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Advice, Anyone? Posted: 07-25-07 12:49pm
We're in a bit of a pickle.
We have a trailer, like many of you know.
& In this trailer, we have 2 window
units. One in mine & Chris's bedroom,
& one in the living room. Gabe's room
doesn't have one, & the sun hits that
room all day long, so even on a nice, cool
day, it is scorching hot back there. So,
him sleeping back there is out of the
question. So he's been sleeping in me
& Chris's room in his bassinet. His
crib won't fit in our room. But he's just
about too big for his bassinet. I don't
know what to do. We can't switch him rooms
because our bed won't fit back in what's
supposed to be his room, & there isn't
anywhere else to put his crib. What the
heck are we supposed to do? We want to get
out of the trailer, but I'm not sure if we
can afford anything else right now.
I want to be out of there by the time he
starts crawling.. & I actually have no
idea when that is. But he's already 4
months old & he's very good at pushing
himself up & whatnot.
I just have no idea how to get around this
little hurdle.
Sigh.
Also, I swear to god he's starting to
teeth. He's drooling EVERYWHERE, doesn't
have a very good appetite, starting to be
extremely fussy & he chews on
EVERYTHING really hard, he has diaper
rash, & I swear there's a small bump
on his bottom gums.
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Bridget
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Posted: 07-25-07 12:55pm
i guess my only suggestion would be to get
a window unit for his room or put yours in
his room.
he could be teething, cindy's little guy
just got his bottom teeth and he's a few
days younger than gabe. finn likes to
chomp on frozen washcloths when his teeth
are bugging him.
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Mommy35
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Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3165 Location: Vacationland, USA,
Posted: 07-25-07 12:57pm
I'm not sure what to do about the crib
thing. Possibly getting one of those play
pens that are portable may work for you
guys in a pinch. We have one that we tote
around when we go to camp or if Jaylon
goes to my sister's for a couple of hours.
It still takes up space, but at least you
could take it down during the day.
He may be teething. Jaylon had a bottom
one pop through last week. He's 4 months
too.
Good luck to you
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arcadia
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Posted: 07-25-07 13:05pm
We've thought about putting a window unit
in his room, but there's only 1 window in
there, & our eletric bill is already
so freakin' high.. The window units kill
us. We'll see what we can do. They're
expensive, we got the two we have for
free.
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 07-25-07 13:32pm
Have you tried to get some fans and have
some of the cool air go back to his room?
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Bridget
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Posted: 07-25-07 13:42pm
chase4
wrote:
Have you tried to get some
fans and have some of the cool air go back
to his room?
and keep his window closed at all times
with the blinds closed.
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kaerbear
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Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 1557 Location: ,
Posted: 07-25-07 13:49pm
i was gonna say the exact same thing. we
only have one window unit and it's in our
office right now because we were
renovating the living room and we have the
wrong kind of window in the bedroom so it
wouldn't fit. so we have two fans blowing
the air from the office to the bedroom all
the time. it's not perfect but it cools
it off a little. i also keep the curtains
shut tight during the daytime. you could
try covering them up with something
heavier to keep all the heat coming in.
some people put aluminium foil in the
window to reflect all the sunlight back.
it's not pretty but it would probably work
the best. otherwise maybe some good heavy
blinds would work.
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Fairy*Godmother
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Hi Posted: 07-25-07 13:52pm
I remember when I did not even have air
conditioning....I lined the windows with
aluminum foil and it seemed to keep the
heat out. Also, a box fan from Walmart set
in the hallway to blow cool air from
livingroom into Gabes room would help.
They run about $10 bucks. A lot cheaper
than trying to find a window ac and then
pay the elec. bill. I had a nephew who ws
born with his two bottom teeth coming in,
so yes it sound like your little guy is
cutting teeth. I too gave my daughter the
frozen/cold wash clothes like Finns Mommy!
Hope you figure it out sweetie!
our huose here has no a.c its the german
housing no where in germany has it,
keeping the windows and b linds closed
during the day keeps it cooled down , we
have fans in my bedroom and the living
room, josephs blinds are kept closed
upstairs so his room stays reasonably
cool. Weve been using the playpen for
jordynne for now. the cribs still in
pieces int he basement and we dont have a
matress for it and cant afford that right
now either. i just tucked blankets under
the mat so the dont come loose so its alil
softer for her to sleep on. i find it
easier. crib takes up soooooo much space
and we really have no room for a crib in
our room. the houses here are made funky,
the fans help alot though , cheaper then
an a.c unit too. it sucks cuz trailers
kinda attract heat too, the way german
houses are made its supposed to keep em
cooler on the inside then american houses
and stuff. prob why its not scorching
here. Or even putting aplaypen in the
living room for him to sleep in at night
if it wont fit in your room.
Jordynne went through a phase of drooling
and not sleeping anda fever but still no
teeth , i havent checked lately to see if
any are about to pop in though. hopefully
soon.
He will be crawling in no time too, 4 mths
they scoot not long after they do a real
crawl. at least by 6 mths prob be crawling
on his hands and knees and getting alot
more curious.
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yellow ribbon
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Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 5554 Location: FL
Posted: 07-25-07 16:24pm
i would suggest covering the window with a
dark colored blanket and leaving your n
his bedrooms open during the so the cold
air can cool the whole house n get fan
like everyone else said but i wouldnt get
a floor fan cuz when gabe starts to be
mobile he could get his finger cut off. i
terrified of fans always afraid ill
accidently stick a finger in or itll fall
n the cover will come off im weird
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