No night feeds here, dreamfeed at 10pm and first feed at 7-7:30am. But she does wake on average 1-2 times a night for the dummy to be put back in. Takes less effort than going to the toilet so can't complain I guess. Maybe once a week she will sleep right through and when she does it is absolute bliss!!!
Peeks, at this age overnight feeds are probably a comfort thing as Cinder mentioned. But if your over getting up at night maybe try to resettle? DD used to wake at 3am then she started waking at 5am so one morning I just resettled her and she hasn't had an overnight feed since. I also noticed that she wasn't overly interested in her 7am feed, that's how I knew she probably didn't need the 3am one
Andie, starting solids is not as big of a deal as people make it. We stared at 4 months and it was just tasting, a teaspoon or two. Now we do two feeds a day (if i remember lol) Will probably start 3 meals a day when we hit 6 months next week. But a positive for solids is dd seemed to be more settled once starting them.
Vic, do the bear! It's great hearing your bubs name come from a toy It's also come in handy during a tantrum
Haven't had too much drama with teething at this stage. A few bad nights, but not too bad. I have woken up with a head cold today and my throat is on fire! And yesterday i sucked dd dummy clean while at the supermarket after she dropped it Her favourite thing is the walker at the moment. She loves the independence. I love this age, starting to see the little personality, the quirks
my little guy must've have picked up on all this sleep talk, he slept through last night - 9.30pm-7.30am (with one resettle at 1am but I'm going to let him off the hook with that one bc we are staying with friends and it was noisy last night!). He then went back to bed & slept 8.30-10.30am! I feel amazing today. : )
Hope you're feeling ok tasha, head colds are the worst. Xx
Andie, yay for your little man sleeping all the way through! It will just get better and longer as time goes on
When dd was still only a few weeks old I kept hearing about everyone's babies "sleeping through" and it would make me upset. But I found out a few months ago that the term "sleeping through" means a stretch of only 6 hours between feeds. So there I was thinking that all these people had all night sleeping babies! My definition of sleeping through is at least 8 hours
I still don't agree with saying sleeping through ..it just makes new parents have expectations that don't exist you know ?
I don't sleep through . I wake to go to toilet , to get a drink , from a dream , being to hot or to cold or uncomfortable ..
So I don't see why a baby or a child would need to "sleep through " you know ?
DD1 started sleeping more from 32 months old . She still wakes through out the night now form time to time . And she comes into our bed every morning between 2-6 ..
I dunno :/
On other notes .. Teething sux lol .. I don't wanna go through teething again wahhhhh
tasha - yeah, the sleep through was lovely but it was a one time deal! next night he woke 3 times! I've learnt to take the good with the bad now though. It would be nice to get a heads up when a sleep through was coming so I could get myself in to bed nice & early & take advantage. : )
cinder - I agree, personally I had no expectations before ds was born. The only expectation I had was no sleep & up all night! my little guy surprised us though & slept more than I had expected. a nice bonus. I don't 'need' him to sleep through, it's just awesome when he does bc I get a restful sleep too. although often I just wake at 4am anyway & wonder why he's still asleep... check he's breathing etc! ; )
good luck with the teething... not looking fwd to that myself. we have a lot of drool & gumming things here, but not needing panadol or anything yet.
Oh I agree !! I love it when they sleep longer haha .. But I do the same , I end up waking up and checking on them , making sure they are breathing and warm enough sigh ;/
It's funny since having kids I now find that if I have a really good nights sleeps I often end up more tired than normal . Can't win ?!
hey ladies - anyone ever had their little ones refuse 2 feeds in a row? my little guy didn't want to feed from 2.30-9.30pm yesterday... had me really worried. back to normal today (fed at 5, 7.30 & 10.30am). we travelled to a friends place yesterday which is 3 hrs away & he slept the whole time, which is unusual as well. he seemed really hyper when we arrived (about 7.30pm) & he wouldn't stay on long enough for let down & didn't want to feed/couldn't get it happening. called aba & they said not to stress too much bc he's not a tiny baby anymore, but it felt like he'd never feed again at the time... :-/
Andie - not too sure about bf but Jack had a few days when he didnt want a bottle. He was teething andcoming down with a cold. I just made sure his solids were upped and offered water. Girls at daycare said its not uncommon.
Tasha - i did scout, and its awesome. So cute. Scout is a dog and its cute hearing Jacks name.
As for sleeping through I classify it as sleeping through if i dont have to tend to him through the night. From week 10 to week 17 i would put Jack down to bed at 7.30pm and not hear from him till 6-7am. It was bliss. Now not so lucky. Last night it was pretty much every hour. Damn teeth! He is just finishing a leap so hoping itgets better.
thanks, vic. I think it might be his gums, lots of drool & frantic munching on things atm. and perhaps a leap bc he can now roll!! pretty exciting bc he has been trying but not really fussed about it for a while now & yesterday he just did it. rolled back as well, so he's quite pleased with himself. : )
don't know about you, but the sleep thing is easier to deal with now I've been a mum for a while... initially when he went from sleeping 3-4 hrs during the day to catnaps I was really stressed. I thought I was doing something wrong, or that I had ruined his future sleep patterns somehow & that he'd never sleep longer than 40 mins ever again! it just took time for me to realise that it ebbs & flows & to relax a bit. it was only when he was around 3-4 months that I felt confident with any changes to routine. before then if he skipped a sleep or did something different I had a little freak out. ; )
Hi ladies I have a question.....
Was the transition from wrapping to a sleeping bag (or nothing) a drama? I have put dd down a handful of times with no wrap at all and she always just kicks off the blankets, rolls on her tummy and cries. Or she will go to sleep and then wake after one sleep cycle on her tummy again and cry. It's getting hot so I don't want to put anything on her, but it seems she can't sleep without her legs wrapped to avoid rolling. Should i just use a sleeping bag and prepare for sleepless nights again? Cos I'd rather not.....
Tasha we have just always started wrapping only one arm then change to both arms out so only the bottom wrapped and then into a sleeping bag
Iv had no problems with either girls .. I always wanted to get them out of wrapping when it was warmer and also when they started to roll .
Have you tried a sleeping bag ?
What are you currently doing ? You mention blankets , but as it's very hot she doesn't really need them hey ?
With the transition out of wrapping sometimes it can be a few restless nights but I found that both girls were liking it as they could sleep on their tummy or on their side , had more freedom. DD2 loves to sleep on her right side haha
Tasha we have just transitioned to a sleeping bag too. I felt I needed to bc he has just started to roll & he surprised me when I found him on his belly after a sleep. Don't shoot me but we didn't have a problem with transitioning... I think it actually helps bc he was kicking his blankets off & this way he always has something on his legs. I just have a really lightweight bag & he's just in a jumpy with no arms & legs. I put him in a jumpy with with arms, no legs when it's a bit cooler. I just did what you did (I think it was in another thread?), did a couple of sleeps during day in it, then that night put him in. Maybe give it another go, she might just need a bit longer to get used to it? Also my little guy was really tired when I put him in it the first few times, don't know if that helped or not. Good luck. ; )
Cinder, we did the one arm thing over about 6 weeks. Very slooowly lol. But yeah, she's still wrapped in a cotton muslin, just her body and legs. So were looking into sleeping bags cos it's just too hot.
Andie, I won't shoot you! At the moment she's asleep and wrapped. I've just done it loosely the past 2 days and she will go to sleep. but wakes up earlier because she has rolled over. But I did peep in her room yesterday and she fell asleep almost on her tummy Yay!
Oh and another thing, she's waking up at around 5:30 every morning now cos she's rolling around! Argh!
I'm buying a bag tomorrow. Just been painfully waiting for DH pay to come in!
Jack has sleeping bags for the cooler nights but sleeps in jammies or even just a nappy if its too hot. My issue is he moves all around the cot and have to go in and pull his legs free of the cot bars. He is such a wriggler. He rolls over on his tummy then is wide awake chatting to himself. Its doing my head in. And making me tired. I have an air wrap bumper which offers no protection and he just kicks it down and gets his legs through the bars. He ends up sideways, upside down and all over the cot. He is in a sleeping bag tonight so hoping he behaves and I get some sleep.
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It's also come in handy during a tantrum
Her favourite thing is the walker at the moment. She loves the independence. I love this age, starting to see the little personality, the quirks
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