At what age does dream feeding work? Is 3 wks too young to start? I need to figure out how to get more then 1.5 hours of sleep at a time. Right now baby sleeps 7-10 ish then is up til midnight then up every 1-2 hrs after that. Im wondering if i attempt to dream feed him at 930 if I can get some longer stretches of sleep
No expert on the dream feed but that sounds stressful. At this point I would co-sleep to get more rest.
He/she is probably just shedding the outer layer of skin that was exposed to all the amniotic fluid. It's totally normal and lotions can hinder the process. I would leave it alone. My whole baby is a little scaly right now at 9 days old.
Peely baby over here too. I'm letting it be for now. Not bathing frequently so that her skin will retain some natural oils.
I haven't haven't given DD a bath yet. She will be 4 weeks on Wednesday. I didn't want to dry out her skin even more and/or possibly irritate it with lotions and oils. She's not flaking anymore. I may giver her one this week.
I was JUST reading tips for burping, and in addition to trying the different positions, one was to bounce baby on your knee a few times before starting patting on the back- I guess that loosens up some of the bubbles. Seems like a small adjustment so who knows if it'll make a difference, but it's probably an easy thing to try!
I also like to throw in a few sideways wiggles to help it move out. High up on the shoulder is good too bc the pressure of your shoulder on the belly helps b
How long are you supposed to burp for? I suck at it also
Sometimes DD will burp right away, other times, she will do it on her own. Then, sometimes she won't at all and she will spit up everywhere. I noticed moving her a lot really helps. If she won't burp in one position, I will try a different one and keep doing it. If that doesn't help, I will lay her flat just for a bit and pick her up. She then becomes Barney Gumble.
I do agree with PP and put LO high on your shoulder. I also rub DD back and run my finger up and down her back to make her wiggle and get things moving. It takes patience and eventually you will learn what position and tricks work best. GL.
At what age does dream feeding work? Is 3 wks too young to start? I need to figure out how to get more then 1.5 hours of sleep at a time. Right now baby sleeps 7-10 ish then is up til midnight then up every 1-2 hrs after that. Im wondering if i attempt to dream feed him at 930 if I can get some longer stretches of sleep
I just thought I'd try this. DS is three weeks. It did not work. Please share any tips to get these dream feeds working!
Baby is usually a regular pooper. Usually we get one big dirty diaper a day and a couple small ones. He didn't poop at all yesterday but is still happily taking all his feedings. Should I be concerned?
FTM here too, but last week when at the pedi he asked how much DS was pooping. Now it's almost every time he feeds. Pedi said it's totally normal for it to slow down between 3-6 weeks of age, so he told me not to be concerned if he goes a day or two without poop. He said if the poop changes in consistency to be harder balls rather than liquid, that's constipation.
My pedi said the same thing. LO is 5 weeks 5 days and every diaper has a poop in it still. I'm looking forward to the slowing down. My pedi said because breastmilk is so well absorbed not much has to come out.
Post by boxerrrmama85 on Mar 2, 2015 9:32:04 GMT -5
These are the questions that I have as a FTM: Are 6wk olds suppose to drool? I thought that came later. Why is my baby obsessed with blinds? She's always staring at them. Sometimes LO doesn't have a wet diaper when I change her but then will have a very wet diaper the next time. Is this normal?
Post by WittyLittle on Mar 2, 2015 10:40:24 GMT -5
**possible trigger (SIDS) warning**
I've been wondering about for quite a while, sorry if it's a bit morbid, but maybe someone can help me out! We're considering getting one of those breathing/movement monitor pads for DS because DH unfortunately suffers from obsessive thoughts, and DS breathing is now one of them. However, I was thinking... if it gives us an alarm after 20 seconds of no movement/breathing detected, isn't that already too late? God forbid, if he's suffocating or stopped breathing, gasping reflexes etc would go on for a pretty decent amount of time, right? Would the pad be able to differentiate between 'normal' breathing and that? Sorry to bring this up but I can't find any sources onilne that tell me exactly how it works.
I've been wondering about for quite a while, sorry if it's a bit morbid, but maybe someone can help me out! We're considering getting one of those breathing/movement monitor pads for DS because DH unfortunately suffers from obsessive thoughts, and DS breathing is now one of them. However, I was thinking... if it gives us an alarm after 20 seconds of no movement/breathing detected, isn't that already too late? God forbid, if he's suffocating or stopped breathing, gasping reflexes etc would go on for a pretty decent amount of time, right? Would the pad be able to differentiate between 'normal' breathing and that? Sorry to bring this up but I can't find any sources onilne that tell me exactly how it works.
I don't have one but I've heard that the one that clips to the diaper vibrates after so many seconds of no movement to try and make baby move. If they don't move , then it goes off.
I've also heard many complaints about them that they're too sensitive or not sensitive enough and go off all the time. Edit: for this one, I mean the pads they lay on.
That's as much as I know. I hope someone who has one can give you more insight.
I've been wondering about for quite a while, sorry if it's a bit morbid, but maybe someone can help me out! We're considering getting one of those breathing/movement monitor pads for DS because DH unfortunately suffers from obsessive thoughts, and DS breathing is now one of them. However, I was thinking... if it gives us an alarm after 20 seconds of no movement/breathing detected, isn't that already too late? God forbid, if he's suffocating or stopped breathing, gasping reflexes etc would go on for a pretty decent amount of time, right? Would the pad be able to differentiate between 'normal' breathing and that? Sorry to bring this up but I can't find any sources onilne that tell me exactly how it works.
No input on the breathing question unfortunately, but I just wanted to share a product I saw online. I'd post the link but my phone is being dumb. It's the Mimo monitor, which is wearable instead of relying on baby to not roll off a sensor pad. If I were to get a monitor like that to check breathing, I'd prefer the Mimo. No experience with it myself, but I thought I'd share.
I've been wondering about for quite a while, sorry if it's a bit morbid, but maybe someone can help me out! We're considering getting one of those breathing/movement monitor pads for DS because DH unfortunately suffers from obsessive thoughts, and DS breathing is now one of them. However, I was thinking... if it gives us an alarm after 20 seconds of no movement/breathing detected, isn't that already too late? God forbid, if he's suffocating or stopped breathing, gasping reflexes etc would go on for a pretty decent amount of time, right? Would the pad be able to differentiate between 'normal' breathing and that? Sorry to bring this up but I can't find any sources onilne that tell me exactly how it works.
I don't have one but I've heard that the one that clips to the diaper vibrates after so many seconds of no movement to try and make baby move. If they don't move , then it goes off.
I've also heard many complaints about them that they're too sensitive or not sensitive enough and go off all the time. Edit: for this one, I mean the pads they lay on.
That's as much as I know. I hope someone who has one can give you more insight.
We have the one that clips to the diaper and we love it. It's called the snuza hero. We used it with ds.
It does have a feature that you can turn off and on where it will beep (not alarm) if breathing is slowing to a certain point.
"They" say that that they're not proven to prevent SIDS, etc, but I sure do sleep better when we are using it because I know that as long as it's not going off she's good. Peace of kind.
It was one of my favorite baby purchases from ds.
The snuza is good too because we can bring it wherever we go.
A few tips if you get one - have extra batteries on hand. Also - it won't work the same if you bed share or in the car/swing. We didn't have a problem with false alarms until ds started rolling. At that point we clipped it to the side of his diaper and put a onesie over it to help.
These are the questions that I have as a FTM: Are 6wk olds suppose to drool? I thought that came later. Why is my baby obsessed with blinds? She's always staring at them. Sometimes LO doesn't have a wet diaper when I change her but then will have a very wet diaper the next time. Is this normal?
TIA for being my google/pediatrician
My DS was drooling well before teething (cut his first tooth at 4 months), so to me a drooling baby is normal. DD loves staring at blinds too. I figure it's a high contrast thing to look at. No idea about diapers, my kids apparently pee constantly. I have not come across a dry diaper yet. ;-)
DS is a terrible burper and then he gets so fussy bc of the gas that builds up. Any tips on how to get him to burp better? How long should I try to burp him before giving up? I feel like such a failure when I can't get one out.
My LO is either super easy to burp or very hard to burp, there's no happy medium. Sometimes just waiting like 5 minutes or so then trying it all over again works. Other times I'll give up and that's usually when he spits up. Once he spits up I keep trying to burp or else he'll keep spitting up.
misshart00 and dacora thank you guys for confirming my thoughts. I was second guessing my paranoia but I'm going to go with my gut and call in the morning.
lulu783,What did your pediatrician say about the hangnail? DS has one like that, but not red around it (I pried it up with my nails to keep it from becoming ingrown, but can't get him to hold still to cut it). I think my GP would think I'm crazy for going in for it.
Ok also what about toe nail cutting? DS looks like he will be prone to ingrown toe nails on his big toe. This has never been an issue for me, so I don't know how to deal with it. one of the toe nails almost seems ripply at one spot too. I'm hoping that's just initial growth weirdness and will change over time and be normal.
These are the questions that I have as a FTM: Are 6wk olds suppose to drool? I thought that came later. Why is my baby obsessed with blinds? She's always staring at them. Sometimes LO doesn't have a wet diaper when I change her but then will have a very wet diaper the next time. Is this normal?
TIA for being my google/pediatrician
My first got teeth at 3 months and rev doc said she had seen babies born with a tooth or two so drooling makes sense.
Mine likes blinds too, the light
Re diapers, I am guessing it is the timing if changes. I have seen this too.
I've been wondering about for quite a while, sorry if it's a bit morbid, but maybe someone can help me out! We're considering getting one of those breathing/movement monitor pads for DS because DH unfortunately suffers from obsessive thoughts, and DS breathing is now one of them. However, I was thinking... if it gives us an alarm after 20 seconds of no movement/breathing detected, isn't that already too late? God forbid, if he's suffocating or stopped breathing, gasping reflexes etc would go on for a pretty decent amount of time, right? Would the pad be able to differentiate between 'normal' breathing and that? Sorry to bring this up but I can't find any sources onilne that tell me exactly how it works.
Potential trigger...
My first had a monitor for a few months because he would stop breathing due to acid reflux. It had sensors on it that attached to him. The times he stopped were before he had the monitor but rubbing his body vigorously and yelling and blowing in his face were all things we did/were told to do to remind his body to breath. The monitor was over sensitive but did give me some piece of mind though I do not have one this time. I pay a lot of attention to skin tone.
STM here! DS seems to be developing some cradle cap on the top of his scalp and a around his eyebrows. Its a bit scaly but not too bad or thick. Any quick remedies? I want to nip this in the bud.
ETA I read a lot about applying oil to the area, but isn't the skin over-producing oil to begin with? He does have oily skin and I don't want to make it worse.
STM here! DS seems to be developing some cradle cap on the top of his scalp and a around his eyebrows. Its a bit scaly but not too bad or thick. Any quick remedies? I want to nip this in the bud.
ETA I read a lot about applying oil to the area, but isn't the skin over-producing oil to begin with? He does have oily skin and I don't want to make it worse.
We battled with bad cradle cap with my older lo. We tried it all! The thing that finally worked was to lightly rub w an old toothbrush during bath time. We did use some oil while doing that too. I can't remember what kind though!
STM here! DS seems to be developing some cradle cap on the top of his scalp and a around his eyebrows. Its a bit scaly but not too bad or thick. Any quick remedies? I want to nip this in the bud.
ETA I read a lot about applying oil to the area, but isn't the skin over-producing oil to begin with? He does have oily skin and I don't want to make it worse.
We used olive oil and a brush like a toothbrush, worked wonders!
miniwheat how did you tell the difference between cradle cap and dry peeling skin? LO has what I thought was dry skin on his scalp and eyebrows/eyelids. The scalp has cleared up but his brows/lids are a still peeling.
I totally didn't check to see if this has been covered or not. Sorry in advance if it has been. How long should I wait before putting lotion on baby? She's peeling, which I know is normal, but I'm an obsessive picker and I'm fighting hard not to mess with it.
abb1701, I think its cradle cap because it feels thicker and more scaly than regular peeling skin and its in the spots you normally see cradle cap. I could be wrong, but its looks identical to what my friends LO had which ended up being cradle cap. She waited it out longer and ended up needed a special medicated shampoo, so I hope some olive oil early on clears it up for us!
xoxolicia, I am not sure on when you can use baby lotion, I assume its anytime really, but if you are nursing some breast milk on the peeling areas works wonders to clear it up.
abb1701, I think its cradle cap because it feels thicker and more scaly than regular peeling skin and its in the spots you normally see cradle cap. I could be wrong, but its looks identical to what my friends LO had which ended up being cradle cap. She waited it out longer and ended up needed a special medicated shampoo, so I hope some olive oil early on clears it up for us!
xoxolicia, I am not sure on when you can use baby lotion, I assume its anytime really, but if you are nursing some breast milk on the peeling areas works wonders to clear it up.
Ah, that sounds better. Thank you! I'd much rather use that than the lotion.
Infected hangnail solution: pry up with your nails and apply some breastmilk. The bad nail dried a bit and the inflammation went away, and I was able to pick the hangnail off.
Infected hangnail solution: pry up with your nails and apply some breastmilk. The bad nail dried a bit and the inflammation went away, and I was able to pick the hangnail off.
Infected hangnail solution: pry up with your nails and apply some breastmilk. The bad nail dried a bit and the inflammation went away, and I was able to pick the hangnail off.
Poor baby. That just sounds so painful.
It didn't seem to bother him, except for me prying it up. Doesn't look gross now.
I'm probably overthinking this, but I wanted some opinions. DD's umbilical cord stump fell off two nights ago and her tummy is looking really good. There's a tiny bit of what looks like scabbing still lingering, but no redness or bleeding. Should I wait until it's completely healed and there's no scabbing at all until I bathe her in the tub? Or should she be okay at this point?
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