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smdl
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Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
What do you do when your newborn only naps for 10 minutes if he/she is not in your arms?
DS only wants to be held. His does not like his rocker, his playmat is goog for 10 minutes top. He is 5.5 weeks old and he gets "frustated" easily. Only arms and boob sooth him.
I don't even feel I can entertain him. He does have good times. Like diaper change but this is so short lived.
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DandN
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
My DD was the same way in the beginning. I think at around 7 weeks she would go into the swing (for limited periods - she never grew to love it).
Now at 3 months she'll sit in a bouncy seat and loves watching baby beethoven. . . she still wants to be held a lot - but she's a lot easier now.
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| Posted 7/30/07 1:57 PM |
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DandN
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
oh - DD loved being on the changing table cushion in the beginning -it was the only place she'd be other than in my arms. . . so we spent A LOT of time in the nursery with her on the changing table cushion, looking at the pictures on the wall, and me in a chair next to her.
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| Posted 7/30/07 1:59 PM |
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USAFmrs
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
My DS loves the changing table too!!
I found when he got fussy-- I went straight to belly time-- it tired him out and next thing you know Colton was out cold!! He still occasionally wants the cuddle time in my arms, but after a few times doing that he fell into a routine... HTH!
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yankinmanc
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Broken record time...hold the baby. Babies like to be held, who can blame them. In fact, they are designed to be held. and before you turn around, your newborn will be a toddler, all squirmy and snotty and you will long for those days when all they wanted was to be held.
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nferrandi
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Pop the baby in the Bjorn and move on with your day. That thing was a life saver for me. He also eally liked his swing, and as he got a little older he also liked the bouncer- but he NEVER liked when I turned on anything that vibrated.
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Aga
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
my DS is like that too!! the only thing that works for him lately is bouncer... I put him in it and bounce him lol he eventually falls asleep...
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BaroqueMama
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by racheeeee
Broken record time...hold the baby. Babies like to be held, who can blame them. In fact, they are designed to be held. and before you turn around, your newborn will be a toddler, all squirmy and snotty and you will long for those days when all they wanted was to be held.
Ditto on all accounts. I know it can sound annoying when we all say, "ENJOY IT!" because all you want to do is shower or pee or eat something, but seriously, it goes so fast, and they won't want to be held forever. I held Ava the first four months of her life. Not a moment did that child want to be put down. Now, at 13.5 months, I'm lucky if she slows down to even realize I'm there.
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| Posted 7/30/07 11:36 PM |
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Aga
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by prncss
Posted by racheeeee
Broken record time...hold the baby. Babies like to be held, who can blame them. In fact, they are designed to be held. and before you turn around, your newborn will be a toddler, all squirmy and snotty and you will long for those days when all they wanted was to be held.
Ditto on all accounts. I know it can sound annoying when we all say, "ENJOY IT!" because all you want to do is shower or pee or eat something, but seriously, it goes so fast, and they won't want to be held forever. I held Ava the first four months of her life. Not a moment did that child want to be put down. Now, at 13.5 months, I'm lucky if she slows down to even realize I'm there.
every time my MIL visit us she tells me that I hold him too much and all I want to do is enjoy him... she says that he will get used to it and want to be held all the time but I keep telling her that it is impossible for a 6 week old to be manipulating me, he just wants to be close to mommy...
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BaroqueMama
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by Aga
Posted by prncss
Posted by racheeeee
Broken record time...hold the baby. Babies like to be held, who can blame them. In fact, they are designed to be held. and before you turn around, your newborn will be a toddler, all squirmy and snotty and you will long for those days when all they wanted was to be held.
Ditto on all accounts. I know it can sound annoying when we all say, "ENJOY IT!" because all you want to do is shower or pee or eat something, but seriously, it goes so fast, and they won't want to be held forever. I held Ava the first four months of her life. Not a moment did that child want to be put down. Now, at 13.5 months, I'm lucky if she slows down to even realize I'm there.
every time my MIL visit us she tells me that I hold him too much and all I want to do is enjoy him... she says that he will get used to it and want to be held all the time but I keep telling her that it is impossible for a 6 week old to be manipulating me, he just wants to be close to mommy...
I HATED when people would tell me that. How in the world can a 6 week old, who can barely manipulate its own body limbs, be able to know enough to MANIPULATE someone? That is beyond my comprehension how people can think that's true. They just need to know they're safe and being held provides that security.
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mamaA
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by Aga
Posted by prncss
Posted by racheeeee
Broken record time...hold the baby. Babies like to be held, who can blame them. In fact, they are designed to be held. and before you turn around, your newborn will be a toddler, all squirmy and snotty and you will long for those days when all they wanted was to be held.
Ditto on all accounts. I know it can sound annoying when we all say, "ENJOY IT!" because all you want to do is shower or pee or eat something, but seriously, it goes so fast, and they won't want to be held forever. I held Ava the first four months of her life. Not a moment did that child want to be put down. Now, at 13.5 months, I'm lucky if she slows down to even realize I'm there.
every time my MIL visit us she tells me that I hold him too much and all I want to do is enjoy him... she says that he will get used to it and want to be held all the time but I keep telling her that it is impossible for a 6 week old to be manipulating me, he just wants to be close to mommy...
UGH! MILs! It's a friggin epidemic! Totally 110% agree. DS is only seven months (just turned) all he wants to do is crawl and climb. He does that squirmy arms up arched back thing when he wants to break free. Breaks a mommy's heart 
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smdl
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by prncss
Posted by Aga
Posted by prncss
Posted by racheeeee
Broken record time...hold the baby. Babies like to be held, who can blame them. In fact, they are designed to be held. and before you turn around, your newborn will be a toddler, all squirmy and snotty and you will long for those days when all they wanted was to be held.
Ditto on all accounts. I know it can sound annoying when we all say, "ENJOY IT!" because all you want to do is shower or pee or eat something, but seriously, it goes so fast, and they won't want to be held forever. I held Ava the first four months of her life. Not a moment did that child want to be put down. Now, at 13.5 months, I'm lucky if she slows down to even realize I'm there.
every time my MIL visit us she tells me that I hold him too much and all I want to do is enjoy him... she says that he will get used to it and want to be held all the time but I keep telling her that it is impossible for a 6 week old to be manipulating me, he just wants to be close to mommy...
I HATED when people would tell me that. How in the world can a 6 week old, who can barely manipulate its own body limbs, be able to know enough to MANIPULATE someone? That is beyond my comprehension how people can think that's true. They just need to know they're safe and being held provides that security.
The ped receptionist (mind you...NOT a Dr.!!!) told me that DS was spoiled when I called the office to find out why he was so fussy. He was 3.5 weeks old at that time. How can a 3.5 week old baby be spoiled? 
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monkeybride
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
I held her. She wouldn't sleep or stop crying otherwise. I learned to do everything with DD in arms for the most part. It was hard but I tried to keep reminding myself it wasn't forever and I would start small stints in the the bouncy, pack n play or play mat. Hang in there it does get better.
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Maybe you could get a sling? That way you are holding him, but are able to do other things. Good luck 
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smdl
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by Summerrluvv
Maybe you could get a sling? That way you are holding him, but are able to do other things. Good luck
I bought one but he was all crunched up in there. He is at least 11 Lbs. He is getting heavy.
I am not a fan of carriers. Infants are not meant to sit. Their spine is not strong yet until they are 3 months.
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by smdl
Posted by Summerrluvv
Maybe you could get a sling? That way you are holding him, but are able to do other things. Good luck
I bought one but he was all crunched up in there. He is at least 11 Lbs. He is getting heavy.
I am not a fan of carriers. Infants are not meant to sit. Their spine is not strong yet until they are 3 months.
Yeah they do get scrunched. I tried Emma in the sling in the cradle position and it would never work for an extended period of time.
I don't have any other ideas, but good luck
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yankinmanc
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
What about trying a Mei Tei, they are fab!
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| Posted 7/31/07 10:15 AM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
did you try swaddling him to get a longer nap? Once I started doing this, baby G's awake time was waaaaaay better.
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| Posted 7/31/07 10:16 AM |
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smdl
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by racheeeee
What about trying a Mei Tei, they are fab!
I started looking into those. Do you have one?
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| Posted 7/31/07 10:19 AM |
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smdl
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Re: Spinoff to entertaining your newborn - DS only wants to be held
Posted by MsMBV
did you try swaddling him to get a longer nap? Once I started doing this, baby G's awake time was waaaaaay better.
No, I don't swaddle hin during the day. Maybe I should but he jiggles too much.
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