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sfp0701
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Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
Ummm I did it last night (because apparently I didn't do it correctly the first time.....)
AND......
DS slept from 8pm to 2:30am and from 3 am to 6 am..
 
I swear up and down that just 3 nights ago he was still waking up 3 times a night. I swear.
Coincidense? Probably? But, I bet you want to try it now 
So I took him and held him out in front of me. I turned him clockwise. Yup, this did involve him going upside down so DH helped (I didn't want to snap his little head off ). I turned him just once.
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hope316
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
ok i missed it what wives tale?
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| Posted 7/28/09 3:09 PM |
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sfp0701
Liam's Mommy!
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
It was this stupid thing that taking your baby and holding him in front of you and turning him clockwise would make him STTN. Something silly about thier internal clocks needing to rewound. I tried it as a joke really... I don't, by any means, think that is why DS STTN, pretty much, But, it was a funny coincidense!
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| Posted 7/28/09 9:12 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
Actually its not as crazy as you may think. Alexa went for cranial sacral therapy starting at 3 days old because of severe torticolis. THey basically do light massage and then "hang her" upside down by her feet. The "hanging" helps to realign the spine and body which also is suppose to help them sleep.
The first time they did it I was  but she slept so well that night and was so calm I was like, whatever!
WHenever she got really upset we would turn her upside down by her feet and she would immediately quiet. In fact, she frequently tries to go upside down.......
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| Posted 7/28/09 9:45 PM |
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hope316
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
awesome my lactation consultant had recommended cranial sacral therapy to help him feed better didn't know it also works for sleep!
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:08 PM |
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maiden
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
Huh???  So, right before DD goes to bed, I hold her in front of me, and turn her?? Wow. I am getting it right? If so, I will try it.
BTW, I did a bit of cranial sacral therapy for myself years ago and loved it.
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:13 PM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
WOW! Hey if it worked it worked!
Im aparently not picturing this correctly, why would holding him and turning him clockwise cause him to be upside down? Im picturing you holding him on his back, tummy up and just turning him in the same position, clockwise.
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:14 PM |
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Mere09
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
Posted by eddiesmommy
WOW! Hey if it worked it worked!
Im aparently not picturing this correctly, why would holding him and turning him clockwise cause him to be upside down? Im picturing you holding him on his back, tummy up and just turning him in the same position, clockwise.
I think they mean holding the baby out in front of you vertically, feet facing the ground.
Am I right?! lol
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:15 PM |
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bonitachyc
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
i wouldve done this and lots more when allison was a newborn and not sttn yet. wait a minute...she's STILL not sttn. i'm soooo turning her clockwise tomorrow. so what if she's almost 7 months old!
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:16 PM |
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bonitachyc
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
Posted by Blissful
Actually its not as crazy as you may think. Alexa went for cranial sacral therapy starting at 3 days old because of severe torticolis. THey basically do light massage and then "hang her" upside down by her feet. The "hanging" helps to realign the spine and body which also is suppose to help them sleep.
The first time they did it I was but she slept so well that night and was so calm I was like, whatever!
WHenever she got really upset we would turn her upside down by her feet and she would immediately quiet. In fact, she frequently tries to go upside down.......
this clearly explains her attempted bouncy seat escape from the other day! dude i'm so hanging allison from her ankles from now on! why didn't anyone tell me this!? lol
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:17 PM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
Posted by Mere09
Posted by eddiesmommy
WOW! Hey if it worked it worked!
Im aparently not picturing this correctly, why would holding him and turning him clockwise cause him to be upside down? Im picturing you holding him on his back, tummy up and just turning him in the same position, clockwise.
I think they mean holding the baby out in front of you vertically, feet facing the ground.
Am I right?! lol
holy crap!
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:18 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - i may need to try this.....
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:43 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
Posted by bonitachyc
Posted by Blissful
Actually its not as crazy as you may think. Alexa went for cranial sacral therapy starting at 3 days old because of severe torticolis. THey basically do light massage and then "hang her" upside down by her feet. The "hanging" helps to realign the spine and body which also is suppose to help them sleep.
The first time they did it I was but she slept so well that night and was so calm I was like, whatever!
WHenever she got really upset we would turn her upside down by her feet and she would immediately quiet. In fact, she frequently tries to go upside down.......
this clearly explains her attempted bouncy seat escape from the other day! dude i'm so hanging allison from her ankles from now on! why didn't anyone tell me this!? lol
True... the cranial sacral therapy and the fact that she looked like a baby orangutan with all her hair and I called her "monkey" may be why she likes to be upside down so much~!!!
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| Posted 7/28/09 11:55 PM |
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sultana
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Re: Update on that crazy "old wives tale" about turning your baby...
I really want to try this but my DD is only 3 weeks and i am BF so i have to feed her every 3 hours.....when do i stop that? I forget but i think it is the 3rd month when they can sleep thru 6 hours without a feeding.
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