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Anecdotal evidence from my baby (Now 9 weeks):
Your Diaper & Stool issues are perfectly normal.
The Wiggling of legs is supposed to help, a little side to side motion should help
also.
Look up "Baby Massage" to help her relax.
The Babies internal plumbing is still getting started. Dont expect things to run perfectly straight away!
If in doubt ...
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If your child is younger than 12 months, I would refrain from giving cow's milk altogether, see What Happens If a Newborn Drinks Cow Milk? and Cow's milk: When and how to introduce it. Problems which can occur are nutritional deficiencies (most commonly iron deficiency), gastrointestinal irritation or allergic reactions. In general, babies' digestive tracts ...
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A diet high in sugar can have an adverse affect on development. Virtually anything can have an adverse effect on development depending on who you talk to. Feeding your child too much or too little, letting them sleep too much or too little or go to sleep too early or late, switching toward mushy foods and then solids too soon or late, beginning to discipline ...
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It may be obvious except to new parents, but make sure to burp the baby after every feeding. Some babies also need to be burped once or twice during feeding. The point is to get the air out of the stomach before it goes into the intestines.
Baby massage is also often helpful: gently rub the belly in a circular motion; clockwise when facing the baby. This ...
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Your son may have dysphagia, a feeding and swallowing disorder. While there may be physical problems that need to be addressed, generally the disorder is treated with physical therapy designed to strengthen the muscles involved and train the mouth and throat to function properly. The linked article from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association ...
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A six month old can sleep up to eight hours without feeding.
We had the issue that I had to work (+ commute) while breastfeeding and was getting utterly exhausted by having to wake up for night-time feeds. A pediatrician told us that our then six-month-old son is asking for his night-time bottles because of the comfort and company and not out of hunger. We ...
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Most babies have growth spurts at 7-10 days, 2-3 weeks, 4-6 weeks, 3 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 9 months approximately. I don't think it's comfort feeding since, when you put her down without feeding her, she wakes up again a few minutes later. I'd be more inclined to believe that she's either gearing up for or in the middle of a growth spurt and ...
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We had similar situation with our little one. Here what we did:
gentle massage of belly, clockwise
burping, he can burp after 5-10 minutes after feeding
in 0,5 hour after he ate or later carry him in your arm on his belly, so that his belly will be in your hand.
since you are breastfeeding - check your diet. Make sure not to eat things like beans, ...
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I agree with @Torben, it's much easier to prevent the baby from getting too gassy in the first place by burping as once the baby has gotten gassy there's not much you can do to help them get it out. There are some remedies you can try to help the baby burp better like infocol and dentinox (in the UK, not sure about other places) and these may work, but it's ...
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If you want to continue breastfeeding your child once you go back to work, you need the whole bottle supply chain:
A pump
Plastic bags to freeze pumped breast milk
Many women recommend a photo of your child that you look at while pumping. This releases some hormones that support the 'milking' process
Equipment to keep milk pumped at work cool until you ...
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This actually sounds fairly normal to me (they pretty much sleep the first couple of weeks), although the frequency of eating seems slightly lower than average. Talk to your pediatrician.
You might also make it a habit to keep track of when and how much he is eating. It is hard to keep track when breast feeding of exactly how much he is getting, but I ...
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When my son was 3 months old, he started "sleeping through the night" at stretches of 8-12 hours at a time. He would not wake up to feed anymore, and I asked my ped about it because he was eating every 2-3 hours when awake. My ped said that was fine, he was "making up" for the long stretch at night by eating frequently during his waking hours. Now, at 8 ...
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My 13-month-old is currently on cow's milk (whole, and hormone-free) and mashed/soft foods, and we try to give her a dinner at about 7:00, followed by a few more hours of playtime, and then a story and/or bath and a big bottle of warm milk just before bed at about 10. My wife, who loves to sleep in, then tries not to have her wake up before 9; if she ...
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According to Marc Weissbluth, a pediatrician who has written books on sleep in infants and children and fussiness in infants, most babies are able to sleep through the night without a feeding at 9 months of age. I have seen anecdotally from mothers that for some it may take as long as 12 months of age before a child is eating enough filling food during the ...
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Here's some helpful information from the Livestrong Foundation:
Causes of Slowed Appetite
If your baby's suddenly eating less but seems to still be healthy and
interested in eating, he’s likely just going through a healthy slow
phase. In a baby 4 to 7 months old, eating less can also indicate he’s
beginning teething. If you think his teeth are ...
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As long as this pattern persists for a week or so then it is most likely the 3 month growth spurt. Continue to feed on demand until you are sure it's a problem.
However if it continues to persist then she is probably beginning to reverse cycle. This can happen because her primary caregiver has recently returned to work (common around this age) or because ...
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Despite what manufacturers would have you believe, most/all formula is essentially the same. At least here in the US, all baby formula must meet a certain set of criteria involving the nutrients, vitamins, and minerals found in the formula.
Having said that, constipation is a very individual thing. Different babies will respond to different formulas ...
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I can't answer your question specifically, but I would disregard any advice that tells you to choose a low-iron formula. I found a blog post that includes links to some studies. The idea is that iron supplementation is constipating, and it may be, but infants need iron to avoid anemia. Iron from supplements is not absorbed as well by the body as it is from ...
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I would simply wait for her to get hungry. Three hours is not so long for a child to wait to eat at that age; three year olds sometimes eat like sparrows in my experience, boys and girls alike. Though it may cause you some anxiety, try simply waiting one day for her to get hungry, instead of giving in after three hours; I can almost guarantee she will eat. ...
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Challenges are:
finding a place/time at work to pump
washing the bottles and pump equipment
freezing/unfreezing milk
creating a milk storage for unexpected situations
making your baby comfortable with another
caregiver(while you are at work)
fighting with guilt that your baby is growing while you are working
How to deal with it:
Ask your manager if ...
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Honesty, Enfamil has been highly recommended to us by a few doctors as having the closest to breast milk nutrition. They have several different types, we personally use the Infant AR formula with Dr Brown's bottle line. You can sign up with them and they will send you a pack of coupons for $4 off a package.
http://www.enfamil.com
Check this version out: ...
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I don't think there's enough research in the matter to make a judgement, studies on these types of things take years, and often contradict each other. I'd be on the safe side and use an electric steam sterilizer as I don't know the answer. there's other good reasons for using an electric one:
They are nearly silent, and microwaves are noisy
They are a bit ...
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As mentioned above, gas in = gas out. Make sure you've burped your little one right after a meal to help. My sister has happily used some sort of gasX like thing for infants, but I'll have to get back to you about what it is called.
On days that gas on the other end is still problematic, you can try a baby yoga move I learned that worked wonders on our ...
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Some things to keep in mind... allergies, sensitive taste buds, extra sensitive mouth, teething... let her lead you! I love the suggestions about having her sit at meal times and model eating with you. We had our daughter sit up at the table with us for every single meal and "gnaw" on the foods we were eating. Often this was 4 meals (I eat an afternoon ...
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In this article from Ehow.com - http://www.ehow.com/facts_5161650_proper-nutrition-vegetarian-kids.html, the author cite examples on how you can ensure that proper nutrition is given for vegetarian kids. She also mentioned what food supplements to use, and how to ensure that the child can still get the right amount of nutrients.
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