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Post by tiffbabey on Apr 6, 2018 17:21:32 GMT -6
Baby girl has been pretty fussy today and if I put her down she won’t stay sleeping for more than 20 minutes if that. I want her to start napping not in my arms, but she’s always waking up. We have a swing, bouncer and rock n play downstairs, the swing sometimes works but rarely. Upstairs she’s been sleeping in the pack n play napper at night but we also have a bouncer and crib. I need to be able to get things done and play and do things for DS. I’m also ready to start having some time to myself or with DH at night, the past six weeks I’ve gone to bed with the baby, but that’s also usually her most fussy time of the day as well. I know I can wear her, and I have some, but I also need her to take better naps.
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Post by aprilz81 on Apr 6, 2018 17:46:26 GMT -6
Baby girl has been pretty fussy today and if I put her down she won’t stay sleeping for more than 20 minutes if that. I want her to start napping not in my arms, but she’s always waking up. We have a swing, bouncer and rock n play downstairs, the swing sometimes works but rarely. Upstairs she’s been sleeping in the pack n play napper at night but we also have a bouncer and crib. I need to be able to get things done and play and do things for DS. I’m also ready to start having some time to myself or with DH at night, the past six weeks I’ve gone to bed with the baby, but that’s also usually her most fussy time of the day as well. I know I can wear her, and I have some, but I also need her to take better naps. This was us a few weeks ago. I started putting her down while she was still kind of awake but not quite. I might have to get up a few times to put a pacifier back in but she is now napping a lot better when she isn't being held.
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Post by pippiann on Apr 6, 2018 18:55:34 GMT -6
but but but...suburban? That's my answer to H when he mentions space. I've got nothing though when he mentions the sliding doors. hmmm... The sliding doors are handy af. And also lower to the ground than any SUV.
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Post by sunfrogger on Apr 6, 2018 19:10:55 GMT -6
Baby girl has been pretty fussy today and if I put her down she won’t stay sleeping for more than 20 minutes if that. I want her to start napping not in my arms, but she’s always waking up. We have a swing, bouncer and rock n play downstairs, the swing sometimes works but rarely. Upstairs she’s been sleeping in the pack n play napper at night but we also have a bouncer and crib. I need to be able to get things done and play and do things for DS. I’m also ready to start having some time to myself or with DH at night, the past six weeks I’ve gone to bed with the baby, but that’s also usually her most fussy time of the day as well. I know I can wear her, and I have some, but I also need her to take better naps. Your DD is right around the same age as O right? This has been us lately as well. I wondered if it was age-related. She's been so fussy at night and generally during the day I can't even get her to nap in the swing. I'm in bed doing my homework for school so I can occasionally rock the RnP! I need sleeeeep.
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Post by stephne on Apr 6, 2018 19:15:18 GMT -6
it seems to work amazing, I don't just get burps, I get belches! Let me see if I can explain how I do it...
Sit your baby on your lap with their left shoulder facing your chest, raise that arm and hold it up with your body/chest (his hand is up by my shoulder and held up by my body). Then with my left hand I hold his other arm above his head and burp with my right hand. or opposite if he is sitting the opposite way.
Does that make sense?
eta tag pinkcat
This seems incredibly important but I’m not totally getting I. Is there a way to PIP? easternshoregirl pinkcat sunfrogger So my free right hand that I used to take the photo is the hand I use to burp but usually he will burp on his own just with having his arms up.
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Post by ajetter on Apr 6, 2018 19:44:16 GMT -6
Baby girl has been pretty fussy today and if I put her down she won’t stay sleeping for more than 20 minutes if that. I want her to start napping not in my arms, but she’s always waking up. We have a swing, bouncer and rock n play downstairs, the swing sometimes works but rarely. Upstairs she’s been sleeping in the pack n play napper at night but we also have a bouncer and crib. I need to be able to get things done and play and do things for DS. I’m also ready to start having some time to myself or with DH at night, the past six weeks I’ve gone to bed with the baby, but that’s also usually her most fussy time of the day as well. I know I can wear her, and I have some, but I also need her to take better naps. Your DD is right around the same age as O right? This has been us lately as well. I wondered if it was age-related. She's been so fussy at night and generally during the day I can't even get her to nap in the swing. I'm in bed doing my homework for school so I can occasionally rock the RnP! I need sleeeeep. 6-8 weeks is peak fussy time. Don’t forget that. Granted baby has been pretty rough today and she’s 12 weeks, but I’d say for us 5-8 weeks has been the worst.
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Post by benandjerrys on Apr 6, 2018 21:38:24 GMT -6
stephne, thanks for the burping tip! I got some belches out tonight!
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Post by tiffbabey on Apr 6, 2018 22:39:27 GMT -6
Baby girl has been pretty fussy today and if I put her down she won’t stay sleeping for more than 20 minutes if that. I want her to start napping not in my arms, but she’s always waking up. We have a swing, bouncer and rock n play downstairs, the swing sometimes works but rarely. Upstairs she’s been sleeping in the pack n play napper at night but we also have a bouncer and crib. I need to be able to get things done and play and do things for DS. I’m also ready to start having some time to myself or with DH at night, the past six weeks I’ve gone to bed with the baby, but that’s also usually her most fussy time of the day as well. I know I can wear her, and I have some, but I also need her to take better naps. Your DD is right around the same age as O right? This has been us lately as well. I wondered if it was age-related. She's been so fussy at night and generally during the day I can't even get her to nap in the swing. I'm in bed doing my homework for school so I can occasionally rock the RnP! I need sleeeeep. Yeah I think just a few days older. She is six weeks today ( Saturday). I’m up for the first wake up, but she again spent the first couple hours with me in bed because she just wouldn’t settle down by herself. Hopefully it’s just the age and they will get better!
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Post by pinkcat on Apr 7, 2018 2:00:10 GMT -6
Thanks stephne!! I'm going to try that tonight!!
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Post by easternshoregirl on Apr 7, 2018 3:42:04 GMT -6
This new burping has revolutionized my household. I think it majorly helped V sleep! Thank you so much for sharing stephne. I googled it yesterday too and found a video of an Australian lady doing it, which is pretty popular. Baby slept 8-1:30 then 2:15 until now (she's still sleeping at 5:40). Could be coincidence but I don't think so. I was thinking about how good I feel with so much sleep then got up to brush my teeth and saw myself in the mirror. Well I still look exhausted and like hell but I feel good.
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Post by easternshoregirl on Apr 7, 2018 3:44:39 GMT -6
tiffbabey do you swaddle? If I ever try to skip it for a nap at home the nap fails. She's ok napping in stroller or on the go without it but not here.
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Post by yellow711 on Apr 7, 2018 6:14:36 GMT -6
easternshoregirl Can you please link the YouTube video? I need to try this burping method
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Post by tiffbabey on Apr 7, 2018 6:57:56 GMT -6
tiffbabey do you swaddle? If I ever try to skip it for a nap at home the nap fails. She's ok napping in stroller or on the go without it but not here. I swaddle at night, but haven’t been for naps. I should start again. She does take her best naps in the car seat.
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