Is she trying to tell me something?
My 16 week old baby goes to bed at 7pm, by which point, she's usually been rubbing her eyes for about an hour (at least). She used to go down very happily following a feed at about 6pm, but the last few days she has been refusing this feed, or only having a couple of ounces. She will then scream the house down when we put her to bed, but still won't take a bottle. Tonight she was smacking her lips a lot.
She will cry for up to an hour, regardless of what strategy we try to calm her. She then wakes up for a feed about 9-9.30pm. I don't geddit?! She's had a bit of baby rice every day for about a week now (which she appears to love). Not constipated etc. Would someone look at this routine and tell me something glaringly obvious that I'm missing?
6.55 am - awake..like an alarm clock
7.30 am - bottle (initiated by me - about 6oz)
9.15 am - down for a nap - about 45 mins
10.30am - teaspoon of baby rice (yum )
11.00 am - bottle (cries for it - about 8oz)
afternoons vary - rarely at home
2.30 pm - bottle (cries for it - about 8oz)
5.30 pm - bathtime (loves it but grumpy after)
6.00 pm - bottle (cries for it but fusses on it)
Starts off in a good mood then gets whingy here
7.00 pm - almighty battle - cries ++++
9.00 pm - wakes for bottle - 7oz
11.30pm - dreamfeed (about 8oz)
She doesn't nap much in the day, except for trips out, but she wakes when the pushchair stops moving (often with red eyes). She screams when I put her in the cot for naps at any time of day. She's a very alert baby, always has been, rolls over a bit, transfers things from hand to hand and has excellent head control. She has already found her feet and put them into her mouth.
Overtired? Wants more food? Wants baby rice before bed? Buggered if I know!
All suggestions gratefully received!
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rubbing eyes, refusing bed time bottle, smacking lips...buggered if I know
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megandmogwai · 22/10/2005 23:39
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