This might be a stupid question but how do you hold the baby while NIP? I've nursed him at homeboy without a pillow or blanket to help prop up and it kills my arms in no time
This might be a stupid question but how do you hold the baby while NIP? I've nursed him at homeboy without a pillow or blanket to help prop up and it kills my arms in no time
In the carrier, it holds the baby and head without hands. Otherwise I cradle his head in my elbow and that arm runs the length of his back to his butt. I use the other hand latch, cross my legs to elevate his head and we're good. If I need more arm support behind his head I shove the diaper bag under it. Hope that's descriptive enough!
This might be a stupid question but how do you hold the baby while NIP? I've nursed him at homeboy without a pillow or blanket to help prop up and it kills my arms in no time
In the carrier, it holds the baby and head without hands. Otherwise I cradle his head in my elbow and that arm runs the length of his back to his butt. I use the other hand latch, cross my legs to elevate his head and we're good. If I need more arm support behind his head I shove the diaper bag under it. Hope that's descriptive enough!
Is that the football hold where he is to your side or are you holding him in front/across? I used to be strong but not doing any lifting during pregnancy has killed any strength i had
Across the front. I know what you mean on strength - this kid is pushing 20lbs and my back has been killing me. Try to just relax your shoulders and let him hang into your arm.
Just thought I'd share an app that I've been using to keep memories of LO. It's called 1 second every day, and you take a one second video each day (or however often you want) or upload a video and trim a one second portion. Then the app makes them into a video! If you want to see an example I can try to figure out how to send it to you, or I'm sure you can look one up. I thought it would be a great way to track LO's first year! I wish I had thought to start it right away, but I've been doing it for about a month now and it's fun!
Just thought I'd share an app that I've been using to keep memories of LO. It's called 1 second every day, and you take a one second video each day (or however often you want) or upload a video and trim a one second portion. Then the app makes them into a video! If you want to see an example I can try to figure out how to send it to you, or I'm sure you can look one up. I thought it would be a great way to track LO's first year! I wish I had thought to start it right away, but I've been doing it for about a month now and it's fun!
I just bought this app and it's great! If you have live photos on your iPhone then you can even pull snippets from those if you don't have actual videos each day. So cute!
She slept from 8pm until 5:30 am! I am shocked. She napped horribly all day and had a lot of uncomfortable gas. I thought it was for sure going to be a hard night.
DD typically will only nap for 30 minutes at a time. Today, a two hour nap AND a three hour nap. I've already done all the house laundry and dishes!!! Holy cow, this is awesome! *side note* my boobs are about to explode because she's sleeping in the room where the pump is.
Successful bath last night! It was the first time B didn't scream. We took the sling out and set him up on the high side of the bath, I sort of kept baby up and H did the washing. This was the first time we both bathed him together but it was such a better experience for everyone. I hope it wasn't just a one-time thing
Had a catch-up meeting with my work team lead yesterday at 11 and took E with me. She fell asleep on the way, woke up around 11:50 and was happy and entertained being passed around. Ate (only a little) then was perfect at Chipotle with me and some coworkers. We went back to the office and hung around about another hour. No problems! Fell asleep on the way home. We did this about a month ago too and I was sure it only worked cause she was so young, haha.
My only selfish complaint is that it altered our routine obviously. She wouldn't go back to sleep after her 9am feed this morning since that's when we got out of bed yesterday.
H and I had our first date night last night without M! My amazing MIL came over and kept him while we had dinner (and wine). It was soooo nice to get out and be me again; I hadn't realized how much I needed it. M was great for MIL too. Took his bottle no problem and in bed by 7:15 ( I swear that lady is a wizard). Aaaand he slept until 2:30! He was up every two hours after that but I will take it!
Big day today!! Had to wake M up early. He managed to get through a 3 hour ceremony st the court house. An hour reception at the law society. A 2.5 hour lunch out with his staff. And a 3.5 hour supper at a fine dining establishment with family. No meltdowns. Took bottles all day. Im sure I'll pay for it later but holy cow!
I was able to put LO down for the night in her crib awake and she fell asleep! That has never happened. She normally has to be rocked to sleep and then wakes up once you put her in the crib and then has to be rocked again and soothed in the crib.
DD slept in her crib for the first time last night and transition from bassinet to crib didn't change her regular sleep patterns.
The question is how did you sleep? I sleep soon much better when he's not in the room. Infants are crazy loud sleepers!
I am so glad we ended up just doing the crib and not the pack n play in our room as planned (pack n play is still here but we just use the changing table part). He is so loud I can't imagine I would have ever slept
LO is in her crib in her own room since birth. I am really glad we decided to go that route. However we have the monitor on all night. I go to bed a few hours before H and I sleep the best at that point because there is no monitor and I don't hear LOs every little noise. Once H comes to bed my quality of sleep is not as good. I am currently trying to convince H that we don't need the monitor at night. She is right across the hall from us and I would be able to hear her if she were to start crying. The problem is I am a light sleeper and he is a very hard sleeper. The monitor could be pretty loud right next to him and it would take him a while to wake up to it, so he would never hear her without it.
@m6agua after the night feeding I usually sleep in the guest bedroom which is right next to LO's room. I usually will crack the door open and keep the monitor off because I'm a super light sleeper and he makes a lot of noise while trying to fall back asleep after the feeding. If I have the monitor on (which I do sometimes) it will constantly go off and drive me crazy. I definitely say if you feel like you'd hear if she really started crying then go sans monitor and see how it goes.
Re: AW moments
Welcomed baby girl: 06.10.14
Second pregnancy EDD: 06.16.16 MC: 10.29.15
Welcomed baby boy: 11.25.16
Welcomed baby girl: 06.10.14
Second pregnancy EDD: 06.16.16 MC: 10.29.15
Welcomed baby boy: 11.25.16
Welcomed baby girl: 06.10.14
Second pregnancy EDD: 06.16.16 MC: 10.29.15
Welcomed baby boy: 11.25.16
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Welcomed baby girl: 06.10.14
Second pregnancy EDD: 06.16.16 MC: 10.29.15
Welcomed baby boy: 11.25.16
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Ate (only a little) then was perfect at Chipotle with me and some coworkers. We went back to the office and hung around about another hour. No problems! Fell asleep on the way home.
We did this about a month ago too and I was sure it only worked cause she was so young, haha.
My only selfish complaint is that it altered our routine obviously. She wouldn't go back to sleep after her 9am feed this morning since that's when we got out of bed yesterday.
No meltdowns. Took bottles all day.
Im sure I'll pay for it later but holy cow!
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019TTC since January 2015
3/15/2015 BFP!
4/15/2015 MMC
2/25/2016 BFP! Hoping for the best!
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019Yeah she had been sleeping through the night all week so we decided with the combo of that and breaking out that we should try it.
- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019- BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
TTC#2 April 2019