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Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Early Morning Waking
Will my 7-week-old daughter settling at 6.40pm cause early-morning wakings? The routines are working well so far. The only thing is that – as the routine suggests – I give her the 6.15pm feed (which she is well ready for!) but as I am bottle feeding, she will take a 6oz bottle and fall asleep at 6.40pm rather than 7pm and I am worried that she may start to wake earlier than 7am. At the moment I have to wake her and would like to keep it that way. Do I need to keep her awake so she goes down at 7pm or is it ok to let her settle…
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Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Early Morning Waking
At 7 weeks old my son is waking at 6am and wants his morning nap by 8.30am My son is 7 weeks old and following the routine generally quite well. He usually wakes up in the night at around 3.30/4am for a feed [I normally give 3 oz], he then generally wakes at 6/6.30am and will not settle until I feed him. What do I do about his morning nap which is now meant to be 45min? He doesn’t make it until 9am and is very overtired by that time. Do I put him to sleep at 8.30am and allow him to sleep until 10am? What else do you suggest?…
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Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Night Waking
My 4-week-old baby is unsettled and uncomfortable from 4am My 4-week-old son is nearly on the CLB routine all the way through. The main problem is the period from 2.30am-7am. He feeds well before and after his bath at 6pm and wakes at 10pm for a expressed/formula feed of 120mls. He settles until 2.30am. When he wakes I give him a short breast feed (25mins one side) and settles until 4am. He then wakes and spends until 7am in “pain” (due to wind?). At this time he is generally uncomfortable and does not sleep. He gets sleepy after each explosion but only for a short while as the next one…
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Development FAQ: 0-6 months – Smile?
When can I expect my 5 week old baby to smile at us? When can I expect my 5 week old baby to smile at us? I am sure he does smile but my mother dismisses it as wind. At times I feel he does look at me knowing who I am but no smile shows so maybe he is not really sure who we are yet. You are probably right in thinking that he does already look at you with recognition in his eyes, as many babies do this before they learn how to control their facial muscles to form a smile. The kind of smiles your mother dismisses…
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Feeding FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Worried about milk supply
Question – Worried about milk supply My second baby is due any day and I am fretting over breast-feeding as I failed miserably with my first for various reasons, and ended up with bleeding nipples and a very poor milk supply. Having read some other people’s suggestions about increasing milk supply, I’m a bit confused, so would love some clarification. The advice seems to involve fenugreek, fennel, Weleda mother’s milk tea and blessed thistle. I can’t seem to find a UK company that makes Weleda’s tea. Should fenugreek and fennel be taken together? Answer: I’m sorry to hear you had such a hard time breast-feeding with your last baby and…
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Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Night Waking
My 5.5-week-old baby is unable to settle herself to sleep and is still waking at night My daughter is 5.5 weeks old and was born 6.9lbs and now weighs a healthy 9.2 lbs. I have been trying to follow the routine from 2 weeks and have also resisted creating any bad sleep associations as I did with my eldest daughter. The problems are still the same. She is unable to settle herself to sleep. I have tried “crying down” but the cries escalate and do not subside; when they do she goes quiet for about 5-10 minutes and then she starts up again ; this can go on despite reassurance…
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