Comments on Maybe If You Just Relax: Need Sleep Advice

I love your blog! You are so real life about ever...

2009-06-24T09:07:35.727-04:00

I love your blog! You are so real life about everything and I greatly appreciate that! Our first little one - a girl - Ruby - is due next Friday, July 3rd! I had my husband read your Happiest Baby on the Block post and he loved it, we both agreed that now we don't need to read the book. Thank you SO much for your real life accounts of motherhood, you take the place of any great parenting

Hello usually just a lurker...sorry, I'm a sla...

2009-06-24T01:47:45.455-04:00

Hello usually just a lurker...sorry, I'm a slack arse...
Anyhoo, I came across this and thought of you :)
Kim

http://www.napnanny.com/

ok....i haven't read your blog in FOREVER....s...

2009-06-21T08:52:12.999-04:00

ok....i haven't read your blog in FOREVER....so first, congrats on your baby girl!

second, we adopted a baby in march and he had/has reflux too. I tried the wedge, different formula, holding him upright after feeding for 30 min, herbal remidies, everything i could think of.....

he was NEVER comfortable....sometimes puking hours after a feeding! ALWAYS scooting around his

To keep her from sliding down to the bottom of the...

2009-06-21T08:35:21.101-04:00

To keep her from sliding down to the bottom of the mattress, roll a receiving blanket and curl it into a U shape. Put it underneath the crib sheet so it won't move around. Put the U underneath her butt or feet to keep her up on the incline. Good luck!

5 month old son had same issues, he slept in his c...

2009-06-20T16:11:47.830-04:00

5 month old son had same issues, he slept in his car seat for the first two months of his life. Has acid reflux also. We just bit the bullet (approved by ped) and started putting him on his back in his crib to CIO and swaddled -- it was a rough 3 nights but he finally got the hang of it, it was probably much worse on us than him. Now he falls asleep on his own and has no problems and no longer

We have the same reflux issues and had to transiti...

2009-06-20T13:21:33.030-04:00

We have the same reflux issues and had to transition from carseat to crib. We have a sleep positioner wedge with these velcro arm things on either side. He would wiggle down off of it and we'd find him at the edgs of the crib. So now, we still swaddle him (Thanks, Dr. Karp) and we moved the detachable arms to the bottom of the sleep wedge. They lie horizontally along the bottom of the

Yeah I'm no help with methods if she won't...

2009-06-18T21:23:29.043-04:00

Yeah I'm no help with methods if she won't sleep on her tummy. I have a child with awful GERD/reflux on Prevacid so I feel your pain and what you are going through. I am just sending you a hug <3 and hoping that you get through the weekend and have a better week next week.

Things have gotten better for Leigha when they Increased her Prevacid to 11mg twice a day, but she is

My son had HORRIBLE reflux, on adult doses of prev...

2009-06-18T18:59:00.631-04:00

My son had HORRIBLE reflux, on adult doses of prevacid, slept in the car seat when he slept. But at 4 months he started to not like the car seat anymore (oddly, they did a study that showed that car seat positioning actually increased reflux by 65%. All I know is that was the only way my son got any sleep). But, he stopped liking it. So, what to do? First, we tried to slowly transition him by

Wow, lots of great comments! You should compile a...

2009-06-18T18:01:53.395-04:00

Wow, lots of great comments! You should compile all these into a self-help book for moms. Let us know what works!

Bless her heart. Acid reflux is EVIL and BAD in e...

2009-06-18T17:09:39.727-04:00

Bless her heart. Acid reflux is EVIL and BAD in every way. I've only had it for a couple of years and am thinking of just yanking my esophagus out to be done with it.

I hope you find some solutions quickly.

What about something like this...http://www.ambyba...

2009-06-18T15:19:22.567-04:00

What about something like this...http://www.ambybaby.com/

You didn't ask specifically about swaddle blan...

2009-06-18T10:55:30.144-04:00

You didn't ask specifically about swaddle blankets, but I just wanted to mention that one you might want to try is the Miracle Blanket. It's the only swaddle blanket that has worked with our baby (she is 12 weeks old).

Good luck with the sleep transitioning. Olivia is a cutie!

If you had a 3-point harness car seat instead of a...

2009-06-18T10:06:12.919-04:00

If you had a 3-point harness car seat instead of a 5-pt harness car seat the SwaddleMe butt hole would actually work for you. You would lay the blanket in the car seat with the hole over the buckle, buckle the child, then velcro the snot out of her until her little straight jacket was just right.

I don't have much advice on this except that I...

2009-06-18T02:55:39.442-04:00

I don't have much advice on this except that I think the swaddling in the swing or carseat may be the best answer. Which brings me to Annegirrl's comment. She deserves a serious standing ovation for figuring out a use for the butt hole in the SwaddleMe! Brilliant!!! I will be using that method myself!!!

Our MD told us to put her down on hr back, but onc...

2009-06-18T02:14:22.974-04:00

Our MD told us to put her down on hr back, but once she could roll over she could sleep however she wants. I take it that how she likes to sleep is an issue w/ the reflux, and I'm of zero help with that!

I really don't have any advice. I'm just ...

2009-06-17T23:40:03.409-04:00

I really don't have any advice. I'm just glad u brought it up so I can get ideas. I've been home for a week and a half now and the only way my little guy will sleep is on me while I sleep in the recliner...seriously, we've tried the swing and car seat and that lasts all but 5 min or less. I love the cuddling, but my butt is starting to get sore:-)

I read that playing

My daughter refused to sleep flat from the first n...

2009-06-17T21:51:54.320-04:00

My daughter refused to sleep flat from the first night we brought her home. She slept in her By Your Side (papasan) seat until she was 9 weeks and outgrew it. She also pitched a fit when we put her in her crib but I rolled up 2 blankets and put one on either side of her. Squished them up under her armpits and down her sides and kinda wrapped them around the bottom of her feet. That's the

I second Megan's advice to read Healthy Sleep ...

2009-06-17T19:40:53.408-04:00

I second Megan's advice to read Healthy Sleep Habits...it was great. And skip all the technical stuff and go right to either where you are having an issue and/or for her age group.

My opinion and what worked for us: extinction method/cry it out. I say extinction cause the book says it works WAY faster if you just stop going in after they are put to bed. Note: I do go in if he ends

i have zero advice, but i just hope you find somet...

2009-06-17T18:19:13.378-04:00

i have zero advice, but i just hope you find something that works.

My hubby and I found that our generic boppy (my mo...

2009-06-17T18:02:10.443-04:00

My hubby and I found that our generic boppy (my mom bought it at walmart I believe its from ST George for like $20 bucks) works for our lil boy. He likes to be leaned up too and the plus is it has a strap that keeps them from sliding down it it.

My hubby and I found that our generic boppy works ...

2009-06-17T17:57:27.867-04:00

My hubby and I found that our generic boppy works wonders with our son! He sleeps through the night now but it elevates him enough that hes a happy camper. my mom bought it at walmart for like 20 bucks and is a st george i believe the reason i say this is because it has a strap that goes between his legs and keeps him from scooting out of it.

Okay - I really should not offer any helpful advic...

2009-06-17T16:33:24.776-04:00

Okay - I really should not offer any helpful advice because I'm BITTERLY jealous at the thought of babies who sleep for eleven hours. GOD - it's been five months since I slept more than three hours at at time. That being said, judge for yourself whether my advice is even worth following, since I clearly haven't mastered the whole sleep thing. BUT, in case you're desperate, here

I went from car seat to snuggle nest...I bought th...

2009-06-17T15:25:52.703-04:00

I went from car seat to snuggle nest...I bought the miracle blanket, and that made her big enough(you wrap it around like 3 times) to get stuck in those things on the side of the snuggle nest...you know the things that keep her on her back..You could also put a blanket down on the snuggle nest, then baby, making it "snugger"..After about 2 weeks in the snuggle nest, we went to crib...<

If she won't sleep in the carseat, will she sl...

2009-06-17T14:21:38.199-04:00

If she won't sleep in the carseat, will she sleep in a bouncy or a swing? Those are sometimes more comfortable than a carseat. I know this is a big no-no for SIDS, but we put a pillow in my son's crib which elevated him a bit...granted he was 8 months old and crawling.

Otherwise, I think you might have to suck in up for a couple weeks and let her learn to sleep on her back

I'd let her CIO. But thats just me.

2009-06-17T13:30:13.044-04:00

I'd let her CIO. But thats just me.