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Getting kicked in the stomach

lew0509lew0509 member
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DS is a very large, strong baby and these days is becoming strong willed. If he doesn't want to do something, it's not going to happen. Lately he's not been a fan of naps, and so when I hold him to try and settle him before laying him in his crib, he'll wiggle and fight and end up kicking me in the stomach. If I sit in the rocker, he'll squirm out of my arms and try and climb the dresser. I can't win. Or if I pick him up from something he's not supposed to get in to, he'll fight and kick too. DH is deployed and so I'm by myself, but I can't keep getting beat up. And it's only going to get worse the bigger both of us get. Help! I don't want DS beating up his little brother before he even gets here.
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  • BeebopandBuddyBeebopandBuddy member
    I agree with the above post, I just put DD down immediately if she begins to be rough or tantrum. I tell her that Mommy cannot help her until she calms her body down. Once she starts to quiet or be still, I try again and repeat until we are successful.  If you tell him nap time and he tries to rebel when you try to ease him in, I would just put him in the bed/crib.  Clearly the snuggling and easing is not having the desired effect anyway, but he needs to understand that his behavior does not get him out of the nap.
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  • ktshafraktshafra member
    DD did this a lot around that age. Now she just wiggles so much and doesn't necessarily realize she's kicking my stomach, headbutting her sister in my belly, etc. It's become painful for me, though. I had asked my OB about possible dangers of getting kicked in the stomach by DD and he said not to worry about it; that it's not like I'm getting punched or karate kicked. I think doctors forget how strong babies actually are...
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  • bellelambbellelamb member
    My son would do kick, hit, sit on and climb on my belly and my youngest is fine.  As far as the behavior I'd find a place that can be time out, for us it is the exersaucer.  Tell your baby no that's not nice If you do it again it's time out.  If its done again put your child in a time out.  By a year I could ask my son do you need to go in time out, and if he'd done something bad he'd say yes and walk to it so I knew he understood.  
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  • daronsmommydaronsmommy member
    I agree with the PP, and sometimes do timeout as well. If DS starts to kick and hit and headbutt, he gets put in his crib for 1 minute. Sometimes though, I know he's just overly tired and not going to calm down without my help. In that situation, I hold him with his head on my chest and his legs out toward my knees. I keep my hand over his legs so that I can keep him from kicking. Usually after about 5 minutes he has calmed down and is sound asleep.
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