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Soso
My baby is 8 months and will only fall asleep with me holding or cuddling her (even though she has a dummy) as she likes to twiddle my hair, if i try to get up befor she falls asleep she cries, my husband has just left us and he used to hold her til she fell asleep but I am finding it hard as she naps twice in the day aswell and i spend so much time waiting for her to fall asleep, she also sleeps in my bed even though she has a cot. i feel mean just leaving her to cry especially as she may be missing her dad, what should I do? I tried to leave her to crythe other night and she got so worked up and started making funny noises from crying so much, even when she fell asleep she ws still making them for hours.
Actually to be more clear, I would like her to FALL asleep alone
Answer
Why it happens
Perhaps your baby's squirminess and noisy breathing are keeping you up all night or having him in your bed has put a damper on your sex life. Whatever the reason, helping your baby make the transition from the family bed to sleeping alone can be a challenge. And it's only natural that your baby should protest. After all, he's gotten used to snuggling up to you during the night. The transition may take anywhere from a few days to several months, depending on your baby's age and how long he's been sleeping with you.
What you can do about it
Plan on wearing out the carpet between your baby's room and your bed for the first few nights while you go back and forth to reassure him. This change will be particularly hard for a 10- to 12-month-old, who may be experiencing separation anxiety anyway. To ease the move, you can try a number of different strategies. One first step is to get your baby used to sleeping in his crib or bed during naptime. You can also gradually make the transition by first sleeping with him in his own room. Expect some protests about this new sleeping spot, but rest assured that having you nearby will ease the transition. Finally, you can start with just bedtime, having him fall asleep on his own in his own room but bringing him into your bed when he awakens at night. After a couple of weeks, you can take the final step to having him sleep in his own room all night.
Give your baby plenty of comfort while he makes this transition, but once he's finally settled in his own room all night, don't bring him back to your bed. This will only confuse him and send the message that he'll be rewarded if he cries long and hard enough
Why it happens
Perhaps your baby's squirminess and noisy breathing are keeping you up all night or having him in your bed has put a damper on your sex life. Whatever the reason, helping your baby make the transition from the family bed to sleeping alone can be a challenge. And it's only natural that your baby should protest. After all, he's gotten used to snuggling up to you during the night. The transition may take anywhere from a few days to several months, depending on your baby's age and how long he's been sleeping with you.
What you can do about it
Plan on wearing out the carpet between your baby's room and your bed for the first few nights while you go back and forth to reassure him. This change will be particularly hard for a 10- to 12-month-old, who may be experiencing separation anxiety anyway. To ease the move, you can try a number of different strategies. One first step is to get your baby used to sleeping in his crib or bed during naptime. You can also gradually make the transition by first sleeping with him in his own room. Expect some protests about this new sleeping spot, but rest assured that having you nearby will ease the transition. Finally, you can start with just bedtime, having him fall asleep on his own in his own room but bringing him into your bed when he awakens at night. After a couple of weeks, you can take the final step to having him sleep in his own room all night.
Give your baby plenty of comfort while he makes this transition, but once he's finally settled in his own room all night, don't bring him back to your bed. This will only confuse him and send the message that he'll be rewarded if he cries long and hard enough
What do I do after my rabbit gives birth?
marchi1990
My rabbit is due to give birth this saturday.
I was just wondering what I should do with the babies and mother after birth? Should I check on them or is it sensible to totally leave them? What food should I provide etc.
Thank you.
Answer
Congrats! Exciting isn't it. If she's a first time mom, there is a chance she may have stillborns as this is common, so try to be prepared for that as it's sad. If, however she is successful, you don't need to do much.
Rabbits are serious animals of prey so the mom will most likely appear to be 'ignoring' her kits. She does not want to bring attention to her kits so will purposely stay away from them. This is normal. They only feed them twice a day and you probably won't witness it. Don't worry.
Make sure the mom has a flat bottomed, padded nesting box about twice the size of mom and with a lip of about 5/6 inches high - so the babies can't get out - do NOT let her have them on wire! They need to be next to each other to retain warmth. And if they crawl out they lose heat horribly fast. Let her have them in a cage with the nest box and her litterbox or whatever she uses to do her job in your house at room temp. My doe did not urinate in her nest box, but then she had her exterior litterbox for that. If you see that the nest is soiled, you can try to remove the soiled bedding. You don't need to go crazy emptying the whole thing out and scouring it.
Keep dogs or loud noises away - cover the cage with a blanket if necessary. If she spooks because of too much attention/noise/threats - she can decide to not feed them.
She will fill the nestbox with hay and her own fur. Untreated wood is good. Don't use metal. Don't use any weird string/yarn/fabric/sawdust/pet bedding etc..as it can strangulate the kits or interfere with their breathing - hay/fur combo is the best. Wood chips like cedar are toxic (the scent has been proven to be toxic in recent studies).
The way I knew the kits were born is you will see the fur blob in the box sort of 'moving' around and then you know there are little squiggly ones in there. You should try to set things up so you can peek in there without interrogating the mom.
Lots of times one will be left out of the pecking order for food and die. You need to remove the deceased one asap to keep the others germ free when decomposition sets in. Sorry if this all sounds morbid, but there are lots of things to think about.
Don't try hand feeding them. Mom is best at that. I started physically picking them up at about 5 days old for only about a minute only ONCE a day to make sure they were getting fed (fat bellies). This will vary from person to person as far as opinions on this. Your doe might be fine with it, she might not. Mine was fine with it. Contrary to old wive's tales, they do not kill their young if they smell you on their babies. When they sense the warmth and sound of your hand over them, they will "beep beep beep"...they will think you are mom coming into feed which is so sweet.
Also, they are newborns with weak immune systems - so WASH your hands with a non-scented soap every time you are in their cage or near them. Rinse thoroughly with warm water to keep your skin warm. Then try as much as you can to pet your doe to get her smells on you. Then you can handle the kits if all goes well. That's what most breeders will recommend. You don't need to wear gloves (those will have weird smells from leather or plastics or the chemicals that go into making them). Your doe is already familiar with your scent so go with that.
Outside this, as they grow make sure you provide your doe with her usual diet - timothy hay (unending supplies of it 24/7), pellets (high quality with high fiber content), non-ending sources of fresh water, and veggies if you give them to her. The little ones will take a while before they start to eat but they usually start on hay after 2 weeks old. After 6 months you can start them on veggies gradually. They wean at 8 weeks. Also think about the fact that at 4 months old they can get pregnant if you have males and females. Larger breeds take longer to mature.
Good luck!!
Congrats! Exciting isn't it. If she's a first time mom, there is a chance she may have stillborns as this is common, so try to be prepared for that as it's sad. If, however she is successful, you don't need to do much.
Rabbits are serious animals of prey so the mom will most likely appear to be 'ignoring' her kits. She does not want to bring attention to her kits so will purposely stay away from them. This is normal. They only feed them twice a day and you probably won't witness it. Don't worry.
Make sure the mom has a flat bottomed, padded nesting box about twice the size of mom and with a lip of about 5/6 inches high - so the babies can't get out - do NOT let her have them on wire! They need to be next to each other to retain warmth. And if they crawl out they lose heat horribly fast. Let her have them in a cage with the nest box and her litterbox or whatever she uses to do her job in your house at room temp. My doe did not urinate in her nest box, but then she had her exterior litterbox for that. If you see that the nest is soiled, you can try to remove the soiled bedding. You don't need to go crazy emptying the whole thing out and scouring it.
Keep dogs or loud noises away - cover the cage with a blanket if necessary. If she spooks because of too much attention/noise/threats - she can decide to not feed them.
She will fill the nestbox with hay and her own fur. Untreated wood is good. Don't use metal. Don't use any weird string/yarn/fabric/sawdust/pet bedding etc..as it can strangulate the kits or interfere with their breathing - hay/fur combo is the best. Wood chips like cedar are toxic (the scent has been proven to be toxic in recent studies).
The way I knew the kits were born is you will see the fur blob in the box sort of 'moving' around and then you know there are little squiggly ones in there. You should try to set things up so you can peek in there without interrogating the mom.
Lots of times one will be left out of the pecking order for food and die. You need to remove the deceased one asap to keep the others germ free when decomposition sets in. Sorry if this all sounds morbid, but there are lots of things to think about.
Don't try hand feeding them. Mom is best at that. I started physically picking them up at about 5 days old for only about a minute only ONCE a day to make sure they were getting fed (fat bellies). This will vary from person to person as far as opinions on this. Your doe might be fine with it, she might not. Mine was fine with it. Contrary to old wive's tales, they do not kill their young if they smell you on their babies. When they sense the warmth and sound of your hand over them, they will "beep beep beep"...they will think you are mom coming into feed which is so sweet.
Also, they are newborns with weak immune systems - so WASH your hands with a non-scented soap every time you are in their cage or near them. Rinse thoroughly with warm water to keep your skin warm. Then try as much as you can to pet your doe to get her smells on you. Then you can handle the kits if all goes well. That's what most breeders will recommend. You don't need to wear gloves (those will have weird smells from leather or plastics or the chemicals that go into making them). Your doe is already familiar with your scent so go with that.
Outside this, as they grow make sure you provide your doe with her usual diet - timothy hay (unending supplies of it 24/7), pellets (high quality with high fiber content), non-ending sources of fresh water, and veggies if you give them to her. The little ones will take a while before they start to eat but they usually start on hay after 2 weeks old. After 6 months you can start them on veggies gradually. They wean at 8 weeks. Also think about the fact that at 4 months old they can get pregnant if you have males and females. Larger breeds take longer to mature.
Good luck!!
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