Cherished: we too have a few different sleeping places for Marta. sometimes it is the pram, sometimes it is the sling or the close carrier and sometimes in the cot. my only 'rule' is that she needs to have at least one good sleep in the cot during the day as i have found (with both her and leila) that she then settles better at night (she is sleeping now in the cot beside us).
putting the link in your sig is easy: all you have to do is select the url, copy it, then go to your edit signature thingo and press the icon that is 'insert URL' (at the top where all the icons are...mouse over them it will tell you which one), then paste it in. there will be a part that is highlighted and that's where you type the title..ie i just have 'birth story'. I hope that makes sense! if not, shout out any probs and we'll try again!
the wonder week thingy is from this fantastic book (which i once borrowed but unfortunately dont own!) that tells you all about the wonder weeks and what is generally going on with bubbas (ie development wise). it is a sweet book that 'normalises' all the crazy stuff that babies throw our way when they are doing the growth spurt thing. apparently anywhere between 6-8 weeks is kinda the last big newborn growth spurt crazy. i remember it with DD1 as her waking a bit more and being a bit more restless generally (only for a few days though). then you generally find that after the wonder week they are back into quite a settled mode (well that's what i have found!).
Deana: lovely sleep that you are getting overnight! we only have nights like that here and there. Marta goes from 7pm to 1.30ish on a normal night these days then back for another feed around 4am-5am. back to sleep until 7amish. i can deal with it ok, but yeah I LOVE the nights where it is only the one wake up...as selfish as that may sound LOL!...l LOVE my sleep bahahahaha!
sounds like Blake is only managing one sleep cycle for his sleeps during the day. it is pretty normal...they usually grow out of it, or instead of doing catnaps, they start to just have one or two bigger sleeps (rather than the straightforward, feed, play, sleep thingo). Apparently when they sleep they go into deep sleep immediately then at the 20 minute mark go into REM and this wakes alot of babies as they briefly wake (as we all do!), but instead of immediately going back to sleep they fully wake. if you're not worried and he seems happy enough it's no biggie! but if it is a bit full on (as i find it) i just try to resettle (cuddle/boob etc). i find that generally she'll go back down.
to tell the truth with this bub we are totally flying by the seat of our pants lol! with DD1 i was a bit more strict with sleep routines as that what was recommended from my MACH nurse and it seemed to work without too much problem. and TBH i havent seen too much of a difference in terms of sleep/settling/feeding between the two kidlets (despite me not really doing much self-settling routine)
HPL: haha! i dont think you need to worry about Audrey breaking her pattern! she seems rock solid lol!
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