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luvbeingamom - 277 days ago.
wildberry, if you have the time wean one feeding at a time. That is what i did and it worked great. I started at a year old and cut out his daytime feed (daycare), then the feed at 4:30 when i would pick him up at daycare, then his dinner and finally his morning feed. I would cut one feed every 2 to 3 weeks. We finished bf just after my son was 15 months old and it was his choice. One morning he just didn't try to feed (like he had done every other morning). Plus doing it that way kept me from ever getting engorged. But to answer your other question, your child will eat what is offered to him when hungry enough!

izziebo - 277 days ago.
my little one hated tummy time at teh same age dunno why i solved it by laying her down and laying with her in the same position playing with her and her toys the entertainment of having me there doing what she was soon made it more fun for her:D xxxx

phats808 - 277 days ago.
Help!! My son is a few days shy of being 5 months old!! And he seriously HATES tummy time!! I let him fuss but the fuss turns into a raging screams! The back of his head is getting majorly flat!! I try everything! Lay him on his side at night but he manages to lay flat again! Put a towel! I end up most of the day with him on my lap because I don't want his head to get worse! What else can I do?? Please message my page! Thanks a lot!!

mamacas26 - 277 days ago.
QUESTION: When you got your period for the first time after birth, was it like a normal period? My son is 13 1/2 months old and I think I have my period, but it is SO light, and I don't have any cramping at all. Sorry if this is TMI, but I've wanted my AF back so that we could TTC, and I'm a little confused. It started yesterday and was bright pink, then this morning it was bright red, and now it is dark brown....so confused. Please leave any info/or comments on my profile...thank you!!!!

luvbeingamom - 277 days ago.
moment - At 5 mo old you are better off cutting back on some of the solids vs cutting back on the formula. Or at very least mix the cereal with formula to add those extra calories. Baby cereal has no nutritional value for your baby, it is meant for practice to learn to eat solids. So if you want to make sure your LO is getting his veggie, either cut back or out the cereal. My doc didn't want us to cut back our son to 16 - 20oz until he was at least 9 mo old. before that he was pushing a min of 28oz. Now i bf and judged it more on how many times a day and how long he nursed but i wouldn't let him cut back until he was nearly 11 months old. Good Luck!

ARMYMOM - 277 days ago.
on kellymom.com I read that after solids have been well established then the need for breastmilk or formula decreases to 16-20 oz per day.

momentfrozenintime - 277 days ago.
Hey everyone! I had a quick question since I guess no one else wants to answer. My son is a little over 5 months old and is eating cereal and either one fruit or vegetable a day. But now, he has wanted to eat less formula. Actually I can BARELY get him to eat formula. The only time he eats is on demand, but even then he won't eat very often or the whole bottle. I know babies should be getting 24+ oz. of formula right now, right? What can I do? He would be happy only eating 16 oz., and it's so hard to FORCE him to eat (and it usually will just come right back up if I do that)

Bri - 277 days ago.
I agree, but I also think we all get one Thank God! he's ok moments. My son went down our stairs too when he was six months old. My husband was watching him and he just went around the corner too fast. I was downstairs at a table five feet from where he landed. We were lucky that he is ok. He went down about 20 stairs and landed on hardwood near the fireplace. I don't think I forgave my husband for a long while. Another mom I know had her son go down the stairs a bit ago too. We've all learned our lesson and it will not happen again. Thank goodness they are ok and we can breath again.

izziebo - 277 days ago.
oi mrs! dont you be so silly! these things happen you cant posibly be watchuign baby 10000000000000000000% of the time and the little buggers have the habbiot of knwing as soona s your not looking to go n scootch off n do somethign stupid! amy feel off the siofa before she was sitting on it happily i just went to pick the high chair up from the other side of the room n shed turned round n then rolled n went bump on the floor (landed on her changing bag so no hard done) dont worry hes fine and its one of the things thats bound to happen every once in a while even idf you do watc them like a hawk! *big hugs* xxxxxxxxx

2ndtimemommymel - 278 days ago.
Oh my goodness.... we had the biggest scare of our lives. We just moved into a bi-level house and we have been very careful with making sure that we baby gate the stairs. Well, on Sunday, we were moving boxes from the lower level to the upper level and we baby gated the baby in his room now that he is crawling everywhere. So later that evening, I went to his room and got him, was going to feed him, give him a bath, and put him down for the night. Well, I found a cord to the DVD player that we had been looking for so I gave Ethan to Joe, he was on the phone. I then hooked up the DVD and asked Joe to turn it on and make sure that it was working. Well, I guess he sat Ethan down and thought I was watching him (which is beyond me considering I was behind the tv) anyway, the tv worked and I got out from behind and was pushing the tv back when we heard this big bang go down the stairs about 4 times. We both jumped and I immediately jumped on the sofa and was halfway over the banister when Joe stopped me. Our 8 month old had just fallen down 7 hardwood stairs. Joe got him and said we need to go to the ER he was bleeding from him nose. So, out the door we went with no diaper bag, me with no shoes, and the baby crying. Joe dropped me and Ethan off up front and I ran in like an idiot saying help me my baby fell down the stairs. The nurses looked at him and said that everything was fine, he was fine and they would be with me shortly. They were very quick about helping us. And Thank the Lord that Ethan was fine. Just a bruised cheek and bloody nose. By the time the Dr. seen him he was smiling and laughing. But I think I could have died at that moment that I realized what happened. I feel so quilty. How could we not have put the gate back up in front of the stairs. How could we be so irresponsible? It just makes me hurt that we let that happen to him. I just thank God that he was watching over my baby.

Bri - 278 days ago.
Gem - This can be a phase for many 1 year olds. They go from sleeping through the night to getting up. It sounds like separation anxiety to me. I don't agree with crying to out. It serves no purpose for mom or baby. My only advice is that he'll get over it and during that time I would go in give hugs and reassurance. That's all your baby wants is reassrance and to feel safe. I would also find a good bed time routine. Something that works for him. Some babies aren't ready for bed at 7 or even 8. Once you find what works for him then stick to it. I'm a stickler when it comes to routine and it helps us. Good Luck!

izziebo - 278 days ago.
Wehn Amy cries andy makes me just leave her its hard but it woerks she now only cries for about 10 minutes then gives up! we gho n check on her n tuck her back in n leave we dnt talk to her n we get her ready for bed in her own room with dimmed lights and read a book in her cot with her (andy climbs in hes a freak!) xxx

xGemx - 280 days ago.
My son is nearly 1 and at the moment he is refusing to sleep in his cot. We moved him into his own room in his cot when he was 6 months and has been fine up until now. Some nights as soon as I even walk into his room with him he screams. I really have no idea what to do. I have tried sitting with him, putting toys in his cot, putting the radio on and just leaving him but he will cry for over an hour until I can't stand to listen to him anymore so I put him in my bed. My partner says to just let him cry himself to sleep but he will cry for a good 2 hours+ and I feel so bad listening to him so upset. Any ideas what I can do? I'm out of ideas and getting very stressed out about it because I don't know why he won't sleep.

Bri - 280 days ago.
pygmalin - I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. That's crazy and seems very complicated. Fortunately, the boys are getting a bit older and will be able to start to understand things. I think you are on the right track. James needs to spend alone time with his son. Even after the baby is born he will still need to make sure his son feels special and not an outsider. He is part of the family and will soon have a new sibling which is hard even in the best of conditions. Good Luck! Hopefully the boys will bond together as brothers with a new baby to help look after.

Bri - 280 days ago.
Actually, breastfed babies DO need to be burped. They don't always get air bubbles but if the latch isoff or depending on flow they could be gulping the milk down. My son was/is breastfed and he needed to be burped until around six months of age.

I do agree that maybe you should try burping sooner or let you baby sit upright a little bit to let the milk settle and then try burping.

pygmalin - 280 days ago.
I have a rather urgent question..though this may be long as I need to give a bit of a back story...My son is nine soon to be ten. His father died in 2006..before then Marcus's Dad would take him every summer and holidays..Holiday months..So we equally had him through out the year...They we close even through his dads illness..(we were not together but very close friends..high school sweethearts) after his dad died he went through a period of behavior issues..which we continue to stuggle with...Well I met and moved in with the father of my soon to be born son..we have been together for three years lived togeher for two..James has a son by the name of Taylor..he is seven..well James only gets visitation with his son twice a month on weekends (We both want more but that is another issue and involves a very bitter divorce)..James spends time with my son has much as he can (though my son is very difficult and hard to handle at times) But to James's credit he tries...When Taylor comes over there is a huge power struggle for James's attention...Taylor undersandably wants alone time with his dad and Marcus is jealous of this..understandably..his dad is deceased...James is trying his hardest but Marcus tries every thing to try and make taylor jealous of the alone time Marc spends with James..often this ends in Taylor uncontrolably cring and saying things like you love Marcus more than me...I have talked to Marcus about this..but of course..to no evail...I have suggested to James that maybe he needs to take Taylor by himself on at least one afternoon by himeself each visit...so Taylor does get this bonding one on one time...Are there any other suggestions to make this situation better before our baby comes?...I can only see this struggle getting worse as the family grows. We want both kids to feel loved and excepted...who doesn't right?

RobinG - 281 days ago.
Oh also, BF babies often dont need to burp since they dont really get air bubbles. Burping is for 'if' there is a bubble, if you sit him up after nursing and rub his back up and down and gentle pats and nothing then I'd stop burping as there isnt a bubble to be burped up (())

RobinG - 281 days ago.
So welcome victoriasmommy143 :)

RobinG - 281 days ago.
Is he being burped every few oz or after the entire bottle? If so I'd try burping sooner. Or perhaps the burping is to hard, sometimes burping can cause the spit if if done to hard. If your LO has a milk allergy or soy then you will need to eliminate dairy and as much soy as possible from your diet. If you find eliminating those things and gentle burping is not helping it may be reflux ~ I'd talk to your doc about it ((()))

felicia-lundstrom - 281 days ago.
My 3 month old baby can't seem to keep anything down. My husband fed him a 8oz bottle of breastmilk and he drank the entire thing... I sat him up to burp him and he puked it all up... He got hungry an hour later so I fed him 2oz then sat him up and burped him and he spit that up too.. and he ate from my breast 3 times after that and each time he spits up, not as much as before.... He doesn't have a temp and he's having wet diapers.. What could this be????

victoriassecret143 - 282 days ago.
RobinG-Thanks for the advice!!!!

RobinG - 282 days ago.
Way to early IMO (()) I didnt give any juice til 11 months. When I did it was organic pear juice. If not organic is was gerber juice bought near the babyfood. Juicy Juice is not the healthiest IMO for infants. Itis perfect for toddlers though ~ When I did give it it was only a spash in a bottle of water. I would wait at least a few more months to even consider juice. (())

victoriassecret143 - 282 days ago.
Do you think it would be ok to give my 6 month old juicy juice apple juice or do you think its too early for that???

JenWVU - 282 days ago.
Anyone have any suggestions about a good book on making your own baby food?

RobinG - 282 days ago.
mammo ~ sounds like a clogged tear duct, did doc suggest anything? Massaging it usually helps but it does take time to open ~ they will intervein to open it if it doesnt on its own so talk to your doc to see ~ 2 of my kids had it and I had to massage it daily ~