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child has a medical condition, always consult a physician.
Breastfeeding
The best thing that I did when I was breastfeeding was use a Hugster Nursing Pillow. I tried a couple other brands before a friend bought me the Hugster. The others were either too stiff or too small for my waist. I had a c-section and the Hugster took pressure off of my tummy and protected my tummy from my 3 year old that wanted to climb. I also used the pillow to sleep with at night. I wrapped the pillow diagonally over my torso and I have to say, I have never slept better! This is a great product and I now give it to all of my friends.
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Cereal Solution
I find that the boxed infant cereals are hard to measure as the cereal comes pouring out of the box uncontrollably. So I pour the cereal into an easy-fill zip-lock, the kind that stand up, and use a measuring spoon from a can of formula to accurately measure the cereal. You can even label the bags: rice, oatmeal, barley, etc.
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Changing crib sheets
Changing crib sheets is always difficult, especially if you have a crying baby on your hands or if your crib is in a corner. To make changes easier, take the mattress out and put on several layers of sheets and waterproof pads. When you have a late night accident to clean up, its a lot easier to strip off one layer and have a clean one ready beneath than to struggle to get a new sheet on the mattress
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CHEAP TOYS
THERE'S NO NEED TO GO OUT AND BUY THOSE EXPENSIVE TOYS. JUST TAKE AN OLD MEDICINE BOTTLE AND FILL IT WITH MARBLES. TO KEEP THE LID ON JUST PUT SUPERGLUE ON THE CAP AND THE JUST SCREW IT ON. MY DAUGHTER IS 4 MONTHS OLD AND SHE LOVES THOSE BETTER THAN HER RATTLES.
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Clean Pacifiers
To keep a stash of clean pacifiers in the diaper bag: Wash out a small margarine tub or deli container (in the dishwasher if you can) and put the clean pacifiers in it. This way, they stay clean and ready to use should one fall on the ground when you're out. When my son was really little, I would rinse the tub with boiling water as well as boil the pacifiers.
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Clean-up time!
Teach your child at an early age how to clean up after himself! Place a small plastic bin or other container (non-harmful to baby if he should get hold of it!) in the corner of the playpen. After baby is done with his playpen time, slowly take his toys, as he watches, and put them back in the bin. Then take his little hand and help him pick up some of the toys and then guide his hand over to the bin so he can drop the toy in. This does take some extra time and patience, but over time, he will learn that when play time is over, it's time to clean up his mess in his playpen, and then eventually his room!
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Cleaning Bath Toys
Cleaning bath toys ~
Throw them in the washer and dryer (I found the rubber ducks squeek better)
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CLEANING BOTTLES
TO CUT BACK ON THE AMOUNT OF BOTTLES TO WASH USE THIS TRICK. AFTER YOUR BABY FINISHES A BOTTLE WASH IT RIGHT AWAY WITH HOT SOAPY WATER AND FILL IT WITH MORE FORMULA FOR THE NEXT FEEDING. DO THIS ONLY ONCE OF COURSE BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE STERILIZING PILE. YOU WON'T HAVE TO WASH BOTTLES AS OFTEN AND AS LONG AS THE WATER IS HOT AND THE SOAP IS ANTI-BACTERIAL IT IS SAFE FOR BABY.
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Colic Help
Gripe Water--Found at health food stores and is specific for colic.
A friend of mine had a crying baby for 3 months and after using the Gripe Water, as directed on the bottle, almost instantly the crying stopped.
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Colic Help
While pregnant with my third child, I enrolled in an infant massage class. It turned out to be a life saver when both my third and fourth babies had colic! The massage helped to comfort their tummies (and helped them poop), and gave me something to do when their crying was driving me out of my mind!
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colic or gas issues
boil some fennel seeds with water for about 15 minutes and add the water into juice or add some sugar into a bottle. I promise this formula will work for gas
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Colic relief
The only way we could calm our daughter's colic was to run the vacuum- she quieted instantly-and we got a little housework done-this also worked well into her older-baby fussy stage.
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Colic Remedy
A good idea when your baby has colic, if your baby is not too young, lie down on your back with legs up and bent. Place baby on tummy on legs and gently move baby up and down or side to side.
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Colic, Excessive Gas
Instead of spending 6 to 8 dollars on the Mylicon drops I was told to boil some water and then while it was still fairly hot drop a couple of old fashioned peppermints (you can get a bag at WalMart for about a dollar) then when baby has gas or a stomach ache because of gas give the baby a dropper full of the peppermint water just as you would the Mylicon drops. I tried this and it worked within ten minutes everytime. I started giving my daughter this when she was about 4 months old and shes almost 2 years now and we haven't had a problem with it since.
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Constipation
My son gets really constipated,so what helps the most- is the beachnut, plum baby food. I don't like the idea of corn syrup or brown sugar.
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