My 8-week-old won’t take enough at feeds by day now she is sleeping through My daughter has been on the routines since she was 2 weeks old and has been a dream baby since then – she really is very contented. She has been sleeping through the night since she was 7 weeks old; she generally gets to between 6am and 6.45am from around 11.30pm. Obviously we were delighted and amazed by this as it was very early. The problem is that this seems to throw the daytime routine out. We either feed her at 6am and put her back down until 7.30am when we try and feed her again,…

How big a feed does my 8-week-old son need now he sleeps longer at night? My 8-week-old son has started to stretch out his nights, and is now waking at approx 4.30am. However, I am a little confused on whether I should give him a half- or full feed at this point. I am currently giving him between 2-3ozs when he wakes in the night; he will then take about 3oz at 7am. I have to wake him at 7am for this feed and prior to his night lengthening he was taking 5-6oz. Once he has the 2-3oz at 4:30am he will go back to sleep; last night he made…

My 12 week baby is uninterested in her milk and is slow to gain weight My daughter has never been a great feeder and is quite inconsistent with the amount of milk that she takes at each feed. I have followed the CLB advice and continued to split the 5pm feed which works well. I also give her half her feeds and a good 15-20 minutes inbetween before giving her the rest, however she is still only able to take 4 or 5oz maximum per feed. Her weight gain has not been great since she started on formula at 2-weeks-old and she has only been putting on between 2-4 oz…

By day my 10-week-old can’t seem to move from the 6-8 week routine My daughter is doing well on the routines and has been sleeping through the night for the past 10 days from 11.15pm until I wake her at 7am. She settles herself well a couple of times during the night and settles well for all her sleeps during the day. I am currently on the six to eight week routine and am reluctant to move on as she cannot stretch herself to wait for her feed when I wake her at 9.45am. The most I can make her wait is until 10.20am, but that is only if I…

I am finding my 8 week old impossible to wake for his 10.30pm feed We started the programme when my baby was two weeks old and have now been following it for just over five weeks (he is a few days away from 8 weeks). We now have a good structure in the day, he is up between 6.30 and 7am and he feeds well from the breast for approximately 20 to 25 minutes. He then takes a half an hour nap between 8.30am and 10.00am. He then feeds again at 10.00am, 6oz formula (we have been unable to alter this time to the suggested time for his age). After…

My 10-week-old baby has three teeth; his discomfort is making the routine hard My baby is only 10 weeks old and has three teeth, the fourth is coming through. Teething problems are putting getting onto the routines out the window. We have been trying to follow them for the last 2 weeks. Because of his age there is not anything he is allowed to take to help his discomfort. He weighs 17lbs and has 6 8oz feeds in the day at 8am, 10am, 1.30pm, 5pm, 8.30pm and 4.30am. Following our health visitors advice he is taking a small bowl of baby rice as well. He naps from 11am-1pm and 3-3.30pm.…

My 9-week-old son has begun to need a feed earlier in the night My son had been going to between 5-6.30am for about two weeks with some 7am starts in between. He has now reverted back to between 4 and 5 am. I have been doing the “core night” when he wakes, giving him boiled water – he does not take much and protests quite a bit. I try the dummy and sometimes he settles for 10 minutes. He always seems hungry at this time, sucking his mitts or fingers until eventually I have to feed him. He is taking about 4 oz then a top up at 7.30 of…

My hungry 11.5-week-old son seems unable to wait longer for feeds My problem is in dropping 5pm feed and moving 10am and 2pm feeds on by half an hour. I have a very hungry baby although he has certainly calmed down over the past 4/5 weeks. I am trying to move on in the routines but he screams for milk at original times and the most I can delay 10am feed by is 10/15 mins and the 2pm by say 5 mins. He has almost a full 7oz feed at 5pm and 6.30pm. I do try to reduce the 5pm feed by as much as possible but he seems so…

How much milk does my 12 week old need if I feed her formula? I am starting to wean my 12 week old onto the bottle/formula and would like some advice on quantities etc to give her. She will happily take the bottle and I have always given her a bottle at 11pm. For the last three days I have given her a bottle at the 10.30am feed. I have also started giving her a top up from a bottle: c 50ml at 12noon before her nap. I wondered how much I should be giving her as I obviously can’t tell how much she gets from the breast. I plan…

How do I adapt the routines for a bottle fed baby of 8 weeks? My baby is 8 weeks old and I have just received your book. The routines shown are for breast fed babies. Do I follow the routine as if I was breastfeeding? I look forwards to getting started. The simple answer is ‘Yes, follow the timings for a breast fed baby’. Depending on the timings of your baby’s feeds now you may need to work towards one suitable for his age. Note the sleeping and feeding patterns of your baby now and begin using the routine which is nearest to those, even if it is one laid…