2. I used to just hold him upright.

4. Squirt breastmilk up his nose.

5. TBB was always swaddled, TTG never has been.

6. Don’t move til he wakes up lol. I fed TTG to sleep on a pillow on my lap so I could read blogs while he slept. 9 months later he’s there right now

As far as the swaddle went. once we left the hospital we used it like once. She would do okay in the Sw-ddle Me made by kidopotmus but she eventually would bust out of that too. We just gave up and she did just fine. I had issues with moving a sleeping infant at first too. I would wait about 20 minutes after her falling asleep to even attempt to move her. I know that is probably not what you want to hear. It does get easier.

As far as breastfeeding with a bottle. The class that we went to suggested that the first bottle can be introduced at about 3 weeks. they said don’t go to far beyond yet because many babies will not accept it then. We introduced it and it has been fine. I pump while at work or when going out for the evening and somebody else gives her a bottle. If you pump before that time, you can always put it in the freezer. I like the Me-dela pump and store bags. I freeze it and it is fine later. I hope that helps.

Good luck with it all your questions. I think those are the onlyu questions you had.
Kathy V

He won’t always burp and that’s ok. I usually do the shoulder burp where kind of rest his belly on my shoulder and then a do a combo of patting and rubbing on his back for a minute or two. If he doesn’t burp in that time, he’s not going to.

Give up the swaddle. Not every baby likes it. Both of mine hated it with the passion of a thousand fiery suns.

Pump whenever you can. I usually like to do it about halfway between feedings. Your body will compensate.

As for the sleeping thing, I’ll be reading your comments to see what everyone else suggests because I’m out of ideas.

2. My son did not always burp, but when he didn’t I kept him a bit upright for a good 20 minutes after eating.

3. It is nice to share a feeding with your mom, but what would really make it worth it is if you can get 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. For me, I let my breasts dictate when that could happen.

5. My son started bustin’ out of the swaddle pretty early too. I gave up and we were both happier.

6. I never figured this one out. But so many people swear by putting the baby down when he is drowsy to help him fall asleep on his own. My son couldn’t do that until he was 18 months old (not to scare you), but I think WW is too young for that. My son, and I have heard that it is not so uncommon, slept on my chest for about 3-4 weeks from the age of 4+ weeks (I think). He just cried if he was anywhere else. Luckily I could do it.

Sucking out the nose with my mouth was the ONLY way Bliss didn’t freak out.

Burping took me bouncing Bliss but it is so different for each baby.

I would personally wait two to three months of good breastfeeding before introducing a bottle but that is me.

The swaddle … sometimes tighter works when you think it won’t, other times it just isn’t gonna work. Bliss went through phases than changed weekly it seemed.

The baby to bed off chest thing…I would end up laying him down while still feeding so when the boob was unlatched he was on his back or side so there was not moving done, it was a little tricky but when I tried other things he always woke up.

Love Love Love to you

Good luck!

3. Pumping…
You can start pumping any time. Mornings are best, usually, because you tend to have the best supply first thing in the morning. Something about hormones kicking in overnight. So, morning is a good time. Try to do it right after feeding WW (or as some suggested, pump one boob while feeding him on the other… I never mastered though). You don’t want to pump right before his usual feeding and then have there be not so much for him and have him get p.o.’d at you. Don’t worry about how much you get. When you are breastfeeding WW, you probably won’t get very much. Maybe 1/2 oz to 1 oz. That’s because WW is taking most of it and that’s all you have left. So, whatever you get, you get. If you are away from him for several hours and pump, in the future, you will find that you are producing plenty. But when he’s sucking it all up, you won’t have much left for the pump.
As for your mom feeding him, the standard is 6-8 weeks, I think. If you plan to bottle feed, they say it’s best not to wait longer than that because some babies will refuse the bottle if you wait too long (like my nephew) and then… well, you can’t ever leave them, which sucks.
But don’t stress about the timing too much. Jo was well established with bfeeding when we bottle fed him at 6 wks. He took it right away and he has never had nipple confusion or refused either the breast or the bottle. He just had no problems with the transition. I don’t doubt that some babies do, but the books sometimes make it sound like you’re definitely going to screw up your baby if you don’t do it right, and well, that’s not necessarily the case.

4. Sniffles…
Saline nasal spray can help as can just letting hot water fill the bath tub and taking him in to breathe in some steam. That having been said, I think most babies hate the aspirator but there are times when you will just have to do it, like when WW has a bad cold and is so stuffed up he can’t nurse without you clearing out the old nostrils. Jo can finally blow his own nose and that is lovely, but even so, when he’s sick, sometimes we still bring out the aspirator and he still hates it. But he survives.

5. Swaddle…
Is he fighting it when you put him in but then he settles or does he fight it while it’s on. If the latter, maybe no swaddle. He may not like swaddling. Others have said that though.

6. Sleep…
No one can tell you how to get your kid to sleep. You have to find what works for you. Babies don’t sleep like adults, so they wake more easily and startle easily. It can be really hard for them to be put down. Others have mentioned just letting the baby sleep in a car seat or sitting upright or such. You might also want to hold WW on your chest longer before trying to transfer him. If he can get into a deeper sleep before being transferred, he might stay down. Also, remember, just because he wakes when you put him down doesn’t mean he is necessarily up for good. He might well be up for good, but it took me far too long to realize that sometimes, even if Jo wakes when I transfer him from arms to crib, I can rub his back and talk to him soothingly and sometimes he falls back asleep after 5 or so minutes. Not always and if I try that and he is shrieking, I pick him up and we start again. But it’s something I’ll tell you because honestly, it took me a really long time to figure out that just because he wakes up doesn’t mean I can’t necessarily coax him back down. It was a long time before I could really transfer J. successfully. I forced myself to get it down because I was terrified of him going to day care at 3 months and not being able to be put down and not getting any naps. It was hard, but we did it. Lots of practice. And Jo wasn’t the most difficult baby with that. Good luck.