[blparent] question of napping

Elizabeth Cooks elizabethcooks at comcast.net
Sat Mar 6 15:23:34 UTC 2010 

How about warm water in a bottle.  I've heard that soothes alittle anyway.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping


> that's a dairy intolerance, not colic. with colic, there is *nothing* you 
> can do. we were on modified formula (where the proteins have been modified 
> so the baby's body won't recognize that they're cow's proteins), I 
> modified my diet for the breastmilk we gave her, we tried chiropractic 
> adjustments (which our pediatrician recommended, because they are said to 
> help some kids with colic), we tried over-the-counter remedies for gas, 
> herbal supplements, a prescription for Reflux, etc., etc. believe me, if 
> there had been *anything* under the sun I could have done to make my baby 
> not scream for several hours a day, I would have done it. it's great that 
> no dairy was a workable solution in your case, but I want to be clear with 
> people whose babies are truly colicky that there's nothing they're doing 
> wrong. when you're in the middle of it, it's really easy to think that you 
> must be the worst parent in the world, and if you could only find that 
> magic thing to make your baby happy, everything would be fine. 
> unfortunately, though there are things you can do to reduce some of the 
> discomfort, if it's really colic, there's nothing you can do to make it go 
> away but wait.
> Dena
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>
>
>> The only time Gab was callicky was when I was drinking cow milk.  I found
>> that when I changed to rice milk, those extreme fussy periods 
>> disappeared.
>> V
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 3:35 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>>
>> Some babies, just like some people, don't take well to schedules. Elise
>> really didn't have a reliable feeding or napping schedule until she was 
>> over
>>
>> a year old. She would have periods of a few weeks where she would seem to 
>> be
>>
>> getting onto a schedule, but then it would totally change again. All you 
>> can
>>
>> really do if you have a child like this is get really good at reading her
>> cues, and responding to them as quickly as you can. Another thing that 
>> might
>>
>> help when your daughter is fussy is wearing her. If you have a good 
>> carrier
>> that you like, that closeness can be very soothing to baby. Keep in mind,
>> the carriers can get hot, so depending on external temps, you might want 
>> to
>> have her in as few clothes as possible while she's in it. I used to put
>> Elise in a onesie or just her diaper if I was wearing her around the 
>> house.
>> Finally, some babies are colicky within the first few months of life. 
>> This
>> goes way beyond fussiness, and is usually characterized by out and out
>> screaming that lasts for hours at a time. Elise screamed from about 6 - 9
>> every evening for the first 3.5 months of her life. It didn't matter what 
>> we
>>
>> did - holding, wearing, feeding, changing, bathing, burping, rocking,
>> swinging, swaddling, warming her up, cooling her down...nothing worked. 
>> The
>> only saving grace for us at those times was her swing or cosleeping, but 
>> a
>> lot of the times, not even those things helped.
>> If you do end up with a harder to soothe baby, I would recommend two 
>> books
>> (both available through BARD and NLS):
>> Raising the Fussy Baby and High Need Child,
>> and
>> The Happiest Baby on the Block
>>
>> Another really great book (also through Bard and NLS) that talks you 
>> through
>>
>> the various areas of your child's development at every age is:
>> Touchpoints - Birth to Aged 3
>>
>> It is by a pediatrician, and goes through sleeping, eating, cognitive,
>> physical, and social milestones that are typical at the common Baby Well
>> Checkup ages - 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, etc.
>>
>> Dena
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>>
>>
>>>I had actually been told to wake the children up after about three ot 
>>>fout
>>>hours to feed them.  Now, I just let Joshua sleep and feed him when he
>>>wakes up.  He doesn't nurse anymore, so that's not such a big deal.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 9:51 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did your pediatrician tell you to wake him when he was sleeping?  When
>>>> Gab
>>>> was a baby she'd sleep for several hours at a time and I asked her Dr 
>>>> if
>>>> I
>>>> should wake her up to feed.  He told me to let her sleep and she'd wake
>>>> when
>>>> hungry.  So that is what I'd do.  Even at 8 weeks she'd sleep for 5 or 
>>>> 6
>>>> hours at a time and wake up starving. Of course, I could not wait to 
>>>> feed
>>>> her, my milk would start dripping so I had to pump a little.   V
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Jessica Lucken
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:30 PM
>>>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>>>>
>>>> Owen is eight weeks and he also has a fussy time between 4:00-10, just
>>>> depending on the day.  I tried putting him to bed at 7 tonight to see
>>>> what
>>>> happened.  Before I kept him up until like 9:00 trying to rock him and
>>>> hold
>>>> him etc but he'd fight sleep for hours.  He has been sleeping since 
>>>> 7:-00
>>>> and I'll wake him up for a feeding maybe around 10:00, wish me luck. 
>>>> He
>>>> doesn't have much of a nap schedule yet.  I think when babies are so
>>>> little
>>>> like this they don't really get into a nap schedule.  Just keep in mind
>>>> that
>>>> they get tired after being up 1-2 hours.  Watch for their cues like
>>>> yawning,
>>>> rubbing eyes etch and when you see that happen put them down or start
>>>> rocking them to sleep, whatever works for you.  I think they'll get 
>>>> into
>>>> a
>>>> good reliable nap routine around 4 months.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Elizabeth Cooks
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:00 AM
>>>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>>>>
>>>> That's true.  I'd forgotten about the fussy during a certain part of 
>>>> the
>>>> day
>>>>
>>>> part.  If that haens, remember, you don't have a bad baby.  Babies 
>>>> aren't
>>>> bad.  They don't have that ability.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:40 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Most babies have a fussy period sometime during the day, mine were 
>>>>> both
>>>>> during the evening between 5 and 8.  It didn't matter what I did,
>>>>> whether
>>>>> they had a nap or not, or whether they'd eaten or how much they'd 
>>>>> eaten,
>>>>> between the ages of about a month and 3 months they were just fussy
>>>>> during
>>>>
>>>>> that time.  As for getting your baby to nap, try to get the baby in to 
>>>>> a
>>>>> routine, ie lunch, story, and bed.  It may not work for the first week
>>>>> or
>>>>> more, but eventually she'll get the picture and feel comforted by it.
>>>>>
>>>>> hth
>>>>>
>>>>> Tammy
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Scott Lawlor" <sklawlor at mac.com>
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:08 PM
>>>>> Subject: [blparent] question of napping
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We've noticed a small pattern with Leah and I'm wondering if you guys
>>>>>> have any thoughts on this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems that if she doesn't get her afternoon nap, she has a bit of 
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> meltdown that night.  I thought this only happened when they were a 
>>>>>> bit
>>>>>> older and not at 5 weeks but if this is the case, do you have any 
>>>>>> tips
>>>>>> on
>>>>
>>>>>> getting her to nap during the day?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the time is coming up for us to start a bedtime routine, or 
>>>>>> at
>>>>>> least I've read that this can begin around the 6 week mark or close 
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We did take her out today on two walks and ran a couple of errands so
>>>>>> maybe that was too much activity for her but she seemed to be happy 
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> the stroller and the sling we got.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the info.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>
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