Not exact matches
And, if your
baby refuses to go to sleep nursing, strolling, riding in car seat, rocking, or walking, and you throw out your back
bouncing your
baby to sleep several times a
day, you might consider putting a nursing pillow under your swaddled
baby so that you can support all of their weight on your lap instead of using your back.
Because this is how my life looks as a mom of two: Folding laundry that's been sitting in the basket for at least three
days... while singing along to a Laurie Berkner DVD with my son, who's putting on a full show with singing, dancing and guitar - playing... while using one foot to further
bounce the
baby's bouncy seat to lull her back to sleep.
Babies get used to that comfort of sleeping in your arms,
bounced and pampered mostly all throughout the
day.
Schwartz suggests that dad sing songs, hum to
baby, dance (on a side note, my husband has a very funny dance he developed just for our
baby's fussy
days), listen to calming music, or
bouncing with her on the above - mentioned exercise ball.
AND last summer I was the rookie mom on the giant white miracle ball
bouncing my often fussy
baby EVERY single
day.
She cried a lot as a tiny
baby and after a few weeks I started using an exercise ball to
bounce on while holding her and it had an almost miraculous affect to the point where we would use it to calm her for any
day to
day tears as well as to get to sleep.
For instance, horses begin to run on their very first
day of life, while in comparison, our adorable human
babies must first learn to first, hold up their neck, then turn over, then sit up, then crawl, then walk (and eventually run, twirl,
bounce, and dance!).
All of the sudden, we'd have a
baby drunk on whiskey, slathered in
baby oil for 40
days, her head wrapped tightly with a towel soaked in olive oil, being sure not to
bounce her or she would never fall asleep on her own again, and of course eating solid foods as quickly as possible because breast milk will «actually stunt her growth.»
In the old
days, a «
bouncing»
baby with chubby cheeks and dimpled thighs was many people's picture of a healthy newborn.
While some women's cycles
bounce right back after
baby to a regular 28
days, others, like Lillian's, can be more erratic.
While I'm fretting about not seeing my
baby girl * all
day *, she is
bouncing off the...