Not such a bad night

[kayrharris]

with a 2 1/2 month old. I was surprised at how well he slept and he actually seemed to know it was nighttime. He was asleep by 9PM. I got up once about 4:30 just to check on him and cover him up. He wasn't really crying, just rooting around and sorta half awake. He went to back to sleep and slept until 6:30.

He's been very good this morning spending about a half hour in his little "bouncy chair" just watching me while I was cleaning up the kitchen a bit.
I couldn't ask for a better baby at the moment.

[earendel]

with a 2 1/2 month old. I was surprised at how well he slept and he actually seemed to know it was nighttime. He was asleep by 9PM. I got up once about 4:30 just to check on him and cover him up. He wasn't really crying, just rooting around and sorta half awake. He went to back to sleep and slept until 6:30.

He's been very good this morning spending about a half hour in his little "bouncy chair" just watching me while I was cleaning up the kitchen a bit.
I couldn't ask for a better baby at the moment.

We watched our grandson again last night (evidently this is going to be a regular event, which is nice). He was rather fussy, but elwing and I managed to keep him calm. One thing we've noticed, though, is that Caden takes the bottle very quickly then spits up quite a bit of what he's taken in. I think it's because he tries to swallow too quickly, but I don't know how to keep him from doing that.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

with a 2 1/2 month old. I was surprised at how well he slept and he actually seemed to know it was nighttime. He was asleep by 9PM. I got up once about 4:30 just to check on him and cover him up. He wasn't really crying, just rooting around and sorta half awake. He went to back to sleep and slept until 6:30.

He's been very good this morning spending about a half hour in his little "bouncy chair" just watching me while I was cleaning up the kitchen a bit.
I couldn't ask for a better baby at the moment.

It sounds as though you hit the baby jackpot!

[Appa23]

I noticed that you used the phrase "cover him up." I do not know if this meant that you put a blanket on him or not.

I just thought that I would note that TPTB recommend that you place a baby on his back or on his side for sleeping, with nothing else in the crib. (No blankets, no pillows, and no stuffed animals/toys that could suffocate him.) A one piece blanket sleeper will keep your baby sufficiently warm while sleeping.

If you need to use a blanket, tuck it in around the bottom of the mattress. Place your baby with his feet toward the end-panel and the blanket should go no higher than his/her chest.

All part of the rules upon rules for keeping babies safe in today's world.

[silvercamaro]

I noticed that you used the phrase "cover him up." I do not know if this meant that you put a blanket on him or not.

I just thought that I would note that TPTB recommend that you place a baby on his back or on his side for sleeping, with nothing else in the crib. (No blankets, no pillows, and no stuffed animals/toys that could suffocate him.) A one piece blanket sleeper will keep your baby sufficiently warm while sleeping.

If you need to use a blanket, tuck it in around the bottom of the mattress. Place your baby with his feet toward the end-panel and the blanket should go no higher than his/her chest.

All part of the rules upon rules for keeping babies safe in today's world.

Thanks for your expertise on mothering, HD. It's a wonder that Kay managed to raise three babies to successful adulthood without having the benefit of your superior wisdom, isn't it?

[Appa23]

I noticed that you used the phrase "cover him up." I do not know if this meant that you put a blanket on him or not.

I just thought that I would note that TPTB recommend that you place a baby on his back or on his side for sleeping, with nothing else in the crib. (No blankets, no pillows, and no stuffed animals/toys that could suffocate him.) A one piece blanket sleeper will keep your baby sufficiently warm while sleeping.

If you need to use a blanket, tuck it in around the bottom of the mattress. Place your baby with his feet toward the end-panel and the blanket should go no higher than his/her chest.

All part of the rules upon rules for keeping babies safe in today's world.

Thanks for your expertise on mothering, HD. It's a wonder that Kay managed to raise three babies to successful adulthood without having the benefit of your superior wisdom, isn't it?

I know that Kay was able to raise kids wonderfully on her own. I merely was noting what "the experts" are saying now. It may be that Kay's daughter/son are following these new "rules". I know that pediatricianss around these parts are consistently reminding parents of babies around here about "nothing in the crib".

I am willing to bet that Kay will use a car seat for her grandkids, even if she did not for her own kids when they were growing up.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

I noticed that you used the phrase "cover him up." I do not know if this meant that you put a blanket on him or not.

I just thought that I would note that TPTB recommend that you place a baby on his back or on his side for sleeping, with nothing else in the crib. (No blankets, no pillows, and no stuffed animals/toys that could suffocate him.) A one piece blanket sleeper will keep your baby sufficiently warm while sleeping.

If you need to use a blanket, tuck it in around the bottom of the mattress. Place your baby with his feet toward the end-panel and the blanket should go no higher than his/her chest.

All part of the rules upon rules for keeping babies safe in today's world.

Thanks for your expertise on mothering, HD. It's a wonder that Kay managed to raise three babies to successful adulthood without having the benefit of your superior wisdom, isn't it?

[peacock2121]

I noticed that you used the phrase "cover him up." I do not know if this meant that you put a blanket on him or not.

I just thought that I would note that TPTB recommend that you place a baby on his back or on his side for sleeping, with nothing else in the crib. (No blankets, no pillows, and no stuffed animals/toys that could suffocate him.) A one piece blanket sleeper will keep your baby sufficiently warm while sleeping.

If you need to use a blanket, tuck it in around the bottom of the mattress. Place your baby with his feet toward the end-panel and the blanket should go no higher than his/her chest.

All part of the rules upon rules for keeping babies safe in today's world.

Thanks for your expertise on mothering, HD. It's a wonder that Kay managed to raise three babies to successful adulthood without having the benefit of your superior wisdom, isn't it?

I know that Kay was able to raise kids wonderfully on her own. I merely was noting what "the experts" are saying now. It may be that Kay's daughter/son are following these new "rules". I know that pediatricianss around these parts are consistently reminding parents of babies around here about "nothing in the crib".

I am willing to bet that Kay will use a car seat for her grandkids, even if she did not for her own kids when they were growing up.

I so love a good pissing match in the morning.

[tlynn78]

Aren't grandkids the best! My little darlin' lives with us, and is the light of my life!
He doesn't like to stay covered up and can't stand to sleep with his feet covered. He's almost 15 months old now, and sleeps on his Boppy. No blankets or pillows when he was tiny. Ear - one of my kids did this. You just have to pull the bottle out and try to burp more often, even if it makes him mad. He'll grow into it, but it'll double your laundry in the meantime.

t.

[peacock2121]

Aren't grandkids the best! My little darlin' lives with us, and is the light of my life!
t.

I admire and am in awe of this kind of grandparent.

[earendel]

Ear - one of my kids did this. You just have to pull the bottle out and try to burp more often, even if it makes him mad. He'll grow into it, but it'll double your laundry in the meantime.

t.

Thanks, tgirl. I thought that would do the trick, and I did try it. You're right, he didn't like it.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Both of my girls slept on their stomachs. I know what the experts say, but both of the girls preferred to sleep on their stomachs and that's how I let them sleep. The girls were both healthy and it was my understanding that the whole sleep on the back or side rule was due to SIDS and my kids were at low risk for SIDS.

I also gave my kids cereal before the recommended 4 month time frame and they started sleeping through the night because they weren't as hungry.

Maddie also had a "walker" and she rolled around the house in it. The experts had them taken off the market a year or two later, but we let Emma use Maddie's "illegal" walker and she used it to explore the house.

I guess I should feel lucky that my kids survived their infancy because I didn't follow all of the rules made by the experts, but I think that sometimes you have to use a little common sense when parenting. I don't have "normal" kids (who does) and so I feel like "expert" rules are meant to be guidelines, but I don't necessarily have to follow all of them.

By the way, our pediatrician recommended that we get the girls Gardasil and I opted not to get the shots at this time. I don't think that there has been enough long-term testing on this product and it doesn't protect against all HPVs.

Our pediatrician and I had a discussion in front of the girls and so they understand why they weren't getting the shots. The pediatrician said that it's best to get the shot before the girls become sexually active and she said that just by talking to them, she could tell that they weren't the type to engage in "high risk" behavior.

Still, I told the girls that when they become sexually active, which I assume will be years from now, we can revisit data on the shots and they can make an informed decision.

[earendel]

Still, I told the girls that when they become sexually active, which I assume will be years from now, we can revisit data on the shots and they can make an informed decision.

And by which time there may be more evidence as to the long-term effect of Gardasil.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Still, I told the girls that when they become sexually active, which I assume will be years from now, we can revisit data on the shots and they can make an informed decision.

And by which time there may be more evidence as to the long-term effect of Gardasil.

Exactly.

[MarleysGh0st]

I don't have "normal" kids (who does) and so I feel like "expert" rules are meant to be guidelines, but I don't necessarily have to follow all of them.

Just like the Pirate Code.



I remember my dad used to have one of those old vans that had the engine between the front seats, and I'd ride sitting on that engine cover. Seat belts? Who needs seat belts?

The experts probably have nightmares about the good old days.

[tlynn78]

I remember my dad used to have one of those old vans that had the engine between the front seats, and I'd ride sitting on that engine cover. Seat belts? Who needs selt belts?

As the youngest of five in the before-minivans era, my most frequent riding spot was in the back window ledge. Number two spot was the floor behind the front passenger (Mom's) seat. How did I survive to adulthood??

t.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

I don't have "normal" kids (who does) and so I feel like "expert" rules are meant to be guidelines, but I don't necessarily have to follow all of them.

Just like the Pirate Code.



I remember my dad used to have one of those old vans that had the engine between the front seats, and I'd ride sitting on that engine cover. Seat belts? Who needs seat belts?

The experts probably have nightmares about the good old days.

My dad had a Volkswagen for a while. If you are a small child, there is a very small compartment behind the second seats that you can fit in. It was always nice and warm because it was next to the engine.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

My mom had a 1972 Pinto Station Wagon. The car made an annoying beeping noise if you didn't use your seatbelts, so my dad disabled part of the electrical system so that we wouldn't have it use the seatbelts.

[earendel]

My dad had a Volkswagen for a while. If you are a small child, there is a very small compartment behind the second seats that you can fit in. It was always nice and warm because it was next to the engine.

My mother had a Beetle that she bought in the 50s. It had that space behind the second seat, and that was where I liked to ride because, as you noted, it was warm, plus I could be by myself - mother in the front seat, my brother in the back (or in the front passenger seat). It was bliss.

[Jeemie]

My mom had a 1972 Pinto Station Wagon. The car made an annoying beeping noise if you didn't use your seatbelts, so my dad disabled part of the electrical system so that we wouldn't have it use the seatbelts.

That's OK- since you would simply be incinerated by the fireball when those Pintos exploded in a collision long before you'd fly through the windshield!

[Jeemie]

My dad had a Volkswagen for a while. If you are a small child, there is a very small compartment behind the second seats that you can fit in. It was always nice and warm because it was next to the engine.

My mother had a Beetle that she bought in the 50s. It had that space behind the second seat, and that was where I liked to ride because, as you noted, it was warm, plus I could be by myself - mother in the front seat, my brother in the back (or in the front passenger seat). It was bliss.

I used to ride in the "way back" of my dad's station wagon on many a long trip.

Either there or in the middle seat between my dad and my mom...and the middle seats then had no seatbelts.

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

My mom had a 1972 Pinto Station Wagon. The car made an annoying beeping noise if you didn't use your seatbelts, so my dad disabled part of the electrical system so that we wouldn't have it use the seatbelts.

That's OK- since you would simply be incinerated by the fireball when those Pintos exploded in a collision long before you'd fly through the windshield!

My mother drove that car until 1986. It had a manual transmission and I think that she replaced the engine twice.

She replaced the car with a Hyundai.

[kayrharris]

Sheesh, didn't mean to start a stir.

I have raised 3 children and 2 granddaughters who are 16 and 11 respectively. We've made it so far and haven't had but one trip to the ER, which was son & that happened at recess at school when he was in 2nd grade.

For the record, we have some kind of device thingy that keeps the baby on his side when he's sleeping. He was wearing a one piece sleeper, feet and all. I keep the house fairly cool at night otherwise I can't sleep.

Anyway, the blanket I was "covering" the poor baby with was a small receiving blanket which I actually wrapped him in (swaddling sort of, I guess you could say), so I don't think there was any danger of suffocating the poor child. Perhaps covering was the wrong word to use. Didn't mean to upset anyone.

My younger ones (now 25 and 28 ) most certainly did use car seats when they were younger. It was the law then as well.

[silvercamaro]

Sheesh, didn't mean to start a stir.

And I really wasn't trying to fight a war with HD. I do admit to stating annoyance in a rather sarcastic manner, however, when it appeared to me that he was being critical.

I realize that he may not have intended that. Nevertheless, I had a pointy stick, so I poked him with it. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

[kayrharris]

Thanks for the support! I need it.

My last post has a weird thing...I wanted to put the number twenty-eight, but it is showing up as a 2 and a

I tried to edit and it still didn't work. I give up!

Baby is asleep. Better go check on him, huh?