1. We transitioned to cribs and they are still swaddled. When I got up to feed them they both had wiggled their way down so their feet were almost to the other end. We have one side elevated and I don't think its too steep. Do some babies just move that much? I wouldn't care except I couldn't see DD on the monitor bc she was too far down.
2. DD likes to suck her hands. Will she eventually stop? I'd like to not swaddle but I know she'll wake up and suck her hands. Idk why it bothers me so much.
3. Any tips on nap time in cribs? Over night they go down easy. Naps they faught yesterday. They're 5 mos old so I can't just leave them there to cio.
1. We transitioned to cribs and they are still swaddled. When I got up to feed them they both had wiggled their way down so their feet were almost to the other end. We have one side elevated and I don't think its too steep. Do some babies just move that much? I wouldn't care except I couldn't see DD on the monitor bc she was too far down.
2. DD likes to suck her hands. Will she eventually stop? I'd like to not swaddle but I know she'll wake up and suck her hands. Idk why it bothers me so much.
3. Any tips on nap time in cribs? Over night they go down easy. Naps they faught yesterday. They're 5 mos old so I can't just leave them there to cio.
1.) at 5 months old DS was a crazy crib wriggler. He ended up all over the place.
2.) we transitioned from a swaddle to a sleep sack at 6 months b/c he started rolling in the swaddle. So I think your swaddling days are dwindling. I think sucking hands is fine, why does it bother you? She's self- soothing, which is GREAT.
3.) 5 month olds are shitty nappers no matter where they sleep IMHO. I considered a 45 min crib nap as a good one. I think that's normal.
Post by whiskeyandwine on Mar 8, 2015 8:28:42 GMT -5
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
When I arrive to pick up my 8 month old from the babysitter's, he almost always just stares at me blandly like "Oh. You." Usually after a minute or two he starts smiling and seeming pleased / excited.
Why would that be? Does it take him that long to recognize me? Or to realize I was gone but am now back? Maybe he's just not that into me?
My kid's poop has moved from yellow/orange and seedy to almost army green and thicker. I haven't changed my pumping, but is my milk off balance?
I'm glad you asked this. I freaked out the other day that DS must have gotten formula at daycare because of the change in texture. DH had gotten the poopy diapers in the week or so preceding and said this was the new normal. I wondered if he was just really unobservant... He of course thought I was nuts. They have continued this way, although back to bright yellow.
I thought for sure my kid was going to be a thumb sucker with the amount he sucked on his hands at that age. Now at 9 months he still does it some but not like he used to. I think it's the only activity they can really do by themselves when they are real little but eventually they find other ways to soothe or entertain themselves.
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
No. I read nursing mother's companion and that's all I needed.
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
I EP but didn't take one. I got more help on here and from the LC at the hospital.
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
Yes we did and I did find it helpful. It was free offered by s local hospital. It was good to hear the info from another perspective and have it fresh in our minds.
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
Yes we did and I did find it helpful. It was free offered by s local hospital. It was good to hear the info from another perspective and have it fresh in our minds.
mannah - our hospital charges $100 for the class. I'm thinking about skipping it...That seems like a lot of money, when my pedi's office has an LC and free services for the first 6 months. Right?
At what point do you no longer have to invite siblings to a birthday party? DD is turning 4 in June, and we are having a tea party at our house for 7-8 girls. Can I just address the invitation to the girl she's friends with and not the whole family and older/younger brothers?
I don't really care if they all come, but it is decidedly girly event, and I'd rather not do another set of favors and gender neutral activities for the boys. That's OK, right?
Yes we did and I did find it helpful. It was free offered by s local hospital. It was good to hear the info from another perspective and have it fresh in our minds.
mannah - our hospital charges $100 for the class. I'm thinking about skipping it...That seems like a lot of money, when my pedi's office has an LC and free services for the first 6 months. Right?
$100 is a lot. Before the baby is here, I don't know what you can learn in a class that you can't learn just as easily from a book or the internet.
linz DD is a crib wiggler too; I just moved the camera back so I have a wider view on the monitor. She also sucks her hands constantly; I'm not sure why that bothers you? She's the same age as your DD so I can't say if she'll outgrow it but I assume she will; I mean I've seen lots of babies suck their hands but no 5-year-olds.
Post by bluelikejazz on Mar 8, 2015 9:38:22 GMT -5
whiskeyandwine I would not take a class for $100. Ours was $85 so I skipped it too. The LC at our hospital did a free consult while we were there, and it was way more helpful than I think a class could have been.
I did take a BF class, but mine was free because my aunt was the IBCLC teaching it. I didn't gain much from it that I hadn't already read elsewhere, but it was good for MH. I wouldn't pay $100 for it though.
Post by cricketwife on Mar 8, 2015 10:06:41 GMT -5
whiskeyandwine, I 'll offer a different perspective. I didn't take the class because it was about $100 also, I think. I asked on here and got the answers that you are getting... Baby is not here, just read a book, see the LC once born, etc, I think these are the "right" answers. I think they are unlikely to show you the holy grail of BFing in those classes. But, if you have trouble BFing, will you feel guilty that you didn't take the class? I had a terrible, terrible time BFing, multiple consults with the LC, and I always felt guilty that I "hadn't done everything" and " I should have taken the class." Logical me knows it would not have made a difference. Mom-guilt me feels like why didn't I do something that really had no downside?
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
I didn't and don't feel it was necessary. I did read up on it beforehand. The hospital LC was fantastic as were all of my nurses. I wasn't shy about basically asking every person who came in my room for help and tips on breast feeding.
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
Yes and it was helpful. It was an intense private class and DH got a ton out of it.
Post by bananapancakes on Mar 8, 2015 10:26:36 GMT -5
linz, L wouldn't sleep in the crib for naps until around 8 months. All naps were in the FP newborn to toddler rocker. He went down fine at night in the crib but when I tried during the day, it was like I was putting him down on a bed of nails or something.
whiskeyandwine, I did one and found it helpful but mine was free through the health department. If you don't do one, make sure you watch done videos demonstrating different positions, correct latch, and what it looks and sounds like when a baby is nursing properly. That is stuff you can't find in a book.
namasteak, we have the Sili Squeeze and it works quite well.
Post by chickadee77 on Mar 8, 2015 10:48:45 GMT -5
Gah. My solids saga continues.
How do I teach L to chew? She gets food into her mouth and lets it sit on her tongue, which then causes her to gag and sometimes puke. Is this something that will just come in time? I make sure she sees me chewing, and she makes the motion without food in her mouth. I've tried "sharing," too, so she watches me eat something, chew, swallow, then I give her some, and puke. Sigh.
Did you take a BF class before your baby was born? If so, was it helpful?
linz - I don't think I'd mess w/ the hand sucking thing. I bet she'll outgrow it when she's ready, but right now it's probably just comforting. I'm not help on the other stuff.
We took 2. It was not especially helpful because I had issues with latch and because of complications they had me pump from day 1 which I didn't expect.
I would recommend taking one though. Just know you may need additional assistance.