My son (he's 1 month old today) smile quite regularly ever since the first few days, but it's kinda random and we can't really get him to smile as we wish.My son smiled earlier for the first time and I wasn't there :(
I made a thread but never realised there was an OT, im going to be a dad in late Sept/ early Oct. Halp
Well, our baby has been officially diagnosed with colic. Fuck.
Any tips for surviving this period? I'm really, really bummed.
No. There's still next to no science behind this whole alkaline foods fad.
I'd suggest following any coffee with water though, because you most definitely can be affecting your tooth enamel.
If you really care about altering your body's alkalinity... supplement with bicarb (it has actual proven performance benefits, unlike most "alkaline" foods).
Wouldn't that make your kids lost their trust in you? If you let them cry for that long, they might think that you've abandoned them or something. That's what I've read from some parenting tips online.Let your kids cry it out. I used to let my kids cry for 20 minutes, then calm them down, then 30 minutes, then calm them down, then an hour. They never made it an hour. My sleep issues these days come from my three kids sleeping in the same room and waking each other up.
Wouldn't that make your kids lost their trust in you? If you let them cry for that long, they might think that you've abandoned them or something. That's what I've read from some parenting tips online.
Exciting stuff. We're two years out from university but have been watching a few older friends go through it with their kids. Do you do school visits in the UK?
Exciting stuff. We're two years out from university but have been watching a few older friends go through it with their kids. Do you do school visits in the UK?
My twin boys are just coming up to 9 weeks old. They're doing great but holy fuck their mom and I are just physically and mentally shattered. Someone please tell me it gets even a tiny bit easier at some point.
Probably? Kids are filled with all sorts of challenges throughout. I don't have twins and can't imagine those challenges but my 11 month old has had ups and downs throughout. Every milestone has another challenge. As soon as something is figured out you've gotta change your game plan again. I can't say it's easier than the first few months, but it's also not harder.My twin boys are just coming up to 9 weeks old. They're doing great but holy fuck their mom and I are just physically and mentally shattered. Someone please tell me it gets even a tiny bit easier at some point.
My twin boys are just coming up to 9 weeks old. They're doing great but holy fuck their mom and I are just physically and mentally shattered. Someone please tell me it gets even a tiny bit easier at some point.
I think we've found your avatar quote.
Yesterday morning we welcomed Apache Junior number 2 at 8 lbs, 15 Oz and 21 inches, goddamn. Mom had to have c section as she is 5'2".
Junior Apache 1 is almost 2 and is timid of newborn. We had the newborn "give" a toy to the older one but he is still side eyeing the younger.
Any suggestions or experience working in a toddler to a newborn?
Btw really fucking up my time with NMS Beyond but I'll have the next two weeks to watch baby and catch up lol.
11 months here and he sleeps maybe 1 hour to 1 and a half hours each time down.My daughter will *not* fucking sleep with any kind of consistency and it's driving us insane. She's two months old, colicky, and still awful at staying asleep. Some nights she'll stay asleep for close to five hours, but most others (like last night), she'll sleep for three (starting at 8), and then won't stay down for more than 40 minutes to an hour at a time before needing to eat again, burp, or fart (she gets gassy and agitated). WHEN DOES THIS GET BETTER (and yes we do swaddle/noise machine)
My daughter will *not* fucking sleep with any kind of consistency and it's driving us insane. She's two months old, colicky, and still awful at staying asleep. Some nights she'll stay asleep for close to five hours, but most others (like last night), she'll sleep for three (starting at 8), and then won't stay down for more than 40 minutes to an hour at a time before needing to eat again, burp, or fart (she gets gassy and agitated). WHEN DOES THIS GET BETTER (and yes we do swaddle/noise machine)
I don't have twins (got a 2 year old and a nearly 4 year old) so my situation is not quite the same, but it does get easier after the first few months. Promise :)
Probably? Kids are filled with all sorts of challenges throughout. I don't have twins and can't imagine those challenges but my 11 month old has had ups and downs throughout. Every milestone has another challenge. As soon as something is figured out you've gotta change your game plan again. I can't say it's easier than the first few months, but it's also not harder.
In addition you'll see them grow and learn and play later on so the positives make it easier to get the past the exhausting shit.
Easiest time for us was like 3-4 months. Sleep was decent, couldn't move around much and the colic was mostly gone. Then after 4 months his sleep turned to utter fucking trash and a half and he hasn't turned back since so that's been a persistent challenge. Crawling then introduced a lot of paranoia, etc. but seeing his personality develop has been worth it. Shame about the sleep though.
I don't know how you do it with twins...
But 12 weeks was like a wonder point for us and our daughter. She was still sleeping a ton during the day, but also going to daycare and coming home exhausted, old enough to start doing stuff, big enough to get outta the house regularly, had colds and stuff but that's when things kinda started going back to normal for us I think... and we felt like humans again, rather than just meat slaves for a tiny master.
I think every week, every month, gets a little easier and easier. ANd then they start moving on their own and it gets harder for a bit, but then you figure that out.
Our daughter has been teething for the last month and regressed on sleep, but now that she's got the top teeth poking out now she's started sleeping better. LAst night 7pm to 6:30am... was amazing.
My daughter will *not* fucking sleep with any kind of consistency and it's driving us insane. She's two months old, colicky, and still awful at staying asleep. Some nights she'll stay asleep for close to five hours, but most others (like last night), she'll sleep for three (starting at 8), and then won't stay down for more than 40 minutes to an hour at a time before needing to eat again, burp, or fart (she gets gassy and agitated). WHEN DOES THIS GET BETTER (and yes we do swaddle/noise machine)
My daughter will *not* fucking sleep with any kind of consistency and it's driving us insane. She's two months old, colicky, and still awful at staying asleep. Some nights she'll stay asleep for close to five hours, but most others (like last night), she'll sleep for three (starting at 8), and then won't stay down for more than 40 minutes to an hour at a time before needing to eat again, burp, or fart (she gets gassy and agitated). WHEN DOES THIS GET BETTER (and yes we do swaddle/noise machine)
At 6 months I did sleep training with the first after laying a lot of self-soothing groundwork, and it worked beautifully. Only took 3 days and from then on she was 7-7ish
We did for awhile because my wife is a teacher and so was home with her all day and got to take her tons of fun places that I don't over the summer. Now that she's back to work everything is back to normal after like a week. So I think it can and will change pretty quickly.
11 months here and he sleeps maybe 1 hour to 1 and a half hours each time down.
2-3 months he was really great. Like 3-4 hours at first then maybe 2-3 each time until the last bit at 1 hour or so. Then the 4 month regression hit and it's just fucking trash.
If you don't "sleep train" or it doesn't work or if you don't co-sleep (and even if you do) this is your life for the next ~3 years for slightly better or worse.
It was sometime around 3-4 months where ours started sleeping decently on a consistent basis. We didn't have to deal with the colick though so I don't know how that affects things. Then around seven months we sleep trained her over a weekend and with only a couple exceptions she's slept from 7 until at least 5 since. So it does get better.
There won't be any consistency for a while. 2 months is still really young. Some kids sleep well from the get-go, but both of mine were up 4-6+ times a night to eat or crying (my 2nd had an unknown dairy-allergy which exacerbated that). At 6 months I did sleep training with the first after laying a lot of self-soothing groundwork, and it worked beautifully. Only took 3 days and from then on she was 7-7ish. She's 3 now and still does that (she does wake up to go to the bathroom, but she handles that herself and then goes back to bed). With the second I wanted to do sleep training, but she had weight issues from the dairy allergy, so it wasn't an option. She eventually started sleeping through the night on her own at 7 months, and she's on the same schedule as the 3 year old right now (7-7ish).
It just takes time sometimes. I don't think you can expect any really consistency before 6 months, and even then you might have to think about options like sleep training, etc. Have you guys had any weight issues? If so, you might have a dairy problem like we did which made sleep almost impossible for the baby bc of all the gas/cramps. Might be worth looking into if you have other symptoms.
Of course, the only thing that really helps is letting her sleep next to us in bed, but my partner is terrified of doing that while we both sleep.
Of course, the only thing that really helps is letting her sleep next to us in bed, but my partner is terrified of doing that while we both sleep.
Of course, the only thing that really helps is letting her sleep next to us in bed, but my partner is terrified of doing that while we both sleep.