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Well the thing I feared happened. My LO is almost a year and he already has SEVEN teeth. The last 6-8 weeks have been hell for his gums and my nips and just now it’s finally gotten better. So I’m gonna share with you the method no one told me that finally helped my baby piranha stop biting. First off, this method won’t work with a small baby. They need to have some understanding of words in order for this method to stop biting for good. And I seriously can’t believe this isn’t talked about more… but it turns out if you teach your baby to bite you then can teach them to NOT bite! Of course telling your baby “don’t bite” is recommended to stop biting but my baby literally didn’t know wtf I meant and would keep biting me when I said don’t bite! Lately every time I offer him a snack I ask “do you want a bite?”. I’ve stopped cutting up certain things and just holding it for him and telling him “take a bite” and when he’s not biting hard enough to break the food I’ll cheer him on saying “bite bite bite” . Followed by lots of praise ofc. Then when we’re nursing, if he bites me I shake my head, do no in sign language and say “no don’t bite boobie that really hurts”. After a week or so of doing all of that, the biting dramatically decreased. Now I’m happy to say that we’ve been a whole week without a nipple chomp! I really hope this helps someone because seriously if my baby would take bottles, the nipple biting would’ve ended our nursing journey. via /r/breastfeeding https://ift.tt/GzT0Owh

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Our preemie is 6 months, 4 corrected. We want to try sleep training because our current routines are draining and my gut instinct tells me she’s ready for us to experiment/go for it. Our bedtime routine is to feed then rock to sleep for up to 20 mins (because she cries without fail after her feed when it’s time to place her in bassinet) – it’s really like she’s fighting sleep when she knows it close. It will often take us two rounds of rocking/transfers to get her actually sleeping in her bassinet. We also often have to keep our hands on her to support her falling asleep. Once she’s asleep in her bassinet she typically sleeps well, 5-6 hr stretches, sometimes longer/sometimes shorter. At night she sleeps in a bassinet next to our bed. Our naptime routine is to rock to sleep then most often contact nap while I rest in our nursing chair reading or scrolling my phone. I am striving to transfer her to her crib in her own room as much as possible for naps so she learns her crib is a good place for sleep, but she often wakes up within 10-15 mins and won’t go back down unless I start the routine over again (which I find extremely draining/frustrating, so I’ve been opting for contact naps until we can have a more coordinated approach to sleep training). A few notes: – I tried the huckleberry app and I don’t think it’s my thing, it added a lot to my mental load and my daughter didn’t respond well to the guidance. – I’ve ordered precious little sleep from the library and plan on reading it this week. – We want to keep her in our room until 6 months corrected at least So. Where the heck do we start? Do we just go ahead and start by putting her in her bassinet drowsy but awake and let her cry for the recommended minutes? Is starting with bedtime rather than naps a good idea? Any and all advice welcome. Thank you for coming to my TED talk 😉 via /r/NICUParents https://ift.tt/Gv062Cg

FTM of a 4 week old here. I live in Seattle and the rainy season is in full swing now. We take the little guy out in the stroller with a full rain cover, but I’m looking for tips/advice about how to go about baby-wearing in the rain. Do I have to use an umbrella, or that too unwieldy? Any other tips or tricks is appreciated! We have a small dog so we gotta get out there daily, and walking with the dog and stroller is not ideal (the dog just doesn’t get how to coordinate around the stroller…) via /r/NewParents https://ift.tt/KXrEzeW

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