In the interest of being honest and not outright lying and saying everything is fabulous, yesterday was pretty crap really. I managed a shower at 3pm and Amelia would only go to sleep finally when I climbed into my bed with her out of desperation and we both lay down and slept.
So today my mum and I were discussing getting some kind of white noise cd or something for her as it really is too quiet round here for her to stay asleep during the day. Then I had a 2011 thought - there must be an app for that. Sure enough, in about 2 minutes I had found and downloaded a white noise app that plays wave sounds and even switches itself off after however long you want. So I just poped the ipad at the end of her bed and she went off to sleep and didn't wake up after 20 minutes! So I quickly went out for a walk with the dog - the first time I had left the house in 2 days. We were only gone 20-30 minutes tops but when I got back Amelia was awake. So my initial elation was dashed. Turns out she had some wind which was probably what woke her up. So now she is having her second go at a nap for the afternoon and has been asleep for a while now with the help of the waves. Could this little piece of technology help save my sanity? I hope so!
It's called "ipacifier" and it's free!
This is usually around the time that colic hits. You could get some Infant's friend which is totally natural and has worked good for H. You just give a few drops before a feed. Otherwise we found having chiro was great too as sometimes they get their neck out coming through the birth canal, and so an adjustment after birth is really good to get things moving naturally, and to take the pressure off the nervous system. :) A friend of mine treated her sons colic with chiro alone and after a few times he didn't suffer from the colic anymore.
ReplyDeleteThis can be a trying time...or I thought so myself when my two were this age. Chiro sounds like a great option. Also, if you haven't already, check your diet as you are breastfeeding. Sometimes what you eat affects the baby. I nursed both of mine and they sometimes reacted to certain foods.
ReplyDeleteThanks for tips Kelly! Would very much like to hear about other people's experiences with Chiro and their babies.
ReplyDeleteI am working on my diet. I have eliminated the famous things that are said to cause wind in babies like onions, cabbage and broccoli. It is quite frustrating that my natural and supposedly wonderful breast milk is causing so much discomfort to my baby :(
coffee presents problems for some babies too.
ReplyDeleteBecareful how often you use your new app too. A friend put the radio on static all the time for her newborn daughter and now at 2 she still needs it to go to sleep. I used the TV, CD's and radio just to add some kind of noise.
'TOO' quiet to sleep? Is this a common thing for babies? You play noise to help them sleep? Major へええええええ moment for me! Isn't technology great!
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