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Feedings and sleeping through the night

I have an almost 8 month old, 6 months develepmentally because she was 2 months premature, girl who won't sleep...

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7 month old with bad couph.

my daugther has a couph for a while. is there anything at home or over the counter i can give her to help?

Posted by 7mthsmom

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Dehydration?

My 7 month old isn't drinking a whole lot. He's not interested in the bottle at all and yesterday only drank...

Posted by MrsL9

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finger foods

My daughter is 7 months today, When can i start her on things like the puffs so she can start practicing...

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7 month old baby bones

my daughter is 7 months old and when i pick her up her bones pop and make a cracking noise,mostly in her...

Posted by sadiesmom25

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what should i do when my boy is diagonised with as...

what is the treatment of asthma in 8 old months baby

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Black poop :S

So my son is just 6 months old and yesterday he had some blackish looking poops. Usually his BMs arent hard but...

Posted by MrsL9

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A question about my 7 months old eye

Hello everyone. I have a 7 month old daughter ( almost 8 months old now ). Every day, she gets these...

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I NEED HELP

Im so worried about my son. He is 6 mos old. For nearly 3 mos he has been going through some issues...

Posted by IndependentMommy

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Does your family have an emergency plan? Water, fl...

I live in earthquake country (Los Angeles) and am not as prepared as I need to be - especially with...

Posted by Haylen_WebMD_Staff

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too old to swaddle

My daughter is almost 9 months and used to love to be swaddled. She started sleeping through the night at 2...

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Fever with teething?

My daughter (almost 9 mo)has a temp of 101. SHe looks like she could be getting her top teeth but was also...

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!!!

My kid went to kindergarten in a giant red and white hat to celebrate during an assembly. Do you...

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interrupted sleeping

my 7 month grandson has developed a habit of waking every couple of hours during the night. He isn't hungry,...

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sleep habits

my 7 month old grandson insists on rolling to his belly while sleeping. I keep turning him back to his back...

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8 month old with lump

I just found a lump under my 8 month old daughters left nipple. From what i've read, it is more than likely a...

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Trouble with Pooping

I have a 7 1/2 month old who has been having a lot of problems pooping. If we don't assist him, he MAY get...

Posted by Lillygirl831

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Two part question -6 mo old son not pooping and co...

Hello My 6 mo old son has not pooped in 4 days. All week he has been fussy and during the night wakes up...

Posted by Croix818

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Pooping Herself Awake

I'm looking for some help. My daughter is 6 months old, and has always been a pretty good sleeper. We were down...

Posted by kc_jane

I'm looking for some help. My daughter is 6 months old, and has always been a pretty good sleeper. We were down to a consistent one wake up per night a few weeks ago, so after consulting our doctor, we decided to cut out our last middle of the night feeding. That part has worked fine, and I am actually finding that my daughter eats more overall after we cut the out the mid-night snacks.

To go along with this, we also decided to go ahead with some sleep training. It has gone great, and I am 100% sure she would be sleeping a full 11 - 12 hours a night except that for the last 7 nights straight she has pooped herself awake every morning around 4 - 5 AM.

I don't know how to handle this. I have tried two approaches:

1. Change the diaper with the least amount of interaction possible. I actually do it in her crib and in the dark by placing a diaper cloth underneath her. I never pick her up.
2. If she wakes up within 1 hour of her normal awakening time (6 AM or later), I leave her in the crib. At bedtime, I lather her up with more diaper cream than you can imagine and thus far, no diaper rash has emerged. The result usually includes a leaky diaper and the resultant laundry, but my daughter otherwise seems no worse for wear.

The problem is this: I hate leaving her in her dirty diaper for obvious reasons, but no matter what I do to decrease the impact of the diaper change, she refuses to go back asleep. Last night this resulted in her waking up at 4:30 AM and never returning to sleep for the rest of the night until her morning nap. If I let her stew in her own juices, she normally goes back to sleep within 30 minutes of fussing.

So, what do I do? Do I continue to do the midnight changes and hope that her late night pooping goes away on its own? Do I let her sit in her diaper because that's the only way I guarantee good sleep?

Note: My daughter just started solid foods about a month ago and only started really eating in earnest maybe 2 weeks ago. The late night pooping has also been accompanied by more daytime pooping as well. The girl who used to go once a day everyday is now a 3X/day girl.

The best solution would obviously be that she stops the late night pooping, but I have no idea how to make that happen. If anyone has any ideas for decreasing frequency of poop, keep me posted!View Thread

Posted by kc_jane

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Do you do date nights? Who babysits?

With Valentines Day right around the corner, hubby and I are scrambling to get a night out! Saw this...

Posted by Haylen_WebMD_Staff

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Baby's getting his first tooth : )

Just had to share this.... My 6 month old son has his first tooth coming in!! At his 4 month appointment the...

Erin, Josh & baby Lucas born July 26, 2010 - 9 lbs, 10 oz 21 inches

Posted by EMB2006

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Runny nose..... sometimes green

My son just turned 6 months weights 20lbs(big boy). I think it has been like almost 2 weeks since he had a...

Posted by malekalalis

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Car Seat question

I posted this on the Baby's First Year board but thought I might get a response here too. I have a 6 month old...

Posted by EMB2006

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Teething ?s

I think my little girl is teething but I am not 100% sure yet. I was just wondering what you all have used...

Posted by MandaBear815

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5 Steps For Healthier Kids - And YOU too!

It's Thursday! Hope your week has been happy and healthy. The WebMD Parenting Guest Expert Tanya...

Posted by Haylen_WebMD_Staff

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Feeding Problems

I have a 7 month old baby that gags at every bite of table food. For the past week, he has been fussy at meal...

Posted by An_222311

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baby's with pimples

My six month old has a pimple on his chin. Is this normal? It had a little white head and when it came...

Posted by jasonamyhenry

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