Post by packerfan4life on Jun 20, 2016 6:14:36 GMT -5
So thankful for the toddler sttn for the past 2 nights. Still haven't managed to get the LO to sleep anywhere flat and kind of terrified to push it since I don't want her to wake the toddler. But one awake/sleeping in your arms baby is soooo much more manageable than 2
Any tips on getting baby to sleep on a flat surface? She basically ends up in the rock n play every night. She will fall asleep instantly of she is held, but grunts and fusses if she is put in the pack n play. I never had this issue with DS. I feel bad leaving her there too long before getting her out since she's only 3 weeks old.
Any tips on getting baby to sleep on a flat surface? She basically ends up in the rock n play every night. She will fall asleep instantly of she is held, but grunts and fusses if she is put in the pack n play. I never had this issue with DS. I feel bad leaving her there too long before getting her out since she's only 3 weeks old.
This has definitely been an issue for us. My LOs instinct and natural position for a long time was curled up in a ball, so he was miserable flat on his back, and always rolled over onto his side immediately. We've been sleeping in the "newborn napper" that came with our pack'n'play, which is sort of like the rock'n'play but slightly less steeply inclined. He is 4 weeks now and I have noticed he is starting to stretch out more on a flat surface. We do a lot of play time during the day just lying flat on a blanket on the floor so I think that's helping. I basically plunk him down every moment that he's awake. So I think we'll try sleeping in the flat bassinet in the pack'n'play soon. I vote for just going with whatever works!
DS is not interested in lion guard, anything on nick junior, sprout or PBS. He has, however, been happily watching nascar for about 40 minutes. DH is smirking and says that he won.
Post by packerfan4life on Jun 20, 2016 7:11:50 GMT -5
txmommy14 if you figure this out let me know. With DD1 I think it was just time. She was also really refluxy so that didn't help. I feel like she was 2-3 months before doing any significant stretches in the crib
That was my experience as well. We tried everything and nothing worked. He just decided to start sleeping flat all of a sudden after us doing the same things we had been doing for months.
Post by Flair Underwood on Jun 20, 2016 7:47:48 GMT -5
We're having the same sleep discussion in our house. We decided that whenever l he is good and asleep we would put him in his PnP or crib. However... He is asleep on my chest now because this is my last baby, dammit, and I want to snuggle.
Any tips on getting baby to sleep on a flat surface? She basically ends up in the rock n play every night. She will fall asleep instantly of she is held, but grunts and fusses if she is put in the pack n play. I never had this issue with DS. I feel bad leaving her there too long before getting her out since she's only 3 weeks old.
DS was like this. Not sure if you have a bassinet, but we made bolsters out of blankets and elevated the mattress in it (put the bolsters under the mattress), then we slowly let it down over about 2 weeks. That and he HAD to be swaddled. That's the only way he would sleep not with us. I swore I was gonna have to go to college with him so he could still be swaddled lol
frecklesnbrains , I like the way you think (just going with whatever works), and that makes sense that maybe it'll get easier when they aren't so curled up. We have the attachment for the pack n play too (that isn't quite as inclined as the RNP). DS slept in that great, but she's been having none of it! That's what I want her to sleep in, but I know a totally flat surface would be even better.
packerfan4life , good to know! I do know of a lot of people that had their babies in RNPs or inclined surfaces that eventually transferred to a flat surface just fine. And honestly, in the middle of the night, usually we just do whatever give us sleep! I can't let a 3 week old cry it out so I just end up giving in and putting her in the RNP and then she's usually comfy and happy.
I change my mind every day about whether she likes the swaddle and how to swaddle her! Im using the velcro ones, but I also have a halo swaddle and a Miracle blanket, so maybe I just need to try a few other things.
txmommy14 Because we were dealing with a lot of spit up the pediatrician recommended we put a rolled up towel under one end of the mattress. We also definitely have to swaddle him into a little baby burrito with his legs tucked up. Granted, he still sleeps WAY better in the bassinet where I assume he feels more enclosed and cuddled.
I'm a week late now and have been having cramps/contractions for the past 3 hours. I think they're about 15/20 mins apart and am really hoping this is it. Is it just me or is it so hard to know if it's really labor or not? I've had a few nights with random cramping over the past week or so that all fizzled out so I'm trying not to get my hopes up.
Post by littleducky on Jun 20, 2016 9:27:59 GMT -5
I'm going in for my induction at 10pm tonight and I am super torn between wanting to relax on the couch, wanting to clean/tidy/otherwise get things done in the house, and feeling like I should go take a nap. A nap is not happening right now because I had my coffee this morning, but I feel like I should force myself to sleep at some point this afternoon before I pick up DS from camp at 5pm.
I can't believe I could have a baby 24 hours from now (or thereabouts, I hope!).
So many babies soon! Exciting! One of my sisters gets to meet LO for the first time today, so I'm looking forward to that. DH is grumpy because he didn't get enough sleep. Which is annoying because he got way more sleep than I did. He keeps complaining about how he hasn't gotten a good nights sleep lately because of insomnia. Which sucks, but is hard to hear when I've been fine with him sleeping in the guest room so only I am woken by the baby. I'm looking forward more and more to introducing a bottle feeding!
LO sleeps in the Rock and play, DD2 did as well. I actually like that it's on an incline, so I don't worry (as much) about spitting up after middle of the night feeds. Also, I think she likes it because it scrunches her legs up to her tummy. DD2 transitioned to her crib (around 3 months)!just fine...I honk we started just with naps, then night time as well.
DD1 was a horrible sleeper. As a first time mom I tried so hard to do everything "right". I got so stressed out and was miserable trying to be "perfect". It took me a long time to figure out that doing whatever works is really what's best.
I'm going in for my induction at 10pm tonight and I am super torn between wanting to relax on the couch, wanting to clean/tidy/otherwise get things done in the house, and feeling like I should go take a nap. A nap is not happening right now because I had my coffee this morning, but I feel like I should force myself to sleep at some point this afternoon before I pick up DS from camp at 5pm.
I can't believe I could have a baby 24 hours from now (or thereabouts, I hope!).
Nap if you think you can! I started my induction at 8 pm yesterday and tried to nap in the afternoon beforehand but couldn't settle.
littleducky, good luck tonight. I would advise napping and relaxing if you can, though I know resisting the urge to get all things done is very difficult.
Post by pdxlaurens on Jun 20, 2016 10:53:56 GMT -5
Induction update! 7 cm, 90% effaced, and zero station! Contractions about 2-3 minutes apart. Epidural has been in for about 2.5 hours and I'm still progressing ok. This is where I stalled with DS1 so I'm trying to think stretchy, low thoughts!
As far as the flat sleeping, I tried a lot of different things with DS and he took a long time to come around to flat sleeping, even being swaddled he would wake himself up with his movements. In hindsight I think I tried for too long to push sleeping in his crib. This baby had a lot of gas in the hospital which prompted me to buy a rock n play on Amazon at 2am. She actually does well in her bassinet so I returned it but my first thought was to do anything necessary so that she could sleep, do not want a repeat of DS! But agree with others that some babies just take a little time to get there.
Also DD has to be asleep in order to be swaddled otherwise she fights it and it upsets her. Is anyone able to just put their babies down for long stretches of sleep when they are awake or drowsy? I always thought this was the golden unicorn of baby sleep, I haven't experienced it but I want it!
csat I have a love hate relationship with the swaddle. When she is in it she is cozy and sleeps pretty well for a bit laying flat in her pack n play, but putting her in it is such a challenge!! Even if she is dead asleep she usually wakes up to fight the swaddle. We have just made the after swaddle comforting/feeding/slow put down part of our routine. Hard no on putting her down drowsy or awake!
As far as laying her flat to sleep it has been a serious challenge - she doesn't like to be put down in general. I finally feel like we have hit on the right combination of warmth (we use a heating pad to lightly warm the mattress before we put her in), swaddling, rocking, feeding, and shushing that she will lay flat for at least the first good chunk of the night.
Post by woodengirl07 on Jun 20, 2016 12:45:39 GMT -5
no magical sleep for us. She will only go down for more than a few minutes when she's asleep already, but she's been in her crib since day one, so at least we aren't fighting that.
C really hates her arms in the swaddle and will wiggle and fight until they are out, including the swaddleme. So I usually just swaddle her bottom half, that works better for us.
littleducky sleep if you can, it's your last chance. also maybe go get a pedicure or something else relaxing.
I'm sitting in the parking lot of the Pediatricians office...every single tree (there's probably 20) post and these penguin statues out front have blue bows tied around them. I think the little boy attacked by the alligator may have been a patient here. It makes sense it's the closest office to their neighborhood. I'm having all the emotions, I tried to avoid that story so much, but when it's from your own community it's hard...
titania DD also hates her arms being pinned. She freaks out and starts wiggling her arms out of the swaddle immediately. Sometimes I just wrap her feet too.
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