Post by Jalapeñomel on Jan 2, 2014 12:47:04 GMT -5
1. Is it possible to over feed a breastfeed baby? 2. Why does my son keep popping off while breastfeeding, and could this is a contributing factor to his ridiculous amount of gas? 3. I just read that caffeine could cause gas in babies. Anyone know if this is true?
Post by blindyswife on Jan 2, 2014 12:53:41 GMT -5
1) IMO, no. But I'm no expert. I always have read that BF'd babies are great at regulating how much food they need. Sometimes they need more, sometimes they need less. So, when B wants to eat all.the.time. I don't sweat it.
2) Could be that he is at the curious stage, where they pop off the breast to check things out. They get so interested in everything and worried they'll miss something! It could be causing him to swallow more air, I suppose.
Post by countthestars on Jan 2, 2014 13:03:51 GMT -5
1) how long did the Four Month Wakeful last for you? ~2 weeks
2) anyone else's baby have a diaper blow out every damn day? For a little while. We had to size up. I've found Luvs work better for us than Huggies and Pampers.
1. Is it possible to over feed a breastfeed baby? 2. Why does my son keep popping off while breastfeeding, and could this is a contributing factor to his ridiculous amount of gas? 3. I just read that caffeine could cause gas in babies. Anyone know if this is true?
1. Not in my experience. Sometimes during a growth spurt he'd eat too much at a feeding and spit up more.
2. Could be he's noticing things more, or your letdown is a little slow and he's frustrated. Just keep at it. I found that when i held my boob for him it was easier, and if i did compressions at first letdown came faster so he'd stay on.
1. Is it possible to over feed a breastfeed baby? Unlikely. Why do you ask? I'd be uncomfortable recommending anything other than feeding on demand. 2. Why does my son keep popping off while breastfeeding, and could this is a contributing factor to his ridiculous amount of gas? Babies be crazy. Looking back, this is my explanation for almost everything. Also, it could just be curiosity/becoming more social. 3. I just read that caffeine could cause gas in babies. Anyone know if this is true? No clue. I always heard that moderate amounts were supposed to have no effect on baby.
What is the correct response when your toddler has a tantrum?
I don't know what's "correct," but we remove E from the situation and hold him to help him calm down. I try to tell him, "I understand you're upset because you wanted to X, and you couldn't"; basically, acknowledging his feelings without giving in to the tantrum. He usually calms down pretty quickly.
Post by rupertpenny on Jan 2, 2014 13:16:07 GMT -5
Did anyone start solids later than 6 months?
We are doing a big move right around when B turns 6 months old and might be living in a hotel for a week or two and starting solids at the same time sounds like a terrible idea. Will it be awful to wait until 6.5 or 7 months? She is EBF if that matters.
Also, I have about $400 dollars in credit to BuyBuyBaby. What should I buy? (I don't want/need a fancy convertible car seat as we will be carless after the move).
Pincer grasp was... Eight months or so? He said a handful of words with purpose before a year, but has usually abandoned them while learning new ones. Now at fifteen months he has a fair number of words and one phrase ("car go," of all things).
Pincer grasp was... Eight months or so? He said a handful of words with purpose before a year, but has usually abandoned them while learning new ones. Now at fifteen months he has a fair number of words and one phrase ("car go," of all things).
She does pretty well picking up food, it's the release into the mouth she still doesn't quite get. Maybe in another month or so.
DH keeps asking me about vocabulary and I have no idea. I figure she's too focused on trying to stand up and start walking.
Pincer grasp was... Eight months or so? He said a handful of words with purpose before a year, but has usually abandoned them while learning new ones. Now at fifteen months he has a fair number of words and one phrase ("car go," of all things).
She does pretty well picking up food, it's the release into the mouth she still doesn't quite get. Maybe in another month or so.
DH keeps asking me about vocabulary and I have no idea. I figure she's too focused on trying to stand up and start walking.
I notice talking largely went away between Thanksgiving and the week before Christmas, while E was mastering walking. Now he's suddenly picking up words (verbal and signing) like crazy. So yeah, I think they totally focus on one type of skill and set others aside in the meantime.
I remember the same issue with picking up small foods. It did take a while for him to remember to leave the good in his mouth and not keep holding it.
Post by cincodemayo on Jan 2, 2014 13:25:56 GMT -5
ugh diaper blowouts are the worst. We flew through size 2 diapers in only 2-3 weeks because of it.
Why does my baby always go down ok and then wake up 30-40 minutes later, super angry? Am I putting him to bed too early and he treats bedtime like a nap? FWIW I've tried earlier and later. I hope this is a phase. I'm so tired that I just keep bringing him to bed with me after attempts to nurse him again, rock him, walk him around. He's 4 months, so maybe it's part of the 4MW.
rupertpenny I'd probably get some basic clothing in the next couple of sizes with the credit. Is there a certain product you love that you know for sure you can't get where you are moving? If so, maybe stock up on that.
Clothing is an idea. I can't stock up on diapers or anything because it doesn't make sense to move them (international move).
My ideas so far have been either upgrading my pump or stroller. I have a Lansinoh pump which is fine but might not be great when I'm working full time. I also have a b-agile, which is fine, but I'm wondering if I should get something like a Quinny Zapp.
Post by countthestars on Jan 2, 2014 13:28:12 GMT -5
If your kid doesn't like a specific puree, do you freeze the rest and try again at a later date? I know they aren't super expensive, but I feel like we are throwing away a lot of food since you are only supposed to keep them in the fridge for 2 days.
DD is 6 months and doesn't roll either way. Is my pedi going to be concerned? Should I be?
Did you really wait 3 days between new foods? For how long? For every food? At this rate, she won't have tried every possible food until she is 1.
Will my nether regions forget the pain of post partum enough to make me want to be pregnant again one day?
1. Is it possible to over feed a breastfeed baby? 2. Why does my son keep popping off while breastfeeding, and could this is a contributing factor to his ridiculous amount of gas? 3. I just read that caffeine could cause gas in babies. Anyone know if this is true?
1. Yes, although unlikely if actually feeding from the breast. Women with oversupplies, especially if it comes with overactive letdown, can overfeed a baby at the breast. The milk comes in large volume quickly and the baby doesn't register that it's tummy is full until it's too late and is overfull. Bottle fed babies are prone to overfeeding, whether the bottle is full of breast milk or formula.
2. Just at the beginning of the feed? The whole time? And yes, it can contribute. If he's popping off and you have milk spraying everywhere, you have an overactive letdown and guzzling milk contributes to gassiness.
3. Hasn't in my kids, but that doesn't mean it can't happen.
Post by Jalapeñomel on Jan 2, 2014 13:32:02 GMT -5
satsuma good question! Because D is popping off so much, I keep putting him back on the breast. I figured that eventually he'd get full, but I was just curious to know if he'd continue to eat only because I keep shoving my boob in his mouth.
Maybe the nipple shield is really starting to bother him, and that's causing him to pop off? But he won't really eat on the right side unless the shield is on it---he'll sorta just gum it and pull away.
1) how long did the Four Month Wakeful last for you?
2) anyone else's baby have a diaper blow out every damn day?
1) Way too long. Sleep training was the only thing that fixed it.
2) Yes. I sized up and use pampers swaddlers or swaddlers sensitive because I found they absorbed it all faster and locked it in better. Switched back to up&up diapers after starting solids and blowouts settled down.
What is the correct response when your toddler has a tantrum?
I don't know what's "correct," but we remove E from the situation and hold him to help him calm down. I try to tell him, "I understand you're upset because you wanted to X, and you couldn't"; basically, acknowledging his feelings without giving in to the tantrum. He usually calms down pretty quickly.
What is the correct response when your toddler has a tantrum?
Depends on what caused the tantrum. At C's age, it was mostly a tantrum out of frustration caused by having desires and not having enough words to express them. We would respond by holding him and calming him down, and listing options of things or telling him to point until we figured out what it was he wanted.
Now as a 2.5 year old, he throws a tantrum if something is not exactly as he wants it. That results in either ignoring him or a time out, depending on the severity.
(Someone at that breast feeding center with a 3 week old said their kid's bedtime was 7:30?!? Mine sleeps whenever still, seems too early for a set time! She is usually wide awake around 9pm too!)
We started a bedtime routine around 2 weeks, mostly so we each had a "job." She didn't settle into a predictable time until probably 4ish weeks, which was 10:30/11. Then by 6w she was on a pretty normal night schedule and moved bedtime up from there.
1) how long did the Four Month Wakeful last for you?
2) anyone else's baby have a diaper blow out every damn day?
1. We're a week in (I think) and PRAYING it doesn't last more than another week!
2. Everything other day on average, I notice it's when she goes more than 24 hours without a BM. I was contemplating sizing up to 3s, but she's only 13lb?
Yeah Im not sure sizing up would necessarily help us. When she poops, it goes so far up her back she would need a diaper that went to her neck, kwim? So unless the bigger sizes somehow hold the poop in better...?
Am I supposed to be using nursery water when my kid takes formula? I didn't even know this existed until recently and I'm hoping I haven't ruined my kid for life because I'm not.
Is it normal for an almost 12 week old to cry when pooping? The consistency tells me he's not constipated, so is he just figuring out his digestive system?
Does/did anyone else's kid hate naps? E typically only naps for 20/30 minutes at a time and stays up for 2-3 hours. He's generally super happy when awake, if that matters at all.