﻿<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Raising Children Network | Forums / Baby &amp; child forums / Babies (3-12 months) </title><generator>InstantForum.NET v4.1.3</generator><description>Raising Children Network | Forums</description><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/</link><webMaster>info@raisingchildren.net.au</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:56:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>cheap burberry clothing</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic66331-5-1.aspx</link><description>I agree with&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.echinaclohing.com/"&gt;cheap burberry clothing&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR&gt; </description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>huangjian2012</dc:creator></item><item><title>Please please help !!!!! 8 and half month old won't drink his formula. He loves his solids.</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65992-5-1.aspx</link><description>Stress as ever</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:41:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Bella_00</dc:creator></item><item><title>Packaged Baby Food and holiday in Bali</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic66088-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hello. I'm going to Bali for three weeks in two months with my baby who will be then 6 months. For hygiene reasons, I want to take all pre prepared commercial food (I'm anticipating she should have started solids by then). Can anyone please recommend the most healthiest of all the different brands of commercial food (maybe you prefer some brands/products to others after experience.). Also, anyone got any good tips for baby care in Bali (other than prevent mosquito bites, dehydration, safe car travel etc).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Big thanks</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:42:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>cem70</dc:creator></item><item><title>Need some advice/reassurance re 3 month old feeding</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic66218-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi all, first time I've posted anything online and first time Mum too!&lt;P&gt;My son is 3 months old and over the past week I have been having a lot of trouble feeding him. for a period of a couple of weeks he was drinking about 180ml - 200ml per feed, five times a day. He now will only take around 130-150ml and he gets quite upset during feeds. He has only once woken up during the night for a feed since he reduced the amount he is taking, so he is still only feeding five times a day.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;He is bang on average weight and doesn't seem to be hungry at all - I'm more anxious about it than he is!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Has anyone else experienced this? I guess I'm just wondering if it's normal. I was thinking he may have been going through a growth spurt as he put on about 450gm in two weeks as well as a 1.5cm and has now settled back down but it just doesn't seeem to be enough formula. Most books recommend 150ml per kg and he is just over 6kg.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Would love to hear some thoughts on this.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:10:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>MeganD</dc:creator></item><item><title>waking at 3am</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65997-5-1.aspx</link><description>My 8 month old son is continually waking around 3am and not going back to sleep unless I cuddle him. If I dont cuddle him enough he screams as soon as hes back in the cot, so it seems im stuck on the couch for about an hour with him. He goes back to sleep normally after having a drink from his bottle when he wakes earlier in the night. Any tips on what I can do?</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:19:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TamBam</dc:creator></item><item><title>stressed out mum</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65865-5-1.aspx</link><description>My second child is 8 months and i'm really struggling with him. He is lactose intolerant, doesn't sleep very well, always wants to be cuddles. Yet he can eat solid foods, loves to play, is great with his hands. I'm jsut getting stressed out too easily and getting grumpy when I can't work out whats wrong with him/ When he cries its an awful scream. I never felt this way with his sister. Do other mums get this way? I'm starting to feel like such a bad mum because i'm always grumpy!!</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:38:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TamBam</dc:creator></item><item><title>Child Safety Engineering</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic66099-5-1.aspx</link><description>I am a mechanical engineering student currently tasked with working on a year long design project. I'm very interested in safety design and would greatly appreciate any input parents might have concerning problems you would love to see solved or possibly any improvements you would like to see made to existing child safety technologies. Thanks for your time and I hope I can be of help.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Frank</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:08:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>engineer22</dc:creator></item><item><title>How should I be putting 4 month old to sleep?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65230-5-1.aspx</link><description>I currently get my 17 week old DD off to sleep by breastfeeding her - every time. It works very well and quickly.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Should I be putting her to sleep differently? Ie. putting her to down when dowsy and dealing with the crying? I did try this morning to NOT feed her to sleep but she just cried and cried and I was holding her! I didn't even get to put her in the bassinet. So after 30 mins i feed her and she was off to sleep in 5 mins.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She will not accept a dummy either. Never has - just will not.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Also, she suddenly only sleeps for 45 min during the day, every time. Like clockwork. Thought it may have something to do with the feeding to sleep, but she sleeps well at night 5-8 hours.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She is still wrapped and I'm pretty sure that she still requires this. At what age do we start to go unwrapped.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So many questions... any advice would be appreciated.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks... &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:44:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DiamondStar</dc:creator></item><item><title>3 and a half month old screams during breast feeding</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65702-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi,&lt;br&gt;My 3 and a half month old screams during breast feeding.The baby is in obvious discomfort but we are told by the doctors it isn't reflux.&lt;br&gt;She shows all the signs of being hungry and has a feeding pattern but as soon as she is put on the breast she starts screaming throughout and feeds basically despite whatever discomfort she is in.&lt;br&gt;The baby has been exclusively breast fed, is putting on weight though a little light (now 5+ kilos).&lt;br&gt;Any advice?&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:27:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>gwellsINF506</dc:creator></item><item><title>Separation Anxiety</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65977-5-1.aspx</link><description>I have a wonderful 7 month old baby boy who was until recently was going to sleep without to much trouble.  I have read a few things and have put it down to Separation Anxiety I have looked a few websites but nothing really gives me techniques on how to help Xavier over come his separation anxiety and go to sleep without fuss.  We have tried controlled crying which ended in over 2 hours of crying and tired it for a second night that lasted 1.5 hours. I don't want Xavier to reply on me putting him to bed every night with a cuddle or rocking.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:50:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>shayne79</dc:creator></item><item><title>Why do teething rusk labels say 6mths+?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic53314-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi all,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After reading as many forum topics as I can find on teething rusks, I am still unsure what the reason is for manufacturers only being allowed to promote teething rusks for 6 months+. Is anyone able to enlighten me? I have discovered that lots of people have chosen to use them sooner, all for different reasons. And I am gradually heading that way for my 4 month old, but I'm still very keen to find out all the details. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cheers </description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:32:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JustMarried</dc:creator></item><item><title>Moving bubs to his own room</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65862-5-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;FONT color=#5555dd&gt;We are putting our beutiful boy into his own room this wkend, I'm happy about getting our room back (&amp;amp;hopefully sleeping better!) but sad at how far away he will be from me (his room is a long way from our room)...has anyone eles had a hard time making the move? I keep putting it off but want to do it sooner rather than later so he is ok setteling himself to sleep in a new enviroment.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#5555dd&gt;He is 5 months &amp;amp; 4 wks, wake's 2 -8 times over night but is easy to re-settle.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#5555dd&gt;Ant tips would be appriciated&lt;/FONT&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:49:52 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Emma&amp;Harrison</dc:creator></item><item><title>Introducing a Bottle at 7 months</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65810-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi there.  Need some help if anyone has any suggestions.  I'm going back to work soon and need to get my son on to breastmilk via a bottle.  I've tried, my partner has tried, my sister in law has tried but my son just seems to play with it and not really know what to do with it.   Anyone got any helpful hints?</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:56:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Megs999</dc:creator></item><item><title>Struggling to settle 4 month old for day sleeps</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic63197-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi there,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My 4 month old daughter has started to get really difficult to settle when going down for naps during the day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Previously I haven't had a problem - when she starts to show signs of tiredness I would wrap her, put her down and she would cry for a minute or so then drop off to sleep.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the past week, she has stared getting upset when I wrap her and finds it hard to wind down. I alternate patting/rocking/singing softy and she nearly nods off but as soon as I place her down in the cot she gets really upset.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It makes daytime sleeps really stressful. I should note that she doesn't have a problem going down each night or when she wakes during the night (thankfully!).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Has anyone experienced this? Any tips?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;VS.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:28:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>VCSmith</dc:creator></item><item><title>Baby wont sleep and I feel like I've tried everything</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic2126-5-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#dd33dd&gt;Hi, I'm a first time mum with a nearly 6 month old baby boy, my problem is this.  Until 7 weeks ago Jaksyn was sleeping 6.30-5 every night with out a feed.  We went to visit family as I had an operation and wasn't allowed to bend over and pick him up, I needed someone to pick him up and hand him to me.  Since we got back his sleep routine has been shot.  I feel like I've tried everything, controlled crying doesnt work if I try and wait 5 minutes to see if he will go back to sleep by 3 minutes he is crying so hard it takes almost an hour to get him back to sleep.  He hates blankets, being wrapped or covered so he wears a sleeping bags to bed, he wont take a dummy, he's stopped sucking his thumb, we give him a massage after his bath before he goes to sleep with Lavender massage cream, he gets bathed with baby bed time and we even burn lavender to try and help calm him down.  But he still wakes up to 9 times a night, I eventually resort to having him sleep next to me but now he is trying to breast feed the whole time he is in bed with me.  He refuses bottles so daddy cant help with that.  I'm just getting to the end of my tether and I'm considering taking him to the Doctors and see if there is anything medically wrong with him.  Any other suggestions to try and get sleep out of him would be greatly appreciated &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:06:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaksynnxaidynsmum</dc:creator></item><item><title>Tips on how to fit baby sleeps around school drop off times</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65666-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hello &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If my gorgeous little 5 1/2 month old  gets an hours sleep a day we are having a good day.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This has been going on for about the last 4 weeks at least,  since she was born she has never had more that 4 hours sleep during the day (and never all at once)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;During the night I am still up 1 - 2 times - I am actually ok with this, my first started to sleep through at around 10 months, so I am not to worried about this..but she will wake between 5 am and 7 am and then i am lucky if i can get her down for more than half an hour before she hits bed for the evening at around 7 pm - 7 30 pm.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am not sure whether part of the problem has been that since she was a week old she has been along for the ride in dropping her 6 y/o sister to school and then picking her up. (there is no way out of school drop off) She also has reflux.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;so basically I have always had to try and get an over tired baby to sleep and on so many occasions when she has been asleep I have had to wake her.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;She obviously will get to the point she is beside her self, she will be like this for a couple of minutes at a time over the day and then be her happy self again.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;She needs  more sleep, some advice on how to fit it in during a school day would be great.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;any other advice would be good too &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>lilandlu</dc:creator></item><item><title>Probs Sleeping Elsewhere</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic8782-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hello, &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have an almost 8mth old beautiful baby boy who sleeps soundly in his own bedroom in his own cot.....lucky am I.  My only problem is that he wont go to sleep anywhere else but in his normal surrounds...his cot in his room...(!)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;We are going away on the weekend (only for one night) and I thought that I might put him in our room for a night or two, so that he could get used to sleeping somewhere other than his own room, thinking that it wouldn't be that bad because this is where he started out in the bassinet! BUT, he cried, screamed and screamed for 2hrs solid, even if I was there to calm him, which didn't help one bit!  We did our exact same routine before putting him down in our room but to no avail!  Once I had finally picked him up and moved him back to his own room and layed him down in his cot he was asleep before 10mins was up!!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Has any one else had this problem or does anyone else have any suggestions on what I might be able to do to help my little man feel more comfortable sleeping in a strange place??</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:06:33 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Mandy</dc:creator></item><item><title>10mth old fussy eater, please help &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Sad.gif" border="0" title="Sad"&gt;</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65275-5-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;Hi everyone I am new to this forum.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;My 10mth old is a very fussy eater, she wakes up in the morning about 7,8 or 9 we have breakfast which is always weetbix and milk then play then about 10.30 she has a bottle then nap.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;Lunch time is around 12ish and she will have pureed food or the bottled food you get at the supermarket, lamb cassarole, pasta bog etc. when i make these meals alot of the time she will refuse them. she seems to like the brought stuff.  After lunch we play again and about 2ish she has another bottle and bed. up at 4ish. we have dinner around 6ish which is the same thing only will eat pureed food. even if i try and put broccoli, carrotts, pumpkin anything whole on her plate she throws it off. she refuses to put anything in her mouth, unless its pureed on a spoon. after tea i will give her banana and custard the bottle and bed around 8.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;I dont know what to do with her eating, i have run out of ideas doing different things to get her to eat solid food. She has 1 tooth down the bottom.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;What Im doing is this bad should i be trying to push her eating solid food and not pureed food. alot of people i know who have kids all eat whole foods no problem at all. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;If anyone has any ideas on something else i can try or diiferent food ideas for me to prepare and maybe she will like something i make instead.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face="Comic Sans MS"&gt;thanks &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:30:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>sara_b2</dc:creator></item><item><title>I Hate Breast Feeding</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65036-5-1.aspx</link><description>I just wanted to say "I hate breast feeding!"</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:45:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>MJ333</dc:creator></item><item><title>Do you wake a baby for a feed if they are due or do you let them sleep and wake when they are ready?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic64126-5-1.aspx</link><description>If your baby is napping and is due for a feed do you let them sleep and wake for a bottle in their own time or due you wake them.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:29:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>librarymum</dc:creator></item><item><title>Rolling in her cot</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic64080-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi all&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My 5.5 month old daughter has discovered how to roll on to her tummy. The problem is she does it in her cot and then gets stuck (can't roll back). She cries in distress until we turn her on her back again. Last night she was doing this every two hours so we got very little sleep. &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Sad.gif" border="0" title="Sad"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:40:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>LJMsmum</dc:creator></item><item><title>8 mths, need to move to cot and settle......HELP</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic65145-5-1.aspx</link><description>Can anyone help me with my issue.&lt;br&gt;When I move him to the cot, he just has this different cry and really hard to settle him after.&lt;br&gt;I really need to have my bed back&lt;br&gt;I am desperate....&lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/BigGrin.gif" border="0" title="BigGrin"&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:57:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>v8freeek</dc:creator></item><item><title>Dairy Allergy and Solids</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic62651-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi, &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My baby  (5.5 mos) has just been tentatively diagnosed with dairy allergy. He has been on formula more or less since birth and was ok, except for lots of vomitting which we all thought was reflux. Anyway, when he started solids he also started getting eczema which was getting worse and worse. So long story short, we are cutting out dairy. He is on soy formula now (which he quite likes). The good news is, he has stopped vomitting and his skin is clearing up. He was having three meals a day, and at least one of these was yoghurt and fruit or vegies and ricotta. Now these are out. He loves his food. We are off to see the dietician in a week but in the meantime, was wondering, what foods others are giving their babies with the same thing?? &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Dettie</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:48:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dettie</dc:creator></item><item><title>Sterilising?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic63392-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi All&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm new &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/BigGrin.gif" border="0" title="BigGrin"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I just wanted to know: How long do you need to keep sterilising bottles? I've been told when the baby is six months old but also when the baby is twelve months old???&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Not sure which one it is? &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Unsure.gif" border="0" title="Unsure"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:49:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>LJMsmum</dc:creator></item><item><title>NEW MUMMY</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic64138-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm new to this site&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm 24 and have a 7 month baby boy. I'm a stay at home mum and my son sure knows how to keep me on my toes. He is mums little helper and I wouldn't have it any other way.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We live in Thornton NSW area and we are always looking to chat and organize meet ups with other young mummies. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Well I'm gonna have a looksie around the forums here &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bye</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:54:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Eleven3Eleven</dc:creator></item><item><title>Taking away her comforter?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic63028-5-1.aspx</link><description>I have been spending about a month trying to wean my 3 month old off using my breasts as a comforter. The reason for this is at night she wakes up about 8-9 times just wanting to sit on my breast.... not actually eating anything. This has also caused her to snack every hour and a half.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;At every sleep she will scream until she is exhausted trying to get to my breasts. I have tried dummies, putting a teddy down my shirt and having that with her and sleeping with a blankie and then letting her sleep with it but nothing works.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;How can I change what she wants as a comforter? It has gotten to the point where I am now weaning her off breast and putting her on bottle in the hopes that my breast milk will dwindle and she wont smell it on my any longer.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:30:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>diandchloe</dc:creator></item><item><title>16 Week Change?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic63872-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi all,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My daughter is 16 weeks old and im seeing a huge change. Her routine is suddenly out the window and just as she was sleeping 2 hours at a time during the day she now screams after just 40 minutes. I cant resettle her.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It seems very Wonder Week ish.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is it possible thats what it is? I read babies go through growth spurts at 3 and 6 weeks then 3 months and 6 months.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:29:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>diandchloe</dc:creator></item><item><title>violet root for teething</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic63748-5-1.aspx</link><description>hi there,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;anyone heard of violet root, also called iris root, as a remedy for teething before?&lt;br&gt;My mum recommended it but she lives in Europe and I guess import/customs restrictions would not let me buy one from there.&lt;br&gt;Found websites in UK and USA about it, no Australian ones.................&lt;br&gt;My son (9months) has a very hard time getting teeth, and so do we!&lt;br&gt;Thanks</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:27:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>C'sMama</dc:creator></item><item><title>7 month old self settling at night but then waking up after an hour. Please help :-)</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic63728-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi, &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Recently my 7 month old has learnt to self-settle during the day. She now has two day sleeps of about an hour. Previously the only way we could get her to sleep was to give her a dummy and cuddle her. When were using this technique she would sleep 4 times a day for no longer than 30 minutes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The last two nights we've been getting her used to self settling at night. She has been able to do it but after an hour she wakes up distressed. The only thing that seems to soothe her is a dummy and us cuddling her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Is there anything else that we could be doing to help her become less distressed at night. We already have a well established bed time routine of bath, feed and story. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just wondering if any other mums have had the same problem and how you overcame it. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thanks &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:23:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>MrsC_1976</dc:creator></item><item><title>FREE Weaning Your Baby eBook</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic59863-5-1.aspx</link><description>I stumbled upon a nice little ebook all about weaning. And it's free.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; www.wybaby.org</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:37:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>julieward</dc:creator></item><item><title>Boob mutilation &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Sad.gif" border="0" title="Sad"&gt;</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic56346-5-1.aspx</link><description>My daughter is nine months old and is still being breastfed. However she is very big and strong for her age and whenever I breastfeed her, she pinches and scratches my breasts VERY hard.&lt;br&gt;I cry out in pain because it hurts so much. My breasts are covered in bruises, bleeding scratches and sores. If I try to shield myself or gently restrain her hand, she goes ballistic. Distraction doesn't work either.&lt;br&gt;I need to get her to drink the breast milk from a bottle of preferably a cup, but she refuses to do it. I simply can't endure the pain she puts me through with breastfeeding anymore.&lt;br&gt;Help! &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Sad.gif" border="0" title="Sad"&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 15:29:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>the food hole</dc:creator></item><item><title>bronchmalacia</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic61242-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hi everyone,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just wondering if anyone else here has a baby with this condition and if they do any ideas how to help them when they are sick?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;our DS(#4) has had 2 ear infections in a month and can't shake this cold just as he improves he goes down hill. we r at the drs at least once a week and all they do is tell me he's the same and to keep doing what I am and he'll soon get better!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Just don't know how to help him and i'm having to sleep cuddling him and us both sitting up! &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Sad.gif" border="0" title="Sad"&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:36:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>tinkabela</dc:creator></item><item><title>PRACTICAL PARENTING LAUNCHES COVER CUTIE COMPETITION</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic61131-5-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;Practical Parenting &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;magazine today launched its annual Cover Cutie competition, in association with Nurofen for Children and supported by Brats Models and Fraser Suites Sydney. &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;For the very first time, the annual &lt;I&gt;Practical Parenting &lt;/I&gt;Cover Cutie search will benefit from a brand new online entry and voting facility, featuring complete social media integration. 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TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"&gt;0415 290 764&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=DE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: DE"&gt;         E: &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class=ms-profilevalue1&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:lia.gurciullo@pacificmags.com.au"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;lia.gurciullo@pacificmags.com.au&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=DE style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: DE"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:02:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>h0536</dc:creator></item><item><title>new mommy here. &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt;</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic54731-5-1.aspx</link><description>hi everyone,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm new to the forum. I'm a proud (teen)mom of a 6-month old daughter.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sorry if I'm posting this introduction on the wrong forum &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/BigGrin.gif" border="0" title="BigGrin"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anyways, nice meeting you all.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It's a great forum with a lot of helpful infos, hope I can be of good help too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just wanna share this sweet little angel that's for sure gonna melt your hearts,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.babypics.com/pics/a492/00000013" target=_"blank" class="SmlLinks"&gt;http://www.babypics.com/pics/a492/00000013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Cheers! &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Wink.gif" border="0" title="Wink"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:08:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ZooeyWhite</dc:creator></item><item><title>how much sleep for a 3 month old?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic52489-5-1.aspx</link><description>I know this is a really basic question, but how much sleep does a 3 month old have over a 24 period?&lt;BR&gt;thanks</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:50:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>redleaves</dc:creator></item><item><title>Travelling with babies and feeding</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic59107-5-1.aspx</link><description>My daughter came across a great aid for travelling. Its a baby bottle with disposable liners.  You just fill the liner with breastmilk and/or formula, and then just throw out the liner when you are finished. The liners are already sterilised and are ready to go.  No washing of bottles needed.  Daughter camps a lot and she took these with her.  Terrific for times when you just cant wash the bottle hygeinically.  She got it on ebay.</description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:27:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>yaamba</dc:creator></item><item><title>What is a good bath mat to use?</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic58910-5-1.aspx</link><description>Just wondering what a good bath mat to buy?</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:18:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aamum</dc:creator></item><item><title>Fun pregnancy survey</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic32549-5-1.aspx</link><description>&lt;SPAN id=ctl11_ctlTopic_ctlPanelBar_ctlTopicsRepeater_ctl13_lblFullMessage&gt;This is a survey im reposting from a few pages ago to get to know the mums on this site. Ive posted my answers &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt; Here you go mummies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Just copy and paste it in a reply post. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Let's see how much you remember!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? no&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;2. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? fear, excitement. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;3. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 17&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;4. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? i knew for atleast two before i was actually "late". not sure how- probably becuase of morning sickness and hormones!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;5. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? my mum and my partner &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;6. DID YOU FIND OUT THE SEX? yes&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;7. DUE DATE? 3rd of april, 2010 but she came on 15th of april. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;8. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? YES, continual quesiness that only went away if i ate somthing. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;9. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? the dishwasher 'finish' soaps but ofcourse i didnt eat them!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;10. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? i had very low bp so i fainted quite often which i found very annoying!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;11. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? a girl &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;12. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no, and i genuinely had no preference.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;13. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? umm i dont know in pounds- i gained 6 KG. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR&gt;14. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? no, i moved to melbourne (to live with my partner and to go to uni) and all my friends/family are in my hoemtown so it was just too difficult to arrange&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;15. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? *see above answer&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;16. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? none, unless you count having low bp but the dr's dont consider it a problem &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;17. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? Royal Womens Hospital- melbourne &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR&gt;18. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? 6 hours &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;19. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? my partner (my mum came too as they were both my support people)&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;20. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? my mum, my partner and my brothers girlfriend as she is a student midwife who was following me through the pregnancy. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;21. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? it was natrual &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;22. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? i had the gas for the last 20 minutes- the pushing phase. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;23. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? she was 6 pounds, 14 ounces &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;24. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? 15 April, 2010 at 7:45 PM &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;25. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Olivia Kate Arias &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;26. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? she is 3 months old on this day and a complete angel &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Smile.gif" border="0" title="Smile"&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:53:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>little_olive</dc:creator></item><item><title>5mo waking every 2-3hrs at night. HELP!</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic48664-5-1.aspx</link><description>Since very early on my son has been a good sleeper. That was until about 2 months ago. He is 5 months old now and is having serious night sleep issues.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He has been a cat napper during the day from around the 2 month mark. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He can go to sleep by himself during the day and night, however rolling over into the next sleep cycle is very difficult. He rarely sleeps longer than 35-45 minutes during the day and as I mentioned, he is now in a habit of waking every 2-3hrs at night, needing me to rock him to sleep or cuddles from me.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I thought originally he may be hungry but he just wanted to feed to get back to sleep so I am no longer feeding him every time he wakes, just when it's been 5-6hrs since his last feed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;WHAT CAN I DO to help him re-settle himself. Day &amp; night, because I'm sure if he could resettle during the day it'd be easier for him at nighttime too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How can I break this habit he's gotten himself into?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have tried to leave him in his cot when he wakes, but he's either crying that I have to pick him up or still awake an hr later (which he needs his sleep as he's not getting enough already!)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I know he is teething, he has two white points with the rest of the tooth only days away I guess, but I have a feeling his sleep will stay the same even once these teeth are cut...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any ideas - Please?</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:39:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Meeza</dc:creator></item><item><title>5mnth old gone from sleeping 10-11hrs night to 7hrs!</title><link>http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Topic53331-5-1.aspx</link><description>Hello all! My 5 month old son was sleeping 2-4hrs a day and 10-11hrs a night but lately he has been waking up after 7hrs of a night wanting a bottle, he is teething, has anyone had the same thing with their little one? He is also restless inbetween feeds of a night, crying in his sleep and sometimes even soiling his nappy which causes him to wake up. He is on solids 3 times a day and 4-5 bottles. Could it be a growth spurt? &lt;img align="absmiddle" src="http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Skins/RCN/Images/EmotIcons/Unsure.gif" border="0" title="Unsure"&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:00:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>ckl85</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>
