I thought it was crazy but when DD was in the hospital at 4.5 mos the nurse suggested we put vaporub on the bottoms of her feet. I was shocked how well it worked.
How about not being able to burp your baby? Since the girls were born if we try to burp them at all they will get sick. If we just sit with them for 15 minutes after they eat or nurse they are fine. They usually fall asleep. This has worked until this week when Baby A decided she'll just randomly gag and puke up all she just ate. Ideas?
I thought it was crazy but when DD was in the hospital at 4.5 mos the nurse suggested we put vaporub on the bottoms of her feet. I was shocked how well it worked.
Haha I realize this kinda goes with the question above mine- but I'm most concerned about the toddler sharing the cold with the newborn.
I'm worried about that too. Just hoping dd doesn't catch it, both DS and DH are down for the count and I don't think I could handle dd getting sick too.
Not sure the answer to your question, because obviously we live with them, so she is exposed even if I try to keep them away from her. Oy.
Oh gosh I don't know what I would do if DH was sick too. Best of luck to the both of us!!
Anyone have any experience dealing with colic? It's usually hitting about the Mike of his evening feeding and lasts a few hours. It's not constant crying, but on and off. We're swaddling, rocking, using gas drops, and added gripe water today. Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
Anyone have any experience dealing with colic? It's usually hitting about the Mike of his evening feeding and lasts a few hours. It's not constant crying, but on and off. We're swaddling, rocking, using gas drops, and added gripe water today. Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
are you sure it's colic and not just the dreaded witching hour? My first would get like that from about 6-9pm. This baby it's around 8-10pm. For whatever reason babies usually hit a point in the day where they are just fussy and it's usually in the evening. We do everything you do. There isn't too much else you can do, they will calm down eventually.
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Anyone have any experience dealing with colic? It's usually hitting about the Mike of his evening feeding and lasts a few hours. It's not constant crying, but on and off. We're swaddling, rocking, using gas drops, and added gripe water today. Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
are you sure it's colic and not just the dreaded witching hour? My first would get like that from about 6-9pm. This baby it's around 8-10pm. For whatever reason babies usually hit a point in the day where they are just fussy and it's usually in the evening. We do everything you do. There isn't too much else you can do, they will calm down eventually.
I would say witching hours too, if it is only in the evening. My little guy is extra fussy in the late evening hours. Have you tried bouncing with him on an exercise ball, or turning on the vacuum/some kind of loud white noise? Those are my only other suggestions.
Thea is four weeks old, and the whites of her eyes are still yellow. Her highest billi level was like 8 I believe, she was never really considered jaundiced. But the whites still haven't turned white. Anyone else? Thoughts?
At what point is it ok for baby to go 4 hours between feedings (at least at night)? Do you just wait for the pediatrician to tell you, or is there a general weeks-old guideline for this?
LO is 2 weeks old and we're nursing on demand. We aim for the recommended "every 2 hours" but she often is eating on-and-off over the course of 1.5 hours, and it seems silly to wake her up half hour later to start all over.
At what point is it ok for baby to go 4 hours between feedings (at least at night)? Do you just wait for the pediatrician to tell you, or is there a general weeks-old guideline for this?
LO is 2 weeks old and we're nursing on demand. We aim for the recommended "every 2 hours" but she often is eating on-and-off over the course of 1.5 hours, and it seems silly to wake her up half hour later to start all over.
Have you had a weight check at all? We have never let Thea go more than three hours during the day, 2.5 until she was up to birth weight. The pedi said no more than 3.5-4 at night until birth weight. After they hit birth weight you should be able to just let them sleep. Naturally my hungry hungry hippo still wakes every three hours at night. Lame.
At what point is it ok for baby to go 4 hours between feedings (at least at night)? Do you just wait for the pediatrician to tell you, or is there a general weeks-old guideline for this?
LO is 2 weeks old and we're nursing on demand. We aim for the recommended "every 2 hours" but she often is eating on-and-off over the course of 1.5 hours, and it seems silly to wake her up half hour later to start all over.
Have you had a weight check at all? We have never let Thea go more than three hours during the day, 2.5 until she was up to birth weight. The pedi said no more than 3.5-4 at night until birth weight. After they hit birth weight you should be able to just let them sleep. Naturally my hungry hungry hippo still wakes every three hours at night. Lame.
An LC came to the house last week and weighed her - she was either right at birth weight or an ounce below, I forget.
I like the guidelines you were given - now I feel less guilty about the one time she went 3.5 hrs between feeding start-times at night.
carabassa yeah I would think a week after being right at birth weight she should definitely be fine to just sleep. If you're lucky your boobs will wake you before she does!!
At what point is it ok for baby to go 4 hours between feedings (at least at night)? Do you just wait for the pediatrician to tell you, or is there a general weeks-old guideline for this?
LO is 2 weeks old and we're nursing on demand. We aim for the recommended "every 2 hours" but she often is eating on-and-off over the course of 1.5 hours, and it seems silly to wake her up half hour later to start all over.
We were every two hours until back to birthweight. Then our pediatrician let a stretch it to 3 at night until she was gaining weight beyond that. When she passed birth weight, we aim for every 3 hours during the day and let her have one longer night stretch if she'll have it. ( due to weight concerns and increasing Billirubin levels, we were at the doctor daily for about the first 10 days) I'll now wake her by 3-4 hours during the day if needed, and I usually set a alarm at night just incase! We get weighed again tomorrow so I'm curious to see how we're doing!
Can we talk about the witching hours some more? My first two never really had this. Thea seems to be my fussiest baby but especially from 7-10pm. She can't seem to settle or stay asleep and the only thing that stops the screaming is having a boob in her mouth. I truly don't think she is hungry but she absolutely won't take a pacifier.
What do you do to cope with this? As fun as it is to be a human pacifier I'd love a bit of space here and there. And she just screams if DH holds her.
Can we talk about the witching hours some more? My first two never really had this. Thea seems to be my fussiest baby but especially from 7-10pm. She can't seem to settle or stay asleep and the only thing that stops the screaming is having a boob in her mouth. I truly don't think she is hungry but she absolutely won't take a pacifier.
What do you do to cope with this? As fun as it is to be a human pacifier I'd love a bit of space here and there. And she just screams if DH holds her.
I wish I had some magical answer. DS1 never screamed in the evenings, but 2 & 3 did/do. I haven't found anything that really fixes it, but DS2 only had this issue until he was 6ish weeks old so I am hoping this little guy is the same. The bath usually keeps him calm while he is in it so that is an option. Otherwise we always try bouncing, walking around, nursing, holding him on his side and white noise, the standard stuff. My little guy also won't take a pacifier. I feel like if he would the evenings would be much easier, but none of my kids have ever liked one.
Can we talk about the witching hours some more? My first two never really had this. Thea seems to be my fussiest baby but especially from 7-10pm. She can't seem to settle or stay asleep and the only thing that stops the screaming is having a boob in her mouth. I truly don't think she is hungry but she absolutely won't take a pacifier.
What do you do to cope with this? As fun as it is to be a human pacifier I'd love a bit of space here and there. And she just screams if DH holds her.
I have found that bathtime helps a lot to soothe the evening fussiness and then DD is tired and relaxed afterwards so it's easier to settle her down without having to be a human pacifier.
My DS was a very fussy baby and it really helped to swaddle him and then sit and bounce on an exercise ball while we were holding him close. We spent a ton of time bouncing with him in the early months. I also remember that he liked the sound of water running. That was calming to him.
Anyone dealing with or dealt with a colicky baby? Rose is pretty much inconsolable (aside from bouncing on an exercise ball, which hurts my back after a few minutes) from 4:30 or 5:30-10:30 every evening. It is wearing me down and DH doesn't have a ton of patience for crying/screaming. How do you cope with it? Any suggestions on how to soothe her? We finally tried putting her on her stomach tonight at 10:30 and she was instantly calm and fell asleep within minutes (she is now also in her rnp). I didn't deal with this with DD1 so I am at a loss!
So we went from being able to put Elijah down in his bassinet easily when asleep to now, when if he isn't on his tummy close to our hearts he doesn't want to stay asleep and fusses. Any ideas? Are we spoiling him? I mean he's only 11days old. I can't stand him fussing so much and I also want to actually sleep when he sleeps and not sleep int he recliner with him on my chest Btwn feedings.
astheria I doubt you're spoiling him. We have our nights, or even just chunks of sleep where the only way she'll stay conked out is if I'm holding her. Then the next night she'll only sleep laying in the bed. Then after that she's fine in the RnP. Babies are crazy and unpredictable.
@missava387 I think normal. Thea's had a bit of blood after it feel off, and just kind of oozed in general for a few days. But if it looks irritated or you are really concerned is give them a call.
So we went from being able to put Elijah down in his bassinet easily when asleep to now, when if he isn't on his tummy close to our hearts he doesn't want to stay asleep and fusses. Any ideas? Are we spoiling him? I mean he's only 11days old. I can't stand him fussing so much and I also want to actually sleep when he sleeps and not sleep int he recliner with him on my chest Btwn feedings.
You can't spoil a newborn. They're just creatures of need. You're teaching Elijah that you are always there if he needs you; how could that be a bad thing? Have you thought about bed sharing?
So we went from being able to put Elijah down in his bassinet easily when asleep to now, when if he isn't on his tummy close to our hearts he doesn't want to stay asleep and fusses. Any ideas? Are we spoiling him? I mean he's only 11days old. I can't stand him fussing so much and I also want to actually sleep when he sleeps and not sleep int he recliner with him on my chest Btwn feedings.
You can't spoil a newborn. They're just creatures of need. You're teaching Elijah that you are always there if he needs you; how could that be a bad thing? Have you thought about bed sharing?
Thought about it nut I'm scared I'll roll over onto him. At least falling asleep in the recliner he is not going anywhere and I'm not going to roll. But this is in no way a good long term thing. I have just been falling asleep after nursing pretty much nightly.
You can't spoil a newborn. They're just creatures of need. You're teaching Elijah that you are always there if he needs you; how could that be a bad thing? Have you thought about bed sharing?
Thought about it nut I'm scared I'll roll over onto him. At least falling asleep in the recliner he is not going anywhere and I'm not going to roll. But this is in no way a good long term thing. I have just been falling asleep after nursing pretty much nightly.
I understand. If it's any comfort, I find that I'm aware of him even when I sleep. Reports of mothers accidentally rolling over into their babies usually involve the mom on some medication or drunk.
Anyone have any experience dealing with colic? It's usually hitting about the Mike of his evening feeding and lasts a few hours. It's not constant crying, but on and off. We're swaddling, rocking, using gas drops, and added gripe water today. Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
This article helped me tons. We have the evening fussies too, like clockwork. Apparently it's normal, but breaks my heart when I can't soothe her... kellymom.com/parenting/parenting-faq/fussybaby/
So, umbilical cord fell off Monday (after only 5 days) during her doctor visit. Dr said that was great but still keep it dry for another day, so we did. Fast forward to Thursday and her button is bleeding. Not gushing, just a slow ooze and it's getting onto all of her clothes/blankets. Normal or not? Just trying to see if it's worth a call to the doc..
Our little guy's did this too. My LO's also looked gooey too. Does it look gooey? At his 2 week check up the pedi put silver nitrate on it. I took him back again on Monday and she did it again. Now it looks fine.
At what point is it ok for baby to go 4 hours between feedings (at least at night)? Do you just wait for the pediatrician to tell you, or is there a general weeks-old guideline for this?
LO is 2 weeks old and we're nursing on demand. We aim for the recommended "every 2 hours" but she often is eating on-and-off over the course of 1.5 hours, and it seems silly to wake her up half hour later to start all over.
If talk to your pedi but ours told us it was ok to go up to 5 hours at 2 week appt but only because he had gained back most of the weight he had lost. I start a timer on my phone for 2.5hr as soon as he finishes eating. At night I set two 4 hour timers. I do it at the end of his feedings though no like 8am, 10am, etc. maybe that is incorrect but he's eating at least 8x a day and my understanding is 8-12 feedings a day for the first month.
How is your linea nigra looking? Mine is just as pronounced as ever three weeks out...and I'm super excited for it to go away. My incision scar is plenty of a reminder from this pregnancy...I want my cute little unmarred tummy back!
How is your linea nigra looking? Mine is just as pronounced as ever three weeks out...and I'm super excited for it to go away. My incision scar is plenty of a reminder from this pregnancy...I want my cute little unmarred tummy back!
I also still have my linea nigra along with the explosion of dark stretch marks around my belly button at one month out. I too am looking forward to these hopefully fading at some point... Any btdts that can comment on if/when they noticed fading in prior pregnancies?
How is your linea nigra looking? Mine is just as pronounced as ever three weeks out...and I'm super excited for it to go away. My incision scar is plenty of a reminder from this pregnancy...I want my cute little unmarred tummy back!
Mine was never noticeable until after Thea was born. Now one month out its still super dark. Wah wah.
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