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Mama Wit and Wisdom:

Gassy, fussy baby

Posted by Kimberly Bepler on Wed, October 7th 2009 in Infant Feeding (0)

My baby is 3 weeks old, and as of this past Monday evening she started grunting through the night, consistently. She sounds like she is trying to push out a poo or toot. I have since started giving her gas drops (Little Tummies), colic calm, and gripe water, none seems to be doing the trick. She gets relief, at least for a short while, when she has a big toot or poo, but it doesn’t last long.

She is no longer sleeping peacefully. When I lay her down, she grunts, and moans herself to sleep, even though she was sleeping peacefully in my arms. She is restless and gets her arms out of her swaddle while sleeping. When feeding (BF) she gets over amped up and white knuckles her fists, kicks her feet, and grunts. I have to stop her every 3-5 minutes to burp her because she is sucking too much air.

I have been able to get good burps out of her, but she still remains fussy. I am finding that she is throwing up about 1 meal a day… and its not from her gut because its not curdled, it still the milk she just ate.

I went to a naturopath yesterday and they tested me and found that I am sensitive to dairy, gluten, chocolate, and coffee, so I have eliminated those. My ped recommended the Mylecon gas drops, which we have tried, but with little success..

I have been putting her on her tummy, laying across my lap, and massaging her back, which is also massaging her belly on my legs.. I would get a little bit of relaxation from her at times, but in most, it just irritated her more.

Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Turning a breech baby

Posted by Camille Mülchi on Fri, September 25th 2009 in Pregnancy (0)

Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga Educator and mama of two, Camille Mülchi recommends a Portland resource for turning breech babies.

I hate breastfeeding!

Posted by Kimberly Bepler on Mon, September 21st 2009 in Breastfeeding (0)

Hi Kimberly,

Every thing is turning around with breastfeeding, my milk supply is going down, I have sore nipples….Really, I can’t bear it any more.

I’m sick of breastfeeding!

My son is now 10 months old and still not willing to eat propperly with the spoon. I still have to breastfeed him after meals. I guess he is not taking me seriously with the spoon and think it’s a game.

I’m tired of that. I try and try and try and started feeding him with the spoon when he was 4 months old. I cannot enjoy breastfeeding any more. I hate it. And worst thing is that he is so dependent on me.

I also looked up information on German websites and asked friends and family, but no one could give me a hint (except try and try and try).

Please help me. You have so much experience. I don’t know what to do.

Thanks in advance!

Getting your kids involved in “clean up”

Posted by Wendy Foster on Thu, September 17th 2009 in Parenting "Tools" (0)

Mama and Pilates Educator Wendy Foster has a brilliant idea for getting kids involved in clean up!

Natural Medicine for Children now offered at Mississippi Health Center

Posted by Beth Yohalem Ilsley on Tue, September 15th 2009 in MotherSource News (3)

Beth Yohalem-Ilsley is now offering Shonishin japanese pediatric acupuncture and chinese herbs for kids.

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