Comments on: The Lucy Files: October 29 http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/ All Boyds, all the time. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kindra http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/comment-page-1/#comment-905 kindra Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:24:53 +0000 http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/#comment-905 Hey Ann, We weaned Ben from the swaddle by going cold turkey -- the swaddling was driving me insane (he would always break out of it and start crying -- and we were double-swaddling at that point). It was between 4 and 5 months that I weaned him from it and it was a little bit of an adjustment, but he did fine. I wonder if you might want to try cold turkey instead of slowly doing it? Ben likes to sleep on his tummy (which is why he didn't sleep for the first 4 months of his life) and was old enough at that point to roll back and forth by himself. It was scary to try to get him to sleep without the swaddle, but I figured he was ready since he went down so easily. Hey Ann,

We weaned Ben from the swaddle by going cold turkey — the swaddling was driving me insane (he would always break out of it and start crying — and we were double-swaddling at that point). It was between 4 and 5 months that I weaned him from it and it was a little bit of an adjustment, but he did fine. I wonder if you might want to try cold turkey instead of slowly doing it? Ben likes to sleep on his tummy (which is why he didn’t sleep for the first 4 months of his life) and was old enough at that point to roll back and forth by himself.

It was scary to try to get him to sleep without the swaddle, but I figured he was ready since he went down so easily.

]]> By: sarah http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/comment-page-1/#comment-887 sarah Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:23:42 +0000 http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/#comment-887 hey ann! wow! 6 months sure go by quick, huh? cadence didn't want solids until she was around 10 months old, and i was okay with that since nursing IS so much more convenient. i think the longer they wait, the more beneficial it is in terms of avoiding potential food allergies and giving the digestive system time to mature more. then again, i know plenty of babies who started solids at like 4 months and who seem fine. isn't it nice that our babies tell us when they are ready for something new, whether it's at 4 months or 6 months of 10 months or a year? and when she IS ready for something solid, she'll be one lucky (blessed) baby to be able to enjoy your cooking! hey ann!

wow! 6 months sure go by quick, huh? cadence didn’t want solids until she was around 10 months old, and i was okay with that since nursing IS so much more convenient. i think the longer they wait, the more beneficial it is in terms of avoiding potential food allergies and giving the digestive system time to mature more. then again, i know plenty of babies who started solids at like 4 months and who seem fine. isn’t it nice that our babies tell us when they are ready for something new, whether it’s at 4 months or 6 months of 10 months or a year? and when she IS ready for something solid, she’ll be one lucky (blessed) baby to be able to enjoy your cooking!

]]> By: Deb http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Deb Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:34:58 +0000 http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/#comment-885 My kids and I would love to see Lucy and, as we put it, "chook her cheeks". (Sort of like doing "pudgy bunny" but more gently...) She is just as cute as can be! But if you do get out our way with her (which I highly recommend, BTW--you and Jon could come stay with us and speak at my chapter) we promise to ask Lucy's permission before the chooking. My kids and I would love to see Lucy and, as we put it, “chook her cheeks”. (Sort of like doing “pudgy bunny” but more gently…) She is just as cute as can be! But if you do get out our way with her (which I highly recommend, BTW—you and Jon could come stay with us and speak at my chapter) we promise to ask Lucy’s permission before the chooking.

]]> By: Nicole http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Nicole Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:37:30 +0000 http://boydsnest.org/news/2006/the-lucy-files-october-29/#comment-881 Hey Ann - I was trying to remember when we stopped pinning Benjamin's arms with a blanket while he slept and it was definitely older than 6 months. I think it was probably around the time it started getting warm outside so maybe April which would have made him 10 months old. Maybe sooner than that, but I know for sure we were still doing it at 8 months of age. He wouldn't sleep otherwise, or, he'd go to sleep only to wake himself up by hitting himself in the face. We didn't completely swaddle him, but he was definitely wrapped up tight with his arms tucked in. It doesn't seem to have caused any problems - he's on track developmentally speaking. Hey Ann – I was trying to remember when we stopped pinning Benjamin’s arms with a blanket while he slept and it was definitely older than 6 months. I think it was probably around the time it started getting warm outside so maybe April which would have made him 10 months old. Maybe sooner than that, but I know for sure we were still doing it at 8 months of age. He wouldn’t sleep otherwise, or, he’d go to sleep only to wake himself up by hitting himself in the face. We didn’t completely swaddle him, but he was definitely wrapped up tight with his arms tucked in. It doesn’t seem to have caused any problems – he’s on track developmentally speaking.

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