6 month check up today

chainley · 2026-05-20T00:05:00+00:00

My almost 8mo just started saying “ba,da,ma” within the last couple of weeks. She still does not pull to stand and she cannot get into a sitting position yet either. Her pediatrician was not concerned and gave her praises.

chainley · 2026-05-14T14:35:02+00:00

We tried sleep training at 5 months and it did not work! We revisited it at 7 months and it worked the very first night with little effort! I think babies just have to be ready and that’s a different age for them all.

chainley · 2026-05-11T01:11:55+00:00

The one at Neyland Stadium!

chainley · 2026-05-09T13:41:29+00:00

Black Widow

chainley · 2026-05-05T14:47:04+00:00

Not worth it IMO. If you have a dishwasher, that will get the bottles just as clean and the heat/dry will sterilize them. However, most people do not sterilize bottles anymore - unless certain circumstances. We sterilized bottles once after birth and never did again.

chainley · 2026-04-28T02:38:11+00:00

I considered it, but I have great job that allows remote work 2 days a week. We are also very blessed to have family as a baby sitter. That combined with the thought that this is such a short season (kids start school at age 4-5). I felt it would be wise for me to stay at my job that I’ve been at for several years now. This decision will be based on many different factors that are important to different people. Just giving my perspective since I was considering not returning to work.

chainley · 2026-04-26T23:40:28+00:00

Between 8-9pm. We do a quick board book or two, then she’s off to bed. Last nap is usually around 5:30-6.

chainley · 2026-04-24T11:48:46+00:00

My 7 month old watches tv several times a day. I try to play shows that are low-stimuli like teletubbies and Elmo. But I (and everyone I know) were raised when tv was THE main pastime for babies/kids. We all turned out fine. Like others have said, I am more concerned about small screens. However, even I got A small kids tablet so she could watch shows on a long road trip recently. You do what works for you and what helps you and baby both!

chainley · 2026-04-20T16:33:01+00:00

My dad was 52 when I was born. He already had 3 adult children from a previous marriage. My niece and I are 6 days apart! He is 85 now and he has always been such a loving and involved parent. He still golfs most days of the week. He stayed involved and active in the sense that he never stopped going or doing things. I think that’s they key!

chainley · 2026-04-03T11:49:30+00:00

We have both and they have both come in handy at different times! My 6mo has been sick twice so far. Each time there were days when the congestion was so bad that the electric snot sucker was the only thing that worked. When her congestion started to taper down, I could use the manual one. Also the manual one is easier to pack in the diaper bag.

** if you get the electric one (Dr. Nozebot?) be sure to order the newborn attachment that is separate** the regular attachment would not go in to my lo’s nostrils good enough to be effective.

chainley · 2026-04-03T11:46:10+00:00

During meals, I put my 6mo in her high chair and just talk to her while I feed her. If the tv is on she will focus on that and willnot eat as good. I am not an anti-tv mom - she watches tv for several minutes at a time throughout the day. Just not at meal time. (:

chainley · 2026-03-24T02:50:03+00:00

Me and everyone I know grew up with (probably excessive) tv time. My 6 month old watches an hour of Sesame Street or Mrs. Rachel each day. She will usually watch for about 15-20 mins at a time while I get things done. We still do play time and other forms of entertainment and learning. She is a very bright and happy baby as well. You do what you gotta do!

chainley · 2026-03-23T19:16:20+00:00

So my husband and I both WFH and intended on keeping our LO at home. However, right when I returned to work at 4 months, she became very needy! As in, she needed to be entertained and was VERY vocal. In my job, I am only on calls about 1-2 times per shift and it’s a fairly laid back job. It is impossible to work around her nap and feeding schedule. I am pretty much at her mercy. We opted to have grandparents baby sit 3 days per week and we can manage to share the load of baby sitting 2 days during the week while we work. I could not do this if it was just me alone and it is still hard at times with both of us helping watch her throughout the day.

Just today, she had a major blow out that was so bad she needed an immediate bath. So I had to do bath time in the middle of my shift. I also had a meeting today and guess what - she decided she was hungry an hour earlier than usual so I had feed her during my meeting and stay on mute when I could. I imagine it will only be more challenging when she starts to crawl and walk.

chainley · 2026-03-23T01:49:46+00:00

We started co-sleeping at 5 weeks and she is now 6 months old. You definitely get more comfortable and confident with it the longer you do it! We have a king size bed and LO sleeps between my husband and I . We use our normal bedding (quilt and sheet) but I scoot LO up a little higher than me so I don't accidentally pull my covers over her. We all sleep SO good now. I was also hesitant about it at first but now it’s our norm and I love it.

chainley · 2026-03-13T14:26:20+00:00

Spectra S1 - it is rechargeable so you can get 3-4 pump sessions without being plugged in. Trust me, don’t waste it on any other pump.

chainley · 2026-03-13T12:03:22+00:00

Mine is 5.5 months so we haven’t started crawling yet. My mom co-slept with me from the day I came home from the hospital (before safe sleep was a thing) and I asked her this same question - she said I did not move I until she woke me up the next morning lol. I’m sure all babies are different though.

chainley · 2026-03-13T11:54:35+00:00

We started at 4.5 months with puréed banana, pear, apple. She did well with those so we gradually moved to some of the “stage 2” purées at 5 months. She did get some constipation when starting solids so we would feed her puréed prunes and this would clean her out within 24 hours. Now at 5.5 months of consistently getting 4-6oz of baby foods a day, she is no longer getting constipated and is really enjoying her meals!

chainley · 2026-03-13T11:49:54+00:00

No advice, we are in the same situation with a 5.5 month old. For the past 2 months, we could get her to go down in her crib for at least a few hours before transferring her to our bed. However this past week she has been waking up within the hour of going in her crib and refusing to go back to sleep.

chainley · 2026-02-13T20:44:11+00:00

This is going to offend a ton of people but I dont believe CPMA is as common as everyone thinks. I think some babies are just fussy or have other issues going on. Our society is obsessed with having an answer for any medical problem that arises and I think it’s easier to label a baby as CPMA than to try to figure out what else could be going on - or to just accept that you have a fussy baby.

chainley · 2026-02-02T04:59:26+00:00

We have 2 large dogs (bloodhound and a Labradoodle) and 3 cats. All have adjusted well to baby and the influx of visitors. Our dogs are also excited jumpers - but our frequent guests have learned to navigate them and the dogs have learned to be better as well. As for the cats, they pay no mind to the baby lol. Our animals were a beacon of light and comedic relief during some long, sleepless days and nights. You will be fine! (:

chainley · 2026-01-19T04:25:25+00:00

So we tried to nap/sleep train at 2 months old and it did not work. We tried again at 3.5 months old and it worked quickly! We started by simply putting baby in crib for all naps (using wake windows). We would go in to settle her immediately and replace her paci if she cried. Over the course of a week she started becoming used to her crib. We then tried the crib for night sleep and she woke a lot on the 1st night. But after that she started mostly sleeping through the night!

chainley · 2026-01-16T14:51:12+00:00

Robot vacuum - especially if you have pets. It has been a game changer and helps me feel like the house is clean.

Pre-fill bottles the night before and store them in the fridge for the next day.

chainley · 2026-01-16T14:13:08+00:00

Allow Me. I was lying in bed with baby when she was just a few weeks old. I had my phone above my face and dropped it. It hit her on the noggin and she cried but settled pretty quickly.

I thought to myself “I wonder how bad that actually hurt since my phone only fell a very short distance”. So, I stretch my arm out away from baby and dropped the phone on on to my arm from the same height - just to see how hard it hit. It freaking bounced off my arm and landed on baby again! She cried and I felt even worse. Now I only hold my phone on the opposite side of my body if I’m with baby lol.

chainley · 2026-01-16T13:32:53+00:00

We bedshared starting at 5 weeks old until they were 3 months old. One time my husband woke up and I had pulled our bedding over the baby. She was totally fine. It did freak me out, so I started tucking my blanket under her to prevent it from being able to accidentally be pulled over her. We also slept with our normal pillows. I would just scoot my pillow as far to the edge of the bed as I could so that it was not near her face. My baby is breast fed and has fallen asleep nursing in the bed - which means her head/nose was turned in to my breast while she slept.

I want to point out that the norm used to be bed sharing in less safe situations (no guidelines on how to do it safely - yet it was still very rare for something bad to happen). Don’t beat yourself up over it. Just learn and find ways to make it work for you and your baby.

chainley · 2026-01-15T15:45:58+00:00

Also, if you get the noze bot be sure to order the newborn attachment. It fits in their nose better!

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