[blparent] question of napping

Dena Wainwright dena at envogueaccess.com
Sat Mar 6 17:09:34 UTC 2010 

we did chamomile tea.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Cooks" <elizabethcooks at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping


> How about warm water in a bottle.  I've heard that soothes alittle anyway.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
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> 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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