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Jumping off yesterday’s post about DCUrbanMoms, is there a good community for DC parents (ideally new moms), online or in person? I am in my 3rd tri and don’t have any close friends with kids; looking for ways to meet people. Thanks!
Anon
May 21, 2019 9:47 am
for those of you whose kids share a room, but have different sleep needs…our 1 year old twins seem to have different sleep needs. Twin A will happily sleep/be quiet in her crib until 7:15, but Twin B is up an hour earlier making lots of noise. I would like to try to implement an ok-to-wake clock, but it seems unfair to force Twin B to stay quiet/asleep for so much longer if she is hungry and ready to get up. Ideally I would like to put Twin B to bed a bit later to get her to sleep later, though I know that doesn’t always work and is challenging because I typically handle dinner/bedtime by myself. Twin B used to sleep until 7, but this has shifted over the past month or so. They are generally on the same nap schedule, though of course don’t always fall asleep/wake up at precisely the same times. We have a trip coming up this summer out west and i don’t want them waking at the crack of dawn during our trip. Any tips/ideas?
fallen
May 21, 2019 10:17 am
does anyone have any indoor security camera / nanny cams they would recommend? I know people like the nest but I wasn’t sure if there were better options.
anon
May 21, 2019 10:25 am
For people with slept trained babies, how did travel affect sleep? We are moving cross-county in a few weeks, and I am so nervous about how this will affect babies sleep. I am afraid of MOTN miserable wake ups again or having to retrain.
ifiknew
May 21, 2019 11:06 am
I have a toddler turning two next week. We’re also expecting baby #2 in 10 days. She’s waking up usually once a night, but sometimes like the past two nights, its three times within 90 minutes. She lies back down when I go to her but then is up again. I finally gave her tylenol because maybe she’s teething.
The issue is that 90% of the time when my husband goes to her, she screams for mom for 30 minutes. We’ve tried to be consistent the best we can in having him go in, but with his travel schedule and the fact that he works a lot more than me (biglaw vs. part-time), it’s been a challenge for me to never go in at night.
How do I manage this with a newborn? He’ll be off for three weeks, so if she wakes up in that time and even if she’s crying for mom, she’ll probably have to adjust. However, after these three weeks, if I’m nursing the baby in the MOTN and she wakes up crying and he’s traveling or working late, I don’t know what to do. I usually give her 3-5 minutes to see if she’ll calm down, but she never does, so I go in and tell her to lie down and offer some water.
She’s never been a good sleeper and has woken up 95% of nights since she was born and many sleep consultants, sleep training sessions later, we’re still where we are 10 days away from a new baby. I just need to learn how to best cope with a night waking toddler and newborn.
Redux
May 21, 2019 11:12 am
Summer bucket list thread! Now that it is finally warming up in the northeast, I’ve got summer on my mind. What are your plans? Are you trying something new or visiting any old favorites? Help me build my family-friendly inspiration list!
anon
May 21, 2019 11:37 am
Has anyone bought the Taking Cara babies newborn course? Expecting #2 and not sure if it’s really worth the $75, but I have a difficult first child sleep wise, so I’m trying to do better this time around from the beginning.
Anon
May 21, 2019 12:03 pm
My husband and I are discussing trying for a second (our daughter is 17 months old) and while I know that we both really want a second, I am also absolutely panicked at the thought of adding another baby to our family. I had a really stressful (some might say traumatic) pregnancy with our first and my adjustment to motherhood was challenging (looking back, I think I had undiagnosed PP depression). I learned a lot from my first pregnancy and postpartum experience and there’s a lot that I want to do differently for our second child.
That being said, I feel completely overwhelmed when I imagine going through pregnancy and that first 6-9 months of motherhood again. I guess I’m looking for reassurance that going from 1 to 2 won’t be as bad as I’m assuming it will be? Or stories from mom’s who have been where I am? My future self really wants two kids, but my immediate self is going “NO WAY” at the thought of signing up for pregnancy and the newborn phase again. I’m not really sure what I’m looking for, I guess – just putting this out into the universe.
Pack and play mattress?
May 21, 2019 12:20 pm
I’m preparing for a road trip with an infant. The easiest thing seems to be to take along his pack n play for when we get there, but for some reason the mattress is – not flat? It’s lumpy and seems unsafe for sleep as it’s not firm at all. It’s a Graco that we bought brand new so I can’t figure out why we’d be having issues with it. Has anyone else had this problem? Anyone had luck replacing w pack and play mattress?
anonanon
May 21, 2019 1:17 pm
I’m 10 days away from giving birth to #2 with a 24 month age gap and the comments above are making me so anxious, ha. Although its not news that having 2 close in age is incredibly stressful, but I do think there’s something to be said for hopefully having kids that can play together and easier to plan activities / trips etc. as they grow older. My sister and I are 6 years apart and it always felt like we were two only children (there’s nothing wrong with that) and it was hard for my parents to keep us both engaged when we were out. I keep telling myself, hopefully when they are 3 and 5, it will feel a lot more manageable, but I know it’s a long three years to get there.
I will say among our circle, a 2-3 year age difference is the most common, but closer to 4 feels like easier of a transition, but I was one of those that didn’t want to hold onto all the stuff and just get the baby stage over with. I might really regret this decision here very shortly, but hopefully it will be manageable.
Jumping off yesterday’s post about DCUrbanMoms, is there a good community for DC parents (ideally new moms), online or in person? I am in my 3rd tri and don’t have any close friends with kids; looking for ways to meet people. Thanks!
for those of you whose kids share a room, but have different sleep needs…our 1 year old twins seem to have different sleep needs. Twin A will happily sleep/be quiet in her crib until 7:15, but Twin B is up an hour earlier making lots of noise. I would like to try to implement an ok-to-wake clock, but it seems unfair to force Twin B to stay quiet/asleep for so much longer if she is hungry and ready to get up. Ideally I would like to put Twin B to bed a bit later to get her to sleep later, though I know that doesn’t always work and is challenging because I typically handle dinner/bedtime by myself. Twin B used to sleep until 7, but this has shifted over the past month or so. They are generally on the same nap schedule, though of course don’t always fall asleep/wake up at precisely the same times. We have a trip coming up this summer out west and i don’t want them waking at the crack of dawn during our trip. Any tips/ideas?
does anyone have any indoor security camera / nanny cams they would recommend? I know people like the nest but I wasn’t sure if there were better options.
For people with slept trained babies, how did travel affect sleep? We are moving cross-county in a few weeks, and I am so nervous about how this will affect babies sleep. I am afraid of MOTN miserable wake ups again or having to retrain.
I have a toddler turning two next week. We’re also expecting baby #2 in 10 days. She’s waking up usually once a night, but sometimes like the past two nights, its three times within 90 minutes. She lies back down when I go to her but then is up again. I finally gave her tylenol because maybe she’s teething.
The issue is that 90% of the time when my husband goes to her, she screams for mom for 30 minutes. We’ve tried to be consistent the best we can in having him go in, but with his travel schedule and the fact that he works a lot more than me (biglaw vs. part-time), it’s been a challenge for me to never go in at night.
How do I manage this with a newborn? He’ll be off for three weeks, so if she wakes up in that time and even if she’s crying for mom, she’ll probably have to adjust. However, after these three weeks, if I’m nursing the baby in the MOTN and she wakes up crying and he’s traveling or working late, I don’t know what to do. I usually give her 3-5 minutes to see if she’ll calm down, but she never does, so I go in and tell her to lie down and offer some water.
She’s never been a good sleeper and has woken up 95% of nights since she was born and many sleep consultants, sleep training sessions later, we’re still where we are 10 days away from a new baby. I just need to learn how to best cope with a night waking toddler and newborn.
Summer bucket list thread! Now that it is finally warming up in the northeast, I’ve got summer on my mind. What are your plans? Are you trying something new or visiting any old favorites? Help me build my family-friendly inspiration list!
Has anyone bought the Taking Cara babies newborn course? Expecting #2 and not sure if it’s really worth the $75, but I have a difficult first child sleep wise, so I’m trying to do better this time around from the beginning.
My husband and I are discussing trying for a second (our daughter is 17 months old) and while I know that we both really want a second, I am also absolutely panicked at the thought of adding another baby to our family. I had a really stressful (some might say traumatic) pregnancy with our first and my adjustment to motherhood was challenging (looking back, I think I had undiagnosed PP depression). I learned a lot from my first pregnancy and postpartum experience and there’s a lot that I want to do differently for our second child.
That being said, I feel completely overwhelmed when I imagine going through pregnancy and that first 6-9 months of motherhood again. I guess I’m looking for reassurance that going from 1 to 2 won’t be as bad as I’m assuming it will be? Or stories from mom’s who have been where I am? My future self really wants two kids, but my immediate self is going “NO WAY” at the thought of signing up for pregnancy and the newborn phase again. I’m not really sure what I’m looking for, I guess – just putting this out into the universe.
I’m preparing for a road trip with an infant. The easiest thing seems to be to take along his pack n play for when we get there, but for some reason the mattress is – not flat? It’s lumpy and seems unsafe for sleep as it’s not firm at all. It’s a Graco that we bought brand new so I can’t figure out why we’d be having issues with it. Has anyone else had this problem? Anyone had luck replacing w pack and play mattress?
I’m 10 days away from giving birth to #2 with a 24 month age gap and the comments above are making me so anxious, ha. Although its not news that having 2 close in age is incredibly stressful, but I do think there’s something to be said for hopefully having kids that can play together and easier to plan activities / trips etc. as they grow older. My sister and I are 6 years apart and it always felt like we were two only children (there’s nothing wrong with that) and it was hard for my parents to keep us both engaged when we were out. I keep telling myself, hopefully when they are 3 and 5, it will feel a lot more manageable, but I know it’s a long three years to get there.
I will say among our circle, a 2-3 year age difference is the most common, but closer to 4 feels like easier of a transition, but I was one of those that didn’t want to hold onto all the stuff and just get the baby stage over with. I might really regret this decision here very shortly, but hopefully it will be manageable.