In honor of Oprah's “My Favorite Things” episodes (yes – I watch Oprah – after all, I am a stay-at-home mom. I think there is something in the manual about watching it), here is my current favorite thing.
Logan used to spit up a decent bit. I would get him asleep in his bassinet in the middle of the night only to have the entire process ruined by him spitting up in his bassinet. Now, the volume was something that could not be ignored or just wiped up. His sheet would have to be changed. All of which I did by night light to make sure I did not wake a sleeping daddy and hopefully a sleeping baby. After a few nights in a row of this last week, I started to look for a solution. I read that keeping him upright for 20-30 minutes after feeding him would help with spitting up. So, that is now part of our routine. After I finish feeding him, I put him up on my shoulder to burp this very gassy baby and continue to keep him in that position so that he is upright for 20 minutes. Just about every single time, he falls asleep (again, my breast milk is like turkey to him). He wraps his little arm around the top of mine, draws his legs up like a frog and snuggles his head against my chest. It has become my favorite thing. Sometimes, I go a lot longer than the 20 minutes because I love the cuddle time. I even don't mind having to stay awake for another 20 minutes in the middle of the night.
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Congratulations on that sweet baby boy! You guys all look great, and so happy. (Kristin told me about your blog, so I had to check it out.)
ReplyDeleteHere's a tip for you on that middle of the night sheet changing. Double sheet that bassinet. Put on the mattress pad and a sheet, and on top of that, put on another waterproof mattress pad and a sheet. Then, if something happens in the middle of the night, whether it be spit up, leaky diaper, whatever, all you have to do is take the top layer off, tuck Logan in, and go back to bed yourself. This works all the way through potty training. :)
Enjoy that sweet baby boy. :)
Lisa