Hi everyone Im really sorry but I wasn't sure where to put this and I am so mad I just wanted to vent!
I subscribe to the practical parenting magazine and in the latest issue they had an article on setting up a routine for your bub..... there was one mum who was for it and one who was against it. While I am glad that they showed both sides of the story I was infuriated by the comment that the mum with the routine made! She stated that it was hard in the begining (her baby was 10 weeks old!) to stretch him out to 4 hours per feed! OMG i couldn't believe it! My 9 month old bub only just started doing that in the past month or so!
I demand fed when he was little and even if I had had done a routine Im sure it is not right to stretch a 10 week old baby out to 4 hour feeds! I am definately for a routine with babies but sometimes you have got to be practical and responsible! While babys may need a bit of structure so they know whats going on! And if your baby is a half hour snacker then I agree with trying to stretch it out a little to have a propper feed. But that is for the right reasons.... not cos I think babies should behave a certain way! They are all different and need to be treated like different human beings! 4 hour feeds for every baby is just not possible!
I believe that I have a happier, more well adjusted baby because I allow him to be himself, with just a little bit of guidance! And if he has a day where he is hungry and needs to feed more often I am going to do it! Because he is a person not a machine that you can program!!!!!!!
Thankyou for listening to me rant!
Take care everyone
xox