From Bottle To Sippy Cup

Last week, I put away my daughter's bottle and she is now happy with a sippy cup. She was already drinking from a regular cup, but that can be VERY messy for an 11 month old if Mommy isn't holding the cup. I started introducing the sippy cup a few weeks ago but when she was sleepy she would still want her bottle. One night last week, she was so tired that she didn't realize she was drinking from her cup and not the bottle. That was my cue to put away nipple once and for all. The 2 days following this, she tried to hold out for her bottle and throw her sippy cup on the floor, but she finally realized it wasn't coming back. I didn't realize how fussy she would be, because at 7 months she would take her cup with no problem. However it has occurred to me that as the memory improves, an item can easily be remembered as an object of comfort. I have paid a range of prices for the cups that she has now, but she drinks from them all with no problem. The next time I have a child, I will try to wean him or her from the bottle at 6 months since they still have a relatively short memory then. LOL.

4 Baby Pegs (teeth)

My little 11 month old girl has 4 little pegs now. The diarrhea wasn't so bad when the last 2 came in. There was only a day of runny poop and a slight fever. She is biting every thing in site ESPECIALLY paper. I never knew paper tasted so good.

Baby's First Ear Infection

My 9 month old daughter survived her first ear infection. I first noticed that she had a fever hovering around around 102-F. She didn't have a runny nose, she wasn't pulling her ears, but she was eating less and seemed a bit unlike herself. After the third day of this, I decided to take her to the pediatrician and found that she had an infection in one of her ears. Once her prescription was filled, I just knew that things would be back to normal. Unfortunately that did not happen. The day after she took her medication, not only did she vomit and still refuse to drink her milk, she also developed a rash. This went on for another 3 days until I felt something had to be done. The doctor initially thought that it may have been the fever or an allergy to the dye in her Tylenol, but after a discussion, it was concluded that my daughter is allergic to a particular antibiotic. Luckily the ear infection was gone by then. After discontinuing the medication, my little girl was her happy go lucky self again.

Baby Diarrhea Part 2

Although the diarrhea has been over for several days now, I promised that I would update you. It left just as quickly as it came. It may have been a coincidence but I started missing her formula 2 parts soy based and 1 part milk based. By that evening things slowed down. The next day it was over. The best thing for you to do is stock up on baby Tylenol, Pedialyte, DIAPERS!!, and a lot of patience.

Baby Diarrhea

Last weekend I took my daughter to my sister's house so that she could spend time with her aunt and cousins. Every one played with her and she played with every thing she could get her hands on. That evening she seemed a little more "regular" than normal, but by Monday morning it was full blown diarrhea. The pediatrician told me to let the infection resolve itself as long as she is eating and doesn't have a fever. I called my sister to let her know what had happened and she casually says "Oh yeah the kids had the same things 2 weeks earlier and now me and the baby have it." It would have been nice to know before I came to your house. Any way, when my house keeper came over she instructed me to cut back on dairy, make sure she was hydrated, and let her eat a banana. I checked her suggestions with a few internet articles and every thing was consistent with what she said.
This morning I felt a little overwhelmed by the constant diaper changes and rash on my baby's bottom. I called my sister again and she said she took her grandson to the doctor for a second time and his pediatrician said "continue to let it run its course." She told me to keep applying the rash ointment the doctor prescribed and call our grandmother for an old time remedy. My grandmother has been on this earth for 80 years and she has never given me bad advice. Why I continue to use her as a last resort I will never know. The first thing she told me to do is give her pedialyte (if she will drink it). Then she proceeded to tell me what "they used to do." In the case of diarrhea her family gave babies rice milk. The "milk" is made by boiling a pot of starchy rice, pouring the frothy water into a container, and letting it cool. The odd part of this is that it's exactly what I drank one day to calm my upset stomach.
This afternoon I went to Walmart, purcahsed pedialyte, a banana, a small bag of rice, and soy milk. In addition to her regular diet, she ate a small piece of banana, drank a bottle of soy milk and a bottle of pedialyte. I have prepared the rice milk but I have not given it to her yet. So far her diarrhead has slowed down dramatically. Once it's over I will give you an update.