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@travelgirl1: Our problem isn’t getting Em to go to sleep; it’s keeping her asleep. I’ve been trying to put her down drowsy but awake whenever possible. It doesn’t always work this way though. Sometimes she’ll pass out while nursing or laying on one of us, so then we’ll just put her down asleep. Now that she’s getting older, I’ve been trying to get better about a nighttime routine with a bath (every other night), quiet time, jammies, story, and bed. I had been feeding last, but am thinking maybe I should move this before the story so I don’t create a habit of nursing to sleep. We try to put her down around 7:30, but sometimes it ends up closer to 8pm. The hardest thing for me to figure out is when her last nap should be. We often get to an awkward point (around 5-5:30) where she has been up for a while and starting to get cranky, but it is too soon for bed. When this happens, we’ve been trying for the nap – even if it pushes bedtime out a half hour or so.
She weighs about 13lbs 5oz now. But I think she lost a little weight while she was sick. I think she was closer to 14lbs before that.

@ChelseaRose: I was curious about the Merlin sleep suit. What’s it like? It kind of looks like a snow suit! Surely it’s a lighter material though?

@SleepyMonkey: I wish he weren't so big.. I'm short and he's getting harder to lift into the crib I've never tried Pilates but maybe ill look online for free videos on YouTube. We're suffering distracted nursing as well... Sometimes I'm not sure when to cut him off bc I want him to fill up but it takes forever when he takes one gulp and pulls off to chatter or look around.

@Mrs. Tricycle: eep I'm interested to hear about the sleep training. DH has been keen on exploring options but I'm trying to give him more time to work it out naturally bc he seems to be trying to. Glad stuffs good otherwise!

@highwire: that's great that she slept well without the swaddle! You're lucky that the transition was easy for your LO. @scg00387: I think we are going to do sleep training when he is about six months and get rid of the pacifier if he doesn't self wean from it sooner.
@SLR: we are dealing with the awkward evening thing too. He used to nap and get up around 6:45/7, which worked great for starting bedtime routine at 8:30, down around 9. His naps have been really inconsistent lately and he sometimes won't nap past 6/6:15, which means I need to start bedtime stuff around 7:30. I hate that we haven't had a consistent bedtime recently. In preparation for going back to work we are going to start waking him up at the same time everyday to see if that helps. He hasn't quite been making it to what I consider morning recently. When I feed him at 4-6am I always put him back down and let him sleep, which is sometimes until 9/9:15. We decided that we are going to get him up at 7:15/7:30 regardless of when he was last up. I hope this helps his naps normalize because they have been ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours with no predictability.

@highwire: I try for 8 pm. Yesterday it was 8:30, but she slept through until 6. So sad to not get more time together!

@SleepyMonkey: I've only had luck if I give him my finger to hold and keep offering. Sometimes he'll be distracted by something specific so I try to move my head and break his sight line. It's frustrating bc today I persisted and then he ate really well after ten mins of dithering... But then I feel like we wasted his awake time if I try and he doesn't eat any more! Glad the check up went well!

@scg00387: I know it is pretty crazy! And she still takes like 3 naps earlier in the day also (usually about 45-1 hour long!)

She is a sleepy lady LOL

My poor little guy had his first cold. He's not in daycare, but we spend time every week with other moms and babies so he probably picked it up that way. He's been coughing a little bit and sounds congested. Luckily, no fever. We have his 4 month appointment next week, but I wonder if they will end up givin him shots if he has a cold. I'm also not feeling well today, but that's due to an awful case of food poisoning. My mom came over to help me today because I feel so weak and needed to get some sleep after being up all night. My little guy decided to take it easy on us last night and slept from 8:30-5, husband gave him the pacifier and then he slept until about 6:45. Night two with the Merlin's magic suit appears to be a success.

Thanks, ladies. I'm eating some soup and counting down until my husband gets home.

@ChelseaRose: Yuck Hope you both feel better soon! Glad the sleepsuit is working for you!

We had our first one night wake up last night, eep!! 7:30-7 with a feed at 3. He squawked and opened his eyes around 5 but put himself back to sleep until 7!! HUGE! I know most of you are STTN'ers but... this is big for me anyways! He went down well at 7:30 again and I would be over the moon if it happened again.

@ChelseaRose: aww hope you and LO feel better soon!!

@scg00387: yay!! hope it sticks!

we've been going through that weird last nap issue too. LO seems fussier these past couple nights and i think its a sign she wants to sleep earlier. right now i put her down at 830 so i'm going to slowly inch it up.

i can't believe some of your LO's are already at 4 months! is anyone thinking about starting solids yet? i haven't read much about the benefits of starting earlier or later but i know it'll be fun once we start!

Last night was rough. She went down at 815, up at 1130, 330, 5, and up for the day at 630.

Yawn. I think she has a little cold. She's in a good mood, but sounds super stuffy (but I see no boogers in her nose)

Awww all your babies weigh so much more than my little slip of a thing! She's just over 12lb and 16 weeks old! She's doing well on her growth curve though, I guess she just isn't meant to be a big girl. Tall though!

Glad all your babies seem to be doing so well in daycare. I can't believe how old they're all getting now. Seems like two minutes ago we were all waiting to pop : )

@highwire: wow, that's awesome! I'm not going to stop swaddling until she rolls consistently.

@ChelseaRose: oh no. Hope your little man feels better soon. Its so tough to see them feeling unwell.

Thanks for the well wishes for my little guy. He's still congested and coughing, but doesn't seem to be getting any worse.

Is anyone else dealing with a lot of hair loss right now? In the past 2-3 weeks it seems to have increased a lot. I have long, thick hair to begin with, but it just seems like a lot. I'm eating enough, drinking lots of water, taking a prenatal, and just started taking biotin. Is there anything else that can be done to help? I think I'm going to get my hair cut this week, which should make me feel a little better. Also, my hairdresser (a friend, same age as me) had a baby about a month before I did so I can ask her more about this too.

@ChelseaRose: yes the shedding has picked up pretty dramatically. I find hair in L's diapers and in my bra, everywhere. Its just all the hair we didn't lose during pregnancy. I don't think we can do much but wait it out and get a haircut to help hide the thinning hair. Good news is that it will grow back. Bad news is that it'll take awhile and its super stressful in the meantime.