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:
Now I have to go and figure out how to get "Roxanne" out of my head.
LOL, night light is not cutting it. I took 2 of the 3 bulbs out of her ceiling fan light fixture just so the light isn't blazing. If we turn it off (even when she's asleep) she'll get up and turn it back on.
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?
Nods nurses a lot. There were a few nights in December where where I wasn't home to put her to bed. I separated nursing from our bedtime routine. I fed her as much as possible in the afternoon before leaving her. Then my mom gave her as much food as she could. She hadn't quite started loving cows milk yet, but she did alright.
I did end up nursing her more in the middle of the night. I didn't have any engorgement issues though. I know I am still producing milk, but sometimes I think I could stop nursing cold turkey without any issues.
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
If you BF, how long did it take your body to adjust once your baby started dropping night feedings? Did you pump a bit or hand express at all at first for comfort?
I think X is working on dropping his 10 p.m. feeding. He's slept through it a few times this week and last night he nursed only briefly and then was back out for 6.5 hours.
Usually just a few nights. Yay for dropping night feedings!
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?
When i had some frozen i left a 3 or 4 oz bottle. Now i just have dh offer a sippy of wcm before brushing teeth. I don't pump, but he does nurse in the am.
when are you supposed to start using toothpaste to brush LO's teeth? and what kind?
DS is 13 months and we only use water. Are all his teeth going to rot since we haven't been using toothpaste? and we just started brushing his teeth (all 6 of them) 2 weeks ago.
when are you supposed to start using toothpaste to brush LO's teeth? and what kind?
DS is 13 months and we only use water. Are all his teeth going to rot since we haven't been using toothpaste? and we just started brushing his teeth (all 6 of them) 2 weeks ago.
I asked this recently and most people said they used fluoride free baby toothpaste from the start. We just started using it with ds about a month ago. It has made teeth brushing not a nightmare!
when are you supposed to start using toothpaste to brush LO's teeth? and what kind?
DS is 13 months and we only use water. Are all his teeth going to rot since we haven't been using toothpaste? and we just started brushing his teeth (all 6 of them) 2 weeks ago.
We didn't use toothpaste until at least 2 years, and his teeth are perfect.
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
Like 11pm. Your schedule sounds so much better!
Ours is 9 pm, but he's not quite 3 months yet. No bedtime routine.
Post by Velar Fricative on Jan 4, 2014 11:11:44 GMT -5
My 3-month old falls asleep around 8:30-9:00. I wonder if daycare will eventually cause her to fall asleep earlier though - I hope not too early though because I don't get home from work until around 6:30!
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.
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When you say she didn't even try to roll, what do you mean? DS arches his back and rolls onto his side all of the time, but doesn't go all of the way over. Was your daughter sitting at 6 months? At 6 months what are the gross motor milestones that should be reached other than rolling?
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.
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When you say she didn't even try to roll, what do you mean? DS arches his back and rolls onto his side all of the time, but doesn't go all of the way over. Was your daughter sitting at 6 months? At 6 months what are the gross motor milestones that should be reached other than rolling?
She really wasn't sitting at 6 months either, she'd topple over very quickly. But the rolling was the primary concern. On her belly, she'd just cry and cry, and not lift her head much. On her back, she was happy, but didn't really move at all.
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. If it is a relatively pleasant looking flavor of puree I'll either use it to flavor waffles for breakfast (like strawberry or banana) or add it to supper (something like squash in Mac n cheese) to give it a little health.
2. Ds rolled for the very first time at 10 months. Rolled tummy to back for the at 14 months I think. When we put him down for tummy time he would just face plant the floor and wailed - no attempt to squirm. He was walking at 11 months though. If she's on target every where else I wouldn't worry. Ultimately we did start ds in physiotherapy at 14 months because he refused to use his knees, and therefore hadn't learned any skill that requires knee-bending (crawling, pulling to stand, sitting down, climbing stairs, etc).
3. We followed the 3 day rule for maybe 2 weeks. When nothing caused a problem we just said screw this and tried whatever.