Soothing & Comforting: Myself

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Soothing a Cough

My daughters have had several colds this winter, but their latest one is lingering in the form of a nasty cough. My elder daughter is almost 3 and she will cough so hard that she gags. This is making her very cranky during the day and wakes her up three or four times a night. I am just wondering if anyone has suggestions for soothing her cough.

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Love the Swing, Hate the Swing

Hello! I'm a first time mom on maternity leave for now. I have a 4 week old precious little girl who loves her swing. After having many sleepless nights, we discovered she would fall asleep in her swing when we could not get her to lay down in her bassinet; she would thrash about, screaming and kick off any blankets that swaddled her. The pedi recommended that we prop up one side of her to prevent her from rolling back and forth, however that didn't work. I purchased an infant stabilizer and have tried to lay her down in her crib but that...

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Sleeping in Swing

My son is almost 6 weeks old and the only way that he will sleep for longer...

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Bassinet or Swing

Hi Moms, I have a dilemma. We just found out the bassinet we were...

Colic

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What Is Colic?

My 7 week old daughter might be colic. This is my first and I hear different things like "all babies cry". We had switched her formula 4 times and she is now on Gentlease by Emfamil. This seems to work but now she cries(screams) everyday, about the same time. Yesterday it was for 3 hours and it got so bad I had to call my mother to come over. Thankfully she lives about 10 minutes away. I just reached a breaking point and started crying myself. I took her temp and it was fine. Nothing soothed her. If she does this everyday is this colic or...

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Could It Be Colic?

My daughter would always get fussy between the hours of 6p and 8 pm...but...

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Is This Colic?

My daughter is 2 months old and has recently become very fussy especially in...

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Is It Colic?

My 6 week old has been having trouble with having bowel movements pretty...

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