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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
From what age were you ''firm'' ? Is 9 weeks too young for such a routine?
My DD2 is 2yr she goes to bed at 8pm and sleeps till 7am then has a nap 1-3pm. She was a similar baby to DS2. "Lucy-lu" wrote in message ... Not really, I was just firm with her. At 9pm she went to bed, whether she was sleepy or not,and I just fed her or sat with her. Didn't take her long to started getting very sleepy every night around 9pm. She went through a phase of waking for a feed at midnight, so I started feeding her at 11.50 so that she didn't wake up and that seemed to break that. If she ever woke during the night, I wouldn't put the light on, and wouldn't say more than shhh to her, so she learnt that waking up is no fun... That said, I've learnt more as she's got older that I'll definitely start from birth if I have #2. I have a CD with 3 songs on - Ave Maria, Pie Jesu and Panis Angelicus (performed by Celtic Woman). I put the CD on in her room, turn off all but the smallest light (stubbed toes in a new house hurt!) give her her milk and she's usually asleep by the time the second track. I put her in her cot and switch of the light and the stereo and she's done for the night. As for daytime naps, it changes as they change, but once she started being awake more in the day, I realised that she was tired again 3 hours after waking. I put her down for an hour then, and then again every three hours until 4pm (waking at five) so that she had an extra hour to stay awake so that she was really tired at bedtime and was pleased to see her bed. I gradually stretched out the amount of time she was awake, and now she (still wakes at 7) has her nap around 1-3pm and then stays awake until 9pm. I hope you get some sleep soon hun x Lucy x |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Karen (LG) wrote:
Do breastfed babies ''usually'' feed every 3 hours? ''The Rules'' seems to change everytime I have a baby. I was told with DD2 that 3 hourly feeds were the norm as breast milk is less filling than formula. 3 hours - be nice to get DS2 to go that long. well the mantra is really "feed on demand", but it's natural to ask how often that is likely to be, 8-12 feedings per day seems to be a figure commonly mentioned, which works out at 2-3hrly. Though the reason it's number of feeds rather than timing between feeds is that you would expect some variation of that through the day. It does sound as if you have a pretty high needs baby and there really isn't all that much you can do to change that. There are so many different styles of parenting, some will offer the breast as soon as the baby murmurs, others will stick to a strict feeding routine, even though that's not recommended and can lead to failure to thrive. The chances are things will gradually space out, but the age he is now, I think you mostly have to respond to what he seems to be requesting, whilst keeping an eye open for all the different signs he does make, for example in the day time and at bed time, are you putting him down to sleep soon enough? Improved daytime naps tend to improve night time sleep, an overtired baby doesn't sleep well. Anne |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
The norm I believe is about 4oz a wek? How much was your little one gaining a week, mine is gaining 10oz a week !! Breastfed !! Expected weight gain over the course of the first year is lower for breastfed babies - but remember that this means the other ones are gaining too much, not the breastfed ones gaining too little. But it's not so well known that breastfed babies actually gain faster at first, which is a testimony to what good food breastmilk is, so piling on 10oz in a week is not abnormal. Remember that the chart in your red book is not based on exclusively breastfed babies, but a mixture of feeding methods, differing times of starting solids, a variety of racial groups, it's not really all that much helpful in figuring out what is normal for your baby. The best measures are hydration - 6-8 wet nappies a day and alertness and development. Cheers Anne |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Karen (LG) wrote:
"Welches" wrote in message #1 slept 12 hours a night at 8 weeks. But her weight gain (breast fed) was above the normal expected. The norm I believe is about 4oz a wek? How much was your little one gaining a week, mine is gaining 10oz a week !! Breastfed !! Her bedtime routine was bath, 15-20 minutes feed on each side, bed. 15-20 mins each side? My little one gulps very fast for about 5, takes ages to wind then same other side !! Some do gain a lot, even though breastfed. Over the first month or two my first averaged two ounces per day, which we already thought was huge, but my second averaged gaining four onces per day, which completely shocked us. He wasn't even roly-poly. He was just a big kid with an appetite. Number three was more modest, and I think closer to 1 oz/day in the first couple of months. None of mine ever nursed more than 10 minutes total at a time. I rapidly got to the point where they only nursed on one side at a time. It seemed rather pointless to switch sides when they were nursing so quickly. Mine did sleep well. They woke at night (every 3-4 hours in the first month or two), but ate quickly and went right back to sleep. Best wishes, Ericka |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
"Karen (LG)" wrote in message news From what age were you ''firm'' ? Is 9 weeks too young for such a routine? My DD2 is 2yr she goes to bed at 8pm and sleeps till 7am then has a nap 1-3pm. She was a similar baby to DS2. I was a firm meanie - I started putting her to bed at nine at around the end of her first week, I started feeding her before she could wake at midnight when she was around 3 weeks or so, and she was sleeping through at around 6 weeks. My brother did this with his DS and I saw how important it was to have such a strong routine. If I don't put her to bed now at 9, she gets stroppy until I do, but that's fine with me - I'd rather have it that way round, than have my friend's DD, who is still running round like at loony at gone 1am (her DD is 18 months). I've always settled her in the bedroom (ours when she was in with us, and now I have a chair in her room) so that she associates her room with sleep - I don't let her play in her room at the moment, nor do I have any toys in her cot. I also try to put her in her cot just before she falls asleep so that she doesn't wake up disorientated. I was a little cross with DH as she used to settle herself in the cot, but he started cuddling her to sleep, so she got used to that, but we compromise now and cuddle her until she's just about asleep. I just re-read all that, and realised that I really do look mean! But she sleeps so well, as do we, and we all have a better day for it. She naps in her cot too, so she gets a proper sleep, and is again used to having her sleep there. Yes, I probably would have liked her in our bed, but because I have narcolepsy, and DH smokes, I couldn't take any risks, but I'm kinda glad that she has her own bed, and I've not had to get her settled elsewhere. She gets plenty of cuddles during the day, and finds comfort in her bed at night. Lucy x |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Jessie was breastfed for 7 months, if that helps. My milk did drop for a
bit but I took fenugreek capsules, and used the break to express some milk for freezing - thereby also increasing my breast supply. I don't thinkl there are rules - they're all different. Lucy x "Karen (LG)" wrote in message ... Do breastfed babies ''usually'' feed every 3 hours? ''The Rules'' seems to change everytime I have a baby. I was told with DD2 that 3 hourly feeds were the norm as breast milk is less filling than formula. 3 hours - be nice to get DS2 to go that long. "Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... Karen (LG) wrote: S-I-L IS Bottle Mine is breastfed !! It's not going to account for everything, but the difference is a known one, bottle fed babies do tend to sleep for longer stretches earlier in life, due to the fact that artificial milk is not so digestable, but there are so many other factors, the techniques the parents use, where the baby sleeps, the babies individual personality, the size of the baby and so on. Cheers Anne |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
"Karen (LG)" wrote in message ... "Welches" wrote in message news What's his weight gain like? And how well does he sleep during the day? S-I-L Baby weighed 9lb 4oz at birth now 10lb 13lb at 6 weeks, She sleeps during the day too. #1 slept 12 hours a night at 8 weeks. But her weight gain (breast fed) was above the normal expected. The norm I believe is about 4oz a wek? How much was your little one gaining a week, mine is gaining 10oz a week !! Breastfed !! #1 gained about 1lb a week for a time. #2 didn't do that much but it was about 8oz. #3's gaining about 10oz a week. All totally breastfed. Don't really know what I do for that. I produce gold-top milk you see.... Debbie |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Lucy,
There is nothing "mean" in setting up a routine that works for you. We all parent in different ways, and you've got yourself a bedtime routine that works for you and your baby. Good for you! That same routine may not work for another baby, and maybe the fact that your baby slept through the night so soon had nothing to do with the routine, but it really doesn't matter. It's your kid, it's your system, and it works for you. Nothing mean in that! -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 "Lucy-lu" wrote in message ... "Karen (LG)" wrote in message news From what age were you ''firm'' ? Is 9 weeks too young for such a routine? My DD2 is 2yr she goes to bed at 8pm and sleeps till 7am then has a nap 1-3pm. She was a similar baby to DS2. I was a firm meanie - I started putting her to bed at nine at around the end of her first week, I started feeding her before she could wake at midnight when she was around 3 weeks or so, and she was sleeping through at around 6 weeks. My brother did this with his DS and I saw how important it was to have such a strong routine. If I don't put her to bed now at 9, she gets stroppy until I do, but that's fine with me - I'd rather have it that way round, than have my friend's DD, who is still running round like at loony at gone 1am (her DD is 18 months). I've always settled her in the bedroom (ours when she was in with us, and now I have a chair in her room) so that she associates her room with sleep - I don't let her play in her room at the moment, nor do I have any toys in her cot. I also try to put her in her cot just before she falls asleep so that she doesn't wake up disorientated. I was a little cross with DH as she used to settle herself in the cot, but he started cuddling her to sleep, so she got used to that, but we compromise now and cuddle her until she's just about asleep. I just re-read all that, and realised that I really do look mean! But she sleeps so well, as do we, and we all have a better day for it. She naps in her cot too, so she gets a proper sleep, and is again used to having her sleep there. Yes, I probably would have liked her in our bed, but because I have narcolepsy, and DH smokes, I couldn't take any risks, but I'm kinda glad that she has her own bed, and I've not had to get her settled elsewhere. She gets plenty of cuddles during the day, and finds comfort in her bed at night. Lucy x |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
Heh, thanks Jamie It doesn't feel mean when I'm putting her to bed, but I
guess that when put in words, I thought it looked kinda mean! I don't talk to her, don't put the light on, and don't let her have an option about being sleepy! lol, I don't care, I get to sleep too! Lucy x "Jamie Clark" wrote in message . .. Lucy, There is nothing "mean" in setting up a routine that works for you. We all parent in different ways, and you've got yourself a bedtime routine that works for you and your baby. Good for you! That same routine may not work for another baby, and maybe the fact that your baby slept through the night so soon had nothing to do with the routine, but it really doesn't matter. It's your kid, it's your system, and it works for you. Nothing mean in that! -- Jamie Earth Angels: Taylor Marlys -- 01/03/03 Addison Grace -- 09/30/04 "Lucy-lu" wrote in message ... "Karen (LG)" wrote in message news From what age were you ''firm'' ? Is 9 weeks too young for such a routine? My DD2 is 2yr she goes to bed at 8pm and sleeps till 7am then has a nap 1-3pm. She was a similar baby to DS2. I was a firm meanie - I started putting her to bed at nine at around the end of her first week, I started feeding her before she could wake at midnight when she was around 3 weeks or so, and she was sleeping through at around 6 weeks. My brother did this with his DS and I saw how important it was to have such a strong routine. If I don't put her to bed now at 9, she gets stroppy until I do, but that's fine with me - I'd rather have it that way round, than have my friend's DD, who is still running round like at loony at gone 1am (her DD is 18 months). I've always settled her in the bedroom (ours when she was in with us, and now I have a chair in her room) so that she associates her room with sleep - I don't let her play in her room at the moment, nor do I have any toys in her cot. I also try to put her in her cot just before she falls asleep so that she doesn't wake up disorientated. I was a little cross with DH as she used to settle herself in the cot, but he started cuddling her to sleep, so she got used to that, but we compromise now and cuddle her until she's just about asleep. I just re-read all that, and realised that I really do look mean! But she sleeps so well, as do we, and we all have a better day for it. She naps in her cot too, so she gets a proper sleep, and is again used to having her sleep there. Yes, I probably would have liked her in our bed, but because I have narcolepsy, and DH smokes, I couldn't take any risks, but I'm kinda glad that she has her own bed, and I've not had to get her settled elsewhere. She gets plenty of cuddles during the day, and finds comfort in her bed at night. Lucy x |
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6wk old sleeping 11 hours at a time
"Karen (LG)" wrote in message ... My S-I-L's 6 weeks old, Brogan, is sleeping from 8pm to 7am every night. I'm a little worried that a baby of such a young age should sleep for so long, her health visitor doesn't seem too concerned, is it just me who is? Alright, I see I'm a bit behind, but as long as baby is gaining weight and otherwise seems like the general 'normal' baby, I wouldn't be too concerned. One thing, from personal experience, that might be worth watching is if she is bfing. If the baby is a breastfed baby, I'd try and watch that. DD1 slept a good 8 hours since the day she was born and was sleeping a full 12 hours at night by the time she was about 6 or 8 weeks old. One problem I had was that bfing wasn't very well established. I wasn't getting the demand from DD1 to get a good, strong supply, and my body was thinking it didn't really need to do much over night. This caused some huge issues. DD1 started to lose a good amount of weight (and by good I do mean bad) and she was not happy while nursing. If the baby is bottle fed formula or EBM that is being pumped on a regular basis (or nursed and Mom pumps meanwhile in between) then it shouldn't be a huge issue. These are more issues for Mom and not for baby, really, unless baby loses weight or stops gaining a good amount of weight. But, if bottle fed, then it shouldn't be a big deal. Lucky her for getting a good sleep at night with such a little one! I was there, I absolutely loved it, as DD1 slept fantastic, but the one downfall for me was nursing. |
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