I figure a baby is inside mom for 9 months, it should take them that long for them to get used to being outside..
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I figure a baby is inside mom for 9 months, it should take them that long for them to get used to being outside..
I let Bebe cry for like 5 mins. tops. And if she doesn't stop crying then I get up/check on her, but I've learned her cries, so I know when it's an "I'm hungry cry" or a "I woke myself up and can't figure out how to get myself back to sleep".
There have been many times, esp. in the middle of the night, where I don't wake up ASAP to get her bottle made. So she lays there and cries until I can wake up long enough to comprehend she's awake.
But there are many times when I'll be taking a shower, and I'll hear her cry, and I just let her sit there because I know that she's not hungry, wet, etc. and she can hang out for the extra 5/10 mins. I'm in the shower.
Bebe will be 4 months at the end of the month. :D
2 months is too early imo. It's normal for them to be up several times a night at that age, that's just how it goes with having a baby.
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Originally Posted by leftover
I agree :yes
No they are, I had a ticker with Ashtons age in it for a few but took it down b/c I am wanted to get a different one (then got sidetracked and forgot!) haha, but they are only a day apart!!Quote:
Originally Posted by xocassandralee
and I try to swaddle Ash at night but he hates to have his arms swaddled and screams his head off until they are free, so I just swaddle his lower half, right below his arms :shrug
Yep, I always put Ashtons swing in the bathroom with me. Since I sometimes do have to shower when no one else is home and I don't trust hearing my monitor, it's the only way I feel safe showering with him around and no one else. And I HATE to let him CIO when I shower, but sometimes I just have to shower... I don't have help around everyday so it's not as easy as "just waiting" for someone to be there unfortunately. it's better now that I am back to work and his grandma is watching him- I just shower after I get off work but before I pick him up.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarineWife0929
Thanks for the opinions ladies, you totally just confirmed what I thought in the first place- My mother in law is effing nutty. Lol. I can't stand to let my LO cry it out unless i have to, esp. at this age. I completely agree with all of you that it is too young, but since the only advice I'd really heard on the subject was my moms (who says that if I know he isn't wet or hungry- and I have learned his cries too- to let him fuss/cry for about 5 minutes and see if he goes back to sleep, if not, get your butt up he needs a hug LOl.) and my MIL who've I already told you what she said. I have been following my moms advice but after hearing the ladder I figured I'd at least ask to make sure we weren't both mistaken and were totally spoiling him rotten and therefor I could kiss all hope of ever sleeping through the night again good bye (Lol.)
I"m another who doesn't do CIO. My babe does cry more than I like sometimes, but that's how it is sometimes when you have four. I get to him ASAP though.
Matt is 6 months old and I still don't let him CIO. I know my baby's probably spoiled but I don't care. Give it time, he will eventually start sleeping through the night. It's only a few months out of y'alls life. I know it's frustrating but it will get better soon. :hugs
ETA Matt didn't start sleeping through the night until he was 5 months old and even now he will still sometimes wake up in the middle of the night. All I have to do now though is just pop the paci back in his mouth and he's back asleep.
Wanted to add..Cristian will be 1 soon and still doesn't sleep through the night. So yeah...every baby is different. At 2 months though, I definitely wouldn't be letting him cry.