Newborn

  1. Newborn 4wk old won't sleep during the day...(more) 2-20-2012 1:06pm (4 replies)
    sleeps great at night, can put him in the crib drowsy and he'll go to sleep on his own.
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    • i don't have enough sympathy to help you, sorry 2-20-2012 1:07pm
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      • seriously! night sleeping is KEY 2-20-2012 1:09pm
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        • or: my dd did not sleep a 5 hour shift at night until she was over 6 months. And even then only took 40minute na...(more) 2-20-2012 1:10pm
          Naps during the day!
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    • should say that he sleeps in 1-2 hour shifts at night. And being awake all day makes him overtired and insane at night....(more) 2-20-2012 5:40pm
      Just looking for some advice about getting him to fall asleep during the day so it's not the Exorcist every evening.
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  2. Newborn Best pacifiers for newborn? 2-16-2012 6:38pm (9 replies)
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  3. Newborn How many days a week and how many hours each of those days do you have part time help? 2-1-2012 10:37am (24 replies)
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    • Zero days and Zero hours. 2-1-2012 10:38am
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    • I'd like to be someone's pt help. I found a pt job and need another gif 2-1-2012 10:39am
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      • >gig 2-1-2012 10:39am
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      • Where do you live and how much do you charge per hour? 2-1-2012 10:40am
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        • Hudson valley. Don't know what to charge- would do sitting, cleaning, and some chores 2-1-2012 10:41am
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    • NONE AND NONE 2-1-2012 10:39am
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    • zero, zero. SAHM, 2 kids, a dog, and a motherfucking dh. 2-1-2012 10:39am
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      • np: I'd love to be a sahm 2-1-2012 10:40am
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        • Take my family. 2-1-2012 10:40am
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          • ok, can your dh support us all? 2-1-2012 10:41am
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            • Totally. 2-1-2012 10:42am
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              • send 'em over! my dd totally wants siblings 2-1-2012 10:43am
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      • I assume that you are the mother that he is fucking? 2-1-2012 10:40am
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        • He hasn't fucked me in months. 2-1-2012 10:42am
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          • Ah. that explains the aggression. 2-1-2012 10:43am
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    • 1-2 days a week, probably 8-10 hours, plus a cleaning lady who comes 2x a month. i sahm and usually dont have that much but have high risk pg so going to get u/s weekly, and have...(more) 2-1-2012 10:39am
      to volunteer at older dc's preschool (co-op).
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    • 3/4 2-1-2012 10:39am
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    • 6 days - full time help 2-1-2012 10:40am
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    • No help at all. I think I need a wife. 2-1-2012 10:40am
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    • varies but I have some AM help and then after school sitter, about 22 hrs per wk 2-6-2012 9:56pm
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  4. Newborn My 3 week old will not lay down in his crib. He cries and screams after being in there for a few minutes. It is awful. I go in there and calm him down and lay him back down...(more) 2-1-2012 9:05am (14 replies)
    again, only to have the same reaction. Any advice?
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    • this is new? 2-1-2012 9:06am
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      • sorry! read 3yo. you just need to practice in bits. putting down drowsy but awake. keep at it. sometimes takes a while. whatever you do, keep doing it! 2-1-2012 9:07am
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    • seing 2-1-2012 9:06am
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    • he is 3 weeks old!!! hold him and rock him to sleep!!!! 2-1-2012 9:06am
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    • what do you want us to say? he is 3 weeks old. how about picking him up and comforting him and letting him sleep on you? really, common sense stuff. 2-1-2012 9:06am
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      • this. who throws a 3 week old in a crib? yikes 2-1-2012 9:07am
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        • i did, but he did fine 2-1-2012 9:10am
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    • omg 2-1-2012 9:07am
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    • at this age, the answer is always "hold him". Try reading happiest baby on teh block. it is really enlightening. 2-1-2012 9:08am
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      • don't read it. watch the DVD IMO. 2-1-2012 9:09am
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        • or: i'm 10 yrs behind the times. and my dvd player is a junky and hard to work. lol. 2-1-2012 9:10am
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          • lolol. i read the book and watched the dvd and the dvd is SO much better!! 2-1-2012 9:10am
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  5. Newborn Hillary's going for thr Secty in Wonderland look. 1-24-2012 9:40pm (0 replies)
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  6. Newborn Is Kerry sick? he looks like he's been in a fight. 1-24-2012 9:24pm (4 replies)
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    • i told you i punched the mother fucker!!! 1-24-2012 9:24pm
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    • "hockey" fight 1-24-2012 9:24pm
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    • he was playing hockey, so close enough 1-24-2012 9:25pm
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    • He fell during hockey game. 1-24-2012 9:26pm
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  7. Newborn Biden is definitely texting. 1-24-2012 9:23pm (3 replies)
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    • sexting 1-24-2012 9:23pm
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    • Imessaging 1-24-2012 9:23pm
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    • he's texting me "God could this be any more dull?" 1-24-2012 9:24pm
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  8. Newborn What's a fun online game for doing math or reading and spelling? 1-21-2012 7:53pm (2 replies)
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  9. Newborn I want to send a newly pregnant with her 2nd friend. What is a good little food treat? Cake pops, macaroons, cookies? NON FOOD? 1-16-2012 3:37pm (1 reply)
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  10. Newborn What is your fave baby food recipe? 1-13-2012 2:38pm (6 replies)
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    • drive to the store and buy some 1-13-2012 2:38pm
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      • op: i do but I also like to make some. Need ideas 1-13-2012 2:39pm
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    • For first foods? Just plain stuff like steamed and pureed pears, sweet potatoes, apple etc 1-13-2012 2:40pm
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      • op: thanks. Have done avocado, banana, sweet potato and pear. Any good combo suggestions 1-13-2012 2:42pm
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        • Check wholesomebabyfood.com, great site for this 1-13-2012 2:43pm
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  11. Newborn Crap. Went out dancing with girlfriends last night. A bit fuzzy on th...(more) 1-7-2012 6:22am (4 replies)
    On the end of the night but dh just yelled at me because I was snoring. Not good. Shit.
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    • Why is that not good? 1-7-2012 6:27am
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    • Wow, that's awful! 1-7-2012 6:28am
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    • sound normal to me 1-7-2012 7:00am
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    • huh? what's the biggie? 1-9-2012 6:38pm
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  12. Newborn Very cool!...(more) 1-2-2012 11:51pm (0 replies)
  13. Newborn any ideas on how to get a 4 month old to nap longer than 20 minutes?? 12-16-2011 4:03pm (3 replies)
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    • does he/she sleep through the night? DS used to nap 45 minutes on the dot and that didn't extend until we'd done nighttime sleep training. Still had to do a lot of cio for naps...(more) 12-16-2011 4:03pm
      though.
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      • yes he sleeps through night. 12-16-2011 4:05pm
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        • well CIO the daytime naps. The first nap is the easiest one. 12-16-2011 4:05pm
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  14. Newborn Anyone use Huggies Pure & Natural Newborn diapers instead of Huggies Snugglers? 12-13-2011 2:05pm (0 replies)
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  15. Newborn Anyone use Huggies Pure & Natural Newborn? 12-13-2011 2:05pm (3 replies)
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    • diapers 12-13-2011 2:05pm
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    • i did when db was a newborn 12-13-2011 2:07pm
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    • yes, loved them. hated the powder smell of pampers. still using them at size 4 too. 12-13-2011 2:09pm
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  16. Newborn I am a single mom and I hired a 25yo guy as a nanny. He starts FT on monday, has been hanging with me part time this week, i have left for an hour or so at a time. Ex is going to...(more) 12-9-2011 12:13am (0 replies)
    freak the fuck out.
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  17. Newborn ok hey, took a minute to make him agree. He will lie. Good luck. 12-8-2011 11:39pm (1 reply)
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  18. Newborn hi twin dad dh, twin mom here. want to tell you about our family so you know where i'm coming from...(more) 12-8-2011 11:38pm (20 replies)
    i WOH (as an editor, hi!), my dh is in a creative field and works from our TINY kitchen and has since our twins were born last winter. he has managed to work out a schedule with a PT nanny that really works for us--he can get his work done, but he's still able to be present for the important stuff. twins are AWESOME and they are HARD. so, that's my introduction.
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    • um, we don't do that here 12-8-2011 11:41pm
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    • i told you he needs to rent office space 12-8-2011 11:41pm
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    • babycenter's thataway. 12-8-2011 11:41pm
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    • hi. meant for me. I understand what you are saying, but it seems unnecessary. 12-8-2011 11:42pm
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      • here's the thing: it's about to get harder. at 6mo, ours would happily bounce away in their chairs for an hour while my dh worked on a project, but that just doesn't work when...(more) 12-8-2011 11:44pm
        they are mobile. and the three naps will soon be a thing of the past. but, more to the point: our PT nanny /always/ steps back when my husband wants to make lunch, or take the twins to the park, etc.--if you find the right person who can follow your lead, there's no downside.
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        • with them getting older brings long afternoon naps, and more of a schedule. I understand my wife and why she is concerned, but i don't think it is a demand we need to work out...(more) 12-8-2011 11:46pm
          right now. I think we should hire someone to clean the house daily, cook, and do laundry. That would help me out. Let me handle my kids.
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          • any kind of help is a good thing; you might consider finding someone who is open to flexible hours/duties and can evolve in the job as the kids evolve. i guess i don't get what...(more) 12-8-2011 11:51pm
            would be so bad about having another adult around to care for your kids as well as your household. are you afraid they won't do it right, or exactly like you will? as a former writer myself its hard for me to imagine how you can get anything done with this setup.
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            • I don't know. I am not comfortable with it. They are babies. I am home. I should be with them. I understand I have a career and need to get shit done, but I am home. How can I...(more) 12-8-2011 11:55pm
              pass that off to someone other than my wife? I don't need some 22yo girl to come and take that time. They will be in school full time before any of us know it, and I am not ready to pass the responsibilities on. I like being a dad, but realize we need my job. For the time being, i feel like it is worth being tired all the time. I am fine with getting someone to take care of the house, and to wake them up from nap while I finish up my work for the day, but I love my mornings with them. I like feeding them. I like our nap routines. I guess I am being a little whacked, but I am just not crazy about the idea.
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              • np: stop being a martyr. It's not a bad thing to have help with the kids!!! 12-8-2011 11:59pm
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              • op: i just posted a long, tired musing below, but one las thing: its not a zero sum game. you hire a PT nanny and you automatically never go into to scoop anyone up from a nap and...(more) 12-9-2011 12:03am
                see those big, post-sleep grins again. she will work for you and follow your lead; every day can be different, based on YOUR deadline and requirements. and one more person that makes them light up when she walks in the door in the morning can never be a bad thing. (heck, she can even babysit at night occasionally while you two go out to a movie. can you imagine?)
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                • I get you. i guess I just don't want someone hovering around while i don't want to let go of what i want to do with them. I guess Ican easily tell her to go home if i am not busy...(more) 12-9-2011 12:05am
                  too.. or ask to do the house stuff. i will be putting thought into it. My wife told me to get off her computer now anyway. Thank you.
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                  • good night! 12-9-2011 12:06am
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                    • Wife here. Thanks. I will win this one! hahahaha! 12-9-2011 12:08am
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                      • ^^back to bitching about being a woman! night! 12-9-2011 12:08am
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                        • if you do, you owe me a drink :) good night 12-9-2011 12:09am
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                          • Bottle of wine, on me. 12-9-2011 12:10am
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            • ^^^ack, just saw how late it is and my guys are going to be up in six hours. but just one last thing before i go back to minding my own business forever (promise)...(more) 12-9-2011 12:00am
              twins are hard on a marriage and have a way of grinding you down without you quite even realizing it. if she's anything like me, it's hard for your wife to be away from them during the day and at least part of her wishes that she could be there with you. to also not be with you at night because you are trying to catch up on work or laundry or returning emails will be terribly isolating. spending an extra $30 a day to have someone who can pinch hit spooning rice cereal into mouths or pushing a stroller to the park so you can have a tiny bit of downtime later on (as well as a clean house, or whatever your part time person that works for YOU does) is really worth it. it's hard to take the long view when every day is an exhilarating grind. but you sound like a great dad, and i wish you both the best!
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              • Thank you. I will consider your valid points. Try to compromise on a schedule. I don't want to hurt my marriage, I just need to think about it. 12-9-2011 12:02am
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                • op: i totally get it. you could always do a trial for a month with a nanny and see how it goes--the nice thing about all of this parenting/childcare/whatever whirlpool is that...(more) 12-9-2011 12:06am
                  NOTHING stays the same for long. you can always change it up later, adjust as you go along. babies are way more adaptable than we are :)
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  19. Newborn Can we rally the purple goddess to be able to delete our posts? I hate knowing that dh can go on my posts and read my diary like entries!!! 12-1-2011 9:10pm (7 replies)
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    • clear your post history 12-1-2011 9:10pm
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    • so dewlete your posting history 12-1-2011 9:10pm
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    • just clear your post history 12-1-2011 9:10pm
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  20. Newborn Why cant I take any pictures on my iPhone?!? 12-1-2011 9:07pm (2 replies)
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    • your covr is blocking the lens 12-1-2011 9:09pm
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      • No, it wont work 12-1-2011 9:11pm
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  21. Newborn Ds, 3 in a month, has started to want to wear underwear (often puts up a big fuss about not wanting to wear a pull-up). But then, for the most part, he is totally negative about...(more) 11-13-2011 7:19pm (1 reply)
    making trips to the potty and then has an accident. Best way to handle? I'd like to go with it, since he's showing interest, but he is in SUCH a negative stage right now (trouble with sleep, lots of tantrums) that o don't want to just set myself up with something else to fight about. Thx.
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    • Op: somebody throw me a bone? Please?? 11-13-2011 7:22pm
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  22. Newborn Baby Swing...(more) 10-24-2011 1:24pm (3 replies)
    I need to buy a new one - I know the Fisher Price are the best (I had the rainforest last time) but every review for their now SIX versions has the same pros and cons (loud motor, dies quickly, etc.). Is anyone a fan of a specific model? Looks like the Ocean Wonders is new and plugs into wall- is it good?
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    • i am happy with my rainforest 10-24-2011 1:24pm
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      • ^and it plugs in 10-24-2011 1:25pm
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    • The Graco sweet sounds soother thingy seemed pretty good - too bad ds hated the swing from day 1. 10-24-2011 1:25pm
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  23. Newborn Nursing Tanks...(more) 10-18-2011 3:27pm (3 replies)
    Anyone recommend some good nursing tanks other than glamour mom/bravado/target? I'm looking for some that do NOT have a clasp - I once had one that was just double layered, front layer pulls down but can't find it.
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    • a company called boob makes ones like that 10-18-2011 3:28pm
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      • np: that'd be funny to work there. At dinner parties- what do you do? I work at boob 10-18-2011 3:28pm
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      • - no subject -...(more) 10-18-2011 3:33pm
        Looks like a great site but they don't ship to the US :(
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  24. Newborn breastfeeding babies and sleep...(more) 9-26-2011 7:31pm (20 replies)
    I nurse my baby to sleep. He exclusively drinks breast milk. He gets some bottles with my breastmilk during the day. How do folks who exclusively provide breastmilk put their babies to bed? I have a 6 mo old. I don't want him to cry. But, this is my second child and I know what happens if you exclusively nurse baby to bed. Baby ends up in your bed all night. Can anyone share their nighttime routine with me? (please only respond if you exclusively provide breastmilk). I find myself up all night.
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    • I co-slept with both my dds. They nursed at night and we both pretty much slept through it. 9-26-2011 7:31pm
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    • Are you averse to sleep training? 9-26-2011 7:32pm
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      • i didnt do it with my first because i cant stand the crying. he wouldnt stop. 9-26-2011 7:33pm
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        • If you're open to it, I strongly suggest Dr Mindell's book, Sleeping Through the Night. She's the head of the Children's Sleep Clinic at CHOP and her book gives you a lot of...(more) 9-26-2011 7:36pm
          choices as the parent how to help your db sleep. Yes, there is crying, but you can choose how frequently you want to go in there and comfort, even if it's every 30 seconds. What she lays out in the book makes so much sense and worked textbook for my kids. The basic premise is that they need to learn how to navigate the sleep cycle like any other skill, similar to crawling.
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          • how is she different from weisbluth? i have his book 9-26-2011 7:39pm
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    • i kept my nursing babies on a fairly regular schedule during the day, nursing every 3 hours and waking them to stay on schedule if necessary. at night i let them go as long...(more) 9-26-2011 7:33pm
      without nursing as they would, and after 4-5 months when they would nightwake, i would first send dh in there to try to soothe them back to sleep. if he failed i'd go nurse, but usually he didn't fail. i also did dreamfeeds with two of them (didn't do anything to extend the night sleep of the other one).
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      • ^^ i would have coslept if my dh had been on board with that, but he has sleep issues and couldn't sleep with baby in our bed or even in our room. so i put them in their own cribs...(more) 9-26-2011 7:34pm
        aafter the first 3 months. they slept in a cradle by my bedside for the first 3mo.
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      • whats a dream feed? 9-26-2011 7:35pm
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        • where you go get them from their bed and nurse them without waking, to sort of top them off, before you go to bed. 9-26-2011 7:36pm
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    • I exclusively nursed my son for 11mo and he was a great sleeper. honestly, i think it just depends on the kid. my dd was a bottle baby and she was a horrible sleeper. 9-26-2011 7:33pm
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    • I exclusively bf and didn't have this issue. Bath at 7, nurse in glider in db's room, into the sleep sack, lights out. Both kids sleeping thru the night at 8 weeks (11 hours...(more) 9-26-2011 7:35pm
      thru).
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      • wow. were they sleeping when you put them in bed. my babies fall asleep nursing 9-26-2011 7:36pm
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        • Usually yes. Not always. 9-26-2011 7:38pm
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          • - no subject -...(more) 9-26-2011 7:41pm
            you just walk out of the room and they're fine? this might sound crazy but i have always waited around and im wondering if that's the problem. the baby doesn't cry if in bed alone?
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            • I started a strict bedtime routine from the day we got home from the hospital so they never knew any different. IMO ppl wait too long. 9-26-2011 7:43pm
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    • op here: do you use pacifiers for sleep? i didnt use it with my first. wondering if that might help 9-26-2011 7:38pm
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      • i'm the dreamfeed suggester and yes, i pushed the paci. they can't replace it for themselves, though, until they are somewhere between 4 and 6mo, but it helped with the dh...(more) 9-26-2011 7:40pm
        soothing them back to sleep without nursing part of our system
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    • op here:...(more) 9-26-2011 7:43pm
      my husband is a physician with little sleep and we share a room...i have been immediately feeding the baby so as not to wake him...should i encourage him to soothe the baby?
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      • Sharing a room w db is your first problem. Get db into crib in own room asap. 9-26-2011 7:47pm
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        • do you think he "smells" me? there's such a thing? 9-26-2011 7:48pm
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  25. Newborn Twins moms: what are some indispensible items you should have? 9-11-2011 11:46pm (6 replies)
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    • a vasectomy 9-11-2011 11:47pm
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    • the boppy pillows were amazing for me. i would double feed in them. 9-11-2011 11:47pm
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    • you don't need two of everything. my one twin hated hated hated the cradle swing and the swing. (the in house one). she was 2 b/f she would go on the park swing 9-11-2011 11:50pm
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    • A double decker snap n go, breast pump, baby carriers--ergo was awesome. ez2nurse inflatable nursing pillow, LOTS of spit up cloths and cloth diapers to clean up, small bucket...(more) 9-11-2011 11:52pm
      (hospital type) to bathe them in when they are tiny, paci's, little knit caps, swing chairs--GET 2!!!-- and hmmmm, a bottle warmer
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      • ^^^Oh! Swaddling blankets. Bottle holders--these were really great when trying to feed both and on the go feeding. 9-11-2011 11:53pm
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