For the first 2 months every time I fed him I keep him as straight as I possibly could for 10 to 15 mins after every feeding, night included.
After 3 months he started burping faster and in every position and my waiting time dropped to 5 to 10 mins.
Maybe it was just my case but my baby was colic free and I think it has a lot to do with my patience to make him burp.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Crib
I had the crib prepared some weeks before Liam joined us, but I made it a ground rule not to put anything on the crib - pj's or a blanket or the linen - nothing - not even for a sec.
Habits are a nasty business and this is very important.
Don't lay anything ever on the crib, not even a tiny towel, more so when the baby is inside.
Objects might slip and suffocate your little one.
If you never start a bad habit you won't be faced with the necessity to change or worry over nothing.
However you still have to check on your baby every 2 minutes even if he's safely in his crib.
Habits are a nasty business and this is very important.
Don't lay anything ever on the crib, not even a tiny towel, more so when the baby is inside.
Objects might slip and suffocate your little one.
If you never start a bad habit you won't be faced with the necessity to change or worry over nothing.
However you still have to check on your baby every 2 minutes even if he's safely in his crib.
Help wanted
Help. I strongly suggest you get help at least for the first 6-7 weeks.
Liam started sleeping more during the night soon after his 6th week.
What I mean by help it's this: get your mother or your mother in law (although it might be a bit strange), a cousin or a niece - someone that doesn't have to work or go to school the next day.
Get them to share the room and bed with you and baby.
Newborns wake every hour and a half during the night for feedings - after 3 days you'll be too tired and in real need of this precious help.
When the baby cries at this time the only thing you can do is feed him/her and make him burp.
This is when your helper comes in. I called my mother over to help me. This way I had help and my partner rested. It's no use playing the hero - the help is needed.
As soon as I fed my little one I'd pass him over to mom - she would keep him in a sitting position and then change him or console him until he felt asleep again.
I used her a lot and I apologized frequently, but it was a real help passing him over and going back to sleep. We've had some rough nights now and then and all I can say is that having someone that doesn't have to work and on which you can rely at a100% is liberating.
I know for a fact I couldn't do that to my husband - sure then there's the whole bonding thing, but the man's got to work and sleep deprivation and work don't go along together.
It's how I did it and it was really helpful.
Liam started sleeping more during the night soon after his 6th week.
What I mean by help it's this: get your mother or your mother in law (although it might be a bit strange), a cousin or a niece - someone that doesn't have to work or go to school the next day.
Get them to share the room and bed with you and baby.
Newborns wake every hour and a half during the night for feedings - after 3 days you'll be too tired and in real need of this precious help.
When the baby cries at this time the only thing you can do is feed him/her and make him burp.
This is when your helper comes in. I called my mother over to help me. This way I had help and my partner rested. It's no use playing the hero - the help is needed.
As soon as I fed my little one I'd pass him over to mom - she would keep him in a sitting position and then change him or console him until he felt asleep again.
I used her a lot and I apologized frequently, but it was a real help passing him over and going back to sleep. We've had some rough nights now and then and all I can say is that having someone that doesn't have to work and on which you can rely at a100% is liberating.
I know for a fact I couldn't do that to my husband - sure then there's the whole bonding thing, but the man's got to work and sleep deprivation and work don't go along together.
It's how I did it and it was really helpful.
New hello!
I'm going to say hello once again because it's been a while and it's the nice thing to do too.
I'm a mother - I thank you beforehand for the congratulations.
Who would have thought, huh?!
Now as I have him on my feet and rocking him fast asleep I think that perhaps I should fill you in with my new discoveries - because let's face it! it's hard to be creative right now.
You might have heard/read these advices before, but this is what I've tried and what worked for me.
I'm a mother - I thank you beforehand for the congratulations.
Who would have thought, huh?!
Now as I have him on my feet and rocking him fast asleep I think that perhaps I should fill you in with my new discoveries - because let's face it! it's hard to be creative right now.
You might have heard/read these advices before, but this is what I've tried and what worked for me.
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