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ShellMarlie · 15/09/2017 15:48

Hi everyone, I need some advice, I'm a first time mum so please be patient with me!
My little girl is 13 weeks old tomorrow, I need advice on how to get her into an established routine, on a good day 7am feed, sometimes a little play then normally she sleeps till 10:30/11, feed again at 2 ish, little play then sleep till 5:30/6 feeds then a little play, I say little this normally lasts 10/15 minutes as she gets angry and wants to be with me, sometimes in the evenings she will really fight her bottle and cries, most of the time I have to hold her as she just gets upset, most evenings I'm holding her sometimes she will sleep in my arms other times she just lays there eyes not completely closed. This is a good day. Other times her feed times are all over the place which messes her sleeps up. Would you wake a sleeping baby to try and stay within the same times per day? She also won't go to sleep on her own and likes to be cuddled, which I don't mind but when she's unhappy I can sit here for hours! How many hours a day should a 13 week old have or is that a silly question? She was 3 weeks premature too so not sure if that's why she wants to be with me, she doesn't settle with her dad too! She also had reflux which we now have under control (touch wood)! Thank you! Any help is greatly appreciated Smile

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EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic · 15/09/2017 18:47

No I wouldn't wake a baby to stay within rigid timings of feeds OP. Both of mine sort of worked out a routine that worked for them naturally, without pushing the issue.

Is there a reason you are getting her to "play" after a feed instead of sleeping? Baby Whisperer by any chance?

ShellMarlie · 15/09/2017 19:06

Ok thank you, I mentioned this to my OH not to wake a sleeping baby but he has his own views so quite tricky.

Sometimes she just doesn't want to sleep, she doesn't play all the time if I try and settle her after a feed she's not happy but within 10/15 mins in her bouncer she then settled to sleep?

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EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic · 15/09/2017 19:07

So, what are you OH's views and has he had other children?

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