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Mnemosyne posted:Anyone have any suggestions to keep a 1-year-old from moving all over the damned bed while bed sharing? He's very restless and wakes me up constantly. I'm not bed sharing on purpose, it's just the only way we've managed to get any sleep at all. Good luck with that. 
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ChloroformSeduction posted:Has anyone ever done this with two kids? My toddler (he'll be about 32 months when new baby arrives), comes into my bed in the middle of the night, which I'm fine with. He can be a little kick-y, but generally sleeps through the night at that point. I didn't let the older kids sleep in the bed when the baby was a newborn if I wasn't awake. I was uncomfortable with it because kids can sleep so deeply and can thrash about quite a bit. It also isn't recommended for safe cosleeping practices. I did put a crib/toddler mattress on the floor beside my bed and they were allowed to crash there. When the baby was old enough that it wasn't a worry anymore, the mattress went in the other room.
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Jul 15, 2013 00:15
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ChloroformSeduction posted:That makes sense - everything I've read has basically said toddler + newborn isn't a great combination. How old would it be when you felt it wasn't much of a worry? It probably depends on the kid. Probably around a year or so. Volmarias posted:Speaking of which, for those of you with both newborns and toddlers, how does the sleeping situation work out? I would expect that when the newborn wakes up every few hours screaming, it would wake up the toddler and make them grumpy an poorly rested. Do they just sleep through it instead? It depends how deep your toddler sleeps. If they're a super light sleeper, it's going to be an issue.
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Jul 16, 2013 13:51
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An Cat Dubh posted:My 4 and a half month old is cutting his first tooth and is having a horrible time sleeping. Waking up frequently and really restless. Any advice to help him? Tylenol or Ibuprofen just before bed.
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Aug 19, 2013 15:11
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Lullabee posted:What's the recommended time to wait between introducing new foods? Today will be day 3 of squash and we haven't seen any allergy symptoms. I was thinking 4. We waited every 4 days. Allergic reactions don't usually appear the very first time a child eats something because it is the repeated exposure that triggers the reaction. So the second exposure is the one to really watch out for. I just gave whatever amount the kid wanted to eat. They fed themselves though.
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Aug 19, 2013 19:35
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Volmarias posted:Every passenger should have their own seat, period. Again, violent, unexpected turbulence is a real thing, and your plane CAN literally fall out of the sky for a few seconds due to strange weather. This is not hyperbole, this is real, albeit uncommon. Read about microbursts, etc. I hate to use appeal to authority on this, but during flight school this was drilled into my head again and again. Do you have links to show reallife evidence of babies being seriously hurt in turbulence frequently enough for this to be an actual concern? Because I've heard this over and over but people fly with lap children every day and there are not dozens of injuries a day. I think the risk is very small. Flying is very different from driving in a car and I would never drive in a car without a carseat. Flying is SO MUCH SAFER that it's pretty ridiculous for you to say it's literally the same thing.
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Aug 26, 2013 14:55
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Volmarias posted:http://www.examiner.com/article/turbulence-turns-airplane-into-a-roller-coaster-passengers-describe-their-horrific-ordeal From your own link "While fatalities are rare, they do happen. Since 1980, AirSafe.com has identified six fatal turbulence accidents where at least one passenger was killed on a jet airliner. Less severe injuries are more common. For example, during the seven-year period 2003-2009, the NTSB identified 80 turbulence events on airliners that involved a serious injury to at least one person on the aircraft." SIX FATAL TURBULENT ACCIDENTS since 1980. That number is very low. I understand what you're saying. Flying with your child in a carseat is hands down the safest way to fly. I think you are vastly overstating the risk to lap babies. It is nowhere near as unsafe as car travel. I'm done taking my children's life into my hands on airplanes since mine are all old enough to need their own seats now. If I had to do it over again though, I wouldn't hesitate.
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Aug 26, 2013 15:44
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Lullabee posted:On another note, is there anything to prevent rug burn on knees? Hes hit the 'on all fours rocking' stage of almost crawling, and we're in an apartment with all carpet. So his knees are red. We go pants less because its cool enough to not need ac but not cool enough for pants. Get some lightweight pants.
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Aug 27, 2013 02:49
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iwik posted:As a side question, what did you do for your child's first birthday? A proper party or just a family BBQ or something with a cake? I have 3 weeks and have to decide what to plan. I made cake and gave them one present. Family came over if they wanted, but we didn't have a party or anything. It was good. The kids don't care at all at that age.
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Aug 31, 2013 00:38
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DwemerCog posted:I'm having problems with breastfeeding my 4 month old baby. She gets blood in her stools occasionally, and spits up a lot. Her pediatrician advised cutting out dairy and soy. I am pretty hardcore about this, and scrutinize ingredient lists and quiz waiters (I have stopped eating out so much due to this but I am in the middle of a big house move and do not have a great kitchen.) However she still gets some blood in her stools, although the spit-up has improved. She is also putting on good weight (previously she was not, probably due to the excessive spit up.) Have they checked for other issues? Blood in the stool is not only caused by food allergies. That said, I was wheat, dairy, soy, corn, egg, and potato free for a long time because of my son's allergies while I breastfed him. It can definitely be done, but it is hard at times. You can still cook a lot of things even in a crappy kitchen. Do you have a rice cooker? That was a big help to me. You can buy frozen precooked chicken and throw it in a microwave if you have access to that. Take a good multivitamin, eat a lot of vegetables and fruits, make smoothies with coconut milk yogurt. Cook with lots of olive oil. I ate a lot of chicken and rice with veggies and fruits for the sides. Tinkyada make delicious rice pastas. If you have specific questions, feel free to PM me. My 8-year-old son is still allergic to eggs, dairy, sesame, and pecans but eats a wide variety of foods and is very healthy. dreamcatcherkwe fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Sep 17, 2013 |
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Losing the baby weight no problem!
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DwemerCog posted:I do not have any gadgets like a rice cooker or a blender. I have a stove, microwave and refrigerator. In two weeks I move into our new apartment and can have any gadget I like. Ah, if you're not willing to cut anything else out of your diet then I'd just suggest you switch to the formula. There are hypoallergenic ones you can try if you're worried about the milk allergy. Your doctor should be able to advise you on the best type. I can assure you that cutting those things out of one's diet is not impossible though, as I did it for over two years. YMMV though.I'd also be at the doctor's a lot more frequently until there is no longer blood in your baby's stool. That's a pretty serious sign of a problem and ignoring it isn't a great idea. ETA: I just gave you the foods MY son was allergic to. A real elimination diet would be wheat, nuts, peanuts, shellfish, dairy, egg, soy-free. The potato and corn are weird things my kid ended up reacting to but most people's kids are fine with them. Two weeks on an elimination diet and then adding one food back in at a time to watch for reactions is the recommended course of action. A lot of babies are sensitive to wheat so I wouldn't be surprised if it was that one. dreamcatcherkwe fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Sep 17, 2013 |
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DwemerCog posted:If I was ignoring it would I have seen the pediatrician 3 times about it and posted here, and cut an absurd amount of things out of my diet (remember it is not just milk/soy but ALL milk/soy byproducts including obscure additives)? I am not ignoring it. When I was on my son's diet, I also avoided every single tiny amount of his allergens so I know it can be obnoxious. Has your doctor checked for other common causes of blood in the stool? http://kellymom.com/health/baby-health/bloodystool/ OK, I went back and read some of your previous posts. Your baby had weight gain problems until less than a month ago. I would either do a full elimination diet or find a formula that agrees with your baby. August 20th you said she had weight gain issues. It hasn't even been a full month of her putting on weight well. Shrugging it off seems like a huge mistake. dreamcatcherkwe fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Sep 17, 2013 |
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Sep 17, 2013 22:26
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Alterian posted:Cause when you have a young baby, and you're moving, and you're working, and you're starving and the baby is crying and being fussy and you're stressed out and sometimes the only peace you get currently in your life is when you're on the toilet or the 5 minutes you have to eat your dinner, you don't want to eat chicken breast and steamed vegetables. You want something normal and tasty to enjoy in that sliver of time you have that just your own to enjoy for a brief moment. Then switch to formula, which is a perfect safe food for babies. Seriously, feeding breastmilk that has ingredients the baby is majorly allergic to to the point where there is blood in the stool is SO MUCH WORSE than giving formula. Either eliminate foods OR feed formula. Feed the baby something the baby can tolerate.
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Sep 18, 2013 14:51
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DwemerCog posted:Just looked at the ingredients on this, and it's got soy oil in it, so that would be no good. I'm driving myself round the twist avoiding soy oil. I don't care about the expense. I'd pay 10 times as much if I could fix the problem without side effects. Soy oil is really not likely to bother someone who is allergic to soy. I am allergic to peanuts and am still able to eat things made with peanut oil, for example. "The FDA exempts highly refined soybean oil from being labeled as an allergen. Studies show most individuals with a soy allergy can safely eat soy oil that has been highly refined (not cold-pressed, expeller-pressed or extruded soybean oil)." http://www.foodallergy.org/allergens/soy-allergy
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DwemerCog posted:You are not reading my posts. People keep suggesting plainer and plainer food, when my need is simply to cut out dairy and soy. There is really no need to keep suggesting steamed veggies. I am eating more veggies than you can possibly imagine. I am also eating a lot of salads. Have you found any milk substitute you like? I personally like chocolate almond milk the best. There are coconut milks out there too. You can add a couple juices to your diet and increase your calories that way. I think people are responding to the fact that you said your kitchen is limited. So they're listing things you can make easily even in a small kitchen with few tools.
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My 8-year-old is going to be Sonic the Hedgehog, my 6-year-old will be some Skylanders dude (Trigger Happy), and my 3-year-old is going to be a princess or a dinosaur, depending on what she decides that day.
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Sep 18, 2013 17:49
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Konomex posted:If it's just the water in the face you can buy a thingo that you use to rinse their hair with a rubber lip that wraps onto their forehead, you tip their head back and their face stays dry. We did this and it helped some. Another thing that helps is holding a dry washcloth on their eyes while you pour the water on. All three of my kids went through this so it's fairly common.
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Pendragon posted:I'm looking for an opinion on moving to a new house from the experienced parents here. Kids are super resilient, so I wouldn't worry about moving at any point between now and kindergarten. We moved when one of my kids was 2 1/2 and the other was 6 months and then we moved again when they were 3 1/2 and 1 1/2. A lot of people move around a lot and it isn't an issue. That said, if you don't have a lot of help moving, waiting until the kids are closer to kindergarten is probably easier than attempting it with toddlers.  They can be a handful.
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Oct 28, 2013 17:44
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Rythe posted:This might be a silly question but do any of you parents, that have a daughter, have issues finding underwear that is not covered in princess everything? The little one is starting to potty train and we want to get her excited by having some neat looking undies but we can only seriously find princess stuff with a random cute pair now and again, not enough to give her a wide variety to pick from. I like the Fruit of the Loom stuff for fit and fashion. http://www.amazon.com/Fruit-Loom-Wa...he+loom+toddler
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Chicken Biscuits posted:Any tips on dealing with babies and eczema? My almost 4 month old was just diagnosed with it. The doctor suggested Aveeno lotion and gave us a mild steroid cream. The poor thing is constantly whining and trying to scratch at her legs. Anything else I can do to help? Sometimes eczema can be caused by food allergies/sensitivities. My son's all but went away when we cut corn out of his diet (and the nursing mother's diet if you are). The Aveeno Eczema Care lotion was a miracle for us. We only use non-soap cleansers like cetaphil. Getting rid of fragrances in detergents also can help. Febreze is a nightmare for my son's skin.
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