Up every 2hrs......

[carrieloon]

Monica,
By all means get a book and try different ways of laying. I thought I was doing it correctly (and I probably was following the picture exactly) with my first but it never felt right. With the second I learned to position my arm and the pillow so that we could nurse in comfort.

I don’t know if this cyber description will work AT ALL, but maybe it will so here goes!
As I was laying on my side my arm was up underneath my pillow. I could not get the hang of draping it around the baby and kindof ‘holding’ her closer to me. It never felt right.
Plus, by nine months old he should know how to get latched on and stay latched on…there should be no reason to have to hold him there.

Hope this helps and that those teeth are in soon!

 

[darcee]

My son will be a year old this September. He is a FB BF baby and most nights he needs to be rocked and nursed to sleep. Every baby is different. Your’s sounds a little on the high night needs side of things… but it does pass… beleive it or not you are getting close to the end of those night time feedings.

A few tips for better nights.

We have a “day crib” that he sleeps in for naps (with four older sibs it is a safe quiet place for him) it is a portable one. Go ahead and use the paci. It won’t kill him or you. Be sure he is getting enough solids for his evening meal… try not to nurse for a couple hours before he eats.

In the evening after dinner we have play time, then bath time, story time and snuggle time. This will put him out like a little rock most nights then he can sleep in his “day crib” until I am ready to go to sleep for the night when he can come into our bed.

I have never let a baby “Cry it out” I have always nursed on demand.

Our children transition to a toddler bed at around 18 months… their bed is a big thing… it is a treat to go to the store and pick out their new sheets and such and at 18 months they are old enough to feel big about it. At that point we switch their bedtime routine just slightly so they end up in their bed just before they fall asleep. If they wake up in the middle of the night and crawl into our bed who cares.

My oldest children all sleep through the night in their own beds just fine. only the baby regularly comes into my bed. The (almost) three year old stays in her own bed 9 nights out of 10.

-D

 

[Monicathree]

Thank you all so much…My husband and I will keep all your advice in mind and try to get a hold of those reading materials…It is just about bedtime now, so off we go…
God bless you all and how fortunate we all are to share the gift of children

 

[Princess_Abby]

hey monica–i’m not a mom yet, but i read the part about your back hurting and going numb in your limbs–sounds like you may have strained a disk in your back or pinched a nerve with the odd positioning? see a doctor of osteopathy or perhaps a chiropractor–even get a massage. having your back in good health will make you a much less stressed individual and more willing to give of yourself to your child without being distracted by pain.

praying for you!
Abby