Baby has been sleeping *almost* through the night the past two nights. Normally she wakes up once MOTN to nurse and then is up for the day between 6 and 6:45, which worked out well for getting ready for work and getting her to the nanny's and to work on time. However, the past two days she has slept all the way until 5:30, and I don't want that to be her wakeup time, so I go in and nurse her and put her back down. Yesterday she slept until 8(!) and today she slept until 7. It hasn't been a problem because she is staying at home this week while the nanny is on vacation. But I wonder, should I be trying to adjust her back to her old schedule for next week when we have to be at the nanny's again, or should I just enjoy this period of extra sleep?
Definitely enjoy the sleep!
I wish I could give M a bottle at 5 and he'll go back to sleep. We're still at 5 am wakeups over here for the rest of my life. Can someone help? LOL
DS woke up at 5am for the first 1 1/2 years. Then he gradually extended it to 6 then 630 then 7. Lately he went back to 630 but I think it's just because LO wakes him up.
What was my point...my point is he won't always wake up that early but he might stay an early riser so he prob won't ever be that kid who just wakes up at 9am
I wish I could give M a bottle at 5 and he'll go back to sleep. We're still at 5 am wakeups over here for the rest of my life. Can someone help? LOL
DS woke up at 5am for the first 1 1/2 years. Then he gradually extended it to 6 then 630 then 7. Lately he went back to 630 but I think it's just because LO wakes him up.
What was my point...my point is he won't always wake up that early but he might stay an early riser so he prob won't ever be that kid who just wakes up at 9am
Well ok, I'll take 6:30 wakeups. Only 9 more months to go!
Any lactation aides you recommend? I've been having lactation cookies but I'm actually getting kind of tired of cookies, and I don't think the extra calories are helping me any. Any one have any luck with any of the supplements or teas?
Post by beersandweirs on Mar 22, 2016 15:16:34 GMT -5
I take fenugreek 3 times a day (when I remember) and drink the tea occasionally. I don't know how much it helps at this point, but I am afraid to stop in case it is actually doing anything.
Post by jillywilly on Mar 22, 2016 16:14:53 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this has been covered, but DS officially has a stomach bug. Threw up Sunday night/wee hours of Monday am. He hasn't eaten much yesterday or today. I keep pushing the sippy cup at him to keep him hydrated, offering bottles and bland food like Cheerios and mum mums, but as long as he's not showing signs of dehydration, we can assume this will pass and he'll be fine, correct?
Baby has been sleeping *almost* through the night the past two nights. Normally she wakes up once MOTN to nurse and then is up for the day between 6 and 6:45, which worked out well for getting ready for work and getting her to the nanny's and to work on time. However, the past two days she has slept all the way until 5:30, and I don't want that to be her wakeup time, so I go in and nurse her and put her back down. Yesterday she slept until 8(!) and today she slept until 7. It hasn't been a problem because she is staying at home this week while the nanny is on vacation. But I wonder, should I be trying to adjust her back to her old schedule for next week when we have to be at the nanny's again, or should I just enjoy this period of extra sleep?
Definitely enjoy the sleep!
I wish I could give M a bottle at 5 and he'll go back to sleep. We're still at 5 am wakeups over here for the rest of my life. Can someone help? LOL
Could you do a dream feed at 4:30 or someone before he wakes up at 5 in order to break the cycle. I know my LO gets into sleep routines where he consistently wakes at a certain time and if we change something up he will break his routine. Hopefully that makes a little sense.
I wish I could give M a bottle at 5 and he'll go back to sleep. We're still at 5 am wakeups over here for the rest of my life. Can someone help? LOL
Could you do a dream feed at 4:30 or someone before he wakes up at 5 in order to break the cycle. I know my LO gets into sleep routines where he consistently wakes at a certain time and if we change something up he will break his routine. Hopefully that makes a little sense.
littlemissgrump, do you think that would help? My H is so against any sort of feeding at night ever since we weaned him off night feedings around 5-6 months b/c he says he doesn't like the idea. Doesn't help, I know.
I'm not sure if this has been covered, but DS officially has a stomach bug. Threw up Sunday night/wee hours of Monday am. He hasn't eaten much yesterday or today. I keep pushing the sippy cup at him to keep him hydrated, offering bottles and bland food like Cheerios and mum mums, but as long as he's not showing signs of dehydration, we can assume this will pass and he'll be fine, correct?
just count those wet diapers. My dr said we could offer small amount of pedialite (sp?).
Could you do a dream feed at 4:30 or someone before he wakes up at 5 in order to break the cycle. I know my LO gets into sleep routines where he consistently wakes at a certain time and if we change something up he will break his routine. Hopefully that makes a little sense.
littlemissgrump, do you think that would help? My H is so against any sort of feeding at night ever since we weaned him off night feedings around 5-6 months b/c he says he doesn't like the idea. Doesn't help, I know.
I don't think you'd have to do it for more than a couple days to break the cycle. If he's getting up at 5 to eat anyway and then staying up, hopefully if you're able to feed him while he's asleep, he will stay asleep (mostly) and sleep through until a later wake up time.
Anyone else dealing with bad temper tantrums/back arching? It seems like the last month, they're intense & usually provoked by being dressed/undressed or at diaper changes. I wasnt anticipating them so early on.
How do you deal with them? We sternly say no & try to make sure he's not in a position where he can hurt himself when he arches his back, but surely they can't understand too much at this age?
We're definitely dealing with this as well. On top of the arching we have this high pitched scream that accompanies the tantrum too. It's really awful. We say no and then will either put her on the floor or in the middle of our bed (safe places where she can't get hurt) and then ignore (while keeping an eye on her) until she's done. I thought they were way too young for this, but apparently not.
Anyone else dealing with bad temper tantrums/back arching? It seems like the last month, they're intense & usually provoked by being dressed/undressed or at diaper changes. I wasnt anticipating them so early on.
How do you deal with them? We sternly say no & try to make sure he's not in a position where he can hurt himself when he arches his back, but surely they can't understand too much at this age?
YES. I mentioned this in the "my kid isn't" thread, but DS acts like he's being tortured when we change him about 75% of the time. Right now we just try to deflect as much as possible, try to calm him down with toys/wipes/whatever distraction is available, and just keep talking to him calmly. He's also starting to protest a lot harder now that he's mobile if we take him away from something dangerous. When he goes for something he shouldn't (cords, outlets, etc), we tell him "no" and move him away. If he cries/protests, we just tell him "you're ok," try to distract him by showing him a toy, but otherwise just mostly ignore him until he calms down, which thankfully, still happens pretty quickly.
Like you said, I think they're still really to young to understand "discipline," they mostly just know they're pissed because they're getting their diaper changed. So I think it's just getting through it and trying as much as possible to not encourage/reinforce the behavior.
Anyone else dealing with bad temper tantrums/back arching? It seems like the last month, they're intense & usually provoked by being dressed/undressed or at diaper changes. I wasnt anticipating them so early on.
How do you deal with them? We sternly say no & try to make sure he's not in a position where he can hurt himself when he arches his back, but surely they can't understand too much at this age?
Absolutely! DD is so freaking dramatic....a lot of times it happens if someone else tries to hold her while I'm in the room, but also for telling her "no" or trying not to changer her diaper- it's back arching/crying/yelling, the works. She's absolutely ridiculous! I tell her no and then will usually end up putting her in her crib/on the floor until she's done. It's so crazy that they have this much attitude already, but I try to remind myself that this is her only way of communicating.
Post by billyhorrible on Mar 30, 2016 8:32:15 GMT -5
I don't use "no" for tantrums. I'm a little crazy hippy mom when it comes to the word no. I try not to overuse it, so it retains meaning and force. Plus, at this point they don't have a lot of tools to express themselves, so there aren't alternative behaviors you can suggest.
So when he has a tantrum (and boy does he have them) I tell him that in sorry he's upset but (cords aren't safe, he can't play with glass bottles, that's my spoon) then distract and redirect.
Anyone else dealing with bad temper tantrums/back arching? It seems like the last month, they're intense & usually provoked by being dressed/undressed or at diaper changes. I wasnt anticipating them so early on.
How do you deal with them? We sternly say no & try to make sure he's not in a position where he can hurt himself when he arches his back, but surely they can't understand too much at this age?
Yes!! All of a sudden! Mostly at diaper changes... It just started the other day.
Anyone else dealing with bad temper tantrums/back arching? It seems like the last month, they're intense & usually provoked by being dressed/undressed or at diaper changes. I wasnt anticipating them so early on.
How do you deal with them? We sternly say no & try to make sure he's not in a position where he can hurt himself when he arches his back, but surely they can't understand too much at this age?
YES. I mentioned this in the "my kid isn't" thread, but DS acts like he's being tortured when we change him about 75% of the time. Right now we just try to deflect as much as possible, try to calm him down with toys/wipes/whatever distraction is available, and just keep talking to him calmly. He's also starting to protest a lot harder now that he's mobile if we take him away from something dangerous. When he goes for something he shouldn't (cords, outlets, etc), we tell him "no" and move him away. If he cries/protests, we just tell him "you're ok," try to distract him by showing him a toy, but otherwise just mostly ignore him until he calms down, which thankfully, still happens pretty quickly.
Like you said, I think they're still really to young to understand "discipline," they mostly just know they're pissed because they're getting their diaper changed. So I think it's just getting through it and trying as much as possible to not encourage/reinforce the behavior.
Haha, we tell baby "no" and then "you're okay" all the time when she is whining or mad about something.
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