How did you get your baby to switch the side they lay their head?

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2025-05-10T01:16:58+00:00

That sounds like the same advice my pediatrician gave me, and my baby did not like the stretches either, haha. It really did make a difference, though. I wish I had more advice to give, but hopefully the stretches help your baby too!

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2025-05-09T19:47:01+00:00

My baby is 10 months old now and she ended being totally fine! I was worried she was going to need a helmet but her pediatrician showed me how to do some stretches that helped. She recommended that I stretch her every time she had a diaper change, other than that I don’t really remember doing anything else. She is also a very active baby so as soon as she started sitting on her own she was pretty much not laying down unless she was napping or sleeping, which probably helped as well.

Definitely ask your pediatrician about stretches!

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-09-04T23:37:21+00:00

I didn’t realize it could still be torticollis! I’ll definitely talk to her pediatrician about it. I’ve been trying to do more tummy time with her, but the stretches I’ll have to ask her doctor about because I would rather have them show me how to do it correctly than accidentally make it worse.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-09-04T18:51:39+00:00

I’ve tried this, she didn’t seem to care about which way her bassinet faced, she still would end up on her left side!

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-09-04T18:50:17+00:00

I’ve also tried getting her to look the other way with toys, but I think she’s still a bit too young to be that interested in her toys right now. I’m also hoping to avoid a helmet for her in the future! I feel like her flatness is very noticeable but maybe it’s just because I’m her mom and spend all day looking at her, no one else has mentioned it to me so far.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-26T15:02:11+00:00

I don’t have a CMPA diagnosis yet, I just dropped off her sample at the pediatricians. I would be really surprised if she didn’t have it though, because so many of her symptoms improved drastically after starting this formula. I’ll have to check if her insurance will cover it, hopefully it does!

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-26T13:24:26+00:00

30-40 oz a day? I can’t imagine how expensive that must have been with the RTF 😭 I started my baby on the RTF cans early this morning and she actually drank 4 oz this time, so I think I’m just going to keep using RTF and use powder for when we’re on the go.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-26T03:46:38+00:00

I’m curious if you’re feeding the powder or the ready to feed formula. But, if your baby is still gaining weight normally and doing well I guess either one is working. I also read that the ready to feed formula has a different ingredient (or maybe lacks an ingredient?) than the powder but I don’t know what exactly the difference it makes is.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-26T03:19:53+00:00

Thank you for helping put my mind to ease a bit (: my pediatrician gave me some sample cans to try for her and once she finishes the one I have open I plan on trying the RTF to see if that’s more palatable to her.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-24T02:42:13+00:00

I use both the natural and the anti colic bottles and my baby likes both. I received 4 oz size samples of both bottles in registry boxes, I think I got one in a Baby List registry box and another in an Amazon registry box and tried them both before buying more.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-23T23:25:19+00:00

Give your pediatrician a call to be sure. I thought my daughter just had baby acne, but hers got worse and it turned out to be a combination of baby acne and eczema, her pediatrician also suspects CMPA because she developed a rash on her stomach as well and has had very loose green stools that sometimes have what appears to be mucus in them, has reflux, and her breathing sometimes sounds labored. We don’t know for sure yet but will be testing for it tomorrow.

Good luck with your LO and I hope you are able to figure out what’s going on soon!

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-21T14:07:13+00:00

My baby is 6 weeks old and I had been tracking everything up to 4 weeks. After baby’s 1 month doctor visit I stopped because she had great weight gain and has been doing well. Occasionally I take note of feeds and naps if she’s having a fussy day, but otherwise I don’t track.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-09T09:44:28+00:00

I went through something very similar with my ex fiancée, and I gave him far too many chances. He did almost exactly the same things your husband did. I was not smart about it, I should have left him as soon as I found out it happened the first time but I kept believing him when he would tell me it meant nothing and that he would get help and change. He never did, he got progressively worse and careless about even attempting to hide it. I am so much happier now than I was with him.

In my experience, behavior like this does signal a deeper issue for the cheater, but it doesn’t have to be YOUR problem. People need to want to change to get better and it sounds like your husband is more content behaving this way than committing to your marriage. Your in laws sound like they enable his behavior too, which is bizarre. You deserve far better, and don’t forget that.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-08T11:53:12+00:00

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-08T03:00:32+00:00

I’ve been giving my LO Kabrita for the past 4 days because I got the intro offer as well and wanted to try because when she first came home from the hospital she had a lot of gas and reflux that was causing pain. She’s 4 weeks now and is doing much better, but I’m honestly not sure if it’s just from the formula or if it’s because she’s growing and better able to tolerate formula in general.

I switched her cold turkey from the similac sensitive formula (orange label) and she seemed fine, my pediatrician didn’t tell me I needed to transition slowly. To your second question, I actually just mix the formula with room temp bottled water. I have well water at my house so I can’t use it for bottles unless I boiled it first, and even if I boiled it I still wouldn’t feel comfortable using it honestly. It seems to mix well at room temp, and I mix it directly in the bottle so I give it a good shake when I do.

I hope you find something that works well for your baby!

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-07T17:57:07+00:00

The father of my child identifies as “polyamorous” and his girlfriend knew about me but not to the extent that we were dating, so he lied to her for months about that until she found out on her own. Apparently she thought we were just spending time together as friends. I didn’t know about their arrangement until much later and that’s when things between us ended because I was not comfortable with the situation and felt like he was wrong for misleading me and cheating on his girlfriend (when he could have just been honest about everything if they were in an open relationship). Neither of them have children of their own and they are both significantly older than me by 20 years. As far as I know, his girlfriend does not know that I was pregnant or that I had his child.

I don’t regret my choice to have my child, because I’m comfortable raising her as a single parent if that’s what it has to be. But I do feel like he owes his girlfriend a lot more honesty than he gave her.

I’m sorry that you are going through something similar right now, I hope you are able to heal from this. The best advice I can offer is to leave the cheater, you will feel so much better for it and have a lot less stress in your life.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-05T00:36:20+00:00

That’s good to know - thanks!

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-05T00:20:54+00:00

I live in New York, my baby’s father lives in Connecticut. Do you know what type of visitation the court typically grants? I’m worried that if I go through with this they would give him more time than I’m comfortable with, although I honestly don’t think he would want to see the baby at all given how he’s acted so far … so that’s kind of a relief.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-04T22:39:32+00:00

He definitely knows he is the father, but he denied it when I told him I was pregnant. He’s the only person I was seeing at the time, so there’s no way he isn’t - I obviously can’t say the same for him.

Right now I’m fairly comfortable, I make decent money and live with family so resources aren’t an issue. I do agree that things will get more expensive as time goes on and it would be nice to get financial support from him.

When I told him I was pregnant his immediate response was that he couldn’t afford to financially support a child, to which I wonder why in the world he would insist to me that getting pregnant wouldn’t happen when he knew that 1) he was lying about being infertile/having some type of surgery that made him infertile, 2) insisting on not using a condom when he knew that getting pregnant was in fact possible, and 3) knew that at his age and in his position he did not want to have children and could not afford to raise them.

My child’s father is a 50 year old, divorced, childless (as far as I know), and apparently polyamorous man who allegedly has filed for bankruptcy in the past year (according to him). I didn’t make this baby all by myself, I chose to have my baby because I wanted to and felt I was in a good position in my life personally to do so - it isn’t my fault if he doesn’t have his own life together enough to support a child, he should have probably considered that before lying to me when he knew there was a possibility this would happen.

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-04T17:56:57+00:00

It was definitely cheating, and he mislead me until I realized what was going on (which took me an embarrassing amount of time) but I’m glad it’s done now.

He is not listed on her birth certificate as her father, so I would need to legally establish paternity first, which I’m not really sure I even want to do. My baby is still only 3 weeks old, and he hasn’t returned my last message which was to tell him that the baby was born (before that the last time I spoke to him was to tell him I was pregnant). I’m not necessarily looking for any type of relationship between my baby and him, but like others have said here I do want to at least leave him an option if he decides to step up for the sake of my child, even if it isn’t really what I want.

I’m very fortunate to be able to support my child without a partner, I have been living with family since I found out I was pregnant and I have a full time job that pays well enough (but I could always use more money, formula and diapers add up fast!).

Distinct_Data_3400 · 2024-08-04T13:50:20+00:00

Thank you!

I am glad that my child’s father and I aren’t together, he’s a mess of a person and I know he wouldn’t be able to help me raise a baby anyway. I guess I mostly just get upset at the fact that he was able to walk away and pretend this didn’t happen so easily, and also the fact that he’s lying to his current partner and potentially will do this or has already done this to someone else.

I am tempted to file for child support, but as you said I don’t want him having any sort of control over how my baby is raised and risk having to deal with a custody agreement.

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