Hello!! I followed all your prego diaries while I was pregnant!!! I wanted to check to see your baby!!! So cute!!! I saw you last video that you went to the hospital!! I had my son 5 and 1/2 month ago. Thank you for sharing your life! :-)
Another thing you could try (for white noise) that you hadn't mentioned is turning your TV onto a channel that doesn't come in - like the "snow" channel.... that sort of Shhhhh sound REALLY helped with both my colicky girls...and it doesn't burn out a vaccuum or cause asthma attacks lol
Jenluv, is there a possibility that she may have heartburn or acid reflux? This might be something for you to ask your Pediatrician about. Sometimes babies can have heartburn/acid reflux which would be very uncomfortable or painful for them. I hope baby Lila feels better soon and shows her mommy some giggles instead of tears :) Good luck!
you could also do walks inside, when i was babysitting my baby cousin, emme, when she was younger, she would nooooott go to sleep, so we put her in her stroller and walked around the house for awhile until she falls asleep :)
12:00pm 3 oz, 4:00pm 3 oz, 9:30pm 3 oz, 12:30pm 3 oz, Maybe this will give you a bit of a comparison to how much you are feeding Lila. Hope this helps!
My kid as an infant and now (22 mos.) is more miserable when he is hungry. Imagine being ONLY on a liquid diet...so it does make sense for the rice, but I think infant IS too early.
Some children have a stonger urge to suck than others when they are born. We are able to get away with not using a paci with Kyrie but Chloe demands one and she wants to be sucking all the time.
Also paci's are ok for the first few months because they do help prevent SIDS.
Mylicon gas drops work wonders. Try burping her often.
Thats about all of the ideas that I have for now ;)
I'm very glad things are going easier. A crying baby is not easy to deal with when the problem isn't "in your face"
I had never heard of gas drops.... hence, I guess, why I used the massage technique for their tummy (the sideways U massage) and peddling their legs :P
My husband swears by the bouncy chair, more than the swing. He does, however, suggest that you get an automated one because the type you actually have to bounce can get tiring and if you get the automated one, you can do other things at the same time.
If the gas drops are helping her crying... it could be that she is allergic to milk/breast-milk/dairy-formula. My cousin was the same way! She had to switch to soy formula and is extremely lactose intolerant *just like the rest of us :P*
I know you probably are aching inside thinking about not breastfeeding :( but sometimes it is for the better. I am sorry. :( but that might be.
Do not listen to this! Do NOT stop breastfeeding! Change YOUR diet if necessary, but no soy formula comes with the antibodies, complete nutrition or health benefits that your milk does. Contact a La Leche League leader for advice on possible dietary changes for you.
you know what? some people ARE allergic to milk. I dropped to 4 lbs when I was a few months old because of this!!!! So you think breast milk is for everyone? If my mom would have continued to breast feed me I would have died. Get real.
I had never heard of a baby being allergic to breastmilk (NOT cow's milk), so I googled breastmilk allergies. (I'm open to learning something new.) The vast majority of the articles that came up said that babies do not have allergies to breastmilk BUT that they can be sensitive to what the mother is ingesting. The common recommended advice is for the mother to eliminate dairy (and sometimes other common allergens, like wheat), not to switch to an dairy-free formula.
:) Sorry for shouting. I just am really open to people having allergies - I am actually allergic to the cold!!! :( so I get a lot of flack saying it's made up -- it so is NOT. Of course I do agree with trying to figure out how to breast feed -- I was the only one of my siblings not to be breast fed and I have the most ailments. :(
my first child loved pink floyd the wall, I played it a lot when I was prego... and he loved it after as well. The pacifer is awesome... my daughter was a thumb sucker though.. which sucks cause she still is.. and I don't know how to stop her. I need help on that one.. lol The gas stuff I never used but I am glad it is helping.... and you can tell when you a parent when you get happy when she poops and farts.. lol
Jen, I can remember being you, as I said in your first video, and here is my suggestion, if you've tried all these, which I did, except for maybe the Jack in bottle one, and it doesn't help? Here's my shoulder. ;)
Aww, I missed that episode of you asking for advice. I would have told you my experience with my son. He cried constantly from day one and there were several problems! One his formula had to be changed, the one he had was irritating his little tummy and yes the gas drops worked miracles! Second he began to develop ear infections, poor thing had 3 before he was 4 months old! Once we resolved those he quieted down and then I began adding a little rice cereal and giving chamomile baths at night!
yay! I'm glad shes doing better and your doing better! (soothers really ARE magical things! plus they are easier to take away when the time comes than thumbs. lol.
Let her know she is a big girl now and some other little baby needs her paci. Then get her a new toy on the sly and put it in the bag where you put the pacifiers after she is asleep.
Then dispose of the pacifiers how you wish to. I don't know if they can be recycled but I assume they could be. My son only had two and I saved both in his baby box. =)
You know, sometimes it just takes a few weeks for them to get used to being out in the world....
I think you should GO WITH THE PACIFIER thing if it works! Neither of my kids would take it, but Joe sucked a bottle at night til he was four and maia still sucks a bottle (with water in it) at least twice a day. So they get their sucking in other ways.
My theory: whatever works
PS - a first-time moms group is also helpful. do they offer such a thing in your area?
Glad she is doing better. I had no advice on the screaming because I don't remember my son ever doing that. He was a really quiet baby.
I do have advice on the pacifiers though. Don't sweat it. Let her have them and when it comes time you think she should give them up plan a visit by the pacifier (paci) fairy. =)
Assuming by this time she is old enough to understand what you are saying tell her that if she gives up the paci then it will go to some other child and she will get a new toy.
Rice cereal is fine. My mom had to give my youngest brother when he was a baby he's 24 now but she had to put cereal in his bottle too because he was too hungry Formula didn't fill him up but I don't think she started giving it to him until like 2 or 4 months maybe? I don't remember what she told me sorry. She said you just kinda have to watch is all. I'm not a mom only know by what my mom told me. sorry
holy crap I gave you a lot of advice but you asked for it! I never give mommies unsolicited advice if I can help it because I remember people telling me what to do all the time and I was like...SHUT UP! :) Love ya!
Good luck Jen! I was worried about the chiropractor thing too but we became friends with one and I learned so much and started some therapy myself and realized that they really barely touch the baby, just very gentle, no cracking of any kind! :)
Hello!! I followed all your prego diaries while I was pregnant!!! I wanted to check to see your baby!!! So cute!!! I saw you last video that you went to the hospital!! I had my son 5 and 1/2 month ago. Thank you for sharing your life! :-)
tatyland 2 years ago
You say she likes baths,have you tried taking one with her?
maybe she will have more fun other than having you on the outside of the tub,but then again she might get dependent on always having you with her.
ihearttanktops 2 years ago
Another thing you could try (for white noise) that you hadn't mentioned is turning your TV onto a channel that doesn't come in - like the "snow" channel.... that sort of Shhhhh sound REALLY helped with both my colicky girls...and it doesn't burn out a vaccuum or cause asthma attacks lol
Laseri1981 3 years ago
The car thing is so true. My sister would really only sleep in her car seat when she was a baby.
XiongMaoPanda 3 years ago
Have you ever tried rocking Lila on a rocking chair? I hear rocking is really caling to babies
VanillaxKiss18 3 years ago
Jenluv, is there a possibility that she may have heartburn or acid reflux? This might be something for you to ask your Pediatrician about. Sometimes babies can have heartburn/acid reflux which would be very uncomfortable or painful for them. I hope baby Lila feels better soon and shows her mommy some giggles instead of tears :) Good luck!
quinaner 3 years ago
lol jack daniel
i'm glad the advice worked! ^^
UchihaRubyStar 3 years ago
you could also do walks inside, when i was babysitting my baby cousin, emme, when she was younger, she would nooooott go to sleep, so we put her in her stroller and walked around the house for awhile until she falls asleep :)
mtlrproductions 3 years ago
Words you never dreamed of saying before kids:
"you just here this big 'pppppthththth', and this big ole poop and this big ole fart and its AWESOME!" :-)
I'm glad the gas drops worked. I used them too but to no avail. :-(
mom2axa 3 years ago
HOORAY!!! I'm glad the gas medicine worked. I've been in your shoes girlfriend. It can be so frustrating.
alv9980 3 years ago
continued...I formula fed, and I found an old log on my computer of how much I fed him. Memories! He was born 7/18:
July 21 Friday - 3:30am 1 1/2 oz, 10:00am 2 oz, 4:00pm 1 3/4 oz, 10:45pm 3 oz, 2:00am 2 oz
July 22 Saturday - 4:30am 2.75 oz, 8:30am 2 oz
12:00pm 3 oz, 4:00pm 3 oz, 9:30pm 3 oz, 12:30pm 3 oz, Maybe this will give you a bit of a comparison to how much you are feeding Lila. Hope this helps!
iiswansongii 3 years ago
My kid as an infant and now (22 mos.) is more miserable when he is hungry. Imagine being ONLY on a liquid diet...so it does make sense for the rice, but I think infant IS too early.
iiswansongii 3 years ago
Some children have a stonger urge to suck than others when they are born. We are able to get away with not using a paci with Kyrie but Chloe demands one and she wants to be sucking all the time.
Also paci's are ok for the first few months because they do help prevent SIDS.
Mylicon gas drops work wonders. Try burping her often.
Thats about all of the ideas that I have for now ;)
prettyangel101 3 years ago
I'm very glad things are going easier. A crying baby is not easy to deal with when the problem isn't "in your face"
I had never heard of gas drops.... hence, I guess, why I used the massage technique for their tummy (the sideways U massage) and peddling their legs :P
askmisscris 3 years ago
I didn't know pacifiers were a potential problem. I'll have to read up on that.
Hang in there. Only eighteen years to go.
Panpiper 3 years ago
My husband swears by the bouncy chair, more than the swing. He does, however, suggest that you get an automated one because the type you actually have to bounce can get tiring and if you get the automated one, you can do other things at the same time.
PrincessN1984 3 years ago
we had one of those bouncy chairs. While my son loved the swing, my daughter lived for the bouncy chair
askmisscris 3 years ago
If the gas drops are helping her crying... it could be that she is allergic to milk/breast-milk/dairy-formula. My cousin was the same way! She had to switch to soy formula and is extremely lactose intolerant *just like the rest of us :P*
I know you probably are aching inside thinking about not breastfeeding :( but sometimes it is for the better. I am sorry. :( but that might be.
OwlLove214 3 years ago
Do not listen to this! Do NOT stop breastfeeding! Change YOUR diet if necessary, but no soy formula comes with the antibodies, complete nutrition or health benefits that your milk does. Contact a La Leche League leader for advice on possible dietary changes for you.
beffer2000 3 years ago
you know what? some people ARE allergic to milk. I dropped to 4 lbs when I was a few months old because of this!!!! So you think breast milk is for everyone? If my mom would have continued to breast feed me I would have died. Get real.
OwlLove214 3 years ago
I had never heard of a baby being allergic to breastmilk (NOT cow's milk), so I googled breastmilk allergies. (I'm open to learning something new.) The vast majority of the articles that came up said that babies do not have allergies to breastmilk BUT that they can be sensitive to what the mother is ingesting. The common recommended advice is for the mother to eliminate dairy (and sometimes other common allergens, like wheat), not to switch to an dairy-free formula.
beffer2000 3 years ago
:) Sorry for shouting. I just am really open to people having allergies - I am actually allergic to the cold!!! :( so I get a lot of flack saying it's made up -- it so is NOT. Of course I do agree with trying to figure out how to breast feed -- I was the only one of my siblings not to be breast fed and I have the most ailments. :(
OwlLove214 3 years ago
oh try a dust buster... or hair dryer... and a snuggly is awesome.
wpgpeanut 3 years ago
my first child loved pink floyd the wall, I played it a lot when I was prego... and he loved it after as well. The pacifer is awesome... my daughter was a thumb sucker though.. which sucks cause she still is.. and I don't know how to stop her. I need help on that one.. lol The gas stuff I never used but I am glad it is helping.... and you can tell when you a parent when you get happy when she poops and farts.. lol
wpgpeanut 3 years ago
Jen, I can remember being you, as I said in your first video, and here is my suggestion, if you've tried all these, which I did, except for maybe the Jack in bottle one, and it doesn't help? Here's my shoulder. ;)
LAArtGallery 3 years ago
Aww, I missed that episode of you asking for advice. I would have told you my experience with my son. He cried constantly from day one and there were several problems! One his formula had to be changed, the one he had was irritating his little tummy and yes the gas drops worked miracles! Second he began to develop ear infections, poor thing had 3 before he was 4 months old! Once we resolved those he quieted down and then I began adding a little rice cereal and giving chamomile baths at night!
mtamorphis 3 years ago
this is a community !
msgg81 3 years ago
yay! I'm glad shes doing better and your doing better! (soothers really ARE magical things! plus they are easier to take away when the time comes than thumbs. lol.
saraha55 3 years ago
That mythreeguys lady really knows her stuff! I heard she learned it all from her husband. : )
I think you're doing a great job just by asking for suggestions ... and knowing which ones are crap - GEEZ Ardenwolfe! : )
bnessel1973 3 years ago
Part two of the paci fairy:
Let her know she is a big girl now and some other little baby needs her paci. Then get her a new toy on the sly and put it in the bag where you put the pacifiers after she is asleep.
Then dispose of the pacifiers how you wish to. I don't know if they can be recycled but I assume they could be. My son only had two and I saved both in his baby box. =)
- Heidi
blackcat2enterprises 3 years ago
You know, sometimes it just takes a few weeks for them to get used to being out in the world....
I think you should GO WITH THE PACIFIER thing if it works! Neither of my kids would take it, but Joe sucked a bottle at night til he was four and maia still sucks a bottle (with water in it) at least twice a day. So they get their sucking in other ways.
My theory: whatever works
PS - a first-time moms group is also helpful. do they offer such a thing in your area?
berzerkeley 3 years ago
Glad she is doing better. I had no advice on the screaming because I don't remember my son ever doing that. He was a really quiet baby.
I do have advice on the pacifiers though. Don't sweat it. Let her have them and when it comes time you think she should give them up plan a visit by the pacifier (paci) fairy. =)
Assuming by this time she is old enough to understand what you are saying tell her that if she gives up the paci then it will go to some other child and she will get a new toy.
blackcat2enterprises 3 years ago
Rice cereal is fine. My mom had to give my youngest brother when he was a baby he's 24 now but she had to put cereal in his bottle too because he was too hungry Formula didn't fill him up but I don't think she started giving it to him until like 2 or 4 months maybe? I don't remember what she told me sorry. She said you just kinda have to watch is all. I'm not a mom only know by what my mom told me. sorry
singingbabe26 3 years ago
Hey Jen, I'm glad she's doing better!
Brianswers 3 years ago
holy crap I gave you a lot of advice but you asked for it! I never give mommies unsolicited advice if I can help it because I remember people telling me what to do all the time and I was like...SHUT UP! :) Love ya!
mythreeguys 3 years ago
Good luck Jen! I was worried about the chiropractor thing too but we became friends with one and I learned so much and started some therapy myself and realized that they really barely touch the baby, just very gentle, no cracking of any kind! :)
mythreeguys 3 years ago