Recent questions tagged infants

Description : Can anyone tell me what the going rates for an infant in daycare are today?

Last Answer : I think it would have to vary so much by geographic location that it is almost meaningless. Maybe look at ads in your area to see what it is near you.

Description : What age was your baby the first time you left them overnight?

Last Answer : Yep, 4 months. I left my daughter with a good friend for a night out. For about 6 hours. You have to let go sometime, and trust me, as an “older” woman (52) you MUST make your relrtionship a priority or baby won’t have a family somewhere down the road.

Description : What grosses people more, the fact of breastfeeding going past the age of diapers or the fact the kid that can stand has his mouth at a woman’s nipple?

Last Answer : Past the age of diapers for me. If the kid can verbalize the request, seems oddly sexual to me.

Description : Why does this work?

Last Answer : Music you hear while asleep gets incorporated into your dream and actually shapes the dream. Just a few nights ago, I had the Detective Conan soundtrack running while sleeping, and I had a dream about Sherlock Holmes.

Description : Will a chick raised with puppies feel and behave like a dog?

Last Answer : answer:It won’t bark. ‘that dog won’t hunt’ either.

Description : What are some good sensory development activites for (learning to crawl) infants?

Last Answer : Buy him a soft ball, like these (in the blue box). Because they are soft he can, besides just rolling and throwing it, grab it with his tiny hands and fingers. Apparently this is good for hand-eye motoring skills at least, that is what the guy who sold it to me told me.

Description : How do you acclimate your pet to a new baby in the home?

Last Answer : Most animals have instincts about children, so you will probably be fine.

Description : Do you have a personal experience that persuaded your opinion on the possibility of MMR immunization causing/increasing chance of autism?

Last Answer : No anecdote will be of any use. A. I immunized all at once on a regular schedule kid is fine. B. I immunized all at once on a regular shedule kid has autism. C. I rearranged the schedule kid ... I rearranged the schedule kid has autism. etc. etc. etc. Vaccines DO NOT cause autism, plain and simple.

Description : Head lice and there removal?

Last Answer : OK this is an easy one… just go to your local pharmacist and he will give you the best cure for your area. You’ll be surprised how much the pharmacist knows about what is ‘going around’ and what works best.

Description : Do you believe in sleep training for infants?

Last Answer : I think babies are different and you just have to learn what works. Our older child was quick to sleep, and if he cried for more than a few minutes we knew we'd made a mistake: he wasn't ready ... d have been up and down all night. We used to refer to his behavior as shouting himself to sleep.

Description : What is the tylenol dosage scale for infants?

Last Answer : for the liquid? depends on the age, but usually about half the dropper

Description : Would you watch a violent film with an infant in the room?

Last Answer : I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t worry about the visuals as much as the audio. Usually the violence is accompanied by gunshots and screams. I don’t think the child needs to hear that.