Josephine: I have not heard of that book but I had been reading a book called babywise. It encourages establishing a routine of feeding. Emily is generally feeding fairly well on 2 1/2 - 4 hours between feeds except for nights. Sometimes we need to wake her to feed if longer than 4 hours but she is now often waking up after three hours. What routines does your book suggest?
We are still having some difficulty with getting Emily to sleep between feeds. She just screams when we try to put her down and even keeps crying and kickingwhen we pick her up. She did it yesterday and stayed awake from about 6pm to 11pm (sleeping for minutes and then waking and crying again). I fed her at six, then at 8pm then at 10pm and got her to sleep at 11pm. I am really not sure why she is doing this as at other times she just happily goes to sleep. She did it again this morning between feeds. I feel terrible that we cannot even calm her but picking her up. Does anyone have any idea of other things I can do? It generally starts 30 mins after a feed and we check her nappy. It is just a normal thing?
Jo- i have that book called save our sleep...good luck,worked 2 days and out the window...will try it again later on,i also have a book called what to expect the 1st year,they say those routine books for sleeping are a load of crap especially since you have a newborn and they will find there sleep pattern(that and every baby is different),,,i had Nixon in a good pattern but the last 3 nights are out the window,he wont go to sleep between 730pm and midnight like he used too,he would rather sleep all day and i have trouble keeping him awake,he goes on his play mat(asleep)in the pram(asleep)in the car(asleep) the bassinette(hell no its evil as its associated with sleep)grrrr little terd!!!
Sounds like there is a few of us going through the same thing,tomorrow night im restarting to the routine,bath bed by 730pm,lets see how that goes,usually i feed him and hes a drunk monkey,,but noooooooo not at night time,i fed him lay him on me,burp him n cuddle then he sleeps n goes in bassinette.,,that not working either
anyway im going to try put grizzle-bum back down,he wont self settle,i did put him in with me the other night in one of those beds that goes in ur bed...lights out,hell no im not co-sleeping,ill never get him out,,,hehe...am gonna try the late night drive tonight if it gets to midnight and he still being a squirrel(thats what dh calls him when he being naughty)
Gonna buy the baby bjorn too...friend got it and swears by it..
cheers n keep smiling thru the tears,tantrums an sleep deprivation
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO YOU ALL
Well so far so good, he stuck to the routine like clockwork and after the 10pm feed he slept till 4.30am and back up again at 7am...
I paid $5 for this routine, here it is for bottlefed newborns aged 2-4 weeks old:
By two weeks your baby should be back at his original birth weight. If your
baby has regained his birth weight and is over 3kg/7lbs, you may advance to
my two to four week routine. If your baby has not regained his birth weight, or
is still under 7lbs/3kg, please stay on the newborn to two week routine until
your baby has reached these goals.
Feed times Sleep times Bedtime
7 am 8.15 am 7 pm
11 am 12.30 pm
3 pm 4.30 pm
6 pm
10 pm
7 am
Wake your baby up and give him a bottle-feed. You will wake him and feed him
even if he last fed at 5.30 am, so he is always starting his day at the same time
and on a full tummy.
8.15 am
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle. I recommend you use my safe bedding guide for where you
live as a guide for what bedding to use.
11 am
Wake your baby up and feed him a bottle.
12.30 pm
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle.
3 pm
Wake your baby up and feed him a bottle.
4.30 pm
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle.
5.30 pm
Wake your baby up and bath your baby, or give top-to-toe wash.
6 pm
Feed him a bottle.
7 pm
Swaddle your baby and put him down in his bed on his back awake and allow
him to self-settle.
10 pm
Wake your baby up and feed him a bottle.
Your baby will need other feeds in the night but always feed again at 7 am.
lets hope this sticks cos he seems pretty happy with it
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