My son is 11 weeks old today. He is still a ball of colic no matter what combination of formula, medicine, etc we try. His reflux has gotten better over the past few weeks, but he's still a long ways away from sleeping flat/in his crib. This has easily been the most challenging stretch of my life and I feel like I'm being being robbed of all those baby feels because my little dude is just so upset all the time. I also want to punch everyone who tells me, "Don't worry...it gets better."
Yeah that sucks man. You are going through the hardest part of being a dad right from the get go. It hurts seeing/thinking/feeling like your kid is in pain and there's nothing you can do. Hope it passes soon.
Got 2 girls, ages 5 and 8, and a healthy 2:1 firearm to daughter ratio. Tell that to your filthy sons.
Dont worry, it gets better. Just kidding man. As a father of 4 i always tell my friends that the first 4 months pretty much suck. You have a baby that doesn't smile, doesn't reciprocate love, and just cries and shits. After the first 3-5 months they start smiling and getting on a regular schedule and it gets much easier and much more fun.
The new baby slept for 5 straight hours last night, so we were happy about that. Maybe that will continue, but I doubt it.
T minus 5 weeks until #1 gets here, little man is whooping the shit out of momma from the inside, she's ready to be done.
yeah, expense is definitely a concern. We have been talking a little bit about swimming too, he's pretty good at it but i'm not sure how he would take to competing. Thanks for the insight
Assuming you've run the gauntlet of formula / meds so just checking you've tried nutramigen and Prilosec? The first 3...3-1/2 months suck so much
had a nephew fighting the same thing, would rub his back while he slept on a pillow on my lap, face down with his face off the pillow but still propped up enough to be comfortable. Would just pass out in that position when ever he was with us. Obviously didn't leave him alone in that position as he would be with someone but it might work for you too
I have two daughters - 12 and 2. A babysitter and a baby respectively. I highly recommend this approach. I think I need to participate ITT. Spoiler The 12 year old is from a one night stand. Not my wife's kid. Spoiler Doesn't matter had sex. Spoiler And have full custody.
My 12-year-old really liked swimming laps a few years ago, so we decided to try the local pre-comp swim club/team. Within a month he wanted to quit because, even though he loved swimming, he didn't like being told by a coach what to do and how fast to do it, forget about the water in your goggles and keep swimming, yada yada. Too bad, because Chelsea the swim coach had a killer swimmer's body, and at least I was getting something out of the practices.
Anyone have advice for dealing with a stubborn child? My 5 year old is the most stubborn child I have even met. He is potty trained but if he decides he doesn't want to stop playing he will just shit/piss himself. He will refuse to eat meals and has gone to school many mornings without breakfast. His teachers think he behind the rest of his class but when we review the material at home he knows it but apparently refuses to answer his teachers. I am coaching him in soccer and half the time he plays really hard. The rest of the time if he decides he doesn't want to play he will just stand in the middle of the field like a statue. We have tried everything from positive reinforcement to spankings. Nothing seems to faze him. If he decides not to do something nobody can motivate him. We had a special education teacher evaluate him just to make sure it wasn't something else. She said he was very intelligent but that when he decided he was done with a task that was it. I would appreciate any advice you guys could give me. My wife babied him a lot when he was younger because he almost died as a baby and was in and out of the hospital his first year with respiratory issues. I put a stop to that over a year ago but it has not mattered.
Sounds like a more or less typical 5 year old. Try a star chart to earn small gifts. Or have him checked for constipation. Kids who are severely constipated have accidents.
I want to throw out a big fuck you to doctors that tell pregnant women they've gained too much weight. It's bad enough having a 34+ week pregnant wife at home, but holy shit she gained 4 pounds in 2 weeks and needs to keep a food journal now... Nevermind that she's gained a total of 35 pounds in 34 weeks, they said 1 pound per week, she's pretty fucking close doc. And oh yeah, my parents were here for 9 days and my dad includes bacon and potatoes in every meal he cooks.
back so how early were your guys' kids counting? my 18 month old is up to 6 right now and i'm thinking that's kinda decent for his age
We tried the chart for almost a year and a half. It had little to no effect on him. He has had some constipation issues so you are probably dead on about that. That is the only behavior I am not all that concerned about.
Been up rocking the new baby out in the den to give mom a break. She just wants to be held so no repeat from last night. So far the 2-1/2 year old is excited she's here. I imagine that will change some later when she realizes it's not leaving.
If you have daughters, keep them away from cheerleading. Holy fuck this shit is going to make me go broke. Everytime I turn around I'm paying for something....
I'm not one to be all "tough guy" and stuff and get involved in other people's business but I can honestly say that if I was In That store at the same time that happened that dude would be laying on the ground next to the kid. Fuck that guy.
Went camping with my 7-year-old this weekend and his Cub Scout pack. He spent half the time in the tent, playing with Pokemon cards. I hate those things and their poorer cousin, Yu-Gi-Oh (which he likes better, but we temporarily took them away for some reason). Fuck the Japanese and their shitty cartoons.
I have a son and a daughter and my daughter has a daughter, but there isn't a thread for grandpas, so I'll post here. Word of advice from an old hat at this dad stuff: You know that song, "Cats in the Cradle" about the dad that doesn't have time for his son then suddenly, the son doesn't have time for the dad? That shit is true. Make time for your kids.
finally have video of the post above about riding his glide and crashing into the yard. dont have the crash, but have some other footage. Spoiler Now he is pretty good...it just clicked with how to balance. Spoiler
took Half Knight to the beach for the first time in so long (literally years) yesterday, he was having so much fun going out in the surf and letting the waves knock him over and riding them back in. My face was hurting from smiling so much. Got to watch the end of the Masters with him, he beat me at chess and I whipped his ass at Battleship. Good times, love weekends like this.
Song makes me so damn sad. I basically live my entire parenting life doing everything I can to avoid this scenario. I'm lucky that my job allows me to be there for him, even if I only get to see him every other week, its still a lot more than some dads get, I try to never forget that.
So Half Knight is on the very high end of the ASD spectrum, he really only has a couple issues. One is communication and socializing, that's pretty easy for him in most scenarios though. The bigger issue we have with him is food. The way this manifests itself is, when it's something he doesn't like, he will chew the food for like 10 minutes per bite, and we will end up sitting at the table for an hour arguing with him for not eating the shit we put on his plate. Occasionally it will turn into a full meltdown when he sees certain things he doesn't like in his food (had enchiladas and he freaked out when he saw the green and red peppers from the salsa). Anyone have any experience in this with kids or relatives? My current attempt is to set a timer, dinner will last 30 minutes, when the timer goes off, he loses time from fun things he wants to do for every bite left on his plate. Will see how that works out. I almost dread dinner every night, it is literally the only issue we have with him on 99% of the weeks he is with us, he's such a good kid, it kills me every time this shit comes up.
I miss when he was young but will say this, saturday he was helping outside, he used the spreader and did the whole lawn with weed and feed, then together we power washed the siding, I used the pole and scrub brush and he used the power washer, did the windows etc.... makes outside work so much easier.
From the 'kids say/do the darnedest things' file I took little Odin to the liquor store with me on Saturday. He likes going because he knows he's going to get a sucker. I was paying for my booze and he was standing behind me playing with his little Batman action figure with me. The clerk struck up a conversation with him. Clerk: "Is that Batman?" Little Odin: "Yeah. He's a superhero." *about 30 seconds of unintelligible ramblings about Batman* Clerk: "Does Batman's cape make him fly faster?" Me: "No, he wears it because it matches his underwear" (referring to the fact that Batman wears his underoos outside his pants) Little Odin: drops his pants and looks at his underwear "Nuh uh. These are Ninja Turtle underwear."
So we just moved the 20 month old's mattress from the frame down to the floor. I have no idea if this will help. It's been like having to re-sleep train, but there's no crib to essentially trap them in so they just get up and walk out of the room. She'll lay there if we're sitting next to her so I think we're going to start the thing where you move the chair back a foot every night.
The last two nights our 5-month old, who has generally been a good sleeper, decided he doesn't like sleeping anymore. Every time he wakes up he cries instead of self-soothing back to sleep. It has been about once an hour. The only thing that will make him stop is picking him up and either nursing him to sleep or walking him around the bedroom until he falls asleep in my arms and can be placed back in his crib. He is giving some signs he may be teething so I'm really hoping it is related to that and this doesn't continue. We fed him his first solid food on Sunday. What a mess! He improved a lot on Monday but it was me feeding him on Monday and my wife on Sunday so it could have been some element of who was feeding him. I think she found it really cute to have it all over his face to take pictures and send to our mothers while I was focused on minimizing my cleanup.
Pretty sure at 5 months their sleep cycle changes a bit and acts more like an adult. We went through this same thing for about 2 weeks about 2 months ago. Our little one figured out how to get her self back to sleep. My only advice is try not to intervene, as you don't want to have to rock, nurse, walk him every time he wakes up or more importantly needs to go to sleep at night. Stay strong and you will get through it fast.
We've been fighting with little hippo not wanting to go to sleep the past few nights, in my head the worst thing is to pick her up, or engage her. I would go in, pat her back, and try to keep her laying down. If she went to stand up, I'd pick her up just to lay her back down on her belly- took about 30 minutes but it worked. Last night she turned on the roomba- she's done it before, but normally we're right there to turn it off before it gets going. Last night we weren't sitting right there, and didn't move quick- she turned it on, and it started back out then turned right for her. I've never seen such a look of panic and horror on a babies face. It was hilarious- she didn't cry, just looked scared, and once we picked her up she started laughing and clapping. So that may be our new fun game
Deetoo fucking hates the roomba. If his ball or other toy happens to roll over and stop near the roomba, he won't go and get it. Just stand there and whimper and whine.
The problem has been her waking up and crying for an hour. We moved the bed from the game to the floor for safety because she would stand up and start jumping and we were afraid she lose her balance and fall over the rail.