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The refusing to nurse has been my personal indicator. I had a high needs colicky baby who clearly was uncomfortable on her back or being put down but didn't need to be medicated because she was still...

DD3 has gone from high needs to unbearably fussy in the last 5 days. She is so clearly seriously in pain. The pain comes and goes, she tucks her knees up to her chest over and over while screaming...

I found my periods always return when LO sleeps through the night. So any 6 hour stretch consistently brought back my fertility. If you are serious about wanting #2 NOW then maybe night weaning is...

Is co-sleeping an option? She may be teething (I know you say she's not waking up in pain, but it really sounds like teeth) and even if you start solids or formula she may still be up - just with...

But it is.... all he needs is to be close. He probably prefers it to being put somewhere. May even fall asleep in it. And you get stuff done. Win win.

Absolutely do stuff while he's awake, but also... I find if I really want to get stuff done with a sleeping baby that wants to be held that my best bet is wearing the baby. Invest in a comfortable...

:ita Skin to skin time is probably the biggest thing as far as I'm concerned. I wore my preemie in a wrap with her just in a diaper and me topless. I still looked mostly covered and she was warm...

Will he latch onto the shield still or only the bottle?

Props to your mom for letting him try. If it soothes him, how is it any weirder than a pacifier? It may be out of the range of socially "acceptable" but it doesn't make it biologically abnormal -...

First things first, you are not a failure. You are here. You are looking for help. You are caring for your little one and you are doing everything in your power to do the best thing for her....

Any chance his ears are bugging him? Congested at all?

This is also an ongoing thread about bloody stools in the Allergies and Food Sensitivities section if you're pursuing the allergy route.

ETA: And this one is from Too Much Milk on trying to sort...

Honey. And Tumeric milk. Tastes pretty gross but works pretty well.

My personal opinion is that you should adopt when you want to add a child to your family, not when you feel guilt based on the child going into the system. That said, Is there a reason you feel...

Wear the splints. You'll notice a huge difference in a few weeks. I get it every time I have a baby. It eventually goes away. There are also some stretching exercises you should be doing. It involves...

A cold could definitely do it. And you're right around the time for another growth spurt. The combination is probably not working in your favor. I'd make sure you're drinking a ton of water during...

Honestly that's the only thing that threw me, too. She had a few red but not black specks in a diaper otherwise no sign of blood. I'm talking really foul though. Like old old old rotten eggs.

Egg...

Thank you. I have been here before and wanted to ignore the pediatricians advice (hes not being pushy at all nor is he concerned but rather offering suggestions) but I totally needed that validation....

Is it gravity pulling him as he falls asleep to unlatch or actual pulling? I prop a pillow behind dd3 to keep her from backing away and then when she gets sleepy she unlatches rather than...

I've been feeding DD3 on demand and she seems to think she is hungry all the time. She has had foul green watery stools for about 5 weeks now. I thought maybe it was a reaction to the rotavirus vax...

I assume you got the tongue tie clipped?

When you say not gaining well, what have his weight gain numbers been? Birth weight? Each month?

How many wets/dirty diapers?

Is the latch...

Growth spurt? I've noticed my kids do this around growth spurts. Like they're increasing the supply for later but can't necessarily handle it right now.

Either way, I agree that if he's generally...

Did your pediatrician express concern?

Ditto the pp question about height and head growth. And is he hitting his milestones?

If you're confident that it's urate crystals then I'd keep an eye out for other signs of dehydration. If baby isn't showing signs of being dehydrated then I personally wouldn't worry. However given...

Wet means hydrated, I think. Could it be the result of passing gas maybe?