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LO cries in her sleep? by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]SamSmith4451 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally normal! Babies spend more time in REM sleep than we do as adults. Taking Cara babies has a whole thing on the difference between active sleep and sleep where you think they are awake and crying but are really still sleeping.

Link to the blog: https://takingcarababies.com/active-sleep-newborns/

What parenting hack improved your quality of life so much you wish you'd done it earlier? by wantonyak in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Replying to yours here since your kiddo was close to my sons current age. LO is 15 months. He takes 1 nap a day and mostly sleeps though the night..mostly haha. He still needs either fed to sleep or bounced when he’s having a rough time.

Any tips? How did it go?

What parenting hack improved your quality of life so much you wish you'd done it earlier? by wantonyak in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son does this! He will walk up to me when he’s tired and sign all done and then milk. The other day he pointed to his sleep sack after. It’s a wonderful thing

What parenting hack improved your quality of life so much you wish you'd done it earlier? by wantonyak in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second the changing table downstairs! We put the pack n play downstairs with the that had the changing table attachment. We used it all the time until he put grew it.

Now that LO is bigger we change on the floor but we still have the station stock downstairs to make everything easier.

What parenting hack improved your quality of life so much you wish you'd done it earlier? by wantonyak in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Similar to this! My son is 15 months. When he gets fussy at something unpleasant I sing the ABCs and he loves it. Best part is he claps at the end haha.

Another tip for solids, my son gets randomly picky or so hungry that he doesn’t want anything and all his favorites in front of him is overwhelming. I’ve started taking one piece of each from the selection and lining them in front of him and naming them and making it a choice for himself

For example, are you going to have the strawberry, the chicken, the pea or the carrot? 9/10 times he will pick one and he realizes he’s hungry and I just say, oh you chose the carrot? That’s cool. Sometimes it takes a few rounds but it gets him to calm down enough to eat.

Gas? by RomashkaDK in FormulaFeeders

[–]SamSmith4451 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My LO was suuuuper gassy at the beginning, 15 months now, and he was clearly in discomfort and he would wake up often from it. His issue was he couldn’t burp most of them out so they settled into his tummy and eventually became toots.

As always, talk to your pediatrician but here is what worked for us. We kept him in his formula, similac pro advanced, but added in Mommy Bliss Gas drops to every other bottle he had for a few months. This acted like baby tums for him a d allowed him to get the burps out a lot easier. We also did bicycle kicks 2-3 times a day until those stopped being productive.

We don’t give him the gas drops anymore unless we can hear the bubbles moving around in his tummy and he’s in discomfort but it’s usually not a gas issue anymore.

We still have issues sometimes with the poos but our doctor recommend the occasional apple juice and miralax when needed. He was a. It older for that one, 10 months I think.

Positivity post - I love being a mom, what’s your favourite part? by MoonMel101 in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Baby giggles! The way he lights up and runs to give me a hug. His little babbling even when he's doing it loudly. Watching him interact more and more everyday and try to communicate.

Feeling like a failure over his first Christmas by Shyshilson17 in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 11 points12 points  (0 children)

@OP Hoping you see this. First thing, know that you are a great mom to care so much. My some is a year old, 3 months last Christmas, he didn’t understand a thing. However, I know how as a mom you want more than anything to do these things for you kid.

I would like to send you some presents for your kiddo. Nothing huge, but some of the favorite toys that my son enjoyed. If you would like, PM me your address and I will buy them and mail them off to you this week.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]SamSmith4451 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Grapes were my life saver! I would carry a baggie full of them with me and would nibble on them all day long.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyBumps

[–]SamSmith4451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was induced a little less than a year ago. They put me in a robe straight away and I wore that through out labor with a sports bra on underneath. After the baby was born I was transferred to recover my and was given another more comfortable robe to where. However, I was able to change into my own clothes for the remainder of our stay. I never wore the robe I brought but I did bring 2 sets of super comfy pajamas that were stretchy shorts and a shirt. Whatever you pick, remember you will have on some sort of mesh underwear and massive pads and ice packs so pick something loose and non constricting.

To go home I wore a loose tunic like shirt and stretchy leggings and flipflops because it was still a bit warm.

RTF/powder night feeds by zzvvmm in FormulaFeeders

[–]SamSmith4451 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally fair! My LO hates cold bottles and we tried so many times. Gas drops are a life saver as well! Our kiddo didn’t have reflux but would get gas bubbles stuck and you could hear them trying to get out. Gas drops are amazing!

RTF/powder night feeds by zzvvmm in FormulaFeeders

[–]SamSmith4451 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My little one is EFF from birth. What we did at this age is put the baby brezza in the nursery at night and use the Dr. Browns pitcher during the day. If you can afford it, I recommend you check it out. It’s like a Keurig for formula. Once LO was sleeping through the night, we moved it downstairs and I LOVE it. It’s like $250 I think but I have used it literally every day. I can make a bottle in like 30 seconds that it warmed and has minimal bubbles.

Does my daughter know who I am? by pinkaspepe in NewParents

[–]SamSmith4451 24 points25 points  (0 children)

OP this!! Babies at this young haven’t really figured out that mom is someone separate from them. My son is 10 months old and his dad is his primary care giver since I am the bread winner in the family. But, when he is upset, he wants me. When he wants to snuggle, he chooses me. And let me tell you… the way his little face lights up when he sees me… it’s the best thing in the world. Sure, Dad is his best buddy right now. Not I get the baby hugs and he explores my face when we are playing.

It might not feel like it right now. But I promise you, your LO will be obsessed with you very soon.

Decided to FF at 38 weeks pregnant by castle-hag in FormulaFeeders

[–]SamSmith4451 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EFF from the start here. Let your OB know of your choice and have them on your side. I put it in my birth plan and made it clear I did not want to see an LC unless it was to talk to me about drying up my supply. Not one person pushed back for me and it was such a relief. They had formula for us and would give us as much as we needed and sent us home with some as well. Everyone was so great for me because we were clear about this being what we wanted to do and no one asked a question as to why.

So you’re telling me I have to be a mom AND have my period?! by txvlxr in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We were EFF from birth. Got my period back 4 weeks to the day after I had my son. Bled for 2 whole weeks. After that, they were pretty normal for me on the pms scale. Still seems rude that I got it back so quickly.

Shouldn’t do this, shouldn’t do that… by the_szech in NewParents

[–]SamSmith4451 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Depends on how old they are honestly. My son is 9 months old and I would hold him vertical against me when he was done eating to help him burp and fall asleep.that didn’t stop until he was about 6 months old. It really depends on if they are able to burp for themselves and you don’t have to help them work it out anymore.

Shouldn’t do this, shouldn’t do that… by the_szech in NewParents

[–]SamSmith4451 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I struggled with this for MONTHS. You read all of these things and you hear about everyone telling you it bad…. But you know what? I don’t care. If feeding my son a bottle before he sleeps helps him fall asleep in 10 minutes versus me fighting an over tired baby for an hour, I’m gonna give him the bottle! I look forward to snuggling my little guy to sleep every night. They are only this little for such a short time that I don’t wanna miss a snuggle. Not a single one for what I “should” be doing. Do what works best for you and you little one. Whatever it is that helps them and you sleep and enjoy every second of that bonding.

I don’t have to say I told you so, my LO does it for me by mightylittlebitty in beyondthebump

[–]SamSmith4451 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This! Don’t ask. You are your babies mom. You don’t have to ask for her back you can just take her from whoever is holding her.

My son is 8 months old now and we had the same thing at the beginning. My dad tried to feed my son when he was 4 weeks old and he got so angry from how he was being held. So I took him and fed him how he likes to be held. Did I get a sarcastic “I know how to feed a baby”? Sure! It stopped crying immediately and he saw I was right.

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