Jack Snack has had his crabby pants on lately. We've had to change formula over these past two days and the transition isn't making his tummy happy. I've been mixing the old formula with the new, slowly increasing the new and reducing the old. I've already noticed that his rope like poopies are softer, but his tummy is still grumbly. I do believe he is spitting up more now too. Not a lot, just more. Right now he's having a snooze on the couch on his tummy...right where I can see him. Which for me begs the question, How did our mothers sleep while we were on our tummies? If I can't see his back rise and fall, I have to go listen for his breath and touch him to make sure he's warm and well. Any trip to the bathroom is a well thought out mad dash! It's making me nuts that he's on his tummy asleep, but it does seem to be moving the gas along.
Since my sunny little boy has been a storm cloud for much of the day, unless being held, here are a few pictures of how we've spent our day.
First we had a trip through the car wash. He didn't object, but he also was not his animated kicking and wiggling little self no matter how much I coaxed. He was happy to just chew on his hands.
He didn't do any splashing and hardly any cooing at all. He was happy to have the water splashed over and around him, but he wasn't the happy little elf I've come to expect in the bathtub. Poor baby. Next we tried a snuggle with his big sister.
I can see that he doesn't feel real spiffy. Poor Ducky. For the most part I wound up holding him for much of the day.
I'm glad he's finally having a comfortable, restful sleep, but right now I just want him to wake up so I can flip him over!
2 comments:
I remember those days of wanting your little one to get some sleep but afraid to leave them on their back. Lucky your little man is able to eat on his own and you haven't had to tube feed him. That is a whole different mess. He is super cute! I hope he is feeling better quickly!
tummy sleeping was a big issue for me too, after much thought, research, and personal reflection, i truely do think the whole "back to sleep" thing is over blown and possibly a conspiracy... seriously, babies have been sleeping on thier tummies for ages... and obviously sleep better that way. My baby slept on her tummy for naps on the couch every day, we swaddled her until she was three months old, then bought an angel care monitor and let her sleep on her stomach in her crib at night... ah sweet bliss... sleeping through the night.
Dont beat yourself up over it!
hugs,
dannielle
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