DD had her 2 month shots yesterday (a week early since we're traveling internationally next week) and OMG, my poor baby. She LOST it last night and screamed more intensely than she ever has. It even rattled DS, who started crying too because he was scared. Ugh. She eventually settled with some Tylenol and skin to skin, but it was a rough night.
DDs are Friday and I am not looking forward to it! I hope she is feeling better soon!
I won’t comment on the obvious, but where I live, they don’t go on your insurance. They said the reason it doesn’t is because it can’t be proven that it was you driving, since the picture taken shows the back of the vehicle and you can’t see the driver.
Last night DD slept a total of 4 hours and 23 min. I moved her into her crib tonight, and she is eating now, after a 3 hour and 40 min stretch! Almost more in one go than the entire night before. I only hope now she falls back to sleep relatively quickly.
turbo - thank you! I will try some of these for sure. I read about how long they should be awake because they get over tired easily, she just doesn’t go back to sleep very easily and hates being swaddled. She will cry until she can get her arms free. Hopefully though this is short lived and some of your tips will help 😊
hamster I hope he finally ate and you got some more sleep!
H got up with DD at 1:30 (she finally fell asleep at 12:45) and I took over for him at 4:45. She didn’t fall asleep until 6. How do you not fall asleep kid? Are you not exhausted? She started to wake up at 8:30, but I held her and she slept another hour. I think there will be naps today, and hopefully DD takes some too! Ha!
latte, refresh my memory - did you go full term (40w) with your DD? If not, you could also be going through her first developmental leap and that could account for both the fussiness and the short naps - do you have the Wonder weeks app on your phone? I think it can be so helpful, especially for first time parents, because it can give reasons for why the baby is fussy and reminds you it’s not forever. It might be worth the $3 for you to download it?
I didn’t, she was born at 38w 4d. I do have that and it says her next leap is in about 7 days. So, I don’t know. Hopefully it doesn’t last much longer!
It's only 830 but I'm cramming food in in hopes of a good sleep when it eventually comes.
We are also going on 5 hours here. It’s almost 11:30 and she doesn’t appear to be the least bit interested in sleep. She is currently sitting in her swing quietly so I am not complaining- she could be screaming.
The last few days have been pretty rough. She has been scream crying, and we don’t know why. We thought it was gas, but I’m not so sure. She was given medicine for reflux at her 6 week check up last week and we will see how she does over the course of a month. I don’t know if it’s helping. I had thought it was, but then this crying started. I don’t know if she is having trouble with her formula or what? She is on hypoallergenic formula, so I don’t know what it could be.
Her sleep in the day time is so terrible. Yesterday her longest nap was 1 hour, but most were around 30-40 min and she only had 5 of them, the rest of the time she was miserable. She sleeps somewhat ok at night time, her first chunk being the longest and then each time after gets shorter and shorter. A few weeks ago, she was getting ready to eat again around 10:30, and H said he was going to sleep and I broke down crying. I was dreading the night. He took that feed and the next day rearranged his schedule so he can take the last wake up and he lets me sleep until at least 8:30. He works at home 60% of the time, so he can also take her every so often in the day. I am so lucky I have him, but I am still so tired. And because her naps are so short, there is no sleeping when she sleeps. I feel like I have failed her already as far as her sleep goes and I have no idea if we will ever see a night that she sleeps through. She stayed at my parents overnight when she was 5 weeks and it was nice! She will definitely be having an overnight again soon.
My in laws stress me out so much. I am growing to hate them, which isn’t good. And now my SIL tells us that they are planning a family trip to Mexico in January for MILs birthday and the in-laws Anniversary. Well we are going to try to have a baby pretty soon because we are getting older and DD is an IVF baby, so I am sure there will be trouble again. I don’t want to go to Mexico because of Zika (I checked with our fertility clinic and they said to avoid it) and I don’t want to take DD who won’t be able to have all her vaccinations yet. I am sure some people think this is over the top, but, no thank you. Plus, the fact it’s with the in laws, also makes me angry already. I know it will be a huge fight, but I don’t care. I told MH that the clinic said don’t go, and I will leave it until it comes up again. Ugh. That family is my biggest stress.
I also got my first post partum period. At least that’s what I think it is, but I am questioning it since it has been so light! There has been a couple days of spotting basically, a couple with clots, and only one day was what I’d consider a period. Everyone has always told me the first period is awful, so I don’t know if this is it or not.
DD has not been sleeping well in the day lately, an hour at a time if I am lucky and awake for long periods in between. Usually at least she goes down for her first chunk of night sleep relatively easy, but tonight is a struggle. She has been changed, fed and isn’t fussy, she’s just wide awake. I had her almost asleep, and then her eyes popped open and there has been no sign of sleep since. For some unknown reason, I really didn’t think I would have this bad of a sleeper and it only seems to be getting worse as time goes on. 😢 I feel like I am failing her by not having a clue how to fix it or help her.
DD had gotten better with her gas and Friday night she slept in 2 4 hour chunks. It was so nice. Yesterday, her gas was back and she cried so much of the day and then last night she was up every 1-2 hours. I’m exhausted. Those 4 hour chunks were so nice, I’d love to see those more often.
Suggestions for an EFF baby struggling with gas? We already: -use dr Browns w/ 0-3 month nipples -hydrolyzed protein and reduced lactose formula -hold up for 10 min after eating -try to burp halfway through and after eating -bicycle his legs several times a day He takes about 20 minutes - 30 minutes to drink 3-4 ounces so idk if going to a slower flow preemie nipple would help?
I really don’t have any tips, just commiseration. DD is EFF too and we have used both gripe water and gas relief drops, but there were still some pretty bad moments. I started a baby massage class this week to see if it could help at all. At almost 7 weeks, it is finally easing up. I hope it starts to ease up soon for you too.
My strings disappeared into my uterus but an ultrasound showed it was still in place. My OB was able to reach it and get it out, so I didn’t need a surgical removal.
mbcdefg I am glad you are all ok! It’s really odd to me the driver/passenger in the other vehicle.
I haven’t been in an accident myself with a car seat, but I know where I am (Canada not NJ) the insurance companies have to have a check sent out within 24 hours to replace the car seat. I would be tempted to buy a new one and submit a receipt. Hopefully someone else has had experience and give more insight.
I took DD to the doctor today for her 6 week check up. She has an umbilical hernia, so If it doesn’t fix itself, she will need to have it surgically fixed later. Does anyone have any experience with that?
She also got a prescription for heartburn medication to see if they helps her crying. Fingers crossed! It sucks seeing her so miserable.
I feel like this baby will never sleep longer than 3 hours. She woke up yesterday at 4:45, and didn’t go back to sleep for 3 hours and then she napped for only 40 minutes at a time. Tonight, she is only sleeping for 2 hours at a time. It’s exhausting and I really thought by 6 weeks she would be eating more and sleeping longer. Clearly I know nothing.
latte increased gas happened to Ds3 when he started probiotics too. He seemed uncomfortable so the pedi recommended we do half a dose of the probiotics and go up to the full dose over a few days to give his system time to adjust.
That’s a great idea. Thank you! I feel so bad because she is clearly in pain. I will give it a whirl.
woowoo what kind of probiotics are you using? We just switched the type we were using to biogaia probiotics and she has been even more gassy than usual. It’s only been 2 days, so I don’t know if that’s the cause or what, but we will keep going for a while to see if it changes anything.
I’ve only had 90 min total sleep tonight and no one can give me a nap tomorrow 😢 at least big kids are at grandmas until dinner tomorrow and tomorrow is night nanny night.
hopefully Ds3 does some kind of a stretch soon
That’s brutal. I hope when you finally do get a nap, it’s a quality sleep. My baby has gone for 3-4 hour stretch’s to around 2, and when she is sleeping she is so loud! I am exhausted and hope she flips back soon.
hamster The gas is out of control here sometimes and I also don’t know what is normal. Tonight was particularly bad, and I feel awful because she just cries and farts in a continuous cycle. The only time she will stop is if we take her in the shower, but once she is out, it starts again. We have been using gas drops, but I don’t know how much they are helping. We switched her formula early last week and she did better at first, but the gas seems to have crept back in, so I don’t know what to do at this point. Hopefully it passes soon.