Post by onesweetworld on Apr 24, 2017 4:42:03 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure M was up from 3 am to 530am just playing. I gave her two ounces of breast milk at 230 and put her on my chest to sleep....but I don't think she slept at all.
Now we are sucking down a full bottle and I'm hoping to get 4 more hours of sleep but I need to pump when she goes back to sleep.
Baby slept from 8 until H woke him at 12, and 1-4. We're slacking a bit on every 3 hours because I weighed him at the hospital baby group at 10 days old and he was back at birth weight. And when he woke at 4 his cord had fallen off. Looking forward to his first bath!
L wasn't a total gremlin, but he wanted to be held all night. H took him in the nursery and held him for an hour in the motn, god bless him. I feel more rested, but could still sleep 26426543 years if given the chance
Anyone have to deal with baby acne? Little dude's getting pimples like crazy.
Post by mustloveerica on Apr 24, 2017 7:22:35 GMT -5
I have a total noob mom question....
So babies got up every 3/4 hours last night. When they get up we just automatically feed them since we were instructed to feed them every 3 hours when they came home. But it seems like they'll never learn to sleep longer that way. Should we be automatically feeding them or letting them try to self soothe back to sleep? That one night they gave us (2) 6 hour stretches was the most wonderful thing ever. So I guess I'm wondering if there's something we should be doing tonencourage them to sleep longer between feeding. Or is waking and eating every 3/4 hours normal at this age?
Post by requiressnacks on Apr 24, 2017 7:25:07 GMT -5
mosdub, mine don't have acne, but they have really irritated, crusty cheeks. I use baby aquaphor sometimes, but I find that it usually gets better if I don't do anything at all. I never realized how sensitive baby skin is! (I know, that's really dumb, but true)
Post by requiressnacks on Apr 24, 2017 7:27:30 GMT -5
mustloveerica, for us, the was never really any soothing a hungry baby MOTN. I think around 10 weeks they really started eating more (like 4-6 oz), so they naturally slept longer stretches. Of course, I always had one baby who was a much better sleeper than the other.
mustloveerica, for us, the was never really any soothing a hungry baby MOTN. I think around 10 weeks they really started eating more (like 4-6 oz), so they naturally slept longer stretches. Of course, I always had one baby who was a much better sleeper than the other.
How old are yours now?
6 weeks. They take about 3-3.5oz per feeding. Sometimes less.
mustloveerica , for us, the was never really any soothing a hungry baby MOTN. I think around 10 weeks they really started eating more (like 4-6 oz), so they naturally slept longer stretches. Of course, I always had one baby who was a much better sleeper than the other.
How old are yours now?
6 weeks. They take about 3-3.5oz per feeding. Sometimes less.
In our case, which is purely anecdotal, I don't think we were getting longer stretches than that at 6 weeks. It got worse before it got better and I distinctly remember being miserable at 8 weeks and then much happier (with the sleep situation) by 10 weeks. So....I have no real advice to offer!
6 weeks. They take about 3-3.5oz per feeding. Sometimes less.
In our case, which is purely anecdotal, I don't think we were getting longer stretches than that at 6 weeks. It got worse before it got better and I distinctly remember being miserable at 8 weeks and then much happier (with the sleep situation) by 10 weeks. So....I have no real advice to offer!
No that's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. I just didn't know if we should be TRYING to get longer stretches or if they're really not capabale of that yet. Because literally as soon as one starts crying and if it's around the 3/4 hour mark we just get up and make bottles. We never even attempt to soothe and put back to bed, but even if we did I doubt it would work.
In our case, which is purely anecdotal, I don't think we were getting longer stretches than that at 6 weeks. It got worse before it got better and I distinctly remember being miserable at 8 weeks and then much happier (with the sleep situation) by 10 weeks. So....I have no real advice to offer!
No that's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. I just didn't know if we should be TRYING to get longer stretches or if they're really not capabale of that yet. Because literally as soon as one starts crying and if it's around the 3/4 hour mark we just get up and make bottles. We never even attempt to soothe and put back to bed, but even if we did I doubt it would work.
Yeah, in our case, I could have spent 30 minutes trying to soothe a pissed off baby, or just feed both and get them back to sleep in the same 30 minutes. I always chose the latter because.....SLEEP IS GOLD. (but they did eventually become really good sleepers so I don't think I was enabling them or teaching bad habits)
No that's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. I just didn't know if we should be TRYING to get longer stretches or if they're really not capabale of that yet. Because literally as soon as one starts crying and if it's around the 3/4 hour mark we just get up and make bottles. We never even attempt to soothe and put back to bed, but even if we did I doubt it would work.
Yeah, in our case, I could have spent 30 minutes trying to soothe a pissed off baby, or just feed both and get them back to sleep in the same 30 minutes. I always chose the latter because.....SLEEP IS GOLD. (but they did eventually become really good sleepers so I don't think I was enabling them or teaching bad habits)
Yes! I'd rather just feed them so they go back to sleep. Good to know it worked for you. I'll just keep up what we're doing 😊
So babies got up every 3/4 hours last night. When they get up we just automatically feed them since we were instructed to feed them every 3 hours when they came home. But it seems like they'll never learn to sleep longer that way. Should we be automatically feeding them or letting them try to self soothe back to sleep? That one night they gave us (2) 6 hour stretches was the most wonderful thing ever. So I guess I'm wondering if there's something we should be doing tonencourage them to sleep longer between feeding. Or is waking and eating every 3/4 hours normal at this age?
Well take this with a grain of salt because I was under orders to wake every three hours to feed for the first four months due to slow weight gain.
When we could let him sleep longer, he didn't likely due to habit. I always fed MOTN wake ups regardless of how long it had been since he had eaten. However the first night he slept through I took that as "proof" he could go all night. And I haven't fed MOTN since. For us that was around 7 months.
I know around 4-5 months (usually around time when babies can soothe themselves some) some people start feeding only if it's been more than x number of hours. Or "attempt soothing for x number of minutes". I didn't feel comfortable due to J's low weight.
I'm not sure how helpful this is. I suppose we could google night weaning recommendations.
Post by peaseblossom55 on Apr 24, 2017 8:02:43 GMT -5
So upset right now, my nanny just gave her notice, she is moving with her H in 3 weeks. I was not really fond her and had some issues so it's not the worst thing but I now have to scramble to find replacement care and I want to cry.
So upset right now, my nanny just gave her notice, she is moving with her H in 3 weeks. I was not really fond her and had some issues so it's not the worst thing but I now have to scramble to find replacement care and I want to cry.
I'm so sorry! But I guess if you didn't like her, maybe it ends up being a blessing. How will you look for a new one?
So upset right now, my nanny just gave her notice, she is moving with her H in 3 weeks. I was not really fond her and had some issues so it's not the worst thing but I now have to scramble to find replacement care and I want to cry.
So upset right now, my nanny just gave her notice, she is moving with her H in 3 weeks. I was not really fond her and had some issues so it's not the worst thing but I now have to scramble to find replacement care and I want to cry.
I'm so sorry! But I guess if you didn't like her, maybe it ends up being a blessing. How will you look for a new one?
Going back to some of the other nannies we interviewed and see if someone fits to bring in for a second interview.
mustloveerica, for us, the was never really any soothing a hungry baby MOTN. I think around 10 weeks they really started eating more (like 4-6 oz), so they naturally slept longer stretches. Of course, I always had one baby who was a much better sleeper than the other.
How old are yours now?
6 weeks. They take about 3-3.5oz per feeding. Sometimes less.
I honestly don't remember when we stopped MOTN feeds. We fed when he woke, whether it was 2 hours later or 6. We always took the approach that he would deny the bottle if he wasn't hungry. I want to say it was 8-9 weeks when he started consistent 6-7 hour stretches, but he would also take a larger amount of formula in the hours before bedtime (bottle fed babies will also cluster feed at times). I remember walking in MOTN with bottles at 6 months, but at that point, it wasn't the norm for him to wake MOTN.
Also, 6-8 weeks is the peak of fussiness for most babies, so you may be in the mist of that right now.
L wasn't a total gremlin, but he wanted to be held all night. H took him in the nursery and held him for an hour in the motn, god bless him. I feel more rested, but could still sleep 26426543 years if given the chance
Anyone have to deal with baby acne? Little dude's getting pimples like crazy.
I've noticed a little on M's head and I put some breast milk on it. It looks better today.
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