We rock VCB to sleep in his bassinet. He sleeps great. Do we need to wean him off of this soon, so that the transition to a full crib isn't a total disaster? Or can we go with it until he starts rolling?
Please don't eff with something that works just in case of the future.
If I'm just running downstairs to let the dogs out the back door, do I need to bundle up the baby and take him with me? We live in an apartment so I would be actually leaving our apartment and hanging out the back door while the dogs pee. Should I take him if he's awake but leave him if he's asleep?
Is it ok to store a stroller in a car in the winter? I don't see why it wouldn't be since car seats stay out in the car but I'm wondering if I'm overlooking something? It gets pretty cold here(18*F today, supposed to be 1*F on Sunday).
We rock VCB to sleep in his bassinet. He sleeps great. Do we need to wean him off of this soon, so that the transition to a full crib isn't a total disaster? Or can we go with it until he starts rolling?
Please don't eff with something that works just in case of the future.
Believe me I do not want to!!! If there's no guarantee that ditching the rocking will make things easier, I don't think we will.
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.
HJ's been popping off more the last few days. I think she's just becoming more interested in things so I haven't really worried about it. I give her 15-20 seconds and put her back on which seems to work.
DD is 6 months and doesn't roll either way. Is my pedi going to be concerned? Should I be?
My DS is also 6 months and doesn't roll. He had done it a handful of times when he was 4.5 months, but seems to have no interest. He also has rolled over while flailing around in his crib, but it does not seem to be intentional. He is sitting up unassisted for pretty long periods of time at this point, so I think that counts as correct gross motor development, right?
(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 routine once her umbilical cord fell off just to get it familiar for all of us. She's 8 weeks now and we start it around 7:30 every night, but that's starting with bath time and goes into reading a book, a quick baby massage, and nursing/rocking. She's usually asleep by 8:30-9:30 at this point.
DD sleeps with the light on in her room every night because she learned to be afraid of the dark from those stupid TV shows designed to dispel the fear of the dark. Am I ruining her?
For those that BF past a year what do you do if you're not there for bedtime? Do you give a bottle/cup of BM? Do you pump in place of the missed feeding?
For those that BF past a year what do you do if you're not there for bedtime? Do you give a bottle/cup of BM? Do you pump in place of the missed feeding?
Good question. (I have yet to miss bedtime, and I'll admit the idea makes me nervous.)
(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!)
I started playing around with bedtime and a routine at bedtime at maybe 8 weeks? After a few weeks I was able to figure out what approximate time to start the bedtime routine seemed to work the best for him.
If I'm just running downstairs to let the dogs out the back door, do I need to bundle up the baby and take him with me? We live in an apartment so I would be actually leaving our apartment and hanging out the back door while the dogs pee. Should I take him if he's awake but leave him if he's asleep?
Is it ok to store a stroller in a car in the winter? I don't see why it wouldn't be since car seats stay out in the car but I'm wondering if I'm overlooking something? It gets pretty cold here(18*F today, supposed to be 1*F on Sunday).
We also live in an apartment with a dog. G is only 12 weeks old so right now she's not mobile. I try to take the dog out when she naps and I bring the monitor with me in case she starts crying. I also don't go anywhere that I can't see the front door. If she's awake and the dog really needs to go to the bathroom I'll put her in her swing or her crib and turn some music on just to occupy her while I run outside.
For those that BF past a year what do you do if you're not there for bedtime? Do you give a bottle/cup of BM? Do you pump in place of the missed feeding?
Good question. (I have yet to miss bedtime, and I'll admit the idea makes me nervous.)
Right there with you. I have brought up continuing to BF with DH and this was one of the things he asked.
How do I tell the difference between normal 1st tri bone-crushing exhaustion and worrisome 1st tri bone-crushing exhaustion? I sent DD off to school today at 8, then went back to bed until 10. Woke up, did some laundry, made lunch, read and picked up DD at school and took her to dance class. Got home around 5:30 and had to take another nap from 6-7pm before having enough energy to make dinner.
What time did your 3 month old go to bed? G's been falling asleep around 7 but then wakes up around 10 for another bottle which will usually get her thru til 4 am or so. Should I be doing some kind of set bed time routine with her? What's your bedtime routine? I feel like a slacker
What time did your 3 month old go to bed? G's been falling asleep around 7 but then wakes up around 10 for another bottle which will usually get her thru til 4 am or so. Should I be doing some kind of set bed time routine with her? What's your bedtime routine? I feel like a slacker
This was about us at 3 months. Once she started daycare, bedtime moved solidly to 7 very quickly. Then 1-2 MOTN wake ups (and still at 7 months old )
At 3 months we did bath (2-3 times a week), pajamas, sleepsack, one or two books, turn on white noise, bottle, crib. I've heard it's not so much what you do but that it's the same consistent order.
When can I give DD raisins? For some reason I feel like I read or heard somewhere that they can't have them for awhile but maybe I'm confusing them for something else.
How do I tell the difference between normal 1st tri bone-crushing exhaustion and worrisome 1st tri bone-crushing exhaustion? I sent DD off to school today at 8, then went back to bed until 10. Woke up, did some laundry, made lunch, read and picked up DD at school and took her to dance class. Got home around 5:30 and had to take another nap from 6-7pm before having enough energy to make dinner.
So, is this normal?
Seems normal to me. I'd crash every day after getting off work.
For those that BF past a year what do you do if you're not there for bedtime? Do you give a bottle/cup of BM? Do you pump in place of the missed feeding?
Good question. (I have yet to miss bedtime, and I'll admit the idea makes me nervous.)
Once I broke the nurse-to-sleep habit (around 18 months), if I wasn't home then DD would just have dinner and maybe a little pre-bedtime snack like yogurt. I was only nursing her 2 or 3 times a day by then, so if I skipped a feeding, I didn't pump.
For those that BF past a year what do you do if you're not there for bedtime? Do you give a bottle/cup of BM? Do you pump in place of the missed feeding?
I just have whoever is watching him give a sippy of WCM. Prior to a year, we did BM in a bottle. I haven't touched my pump since he turned 1; and especially now that he's down to 2 or 3 times a day, I can skip the last feeding and extend out the morning one without a problem.
The first time I did this was 10 days after his first birthday. We did a quick nurse around 7:30pm, but he was mostly too distracted. By the time we went to go pick him up the next day, it was 9:30am, and I was full on engorged, since I had missed a "good" night time feed (8pm) and wake up feed (7am).
For NYE, I nursed at 6pm then didn't get back to him until 11am, and I was full, but not uncomfortable at all. FWIW, I never had oversupply/clogged ducts/mastitis issues.
DD is 6 months and doesn't roll either way. Is my pedi going to be concerned? Should I be?
My DS is also 6 months and doesn't roll. He had done it a handful of times when he was 4.5 months, but seems to have no interest. He also has rolled over while flailing around in his crib, but it does not seem to be intentional. He is sitting up unassisted for pretty long periods of time at this point, so I think that counts as correct gross motor development, right?
DS was the same way. He rolled once at 2 months, a handful of times at 5 months and then stopped until he was 7 months. He just never seemed to care to. He sat up fine though, crawling too.
Post by cincodemayo on Jan 3, 2014 13:15:04 GMT -5
so this is a TMI question regarding first ppp
I keep thinking my period will come any day now since the EWCM has returned. But it goes away, then comes back a few days later, again and again. Is my body trying to ovulate but can't since I'm BFing?
DD is 6 months and doesn't roll either way. Is my pedi going to be concerned? Should I be?
My daughter didn't roll at 6 months, and wasn't even trying, so our pedi referred us to Early Intervention after the 6 month check up for a gross motor delay.
She's been in PT since then, and didn't crawl until she was 15 months and doesn't walk yet at 18 months. Nothing wrong with her, some mild low muscle tone, she's just on her own timeline.
I keep thinking my period will come any day now since the EWCM has returned. But it goes away, then comes back a few days later, again and again. Is my body trying to ovulate but can't since I'm BFing?
My body did this for a while before I finally had my period. I am guessing that is what happened. Eventually I got my period while I was still breastfeeding.
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 my LO would nurse and nurse, vomit, and nurse some more. He was comfort nursing or something. 2. Maybe he's popping off because he is full and needs to be burped? This is what my son was doing and I would take the discomfort look that he gave me and think I had to nurse him some more. When my midwife came over she was like " I think he wants burped" and then it dawned on me why the above would happen. 3. It doesn't cause gas in me, so I don't understand how it would someone.
DD sleeps with the light on in her room every night because she learned to be afraid of the dark from those stupid TV shows designed to dispel the fear of the dark. Am I ruining her?
There's disagreement over what color is best for night lights, but white lights are generally regarded as not great. Red lights seem to be the most conducive to sleep: