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MrsRucinski85 · June 2012

kanga47s:
JammieJk:
stacyandjay22:
I rock my LO to sleep every night. All my family and friends keep telling me I need to let her CIO so she can learn to self-soothe. She's a great sleeper and I haven't had any problems with her sleeping so I lie now tell them that I put her down and she falls asleep on her own because I don't want to hear them tell me what to do anymore. The truth is I will probably rock her to sleep every night until she's too big to fit on my lap lol. I just love that time we have together before she falls asleep and I don't want to give it up...

Can I "LOVE" this? I feel the same way about any snuggle time (which includes BF for me) I get with DS... sometimes I resent that it's always me, but then when I look at him in my arms I realize he will never be *this* age again, and I continue...

I was thinking about this last night. I know I'm suppossed to lay him down drowsy but most of the time I just don't want to. Holding him in my arms is the best, most relaxing part of my day and I cherish it so much.

I do this almost every night. Sometimes its annoying bc I would like to eat my dinner warm when I get home (at 930 at night) and have a few mins of me time... but then on the nights I get home and she is already asleep, I just want to pick her up and hold her and rock her even though shes already asleep.

Moozilla11 · June 2012

After the kids go to bed I plan on heavily drinking.

Greenbaby3114 · June 2012

Moozilla11:
After the kids go to bed I plan on heavily drinking.

I hear ya! DH bought the complete DVD collection of The Sopranos (one of my fav all time shows!) and I've already told him that it's couch and wine night when DS goes to bed.

Happily Overwhelmed · June 2012

I'm having a really hard time with the screeching/screaming phase.

I know DS is just learning his vocal cords. And I know it's completely normal. But I REALLY wish this phase would end.

kwinkle1980 · June 2012

I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!

My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...

stacyandjay22 · June 2012

Greenbaby3114:
Moozilla11:
After the kids go to bed I plan on heavily drinking.
I hear ya! DH bought the complete DVD collection of The Sopranos (one of my fav all time shows!) and I've already told him that it's couch and wine night when DS goes to bed.

lol I'm doing this too tonight! Only I'll be watching my "How I Met Your mother" DVDs

cookinitup · June 2012

I'm going swimsuit shopping tonight - and I am not excited about seeing that much of my skin in a mirror under florescent lights. It actually makes me want to cry. I really hope I find something I like - because I don't want to have to keep looking.

Moozilla11 · June 2012

stacyandjay22:
Greenbaby3114:
Moozilla11:
After the kids go to bed I plan on heavily drinking.
I hear ya! DH bought the complete DVD collection of The Sopranos (one of my fav all time shows!) and I've already told him that it's couch and wine night when DS goes to bed.

lol I'm doing this too tonight! Only I'll be watching my "How I Met Your mother" DVDs

I am waiting on HIMYIM to hit netflix. I am on supernatural right now.

MrsRucinski85 · June 2012

kwinkle1980:

I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!
My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...

LOL Im sorry I kind of laughed at this.

I nurse Ana to sleep, idk if thats bad or good. She 95% of the time sttn. Ana wasnt born Jan 2nd so I know how ya feel about having a younger baby.

hlc820 · June 2012

kwinkle1980:
I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!
My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...

Sadly I got that memo and do all the above. We are a late dec baby and I will not ask at my appt because I don't agree with my pedi's sleep training advice. We will either do the sleep lady shuffle or a modified version of Ferber. I am also planning to BF till a year. That won't change just because of his sleep issues.

JMC11511 · June 2012

Moozilla11:
stacyandjay22:
Greenbaby3114:
Moozilla11:
After the kids go to bed I plan on heavily drinking.
I hear ya! DH bought the complete DVD collection of The Sopranos (one of my fav all time shows!) and I've already told him that it's couch and wine night when DS goes to bed.

lol I'm doing this too tonight! Only I'll be watching my "How I Met Your mother" DVDs
I am waiting on HIMYIM to hit netflix. I am on supernatural right now.

You can get all the past seasons of HIMYM on Netflix. Except for the most recent season.

ChelseaP1985 · June 2012

kwinkle1980:
I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!
My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...

You're not alone. My LO is still EBF (we tried solids last week, but I don't think he was quite ready), he doesn't STTN, and up until two nights ago I nursed him to sleep every single night.

I've been saying since day one that I'd never let him CIO, because it seems so harsh, but we tried it Wednesday night on a whim. The first night he cried for 10 minutes (I went in to reassure him at the 5 minute mark), fussed for another 5, and was out. Last night he cried for one minute, fussed for another 3, and was out. He just woke up once each night, which is just fine by me. Tonight he didn't cry at all.

My confession: While I think learning to fall asleep without me with just 11 minutes of crying is a success, I wish it hadn't worked -- *I* wasn't ready for it. I don't think I'll push for him to drop that one wake-up per night anytime soon, because I still want some sleepy baby snuggle time.

Moozilla11 · June 2012

mrscarter09:
Moozilla11:
stacyandjay22:
Greenbaby3114:
Moozilla11:
After the kids go to bed I plan on heavily drinking.
I hear ya! DH bought the complete DVD collection of The Sopranos (one of my fav all time shows!) and I've already told him that it's couch and wine night when DS goes to bed.

lol I'm doing this too tonight! Only I'll be watching my "How I Met Your mother" DVDs
I am waiting on HIMYIM to hit netflix. I am on supernatural right now.

You can get all the past seasons of HIMYM on Netflix. Except for the most recent season.

Yep Waiting on the newest season.

belle785 · June 2012

kwinkle1980:

I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!

My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...

I am with you on this. I always wonder if he was on formula from the beginning or near beginning if he would STTN by now. I don't think LO is even really hungry in the middle of the night. I think it is just soothing to him because we are all back asleep in 10-15 minutes. I don't know how to break the habit without letting him CIO but at the same time, I want to make sure that he isn't hungry. I think I may have DH give him a bottle in the middle of the night to see how much he actually takes and discuss with my pedi at our 6 month apt and go from there.

sara9377 · June 2012

kwinkle1980:
I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!
My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...

Ditto everything above. I feel the same way and my baby is ebf, doesnt Sttn and is also a younger dec baby (born Christmas eve)

lijuan09 · June 2012

Tomorrow I am going to buy a six-pack of Smirnoff Triple Black for our Father's Day celebration because DH has been talking about getting some for a long time. He will be thrilled with the surprise, but I am almost more excited about drinking it than surprising him with it!

Liz10/04 · June 2012

stacyandjay22:
Oh no! I hope your finger feels better soon!

I rock my LO to sleep every night. All my family and friends keep telling me I need to let her CIO so she can learn to self-soothe. She's a great sleeper and I haven't had any problems with her sleeping so I lie now tell them that I put her down and she falls asleep on her own because I don't want to hear them tell me what to do anymore. The truth is I will probably rock her to sleep every night until she's too big to fit on my lap lol. I just love that time we have together before she falls asleep and I don't want to give it up...

I rock T every night too. Sometimes he falls asleep sometimes he doesn't. But I want the extra snuggles because he won't be this little for long and I will never get the time back.

capulet · June 2012

kwinkle1980:
I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!
My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...

DH still does all this and is a November baby. His sister was the same way. I think it kind of drove me nuts with her because I was comparing her to everyone else's babies four years ago, but this time I really don't care. I barely wake up to nurse DS and I wouldn't give up EBFing for more sleep. I nursed DD till she was 21 months old, and it's true that I probably slept less than I would have if I'd weaned her earlier, but in the long run sleep doesn't make that much difference and I'm glad I was able to nurse her for that long.

MesmrEwe · June 2012

Liz10/04:
stacyandjay22:

Oh no! I hope your finger feels better soon!

I rock my LO to sleep every night. All my family and friends keep telling me I need to let her CIO so she can learn to self-soothe. She's a great sleeper and I haven't had any problems with her sleeping so I lie now tell them that I put her down and she falls asleep on her own because I don't want to hear them tell me what to do anymore. The truth is I will probably rock her to sleep every night until she's too big to fit on my lap lol. I just love that time we have together before she falls asleep and I don't want to give it up...

I rock T every night too. Sometimes he falls asleep sometimes he doesn't. But I want the extra snuggles because he won't be this little for long and I will never get the time back.

I told my Mom this week - "I won't have to do this when he's 19, so may as well enjoy getting to rock him to sleep now!" For me so much of it is because I missed getting to do it his first week when he was in the PICU that it feels like I'm trying to make up for lost time.. DS sucks at self-soothing when it is time for napping or going to bed at night, I can only handle so much screaming. A few minutes of rocking and he's out or an hour or more of screaming with the only result a frustrated Mommy and fussier baby... I'll take the snuggles...

Greenbaby3114 · June 2012

capulet:
kwinkle1980:
I feel like I somehow missed a lot of memos lately...I still nurse my LO to sleep, he does not sttn, he is still EBF. I feel like you all took off and I am still sitting at the stoplight!
My LO is a little younger than a lot of the Dec. babes, and I will ask my pedi what to do at his 6 month appointment. I was planning on EBF for a year, but I am questioning that now...
DH still does all this and is a November baby. His sister was the same way. I think it kind of drove me nuts with her because I was comparing her to everyone else's babies four years ago, but this time I really don't care. I barely wake up to nurse DS and I wouldn't give up EBFing for more sleep. I nursed DD till she was 21 months old, and it's true that I probably slept less than I would have if I'd weaned her earlier, but in the long run sleep doesn't make that much difference and I'm glad I was able to nurse her for that long.

I love all this! I EBF and also nurse DS to sleep. If he wakes during the night sometimes I bf him back to sleep and I fall back asleep too. Sometimes I just have to put him in bed with me. He gets hot and tosses and turns so I put him back in his PNP. We do this once a night at least. There was ONE time he slept from 10-5. But normally he is up at least once. I haven't been worried about it. When pedi asks at next appt how sleep is going I'm going to say fine. Sure I'm tired but EBFing my baby this short time in our lives is more important to me. We plan on starting solids this weekend as soon as the avocados I bought ripen

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