Comments on: Caring for Your Baby/Natural Mothering http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:52:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KitchenKop http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-54392 KitchenKop Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:04:09 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-54392 Em, this is so sad!! I'll say a prayer that she is open to listening to you and that maybe she'll read my post. Kelly Em, this is so sad!! I’ll say a prayer that she is open to listening to you and that maybe she’ll read my post.
Kelly

]]> By: Em http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-54386 Em Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:42:39 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-54386 hi kelly - i was glad to find your site. I have a friend who is a brand new mom and is intent on using Dr. Denmark's methods. She is prone towards fanaticism and she has latched on to the only feeding every 4 hours and the no feeding from 10pm to 6 am part of the plan. Her baby is only 6 pounds at birth and cries all night. I am really worried. My husband is a nurse and we are both very concerned. I feel she is hurting her milk supply and her baby. No one can seem to convince her not to listen to Dr. Denmark as if she was some sort of prophet. I honestly like a lot of what dr. denmark recommends - but the feeding stuff is so out there (for a mom who has successfully and happily breastfed 2 babies) that I am not sure I can trust anything the woman says. Thanks for your comments and I will try to get my friend to listen to them. Any other suggestions? hi kelly – i was glad to find your site. I have a friend who is a brand new mom and is intent on using Dr. Denmark’s methods. She is prone towards fanaticism and she has latched on to the only feeding every 4 hours and the no feeding from 10pm to 6 am part of the plan. Her baby is only 6 pounds at birth and cries all night. I am really worried. My husband is a nurse and we are both very concerned. I feel she is hurting her milk supply and her baby. No one can seem to convince her not to listen to Dr. Denmark as if she was some sort of prophet. I honestly like a lot of what dr. denmark recommends – but the feeding stuff is so out there (for a mom who has successfully and happily breastfed 2 babies) that I am not sure I can trust anything the woman says. Thanks for your comments and I will try to get my friend to listen to them. Any other suggestions?

]]> By: 'Becca http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-51981 'Becca Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:56:33 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-51981 Great article! I'm so glad to see you supporting co-sleeping as the natural thing to do. For my family, it's worked really well to have the family bed in the kid's room and keep the master bedroom for parents' private time. Both parents slept with the baby during the first month or so, when he needed a lot of attention during the night and was nursing so much that I needed his dad to bring me snacks in the night! At the point when his nighttime needs were mainly nursing and he could do that with me lying down, his dad started to sleep in the master bedroom most of the time. Click my name for more details. Great article! I’m so glad to see you supporting co-sleeping as the natural thing to do.

For my family, it’s worked really well to have the family bed in the kid’s room and keep the master bedroom for parents’ private time. Both parents slept with the baby during the first month or so, when he needed a lot of attention during the night and was nursing so much that I needed his dad to bring me snacks in the night! At the point when his nighttime needs were mainly nursing and he could do that with me lying down, his dad started to sleep in the master bedroom most of the time. Click my name for more details.

]]> By: KitchenKop http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-50483 KitchenKop Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:40 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-50483 Hi Nicole, Yep, all new comments get emailed to me, so I'll always see them. :) Good questions! These details are important! OK, I had a co-sleeper (see link in #4 above to look at it) and it was SO worth the money. My husband rarely moves at night, so I didn't have to worry about him rolling on the baby. If I was nursing on the left side, the baby was between us, if I was on my right, the baby was on the bed next to me, but the co-sleeper was right there so there was no danger of her/him falling off if they wiggled over once we both fell back asleep. In the beginning they always poop a lot, and I'd keep diapers and wipes right there and got good at doing it quickly and either wash my hands with a wipe, or get up just for a sec to wash. I *always* slept with a nightlight so I could see if we DID need to do a diaper change, and also to make it easier to help the baby latch on in the night when neither of us were paying much attention. Burping: I've never been one of those moms who just *has* to get a burp from them. Now, if I had a gassy baby, or one who spit up more without burping, then I probably would, but my babies always just burped when they needed to without much help. Getting comfortable with this takes a little practice, and also you've got to figure out how to get those pillows just right, so that you're not contorting yourself in an awkward position while nursing. Get the pillows arranged so that you're totally relaxed and can drift back off to sleep once your baby is latched on. Such special memories - our baby is 4 now, and I couldn't be more thankful that we found this super easy and sweet way to do night feedings. Feel free to ask me any other questions! :) Hi Nicole,

Yep, all new comments get emailed to me, so I’ll always see them. :)

Good questions! These details are important!

OK, I had a co-sleeper (see link in #4 above to look at it) and it was SO worth the money. My husband rarely moves at night, so I didn’t have to worry about him rolling on the baby. If I was nursing on the left side, the baby was between us, if I was on my right, the baby was on the bed next to me, but the co-sleeper was right there so there was no danger of her/him falling off if they wiggled over once we both fell back asleep.

In the beginning they always poop a lot, and I’d keep diapers and wipes right there and got good at doing it quickly and either wash my hands with a wipe, or get up just for a sec to wash. I *always* slept with a nightlight so I could see if we DID need to do a diaper change, and also to make it easier to help the baby latch on in the night when neither of us were paying much attention.

Burping: I’ve never been one of those moms who just *has* to get a burp from them. Now, if I had a gassy baby, or one who spit up more without burping, then I probably would, but my babies always just burped when they needed to without much help.

Getting comfortable with this takes a little practice, and also you’ve got to figure out how to get those pillows just right, so that you’re not contorting yourself in an awkward position while nursing. Get the pillows arranged so that you’re totally relaxed and can drift back off to sleep once your baby is latched on.

Such special memories – our baby is 4 now, and I couldn’t be more thankful that we found this super easy and sweet way to do night feedings.

Feel free to ask me any other questions! :)

]]> By: Nicole http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-50479 Nicole Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:05:11 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-50479 Kelly, I don't even know if you read comments on older posts, but thought I'd give it a shot. Thanks for all you do for us readers! I have expermimented with cosleeping with our second baby. She is a doll, but I have some technical issues. :) Did you worry about burping them after a night nursing? Did your babies really never have BMs at night? Our little angel sometimes goes with each feeding, and it seems so awful to get up, get her undressed and cold, and bundled back up again. Did the babies sleep between you and hubby? Or between you and the edge of the bed (next to a wall or something?) Thanks for any tips!! Kelly,
I don’t even know if you read comments on older posts, but thought I’d give it a shot. Thanks for all you do for us readers!

I have expermimented with cosleeping with our second baby. She is a doll, but I have some technical issues. :) Did you worry about burping them after a night nursing? Did your babies really never have BMs at night? Our little angel sometimes goes with each feeding, and it seems so awful to get up, get her undressed and cold, and bundled back up again. Did the babies sleep between you and hubby? Or between you and the edge of the bed (next to a wall or something?)

Thanks for any tips!!

]]> By: Kelly http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-7351 Kelly Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:53:39 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-7351 Thanks for sharing your thoughts, everyone. :) If you haven't let us know what <i>you</i> think yet, please do! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, everyone. :)

If you haven’t let us know what you think yet, please do!

]]> By: tribal talk http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-7349 tribal talk Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:16:34 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-7349 I started reading Dr. Denmark after my second child was born and I found her a great help. Her advice is practical and I think, very knowledgeable. Of course, every child/parent are different and need to do what is best for their child. In particular, Dr. Denmark's advice on how to treat various ailments is invaluable. I pretty much follow her advice and it works for us every time! <abbr><em>tribal talk’s last blog post..<a href="http://shewhoislaughingorcrying.blogspot.com/2009/03/kroger-shopping-list-for-week_30.html" rel="nofollow">kroger shopping list for the week</a></abbr></em> I started reading Dr. Denmark after my second child was born and I found her a great help. Her advice is practical and I think, very knowledgeable. Of course, every child/parent are different and need to do what is best for their child. In particular, Dr. Denmark’s advice on how to treat various ailments is invaluable. I pretty much follow her advice and it works for us every time!

tribal talk’s last blog post..kroger shopping list for the week

]]> By: Kristin http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-7316 Kristin Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:58:02 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-7316 As with LN above, I tried to schedule my first and keep her in the crib. Finally, my husband said, "Just put her in bed with us." and we've had little ones there ever since. I put the blame for this on a book I had read titled "Babywise". Terrible. I would NEVER recommend it. I agree with all your comments, Kelly. If baby animals know when they need to eat (do sheep use clocks?), and what to eat, why wouldn't infants? As with LN above, I tried to schedule my first and keep her in the crib. Finally, my husband said, “Just put her in bed with us.” and we’ve had little ones there ever since. I put the blame for this on a book I had read titled “Babywise”. Terrible. I would NEVER recommend it.

I agree with all your comments, Kelly.

If baby animals know when they need to eat (do sheep use clocks?), and what to eat, why wouldn’t infants?

]]> By: Local Nourishment http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-7310 Local Nourishment Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:48:34 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-7310 I tried. I really did try with my oldest to do the scheduling and the separate sleeping. I was frustrated because I was a slave to the schedule, and exhausted all the time! My children always scheduled themselves on a very regular pattern, but it was their schedule, not one put upon them by convenience or mandate. While we discuss traditional diets, let's remember that there are few things more traditional for a new parent than co-sleeping. It is common practice all over the world. (I'm pretty sure that Adam didn't build a cradle in a separate room for his boys!) <abbr><em>Local Nourishment’s last blog post..<a href="http://localnourishment.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/free-chocolate-pudding/" rel="nofollow">Free! Chocolate Pudding</a></abbr></em> I tried. I really did try with my oldest to do the scheduling and the separate sleeping. I was frustrated because I was a slave to the schedule, and exhausted all the time! My children always scheduled themselves on a very regular pattern, but it was their schedule, not one put upon them by convenience or mandate.

While we discuss traditional diets, let’s remember that there are few things more traditional for a new parent than co-sleeping. It is common practice all over the world. (I’m pretty sure that Adam didn’t build a cradle in a separate room for his boys!)

Local Nourishment’s last blog post..Free! Chocolate Pudding

]]> By: Kelly the Kitchen Kop http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2008/03/parenting-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-1533 Kelly the Kitchen Kop Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:19:00 +0000 http://kellythekitchencop.org/2008/03/20/caring-for-your-babynatural-mothering/#comment-1533 Hi Sharon,<br/><br/>I think it's awesome that you gave it a shot anyway. You never know, maybe the next person, or the person after that who mentions it to them will make them think, "Hmm, there might be something to this..."<br/><br/>Kelly Hi Sharon,

I think it’s awesome that you gave it a shot anyway. You never know, maybe the next person, or the person after that who mentions it to them will make them think, “Hmm, there might be something to this…”

Kelly

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