MOTN Check-In and GTKY

babygiantquest · November 2013

Julian is actually asleep, and I'm making myself dinner. 2 AM is dinner time, right? Entertain me whilst I dine!

GTKY question: What's your LO's favorite unintentional lullaby?

For example, in my sleep-deprived state earlier this evening, I started singing the Jigglypuff song from Pokemon to my screaming baby. He calmed down almost immediately. I tried it again later, and it put him to sleep!

Kessho · November 2013

2:30 and third feeding.

I tried "I see the light" from Rapunzel until it stopped working, then into "be our guest" and "part of your world" until those didn't work and now working on nursery rhymes.

catycate · November 2013

2:20. First feeding.
I sang Its Getting Hot in Herrre one time when she was congested and it has stuck as her favorite song ever to hear.

babyLOLO13 · November 2013

2:30.. First feeding.. Wahoo ! Re intro the swaddle was everything...second great night in a row.

I sing a "Mommy loves you" song my mom sung to me.

HFrizzle · November 2013

After midnight and dealing with Mr Grumpy Pants who hasn't slept since about 6pm and is now over tired. So we could call this our first feeding, but really he's been nursing off and on for hours.

I inadvertently unplugged my headphones the other night will listening to Eminem's Berzerk and he chilled right out.

babygiantquest · November 2013

HFrizzle said:

After midnight and dealing with Mr Grumpy Pants who hasn't slept since about 6pm and is now over tired. So we could call this our first feeding, but really he's been nursing off and on for hours.

This is like the story of my life for the past three days. It took a combination of Jigglypuff, boob pacifier, and swaddling to get my Grumpmeister to finally sleep after being awake for six hours.

LetsGoToDisney · November 2013

2:36 and second

Hey Jude

taylormarie923 · November 2013

First feeding here.

LO loves anything played on the guitar. We have an acoustic and a stool next to the crib so we can play for him when he is extra fussy. I like playing Dream a Little Dream of Me.

cassey910 · November 2013

Up pumping/feeding.
I have yet to sing an actual nursery rhyme. I just make songs up lol.

Foutzie44 · November 2013

Lo is up for the first feed...however DS1 is really sick and has been up so long night!

We sing a random mix of made up songs....I think this babe just likes noise

Lhand11 · November 2013

2nd feeding at 3:30.

I have been singing "Silent Night" everyday since DS was born January 2012. Perpetual Christmas over here. DD has a preference for "Soft Kitty".

yesthisiskim0401 · November 2013

3:30am and its DD2's first wake up, yesssss. One more hour than usual! However DD1 woke me up at 1:30 for milk (say what child?). So no extra sleep for this momma. Plus both girls have little colds which clogged them up so I get to suck snot which is just oh so fun. Not.

DD2 is sang a lot of Christmas music. My all time favorite is "Baby it's cold outside" so she gets a lot of that sprinkled with "Santa Claus is coming to town". Oddest song I sang to her as a lullaby would be,

Wait for it,

The thong song.

Mother of the year.

yesthisiskim0401 · November 2013

taylormarie923 said:
First feeding here.

LO loves anything played on the guitar. We have an acoustic and a stool next to the crib so we can play for him when he is extra fussy. I like playing Dream a Little Dream of Me.

You win the coolest parents award.

Palereadhead · November 2013

Second feeding, now pumping.... I will follow you into the dark by death cab for cutie

RebC1981 · November 2013

345 she are and fell back asleep so I am just pumping.

I have not sang to her yet. I will spare her...

MrsShankly1012 · November 2013

2nd feeding here, although 1/2 of it dribbled out of the side of his mouth so I'm super happy.

I usually sing Eternal Flame by the Bangles, but his favorite lullaby is the sweet sound of white noise & heavy rainfall on my phone's white noise app. Or the vent hood. The louder & more obnoxious, the better.

StefMurph · November 2013

First feeding. Somehow. She had bad gas and screamed for 30 minutes during bedtime. Her last feeding was at 8:30. She woke at midnight, but I put her in bed with me and we didn't wake up until 2:30. She seems to sleep better next to me, but dh isn't a fan of her being in the bed with us. Fuck him.

I make up songs. We rap everyday even though I'm not a huge fan of rap. I'm not sure what tune I sing it to, but I always sing-- Callie Callie, why you fussin'? Why you fussin'? So far, it calms her down every time.

Eta: I am not a great singer, so I just tell her I'm glad she has no one to compare me to. Of course her dad sings and tells her he's a better singer than me. He's right.

Lilpoppy · November 2013

1 am first feeding. I sing him the Beatles and lots of made up stuff

mominwaiting29 · November 2013

Night time feeding #2 gonna be a long night!

I sing anything that pops in my head and it's usually not a baby somg, but in my exhaustion I can't think of anything:(

edaire · November 2013

Yesterday by The Beatles. My mom sang it to me when I was a baby. Also, Hey Fighting Tigers (LSU fan here). I sang it to him since day 1 and he loves it. I always do patty cake with his feet when I sing it. And there was that one time when Highway to Hell and Crazy Train were appropriately sung.

jessjhh · November 2013

I am ashamed to say that LO's eyes glaze over anytime Selena Gomez or Miley Cyrus comes on the radio

bionicb · November 2013

10:30pm awake time... 3 hra later and she's still going strong. Eating every hour. FUN.

Unintentional lullaby... "lucky strike" by maroon5, "royals" lorde, and "hey jude" - the beatles. When we wake up for the day its "dear prudence."

SweetCFly · November 2013

Feeding #2 @ 4:30 here.

He loves music, we listen to Pandora all the time... Heavenly Children's Lullaby (for bedtime/naptime only), Michael Buble and Disney are his favorite stations. Yesterday on our never-ending road trip we listened to Christmas music on the way home and I was singing that to him and he loved it... Other times I just sing whatever comes to mind. Usually nursery rhyme songs.

BMnatz11 · November 2013

Up almost an hour with feeding number two. Can't complain too much since she went to bed at 730, up at 1130, and slept 1230-4.

I haven't tried any weird songs with her yet, but DS used to calm right down and fall asleep when I put on Nickelback as loud as I could.

WhenInRome11 · November 2013

Just finished our first feeding since 10pm. I'm feeling quite awake after all that sleep but I'm hoping to catch some more z's before we get up for the day.

My baby girl has her mom's taste in music. Fat Bottom Girls by Queen calms her down every time. It cracks me up that she just goes silent the moment I hit the chorus.

ashleymarie512 · November 2013

Up for first feeding at 3:30...down at 10.

Her daddy loves to sing to her and his favorite is "Rock Your Body" by Justin when he's rocking her, except he changes the words to make them baby-centric and less pervy to be singing to a child. Cracks me up!

I don't sing to her much yet, mostly I tell her stories and talk to her. When she transitions to her own room (as soon as oxygen equipment is out bc it makes it about a thousand degrees in there) I'll put in a CD player so we can play her music at bedtime.

calibr8te · November 2013

Second feed here. For some reason he loves champions by Queen. Yellow bird because my dad used to sing that to me when I was young. @edaire yesterday or hey Jude by Beatles works for me too.

I don't truly know all the words to lullabies and would much rather have him listen to real music but I will make up my own songs and use lullaby structure as well.

taylormarie923 · November 2013

@nryan55 clearly you need to write the parady Baby's Got Fat.

ksimo6 · November 2013

430 here and first feeding since 11 pm. I am so happy. Longest stretch yet.

Cruise by Flirida Georgia Line seems to hold her attention right now.

5speckledfrogs · November 2013

I sing the "ssh" song. Do you know it? It goes sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh(breathe)hhhhhhh :-\"

hartsl01 · November 2013

5:40 and up for first feeding.

Ds hears Christmas music more than anything right now.

bkeane619 · November 2013

First feeding. She slept super long and I'm kinda freaked cuz her diaper was dry.
I have no lullaby that is odd. She likes ocean waves.

GibsonGirl620 · November 2013

Lhand11 said:
2nd feeding at 3:30.

I have been singing "Silent Night" everyday since DS was born January 2012. Perpetual Christmas over here. DD has a preference for "Soft Kitty".

DS1's fave song was "Soft Kitty," too! Love BBT.

jnsmith85 · November 2013

second feeding, it's 520 here. And holy crap it's sleeting outside. Im in TX so that's a big deal haha!!

I play George Strait all the time, he seems to like it. When he's getting his diaper changed in his nursery, we play lullabies (ususlly rock a bye baby) and he immediately stops fussing.

blondolphn · November 2013

Jo has decided to pull an all nighter it seems. She will fall asleep, we put her down. We get anywhere from 5 minutes romantic hour. I think this is her payback since I left the house yesterday to run some errands. She had a major meltdown for daddy.

pmarie33 · November 2013

I have no idea when he was fed last but 6:30 is a win for me!

We do lullabys and when he bores I go to Christmas songs.

MittenJennie · November 2013

Second feeding - she's getting to be a pro at her motn feeding - it's so fast I don't have time to bump. Though I miss out - I am thankful for the sleep.

As for lullabies - Build me up (buttercup) and what ever song I make up usually complaining that she should be sleeping but she us not. She's not a huge fan nothing that causes instant sleep, it could be because I'm truly an awful singer. Oh well I try.

shelley1002 · November 2013

DH did overnight duty so I could sleep. DS1 woke up at 5 but went back to sleep after a few snuggles.

GTKY - I usually sing 'Disarm' by Smashinf Pumpkins or 'She Talks to Angels' by the Black Crowes.

marianaz0 · November 2013

babygiantquest said:
Julian is actually asleep, and I'm making myself dinner. 2 AM is dinner time, right? Entertain me whilst I dine!

GTKY question: What's your LO's favorite unintentional lullaby?

For example, in my sleep-deprived state earlier this evening, I started singing the Jigglypuff song from Pokemon to my screaming baby. He calmed down almost immediately. I tried it again later, and it put him to sleep!

That song is the best! It makes me think of my lil brother who used to call me 'Jigglybutt' and run around the house humming that tune lol I love him!

babygiantquest · November 2013

@Jaycarmelxo

Jules loves "La Vie en Rose". We have a "Rhapsody in Blue" station set up on Pandora. I think I've got a jazz buff on my hands.

@SweetCFly

See above. Pandora is a lifesaver in our house. He enjoys our Daft Punk station, as well.

@Natalie2290

That's deft getting used. Thanks!

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