our little girl is finally here! we've had her home for a few days now, its just amazing. so now all the baby questions will start.. i hate to break her daddys heart but everynight when she wakes up around 3 to eat she wont go back to sleep in her bassinett.. all the other times she wakes up shes fine to go back to sleep but at around that time she wont so daddy lets her sleep on his chest. as soon as he lays her down shes instantly out like a light so she obviously likes sleeping there.. last night she slept there until 545 when he got up for work this morning, he loves every minute of it, hed let her sleep on him all night if he could but i feel like its probably not a good habit to get her into.. i mean its cute now but it wont be so cute when shes 3 yrs old and insists on sleeping with daddy.. not only that but he falls asleep too and it kind of makes me nervous, shes extremely squirmy im worried shell roll right off his chest or he'll go to move in his sleep and shell roll on the bed .. and my second question is.. it seems like almost everytime after she eats she gets hiccups is that normal and is there anything u can do to make them go away??
Brianna -shes so beautiful, she looks just like i did when i was a baby but with her daddys hair and eyes .. i feel incredibly lucky i was only in labor for like 5 hours and with the epidural i feel like the only hard part was the pushing.. even that felt like it went by so quickly and she popped right out!! shes a little peanut .. she had her first doctors appointment yesterday and shes perfectly healthy, shes even gained a little bit of weight since leavign the hospital
Aaaaaw! That's awesome news! What's her name?
Yes, hiccups are normal. And as far as the sleeping (or lack thereof) arrangements are concerned with regards to a newborn, I'm in the "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" camp.
Congrats, enjoy her!
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Congrats!!
Hiccups are normal :).
I slept with all of my babies and they have been in their own beds since well before 1. Whatever works for you guys. And she will only be this small once, I'd let him have that time with her :).
Hiccups are totally normal! We were always told that they don't bother the baby at all...not like how we get annoyed with them! Not much you could do.
Congrats on your little girl!
First, congrats on your new little one!
Not sure about the sleeping -- she's so little that I wouldn't worry about "habits" yet. You could probably let her enjoy sleeping on daddy for at least a few weeks. I'd be more worried about the rolling-over stuff.
One of my girls had hiccups all the time when she was an infant. She even had them in the womb! It stopped as she got older, and she's perfectly "normal." I think it's a normal thing for some babies. It didn't seem to bother her at all.
Best wishes to you!
congrats!
Whatever works and makes you happy stick with
BTW even though at 3 she may be a pain with sleeping with daddy it will still be cute=) luckily she won't be sleeping with him in college so J. enjoy it while it lasts=)
My daughter is 5 and still crawls in bed at 5am and as she's entering 1st grade I;ve realized to cherish it "at times" --i'm no saint that;s why i say i allow and cherish it at times=)
CONGRATS!!! You sound happy :)
Let her sleep on Daddy's chest. She's still WAY too little to be forming bad habits. I had to sleep with my oldest until she was 8 months old b/c she would NOT sleep otherwise (and we were exhausted). We never had a problem after that. Enjoy your little one, and don't start looking ahead to age 3 at this point! Mine are almost 11 and almost 8, and no one is cuddling up with me the way they used to!
PS - You do have a point though, about it possibly being dangerous. I don't know if I'd let her sleep there all night. Maybe just for naps? I miss that stage :(
I'm with Theresa--any port in a storm!
You can't spoil an infant and just use good judgement and common sense!
Congrats, mama!
I think that newborns cannot be loved too much. I would make sure that any sleeping arrangements involving her and adults are safe. There are good ways to co-sleep and bad ones. I snuggled with my DD many a night (nighttime nursing was much easier if we snoozed together) and she is almost 4 and has long since gone to sleep on her own in her own bed. At this stage, I'd appreciate his help and let him enjoy being a daddy.
Hiccups are common and normal. My DD hiccuped a lot in utero and also during her first months.
Does she sleep on her tummy on Dad's chest? If so,maybe that is the trick to getting her back to sleep,putting her on her tummy.
It's not a habit I personally wanted to get into. HOWEVER, babies cannot developmentally begin to develop habits until 3 months old, so the first 3 months are just about surviving. Don't worry about routines and habits at this stage -- the baby cannot understand routines or develop habits at this stage. Once 3-4 mos rolls around, then start being intentional about bedtime routines and developing the habits you wish to foster.
The issue of sleeping on her stomach on top of a parent would be a safety issue for some, but that is a separate matter. I know my kiddo slept on me some as a newborn. Like I said, it's all about surviving in the early days. :) I did usually use a bassinet, though.
Congratulations!!!!!!! Sounds like she may be taking in too much air when she eats.......are you bottle or breast feeding? If bottle feeding you may need to use trial and error to find a nipple that works - likely the best at this age would be a slow one.
CONGRATS!!!
Sleeping on daddy - Yep. Super cute. You gotta do what you have to, but be extremely careful with that. Our saving grace was the Fisher Price bassinett that sits baby up in a 45 degree angle and keeps them extra snuggly. You can also rock it by hand if necessary. I would suggest you start making baby get comfy for sleep NOT on daddy. It is a bad habit, and will only make things harder.
Hiccups - my understanding is that the hiccups may be related to being overstimulated. When mine did this, I eliminated as many stimuli as possible. Noise? Lights? Temperature? I really noticed my girls doing this when there was company around or the dogs started barking. Just something to think about! :)
Make sure you are taking care of yourself, too!!! :)
Honestly, I would let her sleep on his chest for a while longer. I doubt she will still be doing so when she's 3. It's kind of hard to spoil a baby! If it's really bothering you, then be prepared to stay up with her yourself for the next couple of weeks until she gets into a better rhythm. Our little one is 3 months old and sleeps through the night (mostly). However... last night she woke up congested around 3. I took her out of bed and snuggled her in with us until I had to get up at 5:30. She's done this on-and-off since we brought her home. It's comforting to her and it lets us get some more sleep!
Hiccups are very very normal and according to my pediatrician, not bothersome to the baby at all. My MIL put a LITTLE bit of sugar on her finger and let the baby suck on her finger... gone in an instant! Not for everyday use, but when they seem bad a little sugar goes a long way!
CONGRATS!!!!
I would recommend not letting her sleep on his chest if he's falling asleep while she's there. She could definitely fall off if he relaxes his arms in his sleep. I have always been against co-sleeping. An adult who is a heavy sleeper could easily roll over on the baby and suffocate them. This calls to mind a heartbreaking article I read in Parents Magazine a year ago or so where a Dad got up with his newborn son in the middle of the night, and let the baby sleep on his chest while he was sleeping on the couch. The baby rolled over and his face got stuck between his dad and the couch, and he suffocated. You can never be too careful. The safest place for baby to sleep is in her bassinet or crib. If she falls asleep on him, have him hold her for awhile, but put her back in the bassinet or crib when he starts to feel sleepy. If she wakes up and cries, try giving her a pacifier.
I agree whole heartedly with Megan. Don't worry about habits this early on. Start thinking about it around 3-4 months old. Enjoy it now.
Congrats! Brianna is a beautiful name!
Congratulations on your little bundle of joy.
I too used to let my baby sleep on my chest after feeding in the middle of the night. And you're right, one night I tried to roll over! I had a large bed and I woke up mid-roll so nothing happened, but it taught me not to do that anymore.
As for hiccups, it seems like all babies get them frequently. When mine was an infant (32 years ago!) we used to give water, but I understand they say no water now so I really don't know!
Enjoy every minute with this precious package!
If she is happy there let her be. She is too young to be spoiled.
