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| We had a good schedule going. My little boy will be 6 mo this wk. I thought he was ready to go to every 4 hr feeding. Well he wasn't. He started to wake up earlier and earlier and he was not napping as well. He never cried like he was hungry. I did it for 6 days thinking he needed to adjust. Well I went back to every 3 hr yesterday. He is sleeping a little better at night but not napping well. I feel so terrible he looks so tired and he is crankier. He never was that cranky. I am so worried he will not get enough sleep and not develop like he should. Also all these people who wrote baby books I wish they had a web site or something to comment on how their books make me worry when my baby does not follow what they say they should do. |
| Posted by Lisa on 07/09/2007 04:29 PM
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Lisa,
Don't worry so much about what all those baby books say. Use them as more of a guideline than a manual. If you try to make your baby do exactly what they say, both of you will be miserable. Babies change their schedules so much on their own. He will get sleep when he wants it. Some days my baby (3 months) will stay up most of the day, sleep all night, then the next day sleep most of the day and night again. They kindof just do their own thing and we as mothers get to pick up on the cues and learn what our babies want to do. I hope it gets better. He should start napping again soon and getting back into a routine. My advice would be to just let him show you his schedule instead of putting him on one. |
| posted by Amanda on 07/09/2007 06:34 PM
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| I agree with Amanda, don't expect things to happen exactly like the books say because every baby is an individual with unique needs. Let your baby lead you when developing a schedule. My son is 9 months old and still eats every 3 hours, I just change what he eats. Since he doesn't need as much formula now, and he is eating more solid foods, I give him crackers or fruit and water for a snack between meals. This way his meal schedule allows him to eat with my husband and me most of the time. |
| posted by Marcia on 07/09/2007 09:18 PM
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| i read the baby whisperers book and i was told to switch to four hours apart as well. it worked once i switched formulas and fed her three times a time. i have to give her four 8 ounce bottles and three jars of baby food, breakfast lunch and dinner. that kept her for four hours. sometimes a little snack or just water. if i thought she wasnt going to get through the night i would go in around 10 and give her a bottle while she slept. but go back to what you were doing, she said in the book i read that if what you are doing works, stay with it. mine wasnt working so i had no choice but to try something else. good luck. |
| posted by MARYANNE on 07/09/2007 09:23 PM
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| I have an almost 9 month old and I know what you are going through. I try not to read too many books or magazine articles anymore because they were making me totally neurotic. My baby was a little premature and small (5lbs 10oz) because of this, his pediatrician says he will probably be behind developmentally until around age 2 or 3 so not worry that he doesnt seem to "do" things babies his age are doing. For example, at almost 9 months old, he does not sit up unsupported, nor does he crawl. However, he is happy, and healthy, eats well, rolls all over the floor, smiles and laughs, interacts well with others and is in general a good baby. Im still mildly neurotic about his development and try to resist the urge to call my doctor once a week to ask why he won't sit up yet, but I take it one week at a time and practice my own personal mantra "Every baby is unique and develops at their own pace!" Try saying it a few times, it may help you too! :) |
| posted by Beth on 07/09/2007 10:48 PM
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| Marcia, What is you nap schedule for you boy with him eating every 3 hr. |
| posted by Lisa on 07/13/2007 02:04 PM
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| He wakes up around 5:30 or 6 am, eats at 6 or 6:30, then naps around 8 for about 30-45 minutes. Snack around 9, then another nap around 11, about 30-45 minutes. Lunch is about 12, then he naps again around 2 or 2:30 for 1-2 hours, has a snack when he gets up then dinner at 5:30 or 6, and goes to bed at 7:30. I am very flexible with his schedule and let him tell me when he is hungry or tired. Some days he naps only twice, it depends on the day. Today he slept late (yay!) and then only napped twice, both times in the car because we went visiting today. Now that he is creeping and can pull himself up, it takes him a while to fall asleep, so his schedule is changing. Just go with what works for him and he will be fine. |
| posted by Marcia on 07/15/2007 05:10 PM
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| Thanks Marcia. I was just wondering. Lately John has been taking very short naps sometimes 1 nap will be 1-2 hr. |
| posted by Lisa on 07/15/2007 06:45 PM
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Lisa
Do you rock him while feeding him the bottle and let him fall asleep then put him in bed, or feed him the bottle then let him fall asleep n his own, From the time my son was born until about 13 mos old I rocked him and fed him the bottle and then put him in the crib after he fell asleep. I thought sometimes that I was going to drop from exhaustion. He never took very good naps and always woke up a few times after I put him down at night. Finally one day when he was getting bigger and couldn't get comfortable in the chair with me I said "Buddy you are going to be a big boy today and go to sleep in your crib all by yourself" That kid has never slept better. He takes two naps a day 1-2 hours ( mostly an hour, two hours if we have had a big day or week) and goes to bed between 7-8 like clockwork, he is 17 mos old. |
| posted by amy on 07/15/2007 10:50 PM
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Lisa,
I forgot to say the reason he wasn't sleeping that well is because I was interrupting him from a deep sleep when i would walk down the hall to put him in his bed after I had rocked him to sleep. They just need to learn to go to sleep on their own, if that is your case, and trust me it doesnt take long I think my little boy was relieved. |
| posted by amy on 07/15/2007 10:54 PM
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| Amy, No he goes to sleep on his own. I put him in his crib and he falls asleep okay. He just wakes up early some naps are better than others. Thanks for you note. |
| posted by Lisa on 07/17/2007 01:40 PM
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