emolychan

Oh man! I can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks without an update. The last 2 days have been HELL. Little did I know, it was because of my own doing because of feeding baby too many solids too soon. Her stomach was wreaking havoc and her night sleep was REALLY bad. Like, same as first night of sleep training bad. Her sleep last week got bad too. The week prior to that, she was doing amazing. I was wondering what was going on, thinking it might have been a 6 month regression or separation anxiety or something but glad we narrowed it down to the food. ERGH. Was in a bad place again - obviously when you are lacking sleep and your baby is crying bloody murder, no one can be in a good mood :((( So sad to know that I was the one that caused her this pain too. SO SAD.... definitely learning the hard way and learning every step we go. Yesterday was a only 1 nap day and I spent literally all day watching the baby monitor and watching her cry trying to sleep, knowing that she was...

From the last update: Postpartum hair loss still going strong! Except I didn't realize it's not the hair loss that's the problem. It's the hair regrowth! My sister in law sent me a pic of her bangs when they were growing out and OMG lol. I def have a TON of baby hair in the front and I didn't notice it before! Related to hair - scheduled a haircut for before we head back to NY! Very excited for this b/c my last haircut was the day of my 6 week postpartum checkup. So, that means it's been about 4-5 months. My hair's at an awkward length right now. Happenings! I got to hang out with some friends within the last month and I was definitely more care-free while I was out since Mya's been better with the sleep. I remember when I first went out with a friend when I JUST started sleep training and I literally had anxiety the whole time and I dreaded coming home. No more of that!! Nice to be myself, nice to be out, and of course, nice to catch up with people!! I ...

Whoa dere.. lack of updates again! I think because I have been so exhausted and really, not too many exciting things have happened from now and the last 10 days or so. Still having short naps and PRAYING it's just a small temporary setback. 6 month baby update! 25 inches long, 14 lbs and 11.5 oz She turned 6 months yesterday and also had her 6 month check-up. IT WAS TERRIBLE. She's been good about doc visits in the past and wouldn't cry except for her shots, but I guess the 6 month stranger danger / stranger anxiety is real. She cried - REALLY hard - from the time when the nurse came in to weigh her and even when it was just us two in the room, she was still sniffling and catching her breath, and her eyes were so red :( She gained an inch and only about 1.5oz from the last check-up. The doctor was a bit concerned b/c her pace of growth slowed down a bit. The doctor says it could be genetics kicking in - and she might be smaller since I'm smaller. I think it coul...

Wow! I've neglected this for almost 2 weeks. Life hasn't been too exciting and my life still revolves closely monitoring her naps and watching the baby monitor haha - so that's why I haven't updated much since I said I wouldn't talk anymore about sleep training. WELP. I can't help it, it really consumes my life. Her nighttime sleep overall is really good, Her naps have been really short though and she only takes 1.5-2 hours of naps for the entire day.. for her age, the average should be more around 3 hours :/ Her first nap used to almost always be 2 hours, but not anymore!! Now I just get three half hour naps throughout the day. There's nothing I can do much to help her with that except leave her in her crib for a while longer when she wakes up to kind of signal to her that she should still be sleeping. But she never goes back to sleep. Guess she's just a party baby! Too excited for the world. I'm actually a horrible napper too, maybe she got that fr...