The Parenting Thread • Page 126

As you will be for the rest of forever

 

How long did people in here do the gauze and petroleum jelly routine for a circumcision?

 

I think we did it for like 2-3 weeks

 

Is this true? (I found this post searching “cluster”, swear I’m not a psycho.)

Our little guy has been cluster feeding like crazy this week. I can’t even hit my head on the pillow before he’s SCREAMING for another feed.

 

Our kid is currently battling RSV. This is brutal.

 

Sheesh I’m sorry to hear that

 

Lol, why that search came up is beyond me. In our experience around 3 months the baby should start sleeping longer/through the night so it's not quite so BRUTAL. All 4 of mine were formula fed though so I don't know if that helps.

But yes, around 3-6 months things start to get/feel much better!

 

Not sure if the whole country is like this, but at least in NH they're saying cases of RSV are already exceptionally high and they're worried about this winter. Our youngest daughter had it when she was 2 months and it's tough. Best of luck to all the parents out there

 

It's the whole country from what I'm seeing.

 

Yeah they told us it’s out of control right now. She’s almost 2 and I can’t believe the fevers she’s had with this.

 

Hope she feels better soon.

 

Yeah, RSV is on the rise. It can be brutal. My kids both had it when they were really young and it's scary.

 

yeah its rough - were on day 4 or 5 and she routinely has fevers over 103. hopefully were on the mend but man I hate when shes sick.

 

Ugh. She’s in daycare so it’s just a matter of time. Dreading it.

 

It’s really crazy considering I knew people who got Covid and didn’t suffer like my family did from RSV. Me and my sons were absolutely decimated for two weeks. Sending positive thoughts to everyone

 

Our little guy arrived this Wednesday. He’s amazing and his mom is a badass. Got epidural at 4 cm, but before it could kick in (took them 45 minutes just to get it in due to contractions), she had gone up to 9 cm, and he arrived less than ten minutes later. So no pain relief at all for her. Felt so bad for her.

Mom hadn’t been letting herself sleep, but I FINALLY got her to lay down at 1 pm today and she’s been hard out since. Going to try to let her sleep until 8 or 9…we’ll see though.

I love him so much



Hopefully all the sick babies in here start feeling better soon! I can’t imagine how hard that is

 

Congrats! He's adorable

 

Thanks! He gets it from his mom!

 

That’s the right answer

 

The cluster feeding thing is an absolute nightmare lol

 

You hear about it, but it was worse that I expected lol

 

The little dude is starving again before he can even finish getting the bottle out of his mouth. It’s unreal.

 

This child is an entirely different creature once bedtime hits. It’s astounding. I caved and rented a Snoo bassinet lmao

 

The Snoo has been a lifesaver for some of my friends! Hope it works

 

The rental option really made it go from a joke to an “we’re exhausted, fuck it” decision.