3:45 am and baby is up again for the millionth time. As soon as I lay him down he screams. We rock he falls asleep. 45 min later screaming again. Tried Tylenol. Seriously considering sleep training but his room is right across from my daughters so if he cries a long time he wakes her up. Sigh.
DD2 went to bed at 7, woke up for food at 11:30 then woke up at 6am. I am down with this after her STTN for a week just to tease me then waking at random intervals all the following week.
3:45 am and baby is up again for the millionth time. As soon as I lay him down he screams. We rock he falls asleep. 45 min later screaming again. Tried Tylenol. Seriously considering sleep training but his room is right across from my daughters so if he cries a long time he wakes her up. Sigh.
It's not fair to your LO to sacrifice their ability to sleep well (via training if necessary) for your older child's sleep. She can get herself back to sleep (presumably) if she gets woken up. She's heard crying before and she'll hear it again. Taking a week to sleep train your youngest will make everyone happy in the long run.
3:45 am and baby is up again for the millionth time. As soon as I lay him down he screams. We rock he falls asleep. 45 min later screaming again. Tried Tylenol. Seriously considering sleep training but his room is right across from my daughters so if he cries a long time he wakes her up. Sigh.
It's not fair to your LO to sacrifice their ability to sleep well (via training if necessary) for your older child's sleep. She can get herself back to sleep (presumably) if she gets woken up. She's heard crying before and she'll hear it again. Taking a week to sleep train your youngest will make everyone happy in the long run.
Maybe your DD could stay up with you a little later as a special treat on the weekend while your baby gets over the first few nights of sleep training? It only took 2 or 3 nights for DD to figure things out, and it wasn't a marathon crying session by any means. In the meantime, I feel for you. Sleep is so necessary!!
It's not fair to your LO to sacrifice their ability to sleep well (via training if necessary) for your older child's sleep. She can get herself back to sleep (presumably) if she gets woken up. She's heard crying before and she'll hear it again. Taking a week to sleep train your youngest will make everyone happy in the long run.
Maybe your DD could stay up with you a little later as a special treat on the weekend while your baby gets over the first few nights of sleep training? It only took 2 or 3 nights for DD to figure things out, and it wasn't a marathon crying session by any means. In the meantime, I feel for you. Sleep is so necessary!!
I agree. We were in exactly the same boat. He could be sleeping in our arms and as soon as we put him down he'd scream. Sleep training was a miracle. Now he goes back in the crib with maybe 8 min of crying max. Usually he just talks. We've been struggling with a stuffy nose waking him up, but overall training was so worth it. Like @liv said, it took 2-3 nights but the longest he ever cried for was 25-30 min. I know that still sounds awful but with the checks it wasn't bad.
huahine, is your avatar supposed to be a Sisyphus reference, or am I over thinking it?
Nice! Yup, I was in a very dark mental place with work when I picked it. My job is such a hamster wheel. After 5 years of doing essentially the same thing quarter after quarter I'm ready to move on. Except I can work from home. Which makes the nursing sooooo much easier. So they've got me for another 12 months at least.
Okay, my freezer stash is starting to run dangerously low. Talk to me about Formula feeding! I've tried to do some research online, but most of what I've come across is either very vague about my specific questions, or is geared to newborns and not nearly 7 month olds!
1. What size of bottle do you need? We've been using the 5oz Medela ones from birth. I know nothing beyond them! 2. How many bottles is a good number to have for formula? Bearing in mind we're a DC situation. I've been sending them 4 bottles full of BM since their bag warmer apparently was breaking all my milk bags. 3. How often does your LO take formula, and about how much? 4. For BFing mamas who moved to FF, anything special to do for transition?
Thanks ladies, trying to get my ducks in a row before my stash is gone!
Since about 4 months old dd has taken 6 oz of formula every 4-5 hours. We use the avent natural 9 oz bottles. She sleeps through the night so she only eat 24 oz a day one bottle when she gets up two at daycare and one before she goes to bed. However I send 3 bottles to daycare just in case (they are empty - I leave formula with the dcp and she makes the bottles).
When I first added formula I would alternate bottles one of bm and one formula. Then she went all formula. My coworker just recently had to start giving formula and she did a 9 oz bottle with a few ounces of formula and the rest bm (her son is 10 months old). So that would be up to you.
Omg shaved legs... Yeah... It's been about a month over here
It's winter. We can be furry to stay warm. Or something.
If only I could look that regal with my hairy legs.
I literally snorted my coffee over this image.
Confession time - I haven't shaved my legs since sometime last fall. I wear pants all the time, so what's the point? The guy who has done my pedicure the last two times has looked so skeeved out. But IDGAAF.
I think I posted before about us having new neighbors. They have a 3 month old little girl and seem nice so I'm excited. They are first time parents so its all new to them too. We were over there on Sunday for a cookout. Their little girl kept falling asleep but waking up the second they would put her down. I felt so bad for them and her. They said she hadn't napped ALL day. It was really hard for the mom in me not to take her and go sit in their nursery and rock her and just hold her so she could get some sleep.
I need to AW for a minute about my super exciting BRU purchases. I've been hemming and hawing about making these purchases so I'm super excited I finally pulled the trigger.
I bought a City Mini GT stroller with parent console and snack tray and got a belly bar for free (even thought I may not even use it). I also bought a Britax Marathon ClickTight Convertible Car seat. With returns, and left over Christmas visa gift cards I paid a final price of...... $206!! That's right! I'm super pumped about it and needed to share! That's all!
Oh and DD peed on my leg enroute to the bath. That may have been the final straw for the day, think it's time to change my pants (snot, spit up, and a variety of baby food were ok) I guess I draw the line at smelling like urine.
Talk to me about the ClickTight installation. I bought the Britax Frontier 90 harness to booster for DS1 and it has the ClickTight technology. I've been so intimidated by it that it has been sitting in my living room for 3 weeks. But I really need to get it installed so that DS2 can have DS1's Recarro.
Unless it's shit or puke. I just deal with whatever is on my clothes.
This. And then I watch the Walking Dead and think, hell, at least I'm cleaner than those guys.
Haha. Sometimes when I am watching this show and I am thinking to myself geez how can they stand to be so close to each other. Their stench has got to be out of this world. Also I want to know wtf are they feeding the baby? lol
I need to AW for a minute about my super exciting BRU purchases. I've been hemming and hawing about making these purchases so I'm super excited I finally pulled the trigger.
I bought a City Mini GT stroller with parent console and snack tray and got a belly bar for free (even thought I may not even use it). I also bought a Britax Marathon ClickTight Convertible Car seat. With returns, and left over Christmas visa gift cards I paid a final price of...... $206!! That's right! I'm super pumped about it and needed to share! That's all!
Oh and DD peed on my leg enroute to the bath. That may have been the final straw for the day, think it's time to change my pants (snot, spit up, and a variety of baby food were ok) I guess I draw the line at smelling like urine.
You'll have to review the Britax marathon click tight for us. That is what I am planning on getting dd.
We have two sick kids here. The 3 year old has had a fever for 3 days. And last night the 7 month old succumbed to the germ fest. I'm so very tired. And somehow I'm supposed to write a memo? I can barely spell write at the moment.
I need to AW for a minute about my super exciting BRU purchases. I've been hemming and hawing about making these purchases so I'm super excited I finally pulled the trigger.
I bought a City Mini GT stroller with parent console and snack tray and got a belly bar for free (even thought I may not even use it). I also bought a Britax Marathon ClickTight Convertible Car seat. With returns, and left over Christmas visa gift cards I paid a final price of...... $206!! That's right! I'm super pumped about it and needed to share! That's all!
Oh and DD peed on my leg enroute to the bath. That may have been the final straw for the day, think it's time to change my pants (snot, spit up, and a variety of baby food were ok) I guess I draw the line at smelling like urine.
Talk to me about the ClickTight installation. I bought the Britax Frontier 90 harness to booster for DS1 and it has the ClickTight technology. I've been so intimidated by it that it has been sitting in my living room for 3 weeks. But I really need to get it installed so that DS2 can have DS1's Recarro.
You basically turn the click button and the whole seat lifts up you strap in the seatbelt and then put the seat down, it "clicks tight" and that's it! At least it think that's it. Haha
I need to AW for a minute about my super exciting BRU purchases. I've been hemming and hawing about making these purchases so I'm super excited I finally pulled the trigger.
I bought a City Mini GT stroller with parent console and snack tray and got a belly bar for free (even thought I may not even use it). I also bought a Britax Marathon ClickTight Convertible Car seat. With returns, and left over Christmas visa gift cards I paid a final price of...... $206!! That's right! I'm super pumped about it and needed to share! That's all!
Oh and DD peed on my leg enroute to the bath. That may have been the final straw for the day, think it's time to change my pants (snot, spit up, and a variety of baby food were ok) I guess I draw the line at smelling like urine.
You'll have to review the Britax marathon click tight for us. That is what I am planning on getting dd.
Well it's still in the box in my trunk, by I seriously man handled the one in the store so he's hoping I love it haha
I put in an older marathon yesterday. It was a big pain. DH is usually the one installing everything, so it would probably be easier for him. I also couldnt figure out how to recline it. The whole thing was very frustrating to do in 10 degree weather. Definitely made me re-think which convertible seat we will be getting.
Maybe your DD could stay up with you a little later as a special treat on the weekend while your baby gets over the first few nights of sleep training? It only took 2 or 3 nights for DD to figure things out, and it wasn't a marathon crying session by any means. In the meantime, I feel for you. Sleep is so necessary!!
I agree. We were in exactly the same boat. He could be sleeping in our arms and as soon as we put him down he'd scream. Sleep training was a miracle. Now he goes back in the crib with maybe 8 min of crying max. Usually he just talks. We've been struggling with a stuffy nose waking him up, but overall training was so worth it. Like @liv said, it took 2-3 nights but the longest he ever cried for was 25-30 min. I know that still sounds awful but with the checks it wasn't bad.
Thank you all for the advice. I was so frustrated last night, and I'm amazed at how many of your LO's sleep for solid stretches. I was against sleep training but at this point I think we have to. I want to do it the right way so am going to re-read the sleep training thread and get the healthy sleep habits book. (I think that's what it's called) As far as my DD goes, she's been having some sleep problems of her own lately, but maybe we will let her sleep in our room or the guest room since they aren't right across from the baby's room. Wish me luck!
Interesting article I saw on FB about Nordic parents that let their babies nap outside even during the winter when its 23F!
What the actual fuck!?
LOL I know. I'm not sure what's more disturbing..leaving the kid to nap in the cold or leaving them outside while you go into a coffee shop for a drink.
stellabunny, lucanjo14, bigrock74, mary1217 thanks for the formula feeding input! That will be very helpful to us. It's good to be able to read info about babies at the same stage as Elias so I have a clue what's appropriate for this age.
LOL I know. I'm not sure what's more disturbing..leaving the kid to nap in the cold or leaving them outside while you go into a coffee shop for a drink.
Or when it gets below 5 degrees they cover them with a blanket!?!?
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