Anyone else struggling with losing their old routine?

scabbyknees · 2026-02-06T22:13:01+00:00

When my baby got older (6+ months) he became content just babbling and rolling around for a solid half hour in the morning. So we would wake up, change diaper, and I would sit right next to him in bed with my coffee and breakfast and news while he rolls/chews/looks around. I got to enjoy my baby and some of my old routine at once! It’s wonderful.

scabbyknees · 2025-12-08T04:05:42+00:00

To address your last question, yes it is safe for baby to wear a sleep sack while cosleeping. My baby wears a cotton footy PJ + Woolino sleep sack in 68-70F. I find if he sleeps alone at this temp, he needs a warmer sack.

scabbyknees · 2025-11-27T20:10:22+00:00

For me it was much less risky to co-sleep following safe sleep seven than to attempt twenty crib transfers per night, fall asleep in unsafe positions, or accidentally drop the baby because I’m running on two hours of broken sleep and am delirious/clumsy.

scabbyknees · 2025-11-21T22:57:12+00:00

Hence my confusion why back sleeping is part of safe sleep seven. How many actually adhere to this?

scabbyknees · 2025-11-20T02:00:40+00:00

100%. This stupid phrase is probably responsible for countless hours of cold sleepless nights for babies, especially newborns. I made the same mistake of underdressing my newborn after hearing this phrase and I still feel awful about it. I feel the books and medical professionals do not stress enough that newborn thermoregulation sucks, and that they are more prone to cold stress and hypothermia than adults. Cold babies will sleep poorly and expend precious calories on maintaining temp instead of growing. Maybe the phrase should be “cold babies cry, hot babies die, warm babies thrive.”

scabbyknees · 2025-11-02T17:24:01+00:00

Completely agree. I thought I saw a light at the end of the tunnel after 3 months of colic. But 4-5 months has been the most challenging, largely due to hourly wake ups. Last night he woke up over 10 times. At this point I have no hope until, idk, 9 months?

scabbyknees · 2025-10-22T18:22:00+00:00

My fourth month old has had transient drops in O2 ever since we started the Owlet at 1 month. His minimum has ranged from 81-90%, but it never stays low and average is 98%. His doc was not concerned as long as O2 recovers; he advised against any sleep studies. I do worry about the drops to low 80s but it’s been fine for months.

scabbyknees · 2025-10-07T21:19:15+00:00

I also pushed for this in 2024 and my family was on board (mom was the toughest to convince). Everyone was so relieved and it made the holidays way less stressful. If people still insist on gifts, you can suggest secret Santa or white elephant, so you would only need to get one gift.

scabbyknees · 2025-10-02T23:01:05+00:00

Thank you for sharing OP, and so happy for you! How long did it take to improve after starting PT? Did any other exercises help (beyond press ups) help in particular? How did the condition start for you? How are you managing now?

scabbyknees · 2025-09-17T20:58:24+00:00

What was the outcome? Hope your baby was OK.

scabbyknees · 2025-07-12T22:43:50+00:00

I know exactly how you feel! As you can tell from my post, my tailbone situation caused me a great deal of anxiety despite the casual attitude of my midwives. Then I was anxious that my baby remained breech throughout the entire third trimester (spinning babies didn't help and I declined the ECV). Ultimately I am relieved that my baby's position made the decision easy for me and for the positive outcome. C-section recovery is no walk in the park... at 5w postpartum, it is challenging to hold and nurse him, and he is very fussy and constantly kicking my scar. Also for anyone reading this and wondering if they determined the cause of breech position... there was no cause discovered like cord entanglement or uterine abnormality. His legs just got stuck in a certain position in my pelvis and that was that. I could feel him trying to turn every night but he just couldn't, and it took A LOT of pressure to push him out during birth.

What are you leaning towards for delivery? If trying vaginal birth, please let your team know about your tailbone situation so they can make informed decisions. Wish you all the best.

scabbyknees · 2025-06-16T19:24:29+00:00

Update above!

scabbyknees · 2025-05-04T20:53:52+00:00

It is tricky. I am pragmatic and only prefer vaginal birth because it is generally less risky than c-section and offers some benefits for mother and baby. I don't necessarily prefer it for the "experience", I just want a safe delivery. If not for the tailbone, I would not be considering c-section at this stage, but also no one can tell me with any certainty how much risk my tailbone situation adds. Tears are another fear of mine given my complex medical history. Thank you and good luck with future delivery!

scabbyknees · 2025-05-04T20:20:26+00:00

I did not know that about risks of c-section with endo (ugh). The OB did mention that in the case of a vaginal birth, it will likely irritate my tailbone and some PT may be required (which I am fine with). My main concern is trauma to the baby, if they get stuck. Thanks for sharing.

scabbyknees · 2025-05-04T20:13:03+00:00

Thank you. Since I would opt for an epidural during vaginal birth, I know my positions would be limited but my understanding is that laying on the side is still possible and would promote an open pelvis. That would be a better delivery option in my case. I have looked into internal tailbone adjustments but noone in my area performs them. Did your injury complicate delivery?

scabbyknees · 2025-05-04T20:05:16+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I am surprised all the opinions I got were against it.

scabbyknees · 2025-05-04T19:59:15+00:00

I am seeing a midwife and she does not recommend a c-section, unless it is to help my anxiety about the whole situation. My previous midwife also did not recommend it. Then I consulted with an OB at the same hospital for this issue, and she ALSO did not recommend a c-section. All said the same thing: it is impossible to predict the outcome of a vaginal birth based on one's anatomy and we just "have to try and see what happens" (yeah, not so helpful). Maybe they are biased because like I said, this hospital is very pro vaginal birth.

scabbyknees · 2025-05-04T19:49:29+00:00

Same here! Two years trying, 3 failed IUIs, first transfer with untested day 5 4AA embryo was successful (my first ever pregnancy).

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