7mths baby - waking more often

[fennho]

carang
thanks for sharing. Yes, Im not one of those mommies that let baby CIO. I wouldn't be able to stomach it. I did comfort her.like when I attempt to put her down, it was to put her down next to me on my bed. And I'd also lie down to cuddle and hold her. She jus refused! Only will stop crying if I sit up and hold her in my arms.

Sorry to be asking this stupid question, but is Tylenol a "baby panadol" and can be given to relieve teething pain? Is there a guide how many times a day can we give? Can we give even when baby is not running a fever? Problem is my gal has always been a crybaby and fussy one too. Since her early months she's colicky and protest her dislikes by crying LOUDLY. Hence sometimes I can't really tell if its pain or jus her being loud. Like this evening, I went to prep her dinner and left her on the playmat in the living room. She was fine for a few mins and them cried and cried until I came out from the kitchen and soothe her. I was there right next to her and pick her up, she was smiling (amidst her tears) but when I put her back down in a sitting position (still next to me) she instantly broke into very loud cries with tears rolling down her cheeks! Its like turning on the tap! See, she can cry like that with jus wanting to be picked up. Tats y I dunno when she's really in pain and when to give her some meds. Stupid useless mommy rite? I feel so helpless seeing her cry.

 

[carang]

first.... STOP INSULTING YOURSELF! AIYA! you will never feel confident when it comes to raising your child if you don't stop that nonsense!!!

how do you think the rest of us manage? we use trial and error. we are not born with answers, we try things out and see if it works, if not,then we try something else. all we can tell you is what worked for us.


you realise that the more you say/hear something, the more you believe it, right? so, if you are constantly telling yourself that youa re a useless mother, then guess what??? it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy!!!!

no one likes to see their baby cry! no one!

i never did CIO either, as i didn't have the heart for it.

when you are preparing dinner, why don't you put the baby into the highchair and pull the highchair into the doorway of hte kitchen? then the baby can see you and you can interact with her. you can give her a book to read or s piece of apple to chew or something?

as for the crying... the fact that she wants you to sit up makes me think that it is comfort that she is looking for. she could still be in pain but she feels comforted by your actions.

tylenol and panadol are exactly the same thing. if you are unsure, take her to the doctor. the doctor might be able to prescribe something for her and then you will have the dosage correct.

when my kids went through this, i would sit on the bed and then slowly inch my way down to a sleeping position for me. it seemed to work for me SOMETIMES.

now... go to the bathroom mirror and repeat the following 100x and do it every time you feel useless:

"I am a smart woman and a good mother. I do the best I can for my baby. I don't always have the answers, but that doesn't make me useless."

 

[pixelelf]

hey fenn! sorry to hear about this

remember the last time kai cried inconsolably for days (think it lasted 2 weeks)? it was the exact reaction, day and night. for me, putting him in the ergo helped alot. he calmed down and it relieved my back of stress quite abit, cos he wanted to be carried for hours. i didn't give him any medication though, cos holding him seemed to helped him alot and he wasn't running any fever.

take care!

 

[adahc]

Fenho,
Again our babies develop similar pattern. The week before last, he began to wake up almost every 2 hours and we just realised that his second tooth is cutting through. Then he he calmed down for about a week. Now he startd to get up and cry loudly everytime he awake at night. I'm scratching my head of why and dread the night when my husband has to work late or go away for work...I was planing to give him Tynadol last night but it turned out that he woke uo but got back tosleep quickly after I fed him. In fact I didnt even feed him. I just hold him in that position on the pillow. Now I'm concerned of how are we going to train him to skip the night feeds.

 

[Reginia Willis]

Hi Fenny,
It's reginia here. We met at the baby massage class. Have you tried giving your baby gripe water. It usually calms Hannah down and she goes to sleep.
I have started the control cry method on Sat and the first nite was the worse, last nite got better and I am keeping my finger cross that tonite is the nite. I will keep you posted when Hannah sleeps through. If I were you, I probably would just leave Riley cry for a while until she tires herself out and then pick her up/give her a dummy and tell her firmly in a serious deep tone voice to go to sleep. Hannah did the similar thing a few weeks ago. She would start jumping up and down and scream with excitement at midnite. I used the above said strategy and she stops now.
If you are over in HK, let's catch up for a coffee or something la.
Good luck
Reginia n Hannah Rose
x

 

[carang]

fennho, is your daughter named riley??? so's mine!!!

 

[fennho]

hi reginia! oh, i sent u an email apologising for not being able to attend the tea but didnt hear from you, was wondering if u got it! Wow, u're one brave mama. I seriously cant let my baby CIO. Nerve wrecking. I would stay by her side and kept telling her i'm there. At least not letting her CIO on her own. Sure, if u're in Kowloon, do let me know too! How's Hannah? Send my kisses to her!

Carang
Yup, my gal is Rylee. Alternative spelling to Riley. How old's your gal now?

 

[carang]

she's 19 months

 

[adahc]

So fenho, Does Rylee sleep better now? I'm going through the same thimg for 3 nights now and wonder how long will it last.... Again, both his teeth already cut through (one is full, one is almost half way). Is it possible that the upper tooth is beginning to cut as well? So soon after?
Or is it the separation anxiety which is suppose to be worst at 9 months? so they say. How long will it last?
Any advice? Please? Anyone?

 

[adahc]

Just want to report we saw his little tooth cutting through from the upper gum for the first time yesterday. So soon after the second tooth so we didnt think that his fussyness relates to the teething at all.Silly us.