Posts by beckington

Hi! Wondering how soon after your 3-6 month old baby wakes up from night sleep do they take their morning or first nap of the day?   I'm going to try a poll! Wish me luck...

I've always heard that if a baby is well rested, with good naps during the day (but not *too* well rested!), then they are more likely to sleep longer stretches at night. Sleeps begets sleep and all that. Anyhow, I was just reading Dr...

Wow, I didn't know it could be as little as two hours! That surprises me, but good to know. Thanks everyone!

I'm trying to figure out if my 15 week old is allergic to something. He is exclusively breastfed. How long does it take for something I eat to get through to breast milk to affect him?   Also, can I bright red bum be a sign of...

Thanks! I figure for the mucus in poop symptom I'll have to wait 4 days plus a poop before adding in another food - ds doesn't have a bowel movement every day, so there might be an extra day or two to wait, I think. To be safe. I don't...

Thanks! So when you eliminated dairy and soy it went away? Do you remember how long it took?

DS2 has the red ring around his anus. I read that it could be allergy related and that citrus is a likely culprit. Are there any other foods that are particularly known to cause it, or can all allergies cause it equally? Also, I read...

nak   Thanks! I thought it'd be longer than 4 days  so that's good! Now I'm thinking though to eliminate all at once for a week and then add in one food at a time - it seems faster? I'd cut soy, tree nuts, citrus, corn...

I'm breastfeeding my 14 week old and suspicious of food allergies. I'm vegan, so no dairy or eggs to cut out, so thought I'd start with soy. How long can it take to notice a difference after cutting it out? (Possible symptoms are red...

Thanks for all the help! I ended up getting a 12-cup Cuisinart - found it 25% off with free shipping and also I bought the black model which was cheaper than the white or silver (though I would have loved silver - not paying an extra...