Age specific questions from about 3 months to about 1 year of age. Younger: newborn. Older: toddler.
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What are the pros and cons of using a nanny-cam?
We are seriously thinking of hiring a nanny, as my wife wishes to hold on to her job in these tough times. I have seen what are called, "nanny-cams" (like the one here), that help us monitor the nanny ...
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Is it harmful to let a 4 month old baby eat an Easter peep?
My friend gave her 4 month old baby an Easter peep. Is that harmful to her health? I'm really worried. Please let me know if I should be this worried.
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Why is my 3 month old waking up 10+ times a night?
My 3 month old went from starting on a good sleep trajectory (a five hour and 3 hour stretch at 8 weeks regularly) to waking between every 15 minutes and every 2 hours. What I'm trying to figure out ...
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How can one tell if an infant is developmentally advanced?
How can I tell if an infant is developmentally advanced?
For example, in a 10 month old baby boy: he likes to play the piano and drum; he is always making sounds or noises with his mouth or toys all ...
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What features should I look for in an infant or toddler bath tub?
My wife and I are on our third infant/toddler tub, and haven't liked any of them.
We started with the safety first tub that slides open with the frog sponge. It leaked. Next up was the Summer ...
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How can I get my infant to fall asleep?
When it's bedtime for my 7-month son, it's always his mother who makes him fall asleep. When I try to get him to sleep so it ends with him crying.
Any tips on how to get him to sleep would be ...
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Why does my baby have bubbles around the mouth?
My infant sometimes bubbles from the mouth. When he does this he doesn't seem to be distressed but I end up constantly having to wipe his mouth. Could this be because I am not burping him enough? Does ...
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7 month old will no longer play on her stomach
My 7 month old is capable of rolling both front-to-back and back-to-front. She can also sit fairly well when place in the sitting position, although she cannot get to that position on her own. ...
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Grey hair on a 14 month old baby
My son is only 14 months old, but we have recently noticed that he has a white hair on his head. Should we worry?
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Is it really that big a deal to switch between different formulas?
A doctor told us that the all of the "cow milk based" formulas are all the same so it doesn't matter which one we use. So I say we get the cheapest and use whatever free stuff we can get no matter the ...
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What are some good distractions for an infant?
My 4 month old is nearly able to sit up on his own and has gotten rather bored with activity mats, swings, and hanging toys. The only things of his he still likes, are a bit too advanced to hold his ...
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Should an infant, awake and happy in the middle of the night, be helped back to sleep?
We've had a pretty good sleep routine with my three month old recently. She wakes to eat and, occasionally needs gentle rocking back to sleep.
This week she started something new. After having slept ...
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Is it okay for an infant to sleep 10-12 hours at night?
Our 4-month-old baby regularly sleeps for 10+ hours at night. I know this isn't normal (and we feel pretty blessed for it), but is it okay? Are there any health problems or downsides to this?
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What are some symptoms of an ear infection?
My 6-month-old was upset today, and I couldn't figure out why, but she kept rubbing one of her ears. I'm wondering if she might have an ear infection, and what other symptoms to look out for if this ...
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When I should, and should not use manual pump for breast feeding?
Just curious:
- Can I start using it from the first day onwards?
- Can I continue using it for a very long time? Any side effects?
- Any advantages to mother and child when using breast milk stored in ...
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2answers
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Is it safe for a baby to suck on bath toys?
We bathe our 6 month old in our bathtub. We fill the tub 1/3 of the way and we sit in there with her to bathe her. The bath water gets a little bit soapy as the bath gets underway. We put some bath ...
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Is this diaper rash caused by starting on solids?
My son is 5 months and just started solids last week. So far, so good, until today.
My wife just told me that she thinks our son is having a reaction to something he ate. She said that his BM had ...
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Are shaking legs something to be worried about?
My wife has noticed that my 10 month old son sometimes starts to twitch his leg. It only lasts for a couple of seconds, and is infrequent enough that I have yet to witness it. She described it as ...
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How to keep a baby cool in summer?
I have concerns regarding our baby (less than 1 yr) sleeping in an air conditioned room. I live in Mumbai. Its an area with extremely high humidity and very hot temperatures. We all sleep in an air ...
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5.5. month old not eating as well anymore
I have triplets and my bigger one has slowly been taking less and less and now the other two have surpassed him. His weight curve has also slowed down but nothing to be concerned about according to ...
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What works to get a distracted nurser to eat during the day?
I have a 7 month old baby who has been a distracted nurser since about 3 months. She continues to gain weight appropriately, so she does get enough to eat, but getting her to eat what she needs is a ...
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Can Constant Alarm Testing in Building Pose Emotiona/Psychological Concerns for our Infant?
Our building is constantlly having false fire alarms that are extremely loud. These are beyond the smoke detectors in our home, they are the industrial strobe alarms that can be heard over a block ...
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How to set appropriate height for a baby saucer?
I want to make sure that I do not set it too high or too low.
If it sets too high a baby can have a bad walking habit because he walks on his toe. But if it's too low, it can cause his legs support ...
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Where can I find good research on long term health impact of different types/brands of infant formula (in the US)?
My wife can no longer nurse our infant due to her health issues. Is there an online resource I can use to research different types/brands of infant formula? I'm looking for independent, and preferable ...
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Could green poop be caused by an allergy to breast milk? [closed]
Theoretically speaking, could green poop be caused by an allergy to breast milk for an breastfed infant starting after four months of breastfeeding? I don't know if that is even possible.
Infant poop ...
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How big should solid food for the infant be when doing baby-led weaning?
Our son has been supplementing his formula with solid food for several months now. We started him on simple cereals (rice cereal, oatmeal, etc.), then added basic jarred baby food. Now he's eating ...
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At what age can we expect a baby to be carried in a back pack baby carrier?
We don't intend to purchase a stroller. We intend to purchase a back pack baby carrier. At what minimum age is it considered safe to put the baby in the back pack?
I think just born babies can not be ...
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Should an infant be washed with turmeric powder?
My in laws have a custom of washing the infant with Turmeric powder rather than any soap.
Should an infant be washed with turmeric powder? Any side effects?
How long duration can this be prolonged?
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How concerned should we be about Mice coming into the baby's room?
Our first child is due any day now, and we've got a mouse infestation. We noticed it for the first time at my girlfriend's baby shower (lots of cakes and crumbs out), and since then we've started ...
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Could the Jadelle birth control be affecting my breast milk?
I got the jadelle a week ago today and my second daughter is 4 weeks old. Family Planning told me it was fine to get it, but for the last two days my daughter has had a higher temperature, has been ...
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When should we transition second child into first child's room?
Our first child "A" is 3½ years old and has his own room in our apartment.
Second child "B" is 3½ months old and sleeps in a crib in the parent bedroom.
I'll use letters for names to make it clearer ...
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What are some considerations while preparing for an all day trip in NYC?
We're going to be in NYC on foot and taking the subway around all day. Or daughter is 3 months old.
We're going to bring our usual diaper bag, a baby carrier, a sling, extra change of clothes, water ...
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What are the best cloth diapers for a large baby?
My son is 5 months old and at 21 pounds, barely fits in 13"x 20" prefolds that claim to go up to 28 pounds. The next and only size up for prefolds is 16.5"x 21". They claim to hold babies up to 40 ...
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Why would a one year old suddenly refuse solid foods
My one year old daughter has suddenly refused any solid food that is wet or sticky. She will only eat things like bread or cereals with an exception for puree. She weas eating a bit of everything up ...
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Advice on raising trilingual kids
Arabic is my native language and I am fluent in English, my wife is an English/Urdu bilingual but English is more native to her plus she can read Arabic letters without understanding it but she can’t ...
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Immediate reflux/heartburn relief for a baby (8 months old)
Our 8 month old is having a bout of really nasty heartburn after getting over norovirus. Our doctor has looked at him and determined he's suffering from normal gastritis and prescribed zantec. ...
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infant behaviour after toddler illness
My baby girl (1.5 years) had good constant sleep and eat patterns; until she become ill. During illness her sleep/eat patterns changed a lot (and this is normal). But after recovering, she still do ...
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What types of developmental milestones should we be concerned about? [closed]
A lot of the developmental questions on this site are about Language, but I'm less anxious about missing language milestones than I am about other potential developmental milestones that I may be ...
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scientific parenting book for newborns thru pre-school [closed]
I am looking for a particular kind of parenting book.
The focus should be on newborn to pre-school. The book would offer parenting advice grounded in scientific studies.
For example, there is a ...
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Experience with Craniosynostosis?
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with Craniosynostosis? Specifically I'm looking for help explaining and preparing my other children for this surgery.
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Can learning sign language be harmful for babies' speech development? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does using sign language really accelerate a child's ability to speak?
I am considering teaching my 8-month-old sign language, and I can't sneeze without finding ...
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Alternative to the 1-2-3 rule needed
I have a 1,6 year old son. Today I first put him in "the corner" after counting to three, explaining that this would happen when he doesn´t behave. Then I told him that he should stay there until he ...
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Is there any harm to letting an infant's hair grow long?
My niece is 7 months old, and has long hair: around say 20-25cm. We are planning to cut her hair against our wishes because we think it could make it easier for her to catch a cough or cold. Is long ...
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My baby is having cough and making wheezing sound
My baby is 3 and half months old and she is having cough and making wheezing sound while breathing. She had attack of Pneumonia 20 days back and had to be admitted to hospital, her Ped says that she ...
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will their constant car honking will affect my baby's(4 MONTHS) development and hearing? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How much noise does it take to negatively impact an infant’s hearing?
I have neighbors who honks their cars everyday when they want their gate opened. And there are ...
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Can we switch Vaccine from one manufacturer to other? [closed]
My four-month-old son received a shot for DTaP-IPV/Hib vaccine (Pentacel®). Due to my family emergency, my infant needs to be out of the States for up-to a year. We want to make sure that he gets ...
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Baby has a blood spot on his eye? [closed]
We just noticed a small blood spot on the white part of our 3-month-old's eye... Should we be nervous? Should we rush him to a doctor? What might be causing this?
