Posts by Zirconia

Hugs to you, mama!  My DD is 11 months, and we are still in the 4-month sleep regression.  :(  It seems like, for us, starting around 5 months there have been NONSTOP legitimate sleep challenges - teething, gas pain from...

Wow - you guys are both so right!  We are definitely waaay overdue for a baby group.  Baby needs the social time, and so do I.  Part of this is sheer unfamiliarity with noise and activity - our home is very quiet and...

Another fan of crib sidecars here!  Our crib is really sturdy, and I scoot over halfway into it to nurse, then I can slip back to my own space and actually sleep in a comfortable position.  I usually sleep right near the...

Thank you!  Those are really helpful tips.  You're right - we are way overdue for a baby group!  And I'm not always on my game with a quick response or joke to diffuse the situation (and set limits at the same time.)

How do you tactfully set limits on behalf of a bashful babe?  We just got home from a week's travel for Thanksgiving, lots of crowds, lots of strangers, lots of people wanting to see, touch, hold, and play with my shy...

Bouncymummy, we didn't have the poop issues, but DD did have terrible tummyaches and gas, woke up crying every 30 minutes or so throughout the night.  That's the main reason we backed off - it felt like our so-called "baby-led"...

Our birthing class just had its reunion this weekend - babies all between 7-10 months.  Someone finally got up the courage to ask, "So...  are any babies sleeping through the night?"  The answer was a resounding "NO!!"...

We wanted to do by-the-book BLW, but we ended up feeling very uncomfortable starting out with large hunks of food - it felt too much like throwing a baby into deep water to force them to swim.  That's just my opinion!...

Wow - great insights, everyone!  Thank you!  I must confess, we were so sleep deprived that the dietary challenges were just too much to cope with.  Especially on the off chance that she might have a slight...

My 10-month-old is a horrible sleeper and has been since about 5 months old.  That, plus some mild circles under her eyes, made us wonder if she has a food allergy or intolerance.  We stopped wheat and dairy for about a...