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Reminder charts for midnight madness?
As a new father of twin boys I often find myself at 3 AM, when I am
not thinking very clearly and do not have loads of patience, confronted with one or more unhappy babies. They've been home about 4 weeks and I am learning slowly what possibilities exist for calming the boys. They include: Feeding Swaddling Pacifier Placing in vibro-massage seat Cuddling Singing (this has not worked yet) Changing diaper Placing in sling Burping Placing on tummy temporarily Then you have the behaviors that lead you to choose one or the other. OK this is where it gets tricky. I've learned that constant loud crying/screaming is usually a sign of being hungry. Less intense fussy/fidgety is often wet/poopy diaper. Digestion/peristalsys/gas is usually loud groaning (I also don't know what to do about this except let it happen). There is also bored/lonely which might be occasional crying. Along with the feeding schedule and diaper count we are tracking on our white board, I'm thinking of coming up with a checklist of "what finally worked" to settle one or the other kid down. Just wondered if anyone had already done something like this. It's OK to say I will learn it as I go along but I want my kids to get to that "happy place" ASAP. |
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Reminder charts for midnight madness?
"Gary" wrote in message om... As a new father of twin boys I often find myself at 3 AM, when I am not thinking very clearly and do not have loads of patience, confronted with one or more unhappy babies. They've been home about 4 weeks and I am learning slowly what possibilities exist for calming the boys. They include: Feeding Swaddling Pacifier Placing in vibro-massage seat Cuddling Singing (this has not worked yet) Changing diaper Placing in sling Burping Placing on tummy temporarily Then you have the behaviors that lead you to choose one or the other. OK this is where it gets tricky. I've learned that constant loud crying/screaming is usually a sign of being hungry. Less intense fussy/fidgety is often wet/poopy diaper. Digestion/peristalsys/gas is usually loud groaning (I also don't know what to do about this except let it happen). There is also bored/lonely which might be occasional crying. Along with the feeding schedule and diaper count we are tracking on our white board, I'm thinking of coming up with a checklist of "what finally worked" to settle one or the other kid down. Just wondered if anyone had already done something like this. It's OK to say I will learn it as I go along but I want my kids to get to that "happy place" ASAP. You could also possibly be trying too many things and over-stimulating? How about after double checking to see if they are hungry, dirty nappy or in pain, presuming they are tired and not rocking or singing etc. I used to find that sitting next to the baby in the crib with the light off, gently holding their hand, having them swaddled and just saying 'shhhhhhhhhh' used to settle them down eventually. You will know if they are over-stimulated if they look as though they are trying to get away from you, turning their head away and generally looking cranky!! HTH Marie |
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Reminder charts for midnight madness?
The only chart I ever tried to do was one their wake up/feeding times
and who got what.....that quickly went out the door because that was 10 seconds of precious sleeping time! Plus with babes....what worked last night wont nec. work tonight! With babes, its pretty much a basic routine....change, feed, burp, and cuddle back to sleep....any way you can-if necessary!! I must say I am envious.....there's a LOT of dads on this newsgroup that actually help!! Kudos!! -- Gwen, Designer Wraps SAHM to James (9-98) Austin and Amber (5-02) tired of eBay? Try these great alternatives! www.tobuytwo.com ....auction house for families of multiples (but singletons can use it too!) www.familyauction.com www.wahmall.com www.wahmauctions.com "Gary" wrote in message om... As a new father of twin boys I often find myself at 3 AM, when I am not thinking very clearly and do not have loads of patience, confronted with one or more unhappy babies. They've been home about 4 weeks and I am learning slowly what possibilities exist for calming the boys. They include: Feeding Swaddling Pacifier Placing in vibro-massage seat Cuddling Singing (this has not worked yet) Changing diaper Placing in sling Burping Placing on tummy temporarily Then you have the behaviors that lead you to choose one or the other. OK this is where it gets tricky. I've learned that constant loud crying/screaming is usually a sign of being hungry. Less intense fussy/fidgety is often wet/poopy diaper. Digestion/peristalsys/gas is usually loud groaning (I also don't know what to do about this except let it happen). There is also bored/lonely which might be occasional crying. Along with the feeding schedule and diaper count we are tracking on our white board, I'm thinking of coming up with a checklist of "what finally worked" to settle one or the other kid down. Just wondered if anyone had already done something like this. It's OK to say I will learn it as I go along but I want my kids to get to that "happy place" ASAP. |
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Reminder charts for midnight madness?
G'day
Gary wrote: As a new father of twin boys I often find myself at 3 AM, when I am not thinking very clearly and do not have loads of patience, confronted with one or more unhappy babies. Great to see Dads helping out so much. Just wanted to give you a pat on the back. Digestion/peristalsys/gas is usually loud groaning (I also don't know what to do about this except let it happen). From another thread on mkb about gassy babies... I also find that carrying baby around on their belly, along the long part of your arm, helps. I was just going to suggest this. My mum showed me this when DS was born. It helps get gas out of both ends 8-) I always found this a better way to burp DS. You put their head facing towards your elbow, drape their body over your forearm and hold their stomach in your hand of that same arm. You can stroke or pat their back with the other hand. DS used to give out some jolly good belches and then fall asleep like that. Hope that helps DrRuth Mum to Joshua Eamon (Nov 15th, 2001) http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~drruth/joshua/ |
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