I've been wanting to post something like this for a while, but haven't... So, I thought today would be fun because the motherload of snow is on its way and I'm sure most of us will be bumping quite a bit tonight I've noticed all Pediatricians give out different advice/remedies for certain baby issues, so let's see what everyone's pedis say! What has your Pediatrician recommended for: Constipation: Gas: Cold Remedy: When to start solids: Cry it Out: When to give juice: and if you can think of any advice on any subject that you have used that you've heard from someone other than your pedi.
Constipation: unsure Gas: gas drops Cold Remedy: saline drops and steam. No medication. She's pretty anti antibiotic too. When to start solids: 6 months. Didnt listen. Cry it Out: She advised me to let my DS CIO to let him learn to sleep in his bassinet at 2 weeks. Didnt listen to that either. When to give juice: 6 months but said to give mostly water. Luckily, my DS only likes water.
Constipation: Never had this issue, so I don't know what she'd recommend Gas: Mylicon Cold Remedy: Humidifier, lots of nursing When to start solids: No sooner than six months Cry it Out: Anytime we're comfortable with it after six months as long as the baby isn't hungry overnight When to give juice: Never
Constipation: 1/2tsp dark karo syrup per ounce of formula. (has to be a new bottle for a new baby... old karo you may already have had could have developed botulism) Gas: mylicon Cold Remedy: ? When to start solids: 6 months
Cry it Out: 6 months When to give juice: ?
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Constipation: running legs, Maalox, BM from the 1st month Gas: gas drops, running legs, belly massage Cold Remedy: saline mist, nasal aspirator, steamy bathroom followed by cold air outdoors When to start solids: when baby is ready around 6 months Cry it Out: none was asked for and none was given When to give juice:none was asked for and none was given
Constipation: prune juice Gas: let them be or give some little tummies Cold Remedy: Leave them alone. Give pedialite (sp?) if they won't eat/diarrhea/vomiting. They do not recommend giving tylanol for fever either, unless it is really high When to start solids: 5-6 mo Cry it Out: They are all about it! Blah. I disagree. When to give juice: not recommended; empty calories and whatnot.
I love this poll! Great to see the advice other mothers have gotten and used! Heres what our doc has recommended:
Constipation: warm baths, pumping legs, kyro syrup if all else fails Gas: mylicon drops, burping, keeping upright, formula changes Cold Remedy: saline drops and humidifier, and steam from warm showers When to start solids: around 4 months, depending on if he thought baby was ready Cry it Out: didn't seems too keen on this but said by 6 months to try and let baby fall asleep in crib on own When to give juice: 6 months, but diluted with water
Constipation: Pedialyte, the thermometer trick Gas: Mylicoln, the bicycle Cold Remedy: saline & a nasal aspirator, steamy shower When to start solids: slowly at 4 months Cry it Out: didnt ask, I dont want their opinion on that When to give juice: didnt ask
Re: Poll: Pediatrician Advice
Gas: gas drops
Cold Remedy: saline drops and steam. No medication. She's pretty anti antibiotic too.
When to start solids: 6 months. Didnt listen.
Cry it Out: She advised me to let my DS CIO to let him learn to sleep in his bassinet at 2 weeks. Didnt listen to that either.
When to give juice: 6 months but said to give mostly water. Luckily, my DS only likes water.
Gas: Mylicon
Cold Remedy: Humidifier, lots of nursing
When to start solids: No sooner than six months
Cry it Out: Anytime we're comfortable with it after six months as long as the baby isn't hungry overnight
When to give juice: Never
Constipation: 1/2tsp dark karo syrup per ounce of formula. (has to be a new bottle for a new baby... old karo you may already have had could have developed botulism)
Gas: mylicon
Cold Remedy: ?
When to start solids: 6 months
Cry it Out: 6 months
When to give juice: ?
Constipation: Karo
Gas: Mylicon
Cold: (DS had a cough) Humidifier, come in if temp of over 100.4 or not eating/sleeping well
Solids: 6 months
CIO: haven't asked
When to give Juice: haven't asked
Constipation: karo syrup
Gas: Mylicon drops
Cold: haven't needed to ask
Solids: start 1 veggie or fruit/week at 3 1/2 months
CIO: haven't asked
Juice: 6 months or later because it could make her reflux worse
Gas: gas drops, running legs, belly massage
Cold Remedy: saline mist, nasal aspirator, steamy bathroom followed by cold air outdoors
When to start solids: when baby is ready around 6 months
Cry it Out: none was asked for and none was given
When to give juice: none was asked for and none was given
I love this poll! Great to see the advice other mothers have gotten and used! Heres what our doc has recommended:
Constipation: warm baths, pumping legs, kyro syrup if all else fails
Gas: mylicon drops, burping, keeping upright, formula changes
Cold Remedy: saline drops and humidifier, and steam from warm showers
When to start solids: around 4 months, depending on if he thought baby was ready
Cry it Out: didn't seems too keen on this but said by 6 months to try and let baby fall asleep in crib on own
When to give juice: 6 months, but diluted with water
Gas: Mylicoln, the bicycle
Cold Remedy: saline & a nasal aspirator, steamy shower
When to start solids: slowly at 4 months
Cry it Out: didnt ask, I dont want their opinion on that
When to give juice: didnt ask