When does it end?

Jchirico

I'm so over some baby things... 

Does anyone know when the constant poop explosions will end?? Almost every day, DS poops twice, and invariably, one of them is right up his back. He's at the very low end of the weight range for his diapers, so I don't think that's the problem, and I know DH and I are diaper amateurs, so with how we put them on, they're probably working at only 90% effectiveness... But still, I'm getting mighty tired of dealing with these messes every day. When the poop becomes more solid, does it stay in the diaper better?

Also, I need to hear about bedtimes... at what point do you put them to bed awake, and they get cozy and go the eff to sleep without crying? I'm trying to put DS to bed awake finally, and every time I do, he screams, sometimes just for a minute, sometimes for 15-20. How does that change happen, so they're finally just ok with going to bed? Please tell me it'll be soon, or at least before he's in university! And does anyone's baby go to sleep NOW without crying?

michelle7482

Have you tried a different brand of diapers?  We use size 3 Pampers swaddlers (DD is 17 lbs).  We pull the sticky tabs to the sides of the character's face and make sure it's snug and secure around the legs and pulled up in the back.  I'm sure you are putting the diapers on correctly, maybe try a different brand.  We haven't had a diaper blow out since DD was 3 weeks old.

My DD goes to bed without crying.  We put her to  bed between 7:30-8:30.  We do bath, cereal (she refuses a bottle at this time), 3 stories and down in the crib with the paci.  We put on her sound and light machine and give the musical seahorse.  She plays for 10-15 mins and then passes out.  I know we are lucky b/c he goes down pretty easily at night.

Try putting your LO down a little earlier, maybe he is overtired.  GL!

NatesLady1309

It definitely stays in the diaper better now that's it's solid. How much solid food is LO eating? I find it odd that it wouldn't have changed to a more solid consistency by now. DD is still only eating lunch and her poop has been pretty solid for weeks now.

 

The sleep thing would either require sleep training or just plain old getting older, A LOT older though I would think for what you are talking about, at least without any sleep training of any kind at all. ETA- I only have experience with MY DD of course, so this may not be true of everyone's LO. He may magically go down without crying one day soon with no changes on your part but I doubt it.

dmsny

You sound stressed and I understand why! I can tell you my experience but I obviously do not speak for all moms or all experiences.

I bet you have the right size diaper but you may put them on too loose or you may have the wrong brand. We've only used Pampers and we make the diapers are super tight so the two fasteners practically meet in the middle. Even with this the blowouts sometimes do happen. We were total diaper amateurs too so don't feel bad about that. Now with solids, blowouts are extremely rare.

As far as sleeping, I feel like that's the luk of the draw. We've always had a good sleeper. We don't let her CIO per se but when she's cranky or fussy I pick her up hold her for 5 or 10 minutes take a walk around the floor for a change of scenery and I put her back in the crib. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 repeats of this and sometimes it doesn't. I also do not leave the room until she is asleep. I ignore her and sit in the glider reading. I think it makes her more comfortable. H leaves her and goes downstairs and then he's usually up ad down for a while when she is fussy but he has his way and I have mine.

Hang in there!

Jen0204

We only have poop issues when they're sick.  I agree with others that going up a size or trying a new brand might solve that issue.  We use size 2s during the day and size 3s at night.

For sleep, with us I think just getting older helped.  We tried sleep training a little over 2 months ago and it went horribly (in all fairness, I only gave it two days, but it felt wrong).  Tried again a little over a month ago and they cried/screamed for 2 minutes two nights in a row and now we can put them down awake and they roll onto their sides and go to sleep.  On occasion Olivia will sit up in her crib and play for a few minutes, but we always go out, shut the door, and within 5 minutes - and no crying anymore - they're out.  They're still up once a night to eat and have never STTN ever, but they go down easily now.

I want to know when they'll sleep later!  I am completely over these 5:30am wake-ups.  H and I LOVE to sleep, how the heck did we end up with babies who seem to hate it and are morning people?

lancyjo

I agree with pps about the diaper thing. We were using parents choice, but they were just too bulky for Aria, who is long and lean. We switched to Luvs and haven't had any more issues.

As for sleeping, do you have a bedtime and bedtime routine? Aria was a bedtime terror until we started doing a set bedtime and routine. It took about two weeks for her to get used to it, but since then Aria has had no real issues going to bed.

Jchirico

Hmm, maybe we should try different diapers-I use either Pampers or Huggies, and I was thinking that if those didn't work, the store brands certainly wouldn't, but its worth a try. But I think its probably that I'm not doing them up tightly enough, not wanted to irritate his skin. I'm going to try cinching the tabs closer together and see if it helps, thanks for the idea. As far as bedtime, here's some info about our routine... I *think* I'm doing everything right, that's why it's so frustrating that he still cries. We sleep trained months ago, and things are much much better, and on average, he only cries for 5 mins...I just don't see why he has to at all-I know I'm thrilled when I go to bed these days:) Our routine is: bath (every other night), pjs, sleep sack, 2 books, turn on Sleep Sheep, lights out, nurse, bed. And we are very consistent with it, and bed time starts between 6:00 and 6:30. I think he's just angry that I've put him down, and I'd love him to just be ok with going to sleep and not being held...

runrinserepeat

Jchirico:

Hmm, maybe we should try different diapers-I use either Pampers or Huggies, and I was thinking that if those didn't work, the store brands certainly wouldn't, but its worth a try. But I think its probably that I'm not doing them up tightly enough, not wanted to irritate his skin. I'm going to try cinching the tabs closer together and see if it helps, thanks for the idea. As far as bedtime, here's some info about our routine... I *think* I'm doing everything right, that's why it's so frustrating that he still cries. We sleep trained months ago, and things are much much better, and on average, he only cries for 5 mins...I just don't see why he has to at all-I know I'm thrilled when I go to bed these days:) Our routine is: bath (every other night), pjs, sleep sack, 2 books, turn on Sleep Sheep, lights out, nurse, bed. And we are very consistent with it, and bed time starts between 6:00 and 6:30. I think he's just angry that I've put him down, and I'd love him to just be ok with going to sleep and not being held...

We went through a long period with L where she would cry every time we put her down. I think she might still do this when DH puts her down, once in a while. Recently, though, I'm able to put her down and she just goes to sleep. Each child is different, but if you stick with it, he might start settling down better.

MollySm

I agree with PPs about trying different diapers.  Lucia is a mess in Huggies, but Pampers fit her perfectly.  You just have to find the right brand for his shape, and do them up tightly enough.

As far as sleeping, I have a couple of thoughts.  Our daughter, Lucia, goes down without crying most of the time (unless she is sick or really worked up for some reason).  But we did start her going to sleep laying down(in the co-sleeper at first) awake from the very beginning (like from 2 weeks old).  She fell asleep in our arms sometimes during the day, but night sleep was always laying down awake.  So she's just really used to how it works.  I don't think it occurs to her to get mad about it.  But she's also a kid who likes some alone time, so it works for her to be alone in her room - so I think part of it is personality.  

The girls I nanny slept in the swing, or the bouncer, or were rocked to sleep at the beginning, and then their mom moved them to sleeping in the crib, and having a different sleep routine.  She sleep trained, and for the most part it worked out, but they did keep crying when put down.  Not for very long each time, but they did it.  The older one finally stopped around a year and a half, and now loves her bed and for the most part loves to go down (she's almost 2 and a half).  The younger one isn't quite a year and a half, and she still yells or cries every time.  

So anyway, I think part of it is personality, and part of it could be just them realizing that there's another way where they get to hang out with grownups more.  But in my experience, if you sleep train and are consistent, they will probably grow out of it, though then I'm sure it comes back when they are bigger kids and don't want to miss any fun.  Everything I've read says it's normal - that of course they want to play with you instead of going to bed.  But of course it's better for them to go to bed, so we just have to keep it up.