***What went well this week?***
Drea926
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It seems like we have a lot of tired Mamas on this board (myself included!) but I'm sure we had some good things happen! Let's hear!
We had DS's 4 month check up and he was deemed "perfect" by the doc - always nice to hear.
I think I actually solved a bit of the sleep problems around here. I realized when I went up in ounces for DS's bottles we didn't spread the time out because I was mistaking tired cues with hunger cues. I also have learned that not all wake times are created equal - he tends to go shorter in the morning and longer in the late afternoon/evening. So I think I was letting him get overtired. I've seen some improvement with naps and night sleep. He went 10 hours Wednesday night and 8 hours last night. ::fingers crossed:: we keep it up for a while!
And NBR but I tried on a pair of pre-preggo jeans and while they are a bit more snug in the thigh and I have a bit of flab I can actually wear them comfortably! I remember trying them right after DS was born and they wouldn't go up over my legs. :P
Re: ***What went well this week?***
I fell off the diet wagon Sat-Mon, but got back on and stayed on to date.
Tummy time success!!! DD now actually likes tummy time 2-3 times a day for longer than 30 seconds at a time! We actually get a good 2-4 minutes in each time! She'll babble while she's holding her head up, too, so I know she's finally comfortable in that position.
DD hit a mile stone by batting at her chimes two days ago. She started acknowledging them (they are a cow and chicken that hang from her car seat handle) a while back by talking to them. Last week I showed her how to bat at them but realized she couldn't really reach and didn't give it a second thought. DH called me into the room on Tuesday to see her batting at them and hitting them! These are basically her only toys right now (we have stuff like a bear rattle and a crochet shark that she rarely sees, but no activity mats or anything) so I was surprised to see that just before three months.
So cute and exciting!!
What an awesome accomplishment! DS is does the same at bedtime - and I also just started working on naps!
DD is officially completely unswaddled. She sleeps in a sleep sack now, and she's doing great.
Also, yesterday she started her typical refusing to nap in the afternoon, so on a whim I tried a modified Ferber method. She cried for about 8 minutes total. I went in twice. The second time, I put the pacifier in her mouth and she rolled onto her side and slept for 1.5 hours. Last night at bedtime I only had to go in once to soothe and she went right to sleep, with no waking up until her early morning feed. And this morning I put her down completely awake and she went to sleep immediately! I didn't have to go back in at all! I am totally amazed that it could really be this easy. I'm not convinced that it will remain this easy, but I'm enjoying it for now!
First round of Clomid in May 2012= BFP #1, DD born January 2013
BFP #2 in January 2014, DS born September 2014
Kleigh and Jersey - hooray for sleep! I'm so glad things are working out for you both!
(Sorry - guess I'm in the mood to be everyone's cheerleader today! :P)
So I've just been setting her in the PnP with her favorite stuffed animal too talk too and she's asleep in about 10 minutes. Hooray!
Now we're working to stop nursing to sleep for naps... I'm writing this as she's fast asleep at the boob =
I have no idea how to get her to sleep otherwise.
I've noticed with my DD at least, that if I snuggle her close and rock her, she will put herself to sleep without my boob. However, she has to have a blankie that she can snuggle her face into and her pacifier in her mouth to sooth her urge to suck. You could try that - it's been working for us for about 4 weeks now. Her am nap is usually from 10-12, then she nurses and we do tummy time, then from around 2:30/3ish-430/530 she naps for her afternoon nap. I can usually even get her to sleep while we are out as long as I have her paci and a blankie. Hopefully that will help!
I also saw him roll tummy to back. He had done it a couple times but I missed it. Glad to see first hand!!
We've discovered DS is ticklish on his ribs and it's so fun getting giggles out of him that way!
::mobile smiley::
It was last week, I think, but I discovered a few ticklish spots on DS.
OMG my life leveled up that day.
We went to the movies last Sunday and left DD with our friends. It was the first time anyone but my MIL has watched her. I was nervous, but she did fine and I only checked my phone about three times during the movie. Hazzah!