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Is there a way to stop a pregnant woman from drinking? I don't understand why it's not against the law. It's aginst the law to supply alcohol to minors, but it's ok to posion your unborn child? _(link)

Unfortuantly there isn't... you can only hope that MOST women will care enough about their own un-born child to not drink.

I was with my girlfriend for 2 years when she got pregnant. It wasn't a planned pregnancy but we decided that we would deal with it. The first week that she brought that baby home things were good. We got a little apartment and I was working full time during the day and she would work a couple hours at night just until I could support us with only my job. Well one day I got home from work and she was gone. She left a note saying that she wasn't ready for a child and that she's leaving our daughter with me. It's been a week since then. I've been doing the best I can but I don't know the first thing about being a parent and I have no one to ask about it. I grew up in foster homes my whole life. I love my little girl to death but I just don't know what to do anymore. She doesn't stop crying. I've tried feeding her, changing her, rocking her, everything that I can think and she keeps crying. I brought her to the doctor and he said that there is nothing physically wrong wtih her. I don't know what to do. If anyone has idea of what could be causing this please let me know. I would also appreciate it if any one knows anything about taking care of a 3 week old baby. Please help me.

Jack _(link)

I agree with Orions, it sounds like she has colic. Or even a gassy belly, burping her after every few ounces of feedings will help with this, and Gerber even makes "Gas Drops" you should be able to get ahold of at any store, near the baby things.

Warm baths at night might help, and I love Johnson and Johnson's Lavender and Chamomile baby bath, not only are the smells soothing to babies, it'll make her smell good.. ;)

Hrm.. and if your having problems getting her to sleep through the night, though at 3 weeks is common. You might want to talk to your doctor about giving her a little bit of rice cereal in her bottles, for her night-time bottle. =)

And I wanted to add, that I applaud you, you don't need a mother to raise a child, and your gonna be fine. I'm not going to say it'll be peaches and cream, but it sounds like your already doing a fine job.

My daughter is 15 months old. She's off her bottle now, but I can't seem to get her off of her pacifier. Does anyone have ideas to get her off her pacifier?

I wouldn't mind her keeping it, except that it is starting to pull her teeth forward. _(link)

Try just hiding it from her, and breaking it a bit at a time. See if you can get her to go during the day without it, except for naps. Then gradually stop those. Eventually she won't need it. She'll be cranky at first.. but she'll soon find other ways to soothe herself.

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