Posts by beachgirl

I had to be very strict with it while I was eliminating some sensitive foods. Also, it helped with my baby's early gas/fussing issues to start giving him a probiotic. Previously he would always do these huge burps, multiple times a...

Thanks so much for all the thoughtful replies. He is indeed starting to crawl and becoming very mobile and wiggly. Also, he is distracted during feedings during the day - he has such a hard time focusing on nursing unless he is REALLY...

Thanks everyone. Sorry, I should have clarified - he regains the same weight by the morning and re-loses it by each evening. I wouldn't be worried about the fluctuation except that there is NOT an overall trend upward; he's losing and...

Hi!   I need information. My six month old is showing a strange weight gain pattern. I have a good baby scale at home. Every morning I weigh him first thing when he wakes up. I also weigh him at the end of the day before he...

Mine are 15 months apart. It helped me to put the little one in a bouncy seat on the kitchen table while feeding the toddler. It also helped to wear the littler baby on my back a lot during the day. I can't leave the baby on the floor...

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has information on proper toddler speech development. My 21-month old will repeat almost any word we ask her to; the problem is it sounds nothing like the original word!    For example, when...

My baby has had mucus stools periodically and also yeast issues. Based on my holistic ped's advice, she can have a yeast issue separate from me. Have you checked your baby's mouth for any thrush patches? It helped mine when I fed her...

1)Hib 2)prevnar 3)dtap

Hi Moms, My dd, 6mos, had her first vaccine today - Hib. It was so hard to watch her face when she felt the shock of pain and my stomach still twists to think about it! Anyway, I chose that vaccine (with my ped who has her own...

I am struggling in a way I never have before. I had a baby 2.5 months ago (our first) and it has been wonderful until now. One night while watching a movie (the grinch of all things) with my husband I started having a panic attack about...