• Feeding FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Breast Feeding

    How can I increase my supply to fully feed my 3.5 week old twins? I am finding that the twins are not satisfied with breast feeding as I assume my supply is low in the later part of the day. I initially tried expressing all feeds fully just prior to the feed time and then giving it by bottle as the time spent on staggered feeding was exhausting. I found that the amount expressed left them wanting more and I have therefore returned to breast feeding. I am having to supplement the 5/6pm feed with 100ml of formula and I am doing the same at 10.00pm, and then expressing that…

  • Feeding FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Breast Feeding

    My twins of four weeks seem unable to go longer in the night without needing a feed We followed the week one routine for two weeks, for our low birth weight twins born at 38 weeks and have been following the two to four week routine for 7 days. They have regained their birth weights, are over 7 pounds and gain 9 oz per week, with both consuming a lot more than 75 ml per pound weight. Most awake times and day feeds go well, except the early morning feed. They usually wake between 2 and 3am and will not sleep longer. I usually wake with the first one, then…

  • Feeding FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Breast Feeding

    My 5.5 week son sleeps well at night after a formula feed but is difficult to go down by day. My son is very good at sleeping at night from after his 10.30 pm feed through to 7.00 am and he wakes up once in the night for a feed at around 4 – 5 am, however he has become very bad at sleeping in the day and going down at 7.00 pm. He is now getting increasingly overtired and difficult to settle and putting him down in the day and at 7.00 pm is becoming a real battle and I am desperate for him to catch up on sleep…

  • Feeding FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Breast Feeding

    My 7 week daughter does not seem to feed as much as advised and I am having problems moving on in the routines I am having problem on the 4 to 6 weeks schedule, and even more moving onto the 6 to 8 weeks routine. My 7 week daughter sleeps a lot. She does not seem to be eating as much as the book recommends, and she quickly looses interest in the breast. She will suck furiously for 5 min, and then refuse to take more. I have just followed your advise to increase my milk supply, but it does not seem to have change much and she often cries…

  • Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Other

    My 6 week old son is having problems pooing and weeing and it is disturbing his sleep My son of 6 weeks was quite happily following the routine until about 1 week ago, when he started waking during sleeps, getting sleepy during feeds and then being impossible to wake for awake time, therefore the routine times went all haywire! I am pretty sure the problem is down to him having difficulty going to the toilet. He has always been a straining baby even when solely on breast milk and has always seemed to have trouble going for a poo but it seems to be causing him a lot of trouble…

  • Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Other

    I’m worried that my 6 week baby sleeps too well My baby is now 6 weeks old and 4.6kg. She is breastfeeding. My query is not so much a problem but I am curious as she has started to sleep straight through the night from 7pm to 6.30am. Her daytime naps are a bit hit and miss at the moment but I try to ensure that she gets at least 3½ hours a day. I just wondered whether her sleeping so long at night this early on could be a problem in the future? She is in good health and a good weight and feeds at the recommended times. I…

  • Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Daytime Sleep

    Hugo is 6 weeks old and sleeps too much I need help with my son Hugo who is 6 weeks old. His birth weight was 7.5lbs and he is now 10.5 lbs or 4.7kg. Despite trying since the beginning with the routine I am finding it extremely hard to keep him awake at all for more than an hour at a time, so it is very hard for me to stick to the routine of the 6 to 8 weeks old baby. He wakes up at 7 am has a 4oz feed and stays awake up to 8 am with great difficulty. He then falls asleep for 45 minutes to…

  • Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Daytime Sleep

    My five-week-old is too sleepy in the daytime I have a second child, who is nearly 5 weeks old. I bought The New Contented Little Baby Book for first child and had great success from about 8 weeks old. I followed it up with From Contented Baby to Confident Child and we have a brilliant 3 year old! I have recommended you to all my friends with new babies and 6 out of 7 have also hailed you as a goddess. We jokingly refer to your first book as our bible! This baby wakes up for a night feed about 2-3 am, takes about 4oz and then settles back into…

  • Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Daytime Sleep

    My seven-week-old refuses all his daytime sleep The main problem is with getting my seven-week-old son to sleep during the day. He is amazing at night and we follow the night time routine and he goes down well between 6.30pm and 7pm. He has to be woken at 10.30pm for his feed and is now waking at 4am and then goes back down until 7am. He does this no matter what we do during the day. I have been following the routines since day 1 and he will not settle for his morning nap or lunchtime nap. I have persevered for weeks but he simply cries for the whole time…

  • Sleeping FAQ: 0-8 weeks – Daytime Sleep

    My three week baby doesn’t nap well in morning or afternoon Having followed your routines with my first son and had great success with them, I am not finding it so easy with my second son. I am struggling to get Charlie to nap during the morning and afternoon. He sleeps well at lunchtime and at night. In the morning he wakes between 6-7am and then gets very sleepy from about 8.15am. I try to keep him awake until 8.45 and he goes down all right but wakes again about 9.10am. This then has makes it difficult to keep him awake during the mid-morning for his lunchtime nap. I have…