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@MrsKRB: ha exact same thing here! From like 8-10 she eats non stop! But then does a decent (usually) stretch of sleep. I can't remember when my son grew out of this phase. It's not my favourite. Haha.

@MrsKRB: I actually just read that is what helps the baby get more hindmilk.... which makes baby fuller.....Hense the stretch of sleep afterward! Neat.

Hi ladies! Having two kids seems to mean everyone always needs something, and I haven't adjusted well to how HB fits into that, so finally just caught up on reading this thread haha!!

LO will be 4 weeks Thurs, and I think the baby gods may have decided to bless us, because so far he has been an amazing little sleeper (2 stretches of 5-6 hours starting around 8pm), and I have to get up more with my toddler most nights. I am realizing just how difficult of a newborn in comparison my #1 was, so I feel like we earned our "easy" baby Older brother has always been a fun, but whirlwind of a kid, so it's great that baby is kind of going with the flow.

@starlitsky: Still feeding on demand here. I tried a Eat-Play-Sleep routine with a rough 3 hour schedule, but it was too stressful so I gave up haha.

@starlitsky: I FF so I'm sure that helps! LO #1 was still up constantly at this age though, so I think it's baby's personality too!

I won't try to do a schedule beyond feedings until around 6-8 weeks (4 weeks tomorrow!) I'm not much of a schedule person though. LO1 we didn't form a schedule until he got older and it naturally fell into place, but now we kind of live by it lol

@starlitsky: You can look into the Baby Whisperer book. That's where EASY comes from. It's the same thing as eat play sleep.

@starlitsky: eat/play/sleep is EASY, it's from the baby whisperer!

@MrsKRB: lots of trying and right amount of wake time. If I can catch him right when he's tired but not over tired I rock him till his eyes are closing then lay him down with the pacifier. Half the time I have to give it back to him and pat him on the back a few times before he goes to sleep. Sometimes I have to feed him to sleep but I save that as a last resort. Some days are just terrible and he will only sleep on me, but other days we make progress. It's a slow road.

Can you tell it's nap time for both my boys? This is the first time in a few days they've lined up, but I had to feed LO2 to sleep to make it happen. I'll might like EASY but I'll do whatever it takes to get a double nap!

@starlitsky: On that, I'm not sure. Some kids just don't like them! My guy isn't a fan, but he'll take it when he's tired. He would much rather nurse to sleep, but I just keep giving him the pacifier back instead. Sometimes he'll just fall to sleep without it and gets mad if I try to give it to him!

@starlitsky: in case I sound rested talking about baby, thought I would add that although baby only got up twice last night, I also had to get up three other times with my toddler!!! Something isn't right about that.... Lol!!

@MrsKRB: I'm really type A too and obsessed over DS 1 sleep schedule. I'm trying really hard to not obsess with this guy because it just makes everyone miserable!

Baby girl needs to wear this all day for the next 3 weeks at least due to a slight hip problem.

Mommy guilt is huge. I cried a few times yesterday. Sleep tonight has been rough. She did one 2.5 hr stretch then cried ever since.....

I wish I could just sleep with her on me for night and naps......but then there's her twin .....

@MrsKRB: yeah....so joint stays firmly in socket.. seems like 3 months is a typical duration

I just keep thinking how much less snuggly we will be....how she won't get to roll over....how we can't have the babies sleep together bc she's too squirmy without a swaddle.

Doesn't help my mental state that BFing seems to have taken a turn for the worse for no good reason.

I'm in a rough place today.......

@meadow: wow! That really stinks. She'll be a trooper by the end and thankfully never remember it. Does she have to wear it all day?

Hugs. Bf always has its ups and downs. Don't get too discouraged!

@meadow: You did not do this! And by catching it early, you are really helping her. You are a great mom.

How is everyone feeling physically? How is sleep? How is sex? Life? The big siblings?

@pastemoo: physically I'm feeling pretty much back to normal (except a little fluffy!). Sleep has been going pretty going well, she usually gets up at 3 and 6 am - but getting her down for the night is tough, she is wired from 7-10 or 11. No sex! Haha, but I still have the excuse that I haven't been cleared yet (6 weeks on Thursday!).

@pastemoo: physically ok. Baby takes a lot of work to get back to bed at night some nights so was getting pretty worn out and cranky with my toddler. But this weekend I pumped at 8 ish and then went to bed and let my husband do the first feeding (around 11 pm) and then slept till the next at 2. It was glorious! I don't know if we'll keep doing it because it means less sleep for him but I feel much more able to cope again. Big brother loves the little guy, we just have to try to keep him off of him!

@meadow: my little guy just wears them at night, I get worried he will get cold because he always kicks off his covers.

@pastemoo: I'm feeling pretty normal. I've had sex a couple of times. Ouch. As for sleep I get enough to function. My little guy won't sleep in his crib. I've tried everything. He will only sleep for small chunks which mean I get very little sleep. So we usually start in the recliner & then get into my bed. It's such a bad habit to start but I feel like this is the only way I'll get any sleep. how are you doing?

Does anyone LO never let them put them down? My little guy wants to be held all the time. We have small stretches of "play time" sitting in different things but once he is done he cries till someone picks him up & holds him till next feeding. This literally exhaust me. Like I can't get anything done or heck even go pee without him screaming. I baby wear for the most part but I was wondering if anyone had experience breaking this?!