Feeding & Sleeping Routine/Pattern
Hi ladies,
Orla is 4 months old today and still breastfeeding well (clever boobies!) I just wanted to know what are your daily feeding/sleeping patterns if you have any. I vaguely follow the easy routine, so she wakes for a feed, plays, change then sleeps. I still feel like a headless chicken when it comes to bedtime so I thought I could see what your all doing and maybe get some idea's.
She has also started waking in the night for an extra feed on tope the one she already has. Is there anyway to get back to one night feed or do I have start weaning her?
Cat xxx
Orla is 4 months old today and still breastfeeding well (clever boobies!) I just wanted to know what are your daily feeding/sleeping patterns if you have any. I vaguely follow the easy routine, so she wakes for a feed, plays, change then sleeps. I still feel like a headless chicken when it comes to bedtime so I thought I could see what your all doing and maybe get some idea's.
She has also started waking in the night for an extra feed on tope the one she already has. Is there anyway to get back to one night feed or do I have start weaning her?
Cat xxx
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he wont take a bottle either!!
so, i dont think you are the only one who hasnt cracked a routine yet! x
My routine is roughly as follows:
7am Milk feed
9am sleep (1.5hrs)
11am milk feed
12pm solids (started last week)
1pm sleep (1.5hrs)
3pm milk feed
4.30pm catnap (30-40mins)
5.15pm solids
6pm bath
6.30pm milk feed
7pm bed
10.30pm dreamfeed (formula)
generally sleeps through til 7am
Before starting solids the routine was as above just without the solids.
I was really struggling a month ago and couldn't really see how i could stretch his feeds out if he wasn't sleeping well but it all of a sudden clicked into place. I didn't really do anything different he just started napping longer by himself.
HTH
Katstar
What's the easy routine?
Olivia Rough Routine is -
7am left boob - lots of cuddles
8am right boob -lots of cuddles
9am left boob
10 am right boob
1pm (I have a feel trying to remember which I did last! she'll shout at me if I get it wrong!! )
4pm another feed
6pm feed
8:30pm feed
9:30pm feed
massage or bath
10:30pm feed
11:30pm feed - then sleeps though till morning *touches wood millions*
the rest of the day is a bit of a blurr & depends on what we have "planned" usually me trying to stop Charlie from clonking her on the head with rolls of Christmas wrapping paper or me & charlie singing row row row with her (at Charlie's frequent request! lol) x
E-Eat, breast, bottle and or solids
A-Activity, play, change nappy
S-Sleep
Y-You, time for yourself (yea right!)
romy I don't want to starting weaning her yet either. My hv did say I may have to wean her early because her weight was dropping, but I know breastmilk is far more calorific than any food I give her so I'll stick with it for now. I had completely forgotten about the 4 month growth spurt! I guess thats why she is feeding extra at night!
Thanks again girls, a bit of reassurance does wonders!
Cat xxx