I last fed the babyna bottle of breast milk 3 hours ago. He slept for 1 hour then started fussing and needed a pacifier in his mouth. I picked him up after half an hour of getting up to put the pacifier back in his mouth in 4mins intervals. He got to sleep on me instead. Now we're 3 hours after his bottle and he's still hasn't demanded his feed. This is quite the record.
Now the million dollar question is, how do I get him to sleep longer than an hour without fussing?
So frustrating!!! LO did this for a couple nights when I was trying to get him to sleep in the PNP the whole night. He loves sleeping on me and I did too with the long stretches. I started making sure that LO had a big feed right before bed and it seems to help him sleep longer. Maybe start a nightly routine that helps introduce the difference between night and day.
Post by hollydfromtn on Mar 21, 2015 4:27:32 GMT -5
This may sound dumb but I'm beginning to realize I'm terrible at coordinating outfits for family pictures. I want is to match without being too matchy matchy, if you know what I mean. Major FWP.
I also have no idea why my brain has decided 5:00 in the morning is a good time to contemplate such things.
Post by hollydfromtn on Mar 21, 2015 4:34:49 GMT -5
DH said that he wanted to start trying to transition LO back to sleeping on his own instead of in bed with us. I said that I would try it as long as he would help me. Well I just let DS cry a little extra hoping DH would wake up with me. All he did was roll over and ask what he needed and then promptly fell back asleep. I will not be attempting to make LO sleep on his own without DH having to help. I enjoy the nightly snuggles too much and he sleeps so much better when he's against me. *shrug*
This may sound dumb but I'm beginning to realize I'm terrible at coordinating outfits for family pictures. I want is to match without being too matchy matchy, if you know what I mean. Major FWP.
I also have no idea why my brain has decided 5:00 in the morning is a good time to contemplate such things.
I have no sense of this at all. I figure Google / pinterest can help if I ever need it.
hollydfromtnPikoPiko the nurse who discharged us from the hospital told me that hiccups are fine & normal but I could nurse him if I wanted them to go away faster. It usually works for us - hiccups for a few minutes instead of ~10. I think her meaning was give him something to drink, because she specified no water, but if I were FF/EP I don't know that hiccups would be worth making a bottle.
One night of him on my chest isn't going to spoil him and make all other nights a pain in the ass right?
FTM but I wouldn't think so. Maybe he's just in a more clingy / cuddly mood tonight. Better for you both to get some sleep than neither of you because he's upset trying to sleep alone.
One night of him on my chest isn't going to spoil him and make all other nights a pain in the ass right?
My understanding is that at this age the babes don't understand manipulation so I don't think a night sleeping on you would hurt. I let dd fall asleep on my chest before putting her in her pnp right now. The other thing I have been thinking about is that she spent 40 weeks listening to my heartbeat-really that was probably one of the first noises she heard, you know? So if she is cranky or feeling off, hearing that probably is comforting.
Anyway, just my theories and $.02 I am also a baby snuggle addict so there is that too
People come over and hold ds and don't wake him up after naps and then our Sunday nights and mon AMS suck
This. I make it a big deal when people come over that LO that he needs to be put down at certain points to nap or being woken up and stimulated depending on what is going on. We have experienced some melt downs when he does not get enough sleep because people have to be constantly holding or poking at him.
People come over and hold ds and don't wake him up after naps and then our Sunday nights and mon AMS suck
This. I make it a big deal when people come over that LO that he needs to be put down at certain points to nap or being woken up and stimulated depending on what is going on. We have experienced some melt downs when he does not get enough sleep because people have to be constantly holding or poking at him.
I'll specify before I hand over LO - you can only hold him if you let him keep sleeping, or I'll say he's awake right now so he'll need to eat in X many minutes (we actually EBF and nurse on demand but it's a good tactic to curb interaction. I can always take the baby back and either actually nurse or just let him calm down / sleep).
This. I make it a big deal when people come over that LO that he needs to be put down at certain points to nap or being woken up and stimulated depending on what is going on. We have experienced some melt downs when he does not get enough sleep because people have to be constantly holding or poking at him.
I'll specify before I hand over LO - you can only hold him if you let him keep sleeping, or I'll say he's awake right now so he'll need to eat in X many minutes (we actually EBF and nurse on demand but it's a good tactic to curb interaction. I can always take the baby back and either actually nurse or just let him calm down / sleep).
Ya I have started doing that especially with my in laws. They never put him down at all and they hold him for hours on end. MIL loves to hover over him when he is hanging out in his swing or PNP and shove the pacifier in his mouth or pick him up when he is making his noises. I have to remind her everytime to not intervene unless he is crying. I always breastfeed when we are with them so I have more control. Definitely have some bad habits that I want gone when they start babysitting him while I'm at work.
I'll specify before I hand over LO - you can only hold him if you let him keep sleeping, or I'll say he's awake right now so he'll need to eat in X many minutes (we actually EBF and nurse on demand but it's a good tactic to curb interaction. I can always take the baby back and either actually nurse or just let him calm down / sleep).
Ya I have started doing that especially with my in laws. They never put him down at all and they hold him for hours on end. MIL loves to hover over him when he is hanging out in his swing or PNP and shove the pacifier in his mouth or pick him up when he is making his noises. I have to remind her everytime to not intervene unless he is crying. I always breastfeed when we are with them so I have more control. Definitely have some bad habits that I want gone when they start babysitting him while I'm at work.
My ILs always want to wake him up. I understand interactive babies are more fun but he's 2 weeks old! If he's sleeping, he needs to be. Is your LO the first grandchild for your ILs?
Ya I have started doing that especially with my in laws. They never put him down at all and they hold him for hours on end. MIL loves to hover over him when he is hanging out in his swing or PNP and shove the pacifier in his mouth or pick him up when he is making his noises. I have to remind her everytime to not intervene unless he is crying. I always breastfeed when we are with them so I have more control. Definitely have some bad habits that I want gone when they start babysitting him while I'm at work.
My ILs always want to wake him up. I understand interactive babies are more fun but he's 2 weeks old! If he's sleeping, he needs to be. Is your LO the first grandchild for your ILs?
Yes, it's their first grandchild. So I get it, they are excited. But, MIL has some serious control issues and does not listen to anyone. She still tries to control DH's life and we have been together for 6 years and married for 2 years.
Haha my in laws do that too although they only see him once every few weeks so generally I havnt interveined. I just feed him when he gets hungry. 8 they were around more I'd have to lay down some rules.
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