Posts by bornbythesea

Yup, mine does this too, and I read in a book somewhere that it was normal. I don't remember which book it was, but I wish I could because I'd like to find out why.

A baby that young needs to nurse in the night, and it sounds like you are doing what you need to do for you all to sleep comfortably. It's possible that she doesn't wake fully because she doesn't need to, as her needs are met already.

Just now at 15 months. I tried earlier, but he was not ready.

My 15 month old son fights sleep like crazy. He doesn't sit still for sleepy time activities, or even nursing at first. I put him in the ergo after a bath and either wear him on my back for awhile, or wear him in the front and nurse...

We never have to assist with circs. This is done in pp in the nursery. You may float there as a new nurse, but it is reasonable do decline as a conscientious objector. I had to do this in school, and it wasn't a big deal.

Double prefold with some boring cover so we don't have a BLOWOUT! hehe.

I think my son knows when I put a really special diaper on him, because he poops within seconds. Nice hand washed wool, blowout. Pretty pocket, blowout. Elbee, blowout. : Ya know?

We love our new willow toys playstand.

Same boat with you all. Ds is the worst sleeper I've ever even heard about. Fights sleep. Our naps are ok, but he is up all night long. Tossing turning nursing tossing fussing crying crawling. We are loosing it here. We have a...

It really depends on where you live, and if they are short nurses in the area. Also, you might want to find out if your local hospitals have training programs, as the specialty areas often have additional training. It is possible, but...