moleymole, I wouldn't take her in unless she seems to be in pain or not gaining weight/eating well. Major props to you for giving up coffee! I think I might die of exhaustion without my morning and afternoon cup.
Is she spitting up? Are hiccups and wanting to be held while sleeping the only symptoms?
Hiccups are pretty common thing with babies. I think the main reasons they get them are because they have a full tummy or because they took in too much air while feeding. I guess I don't correlate hiccups with reflux.
Based on those two symptoms I wouldn't be bringing my LO in. Sounds like just normal baby stuff
ETA: I didn't see all the other responses on the next page when I wrote this. Glad to see the spitting up has been eliminated with the removal of coffee.
She still spits up, but it is much more in the range of normal baby stuff. She's had a few shirt soaking this week. One in the car, of course, when we can do nothing for her. Other than that, she's gassy. Grunty when it's trapped farts, screamy when it's a burp. She chokes while nursing even in some of the laid back positions. (But less than the first weeks).
My son had these issues because of his tongue lip tie. If your breastfeeding dairy elimination could help.
I am getting more migraines now. Caffeine helped yesterday. I am sensitive to caffeine so it was harder for me to fall asleep. Also, S really struggled with bedtime. I wonder if the caffeine passed to him. My evening, night and morning has been: put down, wake up, paci, wake up, comfort nurse, put down, wake up, paci, wake up, comfort nurse. He was overtired and resisting sleep. He finally zonked out in bed with me at 9. He flipped to his belly and I am nervous leaving him like that or trying to move him. I feel exhausted, but he is sleeping so well right now.
I don't understand. Aside from a couple of 20 minute naps, this kid has been awake for TEN hours!! Wtf! And he is still wide awake!
THIS. I about lost my mind today! My DD woke up around 9:30 and aside from 3 15/20 minute naps she was up until about 9:30 tonight! It was unreal. She wasn't even upset unless she was hungry. I totally feel you!
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Post by craftcrazymama on May 27, 2016 6:39:13 GMT -5
Thought we were having an 'early' night with LO falling asleep at 11.20pm and going into his bed no issues. Then DD wakes up screaming, it wakes LO up and now DH, LO and I are all up again. DD, on the other hand, was fast asleep again within minutes.
I feel bad for H. He offered to take him last night since he was walking up frequently. He screamed his head off. I told him to swaddle him. Still screaming. I go to the living room, pick him up and he falls asleep two seconds later and sleeps soundly. He tries. But can't I just catch a break with the soothing. I feel like I can't leave S with anyone of he will cry the entire time.
Honestly I think they just love and are comforted by our "mommy scent." If he starts fussing with someone else, he is usually instantly calm when he is back in my arms.
Well DS being up so much yesterday exhausted him. He finally fell asleep in the swing around 10:30. So I brought him to our room and put him in the PnP. I woke at 3:30 and my right boob was majorly engorged, so I got up to pump. DS woke at 4:00 so I just have him some of the pumped milk, and he slept again til 6:30. DH took him to snuggle a bit, then changed him, and then I nursed him back to sleep.
DH is out of town on business and after Wednesday night I begged my mom to come over and help me in the motn so I could sleep finally and of course he had an amazing nights sleep. From 8-12:30 back to sleep by 1:00 and woke up at 7:00. My mom thinks I'm a crazy liar about my nights now.
I feel bad for H. He offered to take him last night since he was walking up frequently. He screamed his head off. I told him to swaddle him. Still screaming. I go to the living room, pick him up and he falls asleep two seconds later and sleeps soundly. He tries. But can't I just catch a break with the soothing. I feel like I can't leave S with anyone of he will cry the entire time.
This happens to us too. I have given up on asking H to do anything. I think part of it is MH is just so tense. He still is scared he will break S and it doesn't help that H is easily frustrated so when S doesn't do what he wants/expects he stomps around and thinks S can cio...which I am constantly telling him he is too young for. The last straw was when S was screaming his head off and I walk into S's room with H standing over S in the crib rubbing S's belly and shushing in his face. Clearly not a winning strategy, but H has no idea what to do sometimes.
I have to keep reminding myself that he's got good intentions.
I was so proud of myself last night - DS woke up around 3am and I was able to change, feed, swaddle, and rock him back to sleep pretty easily and without waking MH! I put him in the rnp and he was sound asleep. As soon as I lay down and am almost asleep, this happened:
Btw- I posted the above picture on Facebook, and a couple people started commenting about how I shouldn't swaddle with arms in because of risk of SIDS. I told them that my pediatrician actually recommended it until about 3-4 months as long as you put them on their back. I really hate how everyone thinks they're an expert... Like thanks for basically telling me I'm doing it wrong and am going to kill my baby. It's not like I don't have anxiety about that already!
renbee noooo! I hate the spit up so much. It always happens after a smooth transition to sleep! At least LO looks cute!
Also, I don't post hardly any pictures in fb for that very reason. I would have to unfriend way too many people for their ignorant and judgey comments.
I feel bad for H. He offered to take him last night since he was walking up frequently. He screamed his head off. I told him to swaddle him. Still screaming. I go to the living room, pick him up and he falls asleep two seconds later and sleeps soundly. He tries. But can't I just catch a break with the soothing. I feel like I can't leave S with anyone of he will cry the entire time.
This happens to us too. I have given up on asking H to do anything. I think part of it is MH is just so tense. He still is scared he will break S and it doesn't help that H is easily frustrated so when S doesn't do what he wants/expects he stomps around and thinks S can cio...which I am constantly telling him he is too young for. The last straw was when S was screaming his head off and I walk into S's room with H standing over S in the crib rubbing S's belly and shushing in his face. Clearly not a winning strategy, but H has no idea what to do sometimes.
I have to keep reminding myself that he's got good intentions.
At least he was trying then? To be fair, that is a soothing technique that works for us at times. The loud shushing in the ear is recommended by the happiest baby guy. And we often try patting her belly to calm her down first before picking her up. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
This happens to us too. I have given up on asking H to do anything. I think part of it is MH is just so tense. He still is scared he will break S and it doesn't help that H is easily frustrated so when S doesn't do what he wants/expects he stomps around and thinks S can cio...which I am constantly telling him he is too young for. The last straw was when S was screaming his head off and I walk into S's room with H standing over S in the crib rubbing S's belly and shushing in his face. Clearly not a winning strategy, but H has no idea what to do sometimes.
I have to keep reminding myself that he's got good intentions.
At least he was trying then? To be fair, that is a soothing technique that works for us at times. The loud shushing in the ear is recommended by the happiest baby guy. And we often try patting her belly to calm her down first before picking her up. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
True he tries. I don't fault him for trying. But at 2:30 in the morning it's not a time to try something that has never worked for our baby. S doesn't really respond to shushing most of the time so it was frustrating that that was his last resort. Also, he's a gassy baby who hates being on his back at night so putting him on his back to calm him was a bad idea, and he knows this.
ETA I don't want to sound like I don't appreciate H trying things. I know that he is trying to figure out what works with him and he has limited experience with babies. But my point was at this point it's just easier for me to do it than ask for his help motn.
buttercup Oh I don't know what I am doing a lot of times. It's all trial and error to see what he likes/doesn't like. I guess I just feel like motn is when I want to do things I know will work to get back to sleep as soon as I can!
Post by numbersgirl08 on May 27, 2016 21:33:00 GMT -5
ashlee I didn't realize it was motn. Haha -- it wasn't that long ago I was just saying I like to handle motnwakings by myself because I don't trust H to do it right! So I totally get you.
I can't sleep. DH took the PnP up north because we will be joining him in the morning, and I didn't want to pack it up. So DS is sleeping in the swing. Fine for naps when I can watch him, but I don't like using it at night because his head falls over. That can't be good for his neck. I used a blanket to help keep him propped up, but now I'm freaked out that he will turn his face into it and suffocate.
I was so proud of myself last night - DS woke up around 3am and I was able to change, feed, swaddle, and rock him back to sleep pretty easily and without waking MH! I put him in the rnp and he was sound asleep. As soon as I lay down and am almost asleep, this happened:
Btw- I posted the above picture on Facebook, and a couple people started commenting about how I shouldn't swaddle with arms in because of risk of SIDS. I told them that my pediatrician actually recommended it until about 3-4 months as long as you put them on their back. I really hate how everyone thinks they're an expert... Like thanks for basically telling me I'm doing it wrong and am going to kill my baby. It's not like I don't have anxiety about that already!
People always have an opinion, especially about babies. People should just shut up!
It just took ry 15 min to latch ... I felt bad getting frustrated but have we not done this boob thing like a thousand times a day. He is like crying everytime I pulled back but he wasn't latching at all. Idk what was going on.
It just took ry 15 min to latch ... I felt bad getting frustrated but have we not done this boob thing like a thousand times a day. He is like crying everytime I pulled back but he wasn't latching at all. Idk what was going on.
Does he take a bottle yet? Might be nipple preference/confusion. Lo takes a bottle a couple times a week at night And I've noticed that the day after she gets so frustrated and upset at the breast. Pops off a lot, some trouble latching, and even cries afterward. I'm still debating whether it's the bottles fault or not. I hope not tho! I don't want to give up that extra sleep!
rubykitten & adelbert I didn't even think of those as the reason but makes perfect sense ... we had a super busy day yesterday and were out a lot and my mom had given him a bottle the feeding before. I just couldn't understand why he was all of a sudden not latching but it makes sense!
rubykitten & adelbert I didn't even think of those as the reason but makes perfect sense ... we had a super busy day yesterday and were out a lot and my mom had given him a bottle the feeding before. I just couldn't understand why he was all of a sudden not latching but it makes sense!
It sort of dawned on me yesterday that it might be the bottle. I stumbled on an article about nipple preference and it sounded just like her. And she always does better when she hasn't had a bottle in a couple days. Apparently one bottle can throw some babies off the breast for weeks! They find the bottle so much easier and they get pissed off/forget how to suck correctly
Btw- I posted the above picture on Facebook, and a couple people started commenting about how I shouldn't swaddle with arms in because of risk of SIDS. I told them that my pediatrician actually recommended it until about 3-4 months as long as you put them on their back. I really hate how everyone thinks they're an expert... Like thanks for basically telling me I'm doing it wrong and am going to kill my baby. It's not like I don't have anxiety about that already!
I'm confused! Isn't it normal to swaddle with arms in? Like isn't that the definition of swaddling? Neither of my kids have tolerated having their arms in so I'm jealous!
That's how it's been done for a very long time. We were told at the hospital to swaddle arms out, as it has apparently reduced the risk of SIDS. We have tried swaddling DS with arms in a few times anyway, but he wouldn't tolerate it. Screamed his head off. So we went back to arms out.
Post by craftcrazymama on May 29, 2016 20:32:10 GMT -5
Do those who started swaddling part way in think it improved sleep times? And at what age did you start?
We swaddled DD and she definitely did better with it, although I can't recall if it lengthened her sleep times, she was just more settled going to bed and during sleep (less random wakes and cry outs).
I swaddled LO a couple of times but he seemed to hate it. But I'm wondering if I might try again to get a better sleep cycle out of him? He's only 3 weeks old though so 1.5 hour is probably pretty usual still at this point. He sleeps fine when he is asleep, just not for very long.
craftcrazymama swaddling generally helps babies feel like they are cozy in the womb, and help with the startling so they don't wake themselves. We swaddle arms out because that's how we were told to do it, and DS hates arms in anyway. Though arms in would be more effective for the startling.
My poor little buddy keeps waking up, but wouldn't really nurse. I got him changed and swaddled and ready to try nursing when he had a humongous poop! It looked a bit more watery to me, and slightly green. Can babies get diarrhea? No wonder he kept waking, his tummy probably hurt. Hopefully he feels better after pooping so much.
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