Did we bring home the wrong baby??

Re: Did we bring home the wrong baby??

• 2ndGeneration member

  November 2014

   Oh yes, it's like they wake up after they leave the hospital! My dd is 17 days old and the first night home, she was up.
  
   But after a few days they get on track. Make sure to feed her every few hours during the day, and try to wake her, engage her, during the day-so she gets her days and nights on track. I'm not a scheduler, but I do make daytime, active time-I find then they will take their longer stretch of sleep at night. DD usually does from 9pm till 1 or so when she wakes for another feeding, I feed on demand.
  

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• MuchlyGen member

  November 2014

  They're so worn out from being born, they'll trick you into thinking they're good sleepers, haha. 

  
  

  They're going through a huge adjustment too! They're used to being held 24/7 inside your belly, never being hungry, always being warm in a world just barely the size they are - getting used to our big world out here takes time. It takes time, but they do adjust. Just be as patient as you can, consider how different baby's life is right now, and trust that it won't last forever! It'll get better, a little at a time, and before you know it... you'll have a brand new crisis and this one will be a distant memory, lol. Welcome to motherhood

  
  

  Things that are reminiscent of the womb can help baby stay settled, like tight swaddling and a noise machine (to simulate the sound of your blood flow). Even something like putting a heating pad in the baby's bed to warm the sheets (take it out before putting baby down, obviously!) can help to keep them from waking up when you lie them down.

  
  

  
   

  
  

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• TeeJ526 member

  November 2014

  Nice idea about the heating pad! We've been having trouble getting our LO to sleep in her bassinet or PNP. She'll only sleep on or next to us. I'm going to try that tonight!

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• MalachiteDrake member

  November 2014

  I second the swing. It's been a life-saver for me, especially as we hadn't yet bought the K'Tan, so I'm either carrying her in my arms all day and getting nothing done, or needing somewhere to put her that keeps her happy. 

  
  

  
  

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• stacyslo member

  November 2014

  I know you probably don't want to purchase another bedding product but our little one wouldn't settle in the bassinet so we tried her in a sleep n play and she loves it, they are kinda snuggled in and held in an incline so I think it's more soothing to her. Check amazon for the best prices if you decide to try it.

  

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• ssstephanie214 member

  November 2014

  the title. of this thread. scared the tucks pad right off of my ass. 

  BABY GIRL, 11-11-14 

  
  

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• crizz13 member

  November 2014

  @ssstephanie214‌ I just laughed so hard, I snorted and startled the baby!
  
  Thanks for the reassurance and great ideas ladies. We already have a sound machine so we'll definitely try that tonight!

  
  
  
  

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• snarkylibrarian member

  November 2014 edited November 2014

  @SarahMaureenF‌ Yay! Another librarian!!! No judgments here, it is a lot easier to get swaddling down from a video rather than a book.

  

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