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3 Things I Wish I Did Differently With My First Baby
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With our 3rd baby arriving soon, there are a few things we did with our first 2 children that we'll definitely be doing differently this time around.
In this video I'm sharing the 3 main things we're going to change this time around.
Even as someone who specializes in child development, I'm still constantly learning. And the experience of our first two children taught me a lot, particularly around our personal preferences and what works best for our family.
These are the things we're doing differently - they aren't right or wrong, but they are based on what works best for us and I hope this video helps you decide on the best approach for your family too!
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A tip I learned in speech therapy school: if you want to break a child from their pacifier, but don’t want to be the “bad guy”, just start by poking a hole in it when they aren’t looking. Then, every day make the hole bigger or cut just a little more off. That way they say to themselves, “ this just isn’t doing it for me anymore!” Then they spit it out and you aren’t the “bad guy” taking it away!
Thanks for sharing this!
My son didn’t take pacifiers and doesn’t take them now (he just turned 6 months). He also refused to be swaddled at all. It was so frustrating to see my friends’ babies (couple weeks difference with mine) sleep so well in their sleep sacks while mine was fighting to get out of it.
I still feed him to sleep.
Honestly, I thought it was something to be ashamed of, but well… it works for both of us. He will never be this small again
Hey! I know this comment is super old, I hope you and your bub are doing well! I have an 8 month old and I still feed him to sleep every single night + day. When did your little one stop feeding to sleep? And was it hard to stop the habit? 😊
@@9393ily Mamaaa, it happened just recently! Last time I fed him to sleep was the day before his second birthday. I’m combo feeding my second because these ladies are tired 🫠
Every kid is different. I don't think there's any kind of general truth that would apply to them all. Ours never slept in a swaddle either, she just hated it. But she slept well enough without it. If I learned anything during those three years I've been raising my daughter, it's that I should take advice as a tip. Try it out, it might work or it might not. Observation and adapting to my kid's needs are my best friends here. :)
@9393farah My daughter was the same. And unfortunately once we stopped breastfeeding she was sucking her thumb. It was OK at the beginning, we kind of allowed her to do it but later on it bacame an issue. It took us ages to get rid of this habit and cost us all (her, me and my husband) a lot of stress.
She is 7 now and still sometimes sucks her thumb unconsciously when sleeping in the morning... like it is deeply programmed in her sleeping habit.
I have another baby now and... he refused to take a pacifier so I breastfeed him to sleep. Looks like I am doing the same mistake but I hope that once we switch from breastfeeding to bottle we will find a way to calm him down and definitely we will keep his thumb far away from his mouth.
I still feed my 16 month old to sleep to be honest. I've weaned him off of milk during daytime, but he is currently in a phase where he wants to be fed to sleep again, I think it will just pass naturally with some time.
Congratulations on the upcoming newest addition to your family! How exciting! ❤️
As a first time mom, thank you so so so much for your videos. I bookmark them and revisit as needed when my sleep-deprived brain can’t remember anything. 😅 Your channel is truly the most helpful out of everything I’ve seen, and even more so than our pediatrician sadly. The world appreciates your dedication, passion and work!!!!
Glad to know that I should stop fighting the catnaps with my 4 month old. I feel so much pressure to have him nap longer and I spend too much time trying to resettle him. Good to know that this would change when he is a bit older!
Halo ftw. Hands down the best swaddles, both of my babies have slept so much better with Halo than any other swaddle. Also, on pacis, we just don’t offer the pacifier unless baby is genuinely wanting it. I’ve had family members try to put the paci in baby’s mouth when he isn’t cranky, or even try to put it back in his mouth if he drops it while sleeping. If he’s content, we don’t try and force it on him. We did the same with our oldest and he decided he was over the paci at about 4 months old, so fingers crossed it all works out the same this time around.
Congratulations on the new baby!! You have been so helpful to me as I am blessed to babysit my youngest grandson two days a week, since he was six weeks old. (He is 14 months now!) Parenting and "tips" have changed a lot since my boys were born so your advice has given me so much inspiration and ideas. My grandson is happy, healthy and is a joy to be with. Thanks again and congratulations and blessings to you and your family!!!
Thanks so much! It's so great you can babysit your grandson. The relationship you would have with him would be so special!
You're amazing to babysit your grandson 2x a week wow! I'm sure you're really appreciated you QUEEN ❤️❤️❤️
Funny enough, my son doesn’t care for swaddling or pacifiers.
What saved me with napping is contact naps!! He LOVED them until we made the final transition for all sleep to take place in his room when we’re home. I loved them too ): sleep “training” was also a life saver- we did exclusively nights and a month later incorporated the naps. We started at a little after 6mo of age.
Every child is different too. I have 2. Neither would take a pacifier. I offered many kinds at many times to them. Neither had anything to do with them. My first swaddled and fell asleep well but woke up a lot in the night. Didn't stop until i sleep trained him at six months. My second only falls asleep to nursing and is tougher to swaddle, but slept 6+ hours by 2 months. Just have to go with the flow i think
Congrats on the new arrival Emma! Your videos are always so informative, in depth and helpful.
I love the halo for our son ever since he started rolling over but the biggest difference in his sleep for us was when we found the love to dream sleep sack, he loved having his hands next to him. He HATED being totally tied down🤷🏼♀️
And yes!! Those cat naps were crazy but we just let him do it. He seemed fine.
My Son is 7 months and he started using a pacifier last week, I just gave him pacifier to play and after an hour I noticed he started sucking it well…I’m so happy cos I have a lot of relief.
Congratulations emma on your 3rd baby! what a blessing 🙏🙏💖💖
Thank you so much!!
Congrats on baby number 3! My 2nd babe is 5 months old now and I really liked the Happiest Baby Sleepea sleepsack swaddle. It's been a great transition piece as well now that he has both arms out. Definitely give it a try
Our girl hated swaddlers! lol every time we would put her in one they cried and moved so much. It turned out she needed to have at least one arm out for comfort. So cute. And now at 7 months she’s sleeping for 30minutes and up to 90 minutes! It’s hit and miss but she’s happy and she lets us know when she needs to rest. Love these videos
Congratulations emma for the new addition to your family,you've been a great help to me now that i have a toodler myself . Stay safe!
Thankyou for talking genuinely from personal experience and sharing thing's that you would have done differently now, it humanizes you and make's me somehow much more receptive to your advice haha, sometimes I would watch your videos and feel a disconnect sometimes, maybe ashamed I wasn't able to do things in the same way or did things differently before seeing the video but seeing you as a mother, just sharng things that worked and didn't work, I appreciate that a lot. This is meant to be a positive message, not sure how it's reading but yeah, thanks again. xo
Omg whole day i was fighting to extend naps (at 3.5 months) 😮 You’re truly a Godsend!
I used a dummy with my first purely out of desperation. I was an isolated first time mum, completely overwhelmed. I never wanted to use them at all for many reasons including the ones you listed. we pulled it promptly at 6 months and it is one of my biggest regrets/ lessons as a mum.
For me the benefits do not outweigh the drawbacks, though it's different for every family! For some families its an amazing tool, for us it caused more problems than it fixed. Due with #2 shortly and will not be using one again. we co-sleep and babywear and that is honestly just as good for soothing, if not better!
Congratulations!! And thank you for this post. It’s so nice to hear an honest account from a professional. It makes me feel so much better about struggling with these decisions ❤
You are so welcome!
Congratulations on your 3rd baby Emma! So exciting ❤- love your videos so much!!
Congratulations on the baby to come!🍀🌼
Thank you so much for your videos!!! Our firstborn is almost 16 weeks now and was born with bilateral clubfeet and your videos have helped keep his development right on track and we are so incredibly thankful. Hope you are having a great pregnancy and will send prayers your way for a smooth delivery 😀
Thanks so much!
So glad the videos have been able to help with your little one's development - but really it is all you! Everything you do with him everyday is helping keep his development on track.
Congratulations Emma.......thank you for helping us with our Little one
Congrats on your new bundle of joy!!! I love, love love your videos. First time mom here. Me and hubby watch them all in order to learn and for me they also give me a peace of mind! Our doctor is super nice but I feel like they don’t tell you a thing, just do a shot and off you go! Tell me how great we’re doing without giving me any instructions or what’s about to follow for my baby’s development in the next few months and how can I make it better. So these videos, in the middle of our busy days, are just excellent! A source that I fully trust and recommend to others! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much!💕
Emma, thank you so much for this video. Currently going through 4 month sleep regression. Taking your advice on stopping fighting catnapping 😊
You are totally blessing in disguise,I had been following you since my pregnancy days its been 9 months now with my baby and i had less stressful mind.Thank you
This has made my day. It’s so good to hear that these videos have helped make your parenting journey a little less stressful. Hope you continue to have fun with your 9month old!
Thanks for watching! What would you do different second or third time round? Don't forget to get your free New Parent's Guide to Naps here: brightestbeginning.com/nap-guide/
Ooh, our second is 11 months so probably definitely too late to try to swaddle, but if we have a third little one, maybe swaddling is best. And the pacifier, both our daughters refused to suck on those which is both a good and a bad thing - good that they weren't dependent on anything but bad as they only fell asleep on the boob and needed to be later transferred - with a possible third baby, I'd incorporate more self soothing and promote falling asleep by themself in their cot... 😅 I honestly should've done this with baby #2 because I'm attached to her now as she falls asleep on the boob, like her sister did up until she was 1 year 10 months when I stopped breastfeeding her at bedtime... You live and you try to learn, but I'm definitely too slow to incorporate new methods to this second baby now 😅
Hallo liebe Emma, wie verhindert der Schnuller den plötzlichen Kindstod laut Amerikanischer Akademie für Kinder? Danke für die Antwort
As both a pediatric occupational therapist and a new parent (my baby was born on September), this channel has been so insightful and informative! I’m learning so much binge watching all of the videos while on maternity leave so I can use these tips and tricks for both my clients and my baby. I am now subscribed to this channel, and I am looking forward to new content! Congrats on your third baby! 🥰❤
Thank so much.❤
First time mom here and good to know I haven't made these mistakes. I've swaddled her since her first days in the hospital and I quickly use a pacifier especially during a diaper change when she gets fussy. It stops her from kicking. I'm not sure about naps though for the most part we just feed her and then put her to sleep.
Now I know why my daughter was good sleeper! I swaddled her until she was ready to roll over and she had pacifier too. It was a breeze getting her to nap and sleep for long times! The only difficult thing was her colic. Thank you!!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with your daughter. So good to hear she was a great sleeper as colic can be challenging and tiring!
Hi ! Love you videos. Congrats on the new addition! Can you make a video on baby registry must haves for nursery and sleep such as cribs and bassinets?
Thank you for sharing these
Hi Emma! Just wanted to let you know that your videos are super helpful. Thank you so much! And congratulations on your pregnancy! Wishing you all the best.
Thanks so much!
Congratulations Emma on your 3rd baby 😀 ! I Love watching your videos, they are very informative and have helped me a lot, cheers! Best wishes for a safe delivery 😀
Congratulations for the pregnancy! Wishing the best for you and your family 😊🙏
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Thank you for these tips! These will definitely come in handy. I found the nap segment interesting because I just read a neurology study showing about a 20 minute nap can give you plenty of energy because you haven’t yet entered REM sleep and about a 1:30 hour nap also has the same benefits because you’ve completed a REM cycle. While this was a study on helping to prevent Alzheimer’s, it does help to make some sense as to why the 20 min and 1:30 hour naps are so helpful to new borns.
Congratulations !!!! thank you for all your precious advices
I wish I saw this a few months ago! I spent months 2-5 fighting the cat naps and trying to extend them and was completely stressed out and obsessed over her sleep! Then one day at 5 months she slept two hours!! And has ever since for naps. Now we’re at 7 months and just waiting for her nighttime sleep to improve 😅
I'm in this same boat. Hope your babys night sleep improved!
Oh im in the same boat too..my baby is 7 months now..i tried hard many times to get the pacifiers but he doesn't want to..
And our nights is nightmare too
These videos are so helpful, thank you! The happiest baby sleep sacks ( the ones that don't attach to the snoo, for use in any crib/bassinet) are also great for swaddling with the arms down, and they can be used as regular sleepsacks with the arms out if baby grows out of the swaddling stage before outgrowing the sleepsack🙂
Thanks so much for sharing the information about the Happiest Baby Sleep Sacks.
Dear Emma, congratulations for your third child! My little Cristina always stubbornly refused the pacifier, and still struggles to do a full night sleep at 12 months of age...she is a serene and happy child anyway 🤷♀️
Congratulations Emma 🎉 Thank you so much for all your tips you have really helped me so much being a new mum with no additional help and having parents back home. .
You are so welcome!
Congrats on the third child and thank you for your videos. Great resource for FTM ❤
Thank you so much!
My husband said to me "your the only one I know that don't give baby a pacifier" 🤣
My daughter has always taken cat naps and I had no problem with it.
I always do what my baby wants. I always go with the flow so I don't stress myself.
Now my baby is 7 months and her sleeping patterns changes almost every 2 days. I just go with it. Whenever she taking a nap I go down with her. I leave all the house work alone unless I am not tired. I don't stress myself over anything when comes to my baby. Stress is not good for your health.
Thanks so much for this great reminder! Going with the flow of your little one definitely helps to keep you calm as a parent and be present when they are awake and ready to engage.
Thank u!! I feel everyone around me thinks I’m strange I follow baby’s schedule. (Unless they have a baby, then they get it) it’s much easier !! ❤
Another round of excellent advice, thank you, Emma :)
When you mentioned transferring the baby from hands to the crib, reminded me to share my best practice - we use pillows for babies (at least this is what we call them in Croatia) :)
There are different models, some are softer, and some are firm (more firm the part where the baby's back & head are). So this is perfect for keeping her in arms while breastfeeding or when daddy is putting her to sleep :) And then is so easy to transfer her to her bed, without making her startle.😇
I'm in cat nap stage and I needed this thank you
My mum and mother in law made me feel bad about using a pacifier, but it’s honestly the best decision ever to use one for my son. It’s like magic lol
When it works it works so well!
My son is already 6 months old and I regret so much not giving him one just because they've been telling me no no no 😢
@@ilovekeppucan you tell more why you regret it? Trying to decide if I should use one
@@ilovekeppuits realy calm them and dnt think soo its harming
I have been watching your videos all the way from Atlanta GA, very helpful, our little one is 5 months now. Congratulation on your 3rd baby❤👶
Thanks so much! Also congrats on your little one! I hope the parenting journey has been made a little easier with these videos.
Thank you so much Emma for that last tip. I have been going crazy over these 15 to 35 minute naps! I will try embracing them for more playtime and floor time.
You're so welcome!
Thanks ma'am, this tip is really helpful
Thanks for the video! My second baby is due in Jan, this time I'll still breastfeed but will also not put too much pressure on myself, I'll go with the flow and see what works. If the supply keeps being low even when pumping, I'll supplement as needed rather than feeling miserable and guilty.
Congratulations on your pregnancy. ❤️ I hope you are feeling well and not too tired with another child to chase around!
Great advice to not put too much pressure on yourself! Breastfeeding can be difficult and we can make ourselves feel miserable if we feel we are not doing it "right". Remember to link in with a lactation consultant if your feel that would be helpful and always be kind to yourself.💕
@@EmmaHubbard thank you so much! And congratulations to you, so glad I found your channel!
I use formula and breast milk because I honestly am too tired at times. Besides I I dont have an electric pump yet. My daughter is eating frequently for a one week old
So the conclusion is try everything, every baby is different!
Heartiest congratulations Emma. Take care
Thank you!
Thank you for your tipps, Emma! The pacifier never worked with my son because he simply did not want to accept it, although I tried multiple times to give him a pacifier to calm him down. Will try swaddling with my second child though.
Thanks for sharing!!
Congratulations on your upcoming baby hehe. Thank you for this video. I also get judged for giving my baby a pacifier but it has been one the best decisions I made.
Thank you! Im learning from you so much!
You are so welcome!
Emma, my daughter is due this Saturday and I can't tell you what a relief it's been finding your channel and learning so much the past few months (including what a galah is). We're working our way through them all! Thank you. 💜
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I hope you're daughters arrival goes smoothly. You would be so excited about finally meeting her!
Yes, I was so excited I set a countdown clock haha! We had a scheduled C-section and I'm glad we went that route, because her cord had a "true" knot in it. Terrifying to see, especially unexpectedly. But her Apgar was 9 and she is doing very well! We love her so much.
Ahh I have a lovely unused dodie (pacifier) collection 😂 I tried so hard but my little fella just wouldn't take it them and I tired loads of designs. Cest la vie. Congratulations on your impending arrival 💗
Thanks for sharing!!
Same here!
Congratulations on your third baby how exciting
Thank you!! 😊
Yo Emma🙌🏼💚thanks for reaffirming some experiments my wife and I have been trying with pacifiers, swaddles, and those cat siestas😻We are following your advice on letting baby guide use via his cues🐣
Hi Emma, I LOVE your videos! They are so helpful - this one and the ones on what can delay development particularly. What do you think about the « crawligator »? Is this good for a 4 month old who’s desperate to crawl or would you say it’s something to avoid like a bouncer/walker? Many thanks!
Congrats on the new family member
Thank you!!
I appreciate this video so much ❤
You're so welcome!
Congratulations on your new baby.
And tank you so much for sharing this tips, I'm a big fan. What is the best aproach in how to wean your baby off the pacifier? My baby is almost 2 years old and finds the pacifier very soothing especialy in the night time when he is very tired and fussy.
Congratulations Emma.
Thank you! 💜
I'm addicted of your information ℹ️
I'm so glad you're finding it helpful! Thank you! 💜
Congratulations Emma for your third one !
Since I discovered you I follow your videos. We used the halo swaddle and it was a bless. All your materials are very useful and suits our concerns or questions we had as parents. Our daughter is still using the pacifier at 15 months only to sleep. I want to stop giving it to her but I don’t know how. Any advices please ? Thank you.
Awww congrats on your pregnancy! I regret using a swaddle because he became so dependent on it but also unwrapped himself all the time…ugh 😅 never again
Thank you!! 😊 It can be really challenging to wean them off the swaddle!
We used one from the beginning and our now 11 month old only wants it at bed time to help chill him out, after he’s asleep he usually spits it out.
I just bought transitional swaddles bc my lo has been swaddled from birth but seems to be ready to roll. I tried to take them away cold turkey but he just doesnt sleep well without them. So the transitional ones it is. That way if he rolls he can still use is arms
We still mourn the swaddle. Our LO can roll over since 4.5 months and is almost 6 months now. Pre rolling we could swaddle her, kiss on the forehead and leave the room, she'd be asleep in 15 min max. Now she needs her dummy to get the same effect as the swaddle, but because her hands are free she'll instantly take it out to chew on it, play, even half asleep. We always joke it lookes like her hands are posessed, she NEEDS to try take out the dummy. So we have to stay there and gently put her hands away from it until she falls asleep. If we let her be, she'll eventually drop it out of frustration because she can't get it back in herself and starts to cry. But she doesn't need it for sleep cycles, she can connect them fine without it and at night we can't give it to her after her night bottle as it'll keep her awake even longer. Then she just makes noise for a bit and goes back to sleep again herself but no chance to do that initially to fall asleep. She doesn't let us rock her either, she overarches like crazy.
Congratulations!!!!
Thank you so much 😀
Can u mane a video about THE car Seat for babies, how They should sit in it, and which on to buy
THANK u
Congratulations 🤰
Thanks!!
I gave my baby a pacifier the very first night we went home (something I wouldn't do again but I didn't know better) and by about 11 months he had grown tired of the thing and refused to take it. ^^
Let's see if his younger sibling is going to be just as easily weaned off a pacifier. (I doubt it, I think I just got lucky the first time^^).
Please do a video on toddlers waking in the middle of the night!
Our daughter doesn't want the pacifier most of the time, only sometimes. she holds our fingers to sleep, no swaddling.
I desperately wanted my baby to use one because she’s sucking her hands raw. It took a few months to get her to do it. She still prefers her hands but they’re healing
Hi Emma. Do you have video links to address the issues for climbing toddlers and how to direct them away or learn new behaviour to prevent climbing on home furniture?
Congratulations
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Congratulations Emma it's so great to hear that.. my baby is 6 months old and really dependant on pacifier to sleep.. but my doctor says that pacifier is harmful for him as it can make him sick.. so my baby gets fussy during night sleep ad wants something to suckle and I'm left with no choice so I give him my nipples to suckle during sleep but it's really exhausting for me as I can not even sleep peacefully.. what should I do?
Hello:) my little Mary is 4 month old. She is not convinced to the pacifier, she is removing it after some time. I realized that she loves to suck her fingers and I was told that it is normal and even beneficial while she is producing sounds during this activity. But I am a bit concerned when she sucks only the thumb without vocalisations, she sucks mainly right thumb and it happens when she wants to sooth herself. I offered her a pacifier instead a thumb, but she prefers thumb.. sometimes breast helps, Mary eats quite often, she is only breastfeed. I will be thankful for bit of advice.
I find your channel very profitable for not experienced parents as I am. Greetings from Poland and have a lovely day:)
Hi Emma, do you have any advice on transitioning from one to two children? And managing with a baby and toddler?
I am totally curious how it went with your third child. :D As much as I generally love your advice, these things, I'd say, are highly individual. I know babies who are calmer with a pacifier and those who hate it and are happier without it. Our daughter loved it, but e.g. she hated any sort of movement restriction such as swaddling right from the start. She wouldn't fall asleep ever if we swaddled her, but she had no trouble at all sleeping without it. She also didn't catnap at all. As I talk about our kids with other moms, I learn their experience is quite different. In my experience, these things are best observed. No advice helps here, one just needs to watch the baby and adapt to their needs.
Congratulations! :)
Thank you!!
I spent so much of my pregnancy thinking about what swaddle to get and wasted money buying a few. Turns out my baby will not sleep in a bassinet & we bedshare and when bedsharing baby cannot be in a swaddle.
My first child is currently 9 weeks old, and she doesn't really take a pacifier. We triées 6 different models. She sometimes take one for a few minutes only but so far it's not sucessfull. 😔
And also, congratulations for your third baby coming soon! 🥰
Some bub's just don't take to pacifiers and that is totally ok. Your little one may prefer to suck her hands or just seek comfort from your touch. Just follow your little one's lead.
My baby didn't take pacifiers either but she loved those banana toothbrush chewys and teething tube type things
Hey Emma, I love your videos, they helped a lot. My son is 14 months now. Unfortunately there is one thing that we struggle very much with - sleep, especially during days. Our son never, ever slept for more than 1 hour. 30-45 minutes is his usual. We can try everything from your (and not only yours) list and everything fails. He mostly wakes up crying. During the nights he tends to sleep even 3-4 hours undisturbed by the closer to morning the shorter cycles he has. And he always cries while waking up, very hard to soothe. Any ideas what might be happening here? He has bed connected to ours and we follow the Sears method of upbringing in general. Thanks!
I have four young children. My oldest is 7. My youngest is 5 months old. All of them did well with swaddling but my youngest did not like the swaddle much so I let her sleep (well) on her tummy. It makes her most happy. I didn't allow anything else in the crib. She was absolutely fine. My others did love their swaddle thingies though. Also, all of my children stopped using their pacifiers (other than car rides) after 6months of age. They didn't really care about it so I was glad to eliminate it.
My daughter uses a pacifier to fall asleep and only occasionally when she’s really upset. I’d like to transition out of sucking to sleep and she seems to be happy using her favorite blanket. But unfortunately since she’s still less than 12 months, we can’t leave the blanket in the crib with her so it’s not an option for overnight. I’d love a video about transitioning out of pacifiers (when it needs to happen, how to help a child through it).
Thanks for sharing this information and also the video topic suggestion. I plan on making a video on this exact topic very soon!
I try take my 4 week olds out when she’s asleep, she’s started to spit it out when she’s done also. So hopefully this will continue but I will be weaning her off it when weaning her I can’t stand it when older children have dummies/pacifier!
Your videos are so informative and useful. My baby is 4.5 months. I've resisted using pacifier. This has meant that I have been her pacifier (comfort nursing) often late into the night, which can be exhausting. Is it too late to offer her the pacifier? Or do you have other suggestions?
Every baby is different. My guy slept soundly with the love to dream! But also liked being swaddled with copper pearl blankets.
I do not regret not using a pacifier, but I wish I would have used a baby carrier much earlier and often. And I wish I started using the haakaa pump as soon as my milk came in, because my son wasn't strong enough to remove milk efficiently. Most of the time when he was fussy he was actually just hungry...
Thanks so much for sharing! I agree a baby carrier is a must. I found it particularly helpful during the period of purple crying.
My newborn always catnaps..when people say " she is so little, probably sleeps all the time" I am like so frustrated..she almost never sleeps more than 45 mins.. half of this is in my hands of course😂. 10 weeks old today
I wish my babies would have taken a pacifier. My first two spat out the pacifier from day 1 and my third only used one for about 2 months. Those were a glorious 2 months. Luckily he discovered his thumb a month later and has been happy with it since
I tried using pacifier with my child, he is nearly 5 months old and all the attempts were futile. He just spits it out. Tried various designs. Still no luck. Just gave up. It's okay though, I just built my day schedule around his sleep: several 30-40 minutes sessions of sleep while eating during the day, longer sleep in the evening and even more sleep during the night. So I get to read, answer emails etc during the short naps, work on my laptop and prepare food in the evening. Pretty neat and tiresome but works for me
mine exactly like that! 🤯
Thanks so much for sharing! Some bub's are just not into pacifiers and that is completely fine. Following their lead is more important which it sounds like you have done and works for you both!
What about teething though? My daughter didn't even want a binky until 6 months! (Yes, we had the right sizes too) 😅
Many many congratulations and love from India
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My son is now almost 7 months. He doesn’t like pacifier from the beginning, he always spit out the pacifier, we stopped trying after so many times. Now he is sucking his thumb to sleep.
My babies would take pacifiers. I tried several styles/brands. They wanted nothing to do with them.
My daughter was rolling over from birth, so i was told not to swaddle her. She'd be all swaddled up and then roll all the way to her stomach while i was still in the hospital. that can be very dangerous.
I swaddled my son until he was 3 months old, then I stopped because he was getting too hot.
What is this 4-month sleep regression that was mentioned? I've never experienced that. I even worked as a nanny for several years and never experienced it working either. My daughter slept 8 hours at just a week old, 12 hours by 8 weeks. My son is 4 months old right now. he sleeps 4 hours wakes up then sleeps a 10 hour stretch. The only thing i can think that i'm doing that others may not be is leaving light classical music playing very quietly. I mean you can hardly hear it, it's very soft. For whatever reason that has always worked for me with keeping babies sleeping for longer stretches.
My baby is 5months and loves his pacifier! But some nights I have to go in several times to replace it 😩 not sure if I should wean him from it or if he’ll be able to just put it in by himself soon