Little-D Day 40
How patient can you be when you are facing a child that is so fussy that you just want to throw him into the dustbin?
“I am going to throw you into the dustbin”
Well, that is what I told him today. Repeatedly for like don’t know how many times!
How fussy he can be?
1. He been awake for 8 hours from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.
2. He only fall asleep when you carrying him.
3. He will wake up the moment you put him on the bed.
4. Even though he is asleep in your arm, he will open his eyes and peek if you are there.
5. Nobody can touch him, when he don’t like it
6. Which translated that, you CAN NOT change his diaper! (he rather be naked)
7. He must have his MILK within 5 seconds
8. He don’t want to drink water and will give you his best opera session or he will spit it out either on your face or just let the water drip out from the side of his mouth.
9.. to be continue..
Bring on the comments
Tuesday, June 30 2:25 pm
Haa haaa…so true…some of things you wrote is happening to my fussy baby.
Like only fall asleep when holding her and no patient and want her milk in 5 sec. Oh…the peeking with her eyes too. I say that to my baby too about throwing her into the dustbin…when her fussiness is get out of control…after rocking…holding…walking…and singing or etc.. to her doesn’t work.
-____-” yours is only 3 weeks?
Tuesday, June 30 7:59 pm
aiyo.. dun like that la… growing up children is not ez and needs plenty of patience…
here i give u some tips for your problems and hope it helps u..
1) some bbs sleep less, some sleep a lot. some stay awake through the day some stay awake through the nite. it means different sleeping pattern for all babies. u are lucky yours dun stay awake through the nite. hahaha..
2) & 3) now this is something i emphasized before. u are allowed to carry him as much as u want. but then never to let him fall asleep in your arms. when he is about to doze off, lay him gently on his bed and stay close to him.. gently pat his back or his buttocks to let him fall asleep himself. if he cries the moment u put him on his bed, do not immediately carry him back. if u wan to train him sleep on his own, u have to be stern. its ok to let him cry for a while, it will not hurt him. old folks believe that crying means strong lungs. at first, let him cry for 3 mins then carry him… u can stay beside him and hush him to let him know u are there. babies get scared if they are alone. then 2nd time, let him cry for 5 mins… then keep prolong the time u attend to him. slowly let go and he will get used to it. only attend if he needs his milk or change. it seems rather bad to leave your baby crying, but then u need to be stern, otherwise it will be harder to train once he is older. this is so that once he reaches 4 months old, it’ll be easier for u to train him sleep throughout the nite without 1 feeding already.
4) babies dream in their sleep, they might open their eyes, or move their eyeballs, or laugh or smile while asleep. not necessarily they are peeking. haha…
5) & 6) some babies dun wan to be touched after cleaning. to distract them, hang a mobile toy and quickly change their diapers and clothes while they are busy. u can also hum or sing a song while at it. hahaha..
7) most babies are impatient when hungry. to avoid it, make sure u feed him 10-15 mins roughly before next feeding. u can roughly estimate his time for next feeding although every baby is different. i’m sure u will know in time to come. but standard babies feed every 1-2 hourly for breastmilk and 2-3 hourly for formulas. if your baby is not feeding a lot, keep the frequency more.. means baby will get hungry faster.
wish u good luck…
thanks for all the tips. Even though he did not stay awake during the night, I only got to sleep for like 3 hours the most..as for the let him cry out..my MIL sure bising to the maximum..as when he cried, he rally cry until his face become red..and of course, she “sam tong” when see baby cry like that (like I am not!) and guess what..its getting worst..today break the record as in he did not even touch the bed..the moment we put him on the bed, he wake up and cry his lung out -___-”
Tuesday, June 30 11:31 pm
well, its like that lo.. parents do the disciplining and grandparents do the spoiling.. haha..
what i did last time was close the door and lock it, so only me and my dd inside. i ask my MIL dun interfere me teaching my child. hahaha…. so bad ya? but then i told her its for my child own good. who is going to carry her all the time to sleep? u wan? if dun wan then dun bising.. hehhee…
ai..maybe yours wont want to carry all time ler..mine 100% want!
Wednesday, July 1 3:26 am
yes…3 wks and 2 days…..and acting up already.
wow 5 more days to full month! Book the full moon packages already?
Wednesday, July 1 9:00 am
woa.. mine first grandchild also like that ler.. but then i warning the grandparents early… hahaha.. me so bad..
everyone wants to carry my baby… very chubby some more.. 3.85kg at that time. my MIL also gave me a scold if i dun c to my dd immediately.. after a while, she finally understand what i meant. now she say kids cannot be spoil if not later hard to teach.. hahah.. sound like me liao..
how I wish my MIL is like that! She been carrying him to sleep and now night time also he don’t want to sleep on the bed and keep on crying!
Wednesday, July 1 1:34 pm
Well, I agree with what Meli said about in-laws. They are the ones who will spoil your baby. I locked the door too. Hahahaha…
I hope i can kick her out as well! ARGH!!!
Thursday, July 2 2:12 am
We decided to do the 100 days Red Egg and Ginger Party. She is still too young to go out…(just us afraid that she will catch the swine flu) Elders says either one month or 3 months. I need to make reservation soon…in case no dates.
How about yours party? Did it turn out well?
din’t do any party, just sent out the full moon package to relative and driving “him” around so feel the outside world..scared of the flu as well lol
Sunday, July 5 1:01 am
i have been wondering about this a long time.. mils seem to know everything about babies and they love our babies soooo much. why dont they just go another have one? with the advancement in science and tech, it is not impossible. or adopt ? plenty of orphans waiting for a good home.
my firm belief is that grandparents should never intefere.. it undermines the parent’s authority and confidence as a parent
and god knows confidence is at all time low for a first time mum .
help and opinions only when they are called for please !
I also like to know the answer! LOL! and I also agreed on the interference part but sad to say, we as the Young one, can’t really shut them up as it will be consider as rude… well, just have to hang on there. Anyway, I am much more better than previous month and now I started to “argue” a little bit on those things that I did not agreed to
Sunday, July 5 1:06 am
do invest in a baby carrier.. that well u can hold him and cook, surf, shop.. practically anything but take a shower!
Already bought one! But with my MIL around, I will not be using it too soon, as she will be complaining..then again, my little-D neck is not strong enough yet for that
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