I'm going to cheat and say two things! I want Olive to sleep through the night and take a bottle. I want Charlie to be a much better eater and not have any constipation problems!
What would you change right now? (You can have two too. ;))
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i'd love it if c was less clingy and shy around strangers at first. he used to be super extroverted, but lately he's taken to wrapping himself around my leg when meeting someone new-ish.
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ooh hehe. I'll take two! I would say less whiny and for his ear infection to be cured overnight. I absolutely hate it when he's sick.
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Hmmmm...I wish she would take longer naps. Her two naps used to be really good (up to 2 hours each) but now each nap is about 1-1h 20minutes.
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to be a better napper!
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I would love it if he would sleep through the night (still wakes up once a night most nights) ... and be able to go back to sleep after waking without nursing!
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oh I'm gonna claim a third. No rules here, right? No more night wakings / night terrors! I've hated them ever since the beginning and nothing we try helps. We may have to take him to a sleep specialist some day soon.
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Hands down, I'd like LO to be completely free of allergies. My second would be that she be less clingy.
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All three of my boys I would pick instant potty trained as I am in the midst of getting that done and I am exhausted. With my daughter it would be for her to keep through the night in her crib
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Better napper and more efficient nurser!
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No tantrums and no nut allergies
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@Andrea: oh no, you have a nut allergy with your LO?
I'd say I'd have to choose no more night wakings. That would solve most of our problems. As a distant second I'd want him to eat a wider range of foods.
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@looch: yes, we tried peanut butter twice and she had a reaction so we have an appointment with an allergist in a few weeks. =(
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@Andrea: uggg, that sucks! I know you were holding off trying and I forgot to ask you about it.
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@looch: yeah, I can't believe it! No one has food allergies in our family. Ho hum. I just hope she's in the 20% of kids that will grow out of it.
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@Andrea: Sorry to hear that! We have nut allergies too. (Cashew and pistachio) She had never even been exposed to a pistachio and she was allergic. We knew because she reacted to cashews when I just had them in the car with her... so it's pretty bad!
Oh and what would I change? The current whining phase for sure!
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@Mrs. Jacks: wow, just being in the car with it, that is so scary. =( We don't eat a lot of nuts in our family, mainly only peanut butter, so I am not sure about other nuts yet.
Agree, I am lumping whining into tantrums. Dislike!
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I would love to DD's being clingy with me to stop along with her whining. Oh and our dog's clingy with me as well so I just really want to be left alone by everyone right now.
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The only thing I'd change is her night sleep! Would love for her to go from 7pm-7am!
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Better napper but still be a good night sleeper!
And stop freaking out at the boob!@mrs. wagon: that makes me so sad that lil wagon needs to see a sleep specialist!
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Well for sure sleeping better! I would be totally fine with ONE night feeding, if he slept from 8pm to 8am waking at 4am to eat - I'd be blissfully happy!
And that our thrush would go away. It cleared up on him, but not me, so he got it again!! ugh. It's been nearly 2 weeks
And today he was doing a bit of a nursing strike again. I hate hate hate it.@Andrea: oooh that is so unfortunate! I love nuts.
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@Mrs. Jacks: I knew a girl in high school who had a nut (any nut) allergy SO badly that you couldn't even eat a nut before going to see her or she would get a crazy reaction. Her allergies were so bad it was life or death.
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@Coco Bee: I've heard of kids who died when someone kissed them after eating peanut butter. It's scary!
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@Mrs. Jacks: yeah it's so unfortunate. DH and I LOVE all nuts and peanut butter so I REALLY hope DS doesn't get an allergy. We might even wait longer than the suggested 3 years before giving it to him just in case.
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@Coco Bee: I wish that would help, but new research shows that earlier introduction is better.
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@Mrs. Jacks: oh for real? I had no idea. What is the ideal age now?
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Age at the Introduction of Solid Foods During the First Year and Allergic Sensitization at Age 5 Years
CONCLUSION: Late introduction of solid foods was associated with increased risk of allergic sensitization to food and inhalant allergens.
Pediatrics 2010Early Consumption of Peanuts in Infancy Is Associated With a Low Prevalence of Peanut Allergy Pediatrics 2008.
This is a rapidly changing field and I don't think there is a consensus for ideal age for introduction anymore. Just be sensible and introduce one new food at a time so that you can assess any adverse effects.
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@Mrs. Jacks: I do wish I had introduced nuts earlier but I was too scared! When did you first give it to Lala?
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@Andrea: As soon as I knew we had a problem with cashews and pistachios (I think around 8 months), we gave peanut butter just prior to a peds visit.
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I wish my son would start talking! It's stressing me out!
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I wish my LO would drink cow's milk and I wish she didn't have eczema because I know it makes her so itchy and uncomfortable.
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I would have Caidence stop acting out and Lillian latch on better at first... I nearly dread her initial latch because of pain, it gets better once she gets going at least!
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If Wonder Baby could be a better napper, she's killing me with wearing her all day and it's making her super tired when she doesn't get enough sleep.
Toddler Girl...it's a little thing, but if she could just learn to talk quietly. She doesn't understand the concept of quiet at all and there is usually someone trying to fall asleep here.
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And to add into the allergy conversation, we did peanut butter right away at 6 months (little bits, not enough to gum her up and be a choking hazard) and watched carefully. They say that the first reaction is usually pretty mild but lets you know there's a problem! Our Doctor said to let them try everything as young as possible...to the horror of many people who watched her eat. But they already thought I was trying to kill her with the Baby Led Weaning so, meh?
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@regberadaisy: Ditto to the fussing at the boob.
I wish DS would stop snarfing his milk and instead eat for more then 5 minutes.....and stop crying at the end of his feedings (still trying to figure out why...)
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For my LO to take longer naps and fall asleep on his own w/o being rocked to sleep.
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@winniebee: I had the same problem with my first (he's 3 now). I thought it was b/c he was still hungry so my husband would insist that I top him off with formula. I'm not sure if that was a good idea since it took almost 3 months for my milk supply to stabilize and be enough for him.
With our second one I decided not to top him off with formula and just let him stay at the boob a little longer for a second let down. He does sometimes cry a little bit (more like a whiny cry) and then my second let down happens and he's happy again. And if he's hungry under 2 hours I'll feed him anyway. I just see it as a growth spurt.
I also found that my supply is lower during certain times of the day, especially if I've been running around doing errands or chores around the house.
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I'd LOVE to get a full night's sleep out of DD but I know that won't happen for a long time. For DS, if he could lose the attitude/listen...ahhh life would be easy!
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I wish she didn't do the fake cry when she doesn't get her way. Her cry face is adorable though at least.
I also found that my supply is lower during certain times of the day, especially if I've been running around doing errands or chores around the house.
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