Newborn advice

[plaster dave]

Homeboy is 30 days old PD.

Play? He only knows eat shit and sleep.

Some people turn on lights and set them in a swing before and after the feeding. Night time feeding should be as short as possible for baby and mom and dad.
I'm just passing a long what my mom and sister told me and what worked for us.

 

[nowski]

I feel your pain twice. I had two colicky kids and it was a tough time with work schedules lack of sleep etc. I immediately gained an instant respect for all parents knowing that child rearing is a lot more work than a walk in the park. I wish I remembered what we did that worked because we tried everything and it was also 19 and 17 years ago. My wife said we used Hyland's homeopathic colic tablets. I do remember one thing that both kids liked, being carried (what I call) like a football. I'd put my arm through their legs and rest their upper chest in my hand. I'd walk around the house till it wore me out but it did give the kids temporary comfort. I wish I could be more helpful but all I can say is he'll grow out of it before you know it and in a blink of an eye he'll be running around the house...

 

[Big B Hova]

We try to keep the night time feedings as short as possible. Dim lights, shit I even fell asleep feeding him last night. After he eats he crys. I try the football carry, lay him on my stomach face down. Burping with his back straight up and sitting on my knee and over my shoulder. Sounds like I'm trying all the right things. Heven does burp and or farther after each feeding. One problem is hick upsychological. He gets them often. And he will finally fall asleep then BAM hick ups. Wide awake.

 

[wsuwrhr]

We try to keep the night time feedings as short as possible. Dim lights, shit I even fell asleep feeding him last night. After he eats he crys. I try the football carry, lay him on my stomach face down. Burping with his back straight up and sitting on my knee and over my shoulder. Sounds like I'm trying all the right things. Heven does burp and or farther after each feeding. One problem is hick upsychological. He gets them often. And he will finally fall asleep then BAM hick ups. Wide awake.

My oldest was a cronic hiccuper. Doc said there was nothing we could do and she would grow out of it.

 

[Babyback]

Happiest Baby on the Block...

You tube if you don't have time to read the book. It's a must for new parents

Hang in there it will get better

 

[rivrrts429]

Ya'll need wives. What little she told me I think the kids did well. [emoji106]

 

[CornWater]

My kids hard sleepers and slept in swing for first 4-6 months. The only thing that worked. Most other remedies just gimmicks and these kids are just over stimulated. Absolutely no indication of how they will become...

 

[red ant]

If this is repeat advice, I apologize. My daughter was in NICU also. She too was really cranky. Especially between 4-6 weeks. I stopped breast pumping/feeding. I just could not keep up and I too had medical problems and was on lots of meds after the delivery. What I found out after the fact is NICU babies are used to light and noise. Try a small light in the room and maybe a noise maker that makes some white noise. Add in colic or acid reflux and what a nightmare. Hope the doctor has some simple answers for you. BTW my daughter is 32 years old and still has to have a nightlight to sleep well.

 

[Racey]

Condoms.

You are a classactfuctard. Really. You know that?

You have kids?

No couthmutherfucker.

Brian

C'mon, you gotta give credit where credit is due, and that was a slow ball waiting to be knocked out of the park. Even the original poster thanked him

GRADS may be a classactfuctard, but that was hilarious, and well timed and executed.

 

[Waffles]

You are a classactfuctard. Really. You know that?

You have kids?

No couthmutherfucker.

Brian

You should really log off for a bit. You take the Interwebz way to seriously..... Seriously.

Big b, in regards to your problem, I don't have a lot of advice to offer other than what's already been offered before. Hylands is a good brand but I'd also look into "mommy's bliss" line of products. I felt mommy's bliss did a better job of controlling colic and soothing my daughters pain better than Hylands. I know every child is going to react differently but it's just some food for thought.

 

[BHC Vic]

Wife said it was diary. She had to cut dairy out of her diet. And we always had to stand and walk around w him. The second u sit down he cries.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

According to the doctor and hospital... they should not sleep on their belly unattended. No blankets. No anything.

Yeah well, do what ever it takes I say.

Neither of my kids would sleep in their back.

Kid #1 would not breast feed. We learned real quick they don't give blue ribbons for this stuff and so my wife pumped and we suplimented with formula. Second kid latched right away and we also used formula to supplement and she didn't care.

Mylicon seemed to help any fussiness.

Talk to the pediatrician and see what they have to say.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

And it does get better. I always got up for the middle if the night feedings. Just the kiddo and me out in the living room. After she was done with the bottle I'd put her on my chest and we'd both fall asleep.

I don't miss the cronic fatigue bit I do miss those moments.

 

[BUSTI]

I can't spend enough time with my kids. They are 4 and 9 months. The fatigue portion is so short just hang in there.

 

[460]

Take notes hambone.

 

[Activated]

Oldest was similar, she couldn't get enough milk to be full, was always hungry. Mixed rice cereal in to her milk and she started sleeping 6 hours a night right away.

She is still always hungry!

 

[Meaney77]

Lots of good info here. I have 3 girls and have all had similar issues. All were breast feed and all were diagnosed with a soy/dairy allergy. Its pretty tough on the babies and on the wife- wife has to watch everything she eats and cant have soy or dairy in her diet. Its pretty tough because soy and dairy seems to be in everything. 2 of them grew out of it and we are still going through it with my 3 month old now.

My 3 month old sleeps in her crib on a "nap nanny"- google it and see what it looks like. I believe they were discontinued but you can find something comparable to it. The pediatrician also put her on liquid Zantac 2 times a day. She has improved drastically and is sleeping longer stints throughout the night.

I think we all feel your pain, hang in there it will get better.

 

[wsuwrhr]

...and there is the name of the special bed we had. Still have it.

If you want it, I will send it to you. Lifesaver.

It is basically a foam carseat in a way. Holds the baby upright a bit while they sleep.

Brian

My 3 month old sleeps in her crib on a "nap nanny"- google it and see what it looks like. I believe they were discontinued but you can find something comparable to it. The pediatrician also put her on liquid Zantac 2 times a day. She has improved drastically and is sleeping longer stints throughout the night.

I think we all feel your pain, hang in there it will get better.

 

[Bigbore500r]

After this weekend I can tell you.....they are still capable of screaming 24/7 at 2 1/2 years old....
Buckle up!

 

[Flying_Lavey]

I keep reading all these stories of soo many of you guys having fussy babies or poor sleepers. Makes me really appreciate my daughter. She slept from 9pm to about 7am the first night she got home. The first week we had to wake her up to feed her every 2 hours but once she got back up to her birth weight her pediatrician told us if she wants to sleep, let her sleep.

We only had a 1 bedroom apartment at that time also. So she slept in the same room with us and we made sure we weren't super quiet when she was sleeping either so she would get used to sleeping through noise. She's 2 now and can sleep almost anywhere and through almost anything. She also sleeps about a minimum of 10 hours a night.

I know our next one that is supposed to come next month is gonna be the polar opposite just cause that's gonna be my luck.

 

[wsuwrhr]

No one likes a bragger.

Count your blessings. Our first was tough. The second was a breeze.

Brian

I keep reading all these stories of soo many of you guys having fussy babies or poor sleepers. Makes me really appreciate my daughter. She slept from 9pm to about 7am the first night she got home. The first week we had to wake her up to feed her every 2 hours but once she got back up to her birth weight her pediatrician told us if she wants to sleep, let her sleep.

We only had a 1 bedroom apartment at that time also. So she slept in the same room with us and we made sure we weren't super quiet when she was sleeping either so she would get used to sleeping through noise. She's 2 now and can sleep almost anywhere and through almost anything. She also sleeps about a minimum of 10 hours a night.

I know our next one that is supposed to come next month is gonna be the polar opposite just cause that's gonna be my luck.

 

[Waterjunky]

Hello all;

First off, I have a 10 month old with sleep issues also. but second, Grads was funny on that one! He just beat me to it....

You got to have a sense of humor with these things. ( know it's Grads and there is a visceral hatred for him by many).

Colt had the acid reflux thing for the first 8 months, the acid blocker was a lifesaver. The second was the book mentioned above "happiest baby on the block". Swaddling was critical as was a white noise machine. Additionally light control is important. Even at this age they can be photo-sensitive. We are still having nap issues with Colt at daycare due to the light issue. A dim blue light has shown to be less disturbing to them. Interestingly he is not noise sensitive at all, but very light sensitive.

Just keep riding the rodeo..........

 

[wsuwrhr]

I get the humor.

I read a post by a new father who seemed to be at his wits end with his son and didn't know what to do. Having been in that same situation, it hardly seemed funny, to me.

Didn't seem like a time for a joke, especially like that one.

Given his tendencies here, I figured he was being his offhismedsself.

My apologies for jumping his ass.

Brian

 

[dryhoze1]

Oldest was similar, she couldn't get enough milk to be full, was always hungry. Mixed rice cereal in to her milk and she started sleeping 6 hours a night right away.

She is still always hungry!

Reading thru this & all great info and recommendations .

I have 3- youngest 18 now
But my instincts tell me this beautiful baby is hungry.
We had the same with our daughter. Could not figure it out. Then I squeezed the bottle & noticed how little came out. Then sucked myself on the bottle, same result. Begged my wife to let me enlarge the hole in the bottle to release more milk. My daughter sucked that bottle dry & started sleeping immediately. Wife could not believe it.
We fixed every bottle. Please just try this. Not a huge hole-just a lil larger so your little man can pull out some milk without tons of effort.

Best of luck !!
Brian

 

[wsuwrhr]

Yes sir.

and as was already mentioned, rice meal or whatever goes in the milk helps as well.

Nipples lives matter too!!!!

Brian

Reading thru this & all great info and recommendations .

I have 3- youngest 18 now
But my instincts tell me this beautiful baby is hungry.
We had the same with our daughter. Could not figure it out. Then I squeezes the bottle & noticed how little came out. Then sucked myself on the bottle, same result. Begged my wife to let me enlarge the hole in the bottle to release more milk. My daughter sucked that bottle dry & started sleeping immediately. Wife could not believe it.
We fixed every bottle. Please just try this. Not a huge hole-just a lil larger so your little man can pull out some milk without tons of effort.

Best of luck !!
Brian

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Reading thru this & all great info and recommendations .

I have 3- youngest 18 now
But my instincts tell me this beautiful baby is hungry.
We had the same with our daughter. Could not figure it out. Then I squeezed the bottle & noticed how little came out. Then sucked myself on the bottle, same result. Begged my wife to let me enlarge the hole in the bottle to release more milk. My daughter sucked that bottle dry & started sleeping immediately. Wife could not believe it.
We fixed every bottle. Please just try this. Not a huge hole-just a lil larger so your little man can pull out some milk without tons of effort.

Best of luck !!
Brian

Definitely worth a shot. They sell larger size nipple for just about every bottle manufacturer and they are cheap. Whatever brand you have, go to the store and grab a #2 nipple (if I'm recalling correctly that's how the sizing goes). Throw it in the bottle and you should see if it made any difference good or bad immediately.

 

[ka0tyk]

dont fear formula. i know all that "breast is best" stuff, but its hard. thats why they have lactation specialists, sometimes it doesnt work. not moms fault. if the kid is hungry have mom pump and then supplement with formula. we tried different ones, and ended up using enfamil gentlease. we still used enfragrow toddler up until about 2 months ago, kid is 2+ years for nighttime bottles as shes a tiny little thing. (8 weeks early NICU baby).

if you DO end up going the formula route, i cant help but push this thing. LIFESAVER!!!

http://www.riverdavesplace.com/foru...aby-Brezza-Formula-Pro-automatic-bottle-maker

if you've had a baby shower registry with babies r us, you shouldve been bombarded with samples by now...

 

[Deja_Vu]

My youngest is 20 but the lifesaver for us was a baby swing. They slept great rocking back and forth.
In the old days they were wind up, and when the swing stops, you'd have to wind it.

the Johnnie jump ups were also good for keeping little ones entertained...if for only a few mins at a time.


They probably outlawed all those things...

 

[rivermobster]

My youngest is 20 but the lifesaver for us was a baby swing. They slept great rocking back and forth.
In the old days they were wind up, and when the swing stops, you'd have to wind it.

the Johnnie jump ups were also good for keeping little ones entertained...if for only a few mins at a time.


They probably outlawed all those things...

My son just turned 18, it's hard to remember what all we did!! But I do remember LOTS of walks in the stroller around the block and shit, trying to get him to sleep. My daughter too.

If I had em in the car seat, the stereo was always full blast. I never let em get used to sleeping when it was quiet. Now they sleep like ROCKS!!!

This will pass. Just hang in there!!!! :tbi

 

[Deja_Vu]

My son just turned 18, it's hard to remember what all we did!! But I do remember LOTS of walks in the stroller around the block and shit, trying to get him to sleep. My daughter too.

If I had em in the car seat, the stereo was always full blast. I never let em get used to sleeping when it was quiet. Now they sleep like ROCKS!!!

This will pass. Just hang in there!!!! :tbi

Great point, never try to be quiet around a sleeping baby.
They love to hear sound. They get used to hearing all the sounds coming from the outside world and when its quiet they wonder what's up!

Run the vacuum, Start the dishwasher, or turn on the TV to a loud western or action movie with a car chase

 

[Big B Hova]

I'm going to have my wife read this thread tonight when / if we can get him to go to sleep at a decent time. Lots of good tips and tricks here. He was good today and when I got home from work at 3:30 its gone down hill.

The microwave exhaust fan seems to do the trick to get him to calm down. Once I get him asleep his damn hick ups wake him up.

 

[460]

Rock and play if you don't already have one. Did wonders for both of our kids.

 

[Chili Palmer]

He won't sleep? Start reading him the law portion of the California State Contractors license course - it always put me to sleep.

 

[spectracular]

...and just when you think you cannot take it anymore...they do something else.

There are so much good advice here...My wife could explain it better, but reflux is pretty common...I am pretty certain they put Reese on a child version of prilosec for a few months when he was young. The Dr. said something along the lines that the nerves that run down the esophagus don't always develop as fast as we'd like...which leads to this. You have to feed them, but as you do so, you actually trigger the problem.

It wont be like this for long

 

[riverlovinbajagirl]

Some babies cry more. I hope you can find out what is making him cry. It gets better. I promise! congratulations on your son!

 

[Big B Hova]

 

[Meaney77]

Always a winner!!!

[video=youtube;Cb0t9TUNLpg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb0t9TUNLpg[/video]

 

[Done-it-again]

That's what our kids slept in for months. But we would swaddle tight, like burritos

 

[Shortdeck]

I'm going to have my wife read this thread tonight when / if we can get him to go to sleep at a decent time. Lots of good tips and tricks here. He was good today and when I got home from work at 3:30 its gone down hill.

The microwave exhaust fan seems to do the trick to get him to calm down. Once I get him asleep his damn hick ups wake him up.

Gripe water for the hiccups.

 

[wsuwrhr]

I love me some babies. I wish we could have had 100 of them.

 

[RiverDiva]

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That's what our kids slept in for months. But we would swaddle tight, like burritos

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Mmmm...I do love the babies. These two ALMOST make me want to do it all over again....ALMOST.

 

[ka0tyk]

sometimes you just gotta get creative... never... ever... move a sleeping baby.

the rest of the time we used the mamaroo. just a fancy swing that didnt take up half the house.

 

[djunkie]

Ahhh. Kids are so awesome. Kinda makes me wanna have another someday. My daughter was tough when she was new. Ended up she wasn't getting enough breast milk so we had to add formula. Best thing we ever did. Everything got better after we found a formula that work with her. She had the acid reflux also. The Similac sensitive was the one she took to. Used to buy it at Costco. Comes in the orange container.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

To bad they don't come with manuals.

I will always remember coming home with our first. It's a whirlwind getting out of the hospital, the 15 minute drive home, all the hustle and bustle. We get her inside and set her baby carrier on the chair in the living room. I stepped back, looked at Becky and said, "Ok, now what?"

 

[E4L]

Condoms.

A little to late for that.

 

[E4L]

I'm going to have my wife read this thread tonight when / if we can get him to go to sleep at a decent time. Lots of good tips and tricks here. He was good today and when I got home from work at 3:30 its gone down hill.

The microwave exhaust fan seems to do the trick to get him to calm down. Once I get him asleep his damn hick ups wake him up.

Might have to let him sleep to the sound of the boat motor. Used to work on me and my son every time.

 

[Jefftowz]

To bad they don't come with manuals.

I will always remember coming home with our first. It's a whirlwind getting out of the hospital, the 15 minute drive home, all the hustle and bustle. We get her inside and set her baby carrier on the chair in the living room. I stepped back, looked at Becky and said, "Ok, now what?"

That's so funny. We had the same exact experience except Jo started crying and went upstairs. It definitely got easier, now they are 12 and 15 and they sleep anywhere and hardly need anything but $ and ride to a friends.

 

[lebel409]

This may sound simple, but ours just needed to burp. The light pat-pat pat on the back didn't do it, we had to thump them pretty hard for an extended time (sometimes a couple minutes) and them, BRAAAPP. Then they'd calm down and either eat or go to sleep.

We did get some looks, judgemental types ready to call CPS...then the burp and the smiling baby.

Hope this helps.

 

[River Lynchmob]

We try to keep the night time feedings as short as possible. Dim lights, shit I even fell asleep feeding him last night. After he eats he crys. I try the football carry, lay him on my stomach face down. Burping with his back straight up and sitting on my knee and over my shoulder. Sounds like I'm trying all the right things. Heven does burp and or farther after each feeding. One problem is hick upsychological. He gets them often. And he will finally fall asleep then BAM hick ups. Wide awake.

My son had hiccups every day multiple times a day for about 6 months then went away. My son also has gas issues but and he gets real fussy with the pressure...nothing like you are experiencing. We feed (by we I mean my wife...) and as soon as he's done she gives him Hylands gas relief drops...every feed...he settles down real quick lets out a big burp usually followed by a huge fart that makes me envious and goes to sleep...Hope you guys get some relief...our son is 17 months now and for the first year he was up every 2 hours all night every night...tons of good advice in here...good luck .

 

[River Lynchmob]

My son just turned 18, it's hard to remember what all we did!! But I do remember LOTS of walks in the stroller around the block and shit, trying to get him to sleep. My daughter too.

If I had em in the car seat, the stereo was always full blast. I never let em get used to sleeping when it was quiet. Now they sleep like ROCKS!!!

This will pass. Just hang in there!!!! :tbi

This is what my wife and I disagree on all the time...she is always telling me to be quiet...I say he was in the NICU for 3.5 months and slept with noise and lights...he has a white noise machine...One he can't hear me and two if he can he's not waking up...he'll be fine...the one that sucks...he HATES the car...trips are a nightmare.