https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:37:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2309357 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 20:03:59 +0000 gingerbebe 2309357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 3 weeks they have a big growth spurt so that could be part of it. He's probably also farting/sharting a lot. We had a lot of 3-change feedings (before, during, after). One thing that helped is washing his tush in the sink after poops. We used a peri bottle with diluted baby wash and then rinsed him off in warm water. The cold wipes made him angry and I think that many wipes a day can be irritating. And those gowns may help for changes.</p> <p>We also blew a space heater next to where he bathed and let him lay near it after he was wrapped up in a towel and he has loved baths since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2309337 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 19:42:30 +0000 shopaholic 2309337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@iheartleopardprint: Not really comparing, like one is worse than the other. Just really not sure how to stop the constant diaper changing situation because I didn't have to deal with it with LO1 - maybe I need to change some part of our routine. And actually yes, he does seem very gassy quite often. I think because I have a forceful letdown and he gulps and chokes a lot.</p> <p>@Kemma: Ugh.. we are trying to get him to take a paci! I can never get him to take one. DH seems to manage if he is holding the baby AND holding the paci. When can most babies start holding the paci in their mouths by themselves?</p> <p>@Kemma: &amp; @rachiecakes: Interesting about the bath point! I have started filling the sink tub with more water the past few days after his umbilical cord came off and he's started calming down a lot. I think we'll have to transition to the baby tub to try your theory! </p> <p>@rachiecakes: Yes! It's ultimately about being cold/naked I think! lol.. we have a wipes warmer, that I never had to plug in. It's just a pricey wipes holder. I better give the plug a try and see if that helps! :( Not a fan of the paci yet, but we're trying. </p> <p>@kitty: I need to figure the wind v. hunger thing out! I tell DH he can't always be hungry, but he does almost always start rooting. Glad to hear it's started sorting itself out for you and maybe just a phase!</p> <p>@Rockies11: Thanks for sharing!</p> <p>@twodoghouse: lol. so not gender-specific! ;) Sensitive - I can understand that. And yay if that means earlier PT'ing!!!</p> <p>@Corduroy: haha - I like your LC. Sounds like he likes the boob as his lovey/soothing technique! I just can't handle it now with chasing a toddler too. I wish I could figure out how to nurse in a carrier, but it never works for me. </p> <p>@blackbird: haha! THANKS!</p> <p>@ldh112: Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308790 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:40:05 +0000 ldh112 2308790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I feel like all I did was nurse those first 4 weeks. I remember seeing 15-18 times in 24 hours on my App (Sprout) as well. It'll get better soon but that doesn't make it any easier in the moment I know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308715 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:04:28 +0000 blackbird 2308715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 weeks is a pretty shitty age. Hang in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308697 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 09:53:45 +0000 Corduroy 2308697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds normal in my experience. My boy doesn't mind a dirty diaper but he hated diaper changes for the first 8 weeks or so. It started with his first one in the hospital. We always got comments from anyone watching a diaper change. My daughter never minded. He pooped pretty much every time he nursed and be nursed a lot. I only used BabyConnect about 1x week because it was a full time job. One day I tracked 17 nursing sessions. The LC I saw was not phased at all. She just said that was the baby I got. MIL came to visit and one day at 3pm she flipped out because she hadn't gotten to hold the baby yet because he had been nursing every moment he was awake (and would wake if I put him down).</p> <p>DH and I tried all the other soothing techniques we could find. I thought we were 5S masters after having our colicky daughter. This boy only responded to the boob. DS wouldn't take a pacifier (yet, I'm still optomistic) but I'm sure that would help. And although I was determined to follow EASY with this baby, DS was more determined to show me he was in charge.</p> <p>Now at 3 months I can stretch out nursing sessions by walking him in the carrier and one of his naps is decent in the crib so I get a little break. I go back to work in a few weeks and I'm sure that will help train him to stretch out feedings too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308556 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 08:10:16 +0000 twodoghouse 2308556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD was like this too (her twin bro was not, so for us it's not a boy thing :grin: ). Our friends used to tease us about how often we changed her, but even a slightly wet diaper would make her soooo angry. We just had to wait it out and eventually it got better, but she is just more particular and sensitive about things in general. For what it's worth, she's 17 months and for about the last week she's been telling me when she needs to pee and sits on the potty to do it. I can't help but wonder if it's related to her hatred of diaper changes as a newborn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308532 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 07:53:18 +0000 Rockies11 2308532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: my first was like this. She nursed continously until I weaned her at 2 and prior to weaning her I was against weaning and wanted to do a baby led approach. At 2 she nursed more than my newborn! On her very first day of life, she pooped 9 times! The poop thing tapered off at around 4 months, but the nursing never did. I would definitely try a paci, but mine never took one. I think it's a disposition thing. I coslept to get more sleep at night.</p> <p>ETA: I think it's a disposition thing because I did the exact same thing with LO #2, and she never nursed that much ever and never pooped that frequently either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308486 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 07:05:22 +0000 bushelandapeck 2308486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son was the same...he was pretty fussy/difficult for the first few months, and honestly his temperament is still that way at 3 😉 DD never minded diapers and was very easy going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308457 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 06:23:25 +0000 kitty 2308457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little guy is 5.5 weeks and he also loves the boob and hates diaper changes. We had a poop/change/poop cycle for a short while but it sorted itself out when we just started leaving him a little longer until he got it all out. He doesn't hate being dirty though. Also seconding what @iheartleopardprint said about wind- C sometimes acts hungry when he's actually just uncomfortable from wind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308434 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 05:05:43 +0000 rachiecakes 2308434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J was like this too. We didn't go through as many diapers but he hated diaper changes and baths at first.<br /> For me, that wipes warmer everyone says is a wage of money was 10000% worth the $18, lol. He'd grunt and arch and cry when he was changed and that made is so much better.<br /> And definitely as PP suggested about being immersed in a deeper tub. As long as J wasn't wet/cold he was happy - the bath and wet diapers were when he would be wet/cold and miserable.<br /> He also nursed 24/7. We tried a pacifier but he didn't really take it. He did find his thumb and has been a thumbsucker ever since though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308431 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 04:45:33 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2308431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds very normal. Maybe give him until like 6 weeks and then stretch the feeds? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308428 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 03:51:11 +0000 Kemma 2308428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: has your wee guy started taking a paci yet? I know that my little guy loves to suck but doesn't always want the milk so I'm just wondering if a paci or clean finger might help with the nursing - pooping - angry cycle?</p> <p>With the bathing issue, have you tried a really deep and hot bath? My guy wasn't keen on the baby bath but loved floating in our big bath full of quite hot water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308423 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 03:23:56 +0000 iheartleopardprint 2308423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say it's a boy thing. DS was always hungry, although we never had issues with his nappy.</p> <p>They say no two babies are the same, I would stop comparing and just enjoy it as much as you can. </p> <p>On a side note, is he having issues with wind? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308419 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:54:38 +0000 shopaholic 2308419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: lol thanks for this at least! Dh is convinced it's a boy thing - hating to be messed with and wanting to constantly eat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308414 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:31:35 +0000 lamariniere 2308414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was pretty much my DS from birth to 3 months! I don't have a lot of advice since I really struggled with it too, but big hugs! It will get better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-break-the-cycle#post-2308405 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 02:03:50 +0000 shopaholic 2308405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't quite know where to put this. DS is 3 weeks and already SO different of a baby than DD was. </p> <p>He doesn't tolerate a wet or dirty diaper. He HATES being fussed with in the form of being changed (both diapers and clothes) and being bathed (though that is slowly improving). He hates being fussed with so much, it typically results in a lot of grunting, arching, thrashing around that he ends up pooping. Like, as soon as a new diaper is put on - sometimes not even closed yet. It's like Anger. Crying. Grunting. Poop. Repeat. We can go through 4-5 diapers in less than 1/2 hr. We try to wait to change the diaper, but for instance, what to do after bath/bedtime. I can't try to swaddle or put him to sleep with a dirty diaper on. And changing him gets him all worked up again. Usually nursing will calm him down to go to sleep, but he'll end up with a dirty diaper again so quickly. </p> <p>Have I mentioned this boy nurses like crazy. Sometimes he just snacks, sometimes he's attached to the boob for half an hour! Even the LC we saw yesterday was shocked when I looked at my app and said he nursed 15 times in 24hrs. So factor in the diaper changes with the constant nursing - I feel like I'm in a vicious cycle I need to break. Either by stretching out the time between nursing and/or figure out some way to change him without getting him all worked up to pee/poop immediately again and again. </p> <p>I know he is a newborn and mostly just a phase, but I really think it's just so crazy. Or maybe I'm just really sleep-deprived and this is all normal? We're going through a pack of diapers almost every 2 days. This is all so foreign to me. DD never cared about a dirty diaper and barely made a peep to signal she was hungry. I pretty much relied on my app and a timer to feed/change her. Any advice? </p>