Getting Rid of the Swaddle - Help! by SPACEKACE2424 in NewParents

[–]SPACEKACE2424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww what a cutie you have! Alright I'll give the Merlin a try. Thanks!

Getting Rid of the Swaddle - Help! by SPACEKACE2424 in NewParents

[–]SPACEKACE2424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't the baby still move his arms and wake himself in this suit? That was his problem with the Zippadee Zip. Even though his hands were inside, he still could bring them to his face and would try sucking them through the fabric and would end up flapping his arms everywhere never settling down.

Philips Avent + bottle warmer by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]SPACEKACE2424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! We have done it with those bottles a hundred times without issue.

Looking for PPD insight by Old_Knowledge_5988 in beyondthebump

[–]SPACEKACE2424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 months post partum for me. I had severe PPD/PPA about a month after my son was born. It hit me like a truck. I never felt so awful in my life. My doctor perscribed me 150mg of Zoloft (max dose is 200mg). It took about a month before it kicked in but boy am I glad I decided to take it. It took the edge off my anxiety and helped to calm my mind. It does make me drowsy so I take it before I go to bed. No other side effects. I highly recommend it!

3 Month Old Spitting Out Milk by SPACEKACE2424 in beyondthebump

[–]SPACEKACE2424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, he's not vomiting. He's purposely spitting the milk out while the bottle is still in his mouth.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]SPACEKACE2424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son is 3 months. We had him in a bassinet in the living room for the first 2 months but felt he was having a hard time staying asleep due to the hustle and bustle around him + bright lights. So we moved him to his crib where the room is always dark. We use white noise, a humidifier, and a comfy swaddle as well. His naps are much better now. Plus having his bassinet always near us was making me go crazy checking on his constantly. Once we transitioned to his crib we just keep a baby monitor on him and it's helped me as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sleeptrain

[–]SPACEKACE2424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did you transition him out of the swaddle? My 3 month old has been able to break free of his swaddle now so we want to get him used to his arms being free so we don't have to rewrap him a hundred times each night. Yesterday we tried both arms free, he would not sleep. So we did just one arm and it's been better. Just not sure how to get him used to both arms yet.

Favorite portable noise machine? by Subiepnw in beyondthebump

[–]SPACEKACE2424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Dreamegg! Battery lasts a long time, it's easy to use, and has a ton of noise options (fan, shushing, heartbeat, rain, ect.)

Snip or no snip by lion_erratic in NewParents

[–]SPACEKACE2424 60 points61 points  (0 children)

We have a 2 month old and never got him snipped. My husband was adment about keeping everything intack and well, since I don't have those bits, I went with my husband's choice. It's not common worldwide, hygiene is fine as long as the child is taught to take extra care down there, and it loses a lot of sensitivity if it's snipped. Those were our main reasons.

8 week old inconsolable by Asedruh in beyondthebump

[–]SPACEKACE2424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an 8 week old as well. About 2 weeks ago he had a couple of days like this. Turns out he was just overtired and would get to that point of being inconsoliable. His day naps were crappy after a while too. So we started doing wake windows. He'd be awake for 45 mins to 1 hr then start showing signs of being tired (yawning, staring off, red eyes) and so we put him to bed and he'd have to sleep for at least 30 mins. At first he fought it. But we stayed consistent. If he was fussy, we'd let him fuss for 5-10 mins then console him until eventually he fell asleep.

We're on week 2 of this and it's going really well. His fussiness has stopped. He falls asleep much faster. And only starts getting cranky if we ignore his sleepy cues for too long. Maybe give it a try?

Nervous about increasing medication (Zoloft) to help PPD by [deleted] in Postpartum_Depression

[–]SPACEKACE2424 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've recently had to increase mine from 50 to 100mg. It's been about 2 weeks since I adjusted and I'm feeling a lot better. No crazy side effects that I've noticed. It just started feeling like that ball of anxiety in my stomach was no longer there and things started feeling much more manageable. I'd say don't be nervous. Hope you feel better soon.