Long post ahead!

Cooper did the weirdest thing last night. His sleep was all out of whack! :eek:

I fed him at 4.45 pm which I thought would be his last feed of the day (it's usually around 5-6 pm). He will then normally go about 8 hours until the next feed.

I was feeling unusually tired last night so I went to bed early at 8.00 pm. Next thing I know it's 9.00 pm and Mark is waking me saying, "Cooper is starting to wake up" and then I could hear him grizzling. How bizarre!!!

But then I thought this could be a good test as I have been thinking about trying a "rollover" or "dream" feed with Cooper around 9.00 pm, just before I go to bed, and hope he still goes 8 hours until the next feed which would take us up to 5.00 am.

Anyway I fed him and he settled in his cot instantly as he always does at night. Then suddenly it's 12.40 am and I can hear him again! I didn't know what to make of it. Even his grizzling sounded different. Perhaps he wasn't hungry? I'm not sure. But I got up and fed him. Once again he settled straight away after the feed.

Then he woke at 4.00 am! The whole night was just strange.

And then he woke again at 5.30 am which is common for him lately (that's when he seems to want to start his day – it doesn't seem to matter when he was last fed). We usually take him into bed with us at this stage. So that part of the morning was fairly normal.

So he was feeding 3-4 hourly all through the night. He hasn't done that since he was about a or two week old!!!

I wonder if it was because of his needles on Monday afternoon? He was great that night but yesterday he seemed a little out of sorts. Nothing major though.

Gee, I hope he doesn't repeat it again tonight!

Bubseykel – The 90th percentile refers to those growth charts in the health record book. Being in the 90th percentile means that only 10% of babies weigh more than Cooper.

Here is some info:

Most health professionals monitoring the growth and development of newborn babies will use special growth charts. These may be part of the child's personal health record, or kept as a file at the clinic. The charts are used to plot your baby's changing weight, length (or height), and head circumference, and are often referred to as 'percentile charts'. Percentile charts aim to give you a visual indication about how your baby is progressing over time, as well as illustrating the wide range of measurements that can be 'normal'. They identify normal variations of the baby's 'vital statistics' by graphing them into a percentage order, depending on where they fall in relation to the rest of the population average, for either girls or boys.

The percentile graphs are marked with curved lines that represent the different percentiles. The main percentile bands are the 10th, 50th and 90th percentiles, but they may also have the 5th, 25th, 75th and 95th percentiles. To gain an understanding of the percentage order system, an example is:

If your baby is on the '10th percentile' for weight, it means that 90% of other babies their age are heavier than he or she is, and 10% of other babies weigh less. Or

If your baby is on the 95th percentile, only 5% of other babies of the same age are heavier than your baby, and 95% weigh less.

Both of these measurements, even though they are at different ends of the charts, are still within the normal range. The vast majority of babies tend to fall somewhere between the 5th and 95th percentile for weight, length and head circumference. The 'average' baby will be on (or close to) the '50th percentile' line.

But the other thing is that apparently those growth charts are out of date. Google "growth charts out of date" and you will see an AMA Media Release about the topic.

chantal25 – I basically fed on demand. For Cooper (at the moment) this is approximately every 3 hours during the day. I feed on one side, then change his nappy, then offer the other side. Then I do play time. Then it's bed. Although recently he has started waking before his feed is due (I'm sure he is not hungry) so I'm often doing play time before his feed. I just go with the flow and try to follow his signs.

As for bed time at night – we bath Cooper every second night. His last feed for the night always seems to be around 5-6 pm. So I feed him on one side, then DH gives him a bath. After that I offer the other side. Then it's into bed. Cooper settles extremely well at night. Doesn't grizzle at all. He normally then goes about 8 hours until the next feed, and then about 4 hours after that. Then the day starts over again.

Cassie – When do you get the results from your blood test? I hope everything is okay with your liver.

baiza – I've been to the chat room a few times but there is never anyone there!!! I will try at the times you mentioned!