hi guys… finally i have sumthin positive to say abt my baby :D.. shes goin to b 3 mnths in few days and AH she has strted sleepin better at nite and her gas prb has also improved. she sleeps 4-5 hrs at nite (never before 4am) and then i feed and she sleeps for another 4 hrs… she takes 2-3 naps of half hr in day time. now i have 2 qs pls help me with these:
how long shud i swaddle her. she sleeps better with swaddlin but she always want to take out her arms so i strted swaddlin her in blanket.. she gets a bit hot in it but her neck is not sweaty… only her hands are when i open her up. she gets a bit shocked with her hand movements while she is sleepin in day time. how mny months will she take not to get shocked with her movements and sleep soundly??
when do i introduce solids.. not the cereals and major solid things.. just regular like rice cereal etc? r we supposed to strt solids when the baby gets 4mnths ya when the 3rd mnth ended and ure enterin 4th (like in my case??).. pls suggest wot things i shud strt her on… thanks alot. i love u guys! i know i can rely on Guppans
Most doctors now say to wait until 6 months to start solids. I started around 5 months, a very small portion of rice cereal. Proper solids with pureed fruits and veggies started when she completed 6 months. When you start solids, they drink less milk, and it is important for most of their diet to be milk, so don't overdo the solids. And start with guidance from your pediatrician.
I started swaddling her from just under her arms. Use a thin cotton sheet, not a blanket, in the heat.
I introduced solids to my daughter at 6 months. Started with rice cereal then added wheat cereal to the menu too. I tried giving her pureed fruits but she only liked banana. She loves the Nestle Cerelac . You can start with stage 1 , in stage 1 they have only rice & wheat cereal. You daughter is only 3 months right now , wait for 3 more months.
There is a separate STICKY THREAD regarding baby food in household & cuisine section , you can check it out !
I wrapped my daughter for 4-5 months and I used to wrap her arms too !
Trust me I am soooo happy for you! I am the one who always reads your thread passively, hav eno answer to any of your question but I always do dua for you and your baby!
My baby is 4 months and i still swaddle her. even her arms, bcoz she too is shocked by the movements. DO you swaddle even in the day time? I do only at night. Just to make her differentiate between day and nights.
I have started solids (Cereleac, pureed banana and mango) when she was 3.5 months. But I guess better is to start at 5 months. I talked with her pediatrician and he said that baby had overcome her colic and her stomach is more strong after 3 months, but for her mothers feed is enough. Most of peds now believe that 6 months is right age. Because he said once you start it you have to gradually increase the dose, and that make child obesse, excessively. I have started before i switched to this peds, plus i am keen and i love her expressions how she reacts when i give her different flavours. Lovely!
Mall, I sure am happy to hear your little baby is better, mashallah.
About your questions, here in the uk they dont advise feeding until 6 months, but you can start with rice cereal at 4 months if you really feel the need to.
Trust me I am soooo happy for you! I am the one who always reads your thread passively, hav eno answer to any of your question but I always do dua for you and your baby!
My baby is 4 months and i still swaddle her. even her arms, bcoz she too is shocked by the movements. DO you swaddle even in the day time? I do only at night. Just to make her differentiate between day and nights.
I have started solids (Cereleac, pureed banana and mango) when she was 3.5 months. But I guess better is to start at 5 months. I talked with her pediatrician and he said that baby had overcome her colic and her stomach is more strong after 3 months, but for her mothers feed is enough. Most of peds now believe that 6 months is right age. Because he said once you start it you have to gradually increase the dose, and that make child obesse, excessively. I have started before i switched to this peds, plus i am keen and i love her expressions how she reacts when i give her different flavours. Lovely!
thx so mch tashfeen.. i m reli touched by ur post. such a sweet post really! i m also strting to enjoy motherhood more since her gas prb decresed a bit. previously she wud cry all the time even after i feed her.. its a bit better now but i cant say her colic is cured completely now. since 2 nites she is wakin up after every 1-2 hrs cryin in pain, pullin up her legs... its so depressing. i wake up and pull her legs to her tummy really strongly (otherwise she dusnt pass gas) and then she passes gas but still cries cus i guess there is still sum gas in her tummy. she turned 3 mnths today and i m really prayiin her gas prb finishes completely in Ramadan.. thatll b such a gr8 gift for me.
is ur baby a boy or girl?? i didnt use to swaddle her in daytime but i strted now since i noticed she slept a lil better in day time if she ws swaddled. thanks again for ur post and prayers :)
thx so mch tashfeen.. i m reli touched by ur post. such a sweet post really! i m also strting to enjoy motherhood more since her gas prb decresed a bit. previously she wud cry all the time even after i feed her.. its a bit better now but i cant say her colic is cured completely now. since 2 nites she is wakin up after every 1-2 hrs cryin in pain, pullin up her legs... its so depressing. i wake up and pull her legs to her tummy really strongly (otherwise she dusnt pass gas) and then she passes gas but still cries cus i guess there is still sum gas in her tummy. she turned 3 mnths today and i m really prayiin her gas prb finishes completely in Ramadan.. thatll b such a gr8 gift for me.
is ur baby a boy or girl?? i didnt use to swaddle her in daytime but i strted now since i noticed she slept a lil better in day time if she ws swaddled. thanks again for ur post and prayers :)
Mine is girl too, alhamdolilah. And almost 4 months old
thx so mch tashfeen.. i m reli touched by ur post. such a sweet post really! i m also strting to enjoy motherhood more since her gas prb decresed a bit. previously she wud cry all the time even after i feed her.. its a bit better now but i cant say her colic is cured completely now. since 2 nites she is wakin up after every 1-2 hrs cryin in pain, pullin up her legs... its so depressing. i wake up and pull her legs to her tummy really strongly (otherwise she dusnt pass gas) and then she passes gas but still cries cus i guess there is still sum gas in her tummy. she turned 3 mnths today and i m really prayiin her gas prb finishes completely in Ramadan.. thatll b such a gr8 gift for me.
is ur baby a boy or girl?? i didnt use to swaddle her in daytime but i strted now since i noticed she slept a lil better in day time if she ws swaddled. thanks again for ur post and prayers :)
awww so sweet. so did ur baby also have colic? if yes when did it completely magically sigh disappear?
No. Alhamdolilah she isnt colic baby! Thats why I am always answer-less to all your posts. Yet I used to give her gripe water/ colic drops once a day for easy digestion (she vomits when I over dose her) and in start i dont know how much to give. Her peds says that babies get better after 3 months, so dont give her any gripe water/colic let the baby have her own mechanism. So no nothing.
No. Alhamdolilah she isnt colic baby! Thats why I am always answer-less to all your posts. Yet I used to give her gripe water/ colic drops once a day for easy digestion (she vomits when I over dose her) and in start i dont know how much to give. Her peds says that babies get better after 3 months, so dont give her any gripe water/colic let the baby have her own mechanism. So no nothing.
MA rnt u lucky!!! pls do count ur blessings..i hope Allah rewards me by givin me a colic free baby IA when we try for another :D yar my hubs read ur post and said dekha sahi kaha bilkul.. padhi likhi larki hia hehehehe :D he also thinks i shudnt give gripe water and let her digestive system work on its own. honestly i dun mind stoppin cus i dun see any major difference with it. but i m givin her gripe water becus of fear that she mite even get worse! last time i resorted to pacifier for the first time!!!! in all ths months i never gave her. i put the paci in her mouth and rocked her and she slept but for merely 10 mine :( boo hoo... but i was so tired all nite and day cus she slept after 4am wakin up every half and hour to 1 hr cryin in pain.. i gave her pacifier but she kept movin her legs and hands.. she must b in pain tryin to pass gas so the pacifier just shut her up actually! i dun wanna get used to pacifier i was thinkin to give her till her colic prb finishes.. cus honestly i m so tired sometimes.. this pacifier mite help a little.i know she wants to sleep but the pain just dusnt let her. her eyes are closed n shes crying and pullin up her legs.
MA rnt u lucky!!! pls do count ur blessings..i hope Allah rewards me by givin me a colic free baby IA when we try for another :D yar my hubs read ur post and said dekha sahi kaha bilkul.. padhi likhi larki hia hehehehe :D he also thinks i shudnt give gripe water and let her digestive system work on its own. honestly i dun mind stoppin cus i dun see any major difference with it. but i m givin her gripe water becus of fear that she mite even get worse! last time i resorted to pacifier for the first time!!!! in all ths months i never gave her. i put the paci in her mouth and rocked her and she slept but for merely 10 mine :( boo hoo... but i was so tired all nite and day cus she slept after 4am wakin up every half and hour to 1 hr cryin in pain.. i gave her pacifier but she kept movin her legs and hands.. she must b in pain tryin to pass gas so the pacifier just shut her up actually! i dun wanna get used to pacifier i was thinkin to give her till her colic prb finishes.. cus honestly i m so tired sometimes.. this pacifier mite help a little.i know she wants to sleep but the pain just dusnt let her. her eyes are closed n shes crying and pullin up her legs.
Lol. My hubby too encourages me to talk with motivated ladies bcoz I am too dis-motivated (if this is the proper word?).
OMG:o . another baby???????? Atleast I cant think for another one right now:P My pregnancy throught went very smooth, dleivery was nightmare, rather muchhhh more than it. And it mean it. Me being alive is a miracle, docs said so. But alhamdolilah for all that hard time, Allah has blessed me with THIS baby, mashallah.
My suggestion is, if she is going ok with gripe water, dont discontinue all of the sudden, discontinue it gradually. Maybe it works. Does she passes on stoll easily? or is constipated?? Have you tried putting her on stomach to pass the gas?
