5 Month is really gassy only at night? Won't sleep!

Hi all! My 5 month is having a lot of distress only at night with gas. He's fine the whole day... then when my wife will feed him on the breast and put him to sleep and then he'll wake up like 10 minutes later, arching his back and farting up a storm. We try to massage and move his legs before bed but this doesnt really change anything. Literally nothing will get him back to sleep but feeding again, and then the process repeats. He won't calm down if we rock him or walk him around, or sing, etc. What usually happens is we'll do try all that stuff for like an hour and a half and then give in and feed him.We know he has issues when my wife consumes dairy at all, and she has cut that completely out of her diet. She also stays away from 'strong' foods like garlic, asparagus, turnip, etc.The odd thing is he's fine the entire rest of the day. Even at his nap, when she feeds him the exact same way he'll go down and sleep for a solid 2 hours and not wake up. There's nothing we can think of that is different from the night time that would be different to give him so many problems...We're kind of at loss and no one is sleeping! Any tips? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2bws7k7

Almost 2-year old hyping self up at bedtime?

My son will be 21 months old next week. Around 18 months, we started working with him falling asleep on his own. He was rocked and nursed until 15 months, and then he was primarily rocked to sleep after that. We could never do the drowsy but awake thing because if he was even remotely awake, he would cry as soon as we set him down in his crib. At 18 months, he actually would go down in his crib awake, and eventually fall asleep on his own (progress!), with either his dad or I sitting across the room. It started off taking almost an hour or more, then we got it down to a "science" of about 20-30 minutes.However, the past couple of weeks, he has been fighting it like crazy. It's been taking an hour or more, sometimes closer to two, for him to fall asleep. Our bedtime routine has remained the same. He is getting his two year molars, so that may be part of the issue. But he is so, so tired, but does things to hype himself up and then he's wide awake.For example, last night, he's super sleepy. We do our bedtime routine (bath, pjs, books). He's practically falling over, so I tell him, "this is our last book". We read the book, and he instantly walks over to his crib and tries to climb in. I put him in his crib, he lays down and pulls his blanket over him. All is going well, right? Then the babbling starts. Then the screaming. Not an upset screaming, more of a, let's see how loud I can be! Then he gets up, and he'll do a baby cage match where he runs and bounces from one crib rail to the other. How does he start off so sleepy, then all of a sudden, hypes himself up wide awake?I will also point out that he is a little behind on speech. We have had him evaluated, and they recommended speech therapy (we are just waiting for them to contact us and set up the sessions). It seems like he makes strides every day in his speech, so maybe he's just on the verge of something, and it's disrupting his sleep?I know it's sometimes hard to pinpoint an exact cause for sleep issues, I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. Once he goes down, he's usually down all night long, it's just starting to wear on us that it sometimes takes two hours for him to go down.TIA! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2bM4ntj

Weekly - Stories from the week/end - August 29, 2016

This weekly thread is meant as a place to share stories that happened to us as parents over the weekend. Share good, bad, fun, not fun, etc. Also, if you ever wonder who we are, click here to meet the mod team! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2cm1pAN

Thanks for creeping me out like whoa, 3y.o. son of mine.

Driving home last night from a visit with the grandparents this weekend. Just me and my son who just turned 3 a few months ago. He quietly begins counting down from the back seat, "8, 7, 6, 5..." And trails off. A solid minute-long beat of silence, and then:Kiddo: "Mom: You will die."Me, shocked: "I'm sorry, what did you say?!"Kiddo, matter-of-fact: "Mom you will die. Dad will die, too."Me, now very wigged out in our very dark car in the middle of nowhere: "What are you talking about?"Kiddo, with a deadly seriousness no 3 year old should have: "...When the numbers run out, you will die."Thoroughly creeped out and he changes the subject. Fucking creepy, kiddo! via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2bwkzxE

Snapchat reprieve?

A few years ago my daughter asked if she could download Snapchat and we said no because at the time she was too young and it had a reputation of being used to swap nudes etc. She ignored us and downloaded it anyway and we caught her. Long story short, she did this 3 times and we caught her each time until we had a massive fight and then she stopped. Fast forward to today - she's 15 years old and SnapChat is more of a social media thing- she's asked us if she can download it.So here's my dilema: I don't mind her having SnapChat in itself but I read this post and it's made me think I should say no SnapChat EVER because she intentionally ignored us 3 times and downloaded it anyway. On the other hand I don't want to be an a-hole about this and maybe we should let her have it.What do you think guys? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2c35Xrz

What are some traditions you've implemented into your family? I want to give my newly adopted kid some awesome memories!

My mom wasn't in the picture much and my dad was too busy trying to provide for me and my sister. We didn't really have many traditions at home, except maybe making pancakes every other Sunday (hence the name).My husband and I have been working towards adopting and that moment is just around the corner! The kid is absolutely adorable, 4-year-old with a smile for days and the laugh of an angel. I want to give her the most awesome memories and I was wondering what traditions we could bring in to make it all more fun. I have some ideas, but I was still wondering what all you moms and dads could recommend.Thank you all! I'm so excited. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2clrIHx

My autistic 5yr old horrific new habit

I need advice. My son is just turned 5 years old and begun attending primary school. He's majority nonverbal and uses body language to communicate. This is has been a challenging time for everyone involved, especially with his "quirks". At first when something happened that he disliked, a sudden loud noise or someone in his personal space, he would scratch them. After a few weeks at school someone got through to him that he can't lash out at others in frustration. So in response he started clawing his face. This was a horrible and difficult habit to put a stop to, especially at school. After a week or so, I thought he had given up this phase and his face began to heal. Until yesterday. He has taken to his eyes. This is absolutely horrific to say the least. I can't get to him fast enough to grab his hands and I imagine it's traumatic for his classmates. What on earth can I do?!? We have made contact with his specialist, pediatrician, occupational therapist but no one has any suggestions. I need help before he seriously hurts himself via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2c2LseR