Chad and I, NOT Pres and I.
Are you crazy?
Dogs are NOT practice for babies. So if you are thinking about having a baby, and want to try out a puppy for size - don't. Well actually, do. Because puppies are cute and cuddly and fun.
Babies are work. Diapers upon diapers. Milk sucking little monsters who cry and cry and fuss, and wake up as soon as you finally fall asleep.
But, babies are way more fulfilling than puppies. Babies {somehow}have the ability to smile, or coo, and make you forget the past 7 weeks with little sleep. Forget how your body is gooey and pudgy, forget that you've already changed 10 diapers today.
Crazy little squishy, soft, good smelling monsters they are.
I am so in love with this squishy girl.
And enough ranting, here is chunky booty bum girls 7 week picture:
{Which I thought was only on the head, get it 'cap' - guess not}
So little miss gets an Aveeno rub down everyday. Lucky moisturized girl.
She has so much more control of her neck, and I can't wait until she has FULL control. Bobble head makes me nervous.
That lasted for a very quick minute.
Presley, as I have mentioned before, HATES HATES HATES going to bed. She fights it and it is a miracle when we actually get her to sleep.
Reason 1 why Babywise sounded perfect for us.
Problem 1. You cannot practice the Eat/Wake/Nap method/routine when your baby doesn't nap.
She would scream, NOT fuss, scream.
We understood the book and what is says:
-a baby needs to get out their tension by crying, they will sleep better
-they will stop crying between 15-30 minutes.
BUT. Even when we checked on Pres every 5 minutes to reassure her she was okay, and we were there - she would NOT stop crying. And, with a full belly - and her coughing to breath, she would spit up. Nobody was winning. And, by the time she finally would fall asleep - it would be time to wake her up and start the cycle again. SO, you would think that the lack of day naps would make her sleep all night. WRONG. She still would only sleep 4-5 hours at night.
So. We are taking the 4-5 hours at night, and cuddling our baby to death during the day.
Have you tried, implemented Babywise?
What are your thoughts??
New follower, from the Dirty Messy Hair giveaway (which, technically was from another blog, LOL!). Your blog is so sweet! I'm excited to read along and get to know you! :)
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Gayle | Grace for Gayle
Babywise is such a great idea if your baby cooperates. Not everyone gets that baby that will conform. Not my little Jack. Basically you just sleep when you can. Hopefully you have someone who will let you catch a nap every once in awhile. Good luck...she is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFound you through MM! Your daughter is so cute! From one mom whose baby never slept to another, I feel for you. A lot of the time those plans just don't work for some babies. Hopefully you find something that works. For my son, he was/is "high needs" and mostly it took time and a serious routine and schedule to get him to sleep. I have a series about high needs babies on my blog, you may want to see if your daughter falls into that category. If she does, my best advice is to adjust your expectations and do whatever you can to keep your sanity.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried cutting dairy for awhile? Some of the things you're describing sound like she could have an allergy. If you read online, it can cause her to have reflux which is painful when she lays down, causing her to cry and cough and spit up because her throat hurts. It can be why she just wants to be held all the time and if she spits up frequently. The rash could also be contributed to the allergy. It takes like 2 weeks for the milk proteins to get out of the breastmilk so you may want to just try completely cutting dairy for a few weeks and seeing what happens. Im trying that now because he always spits up and has such a hard time sleeping during the day unless he is carried in the moby wrap upright (being upright feels better if they have reflux). My 3 nieces had milk allergies and it was like they were new babies when my SIL cut out dairy. Just a thought! Seems like it could be worth a try if you could possibly get a lot more sleep!
ReplyDeleteI have found that babies love to be swaddled a lot the first three months of their lives. I also use Gas meds to help keep the air in their tummy down with that swaddle time. Another Trick I do little sis is get in the bath with your baby twice a day and let her swim with you in it. It helps her to gain trust in you more allows the gas to leave her tummy, the warm water will just relax her and remind her of home. Keep her deep in the water let her float with her head in your hand. She will love it. I find that my babies sleep the best when then have bath time with mommy. The skin to skin relaxes the baby before bed. Do make sure you tip her bed to so that she is not flat in case she has a little reflux. I have done this 7 times now so you can always call me I am willing to toss some more tricks your way. love ya
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