Allison

It's all my fault, and I happily admit it. I let my daughter nap in her swing for a year, and now I'm trying to transition her to napping in her crib. She sleeps wonderfully in there at night, but trying to get her to nap during the day has been quite tough. She slept for 2-3 hours a day, twice a day in her swing. Now that she's in her crib for naps, she sleeps for 10-30 minutes, and that's it. Every little noise wakes her up, and it takes her about an hour to settle down and nap.

Any suggestions on how to make this transition?

My daughter is almost 6 months, and she's been doing a great job with solid foods since she was four months. She loved them, and would eat anything we put in front of her. I make all of her baby food. This last weekend we were out of town for over 5 days, and I wasn't able to bring the food with us. Therefor, she ate jarred baby food, which she wasn't a fan of. Now that we're home and I'm trying to feed her the food she likes, she's refusing it. Turns her head, locks her jaw, cries, and won't eat. Any suggestions?

My husband and I had our first child, a beautiful and amazing little girl, and she is just 5 months old. She is unquestionably the most important person in both our lives, and we both want so much for her - happiness, joy, strength, stability, support, and love. The problem is with our marriage. We've been married for almost six years, and we love each other very much. When I found out I was pregnant, we were in a very good part of our relationship. However, my husband has some very dark demons that haunt him, and it seems like except for the month when our daughter was born, we've done nothing but argue. We've stopped having fun, we walk on egg shells, and it's just one thing after another. He had an "affair" with a co-worker when I was five months pregnant. I say "affair" because while nothing physical happened (I'm not much inclined to believe him 100%), it was definitely an inappropriate relationship that was sexual in nature. This isn't the first time, and, in fact, he has a sexual addiction. Shortly after our daughter's birth, he was laid off from his job, the third time this has happened since we've been together. He started a new job two weeks ago, and all ready he has invited a co-worker to his hotel room for a "hug (whatever that means), and feels like he's going to probably lose this job because "they just don't understand him."

The only thing keeping me at this point is our daughter. I look at her and it pains me to think what I would be putting her through by taking her away from her father. And for all of his shortcomings as a husband, he is an amazing father who loves her more than anything in this world. I cannot imagine taking him from her and her from him. I think I would live with that guilt for the rest of my life knowing that I did that to her. I've been so strong these last six years, but I don't know if I can handle any more disappointments from him. I've supported, I've forgiven, I've done everything I know to do. I am so scared what the future would be like for my daughter that I feel like I don't know what to do. Any suggestions?

I'm really bad at these kinds of things. Someone I am very close to just lost her father to suicide. She's only 19, and I'd like to do something for her, her mom, and her brother. Any suggestions about what to do in these situations?

Our 8 week old daughter can sleep for 6-7 hours overnight. My husband and I are having a dispute and cannot come to an agreement about which of these plans sounds like the better one, so we need help! Here are the scenarios!

1. Put her down at her regular bedtime of 9p.m., wake her up at midnight to feed, and let her sleep until she wakes up again, around 7 a.m. The argument against this one is waking her up from a deep sleep at midnight when she doesn't want to wake up and that she'll eventually start sleeping through to the morning and we just have to tough it out until then - allow her to go at her own schedule.

2. Put her down at 9 p.m. and let her sleep until she wakes up on her own at around 3. Feed her, put her down again until she wakes up around 7. Arguments against this one is that when she wakes up at 3, she's wide awake and difficult to get back to sleep (it can take up to almost 2 hours), and it's better to sleep "overnight" rather than getting used to waking up in the middle of it.

Which would you do and why?

We appreciate your help!

and tell the bank that it is going to be used for equipment to start up my company, how do they know that is what I spent it on? What's the process?

My daughter is 7 weeks, and for the past month she strains to have a BM. I breastfeed her, and while I know many will say that she doesn't need to have a BM every day, she tries to have one, strains, cries, turns bright red in the face, etc. I've been helping her by using a suppository to stick part of the way in (I don't put it all the way in because she's not constipated with dry, clayish poop). That seems to relax her enough that she'll go right away. Once she goes she's a happy little girl for the next 24 hours until she needs to go again. Is it unsafe for me to be helping her go every day, and what can I do to help her go on her own. Juices, karo syrup, those don't work because it's not constipation.

Thanks!

My daughter is 7 weeks old, and she is incredibly calm and relaxed. She rarely cries and fusses; however, the past few days have been quite different. She's been much fussier when she's awake, and last night she slept for 8 hours without waking up. She usually sleeps for 6, so the 8 hours seemed a bit extreme for her. During the day, her naps are only lasting about 30 minutes. She wakes up, eats just a little, stays up and either plays or fusses, eats a little more, and then starts to settle down to sleep only to wake up 30 minutes later. It seems to me her fussiness is probably from not getting enough sleep, but do you have any other ideas? And if it is from sleepiness, what suggestions do you have to fix this. Thank you!

My doctor told me it was okay to give my daughter (7 weeks) 1/8 teaspoon of Benadryl because she was stung by a bee. Has anyone ever given their infant/newborn Benadryl, how much did you give, and how did they react? I'm really nervous since I know it's a sedative, but it's also a very small amount.

I will be returning to work, and my husband is going to stay at home with our daughter for the next year. It's not traditional, but trust me, he's much more suited for staying at home than I am! He's looking to make a little bit of money on the side, but he needs to be at home to look after our daughter. What do you do to earn some extra income? Was it successful? How much do you earn? Thanks for your help!

How often do you pump each day, and how much milk are you able to produce at each pumping session?

I breast feed and supplement with small amounts of formula. My daughter has been having difficulty for the past two weeks having a bowel movement, and my pediatrician suggested giving her 2 oz. of pear juice a day to help things along. That worked for two days, and her poop was really runny. However, the past 3 days she's straining and uncomfortable. Yesterday she did go, but the poop was almost black and very thick. This morning there was a little smear on her diaper, and it was also black and thick. Any suggestions about what I can do or any ideas about what this might be? Of course I will call my pediatrician, but it's a Saturday morning and she won't be in until Monday.

My daughter is 4 weeks, and when she feeds from the bottle (I give her expressed breast milk), she spits a lot of it out. It's not "spitting up" because it never really goes down her. She'll make a gurgly kind of sound and then spit it out. She's hungry but it seems like more is coming out than going in. She'll also start to get fussy because she's not getting her food fast enough. Any suggestions on what this might be? I've tried different nipples with her and it doesn't mke a difference. Thanks!

I am not able to nurse my newborn from my breast, however, I want to give her breast milk and plan to pump and feed her from a bottle. How often should I be pumping to get the supply that she will need?

My husband had an emotional affair with a co-worker. I found out, and we're working to reconcile. He has given me access to his emails, text messages, phone calls, etc. However, he refuses to really end the relationship with her despite my pleading. They no longer email and talk like they used to, however, every once in a while they will have contact, and he shows me those emails. He says he wants to make their relationship work like it should have been all along - professional - but every time he mentions her I feel the flood rush back over me. They work in separate offices and honestly need very little communication, but he refuses to cut contact. I know as long as she is around, I won't be able to trust him. Suggestions? Has anyone ever been able to work through this kind of situation where the other person was still a factor? How?

My husband just called and said his friend was coming by this evening for dinner. I'm making baked beans with sausage, which would be plenty for just the two of us, but now I feel like I need to make something to go with it. Any suggestions?

Would you be okay with it? What would you do?

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, but it's driving me crazy:)

I had a negative blood test on April 20th, about three weeks ago, however, I got a positive urine test yesterday. My last period was March 12th. My cycle is clearly a bit off because I just got off birth control after my last period.

Thank you!!!

I'm very early in my pregnancy, and I've been having a dull cramp in my left side - near my hip where I would imagine my ovary to be. I don't remember this at all with my first pregnancy because I think I was shocked at how bad my chest hurt! When I think cramping, I think in the middle abdomen, not to the side. Any similar experiences?

I usually have symptoms before my period starts: sore breasts, sleepy. However, I'm TTC, and this month I'm not feeling anything except some sleepiness. I was just wondering if you have experienced not really having any symptoms and still got a BFP?