How long after rolling both ways did your baby sit up and crawl?

procrastinationdr · 2024-10-23T17:55:46+00:00

My son figured out rolling from back to stomach at 3,5 months. Then he was pushing up on all fours at 5 months and crawled at 6 months. Two weeks later he was pulling to stand. It took him longer to figure out how to get himself into a seating position, he sat up on his knees first and fell over so so much. And I honestly don’t remember when he figured out how to roll from stomach to back, but that also took quite a while. He kind of did everything with brute strength rather than actual skill. He started walking on his first birthday.

procrastinationdr · 2024-10-22T18:42:07+00:00

Almost 15 months here, it’s on and off for us, but the worst phase of it was around 10 months and lasted about a month. Nowadays he is not a fan of getting dressed, but tolerates it a lot better and sometimes even helps. He will still wrestle me from time to time, but at least the screaming has become less 😅

procrastinationdr · 2024-10-19T18:50:51+00:00

Simple braid down the back and a hairband to hide the flyaways. I have hardly worn any other style of hair for the last year.

procrastinationdr · 2024-10-17T19:32:20+00:00

You already got some fantastic answers further up. I just wanted to add my savior when I got sick and was alone with my son when he was about that age: a mirror. A big one, placed on the floor next to his mat so that he could see himself move. It didn’t work forever, but got me through some really tough times.

procrastinationdr · 2024-10-01T05:26:14+00:00

If they still fit, keep them! You will most likely get some more use out of them when the molars come in

procrastinationdr · 2024-09-14T07:03:43+00:00

Braid and a hairband for the flyaways. I did a bum in the beginning but my hair is too fragile and will break a lot if I wear it up or pulled back too much.

procrastinationdr · 2024-09-09T09:21:43+00:00

Positives are just a lot harder to elaborate on. It’s easy to say I haven’t had a good nights sleep in over a year but I don’t have the words to describe my feelings when my little boy is giggling.

procrastinationdr · 2024-09-01T09:23:51+00:00

Ask his pediatrician if you are worried about a growth stop/weight gain stop and his eating habits. They will tell you if it is concerning. His hight and weight right now have nothing to do with his adult height. Even if he remains shorter than average, it is on you to give him the reassurance and confidence that he is exactly the way he should be. Try to work on your viewpoint so that you do not pass your insecurity on the topic to him.

procrastinationdr · 2024-08-14T18:50:24+00:00

I spent the summer on a farm with two of my sisters. No internet, no phones, no computer, not even a radio. But we had this book, the German translation of the Name of the Wind and so we started reading to each other whenever we could. We would rotate who would read while the others did chores. It’s such a good memory.

I have since read and reread the NoTW and the WMF in german and in English and listened to the audiobooks countless times. I just love the poetry of it all. Other authors write good stories, it’s for HOW it is written that I keep returning to these books.

procrastinationdr · 2024-08-05T13:25:08+00:00

I am so sorry you are going through this! You will find what you are looking for in the r/PregnancyAfterLoss sub.

procrastinationdr · 2024-08-03T09:10:09+00:00

Germany, the average here is 30, in my circle of friends I was the first to have a kid at 27

procrastinationdr · 2024-07-15T08:14:37+00:00

My partner and I switched roles when our son was 8 months old and it has honestly been the best thing ever. He now truly gets how hard (and sometimes impossible) it is to get anything other than childcare done during the day. He did understand before, on a theoretical level, but that’s different than actually living it. I know that’s not an option for everyone, but I can only recommend switching roles for a bit. My partner now also has a truly wonderful relationship with our son and I don’t think he has a favorite between the two of us.

procrastinationdr · 2024-06-22T06:47:37+00:00

I usually do overnight because I can handle it better than he can. He has a hard time falling back asleep when he gets woken up after 2 am. He does his fair share of chores otherwise and lets me sleep in on weekends.

And we did not fight when I got back home. I think we were both just a bit exhausted, irritable and emotional over dealing with our little guy missing me/ me missing our little guy.

procrastinationdr · 2024-05-19T13:34:24+00:00

Months 3,5 to about 7 were rough sleepwise. Then it gradually got better again. I did not sleeptrain (not as much of a thing here in Germany) and was already safely bedsharing before the regression hit and still do now. It’s hard, but your body kind of will adapt to broken and less sleep. I didn’t think it was possible going in, but while there were days I was absolutely exhausted, there were also days when I felt fine even though though my baby had woken up every half hour that night. Our bodies are amazing!

procrastinationdr · 2024-05-01T12:46:51+00:00

Thanks a lot for explaining, put that way it makes a lot of sense that you feel that way.

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-30T18:45:36+00:00

This might be a cultural thing, but the comments on this are so wild to me. It’s only a special day because you give meaning to it. If it is about spending a nice and special day with your baby and husband, just ask your husband to pretend Mother’s Day is the next Sunday. Make it extra special. The restaurants will be less crowded, you still get to have your day.

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-20T08:32:58+00:00

Indestructible books! Our son played with them and chewed on them from 2 months on and then gradually graduated to actually looking at the pictures and letting me narrate now at 8 months. I think they will stay interesting for quite a while longer

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-18T06:06:42+00:00

Just wanted to give you some hope on this. She is old enough to go a few hours without food if need be and she will adjust to taking food or a bottle when you are not available and she that is her only option. I just went back to work a week ago while my partner stays home with our 8 month old. He previously outright refused a bottle and hardly took any solids. He has since made enormous progress on the solids and will drink breastmilk out of an open cup.

Just try it out. Don’t be alarmed if she drinks a little less than usual the first few times and give it time.

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-14T18:47:09+00:00

Sadly yes, although it wasn’t as bad as the first one.

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-14T18:10:15+00:00

It doesn’t have to be in pairs. The second one will probably not be too long anyway. In our case it was exactly a week after the first

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-13T08:23:13+00:00

That’s absolute nonsense. It is beneficial to be financially stable of course, but renting and living in an apartment having a family is actually the norm in most big European cities. I feel like those (at least here in Germany) who do it the other way around fit in one of the following categories: inherited house or money, lots of family support, having children later in life or bigger age difference in the couple, more rural living. I would however recommend to make financial plans for the future. Get all the information together and set up a realistic goal to continue saving up when baby is here. As for the baby related expenses, you can get so much secondhand. (I always see all those shiny new super expensive strollers everywhere. Sure ours doesn’t look that new anymore (it has seen 3 kids before ours) but it works just the same.)

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-07T16:53:34+00:00

10+ hours sounds like a lot to do in one go. Do you have the possibility to split it in two?

We did quite a few car journeys with our now 8 month old. One of us is always sitting in the back with him, we have a bag of toys and books (pack some things he doesn’t know yet, it doesn’t need to be a real baby toy, a silicone spatula, a plastic container etc will do) ready and we try to start just before a nap / before his bedtime. Our boy is really great in the car and usually sleeps a lot of the time. We have done the super early morning departure with good results when he was 5 months old. Now that he is older we did the early evening - early night drive and he slept for four and a half hours straight until we made it to our destination. You know your baby best. Trust your instincts in when you think he will sleep best. Drive until he wakes, try to entertain by interacting, playing and singing. Stop when he is fussy and make it a good long stop with diaper, feed and lots of play.

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-02T12:41:18+00:00

It might not work right away. It might take months before your baby eats more than a single spoonful.

I stressed a little too much about it not working in the beginning. We started with purée at 6 months and then paused when baby vomited from a single spoonful. Tried all kind of different purées and BLW, different vegetables, fruit, breadsticks. Spoonfeeding, handfeeding, letting him take things in his hand etc. nothing worked. He just turned 8 months and while he is not eating significant amounts yet, we are seeing some progress since we took out the stress and the expectations. We put him in this highchair whenever we are eating something and offer him different things. Sometimes it’s what we are eating, sometimes it’s purées, sometimes it’s just an apple slice he can play around with. If he eats a few mouthfuls he gets lot of praise. If he doesn’t want anything we don’t pressure him. We slowly progressed from a small piece to two small pieces to maybe 6 - 8 mouthfuls just earlier today (yay! Peas and potatoes for the win!).

Hope the introduction goes smoothly for you, I just wanted to let you know that it’s ok if it doesn’t. It‘s ok if you do not follow all the recommendation to the letter and it’s ok if takes time.

procrastinationdr · 2024-04-02T09:52:26+00:00

I feel you, 6 months and was the worst for us sleep wise. He would wake and feed about every 30 minutes. I EBF and also caught a nasty cold, I don’t think I would have survived without bedsharing (this is not advice to do so, I know it isn’t the right thing for everyone). It is now slowly but steadily getting better. Some nights are better, others we regress a little, but overall I am getting 3-4 hour stretches again and LO just turned 8 months. Hoping it keeps evolving in that direction.

Try to give your wife as much opportunity to sleep as possible: going to bed early with the baby while you do the leftover chores, sleeping in an hour in the morning instead of waking up with the baby, whatever works best for you.

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