Home Birth: SwaddleMe
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Newborn at Home Now
Asked by M.W. from Washington DC
on January 2, 2012
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Just got back from hospital with my second child! Last night was pretty rough-- I don't know if I blocked out the first few weeks sleeping with my first, but I felt l...
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- If he has gas, instead of laying him in the bassinet, try putting him in his carseat and that might help until he gets the burpies out! I would really get him to ta...
- Congratulations on yur new baby. Congratulations on your new (probably mild) postpartum depression. Join the club of many mothers who end up at the mercy of sleep d...
- I'm sorry I didn't read the other responses. I don't know that I have advice as much as I just want to encourage you. I remember when I brought my second one home. ...
1 Month Old Won't Sleep on His Back
Asked by D.P. from New York
on September 27, 2007
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Hi moms! I'm a first time mom of a beautiful baby boy. Everythin is going pretty well except for the fact that he does not want to sleep on his back. I'm well aware o...
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- D. for your sleeping problem, you have alot of good advice, i don't think i can really help you...plus i didn't do ANYTHING i was told to do as far as the sleeping go...
- Hi D. I strongly recommend you allow your son to sleep on his tummy. In this position babies feel safe and secure. Remember that the SIDS warnings are for the entire ...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. If you put her down on her back she would just start screaming. It didn't matter if she was asleep already. Someone had sugges...
Too Strong for Swaddling!!!
Asked by B.R. from Austin
on February 21, 2008
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I've been swaddling my 3 month old since birth and now she is too strong and her arms come out of the blankets and wake her up. She then stays awake and screaming unt...
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- we use the swaddle blankets (not just receiving blankets) for our 7 week old son that was pushing out of regular blankets. they work great and come in different sizes ...
- B.- I found this great product with my 3rd child that I love! The website is : http://www.cozycocoon.com/ You put it over your baby like a sock, and they stay swa...
- My baby never liked to be swaddled. She hastes being confined. I wouldn't bother with the swaddling just dress your baby in pj's with the footys if you are worried abo...
Swaddling
Asked by J.M. from Spartanburg
on May 6, 2008
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My daughter is 12 weeks old. She has been swaddled since birth. She was doing fine with it until the past week. She has been able to get out of her swaddle no matter h...
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- My 7 month old still loves to be swaddled!!! I am a little worried now that he can easily roll over, but he is so happy being swaddled that I don't want to fight him ...
- Hey J., The sad thing is they don't stay little babies for long. My baby is gonna be One next month :0( She loved to be swaddled in the hospital, and as soon as we b...
- Hi J., I stopped unswaddling my son when he was 3 months old, same as your daughter - no matter how tightly I swaddled him he would break out of it. I don't think it ...
Most Useful New Infant Item You had...please share...especially Preemie Parents
Asked by N.B. from Minneapolis
on October 5, 2010
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So my SIL gave birth VERY early last week..at 30.5 weeks gestation. My niece weighed in at 2 lbs, 1 oz. She has done miraculously..no vent the whole time, no emergenci...
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- Hi N., my 25 week 1lb 11oz preemie boy is now a junior in high school and has no lingering effects! Yes, never enough teeny tiny preemie clothes. I'd have to say...
- I love my Baby Comfy Nose nasal aspirator! it work soooo much better than those silly bulb syringes! http://babycomfynose.com/
- congrats on your new neice. We bought this "JOEY" thing that went in her car seat. well at first she was in a car bed. til she weighed 6 lbs. we had to rent that...
Sleeping
Asked by L.P. from San Diego
on May 10, 2007
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My son was born premature, and came home just over a month ago.. he will not sleep in his bassinette for a long period of time...its only 10-20 minute spurts. Any ide...
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- We had the exact problem when I brought my son home (he was born at 29 weeks) with the bassinette. I eventually had to start playing soft music and leave a light on a...
- If developmentally he's 7 weeks, I'd say try swaddling him in a blanket or one of those swaddleme blankets. Does he take a pacifier? Did he go from an icealet to a cri...
- Dear L., My daughter pushes a pillow up close to a one month old's body, it is a breast feeding pillow . So Cynder thinks someone is there and sleeps better that w...
What Should I Pack for Hospital Stay?
Asked by L.L. from Hartford
on June 2, 2011
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Almost 35 weeks and thinking I should start putting together a bag to take with me when I deliver. I am a scheduled c-section, but things don't always go as planned :)...
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- Dont forget the camera and charger, extra memory card too. Batteries and film if it isnt digital. MR said it right ,,, you have to haul it all home too so dont get to...
- Well since you're having a c-section, I actually would pack your own underwear and some of your own pads. I wore the stretchy stuff and used the giant pads for the fi...
- Use the stretchy underwear stuff that they give you, don't bring your own. They are probably the best ones and you don't have to worry about getting them messed up. ...
Advice for Starting My 1 Month Old on Babywise
Asked by J.J. from Dallas
on December 7, 2009
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I read Babywise before I gave birth to my son and was sure that I could easily implement it right away. But, with family in town, the fact that he was growing so quick...
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- Your baby is way too young to "cry it out". Everything you described seems very normal for a 1 month old. All I can say is the older they get the better it gets and th...
- Hi J., I used Babywise on all 4 of my kids. The 1st one was the hardest but I swear by it. Try not to stress too much right now about implementing "everything Babywi...
- I understand this works for some families but there is quite a few doctors that DO NOT support the CIO method. Dr. Sears, Dr. Karp, and Mr. Faye from Love & Logic. Chi...
Need Advice on How to Get My Daughter to Sleep Somewhere Other than My Bed :(
Asked by A.M. from Hickory
on March 27, 2008
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My daughter is 9 weeks old...from the time she came home from the hospital, she has refused to sleep in her bassinet or crib. My husband and I have tried every sleep p...
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- My daughter (now 3 1/2) also refused to sleep away from me for her first months of life. In desperate need of sleep, I tried many many things. What worked for us - lay...
- It seems harsh but you are going to have to let here cry. Occasionally pat her butt or rub her back to let her know she hasn't been abandoned but do not pick her up. ...
- There is a great book that my pediatrician recomended to me when my daughter was born and I think it has really helped. It's called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child ...
When to Unswaddle?
Asked by P.S. from Philadelphia
on April 2, 2008
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Hello. My daughter is 6 weeks old and I swaddle her at night. However, during the night when I finish breastfeeding her, I put her on my shoulder to burp and she usu...
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- My third child is not about 7 1/2 months old. It was only a few weeks after they were born that I didn't worry about swaddling anymore. Instead of worrying about swad...
- My son never liked to be swaddled (even in the hospital), there is no reason that you daughter has to be swaddled if she obviously wants so badly to get out of it. Try...
- I have read that one month is all that is necessary for swaddling. Both my boys hated it, so I didn't really use the method. I've known moms to swaddle their kids for ...
