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Baby/Toddler Chat (take 3)
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| I love shirts with saying on them!!! |
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| I don't mind shirts with sayings on them |
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| It depends on the saying on the shirt whether I like it or not |
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| I generally don't like or dislike shirts with sayings |
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| I dislike shirts with sayings of any kind on them |
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| I refuse to buy them for my kids, but will accept them as gifts |
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| We don't allow them to be worn even if they were given it by someone |
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| My favorite saying on a shirt is...______ |
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| My least favorite saying on a shirt is..._____ |
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| I have no opinion |
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(last vote on : 7/18/2008 2:29:32 PM)
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 8:43:24 PM
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nicole6598
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Christina- praying for your kids, that disease is yucky, it was going around school when I was pregnant with Grace.
Brandy- I think you are cute and sweet for wanting to do the best for your little one :) you know so much about babies that you will be doing exactly what she needs. Like Ruth said music and books, singing etc are great and just be your normal self 
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:01:47 PM
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nicole6598
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Maybe the play mat has too much stimuli on it for him? maybe there is something uncomfortable on it? Have you layed on it to see if its lumpy or hard or itchy?
Jae- as for him sleeping in his own bed its going to take time, time, patience, time, patience and some more time. You can't just expect him to sleep there automatically after he is so used to snuggling with you. You just need to be persistant when you place him there for his naps and at night. Do you have towels on either side of him? Is he warm enough? Do you put him down awake or asleep? Does he sleep ok for naps in there? Its really just trial and error and time :)
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:13:26 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Interesting about the play mat, Gabby adored hers. Is the music to loud for him?
As for sleep... Like Nicole said it's just going to take patience. It isn't going to happen overnight, and might not happen until he is considerably older. Are you nursing him to sleep at nap times?
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:20:11 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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If he nurses to sleep will he then nap in his crib?
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:25:21 PM
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nicole6598
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I don't know, maybe its just me, but perhaps because there isn't a real certain way that Jadon goes to sleep each time he doesn't sleep as good? You said sometimes you nurse, sometimes you don't. Babies need routine, things done the same way, maybe try sticking to put him to sleep a certain way and do that for all his naps and at night?
Does he nap in his crib during the day? Repeating what Ryanne asked, but I asked before and you didn't answer 
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:27:39 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Yeah, I agree with the routine. You can always just nurse him to sleep for all his naps. I know it's not the most popular with some people but if it works then great... Depending on Gabby's mood her schedule sometimes looked like "nurse, play, nurse(usually like 5-10 minutes until she was conked), sleep".
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:32:35 PM
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nicole6598
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I am one who didn't like nursing to sleep after I had done with Grace, but like Ryanne says, if it gets him to sleep, and gives you peace and rest, then do it! That's ok Jae  I haven't really heard of a baby that changes daily.
I think maybe you just really need to set a routine of sorts and try and stick with it. So maybe every night before bed its a bath to relax him, or story, lights go dim. With Nath, he has his medicine, lights go dim, tv down, nappy on and then sits and has a cuddle before I wrap him and pat him in my arms to sleep. The same thing happens for naps. And if he wakes when I put him down (i stand there patting him again in his bed and if that doesn't work I pick him back up and pat again and wait a little longer. Sometimes it takes 20 mins or longer to get him to sleep, but its worth it for me because I like my space.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:33:25 PM
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Nursing to sleep is bad? Well, it worked for Nathan for almost the first year. He goes to sleep ok now without it, though he sometimes fusses for maybe 10 minutes.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 10:41:01 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Nursing to sleep is bad? Well, it worked for Nathan for almost the first year. He goes to sleep ok now without it, though he sometimes fusses for maybe 10 minutes.
Gabby nursed to sleep for 8 weeks, then decided she didn't like it, then decided she did... I say do whatever works for both of you and if it's nursing to sleep then DO it and quit listening to what other people say. You are his mother, Janine, not the old biddy's who think they know best. It's YOUR instinct that is tuned to his needs, not theirs.
Besides, I figured the 10 minutes it took to nurse her to sleep beat the heck out of 20-30 minutes patting her on the back and doing that horrid "shush, pat" routine.
Gabby is 10 months(nearing 11- HOLY COW!) and she still sometimes needs cuddles or a bottle to fall asleep. Just like some days she wants to be in the carrier and other days she is pushing away from my back trying to escape. I figure she's female, she can change her mind every five minutes if that is what suits her
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/5/2008 11:45:58 PM
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Some babies like Nath cant be fed to sleep because he wakes within 30 mins needing to burp etc which is why I HAVE to pat, some people do that because its necessary. I don't think its any worse than any other method of getting a baby to sleep. You do what YOU need to do for your baby. Let's not start thumbing our nose at things that work for some babies hey? Everyone elses opinions mean nothing as they aren't the ones there and they aren't your child's parents.
< Message edited by nicole6598 -- 7/6/2008 12:32:44 AM >
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/6/2008 1:08:42 AM
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Thanks, Nicole. I dunno if the kids do have Hand, Foot & Mouth. They both had high fevers but they don't really have any sores around their mouths. I was all achy and feverish today with the chills and cold sweats, and my throat is swollen. I don't have any sores, plus I could have sworn I already had Hand, Foot & Mouth when I was a kid. But, last night Jimmy had a hard time nursing, like he would get his mouth on me to nurse, and then start crying like it hurt his mouth to nurse. And, I had to take the valve out of his sippy today so he wouldn't have to suck. But, Timmy was fine eating and drinking from his sippy. So, I dunno. Their fevers were gone this after noon and Jimmy is nursing just fine. How confusing. Maybe it was a quick mild case.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/6/2008 1:11:28 AM
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nicole6598
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Glad to hear they are ok Christina, maybe it was just like a 24 hour sort of flu type thing. Just keep an eye out :)
Hey I asked about you in the other thread, the stay at home one. I forgot to ask how you and hubby went at church, weren't you going to try one that hubby wanted?
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/6/2008 8:47:34 AM
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manda59
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JFI, the reason given in books for not nursing babies to sleep is that they may be more likely to wake up in a fright because mum was there when they fell asleep and then, when they stirred, suddenly she wasn't.
I'm not saying anyone shouldn't do it if they feel it's right for their baby, just that that's the reason why some people recommend putting them down awake.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/6/2008 11:14:18 AM
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Mrs.Wifey
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quote:
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Some babies like Nath cant be fed to sleep because he wakes within 30 mins needing to burp etc which is why I HAVE to pat, some people do that because its necessary. I don't think its any worse than any other method of getting a baby to sleep. You do what YOU need to do for your baby. Let's not start thumbing our nose at things that work for some babies hey? Everyone elses opinions mean nothing as they aren't the ones there and they aren't your child's parents.
No one was saying your a bad mother, there is no need to take everything personally.
Gabby was/is a reflux baby as well, I know good and well about having to be held upright for 45 minutes after eating. "Shush Pat" was a horrid technique FOR US.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/6/2008 9:06:44 PM
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Mary is almost to the point of rolling over. She will get to her side then stop. One of these days she will suprise herself.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 3) - 7/6/2008 9:14:08 PM
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Hunter is becoming such a little person, it is so neat to watch him. He is really learning to communicate through his own sign language and baby gibberish. I usually know what he wants, but I guess that is the momma thing. I am constantly telling him to say "please" and "thank you" instead of grunting even though he doesn't know how to say those words yet.
Sarah's post was well put!
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