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Post by cmb on Dec 22, 2017 14:32:04 GMT -6
What age did you stop using the swing? Why? ... my 8 month old still sleeps in it for naps ... We’re slowly moving to one crib nap a day. He sleeps at night in the crib and has since about 2 weeks (he was in the PNP cuddle thing before that). We weaned DS1 around 9 months- by that point, he was solidly doing 1 nap in the crib Our weight limit is 30 lbs for it
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Post by cmb on Dec 22, 2017 14:34:45 GMT -6
I know some people won’t let their kids sleep in the swing at all due to safe sleep rules, but we just keep it to naps where he’s supervised. We even bought a swing for daycare so he would nap there. Ours is a “glider,” and he wouldn’t really nap in the swings they had there because they were either side to side or a legit swing
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Post by cmb on Dec 22, 2017 16:23:54 GMT -6
cmb DD is a swing napper but has been doing less of it. She seems to like it less. Also she’s pushing up like she’s trying to get out of it which freaks me out. The swing saved us for nap time,she will sleep for 3 hours in it. Not even close to that time on the crib Does yours not come with a 5 point harness? There’s comes a time when they like to sit and watch things so she may try to escape less if you can adjust the recline. She may also be ready to go to the crib full time
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Dec 22, 2017 16:48:58 GMT -6
What age did you stop using the swing? Why? DD1 was 10+ months. We stopped using it because she was way too heavy and my sister mom shamed me into stopping.
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Post by gimmesugar on Dec 22, 2017 17:47:53 GMT -6
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Post by lupincat on Dec 22, 2017 18:28:05 GMT -6
We stopped around 4 or 5 months with both boys because they started hating the swing. But if gets them to sleep and still within weight limits, KOKO!
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Post by piratecat on Dec 24, 2017 8:01:46 GMT -6
@starzia we stopped using it at home around @4-5 months at home when we started transitioning to the crib and he did pretty well with it. We’ve used it occasionally since then when he’s been sick. He still naps in one sometimes at DC but I don’t think they turn it on most days. He never really liked getting strapped in for me so he would fuss a lot and it wasn’t worth it to me after a while and I wanted to get him used to sleeping in his crib.
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Post by moutonrouge on Dec 27, 2017 9:15:47 GMT -6
Once she could sit up (about 5.5 months) she was no longer interested in the swing. She'd try to sit up and lean over the edge. So that was when I stopped putting her in. She has a little chair rocker that she won't sit in, but she likes to pull up and play with the toy bar that hangs over it.
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Post by moutonrouge on Dec 27, 2017 9:28:28 GMT -6
I have a random question: DD is very mobile now, and changing her diapers and clothes has turned into a wrestling match. Sometimes a novel toy to gnaw on will distract her so she lies still. But it's not guaranteed - if she's tired or cranky, all bets are off.
Any other ideas for keeping her occupied and happy? I'm not enjoying dealing with a wild crocodile baby every few hours.
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Post by cmb on Dec 27, 2017 9:55:23 GMT -6
I have a random question: DD is very mobile now, and changing her diapers and clothes has turned into a wrestling match. Sometimes a novel toy to gnaw on will distract her so she lies still. But it's not guaranteed - if she's tired or cranky, all bets are off. Any other ideas for keeping her occupied and happy? I'm not enjoying dealing with a wild crocodile baby every few hours. Can you strap her down? We had to add a second strap for a while with DS1. Nothing really keeps him happy about it so we let him complain
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Post by teachermomtobe on Dec 29, 2017 7:43:36 GMT -6
I have a random question: DD is very mobile now, and changing her diapers and clothes has turned into a wrestling match. Sometimes a novel toy to gnaw on will distract her so she lies still. But it's not guaranteed - if she's tired or cranky, all bets are off. Any other ideas for keeping her occupied and happy? I'm not enjoying dealing with a wild crocodile baby every few hours. Daycare swears by a little light up toy that plays music. At home we sometimes need both of us for diaper changes. For getting dressed though I put her on my bed. She can move and roll more safely while I wrestle her into her clothes.
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Post by moutonrouge on Dec 29, 2017 9:21:36 GMT -6
I have a random question: DD is very mobile now, and changing her diapers and clothes has turned into a wrestling match. Sometimes a novel toy to gnaw on will distract her so she lies still. But it's not guaranteed - if she's tired or cranky, all bets are off. Any other ideas for keeping her occupied and happy? I'm not enjoying dealing with a wild crocodile baby every few hours. Can you strap her down? We had to add a second strap for a while with DS1. Nothing really keeps him happy about it so we let him complain She can still roll with the strap. Maybe I'm not cinching it down enough.
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Post by moutonrouge on Dec 29, 2017 9:24:21 GMT -6
I have a random question: DD is very mobile now, and changing her diapers and clothes has turned into a wrestling match. Sometimes a novel toy to gnaw on will distract her so she lies still. But it's not guaranteed - if she's tired or cranky, all bets are off. Any other ideas for keeping her occupied and happy? I'm not enjoying dealing with a wild crocodile baby every few hours. Daycare swears by a little light up toy that plays music. At home we sometimes need both of us for diaper changes. For getting dressed though I put her on my bed. She can move and roll more safely while I wrestle her into her clothes. DH also dresses her on our bed - I should try that. Maybe I can find an annoying toy to just let her have on her changing table. Our daycare has a mirror above the changing table, but it's under a cupboard. Our ceiling is too high for that or I'd hang one up, because she's always well behaved for them.
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Post by cmb on Dec 29, 2017 10:37:29 GMT -6
Can you strap her down? We had to add a second strap for a while with DS1. Nothing really keeps him happy about it so we let him complain She can still roll with the strap. Maybe I'm not cinching it down enough. Possibly. I know when pulled tight enough, he wasn’t able to fully roll. The second strap made it so he couldn’t swing his hips to try
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Post by piratecat on Dec 29, 2017 11:35:26 GMT -6
moutonrouge OMG I have to flip J back into his back at least a dozen times during a diaper change. Or he’s grabbing his penis which is a problem with poopy diapers. I’ve found a teething toy works pretty well most of the time to keep his hands busy.
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Post by lupincat on Dec 29, 2017 16:27:01 GMT -6
I've used a wide array of totally child appropriate toys to keep babies from rolling away during diaper changes. Empty plastic water bottles, a pack of wipes, a thermometer (not rectal obviously).
High tech over here!
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Post by thechickencoop on Jan 2, 2018 10:43:32 GMT -6
I have a random question: DD is very mobile now, and changing her diapers and clothes has turned into a wrestling match. Sometimes a novel toy to gnaw on will distract her so she lies still. But it's not guaranteed - if she's tired or cranky, all bets are off. Any other ideas for keeping her occupied and happy? I'm not enjoying dealing with a wild crocodile baby every few hours. Stiff arm and hope for the best?? DS1 went through a phase where he was AWFUL to change when he was....something less than a year,8 or 9 months old maybe. Like knock down-drag out wrestling every time. It passed though...at some point. 😂
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Post by gimmesugar on Jan 2, 2018 18:14:22 GMT -6
FFTC: When my son first started trying to roll on the changing table (maybe around 4ish months old), I pinched him on the leg...not hard enough to make him cry or anything, but enough to make him look at me like, "What the heck was that?" My grandma (6 kids on a farm) popped her babies on the butt when they did that. I couldn't bring myself to do it, so I just gave him a quick pinch. When I got his attention, I repositioned him and told him somewhat firmly to stay still and then gave him a little teething toy to hold onto to redirect his attention. Now he doesn't roll much while I change him, though I'm sure he'll go through another phase of it. Usually I just have to remind him to stay still... I think he recognizes the change in my voice or something. His daycare teachers tell me that he seems to understand when they tell him not to do something.
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Post by lupincat on Jan 2, 2018 20:48:03 GMT -6
I have a random question: DD is very mobile now, and changing her diapers and clothes has turned into a wrestling match. Sometimes a novel toy to gnaw on will distract her so she lies still. But it's not guaranteed - if she's tired or cranky, all bets are off. Any other ideas for keeping her occupied and happy? I'm not enjoying dealing with a wild crocodile baby every few hours. Stiff arm and hope for the best?? DS1 went through a phase where he was AWFUL to change when he was....something less than a year,8 or 9 months old maybe. Like knock down-drag out wrestling every time. It passed though...at some point. 😂 Not quite the same but the wrestling reminded me of this, when DS1 was all of like 2-3 weeks old I was trying to swaddle him and I could not get his arm tucked in and I remember saying to him "I'm an adult and you are a baby, why are you stronger than me??" But damn, these kids can work up some serious power.
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