sillyhp
oh no.. must take care of ur wrist.. can wear a guard or something? cause we need our hands to do many things man...
i have a bigger boob.. and i dun have the luxury of nursing with one hand free... i have to hold to my boobs so that bb wont suffocate.. at some positions, i can hands free a while.. but most of the time.. i have to hold on to it.. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif]
me and hubby both plus plus size.. but my bb come out opposite one.. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif] in the tummy until now, have never been keeping up to the weight gain... how she picks up soon...
actually, old pple say larger bb, easier to take care..
sleep training
i started that since she was born... cause i told myself i dun wanna struggle with her sleeping... newborns are easier to fall asleep.. but as she grow old.. (faint)...
sometimes, i still gotta battle with her esp when im very very tired and needed a quick remedy.. and she is sleeping in the same room with us which makes it tougher cause she can sense our presence in the room...
this is what i try to achieve at least...
1. Keep her half asleep while feeding and not let her go into deep sleep.
2. Let her unlatch herself then put her in the cot in her half asleep mode
3. Position her left or right so that she feels more secure and wont wake up from her reflex
4. Swaddle her is a must during sleeping times. (so now, if i swaddle her, she sorta know its bed time)
5. Change diapers before feeding so that i dun wake her up from her half sleepy mode
6. Leave her at the cot to sleep by herself
7. If she fuss or wake up by her reflex, i jus make the "orh orh orh" sound.. if it does work, i will jus put my hand on her chest or rub her head gently. If really bo pian, i will pat her butt, she falls asleep, i will jus put my hand on her butt for a while then release so that she wont expect me to pat all the time and wake up if i dun pat.
8. If she cries, i will talk to her until she stop crying then i pat her or carry her. Unless she cry until cough, choke or no voice.. then i will carry her...
9. Sometimes i will bf her with her lying on the bed so that i wont need to cuddle her to bf.. at least she knows bf is not always abt cuddling.
Theses are some things i follow quite firmly on. Unless situation doesnt allow me to do so. i also try to go out with a stroller so that i dun need to carry her when she sleeps...
what happen was... out of convenience, some times i dunt bring stroller.. and i carry her while she sleeps. as i walk, she got the rocking effect.. and i went home and try to make her sleep.. she wants me to walk the room with her!! i had to repeat the half asleep method all over again and let her get used to it..
then i got a sarong sling which caused her heat rash so its not very ventilated. And then we decided to get a ergo carrier and she loves it... i love it too.. so now, if hubby goes out with me, we will bring stroller. if not i use ergo.. ergo got an infant insert, and it makes my bb feel like shes swaddled. im hands free, i dun need to hug her also.. at least she dun need me to walk the room with her when i use that...
babies need body contact esp when they are unwell, gassy, fussy and uncomfy.. for me, i will give body contact.. but i try not to carry. i will put my hand on her chest, go near her.
oh no.. must take care of ur wrist.. can wear a guard or something? cause we need our hands to do many things man...
i have a bigger boob.. and i dun have the luxury of nursing with one hand free... i have to hold to my boobs so that bb wont suffocate.. at some positions, i can hands free a while.. but most of the time.. i have to hold on to it.. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif]
me and hubby both plus plus size.. but my bb come out opposite one.. [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif] in the tummy until now, have never been keeping up to the weight gain... how she picks up soon...
actually, old pple say larger bb, easier to take care..
sleep training
i started that since she was born... cause i told myself i dun wanna struggle with her sleeping... newborns are easier to fall asleep.. but as she grow old.. (faint)...
sometimes, i still gotta battle with her esp when im very very tired and needed a quick remedy.. and she is sleeping in the same room with us which makes it tougher cause she can sense our presence in the room...
this is what i try to achieve at least...
1. Keep her half asleep while feeding and not let her go into deep sleep.
2. Let her unlatch herself then put her in the cot in her half asleep mode
3. Position her left or right so that she feels more secure and wont wake up from her reflex
4. Swaddle her is a must during sleeping times. (so now, if i swaddle her, she sorta know its bed time)
5. Change diapers before feeding so that i dun wake her up from her half sleepy mode
6. Leave her at the cot to sleep by herself
7. If she fuss or wake up by her reflex, i jus make the "orh orh orh" sound.. if it does work, i will jus put my hand on her chest or rub her head gently. If really bo pian, i will pat her butt, she falls asleep, i will jus put my hand on her butt for a while then release so that she wont expect me to pat all the time and wake up if i dun pat.
8. If she cries, i will talk to her until she stop crying then i pat her or carry her. Unless she cry until cough, choke or no voice.. then i will carry her...
9. Sometimes i will bf her with her lying on the bed so that i wont need to cuddle her to bf.. at least she knows bf is not always abt cuddling.
Theses are some things i follow quite firmly on. Unless situation doesnt allow me to do so. i also try to go out with a stroller so that i dun need to carry her when she sleeps...
what happen was... out of convenience, some times i dunt bring stroller.. and i carry her while she sleeps. as i walk, she got the rocking effect.. and i went home and try to make her sleep.. she wants me to walk the room with her!! i had to repeat the half asleep method all over again and let her get used to it..
then i got a sarong sling which caused her heat rash so its not very ventilated. And then we decided to get a ergo carrier and she loves it... i love it too.. so now, if hubby goes out with me, we will bring stroller. if not i use ergo.. ergo got an infant insert, and it makes my bb feel like shes swaddled. im hands free, i dun need to hug her also.. at least she dun need me to walk the room with her when i use that...
babies need body contact esp when they are unwell, gassy, fussy and uncomfy.. for me, i will give body contact.. but i try not to carry. i will put my hand on her chest, go near her.