The Parenting Thread • Page 159

I agree sometimes, but also potty training

 

The one book I read (Cherish the First 6 Weeks by Helen Moon, on a friend's recommendation) had some good advice — I knew basically nothing going in and had spent very little time around babies — but it was basically a sleep training manual in disguise, which set up a lot of lofty expectations for infant sleep/schedules that led to a fair amount of frustration with myself when it turned out Elliot was a pretty bad sleeper (totally normal, it turns out) for the first 9-10 months of his life.

 

The thread within here is pretty interesting. Our first basically refused to sleep on his back his first few months because he was 10 weeks early and had reflux

 

I was going to post in here and ask if everyone was too tired parenting to check this thread lol

 

We have our twelve-week appointment this coming Friday. So far, so good.

Does anyone with anxiety/depression struggle with the idea of being a good enough person that you even deserve a child or are the right person to be raising them?

 

As a father of 4…constantly and/or daily. You are not alone!

 

Appreciate it.

 

Yes. But the one thing I always go back to that helps me through it is the fact that you even struggle with the idea of thinking you’ll be good enough shows how much you care and shows that you will be good enough. So many children have parents that don’t even think about trying to be a good person/parent to them.

 

Frances woke up for the first time like since she was 3 months in the middle of the night tonight, screaming. Thought something was wrong. Was inconsolable for a while, but is now fine and laughing and playing so I guess this is my night now?

im so tired lol I have been very spoiled by how well she was sleep trained this has thrown me for a loop

 

how old is she? when holly was around 9 months it happened where she started getting "nightmares"

 

Sleep regression is pretty typical throughout the first year or so

 

ugh sleep regressions are the worst

they do however usually don't last long

 

11 months. I’ve kind of read it’s common right before they get ready to walk too, and she’s been trying to take some steps the last couple of days so I’m sure that’s coming. Just felt so bad for her. She’s back asleep right now, curious to see when she wakes up again.

 

About a month ago my kid (2yo) woke up after like, an hour and a half and first was a little fussy then stood up and started crying for us, which is not common. We went in, turned in the lights, there was throw up EVERYWHERE. A fucking crime scene, the entire crib, 6 stuffed animals, outside the crib. We gave him a late night bath, cleaned everything, then laid with him in our guest bed the rest of the night, he woke like 4 more times throwing up again. Woke in the morning and was 100% fine from then on

Two days later I caught it and was up all night myself. Second time this has happened where he got a stomach bug then I caught it after, both times my wife came out clean

Anyway, I never got sick before him, I mean never... I do not like being sick

 

Yeah kids are cool like that

 

Yeah I feel all of that

 

Turns out our 7mo old is a pure stomach sleeper now that he’s been out of the swaddles and sleep sacks for awhile. All of the sleep progress we made before transitioning to his crib has taken several steps back now that my wife wants to flip him over every time he makes a noise worrying he’s going to suffocate on his face lol

It definitely concerned me for a few nights but he’s got good body control and seems like he’s figured out having to breathe to live, and our pediatrician told us he’s totally fine to sleep how he wants. Looking forward to another full round of sleep training from square one lmao

 

Yeah I totally get that feeling. I still get neurotic about my youngest(who is 2) sleeping with a pillow over his head because he likes sleeping underneath it

 

day 2 of actual daycare and holly is absolutely not having it

 

That’s a bummer

 

she seemed fine at the school yesterday but she was mad going to bed and then I guess she cried most of the day today when she realized yesterday wasn't a one off and my wife had a work dinner tonight so naturally she was like screaming for her all evening

 

For my kiddo it was

Week 1: sad, crying, hard times
Week 2: Home sick the entire week
Week 3: Everything is perfect

 

yeah i didn't expect it to go super well but we had been doing a nanny share for the last year+ where she was out of our house for half the week so I didn't expect her to be so mad. i know it's breaking the routine but it's not like we were ripping her out of our house when she never left it before

 

We started daycare two weeks ago and he looked so miserable in every picture they sent us on the Brightwheel app for the first few days lol. Now he’s gotten the hang of it and he’s happy

Although yesterday they did send us a picture of him going down for a nap where he looked really weird, much less cute, puffy like he’d kissed a beehive. Then realized they’d accidentally sent a picture of a completely different baby who happened to look vaguely like ours and was wearing an onesie that was identical to one we had for him at home. Had me questioning my whole reality like, damn, has my baby been busted this whole time?

 

Kindergarten tomorrow for my oldest. Where does the time go