Whaddya goin' do with these kids these days? (parenting)

by **Grotewold** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 15:13:57

Titlehungry wrote:we got one of the canopy things for his crib... that changed our lives...

oh nice thanks -- got a link?

the twins will be airborne any day now

by **Monkeyboy** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 15:14:09

The Dude wrote:i don't get the diaper bin. they're disgusting

agreed. What's the alternative other than washing cloth diapers? We share our washr with others, so I would hate to use the cloth diapers.

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 15:14:12

what do you do with your diapers?

by **The Dude** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 15:19:55

i put them in the trash outside that day. the diaper bin holds like 20 diapers and they just sit there and stew. it's disgusting

by **Titlehungry** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 15:20:17

Grotewold wrote:
Titlehungry wrote:we got one of the canopy things for his crib... that changed our lives...

oh nice thanks -- got a link?

the twins will be airborne any day now

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https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss ... ahbou+baby

Hopefully this link works...

by **TenuredVulture** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 15:23:36

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:handcuffs and Benadryl

I was going to make a snarky comment comparing the challenges of parenting teenagers to parenting infants and toddlers, but I've got nothing. I will say sometimes I feel like a bad parent if I fall asleep before Lil' Vulture comes home.

by **Monkeyboy** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 16:00:55

The Dude wrote:i put them in the trash outside that day. the diaper bin holds like 20 diapers and they just sit there and stew. it's disgusting

It is disgusting. The way the trash works here is you pay a fee for each bag (about $3) and you can fill it up as much as you can and take it to the dumpster. You can also recycle a lot of things for free. The result is that I take the trash out once every 3 days (sometimes 2) and the bin gets emptied at that time. It's a small bin. I think part of it is the room.... there's very little air circulation. It didn't smell much at the old place.

by **Bucky** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 16:02:53

we used something called a 'diaper genie' which did a pretty good job of containing olfactory discomforts

by **The Dude** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 16:08:13

Bucky wrote:we used something called a 'diaper genie' which did a pretty good job of containing olfactory discomforts

that's what we had

by **Phred** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 16:08:39

We used the 'Diaper Champ' which is similar and also did a pretty good job of containment but does not require special bags like the Genie.

by **Titlehungry** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 17:31:08

Bucky wrote:we used something called a 'diaper genie' which did a pretty good job of containing olfactory discomforts

We used that with the neverending plastic bag but since we moved to MD, I don't even think we brought it... I've just been putting them out with the garbage now

by **CalvinBall** » Wed Nov 29, 2017 19:04:34

The Dude wrote:i put them in the trash outside that day. the diaper bin holds like 20 diapers and they just sit there and stew. it's disgusting

Maybe you could learn to use the bathroom properly. Can't imagine what your wife thinks about your toilet aversion.

by **PhillieMooDo** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 01:46:38

Grotewold wrote:
PhillieMooDo wrote:Thanks, folks, appreciate your thoughts. Definitely interested in more info, Grote, if you're willing to share. Thanks

Will put here in case it would help anyone else.

The biggest thing for us, again, is routine. Same time every night, sleep sack on, one book read, one song, good night.

I don't remember the exact protocol we followed, but basically put the baby down after that and say "It's time to sleep" or whatever and walk out. Then wait five minutes; if they're crying, go back in, pick up for one second, reassure "it's time to sleep," walk back out. Repeat that process until they're asleep.

The next night, bump intervals up to like eight minutes. Then 10. On average our kids (five or six months old at the time) were asleep within 15 minutes by the third night.

Another factor I forgot to mention is a white noise machine. We swear by it, not only so you don't have to tiptoe around the house, but it gives them another sleep cue and focal point.

Blackout curtains or blinds are great, too, especially for naps and summer nights.

Blackout curtains. Check. Sound machine. Check. Routine(ish). Check.

We're trying straight up extinction tonight. She cried for ten minutes. She's been nodding off, standing in the corner of her bed for 30. If she'd just lie down...

Stubborn, man, don't know where she could've gotten that!

by **Werthless** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 17:41:41

Sooo, how did it go?

by **PhillieMooDo** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 18:00:17

Werthless wrote:Sooo, how did it go?

She stood there for an hour, no crying, just trying to sleep propped up. Then she just plopped down and stayed down...

For 12 hours!

We just put her down for a nap. About 40 minutes in she starts crying and my wife uses the monitor intercom to gently tell her to go back to sleep. She stops crying, looks around for a minute, and then just goes back to sleep.

I'm trying not to be too excited, but, very optimistic at this turn of events. If we can get this kid sleeping for naps AND through the night...we might start to feel like real people again.

Thanks for asking :-D

by **Werthless** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 18:04:02

Congrats. I am truly happy for you. I remember how great that first long night of continuous feels as a parent, and you've waited longer than most!

by **Titlehungry** » Sat Dec 02, 2017 18:04:08

PhillieMooDo wrote:
Werthless wrote:Sooo, how did it go?

She stood there for an hour, no crying, just trying to sleep propped up. Then she just plopped down and stayed down...

For 12 hours!

We just put her down for a nap. About 40 minutes in she starts crying and my wife uses the monitor intercom to gently tell her to go back to sleep. She stops crying, looks around for a minute, and then just goes back to sleep.

I'm trying not to be too excited, but, very optimistic at this turn of events. If we can get this kid sleeping for naps AND through the night...we might start to feel like real people again.

Thanks for asking

It's a great feeling... the canopy saved my wife and I two hours a nite at bedtime and he naps for a good 2-3 hours a day... without the canopy, we'd never keep him in his crib...

by **MrsVox** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 12:23:03

That's awesome.

Now I can tell my bad experience with sleep training.

[Reveal] Spoiler:

Vox was working night shift when the middle was born. So when the baby would wake up for middle-of the-night feeding, I would bring him into my bed, feed him, and we'd both go back to sleep. This turned him into super attachment baby. So when he was old enough to be able to sleep through the night and be sleep-trained, he hated it so hard, his hair started to fall out from the stress. We ended up taking a break for a month or so and trying it again, and it was fine. He was and still is the biggest momma's boy of the three.

by **PhillieMooDo** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 13:10:15

Thanks for all the support, pals.

And thanksfor sharing, MrsVox. One of the biggest reasons we finally took the plunge was because I feared she'd never stop needing that help getting to sleep, and have life-long sleep problems.

Night 2: 3 minutes of hard core crying, asleep in 15 minutes. Slept 12ish hours.

by **Monkeyboy** » Sun Dec 03, 2017 13:15:13

it really is amazing. Like hitting a switch.

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