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My 6 week old thankfully has not exhibited any more of the colickiness from two weeks ago. However, she is now acting very fussy. She's extremely hard to put down to sleep during the day, although mercifully she's sleeping fairly well at night. The only way to calm her seems to be to either feed her or hold her and be in constant motion (more motion than a rocking chair I might add). The only activities that seem work reliably are holding her while bouncing vigorously on an exercise ball or going for a walk in the Baby Bjorn, both of which are not sustainable over long periods of time. Anyone have any similar experiences or have any suggestions for how to calm a baby down? It has been pretty draining the last few days.
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My oldest was like that. It's just a baby being a baby. You could try and see if they're gassy?
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Dec 29, 2021 22:25
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Negative PCR tests, thank goodness. Toddler can now shake her head for no and say "yeah" when we ask her questions, it's nice to have a better idea of what she wants and doesn't want. But sometimes we DO have to get off the swings to go home if we've been swinging on them for ages. Sorry, kid!
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Dec 29, 2021 23:40
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drainpipe posted:My 6 week old thankfully has not exhibited any more of the colickiness from two weeks ago. However, she is now acting very fussy. She's extremely hard to put down to sleep during the day, although mercifully she's sleeping fairly well at night. The only way to calm her seems to be to either feed her or hold her and be in constant motion (more motion than a rocking chair I might add). The only activities that seem work reliably are holding her while bouncing vigorously on an exercise ball or going for a walk in the Baby Bjorn, both of which are not sustainable over long periods of time. Oh hey I remember this phase. Noise cancelling headphones. Wear them to stop the screams from destroying your hearing even if you're not listening to anything, I swear mine gave me tinnitus in my previously good ear. Other than that yes it sucks. You're building trust and helping her learn how to calm down but it will seem like forever
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Dec 29, 2021 23:54
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drainpipe posted:The only activities that seem work reliably are holding her while bouncing vigorously on an exercise ball or going for a walk in the Baby Bjorn, both of which are not sustainable over long periods of time. I lost like 20 lbs during the newborn phase partially because of doing exactly this for extended periods of time.
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Dec 30, 2021 00:13
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Ok, good (?) to hear that this is normal. It just seems concerning that she doesn’t get much sleep during the day. Like I said, we’re thankful as hell that she seems to sleep at night alright.
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Dec 30, 2021 00:49
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Your baby was an aquatic creature for 40 weeks and it's having to learn to breathe air, deal with gravity, eat, fart etc in the last six weeks. It's gonna be cranky. Ours didn't learn to burp or fart for about five weeks. It will pass. Try to keep the baby happy and you sane. Most good baby books recommend having a glass or two of wine to get through the day for a reason Things improve a lot after six weeks to two months, you're almost in there, just hang on Ours only slept for 35-45 minutes between feedings, I played a lot of Hades on Nintendo Switch as reach run though/level is only about 30 minutes and let the baby nap next to me. Whatever it takes to survive Edit: another way to get your life back is to strap them in the car seat and go get Starbucks from the drive through. Three towns over. Babies sleep great in the car and you can have your life back as long as the car is in motion Hadlock fucked around with this message at 01:00 on Dec 30, 2021 |
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Dec 30, 2021 00:57
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drainpipe posted:Ok, good (?) to hear that this is normal. It just seems concerning that she doesn’t get much sleep during the day. Like I said, we’re thankful as hell that she seems to sleep at night alright. I used a baby swing to get that nice rocking motion you’re giving her with the ball/walk. Some kids hate it though, but my dude spent a lot of time in there. I used the snug a boo. I used it so much the motor controller died and I asked them to send me a new one, which they did.
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Dec 30, 2021 02:30
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drainpipe posted:Ok, good (?) to hear that this is normal. It just seems concerning that she doesn’t get much sleep during the day. Like I said, we’re thankful as hell that she seems to sleep at night alright. My partner and I would actually be dead if not for the baby Bjorne bouncer. Best damned gift I ever got. https://www.babybjorn.com/baby-boun...lightgray-frame
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Dec 30, 2021 04:43
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Yeah can confirm, the baby Bjorn is a great device
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Dec 30, 2021 05:26
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My toddler has recently understood that I have a job, and that my job is a nurse. She also knows that breastfeeding is called nursing. When she sees me in my “nursing pajamas” (scrubs), she asks if I’m going to the hospital to feed the doctors. She thinks my job is to breastfeed doctors.
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Dec 31, 2021 03:19
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Koivunen posted:My toddler has recently understood that I have a job, and that my job is a nurse. She also knows that breastfeeding is called nursing. When she sees me in my “nursing pajamas” (scrubs), she asks if I’m going to the hospital to feed the doctors. She thinks my job is to breastfeed doctors. That is the most hilarious toddler interpretation of a thing in the entire world and I hope you tell all of her future friends and romantic partners about it.
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Several days ago, wife got super ill. Two days ago, about 3 days after her, I got super ill. I haven't felt this lovely in years. Yesterday, #4 fell asleep on me most of the afternoon. Today #3 is whiny and sleeping on and off. Based on symptoms and timeline I'm gonna guess we've got omicron. Don't feel well enough to drive anywhere for a test and at home kits are unavailable until mid January. This is gonna be a fun couple of weeks. 
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Dec 31, 2021 17:21
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D34THROW posted:Several days ago, wife got super ill. Two days ago, about 3 days after her, I got super ill. I haven't felt this lovely in years. Yesterday, #4 fell asleep on me most of the afternoon. Today #3 is whiny and sleeping on and off. Probably not new info but buy a cheapo pulse Oximeter and keep an eye on everyone if they’re out of breath, go to ER if so. Zacurate 500BL Fingertip Pulse Oximeter Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor with Batteries and Lanyard Included (Navy Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2FFQB9/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_913T59P9CDH2PEVPGQ0D
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Koivunen posted:My toddler has recently understood that I have a job, and that my job is a nurse. She also knows that breastfeeding is called nursing. When she sees me in my “nursing pajamas” (scrubs), she asks if I’m going to the hospital to feed the doctors. She thinks my job is to breastfeed doctors. This is amazing.
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Baby did a great job falling asleep through all the fireworks at 12 AM, but fifteen minutes later when my knee cracks walking around with him we get a meltdown.
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My baby has decided that until now she's been too easygoing and pleasant so she's taken to throwing her food. I don't mean little baby throws, she gets a good windup and does a full over arm throw in various directions. This was after being so messy that I bought a whole new highchair that was easier to clean plus plastic mats to go underneath. These plastic mats are now useless, I either need 10 more to cover the whole dining area or some sort of mesh cage to keep her in with a little slot to toss in food.
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space uncle posted:Probably not new info but buy a cheapo pulse Oximeter and keep an eye on everyone if they’re out of breath, go to ER if so. Sadly it's a bit late for that, as with getting hold of rapid tests. Pretty much anything COVID-related is likely to be completely out of stock until mid-January if not February.
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Tagichatn posted:My baby has decided that until now she's been too easygoing and pleasant so she's taken to throwing her food. I don't mean little baby throws, she gets a good windup and does a full over arm throw in various directions. This was after being so messy that I bought a whole new highchair that was easier to clean plus plastic mats to go underneath. These plastic mats are now useless, I either need 10 more to cover the whole dining area or some sort of mesh cage to keep her in with a little slot to toss in food. File under: reasons why I don't understand anyone ever thought carpet in homes was a good idea
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Hadlock posted:File under: reasons why I don't understand anyone ever thought carpet in homes was a good idea We had light tan carpet in our dining room when we moved in. It's now hardwood.
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Can someone give me suggestions on a bottle that does not require a straw to drink? We've been using OXO Tot Transitions Straw Cup but the little one bites through all the straws and we've replaced them three times at this point. Basically anything with a straw will be a chew toy. It's about time she transitions out of that anyway, she's almost three. She seems to do well with bottles that you can just tilt up and suck on. It also helps a lot with spilling, sometimes she drops the bottle in the car. The less parts to clean would be better. I don't think I care about insulation that much, but it wouldn't hurt. If not, what are you guys using that works well?
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My twins love the Munchin 360 cups. Easy to clean, no straws, relatively spill free.
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Mind_Taker posted:My twins love the Munchin 360 cups. Easy to clean, no straws, relatively spill free. 
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Mind_Taker posted:My twins love the Munchin 360 cups. Easy to clean, no straws, relatively spill free. These things are amazing. They aren't perfect - definitely a little spillage when dropped on a hard surface, and over time they lose efficacy (like after 12-18 months) - but we love them so much, I've even got my accident-prone parents using them for their drinks.
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Semi-joke option: just go all in on some duralex picardie glasses in a small size and let her revel in using grown up glasses. They’re tough and tempered. We’ve never broken one (despite them being dropped on tile and clanked on stone) but they don’t get sharp if they do break. We have a motley bunch of 360 and straw cups in this house and they’re a surprisingly great addition.
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BadSamaritan posted:Semi-joke option: just go all in on some duralex picardie glasses in a small size and let her revel in using grown up glasses. They’re tough and tempered. We’ve never broken one (despite them being dropped on tile and clanked on stone) but they don’t get sharp if they do break. This. People keep underestimating their kids. Our kid never really got used to use sippy cups. At ca 10 months old (can't remember), we found it only took a couple of days for her to grasp the concept of drinking from a plastic cup without a lid. We transitioned to rugged Duralex-like glasses when she stopped throwing cups around, at ca 18 months, and she hasn't even dropped one since then. At 3, she's already on the "adult" glasses and was drinking (milk) from a wine glass at Christmas and NYE dinners.
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I was surprised to see my nephew's daycare/preschool had kids drinking out of 4-5 oz glass cups at 18 months. Not some of the kids, all of them Ours at 14 months still on her own dumps the water down her chest 95% of the time but with a buddy system she happily drinks ice water, juice milk etc from an adult glass. The larger the glass and more full it is, the better it seems, it doesn't need to rotate as close to 90 degrees to get liquid from the cup to her mouth
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Our 2.5yo started using glass cups around 1.5, though only recently have we started putting milk in one since spills do still happen. There tends to be less messy fooling around/dripping with it though. Easier to clean, too, and the picardies are nicely angled so they don’t have to tip it too steeply to drink. I’m a stickler for tempered glass though because toddler.
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Yeah, out of our four kids, I think only #1 even bothered with sippy cups. All the others only wanted to use what everyone else was using, i.e. regular cups or glasses. Similar story with food. #1 got a fairly relaxed sort of baby-led weaning deal where we prepare stuff specially for him. #2 through #4 were basically like "I'll have what he's having, RIGHT NOW" starting at 6 months.
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Our son's daycare has a rule that all children have to use adult cutlery so they all drink from glasses, eat off normal breakable plates etc. He's been drinking from a glass since he was 6 months old and it took him until like 2.5 to get the hang of using a drink bottle with a nozzle.
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Thanks for the suggestions on the cup. Our kiddo knows how to use regular cups for dinner and such, but I was more concerned with car rides. Her seat doesn't have a cup holder (really?), so we needed something that she could accidentally drop without spilling. Basically, we have this thing like a squirt bottle and she places it in between her legs or on her side while we drive around.
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I don't even totally trust myself using real glass.
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Mind_Taker posted:My twins love the Munchin 360 cups. Easy to clean, no straws, relatively spill free. "Relatively spill free" until your toddler decides that it's more fun to turn it over and slam it repeatedly on the floor to make oat milk puddles. Tomorrow the ogre toddler goes back to daycare and resumes full days. Wish them the best of luck.
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Today we got an email from daycare that if a kid shows any symptoms whatsoever, they’ll be sent home unless you can get a doctor’s note. Our son has had a stuffy nose literally since he started daycare, so I’m looking forward to trying to get him covid tested every week. I don’t suppose anyone has found any at-home tests that are approved for kids under 2?
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We had to break out a spare of The One Stuffed Animal today. We broke a jar right next to the toy (he'd left it in the kitchen and was in the other room when my clumsy rear end knocked the jar over) and after spending like 10 minutes pulling glass shards out of it I just said fuckit and grabbed a spare one from the closet. The kid was very suspicious because about 20 minutes before he'd been chewing on the ear.....so he went and grabbed a water bottle and poured water on the ears so they would be wet and then happily accepted the replacement when it had the right texture. Crisis averted. Somehow.
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Oh, just bringing a lamp up from the basement so we can enjoy some nice lighting after the rowdy kids go to bed. Perfectly normal, just our speakeasy floor lamp.
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L0cke17 posted:Crisis averted. Somehow. For anyone reading this, the trick is to get three of whatever stuffie ends up being their favorite. They only, only ever know about the existence of one of them, but when it needs to be washed or whatever you throw the other two right in there with it. This will impart the necessary level of softness from multiple wash cycles to fool them with a replacement as it should be as worn as the primary. And if you got this far and laughed at the necessary effort and said “gently caress that I’m not doing that” you are right there with me on how to parent. But that is how you could do it!
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I gifted our son my old The One Stuffed Animal, a blue dinosaur toy named, creatively enough, Bluey. Thing is easily 34 years old. He spent three minutes gleefully throwing him around the room before I broke down and moved him back to a place of safety.
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This feels like a stupid question, but will a 6 month old forget about her dad over a week or so? How well are babies at this age even able to differentiate between people anyway? My wife, daughter, and I are currently visiting in-laws for new years, but I might have to go home a week or so before we originally planned to. That would mean leaving my wife and daughter behind for that long, and it's got me a little worried. Ever since our daughter was born, I've been holding her a bit more and sooner after she cries than my wife, since my wife is more on the "cry it out" side of things. This has lead her to becoming a bit of a daddy's girl, where I can often get her to calm down a lot faster than my wife can. I'm afraid that leaving our daughter behind for a week might cause her to forget me a little, or maybe cause her some stress.
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Spoggerific posted:my wife is more on the "cry it out" side of things. You may want to reconsider your position on this if you ever want your life back starting in about three months. Goonspeed sire
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