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Hi Lissi, I never got a chance to congratulate you on your beautiful baby!! Nadya is a gem:) Regarding her problems with sleep, often the sleep issue resolves on its own, no matter what method you choose to get through the nights for the time being. I promise you this will pa__s, and she will be a star sleeper by her second or third month. Aja was unpredicatable with sleep and I started co-sleeping for that reason. I was desperate for some R&R. It is likely that she sleeps well during the day b/c you were active during the day while pregnant (rocking motion in the womb puts baby to sleep) and at night, she was primed to stay awake due to your sleeping and the womb being inactive. This abnormal sleep pattern will fix itself as she realizes she is not in your belly anymore. Hope this helps:)
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Oh, Lissi! I'm so sorry to be reading about your problems with Nadya! What a little Turkey! Do you suppose she's mad because she was forced to come into this world, and now she's all about revenge? Lol! Just kidding! I read that a baby doesn't start to develop a pattern or routine until about 7 weeks old. Everything before that is time for them to discover new ways to communicate and comfort themselves. Did you know that the average baby will spend 2 1/2 hours a day crying, in those first 7 weeks? Yikes! Hopefully Nadya figures out her nights and days! Just make sure at night, you keep the lighting down, and noise to a minimum, also set up a nightly calming routine (bath, lullabies, etc), and in the day time, expose her to more light and stimulation. She'll get the idea eventually! If all else fails, put her in her car seat, during the nights she cant sleep, and take her for a drive around the block! Hey, you are awake anyways, and it will most likely put her to sleep immediately! Dont worry, things will get normal real soon! When my daughter was a baby, she would have hissy fits, and I swear the neighbors thought we were torturing her! However, as soon as my husband picked her up and turned on some heavy metal music, just enough so she couldn't hear herself crying, she would fall asleep. Crazy baby! She's almost 4, and now her favorite music is heavy metal! Aaahhhh! Gabriel is a really good baby, so this time around has been so easy for me. The only time he really cried is when Hailey dropped her toy on his head! (He's fine!) Any wyas, you sound pretty tired, so just make sure you get some rest when Nadya is sleeping. Even if it is during the day. House work and stuff will wait! If you're getting stressed out, baby's can pick up on that, and it stresses them out too! How is b___st feeding going? Still having problems? Nadya will get the hang of that too! Good for you for giving her a pacifier. Baby's like to suck, it helps soothe and comfort them. (As you found out!) Give your angel a squeeze for me, and take care of yourself! Let us know how you are making out!
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Lissi how are things? Better I hope!
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LOL! No! I was going to write and tell you all what a good baby I had, a couple of days ago, because she did actually sleep for a couple of nights, but now she's back to her old habits. She's wised up to the pacifier, and won't accept that anymore. Last night I was up till 5am with her. She fed well, and I kept rocking her off to sleep, but every time her head hit the matress....... "WHAAAA!". I'm very tired, but so glad it's the weekend, because it means more help from Max. I don't know how single mothers manage! Thanks Narcissus. Hope she gets bored with her nocturnal activities soon! Chelsey, you're so lucky to have such good baby! Wanna swap? ;) She definitely has it in for me! The nurses in the hospital used to call her names as well, because she was such a pain when it came to feeding. She'd cry like she was hungry, latch on to the b___st and then imediatly fall asleep! She still does that now from time to time, then wakes up 5 minutes later because she's still hungry. I think she's be happier if we just fed her with a drip, so she didn't have to put any effort into it. :) The one thing that's making it all worth while, is the way she looks at Max and I now. She's really interested in our faces, and she often looks like she wants to break into a smile . I'm pretty sure she has smiled a couple of times, but Max thinks it's just wind. Anyway, the way she looks at me these days, just makes my heart melt. :)
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hello all i have a 21/2 month old named Addison Jade. and i made the worst mistake every!!!! i put her in bed with me and daddy and now shes hooked. I cant say that i didnt know this was going to happen...but i gave in, i really really needed some sleep. but now i have the same problem as all of you guys i get her in her crib and then it starts. is there anyway that i can ween her off sleeping with mommy and daddy?
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lol about the drip feeding! my son is the same way, he will feed for about 5 minutes and fall asleep, and the only thing that wakes him back up is the sound of mom going back to sleep! my hubby and i talked about main-lining formula to him!(just kidding for those that will respond meanly to my post)
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One option would be to sleep during the day and stay up with the baby until she gets her days and nights regulated. I've had to learn to fall asleep on my back and slightly propped up (which isn't really that hard if you are exhausted!) and let my son sleep on my chest until morning when he'll sleep by himself. A lot of times I want to hold him during the day, but if he's doing well alone I just let him sleep so eventually he'll get used to sleeping alone.
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