What are you using? We have a flair up and yes we have to go back to the steroid we got the script for BUT aquaphor helped keep it at bay mixed with Aveeno Eczema night balm until we did.
Poor bub. Flair ups are hard
the inital steroid wasn't strong enough, so I've got triamacinzone something (pretend I can spell that) Unfortuantely, being 10, I don't inspect her body daily. and, unfortunately, being 10, she knew this was staring again and didn't tell me--possibly because of where it is--nobody likes asking mom to look at privates. SO now she's got a helluva job.
S&S, I'm so glad you found good noiseblockers. It's amazing how much one can just make all the rest *wild kermit the frog hand waving*.
Heck, I solved a meltdown over math last week by cutting a hair-tie out of kid's hair, so she could not have it pull, so she could think, so she could hear me again (because she couldn't before, because her hair hurt)
I love that commercial @short+sassy! Lol. And those censors popping out were the very reason I had to stop using them. Once that silver censor thread ia pulled out - done. Way to much $ for what turned out to be daily censor only. I didnt even have to brush it against something. Mine was regular old arm movement!
@charlotte989875 is he old enough to sleep train yet? IF you're into doing that - some peopel aren't and that's totally ok.
Our guy had a short sleep regression around 4 months and then again from about 6-8 when we finally got serious about sleep training. It was pretty mild, we essentially just stopped feeding him in the middle of night and would just get up with him to snuggle. After about a week he stopped waking up in the night.
My only regret is that we didn't get serious about doing that sooner (we would have if we weren't both still working from home).
We’re at 4 months so it’s probably time we start thinking about sleep training. One of the problems is he’s still eating when he gets up, so I don’t know if he’s just hungry or he just likes to eat and he knows I’ll feed him if he’s awake.
Charlotte - Does he sleep all day mostly? If he has his days and nights mixed up, that could be the cause too. We spent one miserable weekend getting DD to stay up all day, so that she would sleep at night. But after that, she was good at sleeping overnight. Any sleep regression would last about a week or so. She also preferred (and still does!) to sleep on her belly. She started rolling herself super early and found her this way frequently!
We had a good weekend. There is a potential buyer for my parents house and I'm keeping everything crossed it will work out for them! We got a bunch done around our house this weekend too. We got our next piece of countertop finished and installed. Just the big one, that will need to be mitered together at the corner. We also got to clean up the dining room which had become a dumping ground over the last 6 months. Only thing on there now, are presents that need wrapping. I still need to organize all of the stuff I have scattered around the house for donation.
I also just ordered some crab cakes and crab dip from Jimmy's Seafood in MD for Christmas Eve dinner. Yummmmmmm!
He’s not sleeping all day (although he had shots Friday and was really sleepy Saturday so that could be part of it). And my MIL lets him nap (on her not in the PNP) as long as he likes so this could be part of the problem!
What are you using? We have a flair up and yes we have to go back to the steroid we got the script for BUT aquaphor helped keep it at bay mixed with Aveeno Eczema night balm until we did.
Poor bub. Flair ups are hard
the inital steroid wasn't strong enough, so I've got triamacinzone something (pretend I can spell that) Unfortuantely, being 10, I don't inspect her body daily. and, unfortunately, being 10, she knew this was staring again and didn't tell me--possibly because of where it is--nobody likes asking mom to look at privates. SO now she's got a helluva job.
Well this Monday took a turn for the better. I just had my 1:1 with my manager and found out that I'm not impacted in this restructure. So yay, I'm keeping my job! I have to wait until later in the week to find out about pretty much everyone else, especially the ones I've been most worried about.
@charlotte989875 is he old enough to sleep train yet? IF you're into doing that - some peopel aren't and that's totally ok.
Our guy had a short sleep regression around 4 months and then again from about 6-8 when we finally got serious about sleep training. It was pretty mild, we essentially just stopped feeding him in the middle of night and would just get up with him to snuggle. After about a week he stopped waking up in the night.
My only regret is that we didn't get serious about doing that sooner (we would have if we weren't both still working from home).
We’re at 4 months so it’s probably time we start thinking about sleep training. One of the problems is he’s still eating when he gets up, so I don’t know if he’s just hungry or he just likes to eat and he knows I’ll feed him if he’s awake.
SIB:
I worried about this a lot too - our doctor was adamant that if we wanted to stop feeding him overnight he'd be totally fine. Essentially - if someone was feeding you in the middle of the night, you'd wake up expecting it too. But you don't really need it. That made it easier for me to be ok with him fussing and yelling a bit. It was hard to listen to but worth it in the long run (at least for us!). Good luck
I love that commercial @short+sassy! Lol. And those censors popping out were the very reason I had to stop using them. Once that silver censor thread ia pulled out - done. Way to much $ for what turned out to be daily censor only. I didnt even have to brush it against something. Mine was regular old arm movement!
at least your cube is awesome!
I'm sorry to hear that! It's amazing when it works and I'm heartsick I might have to discontinue it. It also makes me furious because it CANNOT BE THAT DIFFICULT to engineer these things properly. I am not an engineer. I have only worn the sensor 5 times. And EVEN I could tell them multiple ways to make it better. Absolutely pathetic. ((insert my usual rant about how pharmaceutical companies only care about profit, not patients and actually helping people))
One of my friends knew a guy who was in a clinical trial for an "external pancreas" device. It would continually sense blood sugar and automatically dispense the right amount of insulin (something like that). It sounded like it was a more permanent connection, like a stent. Not necessarily recommending a stent for these CGMs, because I know they can be problematic in other ways. Just pointing out that none of this is new medical concepts and they could easily make something that was still temporary, but much more sturdy.
Heck! I wore an insulin pump for years! And that was back in the early days of insulin pumps. I think I had to put in a new needle/apparatus about once/week. I only had one of those needles come out twice, in all that time.
((Just to continue the story of this clinical trial that I heard second-hand)). She told me he had been a Type I diabetic since childhood, but was a "brittle" one who had extreme difficulty controlling his blood sugar.
When the trial ended, he needed to return the device (of course). She said that, on the way to return it, he literally had to pull over to the side of the road and sob/ugly cry. He said it had made him feel "normal" again, for the first time in years, and he was crushed his life was going to go back to the way it was before.
FWIW, I tried hard to do that with Chiquita and finally just sucked it up and gave her a bottle in the middle of the night at 1. Maybe it wasn't the best move but she went right back to sleep and so did I.
Charlotte - Does he sleep all day mostly? If he has his days and nights mixed up, that could be the cause too. We spent one miserable weekend getting DD to stay up all day, so that she would sleep at night. But after that, she was good at sleeping overnight. Any sleep regression would last about a week or so. She also preferred (and still does!) to sleep on her belly. She started rolling herself super early and found her this way frequently!
We had a good weekend. There is a potential buyer for my parents house and I'm keeping everything crossed it will work out for them! We got a bunch done around our house this weekend too. We got our next piece of countertop finished and installed. Just the big one, that will need to be mitered together at the corner. We also got to clean up the dining room which had become a dumping ground over the last 6 months. Only thing on there now, are presents that need wrapping. I still need to organize all of the stuff I have scattered around the house for donation.
I also just ordered some crab cakes and crab dip from Jimmy's Seafood in MD for Christmas Eve dinner. Yummmmmmm!
He’s not sleeping all day (although he had shots Friday and was really sleepy Saturday so that could be part of it). And my MIL lets him nap (on her not in the PNP) as long as he likes so this could be part of the problem!
He's at a point after shots that they could be bothering him. DD was a terror about 5 days after shots for a few days. Add a sleep regression in and that could be a cause. If your Dr said its ok, maybe try giving some tylenol at bedtime?
And tell MIL that she needs to start putting him down because its effecting his overnight sleep! And in turn, your overnight sleep! It was around this time, maybe the previous well check that the doctor told me - how do you want your night time routine to go? Do you always want to rock the baby to sleep or whatever the procedure you are doing? Then make adjustments now, when they are very little. She said many parents she's had over the years needed to rock their kids to sleep into toddlerhood!
FWIW, I tried hard to do that with Chiquita and finally just sucked it up and gave her a bottle in the middle of the night at 1. Maybe it wasn't the best move but she went right back to sleep and so did I.
Ditto. We probably sleep trained/night weaned DD earlier than DS, but waking up and nursing DS was the path that got us all more sleep for a while, so we rolled with it.
But DEFINITELY tell MIL that naptime needs to be in a crib!
That’s legit going to be harder than the sleep deprivation but also totally what needs to happen. She “tried” twice yesterday then let him sleep on her for an hour.
Do you have a Hatch or any sound machine? That will help him.
I was guilty of not letting BK nap in the crib for awhile. That was my bad.
How old is tot now?
He’s 4 months, we do have a sound machine we can try moving it downstairs where he naps, maybe that will help!
Curious why he naps downstairs .... I would leave it by his crib {assuming that's where it is} and just explain to your MIL that he needs to nap there
Because we’re both remote and working upstairs so we’re both talking and up and around upstairs. It’s much noisy and full of distractions up here. H is currently working in the baby’s nursery, I’m in our office. The baby still sleeps in our room but it shared a wall with the nursery.
But DEFINITELY tell MIL that naptime needs to be in a crib!
That’s legit going to be harder than the sleep deprivation but also totally what needs to happen. She “tried” twice yesterday then let him sleep on her for an hour.
It may come down to, "I really need your help here. This is going to be needed when you watch him because sleeping on you sets the tone that he expects it later and then we don't sleep. "
I get it. When you're refreshed it feels so cozy to let the baby sleep on you. But you need to emphasize that this is what's best for him AND you.
But DEFINITELY tell MIL that naptime needs to be in a crib!
That’s legit going to be harder than the sleep deprivation but also totally what needs to happen. She “tried” twice yesterday then let him sleep on her for an hour.
It may come down to, "I really need your help here. This is going to be needed when you watch him because sleeping on you sets the tone that he expects it later and then we don't sleep. "
I get it. When you're refreshed it feels so cozy to let the baby sleep on you. But you need to emphasize that this is what's best for him AND you.
That’s helpful, language thank you!
Luckily my mom is with him more of the time and she’s better about putting him down for nap time. I’m hoping she can help us work through the hardest days then it will be a little easier when MIL has to do it. It’s so tough, he’s so snuggly and loves nappy with us but it’s definitely time to make that switch.
But DEFINITELY tell MIL that naptime needs to be in a crib!
That’s legit going to be harder than the sleep deprivation but also totally what needs to happen. She “tried” twice yesterday then let him sleep on her for an hour.
Have H tell her that this is how it needs to be, its messing up his sleep patterns all day long. Its always hard to hear a baby cry, but it needs to be done. Do you have a swing or vibrating bouncer chair? Maybe those would be good nap choices for during the day. DD loved napping in those!
One thing that we ended up using with DD that helped calm her down was Mommy's Bliss Grip Water. Maybe take a look at those too. There was an overnight version that we used at bedtime and then a regular one that we would use during the day, whenever she could not settle.
@charlotte989875 Honestly, no matter the age. Even if they grasp the reasoning of naps, I feel they don't wanna put them down for a nap. I know with SFIL and MIL watch BK, sFIL is the WORST because BK "gives him sad eyes" because he puts her down and leaves. My mum I basically have to force. Only time idgaf how BK naps is when BK sleeps over. You wanna fuck with her naps? You get to suffer not me MUAHAHAHAHA!
Re: Oh Monday..
Also the ad - I'm pretty sure Ryan Reynolds did the directing. I know he did something along same lines
Unfortuantely, being 10, I don't inspect her body daily. and, unfortunately, being 10, she knew this was staring again and didn't tell me--possibly because of where it is--nobody likes asking mom to look at privates. SO now she's got a helluva job.
S&S, I'm so glad you found good noiseblockers. It's amazing how much one can just make all the rest *wild kermit the frog hand waving*.
Heck, I solved a meltdown over math last week by cutting a hair-tie out of kid's hair, so she could not have it pull, so she could think, so she could hear me again (because she couldn't before, because her hair hurt)
at least your cube is awesome!
One of my friends knew a guy who was in a clinical trial for an "external pancreas" device. It would continually sense blood sugar and automatically dispense the right amount of insulin (something like that). It sounded like it was a more permanent connection, like a stent. Not necessarily recommending a stent for these CGMs, because I know they can be problematic in other ways. Just pointing out that none of this is new medical concepts and they could easily make something that was still temporary, but much more sturdy.
Heck! I wore an insulin pump for years! And that was back in the early days of insulin pumps. I think I had to put in a new needle/apparatus about once/week. I only had one of those needles come out twice, in all that time.
((Just to continue the story of this clinical trial that I heard second-hand)). She told me he had been a Type I diabetic since childhood, but was a "brittle" one who had extreme difficulty controlling his blood sugar.
When the trial ended, he needed to return the device (of course). She said that, on the way to return it, he literally had to pull over to the side of the road and sob/ugly cry. He said it had made him feel "normal" again, for the first time in years, and he was crushed his life was going to go back to the way it was before.
And tell MIL that she needs to start putting him down because its effecting his overnight sleep! And in turn, your overnight sleep! It was around this time, maybe the previous well check that the doctor told me - how do you want your night time routine to go? Do you always want to rock the baby to sleep or whatever the procedure you are doing? Then make adjustments now, when they are very little. She said many parents she's had over the years needed to rock their kids to sleep into toddlerhood!
I was guilty of not letting BK nap in the crib for awhile. That was my bad.
How old is tot now?
I get it. When you're refreshed it feels so cozy to let the baby sleep on you. But you need to emphasize that this is what's best for him AND you.
Luckily my mom is with him more of the time and she’s better about putting him down for nap time. I’m hoping she can help us work through the hardest days then it will be a little easier when MIL has to do it. It’s so tough, he’s so snuggly and loves nappy with us but it’s definitely time to make that switch.
One thing that we ended up using with DD that helped calm her down was Mommy's Bliss Grip Water. Maybe take a look at those too. There was an overnight version that we used at bedtime and then a regular one that we would use during the day, whenever she could not settle.
I know with SFIL and MIL watch BK, sFIL is the WORST because BK "gives him sad eyes" because he puts her down and leaves.
My mum I basically have to force. Only time idgaf how BK naps is when BK sleeps over.
You wanna fuck with her naps? You get to suffer not me MUAHAHAHAHA!