[blparent] question of napping

Sun Mar 7 03:30:09 UTC 2010

Thanks. V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Pipi
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 7:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping

here is part of dena's post.
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.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping

> Please post them again, I forgot to write them down. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of sharon howerton
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 9:55 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of napping
>
> Dena, the other day you posted the names of some baby books available
> through NLS and BARD. Could you please send them to me privately at
> shrnhow at att.net
> unless you want to just post them again? I'd like to keep the info for my
> students.
> Thanks.
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:57 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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