Its very confusing when you have a little newborn who sleeps so perfectly and then they change over night and are waking all the time. My DD as a newborn used to sleep at least 8 hours feed and back to sleep for another 4! At 17 weeks she started to feed every 3 hours for a period of time and then went back to her usual self. Could your DS perhaps be experiencing a growth spurt and need the extra boobie to help with his growing bones. I believe that this will pass soon hun once he gets past whatever his little upset is, it may be he is gonna grow 3 inches this week! Have you heard of wonder weeks? There is a book based on these and 19 weeks is one of those weeks, so perhaps that is what going on. I also bought the SOS book and have since tossed it the same place your dummy went, go with what your heart tells you to do.... you really are doing great.
Glad you're feeling a bit better about things. I think sometimes it's necessary to adjust our expectations a bit. We're told all sorts of things about what babies 'should' be doing and there's all kinds of 'receieved wisdom' about what's normal, but little of it actually corresponds to real-life experience.
19 weeks and feeding 4 hourly, waking only to feed and sleeping well otherwise = very very good sleeper!
Just give him time - I honestly doubt you need to do anything, he'll get there soon enough.
thanks for the follow up - I managed to get to the library yesterday and have a copy of sleeping like a baby. Wow what an eye opener, thank you so much for the advice! Last night was another rough one - with DS waking every 2 hours for a feed, perhaps i will investigate these wonder weeks......
I must say the response i have received from my little post has been so positive and wonderful. Thank you ladies.
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Gerry, you sound like a fantastic mummy Glad you are enjoying Pinky's book, that's wonderful! Hopefully you'll be able to get a copy of Pinky's other books, as well as perhaps The Science of Parenting, and The Wonder Weeks. But most of all (as Pinky says ) follow your heart and your instincts..........everything else will follow. There is no ONE 'right way' to do things with our children, they are all individual, as are we!
so glad you found pinky's book gerry. i love pinky cos she helped me get a great perspective on mothering, helped me to sort out in my head what's important and what's not, and most importantly, taught me to trust my instincts.
sounds like you're doing a great job so far, hopefully we'll see you around BB a bit more too
Well I know you are all eager to hear how we are going!
I think something to do with the stress levels of mum, because after all of your lovely/positive comments I have managed to beast the expressing beast.....so no formula for my DS and he has been Mr dream baby ever since....still waking a couple of times a night, but sooooo happy and giggling at 05:30.
PS and the library came up with the Margot Sunderland book today too xoxox
My 6mth old always wakes at about 2am for a feed - I have tried EVERYTHING but nothing works - I have since given up and relised its just her...Hopefully one day she decides its nessacary to sleep through the night lol
just thought i would update you one my now 24week DS. he has just cut a tooth this week and had his 6 month jabs. he is in bed by 6:30/7pm, wakes around midnight for another feed then sleeps till 7 (with a little grizzle around 2/3, but puts himself back to sleep).
Thanks for all your support adn encouragement. We just rode it out and as you all suggested - he'll get there when he is ready
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you really are doing great.
Glad you are enjoying Pinky's book, that's wonderful! Hopefully you'll be able to get a copy of Pinky's other books, as well as perhaps The Science of Parenting, and The Wonder Weeks. But most of all (as Pinky says
) follow your heart and your instincts..........everything else will follow. There is no ONE 'right way' to do things with our children, they are all individual, as are we!
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