I hate washer dryer malfunctions. As if laundry doesn't suck enough.
I'm putting lo to bed early tonight. I turned our heat up so if we do lose power well start from a higher temp. I even went so far as to pack her a bag just in case we need to leave. It's laid out. Not packed. But still. I hate. Being. So. Nervous.
sanibel21 - My son used to bang his head and pull his hair. Like someone else said, it's totally normal and just a phase. For him, it was a very long phase that I thought would never end, but it eventually did.
Post by bennieangel on Jan 26, 2015 21:04:16 GMT -5
Can I share my Moty story here? The three of us were playing on the floor yesterday & goofing around and I kind of forgot how little lo is still because he's so active we wrestle a lot in our play...so he was sitting & I pushed him over. Dh caught him & was like wth & I had no idea why I did that?! I would never push him if I thought it out but I come how thought he was going to catch himself or something. Lol. It's funny now because dh caught him but I totally felt like an idiot!
bennieangel, I saw that this morning. So weird. I wonder what I would have to do to have them delete my history. Especially bc I can't post anymore, so I don't even know how I would go about it!
babycaps - When I asked for them to delete my account, I asked them to delete all of my content too. I think they may have said that if you delete your account by itself, you cannot delete all of your content afterward. There is a thread with deletion requests. You could try asking if your content can be deleted too.
Can I share my Moty story here? The three of us were playing on the floor yesterday & goofing around and I kind of forgot how little lo is still because he's so active we wrestle a lot in our play...so he was sitting & I pushed him over. Dh caught him & was like wth & I had no idea why I did that?! I would never push him if I thought it out but I come how thought he was going to catch himself or something. Lol. It's funny now because dh caught him but I totally felt like an idiot!
Any other moty nominations here?
Ugh, I had a bad one last week. I was out shopping with just Keira and I wanted to try some clothes on. I had her sitting in one of the little carts (we were at Kohls) so I just wheeled it into a dressing room. She started crying so I took her out and set her on the bench while I changed back into my shirt. Sure enough, even though I thought I had her blocked in by me and the cart, she managed to dive off the bench, right onto her head. I knew better, but I didn't want her eating the dirt and dust bunnies off the floor. It was probably one of the worst parenting moments I've had.
Post by northernlghts on Jan 26, 2015 23:45:42 GMT -5
Riddle me this march mamas...I'm a person who likes clear cut explanations for things, as much as possible anyway. When she was much younger I drove myself crazy trying to figure out why she would sleep longer in a moving swing vs flat on her back. Someone finally told me the swing was helping her to sleep through her normal sleep cycle times and that made me feel much better and I never questioned her sleep behavior again. I realize this is asking a lot when it comes to babies but I'll take a shot anyway.
LO goes to bed between 6-6:30, she gets some solids (as much as she'll eat) followed by pjs and a bottle. Her general wake-ups are 11pm and then sometime in between 2-4 am and finally 7am for the day. We've had a handful of nights where she has "slept through the night" until 3 or 4am. If she wakes up early, like she did tonight around 9:30, one of us goes up to rock her for a few minutes and she goes back to sleep. Tonight when she woke up at 11, I brought up her bottle (I had just pumped an hour ago) and held her for a few minutes. Rocking her, within a couple minutes, she fell back to sleep again so presumably she's not actually hungry, right?
But I've been here before and I know it wont last so after around 10 mins when I picked her up to put her back to bed and she was wide awake again. Rather than get into a cycle that I know is just going to end with her getting a bottle because I know that's what will put her back to sleep, I just gave her the bottle which she promptly sucked down, handed back to me and I put her in her crib. She grabbed her blanket, covered her face like she usually does, and turned slightly sideways as if she was saying "Ahh, thanks mom, that hit the spot". Within 5 mins she was back to sleep again.
I'm not looking to ween her yet, I know as a breastfed baby this can be completely normal for the first year, and I'm also not looking to sleep train and CIO. What I am looking for is if anyone has an ideas as to why. Why does she fall back to sleep on us when we pick her up? Is it just the need to be held for a few minutes? I would think if she was truly starving, nothing we do would soothe her until she eats. Does anyone have any books I can read or insights to help explain this behavior? Thank ladies.
northernlghts, I think it's a comfort thing. I think you are incredibly lucky you are able to put her back down and she STAYS down! For us, if he falls asleep on my lap, he wakes up instantly when I put him down. Angry too!! I don't know that you are going to get much of an explanation other than babies at this age have more "adult-like" sleep. You too would know if you were moved in your sleep. She wakes up knowing she's been moved (an unwilling movement that she did not make herself). The sucking induces a heavier sleep and the bottle makes her SUPER comfy so she goes into a deeper sleep and there she will remain until the end of a sleep cycle or 2 (or 3) and then repeat.
I don't know if this is the kind of explanation you are looking for, but it's what I INFER based on the books I have read. I have read Healhy Sleep Habits, Happy Child and the other one I can't remember the name:(
crazycatlady, that sucks!!! Nothing to worry about though, unless she is not keeping anything down for over 24-36hrs. Go easy on solids, stick to easy foods like plain noodles or better yet, just formula/breastmilk! MOLARS SUCK!!!
crazycatlady, also keep a count of her diapers. She should have 4-6 wet diapers in a 24hr period. You can also offer her sips of water for up to 4oz/day. If she's throwing up A LOT, you can offer her a bit more water or pedialyte.
Post by northernlghts on Jan 27, 2015 9:20:26 GMT -5
Actually babycaps, that explanation does work for me, really well to be honest. Last night she woke up at quarter to 3. When I tried to nurse her, she bit me instead so I took her off and she freaked out like the night before. The only thing that made her happy was to be brought into our bed and she fell asleep for another 4 hrs. My bm support group suggested the biting and freak out may be teething related. So sleeping next to us was probably just as comforting to her.
@northernlgths, happy to help. I don't think Jillian is actually hungry in the MOTN, or at least knows she doesn't NEED to eat. She wants to sleep but wants the comfort of mama!
So remember how I refused to continue rocking E for 2 hours the other night and I let her "talk" herself back to sleep? I think it may have caused a shift in our nighttime wake-ups! She woke twice last night, called out, but then went right back to sleep. Then at 5 I nursed her and laid her down asleep. She woke up when I walked out so I just kept moving out of the room and she put herself back to sleep! This is a nice change and I hope it continues.
Post by bennieangel on Jan 27, 2015 11:37:24 GMT -5
I've been lurking in parenting...and commented on a couple things. Who else is over there? Do I "intro" or just lurk / comment a little & see what happens? There's SO much going on there's no way I'll be a huge participant...but I like reading it all
Were only hitting 10 months this week but I just cannot believe we have almost 1 year olds. That one year ago we were 7ish months pregnant and I was without a clue what my life would be like once LO got here. So crazy!! And emotional if I think about it too much.
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