty' and tries to go up the stairs toward the bathroom. She doesn't do anything except sit on it, and then grabs a small piece of toilet paper and tries to wipe. I would let her. It's good to get comfortable with going to the toilet even if she might not be ready yet to actually be able to use it. My son is verrrrry skeptical of the toilet unfortunately.
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I use on of those baby earbuds that are bigger so that they are impossible to get into the actual ear canal. Babies have so much earwax, it's pretty shocking.
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