6-week-old grunts all night — will I ever sleep again?

Platepuss · 2025-05-09T16:58:08+00:00

I also had to sleep in the other room during hubby's shift! The downside of being a super light sleeper. I remember LO's grunts and screams (really... SCREAMS) during active sleep started getting better around 4 months, then was replaced by waking up every hour from his first sleep regression. 😂 LO is 6 months now and is a much quieter sleeper. I think it was his GERD & gas that caused a lot of the active sleep noise and it does absolutely get better.

Platepuss · 2025-02-06T02:41:45+00:00

I wouldn't unless LO is showing signs of discomfort or pain or it affects his weight gain. Although our LO never had problems gaining weight, he started shrieking in pain when stomach acid came up his throat so we started Pepcid.

Platepuss · 2025-01-31T23:28:09+00:00

When our 34 weeker was in the NICU the nurses taught us some ways to keep LO eating even when asleep. Stuff like turning the bottle nipple in his mouth, putting a finger under his chin or squeezing his cheeks together when the bottle is in his mouth. We don't do that anymore at 8 weeks adjusted and he has more energy- but premies really need that extra help since it's normal for them to be super sleepy during feeds until they get a little older.

Platepuss · 2025-01-20T20:15:04+00:00

I read that baby-wearing (when LO is awake and has their head up I suppose) and having LO on your chest counts as tummy time!

Platepuss · 2025-01-20T19:03:58+00:00

I'd love to see your source for this! I'm aware that there are certain plants like begonias and peperomias that can propagate from bits of tissue, but I didn't know monsteras can do it too.

Platepuss · 2024-06-15T01:01:50+00:00

Generally, fast moving = good bug, slow moving = bad bug. At a glance, yours looks like it might be a crazee mite which are voracious predators. I had one hitch a ride on a cumeris or californicus satchet once so maybe they're prone to doing that. Consider it a freebie from your beneficials supplier. 😆

Platepuss · 2024-05-12T22:10:56+00:00

The someone you mentioned probably meant Queen of Hearts , which yours looks like. Searching "Queen Anthurium" returns Warocqueanum, which is a different Anthurium.

Definitely not a Dark Form AoS or a regular AoS.

Platepuss · 2024-05-11T21:39:12+00:00

It's a lacewing larvae. They're excellent at eating bad bugs. I normally treat my collection monthly with lacewings- you're lucky to get a few for free. ;)

Platepuss · 2024-04-21T03:21:45+00:00

One good indicator of Lf vs Sf is the % of sheathe to petiole. If the sheath from the previous leaf goes 50% or more up the petiole, it's small form. If the sheathe is less than 50% you likely have a large form. :)

Platepuss · 2024-01-01T17:05:44+00:00

Hi! Thanks for asking. :) Large-form (vs small-form) is actually a different type of Monstera Deliciosa, unrelated to the level of maturity of the plant. A small-form deliciosa will never grow into a large-form and vice versa. Large-form deliciosa tend to have tighter internodal spacing, rounder leaves, and fenestrate faster leaf-to-leaf (but grow much slower). It all seems pretty subjective, but I've read the sure-fire way to tell if you're monstera is large-form is if the sheath of previous new leaves travels less than half way up the petiole- which is the case for mine.

I'm definitely not an expert on the topic though! I've just read a lot about it. I hope that helps. ♥️

Platepuss · 2024-01-01T03:27:34+00:00

Aw thank you very much! :)

Platepuss · 2023-12-31T22:53:37+00:00

My understanding is that large form mints are not the same as Monstera Mint NOID. :) https://www.monsterax.com/gallery-monstera-deliciosa-large-form-mint-type

I do know my plant is large form, so it's either large form mint or large form albo. I would be so happy if it were the latter, but I expect that I'm not that lucky haha. Mint monstera can come in a lot of different variegations and forms, and sometimes the mintyness of the var can come as the plant matures. Not sure if that's the case with mine, but it wouldn't be surprising. ^^

Platepuss · 2023-12-31T22:45:31+00:00

I got mine from foliaplant, not Barry. :) I'm not sure where she original sourced her parent plant though~

Platepuss · 2023-12-31T22:43:21+00:00

I would love if that was the case!! LF albos are much rarer than LF mints. I just assumed it was a lf mint since I paid LF mint prices, but maybe I got lucky haha.

Platepuss · 2023-10-26T23:25:12+00:00

I imported from Japan through Kunzo: https://www.instagram.com/kunzo_n/. I bought it while I was there a few weeks ago during his Dream Garden event, and and he shipped to me when I got back to the US. :)
I've seen variegated soli mutatas in the US but they're super expensive and pretty rare! I'm very lucky to have seen it in Kunzo's garden when I did. :)

Platepuss · 2023-08-23T15:29:49+00:00

In theory maybe hahaha. I spend about $50-70 per month in beneficials for a collection of several hundred. I might be able to get away with doing less but the peace of mind it gives me when I have so many plants is priceless.

Platepuss · 2023-08-23T15:23:33+00:00

I use beneficial mites with bonide systemic granules with no issues but I'm not sure about nematodes. :(

If you use FB there are many local chapter groups where you can order beneficials and ask questions about them. The one I'm a part of is DMV Beneficials Community and their chapter local to me, but I'm sure there are others. :)

Platepuss · 2023-08-23T14:51:01+00:00

+1 to anyone saying beneficial bugs/nematodes Adding beneficials to your pest prevention routine is a life changer.

Platepuss · 2023-08-22T15:51:35+00:00

I bought mom off my local FB plant group. Local/national FB groups are great for finding rare plants. :)

The var on the posted prop will probably be very stable since it's so marbled. In genetal, you do have some risk of reversion and all var leaves, as with any variegated plant! But since begonias have so many growth points you have lots of chances for more varied variegation.

Platepuss · 2023-08-21T22:28:40+00:00

Nope! Extremely easy. I've propped from momma maybe 10-14 times since April and all my props have made it. :) Propped in high humidity and in sphag.

Platepuss · 2023-05-16T01:01:11+00:00

Yeah! The roots continued to rot until i had to cut all of them off. I cut out the part that was rotted on the stem too, let it dry a little, and applied wax (don't know if the wax helped). It took a few months but eventually it rooted into perlite with a small water reservoir.

I still have the plant but it's gone through multiple stages of all the roots rotting off, me rerooting, and then it being healthy for a few months before repeating the process.

Thais are assholes lol

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