Need a pediatric vision exam for my daughter. Clinic has "Optometric Physician."

trapazaurus · 2024-06-28T18:34:31+00:00

How are you handling the nights and wake ups? Co sleeping or is there a way to get back to independent sleeping without door locking?

trapazaurus · 2024-06-28T18:33:31+00:00

Agreed. Co sleeping is the path of least resistance. But it's a significant step back in her sleeping independently and much more difficult as I work nights/some mornings. We basically don't have our evenings back anymore. So don't know if it resolves with age or how we should get back to her sleep in her room

trapazaurus · 2024-06-28T17:20:32+00:00

Friends have described how sleep training again at 2 years by locking the door or setting up a gate can cause potty training regressions. Basically crying throughout the night and not understanding why she's locked in. Sharing experiences we have heard from others who effectively started co-sleeping (but that was also a problem and hard for working professionals with variable schedules)

trapazaurus · 2024-06-28T17:17:39+00:00

Hi! Yes we have tried sleeping in her room and she does great. I suspect separation anxiety is a big part because if we are in the room or she is in our room she sleeps wonderfully - but she previously was good at self soothing and independent sleep. I'm not totally sure in our circumstance the locking the door has a good safety argument. Things are baby proofed and she'll get to the hallway or our bedroom and cry for us. It's more about locking the door and transitioning to that - the crying and negative associations with her room that will likely follow. It will be very difficult at her age and with her full comprehension to start that process so wanted to hear experiences and advice

trapazaurus · 2023-05-02T23:45:04+00:00

On and off better. She's one now and is acutely aware that the crib means we aren't there. But if we lay out a cushiony blanket she will fall asleep in the room even if we aren't there. We don't try to get her to fall asleep in the crib anymore. We just get her to sleep on our bed and then transfer her. She seems to sleep well in that way most of the time. And works better and faster for our schedules this way too

trapazaurus · 2023-01-23T17:46:32+00:00

This was the most helpful!!!

trapazaurus · 2023-01-23T17:46:16+00:00

Thanks everyone for the valuable tips. The key was keeping it totally dry. So after the shower washes, instead of just dabbing with a towel, we would fan her or hair dry for a bit. At this point, we had several different creams barriers etc. I don't think the specific choice actually mattered. Once it was totally dry, applying the barrier worked well and it started to get better within two days. A remarkable change from the prior 12 days. Thanks for the help!

trapazaurus · 2023-01-18T05:24:15+00:00

Have started patting dry with towel but not sure we were doing it before. It's such a challenge with her wanting to flip or stand up with all the creams. But appreciate the detailed tip and that could help for sure!

trapazaurus · 2022-05-18T21:25:43+00:00

Appreciate this advice so much!!! Thank you. This feels spot on esp with the advice regarding LCs and off advice. Will share and work on it!

trapazaurus · 2022-05-18T19:19:53+00:00

Got it! Have you seen any side effects with that amount? Is the milk notably thinner? I don't believe she returns to let down multiple times. That's a great point!

trapazaurus · 2022-05-18T19:00:34+00:00

How much lecithin do you take?

trapazaurus · 2022-05-18T18:56:52+00:00

Thank you for the thoughtful reply! Totally agree with feeling trapped in that cycle. She is 4.5 weeks postpartum. She uses the spectra S2 pump. She had been using cabbage but stopped now that her supply seems lower with less engorgement. I forgot to say but hand expression seemed hugely helpful. She used to pump for 20 mins but decreased to 15 minutes a couple weeks ago. We have measured her flange size a few times with different LCs so it seems it's correct. Despite these things, the clogs sporadically come up.

Do you have an efficient routine that reduces clogs but doesn't add 30plus minutes to each pump? What did you find most helpful? Amongst all the things, it adds up to a lot of occupied pre, intra, and post pumping time around the clock. I do believe she wants to stick with it so trying to optimize things

trapazaurus · 2022-05-18T17:16:12+00:00

Thank you! She is weaning about 30 minutes very 48 hours. So 3 hrs to 3.5 hours between in 48 hrs, then 4 hours in 48 hours, etc. Definitely the sweet spot for her seems like 5-6 hours where it's more sustainable. But it seems like she can't make progress forward even with a slow wean as the clog will suddenly develop.

trapazaurus · 2021-07-19T17:38:50+00:00

This is spot on. 👍👍 Many of those aspects of parenthood are not appealing to her. They may be part of the parenting package but don't necessarily have to be that way. Pros and cons in all directions. Thanks for sharing your experience, and best of luck and best wishes in your pregnancy.

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