Nutrition: Kelty

Digestion

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Cry It Out?

My newest little one is almost 2 months old, and while I love snuggling with him, he is making it impossible to get anything done lately. He normally is good at napping for 2-3 hours, twice a day, in his bed, but in the last week, he has only slept if I have held him ... if I lay him down in his bed, he wakes right up ... even if I wait for him to be in deep sleep. He eventually will stay asleep in his bed, usually around 4 pm, just long enough for me to make dinner for the kids, but he is awake again by 5pm. I love him dearly, but I...

Eating Out

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Eating, Sleeping and Gas for a 5 1/2 Week Old

My question has a few parts. First as background, my 5 1/2 week old is breastfeeding and gaining weight well. He was 9lbs 6 oz at birth and 11 lbs 2 oz at his one month check up. My question is about sleeping both during the day and at night. I have been waking him to eat during the day if 3 hours have gone by since his last meal and am wondering if I still need to be doing that. To be clear, this does not mean he's been taking a three hour nap, just that 3 hours have passed since his last meal. I want his longest sleep stretch to be at...

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19 Month Old Clingy Behavior

My daughter is 19 months old and still nurses about 3 time a day (more if she were able to!) She is a bright, engaging, happy baby with people when we go places. She LOVES to go bye-bye. The issue we're having is that when we are at home, her behavior completely changes, and she becomes extremely clingy, winey, and demands to be picked up by me. The difficult thing is that if I get down on her level, and put my arms around her and hold her, or even sit in a chair and hold her, that's not what she wants. She wants me to hold her while I'm...