Fulmer debate extravaganza (merged)

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My daughter never had colic but she had her days and nights mixed up for the first two weeks and I was a walking zombie. I feel your pain and can only hope this lasts a short time for you. Congrats on the new one!
 
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#803
Baby Wise does help...here is the advice in a nutshell:

1. Don't use props to help baby sleep
2. Always have wake time after feeding. This keeps the baby from associating feeding with naps.
3. Set a schedule for baby and stick to it.
 
#804
#804
I have heard about this stuff called "Gripe Water" for colic, anyone know anything about it? if it works for the baby I may ask Freak if we can make it available for some of the members here (myself included).
 
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Not that anyone is asking for it, but my only advice would be if your stressed out, try letting someone else hold the baby... I know first hand that babies can sense when you're stressed. I would come hom from work, and my wife wouldn't be able to calm her down. I'd hold her and 5 mins later she'd either be happy or asleep. I also hadn't been there listening to her cry all day, so I wasn't stressed.
 
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volsforever27 said:
Not that anyone is asking for it, but my only advice would be if your stressed out, try letting someone else hold the baby... I know first hand that babies can sense when you're stressed. I would come hom from work, and my wife wouldn't be able to calm her down. I'd hold her and 5 mins later she'd either be happy or asleep. I also hadn't been there listening to her cry all day, so I wasn't stressed.
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That is true as well. I took a week off from work to be with my wife and daughter when she first came home. I honestly think that when I had to go back to work that my daughter noticed that and was very distressed over it. My wife told me it was another week before she got back to a normal schedule after that.
 
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rexvol said:
I have heard about this stuff called "Gripe Water" for colic, anyone know anything about it? if it works for the baby I may ask Freak if we can make it available for some of the members here (myself included).
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we used it and it seemed to help, but by no means was it the answer....we had to change formulas a couple of times, and did lots of burping, and walking and bouncing....i swear there was a point where i would just power walk around the house bouncing her in my arms....she looked like an 8lb bobble head doll.:eek:lol:

she wouldn't sleep on her back, but sleeping on your stomach was a big no no according to the hospital and pediatrician, but you know, there just came a point where i had to sleep, so she slept on her stomach...

man, it's just hard....my wife was a mess cause she was home with it all day with no sleep, i worked all day and made my wife go to bead around 8.30 cause her next shift would start at like 2 a.m. when i finally went to sleep.....neither one of us got more than 3-4 hours of sleep a day........

but like i said, she hit that 3 month mark and boom....just completely changed...started sleeping all night and she's been basically perfect for the past 6 months.......hard to even remember how it was back then....it'll get better rex, that much i can say.
 
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I would love to take a week off, but that's not going to happen. Plus my wife just got out after 12 days in the hospital.
 
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jakez4ut said:
we used it and it seemed to help, but by no means was it the answer....we had to change formulas a couple of times, and did lots of burping, and walking and bouncing....i swear there was a point where i would just power walk around the house bouncing her in my arms....she looked like an 8lb bobble head doll.:eek:lol:

she wouldn't sleep on her back, but sleeping on your stomach was a big no no according to the hosipital and pediatrician, but you know, there just came a point where i had to sleep, so she selpt on her stomach...

man, it's just hard....my wife was a mess cause she was home with it all day with no sleep, i worked all day and made my wife go to bead around 8.30 cause her next shift would start at like 2 a.m. when i finally went to sleep.....neither one of us got more than 3-4 hours of sleep a day........

but like i said, she hit that 3 month mark and boom....just completely changed...started sleeping all night and she's been basically perfect for the past 6 months.......hard to even remember how it was back then....it'll get better rex, that much i can say.
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I just want you to know that you have given me hope. All kidding aside, I mean that. Because right now, it's hard for me to envision a future where I sleep soundly through the night. I was out of town the night before last on ministry business. I returned to my hotel room at about 11:30pm all alone. I looked around and got in bed and it was like a vacation.
 
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rexvol said:
I just want you to know that you have given me hope. All kidding aside, I mean that. Because right now, it's hard for me to envision a future where I sleep soundly through the night. I was out of town the night before last on ministry business. I returned to my hotel room at about 11:30pm all alone. I looked around and got in bed and it was like a vacation.
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never...i repeat never....ever, never tell your wife that.:) that's advice i can stand by.:thumbsup:
 
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rexvol said:
they both whine and cry alot? and they eat every 2 hours.
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Come on now... I'd imagine CPF was a happy baby.

Following the isolate the baby from stress concept, I'd suggest not having the baby around while you're posting on the VN, watching the Vols play, or subconciously thinking about Fulmer. :)

Alternatively, you could join the the PosiVols and watch the games with her as early as this fall.

Have faith, Brother Rex, in the Vols!
 
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one thing i will add to mba's post....Rex, it does put things in perspective......as bad as the FL and Bama games were last year, that little girl just looked up and smiled at me anyway......made both games easier.

plus my daughter gets it...eve at 3 1/2 months old...this was taken during the FL game last year.....tha'ts my girl!!!:eek:lol:
 

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jakez4ut said:
completely red neck i know...but it was funny, i can't deny it.....
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I guess your long hair cannot cover it up.:) Based on the amount of that kind of stuff I see when I dare to go to the mall or a big box store, I don't think you are alone by a longshot. Of course, if your daughter grows up to be a Gator fan that photo might be on the same level as the ones my mom has of me in the bathtub.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
I guess your long hair cannot cover it up.:) Based on the amount of that kind of stuff I see when I dare to go to the mall or a big box store, I don't think you are alone by a longshot. Of course, if your daughter grows up to be a Gator fan that photo might be on the same level as the ones my mom has of me in the bathtub.
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blasphemy.
 
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jakez4ut said:
one thing i will add to mba's post....Rex, it does put things in perspective......as bad as the FL and Bama games were last year, that little girl just looked up and smiled at me anyway......made both games easier.

plus my daughter gets it...eve at 3 1/2 months old...this was taken during the FL game last year.....tha'ts my girl!!!:eek:lol:
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Well done Jake. She's lucky to have you as her father.
 
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Jake and MBA, you're both spot on. All of my angst and gnashing of teeth over my beloved Vols, pales beside my little girl. She is the very apple of my eye and the redneck in me would fight a buzzsaw for her.
 
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rexvol said:
Jake and MBA, you're both spot on. All of my angst and gnashing of teeth over my beloved Vols, pales beside my little girl. She is the very apple of my eye and the redneck in me would fight a buzzsaw for her.
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My daughter was born Nov. 3 2006 in the morning before the loss to LSU. I watched with my wife, my daughter sleeping nearby. That was the only lost game I watched with a smile on my face. Even though my Vols lost, everything was still ok with the world. Funny what being a dad does to you.
 
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KB5252 said:
My daughter was born Nov. 3 2006 in the morning before the loss to LSU. I watched with my wife, my daughter sleeping nearby. That was the only lost game I watched with a smile on my face. Even though my Vols lost, everything was still ok with the world. Funny what being a dad does to you.
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now I just need a son that can QB us to blow-out victories over UF, Bama, and LSU.
 
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