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My baby has a cold any tips? my daughter is nearly three weeks old and has a cold, a blocked nose and sneezing. shes really na... Holly_T – Saturday 20 February 09:06am	2 replies	You can definately use the saline nasal drops. There's one called Fess little noses that comes with a 'nasal aspirator' to help remo... Camsmum – Saturday 20 February 03:04pm
Wheezing sound in newborn My DS is 5 weeks old. Ever since he was born, I have heard him have a wheezing sound (like crack... Anam1 – Thursday 18 February 09:19pm	2 replies	Joeysmum is spot on, and it is worse if they are born by c section coz getting squeezed down the birth canal helps get a fair amount... 3_miracles – Saturday 20 February 10:40am
baby boy feeding my little man is 3 1/2 months and all he wants to do all day is feed!he sleeps well but feels lik... cmarie – Tuesday 02 February 02:58pm	1 reply	My little, big boy was a hungry, hungry baby too. I get an idea of how you must be feeling. Are you breast or bottle feeding? Do yo... Crazy_Baby – Saturday 13 February 09:17pm
is it safe to push babies umbilical hernia in? Hi, i dont know if its okay to push my babys hernia in.. its so huge but when his sleeping or whe... baybee80 – Friday 01 January 05:32pm	2 replies	my little boy ended up with an umbilical hernia when he was 4/5 weeks old in hospital with bronchilitis and it was from struggling t... kelmck – Friday 12 February 12:01pm
sweat/heat rash on my newborn my 1 month old newborn has sweat/heat rash all over her face and it doesnt seem to be getting any... peg10 – Thursday 14 January 10:19pm	3 replies	This is quite normal for a newborn - don't over clean or over bathe your little one. It could also be a hormone rash, which newborns... Crazy_Baby – Thursday 11 February 02:44pm
4 days and no poo..... My 5 week old is constipated BAD!!! We're pretty sure she has colic (but now I think it may not b... Court.is.mum.of.3 – Wednesday 30 December 04:30pm	7 replies	My MCHN told me an easy way to avoid constipation is to always add an extra 10mls water in each bottle and it really helped my DS. O... melissaem – Wednesday 10 February 02:12pm
hip problems in newborns My lil girl in now nearly 5 months old, she was a heavy set baby born with a c-section being our ... jaiduss – Monday 04 January 11:39am	3 replies	my little girl is 5 weeks old we were told she had clicky hips when she was 2 days old she has been in double nappies since then, wa... tash89 – Thursday 04 February 08:47am
baby formular a while ago i posted a thread about my hard choice, i ended up keeping my baby. i didnt get time ... Ruby-Soho-and-Floyd – Thursday 03 December 09:33pm	5 replies	Hi there I agree with all the other Mums. 7 weeks is too early to keep him on Step 2. From memory it's a different mix of ingredi... Crazy_Baby – Thursday 04 February 07:20am
Probiotics Anyone used them for their newborn? I have started my DD2 on them, she is 7 weeks, seems to be m... Sashey77 – Wednesday 03 February 09:27pm	New no replies	Be the first to reply »
Boiled water??? i am a first time mum of a 5 week old baby girl she is very hungry ( totally breast fed ) she sna... catherine82 – Sunday 17 January 10:04am	5 replies	I give my newborn boiled water, and was told to by both my mother and midwife for a couple of reasons. 1 when she has problems with ... zup – Monday 01 February 09:50am
2 weeks old - cord still attached My bub is 2 weeks old today & the cord still hasn't detached. How long is too long for it to stil... mumofabbeyandlola – Thursday 28 January 06:38pm	New no replies	Be the first to reply »
teary eye my 3 month old daughter, Pippa has had a teary eye for the last two weeks. at first i thought it ... lozzakrieg – Wednesday 20 May 01:59pm	5 replies	hi, My son had this from about 4 weeks until 3 months in both eyes and then just one eye for another 2 months or so. It was put dow... <3Austin's Mummy<3 – Friday 15 January 04:43pm
rashes on face my 5 month old son has rashes all over his body but more prominent on his face. the doctor prescr... rhozze – Thursday 07 January 01:08pm	3 replies	Hi again Have a look here, its got interesting info on formula... http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/eczema_allergens.... Former Member – Saturday 09 January 01:36pm
heart murmurs going to Brisbane Mater Hospital We picked up possible heart probs on my antenatal scans. since my bub was born she has had tests ... selsbels – Monday 14 December 01:24pm	2 replies	Big hugs to you! I know what a scary time this must be. My little boy Sebastian was diagnosed at 8 weeks of age with an ASD (8ml in ... Marie* – Wednesday 06 January 01:46pm
how do i know he is getting enough breast milk? hi there this is my second bub he is 5 days old and i am just worried he may not be getting eno... amandabates87 – Monday 15 June 12:08pm	4 replies	They should be getting about 6 wet nappies a day. Has he been weighed since birth? Thats also another good way to tell. My DS is 5 ... snow~white – Thursday 31 December 07:10pm
weight gain for breastfed babies I was hoping to hear from mums who are 100% breastfeeding and find out how much weight your babie... 3_miracles – Thursday 17 December 11:31pm	7 replies	I am 100% breastfeeding my daughter. She was born 4.47kg and now at 14 weeks weighs 8kg, (the same weight as my dd2 was when she was... gymnastsmum – Thursday 31 December 02:50pm
Umbilical hernias???? hi my sisters 4 week old baby had a last midwife check today and my sister was told her little bo... allynz – Thursday 29 October 10:40am	4 replies	Hi, my new baby boy has a large umbilical hernia too.. i havent been to early childhood or doctor yet but im sure it is hernia its s... baybee80 – Thursday 31 December 12:31pm
baby not pooing hi my baby has not had bowel movement for 3 days he is breastfed and formula fed as am loosing my... rabadia – Tuesday 29 September 01:29pm	4 replies	Its normal As long as bub has lots of wet nappies dont stress. My bub only does a poo every 5-7 days now and boy when he does its a... cinderella2 – Monday 28 December 08:14pm
Is it ok to give my baby water to drink Hi everyone I am just wondering if it is ok to give my 8 week old baby water as it has been quite... jessica1983 – Tuesday 25 August 09:30am	10 replies	Hi All Breastfed babies do not need to be fed water no matter what the weather is like as our breastmilk has everything in it. If y... Sacira – Saturday 26 December 06:38am
Head/neck strength I have a question about head/neck strength or if anyone else's child is doing the same. I have a... Bek81 – Wednesday 16 December 04:06pm	2 replies	Hi there, This post could have been written by me, my 12 week old DD does exactly the same thing, can I ask how you went with the cl... Leesh82 – Thursday 24 December 11:00pm
Reflux and Losec Hi there, My 6 week old daughter has reflux and was prescribed 1/2 tablet of Losec. I'd... belinda2009 – Saturday 21 November 06:56pm	4 replies	I used losec on 3 of my kids and it only worked for 1 of them and I noticed a huge improvement in a week for him... My other son and... threelittlemen&moo – Thursday 24 December 03:19pm
Green Poo HI, I have a 12 week old, exclusively Breast fed who has been having constant green poos. For abo... Kell&Kallum (angelfire75au) – Sunday 20 December 05:48pm	1 reply	as BF bubs diet is totally reliant on you i have 2 suggestions. 1 have you changed your diet 2 i was always told that green poos can... selsbels – Wednesday 23 December 07:32pm
Jaundice Both my kids had jaundice from birth. My ds had it quite bad and it ruined my chance of bf him ex... Lilee,Ryder&Squidgy – Friday 11 December 08:03am	5 replies	Thanks Christina, Ryder wasn't gaining weight and wasn't getting better from the jaundice so unfortunatly formula was the only way ... Lilee,Ryder&Squidgy – Thursday 17 December 11:34am
Belly button bleed Just a quick question .... My daughter's belly button fell off on day 8 but over the last few d... Kel_Will_Lucy – Monday 07 December 04:57pm	3 replies	as long as there are no signs of infection (smelly discharge, redness swelling etc) is completely normal. my sons got nocked off by ... saltnic – Sunday 13 December 08:50pm
flaky skin on head hi, just wondering if anyone else's baby got flaky skin on head and after sleep it;s still there.... mummieme – Thursday 12 November 09:09am	3 replies	DS has flaky skin and I was told not to use baby oil, but to a vegetable based oil like olive oil and his skin is much better now. *Tracey* – Sunday 13 December 02:21pm
6 Week old with Heart Murmur we have just found out our 6 week son has a heart murmur we are currently waiting on the paed to ... Zhons_Mommy09 – Saturday 24 October 03:02pm	7 replies	we had our peads appt today to discuss the results of the echo. Seems that she has a sizeable hole in the heart, and a narrowing of ... selsbels – Saturday 12 December 09:13pm
reflux, colic, chiropractor??? pease help My 9 week old girl has never settled since birth. at 2 weeks doc suspected reflux, changed to ar ... shazzr – Saturday 17 October 10:43am	7 replies	we had the exact same thing. my DS is 8 weeks, and at 3 weeks was disgnosed reflux, put on s26AR. made things worse. tried Nan HA Go... sunshine* – Thursday 10 December 06:29pm
Coldsores due to morphine in my spinal block I also suffer from coldsores, have all my life and so far neither of my girls have had an signs o... Former Member – Sunday 06 December 04:31pm	New no replies	Be the first to reply »
my li'll princess Hi my name is rick and i have a brand new li'll baby girl whom is now 3 weeks old her name is cha... rick.l. – Friday 04 December 02:18am	New no replies	Be the first to reply »
my li'll princess Hi my name is rick and i have a brand new li'll baby girl whom is now 3 weeks old her name is cha... rick.l. – Friday 04 December 02:15am	New no replies	Be the first to reply »
Heel prick test to be redone Hey all i just had a cal from my midwife saying tht my daughters heel prick test needs to be redo... x0xmelx0x – Thursday 12 November 02:30pm	3 replies	My latest bubs had to have it re-done as the hospital did it before he was 48 hours old and apparently its usless if done then, so i... mummypie – Thursday 03 December 09:11pm
Stridor noise and leg seizures My 4th baby was born 4 weeks early weighed 11 pounds 3 and profoundly hyperglycemic. he spent the... mummypie – Tuesday 01 December 08:11pm	New no replies	Be the first to reply »
snuffly breathing my 6 week old's breathing sometimes gets a little snuffly at night time when she is lying down, w... alyssa&kobeys~mummy – Friday 21 August 01:40pm	8 replies	Its pretty normal for babies to be snuffly when their asleep on their back as its there natural relexes stopping them from chocking ... Two bouncy boys – Saturday 28 November 12:32pm
Hiccups hi, my 4 wk old has hiccups nearly evry day without fail, just wandering what can trigger these o... shelz1003 – Wednesday 07 October 05:01pm	4 replies	Thats so interesting about the beasfeeding slowing down the breathing as I to will breastfeed to settle baby and it does work!! Korbans_momma – Saturday 28 November 07:05am
tongue tied HI all... my baby just born with tongue tied... i was wondering if anyone elses baby was born w... baybee80 – Saturday 14 November 09:50pm	2 replies	thanx, he got it snipped last week... hope he doesnt hav any speech problems. hows ur 1st child speech now? baybee80 – Wednesday 25 November 03:04pm
ULTRASOUND / XRAY 4 CLICKY HIPS hi my babys hips have been clicking since 6weeks, the doctor made a referal. i didnt hear from an... jah_blezd – Monday 23 February 01:36pm	13 replies	Hope it all came back fine. How come they couldn't tell you about the results of the x-rays at the time? [Edited on 23/11/2009] Two bouncy boys – Tuesday 24 November 12:53pm
baby boy clothes to give away.. lots of other baby things to go Hi everyone, We are planning to move overseas so there are plenty of baby boy's clothes that w... Swee*tie~ – Monday 10 August 08:51am	1 reply	hi i was wondering what clothes you were giving away and if you had a baby monitor still? momma_bear88 – Monday 23 November 01:45pm
uneaven tummy my lil 2 month old stomach seems to sit alot to the right especially after feeds, jus wandering i... shelz1003 – Saturday 21 November 02:46pm	1 reply	My 4 week old is the same. She gets quite "windy" so we are trialling infacol to see if that helps in getting the wind up/out. Any... Neetsy – Monday 23 November 11:35am
poo question Hi there, My 6 wk old DS is passing yellow, frothy poos. I thought it may be a foremilk/hindmilk ... mum_of_2_boys – Tuesday 17 November 03:04pm	2 replies	Hi, Do you have a really fast let-down? It could be more of an issue with that than anything else, especially as it's the 'normal'... C_hippie_kiwi – Wednesday 18 November 09:07am
swine flu vaccine Hi Has anybody who is breast feeding had the swine flu vaccine? If so did it affect your bub. My ... katie20 – Saturday 14 November 02:36pm	1 reply	I had the swine flu vaccine when bub was 8 days old and from what I could tell it had no effect on my breastfeeding or on bub throug... tanyamorgan78 – Tuesday 17 November 03:25pm

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