Posts by RiverandJulie

Im right with you! SOunds just like mine (he is 11 months)  Mine is preemie too, I have a theory that they have a little more trouble self-soothing and that they are not only asking for the paci, but also for the comfort of...

I have the same problem with an active baby.  I use the Ergo on my hip and find it to be very comfortable.  Way more comfy than the sling!

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We call our 29 weeker "passionate".  (he is 11 months now)   SOmetimes I have to remind myself that the reason he is healthy and strong is because he knows what he wants and knows how to get it, and the...

We had a small dinner party and invited the people who helped us throughout the adoption.  The people who wrote recommendation letters, my relatives who we stayed with when we the little one was not allowed to leave the state he...

I would have gone crazy without carriers.  I am active and like to be doing something, and by wearing my baby I can still do a lot (albeit slower). I used a moby until he was about 15 lbs, then it didnt work as well.  Now I...

I hope I dont sound like a jerk here, but I have a FF 11 month old.  He was a preemie and developmentally ~ 9 months. So in a very similar place as yours.   The nights that he wakes up once and gets up at 6:30 are 'good'...

RE: holding the bottle. My 11 mo (8 1/2 adjusted) cant hold his bottle on his own ( we use glass, and they are heavy....but still) and he has no developmental delays. Also, as they get older, cuddle time is harder to find, since they...

OK-It is time for a change! No one in my house is getting enough sleep. Our parenting is suffering, my work is suffering, Dad's school is suffering... And LO (10 months) is grumpy because he is always tired. OK-Thanks for...