Interesting 6 months appointment

tailanis · May 2012

Today was my LO's 6 month's appointment for his shots and his regular DR was not in. They got a different DR to see him and I was just shocked at the things she said to me. Here goes...

When he wakes up at night to feed don't feed him.... instead give him 2 ounces of water. Dont feed him at night anymore. "REALLY" ????? What????

Give him tylenol before his shots to help with the pain and fever. Before??? What happened to the recent studies???

Your LO is not turning AND (not or) crawling yet???? Then we have to check on that because he should be turning AND crawling at 6 months. .... My LO just turned 6 months. Lots of LO's have not turned and are not crawling yet.

Give him fruits first not veggies.

Let's just say that everything I have heard not to do today I was told me to do.

oi!

lemonJAM · May 2012

Wow, that's some pretty crazy stuff. Water, really? Also, I was under the impression that crawling wasn't actually a milestone...just being able to get somewhere by some method (crawling, rolling, scooting, army crawl, etc.) and not by 6 months!

What are the recent students about Tylenol before shots? That's the only one you listed that our pedi has mentioned.

ETA: Nevermind, just saw your other post about Tylenol.

Kaeldrasmommy · May 2012

I've heard about giving water for night wakings. I've been considering considering this if that makes any sense. I don't see a whole lot of reason to give tylenol beforehand anyway, but I do give it pretty soon after. LO gets miserable. And I agree with you about the rolling and crawling We just had her 6 month appointment yesterday, and they didn't even ask about crawling and just repeated that all babies do things at their own pace.

gracefulruby33 · May 2012

That doc sounds awful. I feel sorry for the moms that don't know any better and hear this info from that doctor. How can a doctor think that crawling at 6 months is normal, not to mention crucial by 6 months?? Were they older?

VTFutureMrs · May 2012

The rest of the stuff seems crazy, but my doctor did say at the 4 month appointment not to feed in the middle of the night. They aren't waking because they are hungry. At this age, they should be able to sleep 12 hours without eating. You just need to soothe them back to sleep at this age. I have never heard about the water thing though and I know with DS she said not to start water till after a year old.

VTFutureMrs · May 2012

I wasn't saying that babies should sleep for 12 hours, but that they don't need to be feeding in the middle of the night. Whether it is 8 hours or 12 hours, they don't wake up within that time to be hungry. Basically I meant, they can sleep through the night without waking up to feed.

raepny2 · May 2012

For the nighttime feedings, I've read on here about giving water at the middle of the night feeding, but I don't think I'd do it. DS still gets up once to eat in the middle of the night and I feed him because he usually drains the whole 6 oz bottle, so I know that he is actually hungry. I've read some places that when they start only eating a couple oz is when you should stop the middle of the night feeding and babies will sleep through the night when they are ready.

Granted, I don't *usually* have a baby that wakes a lot at night. Typically once to eat and rarely more than that to be soothed. He usually soothes himself back to sleep after I put him back in his crib. And I feel very lucky, I haven't had to do any sleep training to get him down to once a night and I don't think I'll need to sleep train him to drop that either. In fact, last night DS slept from 8:30 PM until 6 AM. So I will wait until he shows me he is ready.

Like PP said, maybe this doctor is older and outdated? Who knows, I'm a firm believer in following your own babies cues.

sap05e · May 2012

I think that's all just the doctor's personal opinion but I wouldn't take any of it to be medical advice. You're the mommy and you get to make the decisions. And I only know of two November babies that are crawling already.

xraychick07 · May 2012

WOW! DD will be 6 months next week and has yet to even turn from back to tummy much less start CRAWLING! Geez!

smilelari · May 2012

Not all babies *should* go all night without feeding. My babies are slow gainers and I was encouraged to try to keep night time feedings for DS. A lot of the sleep stuff has more to do with what you want to do as a parent and not so much a medical decision (unless your baby isn't gaining enough weight or getting enough sleep). While it is possible for a baby to sleep 10 or more hours at night at this age, it's also very normal for there to be regular night wakings

jb2rn · May 2012

I would take all that advice with a grain.

My son typically wakes 1-2 times in a 12 hour period. Does he NEED to BF then? Who knows. I just do it. He barely wakes, he eats efficently, and goes back to bed w/o an issue. No big deal. I don't care if it's "normal" or not, it doesn't bother me. Would I like to sleep more? Sure. Not enough to make him lay there and cry, though.

My son is sitting only in the last week, for up to 5 minutes at a time. No crawling, and really he doesn't roll over. He can't figure out what to do with that arm, ha ha.

lkm2006 · May 2012

I have heard the first two. The crawling one kills me. My LO is 7 months old and wants to crawl sl bad but he hasn't gotten past kicking on his belly.

As for the water, I think that completely depends on your baby. If you have a baby that's still waking up for a certain feeding, I would continue doing that bc they will eventually drop it.

My LO on the other hand was STTN and has gone back to waking several times (he gets plenty to eat before he goes down). I've thought about trying the water bc I don't think he is hungry, but waking out of habit.

skipperkelly · May 2012

We've been giving our LO tylenol before his shots per the advice of the pedi. I honestly don't see anything wrong with it but it's your decision. It seems to help him and keep him comfortable after the shots are administered.

I've also heard about the water thing. Right now LO wakes once to eat during the night and he really does eat, then goes right back to sleep. It doesn't bother me that much and I don't lose too much sleep so I think we'll just keep it the way it is for now. I'm afraid if we tried the water that he wouldn't be satisfied (since I nurse him) and he would just cry until he got milk.

My LO isn't anywhere close to crawling and that's fine with me. If you're really upset about it you can always call your usual pedi and see if their opinion is the same. Every doctor is different.

mben1119 · May 2012

VTFutureMrs:
The rest of the stuff seems crazy, but my doctor did say at the 4 month appointment not to feed in the middle of the night. They aren't waking because they are hungry. At this age, they should be able to sleep 12 hours without eating. You just need to soothe them back to sleep at this age. I have never heard about the water thing though and I know with DS she said not to start water till after a year old.

Um, I don't go 12 hours without eating...how can I expect my infant son to?

lana22 · May 2012

can someone post a link to the tylenol thread or article? i was given that advice by a mom of four, although i haven't taken it yet. i was planning to give him a little tylenol before his six month shots later this month.

haven't heard any of those other things, but obv if you're uncomfortable with the things the pedi is telling you, just make sure you don't see that one anymore, and discuss with your regular pedi on your next visit (or call?) .

knottie198f1ac43570b6c2 · May 2012

mabenner1:
VTFutureMrs:
The rest of the stuff seems crazy, but my doctor did say at the 4 month appointment not to feed in the middle of the night. They aren't waking because they are hungry. At this age, they should be able to sleep 12 hours without eating. You just need to soothe them back to sleep at this age. I have never heard about the water thing though and I know with DS she said not to start water till after a year old.

Um, I don't go 12 hours without eating...how can I expect my infant son to?

Just putting this out there that my LO usually sttn for between 10 and 12 hours without waking to eat and she is just fine. She is not starved or anything and when she gets her first bottle of the day, she only drinks about four oz.

I am not saying that it is something to expect, but it can happen

sap05e · May 2012

desine77:
mabenner1:
VTFutureMrs:
The rest of the stuff seems crazy, but my doctor did say at the 4 month appointment not to feed in the middle of the night. They aren't waking because they are hungry. At this age, they should be able to sleep 12 hours without eating. You just need to soothe them back to sleep at this age. I have never heard about the water thing though and I know with DS she said not to start water till after a year old.

Um, I don't go 12 hours without eating...how can I expect my infant son to?
Just putting this out there that my LO usually sttn for between 10 and 12 hours without waking to eat and she is just fine. She is not starved or anything and when she gets her first bottle of the day, she only drinks about four oz.
I am not saying that it is something to expect, but it can happen

Same here. My DD usually sleeps 11 hours straight. And I often go 12 hours between eating dinner and breakfast. And I also don't eat every 3 hours during the day like a baby. But I will add that if she *does* wake in the middle of the night and won't go right back to sleep, I absolutely do feed her .

smilelari · May 2012

I'm not quoting because it's getting long, but some of this gets down to personal philosophies on food. Lots of people go long periods of time between eating. I think that's how an American typically eats. I barely make it 8-9 hours at night without eating and eat every 2-3 hours during the day. Helps keep my blood sugar level so that my mood is up and I don't binge

In any case, I absolutely expect my kids to be snackers because I'm a snacker. At the same time, I can see how it's natural to expect kids to start to eat the way the rest of the family does. It's just an easier transition at our house because I eat the way a baby does

mben1119 · May 2012

desine77:
mabenner1:

VTFutureMrs:
The rest of the stuff seems crazy, but my doctor did say at the 4 month appointment not to feed in the middle of the night. They aren't waking because they are hungry. At this age, they should be able to sleep 12 hours without eating. You just need to soothe them back to sleep at this age. I have never heard about the water thing though and I know with DS she said not to start water till after a year old.

Um, I don't go 12 hours without eating...how can I expect my infant son to?

Just putting this out there that my LO usually sttn for between 10 and 12 hours without waking to eat and she is just fine. She is not starved or anything and when she gets her first bottle of the day, she only drinks about four oz.

I am not saying that it is something to expect, but it can happen

I wasn't saying that. DS has STTN 12 hours before. I was just saying that you can't expect it. Babies that STTN at young ages are the exceptions, not the rules.

anamandelli · May 2012

sap05e:
desine77:
mabenner1:

VTFutureMrs:
The rest of the stuff seems crazy, but my doctor did say at the 4 month appointment not to feed in the middle of the night. They aren't waking because they are hungry. At this age, they should be able to sleep 12 hours without eating. You just need to soothe them back to sleep at this age. I have never heard about the water thing though and I know with DS she said not to start water till after a year old.

Um, I don't go 12 hours without eating...how can I expect my infant son to?

Just putting this out there that my LO usually sttn for between 10 and 12 hours without waking to eat and she is just fine. She is not starved or anything and when she gets her first bottle of the day, she only drinks about four oz.

I am not saying that it is something to expect, but it can happen

Same here. My DD usually sleeps 11 hours straight. And I often go 12 hours between eating dinner and breakfast. And I also don't eat every 3 hours during the day like a baby. But I will add that if she *does* wake in the middle of the night and won't go right back to sleep, I absolutely do feed her .

This. My LO has been STTN since a little before 3 months. When she wakes up she doesn't seem starving to death. SOmetimes she will wake up in the middle of the night and I tried to put her back to sleep, but I feed her if she doesn't.

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