OT ?--Miracle Blanket work with FAB?

[Guest guest]

Another thought about all this just occured to me... try to use a sling around

the house more during the day, keep the baby awake and occupied more perhaps

will help him sleep better at night. It's hard to sleep when you spend the day

bored half to death, kwim?

Another idea - when the baby naps during the day, try putting his cradle in

front of a sunny window instead of in a dark room - sunlight regulates the

internal clock between night and day.

s.

OT ?--Miracle Blanket work with

> FAB?

> >

> >

> > Ok, I admit it... I'm getting desperate. Actually, I've been

> desperate and am now reaching

> > realms that, until now, I'd never imagined.

> >

> > will not sleep enough at night. The most I can get out

> of him is 2-3 hours at a

> > time during the night. By the time I've nursed him and gotten

> myself back to sleep, I get

> > about an hour before the next feed/fuss/crab/whine starts

> again. I can't let him cry it out

> > because I think he's too young. He doesn't nurse enough during

> the 12 hours he's awake

> > during the day to keep him healthy and growing, so he DOES need

> to nurse at night. He

> > DOES NOT need to play and fuss and whine every hour on the hour

> (if not more frequently)

> > from 12-5am. He's swaddled now, but it's a pathetic one at best

> because I have tried to

> > just get his arms within a blanket we were using prior to the

> FAB. He won't stay up past

> > 6pm (that's on a good night... usually more like 5-5:30pm) and

> late afternoon naps

> > haven't helped solve that.

> >

> > My question is whether or not anyone has used the miracle

> blanket (not the swaddle-me)

> > with success on a little bit older child (4 mos) who's wearing

> the P/M or DBB brace at

> > night? (and naps, for that matter) I don't want to buy it if it

> won't fit. We've spent too

> > much on things that don't work!! And strollers, bedding,

> carseats, etc etc etc... :-)

> >

> > I'm at my wits end. I need sleep and can't let him scream for

> many reasons, not the least

> > of which being that he's just too young in my opinion. I

> haven't gotten any ideas from the

> > ped, family, friends, etc. Everyone gives two options--let him

> cry or deal with things as

> > they are now. I can't believe those are our only options. Not

> yet.

> >

> > Any input would be appreciated. Apologies for the length and

> off-topic nature of the

> > post!

> >

> > Stacee and 9/24/05, P/M 20/7

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

The Miracle Blanket was a LIFESAVER in our house! We swaddled

Addison until she was almost 6 months old. We took an arm out when

she found her thumb (never took a pacifier), and the other arm when

she started to suddenly wake up more often. I guess that was the

sign that she was done with the blanket. I know some folks who

swaddled even longer - 9/10 months. It all just depends on the

baby. I now buy those blankets as shower gifts - they are AWESOME.

As for use with the FAB, I did the same, used the Halo Sleepsack

underneath, then used the top part of the Miracle Blanket only.

Addison got to the point where she slept through the night (8:30pm-

6:30am) around 4 1/2-5 months.

Also, your little guy may be waking up and wanting to nurse out of

habit. It's tough to break them of it, but once they get to this

age, most babies are capable of sleeping through the night. Try the

book suggested on one of the other posts - it helped me as well!

Good luck to you.

Addison, 7/3/04, bcf, DBB 14/7

> >

> > Ok, I admit it... I'm getting desperate. Actually, I've been

> desperate and am now reaching

> > realms that, until now, I'd never imagined.

> >

> > will not sleep enough at night. The most I can get out

of

> him is 2-3 hours at a

> > time during the night. By the time I've nursed him and gotten

> myself back to sleep, I get

> > about an hour before the next feed/fuss/crab/whine starts

again.

> I can't let him cry it out

> > because I think he's too young. He doesn't nurse enough during

> the 12 hours he's awake

> > during the day to keep him healthy and growing, so he DOES need

to

> nurse at night. He

> > DOES NOT need to play and fuss and whine every hour on the hour

> (if not more frequently)

> > from 12-5am. He's swaddled now, but it's a pathetic one at best

> because I have tried to

> > just get his arms within a blanket we were using prior to the

> FAB. He won't stay up past

> > 6pm (that's on a good night... usually more like 5-5:30pm) and

> late afternoon naps

> > haven't helped solve that.

> >

> > My question is whether or not anyone has used the miracle

blanket

> (not the swaddle-me)

> > with success on a little bit older child (4 mos) who's wearing

the

> P/M or DBB brace at

> > night? (and naps, for that matter) I don't want to buy it if it

> won't fit. We've spent too

> > much on things that don't work!! And strollers, bedding,

> carseats, etc etc etc... :-)

> >

> > I'm at my wits end. I need sleep and can't let him scream for

> many reasons, not the least

> > of which being that he's just too young in my opinion. I

haven't

> gotten any ideas from the

> > ped, family, friends, etc. Everyone gives two options--let him

> cry or deal with things as

> > they are now. I can't believe those are our only options. Not

> yet.

> >

> > Any input would be appreciated. Apologies for the length and

off-

> topic nature of the

> > post!

> >

> > Stacee and 9/24/05, P/M 20/7

> >

>

[Guest guest]

We do have the HSHHC book by Weissbluth, but in the past 4 months I honestly

have tried

to sit down and read it, but cannot seem to do it. Between the lack of sleep

already

prevalent, a 4 month old who LOVES attention, a 5 yo who wants some attention,

too and

needs to be transported to school, and a 2 yo who is 2 years old (hehehe) I

can't focus on

what the book is telling me!!

I have figured out that we should try earlier bedtimes, so we did and it

apparently got a

little out of control. The only way I can keep up past 5 is by holding

him and with

lots and lots of effort as his little eyes try to close. It's a fine line

between tired enough to

sleep willingly and overtired so can't sleep at all. We've tweaked bedtime over

the past

3-4 weeks with no change in outcome, so I am at a loss. We'll have one good

night, then

a dozen bad ones.

ee--

I have been carrying around all day for the past week... not by choice.

:-) He's a

fusser and if he's not being, held he crabs and whines. I get tired of hearing

it, so I carry

him. I haven't been using the sling... mainly because I'm an idiot and don't

get around to

it--doing other things around the house and with the other two kids. Will

really need to

try! For my back's sake, if nothing else.

If anyone is feeling particularly generous and wanting a little good karma back

their way,

they could email me a general breakdown of what they learned by reading

Weissbluth's

book!! (wish there was a cliffs notes on that one!!) I even called to make an

appt with him

since he's in Chicago and we're in a suburb of it, but no dice. The

receptionist claims he

doesn't do second opinions. Go figure. I need sleep help, he specializes in

sleep troubles,

but he won't see us!! May have to push the envelope on this one, but not yet.

Thanks to everyone who posted back! I appreciate the input and advice. Maybe

one day

we'll get a couple of continuous hours of sleep!! (notice I didn't say a full

night! Maybe

wishing in baby steps will work better?!?)

Stacee and

> > >

> > > Stacee, here's your third option: Duct Tape.

> > >

> > > OK, you know i'm just joking but I realize it's not a laughing

> > matter.

> > >

> > > Rather than a standard baby size blanket, have you tried to

> > swaddle in a larger blanket that can really, really wrap up tight

> > and stay there with the FAB on? I never had the type you're asking

> > about but I used a lot of twin-size blankets on Everett.

> > >

> > > When he nurses at night, is he staying awake to really get a belly

> > full or just enough to doze off again? Perhaps try keeping him

> > awake to nurse longer, tapping on his chin and stuff to remind him

> > to keep sucking rather than dozing off.

> > >

> > > I do agree 4 months is too young to just let him cry.

> > >

> > > UM, gas? Any luck with the baby-gas drops you can buy otc?

> > >

> > > You - can you nap with him at all during the day so nights are not

> > so long and miserable? Can you get a friend/family to give you an

> > hour a day to rest, even occasionally?

> > >

> > > Maybe the baby is bored. Maybe he needs a good swift change in

> > routine to make him tired one day - a full day of exposure to sights

> > and sounds that will exhaust him to get him over the hump.

> > >

> > > I think a lot of kids go through a growth spurt around this age,

> > their appitite changes, their sleep changes - I'm betting it's a

> > tempary thing but that doesn't help you get through it.

> > >

> > > s.

> > > OT ?--Miracle Blanket work with

> > FAB?

> > >

> > >

> > > Ok, I admit it... I'm getting desperate. Actually, I've been

> > desperate and am now reaching

> > > realms that, until now, I'd never imagined.

> > >

> > > will not sleep enough at night. The most I can get out

> > of him is 2-3 hours at a

> > > time during the night. By the time I've nursed him and gotten

> > myself back to sleep, I get

> > > about an hour before the next feed/fuss/crab/whine starts

> > again. I can't let him cry it out

> > > because I think he's too young. He doesn't nurse enough during

> > the 12 hours he's awake

> > > during the day to keep him healthy and growing, so he DOES need

> > to nurse at night. He

> > > DOES NOT need to play and fuss and whine every hour on the hour

> > (if not more frequently)

> > > from 12-5am. He's swaddled now, but it's a pathetic one at best

> > because I have tried to

> > > just get his arms within a blanket we were using prior to the

> > FAB. He won't stay up past

> > > 6pm (that's on a good night... usually more like 5-5:30pm) and

> > late afternoon naps

> > > haven't helped solve that.

> > >

> > > My question is whether or not anyone has used the miracle

> > blanket (not the swaddle-me)

> > > with success on a little bit older child (4 mos) who's wearing

> > the P/M or DBB brace at

> > > night? (and naps, for that matter) I don't want to buy it if it

> > won't fit. We've spent too

> > > much on things that don't work!! And strollers, bedding,

> > carseats, etc etc etc... :-)

> > >

> > > I'm at my wits end. I need sleep and can't let him scream for

> > many reasons, not the least

> > > of which being that he's just too young in my opinion. I

> > haven't gotten any ideas from the

> > > ped, family, friends, etc. Everyone gives two options--let him

> > cry or deal with things as

> > > they are now. I can't believe those are our only options. Not

> > yet.

> > >

> > > Any input would be appreciated. Apologies for the length and

> > off-topic nature of the

> > > post!

> > >

> > > Stacee and 9/24/05, P/M 20/7

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >