Archive for January, 2009

What have you tried to soothe a colicky baby?

My Baby is 6 weeks old and usually will cry while having the bottle in her mouth. She does not take the pacifier very well, warm baths help but after a bath the baby does not sleep soundly.
Try giving half the bottle every 1.5 hours instead of all in one go. Colic normally stems from [...]

Are Avent bottles good for a colicky baby?

My daughter is 8 weeks old and she is a colicky baby. I heard that Avent bottles are anti-colic. I was thinking about buying some. I have heard others say that it is a bad bottle to get because it leaks.

So some say it’s great, others say it’s bad. I don’t want to waste money [...]

What can I do with a colicky baby?

I have a 3 1/2 months old baby that is getting over an ear infection and she has two teeth coming in. She is colicky. What can I do about it? She cries all the time and won’t sleep through the night anymore. She only sleeps if I take her out to the car and [...]

Do food stamps buy baby formula?

I’m on food stamps and I was wondering if I can buy formula for my baby with them. I’m trying to avoid the embarassing scene of bringing formula up to the register and then having the check out girl tell me I can’t do that. I live in Oregon. Any help would be appreciated.
Yes you [...]

Is it safe to buy baby formula on ebay?

My child needs Nutramigen per the doctor. The problem I’m having is that it is very expensive and I can’t afford it. I was shopping around and discovered that I could buy it at a very low price on ebay.

What concerns me is that I don’t know if it is safe to buy baby formula [...]

Can you buy baby formula in California with food stamps?

Can you buy baby formula in California with food stamps? I know you can in some states but I haven’t been able to find out if I can in California.
Yes you can. The way I do it is that I use W.I.C. and if it runs out before the month is over, I then use [...]

Any good baby names that go with Carol and William?

I have two children already and I’m expecting a third in a October. My husband and I have decided that we do not want to know the gender until the baby is born. We are trying to come up with both boy names and girl names to go with the names of our other children. [...]

Does anybody know where you can buy baby formula at the cheapest price, whether online or in store?

I feed my baby formula as a supplement. I give him about 6 to 8 ounches of formula a day. It is very expensive. He has lots of gas and so, at the advice of my doctor, I kept trying different formulas to see which one worked best with him. Nestle Good Start works good [...]