@chenml60 Right there with you momma, my LO is now 12 weeks and we literally were in the same phase as you, reflux, contact only at the same age. i’m the one who started the bad habit because i was SO SCARED of him choking in the middle of the night, it would literally spurt out of his nose. these things have helped us the most :
for reflux :
dr brown preemie wide bottles!!!! ( pain to wash but have helped so much )
side lying up right feeding position
paced feedings
burped every ounce
kept up right for 30 minutes after
we are only pepcid twice a day
similac alumentium is our formula
for sleep :
- we eventually broke down and bought a SNOO, we found one on market place for a really good deal and it has helped his sleep a ton, the small motion it makes mimics being held and i swear by it. would i pay full price? no, but man has it saved our sleep. there are several other bassinets that do the same motion that might be cheaper.
- he absolutely despised the SNOO sleep sacks, he’s a very long baby and the crotch strap killed him, ( this isn’t consider safe sleep but it works for us ) we ended up cutting one of the sacks and sliding in the sides so it would rock ( it won’t rock unless the straps are engaged ) DO NOT COME AT ME, I KNOW THE RISKS.
- halo sleep sacks, arms out, velcro tight across belly helps him with the pressure.
- we were bamboo footie pajamas and then the halo sack.
- hatch sound machine, red light and ocean noise lol
- elevate the head of his bassinet, we have tuna cans under the legs of ours
- we also do a bath every single night, this helps his belly and helps him calm down ( plus he loves the bath )
- once out of the bath we only use a dim lamp in the room to get dressed.
- once he’s dressed i feed him on my chest, let him burp and stay up right for 30 minutes ( he also gets into a gooood deep sleep then ) and then cut the snoo on and very very gently lower him into the bassinet. i bend so my chest goes with him, lay his butt down first, slowly his head and then place my hand on his belly for 5 minutes after so he knows i’m there.
things that have helped my anxiety :
- his bassinet is on my bedside close enough for me to hear if he choked
- OWLET DREAM SOCK
from one momma to another, i see you, i hear you and this is hard.
we went from waking up every single hour to 5/6 hour stretches. i was so sleep deprived he would end up in the bed with us more nights then not, and one morning i woke up and was like OKAY IVE GOTTA FIGURE SOMETHING OUT or he is literally gonna die in our bed. these tips have helped so much for us, during the day most of the time he still contact naps, but i aim for atleast one bassinet nap a day. during night feeds i do the same thing, feed on chest, transfer the same way.