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Jun 10, 2006 10:08

Changing little boy diapers is so easy compared to girls, even on intact boys. I suppose there are less places for stuff to hide. Timothy is getting better at sidelying nursing so I'm getting more sleep. And I am feeling like I'm finally healing. It still hurts but less so ( Read more... )

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cosleeping??? marcheurreveur June 10 2006, 18:10:03 UTC

cosleeping???does that mean you shouldn't sleep in the bed with the baby??? the pros and cons of that are pretty straight forward. i always figured anyway.

Re: cosleeping??? mommydaze June 26 2006, 21:01:50 UTC

According the AAP, no you should not. They recommend a separate sleeping surface in the same room as the parents (either a crib or a cosleeper that attaches to the bed) The theory being there is not a fool proof way to make cosleeping safe because reviews of death certificates show that a higher percentage of babies who cosleep die than those who sleep in cribs. And studies where they tried to make cosleeping safer didn't completely eliminate the higher death rate. These studies (or at least the write ups of them) don't give good numbers about exact risks and are mostly funded by crib manufactures so their design may be baised to start with. They also don't discuss the higher number of children that die or are injured in crib accidents. In general I believe cosleeping is safe and the close human contact is best for babies, particularly breastfed ones. There are emotional and health benefits ( ... )

marcheurreveur June 10 2006, 18:29:50 UTC

by the by, have you tried a bottle yet?

mommydaze June 26 2006, 20:38:41 UTC

I'm seriously behind on replying to comments...sorry

no we haven't done the bottle yet. Really should start soon. I stopped pumping during the thrush incident and I am not looking forward to building up my supply again. Although it would be an excuse to have a dark beer :).

ladybluestar June 10 2006, 19:34:13 UTC

As for pacifiers, all my children were on them from the beginning--Brandon and Toby also started on bottles out of necessity. I had a bit of trouble getting Brandon to breastfeed at first, but that was largely due to a physical problem on my side, rather than lack of desire on his. Otherwise, I had few nursing problems.

As for the debate about which side to sleep on, I remember reading about that when I was pregnant with Brandon. The reasoning was blood flow, but I had always slept on my right and so everytime I woke up, would switch to my left and keeping going back and forth all night. To this day, if I wake up on one side (doesn't matter which one) I have to lie back down on the other side, or else I am incredibly uncomfortable.

There is a lot of individuality, and it's unfair to make sweeping generalities.

mommydaze June 11 2006, 22:43:36 UTC

Some "helpful" relatives gave Vivi a pacifier (without asking me) to try to make my life easier. It completely messed up her latch and caused a month of breastfeeding issues ending with a bout of mastitis. When she was older I would occasionally use one.

Yes the theory was blood flow. But they later realized that it would make the mom dizzy and instinctly turn over before it affected the baby. This was after I forced myself to sleep on my side for months even though it hurt my back terribly.

ladybluestar June 12 2006, 00:31:11 UTC

"Helpful" indeed. *eyeroll*

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mommydaze June 11 2006, 22:52:13 UTC

Babies who suck on pacifier in their sleep are supposidely less likely to die of sids, possibly because the act of sucking keeps them from sleeping as deeply and keeps them breathing ( ... )

kupi99 June 12 2006, 18:00:15 UTC

just pray they dont suck their thumb! :) i did, for years, and my parents tried to get me to quit, but nothing doing. and yes, i had braces.

although this weekend i figured it must be firmly attatched to the female genes in my family when i saw my littlest cousin sucking her thumb. all the girl cousins in my family sucked their thumbs as children, none of the boys did. :)

mommydaze June 26 2006, 20:44:55 UTC

I sucked my thumb too and it was a very emotional thing. I have a theory that kids who are nursed on demand and have 24/7/365 access to the breast are less likely to suck on/get emotionally attached to fingers but am not sure. It seemed to work with both patrick and vivi. Most of the kids I know who sucked on a finger were either on scheduled minimal nursing, bottle fed or had moms who worked. But I am seriously considering a pacifier for timmy or even sticking his thumb in his mouth, I can barely put him down without him screaming.