Age specific questions from birth through about 3 months. Younger: pregnancy. Older: infant.
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Are clothes needed for a newborn?
Provided that I have a warm enough home, can a newborn live there with only diapers, or does he still need clothes on? If so, why?
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Dad-to-be needs help finding a changing table
My wife and I are setting up a baby room for our first child (due in June). We've so far been very fortunate in finding great deals on a matching crib and gliding rocker/ottoman! The only major ...
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When and how is circumcision done?
I am not looking for judgment or opinion. I am looking for information.
When is circumcision done? Do we need to set it up in advance, does it happen at the hospital after birth, who does it at the ...
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Is it required or advised to sterilize bottles?
So we've been sterilizing our bottles with a microwave steam bottle sterilizer. Is this at all required? What risks might exist if we don't bother?
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Is it ok for my baby to sleep in his swing?
I have a Fisher-Price baby swing that my 7-week-old is spending a lot of time in :) I've found that I often put him in wide awake, and a short while later he's soundly sleeping. Is it ok to leave him ...
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How to handle my baby boy urinating in bath?
I bathe my two weeks old baby boy every evening. Very often he will urinate as soon as he touch the water, obviously because of the temperature change.
So far I just ignored it, letting him pee into ...
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What are questions to ask when interviewing a midwife?
We're leaning toward homebirth and we're interviewing midwives. What questions should we ask her? What factors matter?
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Should we use special detergent/washing powder for the laundry of baby clothes? (UK)
Any suggestions/experiences of the best characteristics for a baby clothes detergent would be appreciated. We are in the UK, in case that influences the options we should look for.
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When the new baby arrives how do you help the oldest sibling adjust? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I cope with my toddler’s jealousy towards her newborn brother and sister?
Sibling rivalry will occur, but there must be preventative things that can be done to ...
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Calming Baby after bath
I guess that I am lucky in some ways. My son, three months old. Loves being in the bath. He is not scared of water and loves to splash.
However, taking him out of the bath is a different matter, ...
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Is it okay for my newborn to sleep in a travel bed instead of his crib?
My "Pack n Play" is easy to move around the house and it contains things I need such as changing pad or diapers.
Is there any disadvantage for letting my newborn sleep in this for a long period of ...
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What are the risks of putting a newborn baby to sleep on their front?
For our first baby, we were told by various midwives in no uncertain terms, that babies must always be placed on their backs to sleep (no explanation ever given- just instructions!). This was all very ...
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Why skin dryness occurs in infants or new born babies and how to get rid of skin dryness and dandruff?
I have a one and a half month old baby daughter. She is having dry skin and dandruff. We have used olive oil to massage her skin and also Johnson's baby lotion but still there is a lot of improvement ...
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My 3 month old gets up 10-15 times a night?
My 3 month old newborn has been waking up every 15 minutes to every hour during the night for 4 weeks and we have tried everything from Baby Wise to Baby Whisperer to the No cry Sleep Solution with no ...
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Light Day-Hiking with Newborn— baby carrier or offroad stroller?
Baby is due in late June, and we hope to continue our normal habit of light day hikes (<4 miles, no major elevation changes) with her later in the summer and into early fall. Does it make sense to ...
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Should I clean my newborn's umbilical cord stump or leave it be?
Our pediatrician said that some doctors say to leave the umbilical cord stump alone but he likes to suggest using a cotton swab with alcohol to wipe the perimeter.
I am fine with just leaving it be ...
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How can we make our newborn accept the bottle?
Our baby has mainly been breast-fed so far, and while it has worked reasonably well (she's gaining weight) it be nice if I, as the father, could feed her once in a while to allow my wife some rest.
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How can we get our newborn to sleep at night as soundly as he does in the day?
We've just had a new arrival- a little boy, now 7 days old.
During the day he sleeps like a dream. As I write this, he has been asleep for around 4 hours without really stirring at all.
The only ...
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Does/can it have a negative effect, if newborns/infants are exposed to background noise (TV, …) while awake or sleeping?
A midwife once said that babies might sleep camly in the loudest environment (radio or tv sound, party, etc.), but later they are "reprocessing" all this input and will be unsettled or even won't ...
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newborn / 1mo : funny milk smell in the head?
My newborn girl has a funny smell in the top of her head: it's like milk or strawberry yogurt. Very soft, very light, I have to come really close to feel it. But it's something I notice...
She takes ...
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What can be done if a breastfed newborn baby drinks too slowly?
Our newborn baby (7 weeks old, ca. 4 kg) wants to drink at the breast nearly the whole day:
He drinks very slowly (one "meal" can take 30..60 minutes), makes a lot of breaks during drinking and mostly ...
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How can I prevent my 9 month old from eating anything and everything?
Generally, babies, particularly newborns, have a tendency to eat or munch anything they get their hands on. This can be very hazardous or sometimes fatal if the matter is toxic.
Can someone give me ...
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What to do when the pinky is the only way to soothe a newborn?
My question is: Is there any way to soothe a crying baby in the middle of the night other than inserting my pinky?
Summery:
Pinky method = only successful soothing found
Tried the following other ...
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How can I help my baby poop
My newborn (currently 6 weeks) sometimes goes a few days without a bowel movement. It seems like this makes her uncomfortable and she sometime looks like she's trying to get something going (she has ...
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Should I be worried about my baby's eyesight?
My baby is 7 weeks old, and we have some concerns about his eyesight. When he was first born we were nervous because he would often bulge both eyes out - looked like he was kind of straining and his ...
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How early should I start thinking about cloth diapers?
My girlfriend and I just got pregnant, she is eight weeks in. I have been reading a lot about cloth diapering, and I was wondering if it is too early to start thinking about this. Here are my ...
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How do we prepare for a long car journey with a 2 month old?
Is there anything specific to think about when planning a long car journey (12 hours with an overnight stop) with a 2-month old? I guess one of the issues is whether one of the adults stays in the ...
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When is the best time to pump breastmilk, and for how long should I pump?
I have a baby who's just a few weeks old. I try to pump bottles occasionally, so that my baby will be used to the bottle, and also so that I have some mobility if it's really necessary. I'm having a ...
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How long should a feeding be attempted?
My son has had a couple of consecutive, partial feedings (he is preemie: 5 months old, 1 month adjusted). At the hospital, one partial feeding wasn't a cause for alarm and they simply attempt to feed ...
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How do we get rid of our baby's thrush?
Both my partner and our baby have picked up thrush.
The doctor has given us some medicine - a gloopy lotion to rub in the babies mouth and my partner was given a single table which she has taken. ...
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How many hours baby sleep in a day?
Recently, I noticed that my 2-months-old baby sleep almost a day include naps (maybe 3-5 hours awake). Should I do anything about this? Such as just wake him up or it is normal.
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How can Dads Cope When Going Back to the House Alone?
My partner was in hospital for a week after the birth, and was quite distressed. Obviously, at some point during the night, the hospital will need you to leave, and you'll have to go back to your ...
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What kind of controlled safe scientific experiments can I do with my baby?
I have a 3 month old baby and I was wondering what kind of controlled and most importantly, safe home-made scientific experiments I can do with my baby to understand his development, his behavior and ...
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How to keep Glasses on when Breastfeeding/Feeding
When my partner is feeding the baby, her glasses slip down because she's looking down at the baby, and she has both hands full, so she can't push them up. I'm happy to push them back on when I'm ...
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Can scented products irritate a newborn?
I suspect my three month old baby is agitated by the strong scents such as soap, moisturizer, fabric softener etc. It is ironic since so many people recommend a massage with moisturizer for a good ...
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What are the square cotton wipes that NICUs/nurseries use called?
Discharge is soon and we're looking a few odds and ends for our little one, but I'm at a loss for vocabulary and I'm not finding what I need with google and amazon searches. Every time I search, I ...
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Should my wife pump after feeding to “top her off?”
My question is: Can we trust that the baby will not starve itself and will eat as much as it needs, or is it a good idea to pump and feed the pumped milk to her from the bottle after the next feeding?
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What could be causing this unusual pain during breast feeding?
My fiancee and I just had our child yesterday, August 17th. This is her second child, and my first. With her first pregnancy, anytime she tried to feed her daughter, she got very strange pain ...
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Why does my baby moan every 3-5min during sleeping?
My baby girl is 2 weeks old. She starts making squeaks, moans, yawns during sleeping every 3-5min. She did that as well before, but not as often as these two days. She also gets more difficult to ...
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Are cloth diapers really supposed to fit a newborn?
We decided to go with a diaper service before our son was born but when we brought him home the diapers seems way to large for him. He was small, but not insanely small (6 lbs 10 oz). Only the Newborn ...
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Will a Play Yard provide the same comfort and back support to the baby as a Crib?
We are debating if a Play Yard will be more practical than a crib. We believe that it will be safer than a crib, and also easy to carry around.
What we don't know is if the play yard mattress will ...
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How to prepare to homeschool for our new baby
We are expecting a baby this July was wondering how to prepare for his coming with the intention of homeschooling the child. Do we need to take some courses, read books, prepare a plan to start ...
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Does feedback from a baby monitor result in hearing loss?
I plan on making an appointment with my baby's pediatrician but before I do, I wanted to get some feedback on my concern.
Earlier this evening, while at home, our baby monitor was too loud resulting ...
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How should I schedule the sleep and feeding pattern of my infant so that he gets enough feed when I am at home?
I am a working person.
After my child is 3 months old, I will continue to go to my job from morning 7:00 till evening 18:00.
I will be coming home at around 14:00 to breastfeed for about half an ...
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Switching a newborn to the correct timezone
We live in London, but our new-born son (3 days old) seems to operate in the US west coast timezone, so he is mainly active during the night. What is the best way to switch him to the local timezone? ...
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What are good things to look for in formulas for newborns who need to supplement?
What sort of formula should I look for for a very new newborn that doesn't promote constipation?
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How to reverse a new born's sleeping schedule? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can we get our newborn to sleep at night as soundly as he does in the day?
My wife and I had our first child three nights ago. The last two days she has been ...
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How to comfort a new born with gum's ache whose teeth are about to grow?
I like to know how to comfort and relax a new born whose primary teeth (or milk teeth) are about to grow. What about soothing the gums with a Teether? What i have read about Teether s is that they are ...
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Recommended reading for first-time father? [closed]
My wife and I are having a baby! I haven't been around babies very much, so I'm a little nervous I won't know what to do. What books/resources are available to help someone like me (the Dad) feel more ...
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What are the next steps after a twin mix-up has been discovered after several years?
If twins are mixed up while they are newborns, but the mix-up isn't discovered until years later. What do you do? Or should you do anything?
Realizing of course, that eventually parents can tell them ...
