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mrsgrnbutterfly
	Age: 25 Country: US Province/region: California City: Oceanside Partner: Ryan Children: Pregnant: No Due date: 23 Apr ,2008 Occupation: Commercial Underwriter
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My husband and I are very excited to welcome the first new addition to our family! It is a BOY!

Ryan and I started dating in January of 2001, and finally tied the knot in September of 2006. I currently work as a loan officer and my husband is a firefighter/paramedic. We just bought our first home in Oceanside, CA... so we'll finally have extra space for a nursery! Of course we thought we'd wait a few more years before trying to have children, but that wasn't in God's plans. He found the perfect little opportunity to bring this little one into our lives, and we couldn't be more excited!

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Maddux - Wednesday, 2 July
I bet it will get better, obviously he was still tired because he fell asleep in your arms. Don't feel like a sucker...despite what some people say about Babywise we aren't heartless mom's :) Keep me posted on how naptimes are going, I know it will get better though. Also just wanted to let you know that if you do continue with Babywise and find the strategies work for you there is a Babywise II. I just ordered it last week and it starts from when teh baby is 5 months and tells you how to introduce solids, etc. My daughter will be four months on the 12th so I got it early to figure out how I'm going to do solids. Anyway, I will continue to hope naptimes go better for you and that your little one sleeps longer stretches at night. And hey, good for you for being able to try and put himself to sleep, I know that is hard. There were times when I put my little one down and when she would start to cry in the middle of the nap I would go sit outside on the porch or hop in the shower because there are times its hard to listen to them cry. However, I am glad I did it now because she learned the skill of putting herself back to sleep. She does not wake up anymore in the middle of the night or during naptimes and if she does she goes back to sleep on her own...keep up the good work, its worth it :)

Maddux - Tuesday, 1 July
Hmmm...that is a tough one. I've been thinking about that one and you could try feeding him and putting him back down but I'm not sure I would. You might get him in the habit then of eating to fall asleep. That being said if you know he is still really tired than maybe give it a shot and see what happens. If I were you I would just continue repeating the cycle and see if the naps gradually lengthen as his night sleep gets better. I would definitely try letting him cry 5-10 minutes though when he stirs. I know that your little one doesn't stop crying but sometimes I woner if they only keep doing this because they know at some point we show up. Like I said Julia used to do that and then it was like once she put herself back to sleep and realized I wasn't coming in because it wasn't time to get up she stopped waking up like that. Of course I'm by no means telling you to let him scream his head off for hours on end, which I'm sure you wouldn't do anyway. Let me know how things continue to go. I know Babywise has such a bad reputation by some people but I have found I have a very healthy and happy baby who sleeps and eat great now! I did see that your little one is about a month or so younger than my daughter and I remember her schedule was still being worked on at that point so just take a deep breath and take one day at a time. I hope I'm helping :)

Maddux - Tuesday, 1 July
Julia did the same thing initially. I found though that as she slept longer and longer at night her daytime naps became longer as well. Also, there are two things that you might want to consider: The book talks about the 45 minute nap intruder which is basically the fact that when baby goes through growth spurts they may wake up after only 45 minutes of napping because they are hungry. Also, I found when I was first starting the Babywise strategies that she would wake up and cry about 45 minutes into her nap. What I did is set the timer on my oven and gave her about 5-10 minutes more and when that time ran out and she was still crying I went in and got her. However, I would say most of the time she just fussed briefly and then went right back to sleep to finish her nap. Babies sleep in cycles and about 45 minutes after they fall asleep they go through a lighter stage of sleep. When this happens they may briefly wake up, cry, flail around, etc. but this doesn't necessarily mean they are ready to wake up, they will often resettle. When they are sleeping in the carseat, swing, etc. they are quickly put back to sleep by the motion I think. I'm so glad you are having good results, I would encourage you to stick with it and be flexible when you need to be, it will all come together :)

Maddux - Sunday, 29 June
Oh yeah...I also wanted to say that Babywise has a bad reputation with many people because they think it is making your baby cry it out and hold out for food but its not really saying that exactly. I never let my daughter scream in her crib or cry in hunger just because it was time to eat or not time to sleep. They do encourage you to not be feeding your baby every hour or so just because they are crying or to let your baby cry when you put them down if you know there is nothing else they need but you use your mommy judgement too.

Maddux - Sunday, 29 June
Hi...I do allow Julia to nap in the car but I try to have her mostly sleep in the crib. It depends...if i am going for a long car ride I will put her in the car when she due to nap again so she will take her nap in the car and then be awake when we get where we are going. If e are going on a short car ride I do it during her awake time. I didn't always do this but you will find that as they get a little older (she is 15 weeks) they won't stay asleep in their carseat when you get to where you are going. So if I am just running errands or taking a short ride I feed her and then take her out during her awake time and then put her down for a nap when I get home. As for the getting up through the night that will improve as you implement this program. Julia used to get up that often as well but once I started putting her on a schedule she slowly started extending her nightime sleep as her daytime sleeps became more predictable. I know its hard when you have things that pop up during the week and you have to go out and do stuff. I have found that if I try to keep her schedule fairly regular most days that she gets right back on schedule when I have a few days that are thrown off. If you have any questions that I can help you with just ask. When I first started I tried to go exactly by the book and sometimes that just didn't work for instance sometimes she would fall asleep immediately after feeding and not have an awake time and thats okay. As you put the theory into practice they get the hang of it and their body adjusts...both their sleep cycles as well as their metabolism.

katiebaby1434 - Saturday, 28 June
I read your post about your baby waking up every 2-3 hours still. I wanted to know if your breastfeeding? If you are, what worked for me (i got advice from a lactation specialist) is waking him up at midnight to feed him. Supposedly you make the best milk around that time. It's worked for me, my little guy slept 12am-8am straight, MAN I needed that sleep!

mom2boy - Saturday, 28 June
Yeah, 2 to 3 hours is difficult. Jamison at first would give us 4 hours and then get up every 2 to 3 after that and then he started giving us 5 and then every 2 to 3 after that. He has pretty much stuck with that pattern and it feels doable. Does your baby go right back to sleep after eating? I think the idea of eat, play, sleep is a good one but scheduled feedings can be difficult on the baby. There have been lots of cases of babies that were diagnosed with Failure to Thrive that were following the baby wise method. Plus a lot of Ezzos research he would not even peer review which is essentially what makes a study valid.

Maddux - Saturday, 28 June
Hi...I saw your post about Babywise and wanted to let you know I did it with my daughter...I am from month 3. I started it around one month of age and she has done great on it. In the beginning it takes some flexibility as everything does not always go by the book. However, she is 15 weeks old right now and sleeps 12 hours at night about about 7 throughout the day. She is very regimented and seems to like being somewhat on a schedule. If you have any questions or thoughts and want to chat let me know. For what its worth, I have really had great results with it :)

BabyHelton - Friday, 20 June
OMG I do the same thing with Jon & Kate Plus 8!!! Can you even imagine? I can't get my one kid to sleep a night in his crib. 6 babies at once? Even if I had a nanny for each, I would be completely overwhelmed!

mommy4ever - Monday, 9 June
Oh my goodness! That is EXACTLY how I feel about Tommy's poops. It is like he works on it forever and then, WHAM...explosion. Well, at least I know we are not the only one in this boat. I get excited as well!

Thanks for the comment!

cate - Saturday, 7 June
I'm not sure when they go back to normal, but I know they change to help your baby find them when they can't see that well. They're able to see dark colors easier right at first when they can't really focus on objects..

Aarons Mommy - Monday, 2 June
Yeah, I am only breastfeeding. My son sleeps pretty well thur the night. He only wakes up at 3:30 then goes right back to sleep until 8 AM. The thing that I did was get him into a rountine at night. Bath at 8, about 30 minutes of playtime, eat then he is usually alseep by 9:15. How old is your little one? Aaron didn't start sleeping well at night until about 6 weeks or so. At first it was every 2 hours all day and all night.

lilmamma - Monday, 2 June
Robbie is 4 weeks and eating 3 oz. every 2 hrs as well.... he is 9.5lbs! I cant wait for him to regularly go longer between feedings, i know its so exhausting! 4 hours of sleep at one time sounds like heaven!

Traviesa - Monday, 2 June
my son will eat every 1 1/2 if I let him..I have to let him cry for the 30 min...when his dad is here his dad thinks I overfeed him...so he makes him wait 2 1/2 hours..I b/f

Jo-Mama - Wednesday, 28 May
My baby was super gassy, but it just went away as she got older (she's 8 weeks now). It was rough for a while, but then she just seemed to grow out of it.

ladobruk - Wednesday, 28 May
It could also be acid reflux.

mom2boy - Wednesday, 28 May
I think it is worth talking to your Dr about. I would give her a call.

breezee - Wednesday, 28 May
Have you been paying attention to what you are eating? I had the same problem with my daughter, I had to pretty much switch to eating chicken and rice for a few weeks until I could figure out what I was eating that was causing the gas, which unfortunately was almost everything. Good luck!

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