The Official New Mom Thread

[MommyPoppins]

We took our 3rd DS to WDW when he was 5 months and we took Kaleb for the day when he was 2 months. He slept the whole time except when I had to feed him. We are going for 10 days in Sept. and Kaleb will be 9 months then. I think it's easier when they are babies, they never complain.

Congrats to all you Mommys getting a good nights rest. Kaleb is now in his second week of sleeping. I'm sure any day now he'll hit a growth spurt and screw that all up.

The method that I mentioned about getting your children to sleep that we never did is the one Alice28 mentioned. Where you let them cry for a few and then go comfort them etc. We never did it that way because it didn't work for our kids. If we go in there they just cry longer the next time. Kaleb has been really wonderful though. He goes right back to sleep on his own and he doesn't even get into a full cry. He just fusses a little. He woke up fussing this morning at 5 and went right back to sleep when I didn't go in and get him. It's 7 now and he is still sleeping.

There are SO many different opinions on raising kids it is unbelievable. I tend not to agree with ANYTHING I read in a magazine or from a "secular" source. But that is only because of my own religous convictions and from the way I was brought up myself. I know my parents didn't get me right away everytime I cried and I am happy, confident and self-sufficent. I believe SO much depends on each individual child(I'm sure everyone would agree on that) and all of my children have responded really well to not being picked up and comforted the second they cry. When Kaleb was first born we were so busy trying to adjust to having 4 little ones that he would sometimes cry for a long time. He wanted to nurse non-stop(like from 6-9) and with 3 other little ones, making dinner, giving baths and every other thing us mothers have to do I just couldn't nurse him like that. But now he hardly ever crys. He doesn't even cry when he is hungry. Like Lissawynn said about how Jimmy crys and crys when he is hungry. Mine have always stoped crying the second I pick them up. It's amazing how different every baby is.

Kaleb isn't doing so well on his weight gain. I've been supplementing with formula. He is 3 months old now. He'll nurse for 30-40 minutes and then he'll suck down a 6 ounce bottle. I've never had any problems nursing before. I'm begining to wonder if it's because of the fact that I've nursed 3 (he's the 4th) babies in the past 4 years? I know his pregnancy was hard. My body has had enough of this.

I probably won't have time to check in again today. Things have been going well with having my cousin Ivy here. She has been a good baby so far.

 

[lissawynn]

We had another full night of sleep! I'm going to try putting Jimmy in his crib this weekend. He is too big for his basinette. I'm thinking he's going to wake up more b/c it's an unfamiliar place. We'll see how it works out.

 

[copper68]

hi all..

i took DD to WDW at 5 months.. she did absolutley fine.. even tho she won't remember it, we will.. and we have lots of pictures.. it was really easy since all she did was sit/sleep in the stroller.. now it's a different story.. she's walking all over the place..

i guess i got luckey with DD and the sleeping thing.. she was a pure beast the first 2 months waking up every 2 hours or so.. and then i decided she was screaming like she was in pain.. i switched her formula to lacto-free and the next week she was sleeping through the night.. i got into a routine with her early at like 6 weeks old.. we'd go upstairs with a bottle.. sit in the rocker turn the mobile music on, feed bottle, burp her which would always wake her up a little and then lay her down while she was sleepy but awake.. she's now 15 months old and sleeps from about 9pm to 8am.. occasionally she will wake up in the night crying, but nothing a pacifier won't cure.. she's perfect.. i'm so lucky.. makes me nervous about having another.. haha

 

[DisneyPhD]

Well it looks like last night was a pretty good night for everyone.
Lily didn't sleep through the night, but she was down from 10:00 to 3:00 with out getting up. That is a real strech for her (putting the times she has sleep for more then 4 hours more then I can count on one hand, 6 now!) She was up again at 6:00 and then 9:00 (getting me and her sister up before her, we even had a little time to cuddle in bed 1st). But all in all a VERY good night for us!

That and it is a preschool day so I have 3 hours where her sister is at school, and I stoped and got a coffe at starbucks! I put the baby in the bjorn and walked to get it. She can sure stop traffic like that! It is sunny and 60 out. Life is GOOD! I will take what I can get. (also we go to WDW in just over 2 weeks, and my MIL comes home this weekend, reinforcements FINALLY!)

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Congrats to all you new mommies who are getting sleep! My DD is 17 months and STILL doesn't sleep through the night! We have gone through several Ferber cycles. They work for awhile but there is always something (colds, growth spurts, new teeth) that sets us back again! Oh well!!!! At this point, she is now into the "I wanna milk, water, new blanket, new pillow, new doll, etc, etc" stage in the middle of night (and yes, she does ask...she's VERY verbal). Oh the joys of motherhood!

 

[copper68]

just back from the doc's office.. dd had to have 4 shots!!! YUCK!!! poor thing.. she went right to sleep in the car.. she's scared to death of the doc.. he just walks in and she starts crying.. she actually grabbed the syringe after he gave her the shot i thought she was gonna jab herself with the needle.. but, we both were holding her arm.. he said that was a first.. in the 20 years he's done this that was the 1st time they actually got hold of the syringe.. he said they always grabbed at it, but she made history today.. i told him she was just learning how to defend herself.. at least thats the last shots until she starts kindergarten!!!!! i hate taking her to get shots..

 

[ahutton]

i hate taking her to get shots..

That look of betrayal in their eyes is really something, isn't it? I think it is harder as they get older. After her 4 year check my DD asked me "Mommy, why did you let them hurt me?" I explained to her, and she apparently understood because when we went for flu shots she understood it was to help keep her from getting sick.

3 nights in a row for DS... This could be a trend!

 

[DisneyPhD]

copper68, how old is your DD? My oldest had an appt for her 4 year exam next week, and it was 2 days before we leave for WDW. I decided I didn't want her getting shots right before just in case she has a reaction so I changed it until after (she will be 4 and 2 months then oh well.) She seemed to understand the reason for the flu shot and accepted that well. However her little sister got shots at the same time and she got 4, so big sister felt better.

I don't mind the shots as much with Lily, she is a very forgiving baby, once the pain is gone she has forgotten it and moved on. I actually hope it makes he sleepy, it never does. She is always done crying before the nurse leaves the room. Anna would hold on the grudge for days!

BTW, sleep was not as good last night, every 2 hours: 12:00 2:00 4:00 6:00 8:00. Like clock work. It is scary how she knows it is 2 hours to the min!

 

[copper68]

my angel madison is 15 months old today.. i'm just glad she doesn't have to get anymore for a long time.. seems she gets them every time i take her to the doc.. i was all ready with a sucker this time.. that really helped..

 

[MommyPoppins]

DisneyPhD: Lily is SO darling!

 

[DisneyPhD]

DisneyPhD: Lily is SO darling!

Thanks so much I think so (especailly now since she is napping! )

Of course it wasn't the baby that kept us up all last night. Her older sister (Anna 4 years old) had a fever of 103.6 in the middle of the night. We gave her mortin and put her in a luke warm bath to get it down. She threw up all the motrin, we don't know if that was part of the sickenss or just because of the fever and the medicine upset her stomach.

Well she has kept down a popcicle and her fever is around 102 now, but she wouldn't take any more tyenal until I went to the store and got supositories and threatned to give her those. Hubby sugested we give her the baby tyenol instead of childrens (more concentrated and milder.) She did finally take it and is sleeping now. Poor girl. She has been a trooper though it.

No idea what it is. Dr said just rest and try to keep food down.

Oh the joys of parenthood. Had to cancel my hair appt today, and I really need a haircut. Oh well. We still have 11 days to our trip, so we all should be ok by then.


copper68, I think they get shots again at 4 years old (at least in my state, but I think it is everywhere.) Oh well at least you have some time until then.)

 

[floridafam]

Just saying hello.

Our DD, Kona, arrived on Monday.

 

[copper68]

hi floridafam.. welcome to the land of no sleep.. haha well, for some anyway..

congrats..

Leah

 

[DisneyPhD]

Just saying hello.

Our DD, Kona, arrived on Monday.

Yea!!!!!!! Congradulations!!!!!!!!

I want details!!!!!!!!!!



Welcome to the world Kona! (did you know you have your own cafe at the Poly?)

 

[floridafam]

I've got a question for all of you mommies.

How much is your newborn sleeping? Kona has slept most of the day today.

She is sleeping about 3 hours at a time at night and most of the day.

How much is too much?

Thanks in advance.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Anna slept ALOT like the Dr. told me to wake her at night to feed her, but I never did.

She slept alot during the day too. She was a great sleeper at night. I miss that...............

Lily also slept alot during the day, and mostly during the night, she just would wake up every 2 hours to feed, and still does.

Newborns are VERY sleepy. That is normal. However if you are concnered talk with your doctor. Espceailly if she isn't growing enough. If she is growing and having wet dipars I would consider it a blessing.

They wake up in a month or so. My BIL only saw Anna sleeping or eatingfor like the 1st 5 months (or longer).

 

[katerkat]

BR is a sleeper too. Right from the start he was going 4-6 hours between feedings and sleeping the entire time in between. Around 2 weeks old he started waking up for a couple hours during the day. Now he's on a 5-7 hour pattern for feedings and awake for about 8 hours a day.

 

[MommyPoppins]

Yay! Congratulations Floridafam!

Let us know how everything went!

 

[floridafam]

Good morning everyone.

Well, Kona slept for 5 hours last night. I don't know if I should feel lucky or worried. She seems great and does not have a fever. I guess I have a great sleeper on my hands.

Mommy Poppins,

The day she was born could not have gone better. They induced me around 8:30. I asked for an epidural around 12pm. The Dr. checked me again at 12:45 then left to go back to his office. I started feeling a lot of pressure. The nurses checked me and called the Dr. back over. Kona was born at
1:34.

The hospital was wonderful. My Doctor was wonderful. Everything was perfect.

 

[DisneyPhD]

Good morning everyone.

Well, Kona slept for 5 hours last night. I don't know if I should feel lucky or worried. She seems great and does not have a fever. I guess I have a great sleeper on my hands.

Mommy Poppins,

The day she was born could not have gone better. They induced me around 8:30. I asked for an epidural around 12pm. The Dr. checked me again at 12:45 then left to go back to his office. I started feeling a lot of pressure. The nurses checked me and called the Dr. back over. Kona was born at
1:34.

The hospital was wonderful. My Doctor was wonderful. Everything was perfect.

That is great. Rather like Lily. Contractions started at 6:00 am, at the hospital by 8:00. Epideral at 9:30 and she was born by 12:00. Much better then her bigger sister! How big was she?

As for sleeping. I remember that, not sure if I should be worried or count my blessings. I know now it it was count my blessings. Lily still very rarely sleeps 5 hours at a time, however she sleep longer when she was a newborn, or would sleep, eat and then fall back asleep.

Anna used to sleep until I would be dying for her to wake up and eat because my breast were rock hard with milk! "Please get up and eat, mommy REALLY wants you to eat." Are you bf or bottle? That also makes a difference on how long they can sleep. However my bf baby sleept just fine so not always.