Sleep on the Back
So after trying to have Alexander sleep on his back in his crib for little over a week we have decided to put him back in his car seat. The breaking factor was on Friday night he woke up at 3:30am and then woke up every single hour after that until 6:30am. He wasn't hunger because we would get up and comfort him and he would go right back to sleep. So last night, he was back to sleeping in his car seat. He slept from 9:30pm-4:30am. I changed his diaper and back to sleep he went for another two hours. Then I put his pacifier back in his mouth and he was asleep for another hour. As much as I would like for him to sleep in his crib on his back, I'm going to do whatever gets him and I the most amount of sleep. Babies will be babies and this baby likes to sleep inclined.
Tummy Time
Your pediatrician will tell you around 4 weeks that you should start doing tummy time with your baby so that their neck muscles get strong. They tell you that the baby should get about 10 minutes of tummy time a day. Not all at once but in segments. They say the baby may be at a little fussy when you do tummy time. Well I'm here to tell you that not only will your baby be a little fussy but also get really frustrated which gets them usually really upset. For about every 30 seconds of tummy time you first do, you will spend about 2-5 minutes calming your baby down afterwards. But you do need to do it. It wasn't until this week (Alexander is now 10 weeks old) that he doesn't fuss when we do tummy time. He actually seems to like it some. So to all the new or soon to be new parents with babies, hang in there with tummy time during that second month. One day your baby will just figure out how to lift their head and realize that its not all that bad. I wish someone would have told me this. Babies will be babies and will love tummy time when they figure out how to look around.
Bottles
I don't post a lot about breastfeeding because I don't want to impose my opinion about it because everyone has a different experiences with breastfeeding. Lets just say I have a love hate relationship with it. I love it because it does great things for Alexander. I hate everything else about it. Anyways, recently we have been doing every other feeding with a bottle of breastmilk that I have pumped. Last week this backfired with Alexander getting frustrated with the breast. Bottles are easier for babies to feed from because they don't have to suck as hard. Therefore when they go back to the breast they can become upset when they have to work harder. However, I found out this week that they make bottles and nipples for bottles specifically made for babies who go back and forth from breast to bottle. It makes a huge difference and we haven't had trouble since we switch the nipple in the bottle. The nipple is more like breast where the baby has to latch onto it and suck. I just wanted to share this information because I know the majority of mothers at some point with being a bottle and the breast.
Updates.....
Nap Training - Yeah not really working at all. Alexander only really naps when he is being held. I'm actually typing this as he is laying on my lap and one arm sleeping. I have gotten him to nap in swing in the morning while I work out.
P90X - Is going well. After three weeks I haven't lost a whole ton of weight but I am getting slimmer and stronger. I now can fit into two more pair of my jeans so that makes me happy.
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