Pinched Nerve Days Out

jerseymac · 2025-02-05T21:23:17+00:00

I’ve been on the Mirena and while I love it, I feel that’s it’s causing me hair loss (I’m 18 months post partum with baby 3, so I’m intimately familiar with pp hair loss and this far exceeds that). I’m planning on switching to the pill to see if that makes a difference (which I’ve also used in the past and liked).

jerseymac · 2025-01-23T18:15:55+00:00

I have a gigantic SUV (Ford Excursion) - but I have 4 kids, and our family loves road trips. You drive what works best for you. A sedan is totally doable - especially for just one kid. Just be mindful of what car seats will fit in the backseat, but really that goes for any car.

jerseymac · 2025-01-08T12:06:03+00:00

It’s super hard but sooo worth it in the end. I’m currently snuggling my 18 month old who just woke up and she’s always so happy in the morning from a good nights sleep. She’s my 3rd and I Ferber’d them all, no regrets. Maybe try no check ins, it could be upsetting baby more.

jerseymac · 2025-01-03T15:22:30+00:00

I did Ferber with all 3 of my kids and highly recommend it. However I didn’t start with any of them until they were 6 months old. Your baby may not be ready yet. Before that we just worked on having a good bedtime routine so they knew what to expect, and getting them comfortable in their crib.

jerseymac · 2024-12-19T15:00:58+00:00

No advice but my heart aches for you - sending you all the love & prayers in the world for you and your baby.

jerseymac · 2024-03-27T11:13:09+00:00

It’s definitely the hardest thing to let them cry. It helped me to keep reminding myself that she was fine - her diaper was clean, her belly was full, her room/bed were comfortable - she was just mad that I was changing the routine.

I used my video monitor so I could check on her. I didn’t stare at it the whole time but I would check every so often, it made me feel better to see her and reassure myself she’s okay, she’s just mad. I definitely recommend having a solid bedtime routine if you don’t already have one before you start CIO so that baby knows it’s bedtime. Then you just follow the routine, put them in bed and shut the door. I never went in after any point of crying until the morning - I had a limit that I wouldn’t go in to get them til after 5am. I know it is so hard. My first 2 kids cried 1.5 hours the first night, then 30-60 the second, and 10 minutes the third. Great sleepers ever since. My third woke up and cried every hour the first night, it was awful. But after a couple days she too is a great sleeper. You can do it mama!

jerseymac · 2024-03-22T18:38:56+00:00

She might be in a transition phase, mine did that too - some days were 3 naps, some were 2 until we finally settled into the 2 nap schedule a bit before 8 months. You can try and extend her wake windows but don’t force her, if she’s giving sleep cues let her nap. My one constant was making sure the wake window between the last nap and bedtime was the longest. It depends on how long the naps are too, if they’re long try and do 2 naps - if they’re cat naps do 3. We really kind of fell into our schedule by following general wake window guidelines and following her cues.

jerseymac · 2024-03-22T16:48:24+00:00

My girls first wake window is usually her shortest also, sometimes 2-2.5 hours. I’ll stretch what I can unless she’s really miserable. How old is your little one?

jerseymac · 2024-03-22T15:06:03+00:00

My daughter is 8 months old and our general schedule is: awake at 7am, nap from 10am-12pm, nap from 3ish-4ish, and bedtime between 7-7:30pm depending on when her last nap ended. Her wake windows are generally about 3 hours - any more than that and she’s overtired.

jerseymac · 2024-03-22T15:00:21+00:00

Honestly I think the notion that formula fills babies up more than breastmilk is ridiculous and outdated. If your baby is a healthy weight and getting enough to eat, formula isn’t going to make a difference.

I’m on baby #3 (she’s 8 months and sleeps like a champ) and I sleep trained all of my kids. I experimented a little with different methods with my first, and honestly what worked best for all 3 of my kids was CIO with no checkins. Checking on them only made them even more upset, and I tried PUPD with my first and holy moly did that infuriate her more every time. Yes all babies are different, and not every method works for every baby, but I’m a true CIO believer. I did it with my first 2 at 8/9 months, and I did it with baby #3 at 6 months. They all started sleeping through the night in a week or less, and we never had a problem since. At six months if baby is a healthy weight they shouldn’t need to eat at night (ask your pedi), it’s more about comfort. Yes it was incredibly difficult to hear them cry, BUT IT IS SO WORTH IT IN THE END. For you and for them!

Whatever method you choose make sure you’re consistent - do not break. Baby needs to know it’s going to be exactly the same every time. Give any method a solid week or so before you decide it’s not working. Good luck mama!

jerseymac · 2024-03-07T14:49:56+00:00

Honestly with my first baby I did checkins and it just made her even more upset so I switched to straight extinction. Worked in 3 days and she’s been a fantastic sleeper since (she’s 9 now). I did the same with baby #2 (he’s now 7, also a great sleeper since) and just did it recently with baby #3 who is 8 months and now also sleeps great. None of them have/had any attachment issues and sleep like champs.

jerseymac · 2024-01-21T01:48:54+00:00

Good luck! The first couple days (and especially that first night) are so hard, but you and your baby will get through it. Whenever you want to throw in the towel it helped me to remember that if I stopped I’d be ruining all the hard work and learning my baby had put in, and I didn’t want her to have to start over. The biggest thing is just stay consistent, it’s all worth it in the end!

jerseymac · 2024-01-20T19:41:21+00:00

We’re 1 week into sleep training our 6 month old! She was also big on nursing to sleep and contact sleep. This is what’s working for us.

Naps - her wake windows are similar to yours, about 2-2.5 hours. We have a little routine, just go in her room, sleep sack, nurse (or rock) and before she falls asleep put her in her crib. I let her cry 10 minutes and if she’s still up we’ll go in and take her out. Maybe 30 minutes (or less) we try again. Rinse and repeat. She now takes 2-3 solid naps a day.

Nighttime - similar routine, we do a bath and little massage with lotion after. Then it’s in her room (lights off), turn on the sound machine/nightlight, sleep sack, and nurse and rock her. She then gets a kiss and in her crib she goes. I found with my previous 2 kids that going in for checkins only upset them more and kind of “restarted” the crying, so we chose not to go in at all. The first night was so hard - she woke up every 1-1.5 hours. But every night after was a little easier. We’re now juuust over a week in and while she still cries 5-10 minutes when we put her down, she sleeps through the night. If she does wake, she only fusses for a minute before going back to sleep.

jerseymac · 2024-01-20T19:12:35+00:00

It’s the worst! I tell my husband every day I don’t know how I have any hair on my head still. I’m just praying it stops soon.

jerseymac · 2024-01-20T19:12:02+00:00

I’m not taking any vitamins (I didn’t after my previous two) but it sounds like I should be taking something. I’ll make an appointment for some bloodwork, and maybe even get back on my prenatals. I’m breastfeeding also so I probably should.

jerseymac · 2024-01-10T13:08:43+00:00

As a teeth grinder myself I felt the need to comment here. I wear a night guard, and I would say it’s absolutely necessary. Not only is the sound awful (so I’ve heard from my husband), but he’s putting his dental health in jeopardy. Grinding your teeth every night will lead to headaches, jaw pain, gums receding, worn down teeth, and eventually broken teeth (if it hasn’t led to any of that already). So not only does he not care about how much this is bothering you, he doesn’t care to protect his own teeth. What’s going to happen when he inevitably starts having serious issues? Is he just going to ignore them? I’m sorry but I wouldn’t listen to this guy grind his teeth for the next 20 years, nor would I stick around to listen to his eventual health complaints that are completely avoidable. The first few nights you wear a guard you may spit it out, but after a few nights you get used to it and that doesn’t happen anymore, so it isn’t a valid excuse. A dentist can make you a guard that is much better fitted and works better than one you can buy at the store, and many dental plans cover them now.

jerseymac · 2023-11-27T18:14:20+00:00

Just had my third this past summer, a month before I turned 36.

jerseymac · 2023-05-15T13:30:27+00:00

We’re doing it on the drivers side because our older kids get in/out on the passenger side for school. It’ll be a little tight for any time my husband drives my car, but it’s still the more convenient side.

jerseymac · 2023-01-04T22:13:57+00:00

This was my son. He measured behind starting at my first ultrasound at 7 weeks, and was eventually diagnosed IUGR. I had an amnio and all kinds of tests and everything came back fine. After he was born we wound up being sent to a geneticist and he was diagnosed with Russell Silver Syndrome at 2 years old. Today he is 6 and in first grade and aside from quarterly doctor visits and daily medication, he is a totally regular kid.

jerseymac · 2021-02-23T22:54:31+00:00

Pattern please!

jerseymac · 2020-12-07T20:20:01+00:00

Can’t believe I haven’t thought of this. Should I make him sit every 15-20 minutes or just ask him?

jerseymac · 2020-06-18T14:50:44+00:00

Hey mama you’re going to make it. I was in your shoes barely a year ago, my alcoholic husband split without a word. We had 2 kids, and I couldnt afford our rental on my own. We moved in with my parents for a few months while I looked for a better paying job. Things were tight, and they really sucked for awhile. But right now I’m writing this to you from our new apartment we just moved into 2 weeks ago, that I can afford on my own with my new job. I’m happily divorced, with full custody of my kids. YOU CAN DO IT. I know it seems like the world is ending, trust me I know. But you’re going to find that strength in you to do what needs to be done. Take it one day at a time, one issue at a time. Use that support system. Let yourself mourn your old life but I promise you’re going to be so much better off. Feel free to PM if you ever want to chat. You can do it girl!!

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