Comments on: Jinxed Us http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/ Eric Sagalyn's quest for modern fatherhood. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:07:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Crystal http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-259 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 01:59:07 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-259 Believe me, Philly knows it, too! And I am a strong believer in jinx... as soon as I say something, the kids prove me wrong. "Hon, the kids haven't had an accident all day!" "Mommy, acidet!" Damn! Believe me, Philly knows it, too! And I am a strong believer in jinx… as soon as I say something, the kids prove me wrong. “Hon, the kids haven’t had an accident all day!” “Mommy, acidet!” Damn!

]]> by: Angie Heffner http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-260 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:49:46 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-260 Jen and Eric, Have you tried the baby sling? They sell here, in St. Louis, for about $50. Heaven knows what they might go for in Boston, but it is worth a try. Sling Hayes to cuddle across your abdomen. He cuddles close to Mom or Dad. He feels warm and safe. He hears your heartbeat...He sleeps... Having said that, here is the caveat, Sam loved it and it worked...James did not like it...and...Yep...it did not work. It is just a big piece of material and a clip. You can probably find a pattern for it on the internet and whip up your own trial model. You probably have seen them, but when you are sleep deprived you don't always think of all your options for possible solutions. I'm just trying to jog your memory here. Good Luck, you guys! Angie Jen and Eric,
Have you tried the baby sling? They sell here, in St. Louis, for about $50. Heaven knows what they might go for in Boston, but it is worth a try. Sling Hayes to cuddle across your abdomen. He cuddles close to Mom or Dad. He feels warm and safe. He hears your heartbeat…He sleeps…

Having said that, here is the caveat, Sam loved it and it worked…James did not like it…and…Yep…it did not work.

It is just a big piece of material and a clip. You can probably find a pattern for it on the internet and whip up your own trial model. You probably have seen them, but when you are sleep deprived you don’t always think of all your options for possible solutions. I’m just trying to jog your memory here.

Good Luck, you guys!

Angie

]]> by: Cameron http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-261 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:00:00 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-261 Football carry. Also, "The Happiest Baby on The Block" by Harvey Karp. But mostly the football carry. Football carry. Also, “The Happiest Baby on The Block” by Harvey Karp. But mostly the football carry.

]]> by: Jen http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-262 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:52:59 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-262 Thanks Ang. We have two slings, and they do work for regular crying spells. They don't work so well for the "for-no-reason" crying that just hits from out of nowhere. I sang rock-a-bye baby a trillion times last night, and he was fine when I sang, but as soon as I stopped he would start wailing. Eric took the next shift and got him calmed down using our chair that vibrates. I am starting to think that he just gets bored...and likes to watch us go into high gear with our feeble attempts to chill him out! Thanks Ang. We have two slings, and they do work for regular crying spells. They don’t work so well for the “for-no-reason” crying that just hits from out of nowhere. I sang rock-a-bye baby a trillion times last night, and he was fine when I sang, but as soon as I stopped he would start wailing. Eric took the next shift and got him calmed down using our chair that vibrates. I am starting to think that he just gets bored…and likes to watch us go into high gear with our feeble attempts to chill him out!

]]> by: Chris http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-263 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:07:02 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-263 Oh, does this sound familiar. Our daughter, now seven and sleeping like a normal person (just so you know that this too shall pass) screamed for three hours every evening. Bellowed. Howled. Did not want to eat, did not want to sleep, did not want to be in the swing or the vibrating chair (especially did not want that -- when we thought she couldn't scream louder, we learned that she could). The only thing she liked was to be carried up high on her father's shoulder, with her fist shoved down the back of his collar, and walked. Back and forth in our tiny (900 sq. ft.) house. "This is the front door. This is your living room. This is the dining room. This is the kitchen. This is the back door." Her absolute favorite was to go up and down the stairs, but that was hell on dad's knees so we saved that for times we thought we were going to go deaf and/or crazy. She also liked to be sung to, so dad would sing her show tunes. A Chorus Line and Sweeney Todd were particular popular. And then, after about 6-7 weeks, she stopped. It was like a miracle. Good luck! You do seem to be keeping your sense of humor about it all, and that's crucial. Oh, does this sound familiar. Our daughter, now seven and sleeping like a normal person (just so you know that this too shall pass) screamed for three hours every evening. Bellowed. Howled. Did not want to eat, did not want to sleep, did not want to be in the swing or the vibrating chair (especially did not want that — when we thought she couldn’t scream louder, we learned that she could). The only thing she liked was to be carried up high on her father’s shoulder, with her fist shoved down the back of his collar, and walked. Back and forth in our tiny (900 sq. ft.) house. “This is the front door. This is your living room. This is the dining room. This is the kitchen. This is the back door.” Her absolute favorite was to go up and down the stairs, but that was hell on dad’s knees so we saved that for times we thought we were going to go deaf and/or crazy. She also liked to be sung to, so dad would sing her show tunes. A Chorus Line and Sweeney Todd were particular popular.

And then, after about 6-7 weeks, she stopped. It was like a miracle.

Good luck! You do seem to be keeping your sense of humor about it all, and that’s crucial.

]]> by: mrscrumley http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-264 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:20:44 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-264 Ok, here is a trick from a creative parenter- my husband. Take one percussion back massager, place it in the crib, upside down so the "hammer" parts are facing up, and turn it on. Put it in the corner of the crib away from baby. Place baby in crib, on the opposite side of the crib from the massager. The vibrations instantly kill the crying and put baby to sleep. After about 10 minutes, turn massager off. It's a neat trick that works most of the time. Ok, here is a trick from a creative parenter- my husband. Take one percussion back massager, place it in the crib, upside down so the “hammer” parts are facing up, and turn it on. Put it in the corner of the crib away from baby. Place baby in crib, on the opposite side of the crib from the massager.
The vibrations instantly kill the crying and put baby to sleep. After about 10 minutes, turn massager off.
It’s a neat trick that works most of the time.

]]> by: Scott, Tanya, Colby and Bryce Grove http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-265 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:07:47 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-265 Sounds like colic to me. If you haven't already done this try switching to a soy based formula. Some babies have problems digesting the milk based formula. Our boys had colic and this seemed to help them. Sounds like colic to me. If you haven’t already done this try switching to a soy based formula. Some babies have problems digesting the milk based formula. Our boys had colic and this seemed to help them.

]]> by: Jennifer http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-266 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:52:27 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-266 enjoying your blog. I am a new mom of a nine month old girl who had colic for the first three months of life. Soy formula did help some, but we had to go get some medicine for colic. even that only helped a little. Good luck enjoying your blog. I am a new mom of a nine month old girl who had colic for the first three months of life. Soy formula did help some, but we had to go get some medicine for colic. even that only helped a little. Good luck

]]> by: Cameron http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-268 Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:24:22 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-268 seriously, at the risk of repeating myself (which I <i>never</i> do), get the Harvey Karp book. seriously, at the risk of repeating myself (which I never do), get the Harvey Karp book.

]]> by: Lori http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-279 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:33:12 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-279 This is really in reference to the jinx... My kids, babies now, had to stay up and watch the entire world series with their jerseys on and I was not allowed to wash them. Sound familiar? This is really in reference to the jinx… My kids, babies now, had to stay up and watch the entire world series with their jerseys on and I was not allowed to wash them. Sound familiar?

]]> by: More Diapers. One man's quest for modern fatherhood. » Virtual Vacuum http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-293 Sun, 20 Feb 2005 02:02:02 -0600 http://morediapers.com/2005/02/14/jinxed-us/#comment-293 [...] &#8211; and only one &#8211; solution to make Hayes uhm&#8230;. well&#8230;. not going to <a href="http://morediapers.com/index.php?p=109">jinx us</a> again. Let&#8217;s just say it&#8217;s worth a try and it has some history. I guess history is o [...] […] – and only one – solution to make Hayes uhm…. well…. not going to jinx us again. Let’s just say it’s worth a try and it has some history. I guess history is o […]

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