M hasn't been sleeping well because of his stuffy nose. Apparently H decided to sleep on the couch with M in the RnP. Problem with this it's H doesn't have his Cpap so he didn't get any real sleep when he was in here. I got up and sent him to bed and am feeding M now. So much for my sleeping in this morning.
Just when baby is ready to be put back in her pnp from her motn feeding she let out several huge man farts and then pooped. Ugh. Add another 20 minutes of nursing.
I'm scared to commit to a dream feed. I tried when he was younger and he's wake within an hour. N needs to eat off of both sides at night. I just attempted to not unswaddle and I couldn't wake him up after the first side (he didn't even finish first completely). So I caved and unswaddle and diaper change.
Maybe I'll try again on a night I'm not so utterly tired.
B has hardly eaten anything in the last 8 hours, only about 3oz. I think his little tummy hurts. He keeps falling asleep but then waking up. I wish he'd eat so he could get a good sleep, but every time I try to give him a bottle he loses his shit . This might be a long night.
I have tho remember to grab a warmer sweater for MOTN feedings. I've got an extra one of M's muslin blankets over my legs now. I wish I had a fleece sleep sack in my size!
Ugh, she pooped 1 1/2 hours after her last feed. Rocked her back to sleep and wondering if this was a bad choice. Maybe I should have fed her. Guess I will find out soon enough.
LO just puked up his entire feed all over me--like 3 or 4 oz worth. Soaked through my shirt, pj bottoms, BF pillow, underwear, and sheet. Surprisingly DS did not really wake up or get much on him so I'm not changing him. He's sleeping on my shoulder now and doesn't seem hungry despite puking up an entire meal. I think I'm going to risk it and put him back down and hope that he will just sleep until morning... Man that was a lot of milk!!
ETA nope... Had to offer the other side! Doing more of an inclined feed this time around!
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After I got M to sleep He woke up not too long after and H got up with him. Damn stuffy nose. Publix was out of Vaporub yesterday so we'll stop at another store today.
After I got M to sleep He woke up not too long after and H got up with him. Damn stuffy nose. Publix was out of Vaporub yesterday so we'll stop at another store today.
I reeeeally miss Publix. I used to live in Florida. J's not sleeping well, either. Hopefully it passes quickly from our stuffy little ones!
@mrspanpan, I still have DS in RNP. He sleeps in a crib at daycare for naps. Our room is too small to put a pack n play up and I like having him close. Co sleeping is not an option bc I feel like this time around I am too heavy of a sleeper.
hopefulreturn, for some reason, I'm gunshy about the crib. He naps in the crib during the day but he's still in the RNP at night.
Anybody else still have LO in an RNP?
She's back in the rock n play now. Woke up and screamed. Poor girl just isn't ready. And that's ok cause I like rolling over and seeing her! We will keep trying as time goes on.
hopefulreturn, for some reason, I'm gunshy about the crib. He naps in the crib during the day but he's still in the RNP at night.
Anybody else still have LO in an RNP?
She's back in the rock n play now. Woke up and screamed. Poor girl just isn't ready. And that's ok cause I like rolling over and seeing her! We will keep trying as time goes on.
I tried putting DD in a crib 3 times before this time when it just stuck. I had her in the rock n play beside me because it was so much easier but she makes so many noises it was keeping me up! Finally at 11 weeks I nursed her to sleep one night and put her in her crib and she's been sleeping there for all naps and sleeps since. (Although in the morning I might put her in her rock n play to see if I can get just one more hour from her if I am right there to sooth her.)
All this to say don't be hard on yourself! You'll figure it out!
@poppykisses we have the Summer Infant widescreen monitor and liked it during our test runs. LO is still in our room in the PNP so we haven't tested it overnight.
Yesterday's 6hr stretch doesn't look like it'll be repeated
@mrspanpan DD2 slept in the RnP until 5.5 months. I know I know that's ridiculous, but she slept so well in there! DD3 is still in it at 12 weeks right now. I'm hoping to get her switched over in the next couple of weeks. The transition was brutal with DD2, but we got it done. Hoping it's a bit easier this time!
Dream feed at 10:00 bought me a few more hours. Its really weird how babies are able to eat half asleep. Back to waking at 4am instead of 2 and 4. She fell asleep on DH at 7 so figured I'd try it. Now if only we could stretch the next one 4-7am.
Dream feed at 10:00 bought me a few more hours. Its really weird how babies are able to eat half asleep. Back to waking at 4am instead of 2 and 4. She fell asleep on DH at 7 so figured I'd try it. Now if only we could stretch the next one 4-7am.
ETA rest..sent too soon
How do you effectively not wake her up during dream feed and does she eat well? I've tried, but when I don't unswaddle N he lazily eats and is up sooner. Also, this kid pees so much I have to change his diaper.. And changing his diaper wakes him up to eat off of the second side.
+1 for still being in RnP at 2 months. We try naps in the crib during the day but I feel like DS doesn't like it when his knees fall out flat on the crib and it wakes him up. We've tried swaddles and sleep sacks but he usually only lasts 30 mins in the crib before kicking up a storm.
LO also had the weirdest crying fit before going to bed tonight. Around 10pm he was crying inconsolably and I coldly figure out why. Finally at 10:30 he stopped when I just randomly tried walking around the house with him in my arms, but that didn't work 10 mins prior?? It was so pitiful when I tried to stick a boob in his mouth and it would work for like 30 seconds and then he would start crying again. That's never happened. Diaper was fine, tried the windi and failed, didn't have to burp, etc. Can a baby get colic this late in the game? I was about to pull my hair out. He fell sleep until this MOTN feed and fell back asleep pretty easily, thankfully.
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cbnola71 A does that when she is overly tired and the only thing that works is the yoga ball
Also at the mommy group they mentioned there is this thing you can put in their crib to help them transition...almost like a curved changing pad. It helps them feel snug and not lost in so much space. I'm trying to find te product name and will update once I get it.
Anyone else have killer lower back pain. Sometimes I hunch when I nurse which is terrible and just constantly holding her has destroyed my back!
DSHM13 yes to back pain! There will be times au night that I wake up and can barely move! Especially if I sleep in my stomach which is one of my favorite ways to fall asleep.
Dream feed at 10:00 bought me a few more hours. Its really weird how babies are able to eat half asleep. Back to waking at 4am instead of 2 and 4. She fell asleep on DH at 7 so figured I'd try it. Now if only we could stretch the next one 4-7am.
ETA rest..sent too soon
How do you effectively not wake her up during dream feed and does she eat well? I've tried, but when I don't unswaddle N he lazily eats and is up sooner. Also, this kid pees so much I have to change his diaper.. And changing his diaper wakes him up to eat off of the second side.
Do you use wipes motn? If it's only pee I don't use wipes...he is more likely to stay asleep that way for me.
+1 for still being in RnP at 2 months. We try naps in the crib during the day but I feel like DS doesn't like it when his knees fall out flat on the crib and it wakes him up. We've tried swaddles and sleep sacks but he usually only lasts 30 mins in the crib before kicking up a storm.
LO also had the weirdest crying fit before going to bed tonight. Around 10pm he was crying inconsolably and I coldly figure out why. Finally at 10:30 he stopped when I just randomly tried walking around the house with him in my arms, but that didn't work 10 mins prior?? It was so pitiful when I tried to stick a boob in his mouth and it would work for like 30 seconds and then he would start crying again. That's never happened. Diaper was fine, tried the windi and failed, didn't have to burp, etc. Can a baby get colic this late in the game? I was about to pull my hair out. He fell sleep until this MOTN feed and fell back asleep pretty easily, thankfully.
I just transferred E from rock n play to crib and it was super easy (although I know that's not the norm). I swaddle in a halo swaddle, the swaddle in a a+a blanket and then tuck a blanket my mom knit over her legs and tuck under.
I know that sounds like a lot but I'm also in Canada where it's already super cold! I think it's enough restriction that it feels like the rock n play. She just slept 7-6:30 and 6:45-8:30 for me!
Post by hopefulreturn on Oct 20, 2015 7:50:44 GMT -5
cbnola71 unfortunately we have many nights like that! She sleeps great, but getting her to sleep lately requires lots of her screaming, me moving, and trying everything under the sun! My guess was that she is having trouble shutting down- overtired and overstimulated. We're also struggling to nap lately. Hopefully it was a one night thing for you!
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