Help! Moms and Grandmoms!

[Pam]

Pam, what a great idea for changing formula! He's on Infamil (did I get that right?) but its supplied by WIC. Do you think WIC would change it if we report that he's having terrible gas issues from the formula?

Kim it is worth looking into. Maybe a letter written from Cam's pediatrician that it is *medically necessary.* My own boss (the ophthalmologist) occasionally has to write a letter for a patient that such-and-such drops are necessary when their insurance refuses to pay for a certain medication.

With little Jeremy, Robyn felt that it might have even been a reflux sort of thing. He would burp and occasionally it would even come out of his nose. Now that is a scary sight to see.

[moosmom]

Kim,

Good idea videotaping his crying. Maybe then Ashley will realize that carrying him around constantly is detrimental. When my kid was a baby, I used to put her in the car and drive around till she fell asleep. Of course, that was 30 years ago!!

[caseysmom]

If he rarely fusses when she is around even when she is not holding him why do you need to videotape him, its not her fault that he loves his Mom. She is his whole world and security.

It sounds like she is doing a wonderful job and nothing she is doing is detrimental. Good for you Ashley you have your priorities in the right place for such a young mother.

[Cataholic]

I really don't think Ashley carrying Cam around 'too much' is the problem. Infants are made to be carried around, lots of loving contact, as their other senses are not as developed as much as their sense of touch is developed.

[Cookiebaker]

I really don't think Ashley carrying Cam around 'too much' is the problem. Infants are made to be carried around, lots of loving contact, as their other senses are not as developed as much as their sense of touch is developed.

I totally agree with you, Cataholic. Maybe this sounds weird, but I believe that babies totally need their Mommy, and are made that way. Cam was with his mommy 100% of the time for the first nine months. He knows her smell, her voice, and now her touch. I know that it might not be financially possible at this time, but Cam is protesting loudly that he wants, needs, demands his MOMMY, and nobody else. He has a void, and nobody else can fill it. The good news is, that as the months go by, he will grow and become more independant.

[Logan]

My brother and sister in law had a baby, right around the same time that Robyn's Jeremy was born. At six weeks, my sister in law had to return to work and my parents are caring for the baby. My mom told similar stories, Kim, about Hugh crying so much. They ended up changing formula and it has worked miracles. Mom says he is like a new baby. Happy, sleeps soundly, etc. I don't know what they were on or what they changed to, but sometimes, I think that may be the answer. I would check with the pediatrician and consider it. It may be colic and it just so happens that when your daughter arrives home, he may be more comfortable. Who knows? It would be worth a try, though. I'm glad the new pacifier seems to be helping, though.

Logan