So we went away this past weekend. 6 hour car trip there and then back in 3 days. Thats hard for anyone I think, especially an ecing baby. It turns out that he doesnt really like being in a wet diaper, which I love most of the time. It does get a bit tricky though when you’re on a busy hwy.
I think for me, I just have to let it go. he is only 8 weeks old. it’s ok if he’s “off the wagon” for a couple of days. I’m worried that he’ll lose the instinct to tell me that he has to go. He did pretty well though. He would go in his potty when was able to him, and he’d tell me when he had to go. Even if I couldn’t put him on the potty.
Our night time/sleeping routine has changed a bit. Because he’s getting so much bigger he’s able to nurse laying down and not get burped after, which of course I love. He has started to poo at about 4am now though. I think it is just that he’s farting out all this gas and his mustard poops happen to be ready to come out. He’ll fuss and fuss though before this happens for about an hour or more, so he’s giving me lots of time, but i really really dont want to get up. To be honest, the thought doesnt even occur to me to get up. I just keep sticking my boob in his mouth hoping he’ll eat and sleep again. I would probably do this all day if given the chance. I have to start waking up a bit more to put him on the potty. My thought is that he’d stop fussing and sleep more if i just let him go. That is definatly the next leap that I have to make.
I’ll keep you posted on that. I think it’ll be one of the hardest steps to make, but usually those are the best ones.
yo. have no fear. this too shall pass… soon. ewan did this for a week or two, we lost a lot of sleep over it (getting up to go potty, just to have him fall back to sleep over the toilet), and had to wash the sheets (or sleep on dirty sheets actually) a few times.
either he worked things out, or he got sick of getting up in the middle of the night to poop. either way, he is starting to sleep really well and holds his poop (and pee) until we get up and i give him the cue. he is not doing the fussing for hours cause he has gas or has to poop thing anymore, or at least hasn’t for a while.
i did exactly what you are talking about though, i would just keeping stuffing my boob in his mouth so he’d go back to sleep for about 10 minutes, then fuss-sleep again… i would do this until i was squirted with bright yellow baby mess then finally get up and take him so he could finish.
also, he has started to be able to let out farts without pooping. i assume your baby will follow suite in a few weeks (ewan is 12 weeks now).
good luck. i will check in to see how it goes!