How is everyone doing? DD2 is still refusing naps and I feel like I'm slowly going crazy. She's been fussing and crying for the last hour and I have no clue what to do at this point but it's driving me crazy. I really need her to start taking naps.
Emma was this today. My H sat her on his lap, bounced, tapped, and shushes, and she passed out eventually.
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Post by younglove316 on Mar 6, 2016 19:07:20 GMT -5
She screamed, cried, or fussed for a good 2.5 hours solid before finally just passing out. Her nap lasted all of about 25 minutes and now she's fighting me on bedtime. I feel like I'm in so over my head.
Post by yummeecookee on Mar 6, 2016 19:26:31 GMT -5
I don't hate to even post about it bc I don't wanna jinx myself but C has started getting better. Now he is still very high maintenance in the sense that someone has to be holding him and/or entertaining him at all times. He is never content to just sit in his swing or play on his playmat. He will start crying if we're not holding him. My positive point is that he isn't randomly crying and screaming for no apparent reason at all like he did a month ago.
We have to swaddle, white noise machine, song playing from swing or monitor all while doing this rocking/swaying motion to get F down for a nap. Since I have injured my back I do not have the ability to do this right now which led to all day yesterday being a nap strike. I got him to sleep for maybe an hour all day long just by him falling asleep after nursing but he would wake right up after a little bit.
He is starting to get more and more smiley and happy seeming overall - I hope that means we are truly going to be done with the colic by 4 months (14 days, but who's counting??)
He STILL does not sleep for more than 20-30 minutes unless he is on someone. He will go an hour/hour and a half on DH and he will go up to 3 hours on me but that is it. I think we are going to try some CIO - even though I don't really like it because I can't live like this much longer. DH is all "but this is working, he is too sensitive to try CIO" -- um you only think this is working because I sleep in the nursery in a chair with him on top of me. I get woken up usually every 2 hours - sometimes every hour and sometimes I get a long stretch of 3 hours. Added to that lately he is having a party hour around 2-3 am where he is just stares at me and smiles/talks. I don't call that "working" I call that sleep deprivation and it will kill me eventually. ugh. Plus - this kid is starting to get big and wiggly - it isn't going to be even remotely safe to have him sleeping on me for much longer!!
L hasn't been vomiting lately so I'm hoping that's in our past. He keeps getting ear infections though. He will scream for hours, which, of course, is how I know he has another one.
Naps are hit or miss and there is no sign of an actual schedule anytime soon.
Night time sleep has been so bad. I'm done with the paci. I would rather him learn to self soothe with his fingers than a paci. He keeps me up all night crying every time it falls out of his mouth. I never thought I would want a finger/thumb sucker, but I do.
L hasn't been vomiting lately so I'm hoping that's in our past. He keeps getting ear infections though. He will scream for hours, which, of course, is how I know he has another one.
Naps are hit or miss and there is no sign of an actual schedule anytime soon.
Night time sleep has been so bad. I'm done with the paci. I would rather him learn to self soothe with his fingers than a paci. He keeps me up all night crying every time it falls out of his mouth. I never thought I would want a finger/thumb sucker, but I do.
i pretty much stopped trying with the various paci's we got. F will suck on his whole darn hand if I let him. Doesn't really help him sleep longer but at least I'm not trying to replace the stupid paci every 5 minutes
Last night was horrible. I don't know what was wrong but L would not sleep at all. He was up 4 times before 11. I ended up bringing him to bed with me and just nursing on demand. This is not a habit I want to start but I was desperate for sleep.
Last night was horrible. I don't know what was wrong but L would not sleep at all. He was up 4 times before 11. I ended up bringing him to bed with me and just nursing on demand. This is not a habit I want to start but I was desperate for sleep.
I don't know how long I can actually justify it but I feel like it's still partial survival mode here.
Last night was horrible. I don't know what was wrong but L would not sleep at all. He was up 4 times before 11. I ended up bringing him to bed with me and just nursing on demand. This is not a habit I want to start but I was desperate for sleep.
I don't know how long I can actually justify it but I feel like it's still partial survival mode here.
Life with small kids in general is survival mode! Haha!
Last night was horrible. I don't know what was wrong but L would not sleep at all. He was up 4 times before 11. I ended up bringing him to bed with me and just nursing on demand. This is not a habit I want to start but I was desperate for sleep.
I've brought C to bed 3 of the last 4 nights. It's terrible. He just won't stop waking up.
What a great thread! I have a high maintenance baby for sure!! LO does not like to be down. I spend most of the day holding him. Lol. It can be a problem. He hates the bouncer and the swing most of the time. He will.play on his playmat for about 10 minutes as long as I am interacting as well. He sleeps really well with me or if I'm holding him, but will wake up after about 10 minutes if I put him.down. He does wake up through the night a couple times to nurse and then right back to sleep. The pediatrician seems to think he shouldn't need those night time feedings, but I don't find it that difficult.
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L refuses to stay asleep at night unless he is touching me. I used to have a great little night time sleeper. No more.
I don't know if this applies to your household, but the time change actually disrupted L's sleep pattern.
This has been going on for awhile. His 4 month shots seemed to make it worse. Like, he wouldn't let anyone hold him unless it was me. He would rather not be held if I wasn't available to hold him. He seems like he has become extremely sensitive to certain things. Right now I'm at a loss about how to fix it.
Post by kensie5226 on Mar 20, 2016 18:40:34 GMT -5
I don't have a high maintence baby usually, but the 4 month leap/regression is kicking our ass. I'm so exhausted and it's only been a week. I just wanted to say mad props to all of you who have been dealing with this since birth. Y'all are rock stars!!!
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I don't know if this applies to your household, but the time change actually disrupted L's sleep pattern.
This has been going on for awhile. His 4 month shots seemed to make it worse. Like, he wouldn't let anyone hold him unless it was me. He would rather not be held if I wasn't available to hold him. He seems like he has become extremely sensitive to certain things. Right now I'm at a loss about how to fix it.
ugh, we have our 4 month visit next week - I really, really hope this doesn't happen to us. Hugs@babylentilbean!!
This has been going on for awhile. His 4 month shots seemed to make it worse. Like, he wouldn't let anyone hold him unless it was me. He would rather not be held if I wasn't available to hold him. He seems like he has become extremely sensitive to certain things. Right now I'm at a loss about how to fix it.
ugh, we have our 4 month visit next week - I really, really hope this doesn't happen to us. Hugs@babylentilbean!!
Aww Poor baby and mommy. Hope this tough time is over soon
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Post by younglove316 on Mar 23, 2016 8:03:01 GMT -5
We have a few good days and then it's right back to shitty. She's currently refusing a nap and just screaming. Yesterday my in laws watched her for 1.5 hours and she screamed the entire time she was there. This is stressing me out so bad and it's starting to cause issues between my husband and I. He just doesn't get why I get so frustrated and upset and then it starts something.
We have a few good days and then it's right back to shitty. She's currently refusing a nap and just screaming. Yesterday my in laws watched her for 1.5 hours and she screamed the entire time she was there. This is stressing me out so bad and it's starting to cause issues between my husband and I. He just doesn't get why I get so frustrated and upset and then it starts something.
have you guys tried the Gerber Soothe probiotics? They did a study and showed that it helped to reduce colic screaming by 1-3 hours. We used it and we definite saw a difference in the straight screaming time. It wasn't a magic pill to make him into a happy / easy baby but it at least gave us a tiny bit of our sanity back.
hugs mama - i know totally how you feel. It is going to get better. Repeat that to yourself anytime you get stressed out - that's what I do, sometimes I have to say it 20 times before I feel better but this phase will not last forever and we will be so much stronger for having gotten through this!
Can you have a talk with your H during a calm time and explain how this is affecting you and ask for him to help you come up with a plan of attack when it gets to be too much? I've found that if we talk about things when F isn't being a crazy demon baby we an figure out where the other person is and assess the situation from that viewpoint instead of the reactionary "the baby has been screaming in my face for an hour and i can't stand it anymore" type of talks we used to have.
What a great thread! I have a high maintenance baby for sure!! LO does not like to be down. I spend most of the day holding him. Lol. It can be a problem. He hates the bouncer and the swing most of the time. He will.play on his playmat for about 10 minutes as long as I am interacting as well. He sleeps really well with me or if I'm holding him, but will wake up after about 10 minutes if I put him.down. He does wake up through the night a couple times to nurse and then right back to sleep. The pediatrician seems to think he shouldn't need those night time feedings, but I don't find it that difficult.
This is basically exactly my life. Great night sleeper (with MOTN feedings too) by otherwise she has to be attached to my hip to be happy. The Moby wrap is my BFF.
Post by yummeecookee on Mar 23, 2016 19:48:24 GMT -5
I don't want to speak to soon, but C is turning around a bit. We have much less crying and scream crying. More smiles and baby giggles. He still wants to either be held or entertained all the time. It's not like I could just leave him in the swing and fold a load of laundry or something. Nope, he wants to be engaged and have my attention. Naps are short, prolly about 30 min each. Still waking up 2-3x a night.
Very similar to our life over here yummeecookee. L has always been a really happy baby. Just total meltdown if sat down! Lol. However, since rolling over is his new favorite thing, he likes to be down a little more this week I think.
He has a new stand-up, interactive bouncer due to arrive on Tuesday. Let's hope he finds it entertaining! We've literally been getting our laundry straight from the basket for months now :/
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L has become high maintenance at night. We are going on a month of him waking every 1.5 hours all night long. He won't even stay asleep laying next to me anymore. I'm not sure what to do about it. I guess I am just going to hope it doesn't last forever.
I know he can self soothe which is the weirdest thing. He puts himself to sleep during the day all the time.
L has become high maintenance at night. We are going on a month of him waking every 1.5 hours all night long. He won't even stay asleep laying next to me anymore. I'm not sure what to do about it. I guess I am just going to hope it doesn't last forever.
I know he can self soothe which is the weirdest thing. He puts himself to sleep during the day all the time.
What is his bedtime? Sometimes bedtimes that are too late lead to frequent night waking? Just throwing out ideas.
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L has become high maintenance at night. We are going on a month of him waking every 1.5 hours all night long. He won't even stay asleep laying next to me anymore. I'm not sure what to do about it. I guess I am just going to hope it doesn't last forever.
I know he can self soothe which is the weirdest thing. He puts himself to sleep during the day all the time.
What is his bedtime? Sometimes bedtimes that are too late lead to frequent night waking? Just throwing out ideas.
Anywhere between 7:30 and 8:30. I have tried earlier and that didn't work. With everything that goes on in the evening it's hard for me to get everyone fed and him in bed at the same time. So I usually get DD in bed by 7:30 and he is in bed by 8. Also, he usually wants to nap at 5:30 so putting him down earlier doesn't work because he is usually just waking from his nap.
He used to sleep 8 hours straight, consistently. So I know he is capable. His bedtime has been the same since he was born. It's like some weird phase he is going through. I keep hoping I can just wait it out but since sleeping next to me isn't working anymore either, I need to do something. Also, he will nurse himself back to sleep all night when he is next to me and I don't want that to become a habit. DD did that for months until I decided I was sleeping like crap and it wasn't worth it anymore.
Post by younglove316 on Mar 28, 2016 13:41:00 GMT -5
Things would be completely great if this kid would just freaking nap. She almost fell asleep twice but pops back open and won't do it. Now she's sitting here screaming. I just inquired about a job because staying at home is literally driving me crazy now, I don't think I can do it anymore full time.
Married DH 09/21/13 BCP 08/08-02/12, 01/13-08/14 Paragard 02/16-? TTC#1 August '14 1st BFP 3/9/15! EDD: 11/17/15 Emma Rose born 11/26/15 (Thanksgiving!)
Things would be completely great if this kid would just freaking nap. She almost fell asleep twice but pops back open and won't do it. Now she's sitting here screaming. I just inquired about a job because staying at home is literally driving me crazy now, I don't think I can do it anymore full time.
Hugs!! DH has also started looking into full time "real" jobs lately too because it is just sooooo much to handle (he is an independent IT contractor right now but typically worked from home which wouldn't work now)
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