I have a pretty special question I've been feeling pretty silly about asking someone. Is this safe for baby to sleep in all the time? I don't have a bassinet just this sleep rocker thing.
It doesn't have a mattress it's just like a sling so it's been freaking me out a little of its a safe way to sleep.
Safe sleep people will say no. But from the sound of our board and may 15, tons of us are doing it. At this point they don't sleep longer than 3 hours or so anyway, and can't roll themselves, so I'm comfortable with it. But I also co-sleep in bed. I do some naps in the crib, too, so as he sleeps longer he can transfer to that.
I have a pretty special question I've been feeling pretty silly about asking someone. Is this safe for baby to sleep in all the time? I don't have a bassinet just this sleep rocker thing.
It doesn't have a mattress it's just like a sling so it's been freaking me out a little of its a safe way to sleep.
Agree with others' posts with many mamas using it, but is there a way to remove that squishy insert? Our rock n play doesn't have that piece and I think it would make it much safer if you could remove that.
Post by lunalovegood on Jun 24, 2015 21:17:24 GMT -5
@jemomma, my babies have all been posterior except this little one and all have been different deliveries. DS#1 was posterior and head tilted sideways so I ended up pushing for 4 hours with him (2 hours before they realized his ear was coming first, then rolled around and changed positions to get him to turn his head and another 2 hours of pushing), DS#2 was a little over an hour of pushing. DD#1 pretty much came out on her own, seriously two pushes and she was out - super fast labor and delivery. DS#3 was posterior and face first. The dr made me stop pushing and said I would break his neck if I kept pushing. Ended with an emergency c-section. My doctor told me this LO would probably be posterior since all the others were so I did some of the spinning babies moves for about three days before she was born. No idea if that made a difference or if she just wanted to be different. I spent a lot of time on my hands and knees moving my hips and shaking my ass in those three days.
Post by pghtruelove on Jun 24, 2015 22:52:51 GMT -5
dogmama22 @bendherova carolyngrace thanks for the advice. I decided if was making me too nervous and SO is going out to get something else tomorrow to work. She sleeps so much I don't want to risk anything.
dogmama22 @bendherova carolyngrace thanks for the advice. I decided if was making me too nervous and SO is going out to get something else tomorrow to work. She sleeps so much I don't want to risk anything.
you'll be able to sleep more comfortably if you aren't anxious bc of her sleeping arrangements!
dogmama22 @bendherova carolyngrace thanks for the advice. I decided if was making me too nervous and SO is going out to get something else tomorrow to work. She sleeps so much I don't want to risk anything.
Is that a rock 'n play? I dont remember seeing one with that exact insert but it looks like it. Like PP said you could remove the insert. Many babies love the rock n' play and you may not achieve the same success with baby sleeping long stretches if you move her somewhere else. I have never worried about my kids sleeping in a rock 'n play... But whatever makes you comfortable...
I don't think we had a SQS thread over the weekend, and I have a few special questions of my own. Please add any of your own questions or entertaining speshul stories
Ladies who labored in a birthing tub - what did you wear?
Also - ladies who had a posterior positioned baby (Sunnyside up), were you able to have a vaginal birth (if so, how long were you pushing for?), or did you end up with a csection?
I wore a sports bra in the bath tub. I hated the feeling of boobs on my bump. But because if my iv I had to cut it off since I couldn't pull it over my head. My nurse said we could less st it on the iv pole but I really didn't care about are throwing it away
I don't think we had a SQS thread over the weekend, and I have a few special questions of my own. Please add any of your own questions or entertaining speshul stories
Ladies who labored in a birthing tub - what did you wear?
Also - ladies who had a posterior positioned baby (Sunnyside up), were you able to have a vaginal birth (if so, how long were you pushing for?), or did you end up with a csection?
My LO was posterior. Vaginal birth, 50 minutes of pushing and was laying on my back due to epidural. Also she was 9lbs 5ozs. My dr calls this "quite amazing" that I got her our with her using the vacuum. But she may just be being nice.
I apparently make babies in the wrong position. Dd1 tried to come out sideways but her shoulder kept getting hooked on my pelvis. The dr was able to turn her. Dd2 was also posterior and I had a vaginal delivery and 1 hour of pushing.
Women who have used midwives... Do they ever check you for dilation/effacement at appointments? This is my second time using midwives but I don't remember them ever checking me the first time around. My 40 week appointment is today and I kinda want them to poke around down there... Thinking maybe it'll help get things moving. Lol.
Is it safe to give LO a bath during a thunder storm? My grandma always said not to take a bath during a thunder storm, but she tends to be overly cautious.
I've had my SS ugly cry this am. I called the OB's office and pretended to be dumb about what the doc said about induction scheduling. (OB said asap, and they'd call as soon as yesterday with news. they didn't)
So. Anyway, nurse who answers discovers nothing scheduled, calls the scheduler, they think, OH, she has an NST scheduled for tomorrow, we can wait till then, when that is NOT what doc said. They are contacting the doc and may get back to me later, but it won't be today.
Meanwhile my husband is on call this weekend and has no backup to cover for him. So, you know. Fun. And he definitely can't take any time off after 7/1.
Add in all the extra fun I'm eleventy-seven weeks pregnant superfuntimes that I'm sure you're all aware of, and Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Is it safe to give LO a bath during a thunder storm? My grandma always said not to take a bath during a thunder storm, but she tends to be overly cautious.
Snopes says it's mixed. Partially truth basically. But I think if you have water in a baby bathtub it's different than doing it in the actual bathtub?
Is it safe to give LO a bath during a thunder storm? My grandma always said not to take a bath during a thunder storm, but she tends to be overly cautious.
DH won't let me bathe the kids during a thunder storm. Personally I think it's fine though.
Women who have used midwives... Do they ever check you for dilation/effacement at appointments? This is my second time using midwives but I don't remember them ever checking me the first time around. My 40 week appointment is today and I kinda want them to poke around down there... Thinking maybe it'll help get things moving. Lol.
No checks, but I'm sure they would have if I asked! Mine won't strip membranes until 41 weeks though.
What's the difference between the gentleese formulas and the ones that are labeled as being specifically for BF supplementation? Other than the price? Anyone? Wondering if we should be trying a different formula when we supplement for P. The current one we are using doesn't seem to be agreeing with him.
Is it safe to give LO a bath during a thunder storm? My grandma always said not to take a bath during a thunder storm, but she tends to be overly cautious.
Given how little water is involved and that you are likely using a plastic bathtub i wouldnt worry about it.
What's the difference between the gentleese formulas and the ones that are labeled as being specifically for BF supplementation? Other than the price? Anyone? Wondering if we should be trying a different formula when we supplement for P. The current one we are using doesn't seem to be agreeing with him.
I believe gentleese is supposed to be for babies who are gassy or easily get upset stomachs vs the BF supplementation one is not.
Is it safe to give LO a bath during a thunder storm? My grandma always said not to take a bath during a thunder storm, but she tends to be overly cautious.
Given how little water is involved and that you are likely using a plastic bathtub i wouldnt worry about it.
Do you think it's an old wives tale stemming from outdoor showers/ bathtubs and metal bathtubs from way back? There is nothing wrong with bathing a baby indoors during a thunder storm in a ceramic tub or plastic baby tub
It's too much soft bedding for my comfort level, @ pghtruelove.
I agree that is way too plush once the baby starts moving more. Once they have more head movement at 2-4 months the baby could turn its head and suffocate. I would take the plush insert out. We have a rock n play and the insert is much thinner then that.
This sounds so unlikely. DHs dad died at a young age (36) from being struck by lightening but he was hiking on a mountain trail in North Carolina and a freak storm hit. DH brother and uncle were struck too but they both survived.
He has never mentioned anything about bathing the baby but then we live in CA and only see lightening a few times a year
Our bathtub is metal and water conducts electricity. So if lightening strikes the house and the kids are in the tub, they'd be electrocuted, according to my DH.
ETA we are in TX so we see our fair share of thunder storms.
Someone wanna explain this thunderstorm bath nonsense to me? Because.. Da fuq?
Haha she used to say we would get struck by lightning since we were in water. She also had a window above her tub, but so do we. I normally go with nonsense and don't worry about it for myself, but mommy-dom has made me a worrier :/
Seriously. Anyone else having this issue?! Is this crap normal?? I'm not BFing & my milk supply is pretty much gone. The past two days I've done everything I can not to scratch them right off....wtf. I'm dying.
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