Ha! Willow, I told you! Since I got that swing I get some stuff done and she loves it! The osteo said leaving her in her car seat for over three hours is bad but otherwise swings etc are fine, just not all day obviously. He explained that babies have rounded spines and so the are more comfortable in a cradle hammock position but just not to leave them in there for hours on end since they also have to learn to develop their muscles. I think an hour here and there is no problem. I also have a fisher price but mine is Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Cradle Swing - it has a light up mobile thing and is really great - the one you got looks so much more comfy though - it has that big cushy seatBut seriously Eva LOVES it - as soon as she is in it she starts smiling, even before I start the music. And when we try to settle her down for a long time and her belly hurts she calms down in there with the swinging motion...I don't know how our grandparents did it without all this technology!
Tilda, the osteo also mentioned that it is very important to avoid snacking (you know I have one of those too - less now but still sometimes in the miorning) - he explained that their systems are always full of food therefor overworked and they always feel hungry - he explained that at the age Eva is at (I know Matilda is a bit younger) she should have 3.5-4 hours between each feed! I am going at 2-2.5! I dream iof four hour breaks! Thats exercise and grocery shopping and preparing dinner while she stays with a sitter! So he explained this burp technique and I found that Eva has been finishing two ful breasts now! Ok, so this is how it goes (for alison as well) - you feed her and once you see the baby sort of fidgeting (I am not sure if you guys have that issue but Eva gets very fidgety because the reflux bothers her) to pick her up the hold her on your forearm and SLOWLY lean her back until she is horizontal the back up, the do the same to the right side (your right, her left since it releases the air from the tummy air pocket) - you can repeat this three times (just the side thing - you only go backwards once....so back, side and back up, side and back up, side and back up. The up on the shoulder which puts pressure on the belly, for a burp. I have been getting some massive burps like this and find that she feels better and goes back to eating with desire, so I have been having two breasts drained at every sitting the past few days...you should try that and let me know how it goes. He explained that the problem with not getting a good burp is that the belly is full of air, so they think they are full, then they either go to sleep and are woken up by hunger or gas from previously digested air, which is what happened with Eva - she would squirm in her sleep until she woke up! Then the gas you deal with later is awful...and of course be sure she drains at least one breast completely because the hindmilk is very very important for her to sleep. Let me know how it goes
As for self settling - been two days in a row I put Eva doan (but this only works on her belly) in bed and she dozes off alone. Yesterday I got two three hour sleeps! Today she fell asleep in the same way as yesterday in her own room so let's see if this works)
Does she take a dummy? One more thing the osteo said (he examined her palate shape etc..) is that a dummy is indeispensable...that it releases the pressue in the head from the birth, produces saliva which in evas case is important for reflux, works all the muscles in the head and that the most impoartant this is that it is a huge pleasure for them and settles them in a way nothing else except for food can! I changed dummy 3 times and he told me to try to buy what is called a cherry dummy, which is just a simple ball shape. He said that by the shape of her palate he can tell it would probably be more comfortable for her and that she would like it more...so DH went out to get one today for a try. Willow, you might want to try that shape for Harry...I could not live without my swing and dummy. Seriously the two most important things for a fussy baby
Alison, maybe if you get a few other mums together you guys can request an extra class? I mean if they will earn more money for it, they should try to program another one...I should look into that here, But it is so damn cold! We have a pool in our complex so I cabn't wait until summer when I can start her swim lessons (FIL and BIL are serious swimmers and former lifeguards, so they are looking forward to taking her for a dip!) - So cool to have a builder DH, I am sure the house looks amazing - I am sure that is his way of "crying"- I am going to look online about the head shape thing and if I find something interesting, I'll post it - fascinating, isn't it all that stuff?
AFM, last night another baby sleeping on the knees on a hot water bag night. My back is killing me since I fell asleep seated again and DH fell asleep too after walking around with her for an hour. so I woke up at 2 am to put her to bed and get some sleep. We had another snowstrom last night so my trainer canceled my class (I am happy since everything hurts so today will be an eliptical machine day)...She seems to be doing better and fell asleep on her own in her bed again - I am getting her used to it in order to lmake the big move to her room easier.
Anyway, I really need to go get some stuff done and try to cook a bit so I have stuff to eat easily (I make soups and stuff to warm up easily in case I have a bad day
kisses to everyone else and have a great weekend!
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