Posts by aikigypsy

Yeah, I am also not totally sold on the dentist's idea that the night nursing causes cavities, which is why I haven't pushed it until now. The doctor even supports me on that. But these cavities are really bad, and my daughter had...

I have an underweight 2-year-old and we've been recommended to wean (or at least night wean) him because of tooth decay issues and also in hopes that it will help him gain weight. I'm not sold on the idea that this will help with...

Just chiming in to this old thread because I'm facing the same issue. My little guy was born at 34 weeks, 4 lb 7 oz, right on the 50th percentile for his gestational age.   Since then he has been about the 1st percentile on...

Just a note on pacifiers -- my little guy used one from being in the nicu, but not as much after he got home. When he was about 5.5 months home, he got a really bad cold/fluey/sick and didn't want to suck on anything. Forgot to...

My little guy was born at 34 weeks, 50th percentile for size at that gestational age. He was in the NICU for 7 weeks, though, with apnea/bracycardia (I can't even remember how it's spelled! PTSD!)   The most important thing to...

Different perspective: It might be worthwhile to keep nursing even if he's not getting much. I nursed my 2.1-2.9 year old through pregnancy, and through having a preemie stuck in the NICU for 7 weeks. Thanks to her (in addition to...

My 4.4 year old just declared herself done. What we did, is that I cut back a lot, gradually, but the cutting back was very much a mother-led process. At 2, we night-weaned except for going to sleep and first thing in the morning,...

My daughter will be gong to preschool for 3 years. Last year, she went 3 days a week to a school I was OK with but didn't love, this coming year she'll be going to a less convenient school (15-20 minute drive away instead of a 5-minute...

My baby had some reflux, and this was discussed as a treatment, but we never tried it. He gained well and wasn't miserable, so I didn't think there was any need to actively treat the reflux, especially not with drugs. I would have...

He's 19 lbs. at 9 months. That sounds totally normal to me. Are you looking at where his percentile is on the WHO charts? My little guy is 9 months adjusted (he was a preemie) and he's only 16.5 lbs or so.