Is it a bad idea to introduce solids, cribs, and sleep training all around the same time? That feels like a lot of change at once but they're all things that need to happen sooner rather than later.
No bc ideally the solids won't be an issue. You can always start slowing. With DD I only did solids at dinner for the first month..I couldn't handle three meals/day. So you can try solids in AM so it's far removed from bedtime.
And sleep training and cribs go hand in hand IMO. No sense dealing doing the training twice. If it's too much then you can back off on one of them. I'm a big fan of try something until it doesn't work then develop a new plan or theory.
I follow eating at least 3 tablespoons at a meal before adding another solid meal (obviously that rule is just for purées). It's a nice way to ease into it and let the solid intake grow with your kid's appetite.
It was nice being able to STTN butvthat hasn't happened for a few days. DS is drooling up a storm, cranky and waking up several times at night needing to be held. I know some people say they aren't effective but I'm going to break out the amber teething necklace.
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Oh I don't do 3 meals a day of solids until like 9 months. Right now she eats dinner with us. That's it though. Maybe that's bad but I don't have the time for that mess 3 meals a day 😂
Oh I don't do 3 meals a day of solids until like 9 months. Right now she eats dinner with us. That's it though. Maybe that's bad but I don't have the time for that mess 3 meals a day 😂
We do 1 at lunch time. I feel like I am always feeding him or thinking about when he eats next, and he only gets 5 bottles. Trying to figure out when to add in another meal is too much!
Post by remylove1011 on Jan 9, 2017 18:21:27 GMT -5
dc2london, redhead610 it makes me happy to hear this. I'm planning to start solids this weekend only at dinner. I nurse her 4x a day and pump 3x for the bottles she takes at daycare. Cannot handle adding more than one extra thing to my day right now.
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Me (30) MH (32) Dx: MFI (low all the things) M. 10/11. TTC Since 01/14 IUI#1-3(Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN Second Opinion. Changed RE's. IVF 09/15 Long Lupron 12R/9M/8F, Transferred 1=BFN. 4 frosties. FET #1 12/15 Transferred 1 (3 still on ice)
I've been giving E a meal in the morning. Today he gobbled it all up, so I decided to add in a mini solid meal at dinner time. He loved it! Maybe it's too much? He seemed so happy, though.
Ughhh I was FINALLY in bed and about 5 seconds after I closed my eyes, G woke up to eat. Put her down, and now M is up. G is back up so H is rocking her. GO TO BED BABIES
OMG fast-forward 2 hours and at least one of them has been awake pretty much the whole time (both more often than not). H and I are losing it. He's pissed at me for forbidding cosleeping but I'm simply not comfortable with it.
I'm sorry, boca. I'm guilty of getting more angry and saying unfair things in the middle of the night. I hope things are okay this morning and you both got a little sleep.
DH got up at 6am and felt LO's hands and they were a bit cold. But the baby was still sleeping. He decided to pick him up and move him to our bed anyway. Then he went back to sleep. But the baby did not. Baby wanted to eat, baby wanted to pull blankets up to his face. All while DH snored. Ummmm you wake it you take it?
bocaburger, steph I'm sorry for the lack of sleep. I hope for strong coffee and better sleep tonight.
H shared his cold with DS and I. Luckily, ours is much more mild than his. But it has really messed with his ability to fall asleep on his own. I am enjoying the snuggles, but his poor nose is so dry and stuffy even with a humidifier. My attempts to clear it have caused it to bleed a little.
DH got up at 6am and felt LO's hands and they were a bit cold. But the baby was still sleeping. He decided to pick him up and move him to our bed anyway. Then he went back to sleep. But the baby did not. Baby wanted to eat, baby wanted to pull blankets up to his face. All while DH snored. Ummmm you wake it you take it?
You break it, you bought it. <-- common phrase in our house
DH got up at 6am and felt LO's hands and they were a bit cold. But the baby was still sleeping. He decided to pick him up and move him to our bed anyway. Then he went back to sleep. But the baby did not. Baby wanted to eat, baby wanted to pull blankets up to his face. All while DH snored. Ummmm you wake it you take it?
You break it, you bought it. <-- common phrase in our house
Post by bocaburger on Jan 10, 2017 10:59:18 GMT -5
Well, last night was a shit show of the most epic proportions. I slept from 3:30-5 and H slept from 4-5:45. Then thank goodness MIL woke up and I was able to get another 2.5 hours (interrupted by 2 feedings).
Now the babies are fussy and overtired and I feel like shit. After nights like that I always feel resentful of the babies and have a hard time bonding with them the next day. I can't wait until the cribs come so I can sleep train.
This morning I mentioned it to DH and he said "I didn't go back to sleep" haaaaaa. "So the loud noise that was coming out of your face wasn't snoring?" Hahahaha
This morning I mentioned it to DH and he said "I didn't go back to sleep" haaaaaa. "So the loud noise that was coming out of your face wasn't snoring?" Hahahaha
Omg MH always says that too. He sleeps in on weekends (snoring), then he'll claim he wasn't really sleeping. Yeah, ok. 😴
This morning I mentioned it to DH and he said "I didn't go back to sleep" haaaaaa. "So the loud noise that was coming out of your face wasn't snoring?" Hahahaha
He sounds just like MH! And he acts like we get the same amount of sleep except he's constantly napping with a baby in his arms, and I'm always awake watching to make sure they're safe...
DH got up at 6am and felt LO's hands and they were a bit cold. But the baby was still sleeping. He decided to pick him up and move him to our bed anyway. Then he went back to sleep. But the baby did not. Baby wanted to eat, baby wanted to pull blankets up to his face. All while DH snored. Ummmm you wake it you take it?
Post by pbandjelly on Jan 10, 2017 14:31:10 GMT -5
DS has been up for 7.5 hours and has slept for 56 min today (3 naps already). I'm at my breaking point. Everyday the naps get shorter and shorter. He only slept for 10 hours last night (his norm is 12 hours), so he should have had good naps today. He's spent more time screaming because he's tired than not. And DH just went out of town for work for 3 days today.
Post by redhead610 on Jan 10, 2017 15:23:24 GMT -5
Omg baby boy has pink eye. Ds1 had a drippy eye last week but the dr wasn't concerned since he had a cold. Well now ds2 has had discharge and woke up this morning with both eyes sealed shut with green discharge so I brought him in. This is so gross! And getting eye drops into both eyes 3 times a day is going to be quite the task. He freaked the heck out when I just tried.
R started sleeping in his room on Sunday night. This means that when he cries, H doesn't hear him at all and even though he is in charge of "sleep training," he doesn't do much. Instead, I am awake...he has been nursing at 2 am, 5 am, and 7:30 am, but crying in between those times too. When I go back to bed, I have to deal with a snoring H after already having been up so much for the baby. Ugh. He says he's getting such good rest...at my expense. So annoyed.
Also, last year, I told him to get all his medical stuff done since we were going to hit our out of pocket max. After lots of pushing, he still didn't get all his sleep stuff done and won't be getting his CPAP until February. Ugh. So that means more waiting and more money.
R started sleeping in his room on Sunday night. This means that when he cries, H doesn't hear him at all and even though he is in charge of "sleep training," he doesn't do much. Instead, I am awake...he has been nursing at 2 am, 5 am, and 7:30 am, but crying in between those times too. When I go back to bed, I have to deal with a snoring H after already having been up so much for the baby. Ugh. He says he's getting such good rest...at my expense. So annoyed.
Also, last year, I told him to get all his medical stuff done since we were going to hit our out of pocket max. After lots of pushing, he still didn't get all his sleep stuff done and won't be getting his CPAP until February. Ugh. So that means more waiting and more money.
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