At 8 weeks my son still is not managing the routine timings Having followed the CLB book since birth, I am delighted that my son is sleeping through the night at 8 weeks. He settles from 10.30pm to 6.30/7.00am. Now I need to make sure that anything I do to address the problems I am […]
Continue ReadingAt 8 weeks old my daughter will not feed long enough at the breast During the day my 8-week-old daughter will not feed for long enough to keep her satisfied until the next feed. For the first few weeks she fell asleep after 10mins, then for the last couple of weeks she has been feeding […]
Continue ReadingDue to my 11 week old’s reflux problems he is unable to stay on the routines My son was a very contented newborn. He fitted easily into the routines; breast-feeding went fine. At 4 weeks he started getting very upset: crying a lot, no dirty nappies for 48 hours, hysterical when lying down, vomiting profusely, […]
Continue ReadingHow can I get my 9-week-old demand fed baby onto the routines? I have just been introduced to the CLB book and trying to put it into practice. Any tips for starting with a 9 week old baby? She goes to sleep after a feed between 7-8pm at the moment. She was sleeping until 3am […]
Continue ReadingMy 8 week daughter only feeds for a short while at each feed so is feeding little and often I am experiencing great problems with the amount of time my 8 week daughter feeds for. She will feed for 5-10 minutes, then stops and refuses to take any more milk. We have ended up almost […]
Continue ReadingShould I change to first-stage formula when weaning my 8 week old? I tried to breastfeed but contracted mastitis twice which involved hospital stays in the first three weeks after Anna’s birth. Since then I have successfully been expressing milk and feeding her, but now need to wean her onto formula. I am aiming to […]
Continue ReadingExpress milk from day one? My first baby is due soon and I’m looking forward to using your routines. Should I begin expressing milk from day one? Expressing milk serves two purposes: it provides extra milk for when your baby goes through growth spurts at three weeks and six weeks. During the growth spurts you […]
Continue ReadingHow do I put a newborn on the feeding routines? Firstly, thank you very much for the New Year Greetings and the signed copy of The Complete Sleep guide which arrived yesterday. My baby is due next week and I have a couple of questions about feeding before using the routine for a baby at […]
Continue ReadingHow do I know if my 14 day son is having a growth spurt? I would like to know how I can tell if my baby is having a growth spurt. He is 14 days old and for the last 2 days seems to be feeding much more. He was 7lb 14oz at birth and […]
Continue ReadingWhat do I do with expressed milk for my 11 day baby? I have an 11-day-old newborn and wondered what to do with the expressed milk. Is it fed to the baby or stored for emergencies? I have also noticed that my baby is sleeping well but not always needing the amount of time on […]
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