Babies born~November 16th-30th 2009 #4

[Alison1973]

Hi Kymmy - did you get Archie's blood results back? I must have missed a post, grrrr. Great news if all is well, tough little cookie monster. xx

Hi Alicia - hows my daughter's future mother in law? hee hee Sounds like Cruz is going to be one big strong protective boyfriend for Amelia lol. You're right on the 4 month thing, I've been reading my Wonder Weeks book and a few things on the net today as well, also met with the mums group girls today and everyone has the same thing going on! Looks like we'll have to put up with this for a bit and ride out the wave. Alicia Amelia is still on 5 feeds a day, I tried to drop it to 4 last week and it created bedlam, she started waking in the night - not for a feed but at the time I thought it stuffed up her sleeping pattern of 10 hours without waking.....I am now thinking after reverting back that it's more this wonder week rather than the feed so maybe it won't make a difference after all. Not sure what to do now. At the moment she has her last feed at 9.30/10.00 pm - same as you, Amelia has a 5.30/6.00 pm feed and goes to sleep and most of the time we have to wake her for her final feed which is more like a "dream feed". She is also having 180 mls at each feed, yesterday she wasn't even finishing her bottles, another growth spurt sign but today she has. Sounds like Cruz and Amelia pretty much have the same routine. I worked out the mls by doing that calculation for her weight - she is not as big as Cruz so maybe he needs more?? Although it is only a guide, every bub is different I guess! He might just be conservative with his food and not be a piggy like Missy Moo obviously is ha ha! Have you tried that calculation? I googled it on the net and DH worked it out for me, me and maths with baby brain don't mix! If I drop her to 4 feeds she'd be on 200 mls a feed. Might try that again next week and see how we go. So hard to tell with her nights being so up and down anyway at the moment. I'm hanging to get my routine back on track, I'm so not used to getting up at night lol! I was told if you want to drop that late feed to gradually bring it forward 15 minutes, then 30 minutes and eventually drop it - it would mean they might not take as much but that's ok....either that or give them a little less at the second last feed and a normal amount at the last. That's what I was trying last week so will do it that way again but instead of just dropping the last feed cold turkey I'll pull it back gradually. I've rambled on sorry but hopefully I've helped answer your question.

Anyway girls I'm off to our holiday house down south tomorrow for Easter with the fams, back on Monday but I won't be logging on while away so I'll be MIA for a few days. Will miss talking to you all heaps....I'm nervous about Amelia too as she's already out of whack so taking her down there could be even worse as she'll have to sleep in the portacot! At least she'll be in my room so I won't have far to do the dummy thing! Have a fabulous Easter girls, take care, eat lots of choccy and enjoy! Speak to you all Monday. xx