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@Zbug: A is the same! He is much more interested in standing and sitting (with help) than being on his back or belly to roll over.

@Zbug: Our baby is similar! Loves sitting up, almost zero interest in rolling. She rolls from tummy to back by accident. She has never gone the other way (although when I put her on her back at night, she often ends up sleeping on her side).

@singingbee: I hope your LO feels better soon! That's a scary situation. I would have done the same thing.

We started sleep training (Ferber) last night after weeks of never ending motn wakeups. It went better than expected (I actually only had to go in twice). I am optimistic about her sleep for the first time in ages.

Sleep hell over here too. We finally got her in the crib for all naps/sleep. For a few days she was taking longer naps (1 hour+!) but recently back to tiny naps. Also recently back to 2 wakeups- and SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER style. I literally don't know what to do. We are slated to start sleep training tomorrow night and I don't know if I can do it. I spent yesterday watching her rub her eyes, clearly tired, and REFUSE to nap. And then wake up 30 minutes after she went down, SCREAMING. I was sobbing and just saying to her "I don't know what to do for you!!!!" Miserable. It seems like no matter how long we leave her crying she doesn't stop, and when we do go in to comfort her, unless we take her out of the crib/room/situation and give up, nothing will help her. I honestly don't see how any of us could survive sleep training (we plan to try Ferber.) Feeling very stressed.

Also our rent just got raised so we're considering moving. And I'm worried about work. I can't take all the stress in my life right now.

@MrsMed: I'm here! I think we are all just busy probably! we just got back from a loooong trip. Traveling is so different now with LO but she did great. Otherwise it's been same old same old for us - LO is delightful & growing & changing, but her sleep is still horrendous & I'm losing my mind.

Re: teeth - S is drooling & chewing a lot (and biting when she nurses!) but I'm not sure she's truly teething. No visible nubbins. I've heard the amber necklaces are great though!

Are we the only ones (1) not rolling & (2) not doing solids yet?

@MrsMed: I'm here! I'm here! We have been dealing with tons of drool and hand chewing with nothing to show for it yet. Hyla is getting over another upper respiratory infection and I am getting over bronchitis.

I miss you guys.

We are still here!!! Lo had croup 2 weeks ago and still has the bad cough, just not as scary.

We are rolling and into solids, but still struggling with sitting up. We did some pictures yesterday and poor thing fell over twice. I was the bad mom who wasn't there to catch her.

We finally have two teeth poking through and she repeats hello. It's not totally clear, but you can tell what it is.

She is horrible at sleeping now and tonight she was all excited to go to dh and then screamed when he held her. Broke my heart for him and her.

Here are her teeth.

Well Hello Ladies! Hi @daniellemybelle, @catlady, @avivoca, @singingbee and @Mrs. Yoyo!
Now I don't feel so bad for being missing in action for so long -- everyone's busy chasing after their little ones.

I hope your LOs are on the mend.

Okay so we weren't sleeping even before this teething stage. I'm seriously considering co-sleeping (even though I was against it) because she seemed to settle down and go to sleep for extended periods when she was in our bed! I will say, the nights I tell DH to go sleep in the guest room so he can have a sound night of Zzzs for work the next day are kinda nice. I stretch out. Then I miss him. I'm conflicted.
But I digress. Rolls are few and far between, but that's in part because Georgi's NEVER on her back because we're candidates for the helmet. ( don't judge me. ) We're going to physical therapy to correct it before resorting to the helmet. Summer in a helmet won't be fun.
She is standing up a lot (with help)and shrieking which makes me laugh. Generally, she's a ton of fun. Except at 3:45am.
If anyone is coming to Chicago anytime soon, look me up.

@Zbug: I hate wonder weeks! I am starting to think that babies just have wonder lives & that the whole idea of wonder weeks is a crock, because it seems like they are always in one!

@MrsMed: I was really against co-sleeping mainly for safety reasons in the beginning but now that LO is big & strong I don't worry about it. I don't know if the safety concerns are why you are against it, but I wouldn't worry about that as much at this age. I always put pillows on the floor next to the bed just in case she takes a tumble but the way she likes to sleep she would have to take my boob with her

@Mrs. Yoyo: Are y'all transitioning to 2 naps already, you think? I thought that wasn't until more like 8 months? Time is flying! LO still needs 3 solid naps for sure & she definitely needs them to be longer than they have been. Her wake time between the last 2 naps is stretching quite a bit though. She can stay awake for as long as 3 hours & be happy.

@singingbee: Wow, what a big girl, saying hello! I need to start practicing "mama" with S! She will mimic noises so I might be able to get her to do it

@avivoca: Why does no one listen to Mama!? I think S is going to love solids - she is SO into food right now. But we are going to wait just a bit longer.

@Mrs. Yoyo: Ugh. If it's not one thing, it's another, right!?

@avivoca: We are in the exact same boat today! Actually only had 1.5 hours of naps total - three 30 min naps - and SO cranky. We had visitors today & I felt so bad because she was no fun for them

Hyla's random fever makes me wonder if maybe she is teething?

Hey mamas! So glad to see everyone back. Things have been super hectic here between work, baby and letting go of our nanny. Great to hear of everyone's LO's development. I especially appreciate that all the babes are developing in different ways which just reminds me that there is no one size fits all.

Like many of your babes, Alex is not so interested in rolling, but he is trying to sit up himself and hold himself up. He also loves to stand and can hang onto the couch or coffee table for a bit. He's still waking 1-2 times a night and we usually bring him in bed around 4/4:30 until he is up between 7-7:30. We will start solids in the next week or so when he is six months. Other then that, what I love most of all though it that he is genuinely just a happy baby. Oh and no teeth yet but lots of drool, hand chewing and biting.

Hyla woke up screaming last night, full-on terrified screaming, and didn't calm down for hour. It reminded me of the newborn days. Ugh.

@avivoca: Oh, poor thing!

@singingbee: Is Motrin supposed to be better for teething than Tylenol?

Sleep training is on hold right now. I am basically working up the gumption to do it again 100%. I would really love for her to get caught up on rest too so she's not overtired when we do it... but obviously if she were sleeping well we wouldn't have to sleep train, would we? She is averaging 25-30 minute naps now, when she needs more like 1.5 hours each time. Oh, I remember the good nap days in the swing...!

I gave her some Tylenol tonight to see if maybe she is teething & it helps. I can't tell what swollen gums look/feel like? But every time I touch her mouth she bites down hard & gets fussy. The drool has been like a fountain lately too.

@daniellemybelle: some say yes because it helps with inflammation. I honestly think she was better on the Tylenol but I'm not sure just yet.

Y'all. I'm in sleep hell. It's going to be a long night. Lo is used to nursing to sleep and it just got worse when she had croup, we were on vacation, and teeth cutting. It's killing me. Dh is working out of town, but we are going to move her to her own room and start getting her to fall asleep on her own.

@daniellemybelle: @singingbee: @avivoca: @Zbug: Sleep Hell is still in full swing here. LO was up every couple hours starting at midnight. He still hasn't gotten the memo that he's supposed to be sleeping 12 hours instead of 10. And the naps, oh the naps. ALL OVER THE PLACE. I was so, so hoping he would take a long one this morning to make up for the crap sleep overnight, but NOPE.

I don't know how much longer I'll give it ... but I'm starting to consider sleep training. I'm a zombie.

@Mrs. Yoyo: @daniellemybelle: @singingbee: @avivoca: @Zbug: I'm with you guys. Sleep at night has somewhat improved (less waking up fussing) but her naps are KIIILLLLLLINGGGGG me. Oh and I'm sleeping in her room. On the most uncomfortable bed ever. But yeah, the naps are 30 minutes norm (sometimes 40-50 if I'm lucky.) She's going to bed at 5:30pm because she's exhausted! I'm lucky that she's typically not grumpy, but she will WAKE UP, and 10 minutes later, be rubbing her eyes and tired. I'm like DUDE... YOU ARE TIRED. SLEEP. She also too has been sometimes waking up SCREAMING. At least now I too don't think it's teething. We kept giving tylenol and then I said ya know what, it's not helping.

I also *think* her front teeth area feels a little swollen but ya know what? I've been expecting a tooth daily since 3 months so I give up.

The good stuff? She just moved to size 3 diapers (omgggggg where is my baby) and is working on sitting up. Rolling is a breeze for her now and she's holding herself up more now while on her belly. LOVES supported standing, walking in her walker, and supported walking. She loves to "chase" the pugs and squeals with delight. So much laughing and smiles!! I'm excited for her to hopefully crawl.

Also I was told that babies that don't crawl have issues with their language development (ugh, it was all explained in a way that made sense but typing it I'm like DuRRR.) And so now, since LO seems more into standing/walking, I'm terrified. I hate mommy scare tactics.

@avivoca: YES. I literally JUST NOW packed up the probably 6 days worth of size 2's. I was trying to make them work but it just cut into her too much. Dangit! I'll give them to a pregnant friend though to share the wealth. Effie has seemed to grow OUT instead of UP this past month so no issue on the sleepers yet! But yeah... THE POOP. She poops every morning and that's what seems to wake her up. 6:15 this AM (for someone who doesn't *have* to get out of bed until 7:30, that's not my favorite!!!) SO MUCH POOP. She's also getting a little prune juice because the oatmeal to help her spit up is constipating her a little.

Forgot to add, that we started slowly with purees and she is OBSESSEEDDDD. We waited until she showed interest in our food. She is off the charts obsessed with eating and sort of awesome at it, too!

@avivoca: I didn't have the stomach to start with BLW but I want to add with purees some stuff that can be "mashed" up and put in the feeding pouches to get her to feed herself, and then move on to chunkier and chunkier purees. I am so high anxiety and by myself with her SO often that BLW just isn't for me. If my situation was different though I would 100% want to!

@avivoca: it does seem like this is a huge time for development. Maybe that's why we're all going a little nuts right now. I think that going off of your baby's cues can NEVER be the "wrong" choice!

We are (probably temporarily but I'm still thankful) out of sleep hell, as of four nights ago!
I'm sure we'll be back soon enough, but after a week of sleeping in 45 minute increments (punctuated by unhappy 30 minute wakings) and me appreciating having my own office so I can nap on the floor during lunch, LO has been waking 2x/night for the past four nights! It's awesome! I'm still kind of a zombie, but I feel vaguely like a person again!
We did a few things that I think helped:
1. We started doing a bottle at bedtime, while I pump. I think this encourages DS to eat more during that feeding. I'm able to pump as much as he eats, so I don't think there was a supply issue, but DH makes an effort to stuff as much milk into LO's stomach as possible, whereas when we were nursing it was harder to tell how much he was getting, and it felt like he was just grazing before bedtime and then waking to graze so many times throughout the night.
2. We bundle him up good. The swaddle has always been great for LO, but he'd been escaping it really easily and waking himself up that way. I bought a magic merlin sleepsuit thing (or whatever it's called) and that didn't really seem to independently make a difference, BUT then I figured out that if I put him in the big puffy sleepsuit and THEN swaddled him, there was no way he was escaping that thing. And it worked! He's still securely swaddled when he wakes up.

No idea if either of these things might help for others, but I think they're both contributing to our LO sleeping better. We also moved him into his own room for half the night (we put him to bed in his crib, and then around 12 or 1 AM when he wakes up, I put him into the co-sleeper). I'm not sure if it makes a difference to him, but I think *I* sleep better when he's not right there next to me.

He's not rolling over at all, but for a couple weeks he's been able to sit up completely unassisted really well, so I'm not too worried. We did try some rice cereal and some sweet potato with him, and he's kind of meh on both. He was pooping like four times a day for a while so I don't mind if the rice cereal has a slightly constipating effect on him

Hope everyone else is doing well- I love hearing the updates! (And I love updated photos of everyone's LOs, so here's one of mine- swear I washed him on delicate and let him air dry!)