16 weeks old, routine or no routine? that is the question

[SnoopDog]

i am beginning to dispare at dds sleeping habits,

we have never tried to get her into a routine,

she was bf/ff till 14 weeks, now just ff,

she co sleeps and that seems to be ok,

she has no routine, none whatsever,

should i start to establish one?

she wakes whenever, feeds whenever, sleeps whenever,

i am beginning to dispare at the night times especially,

it is often gone 11pm before she gets even the tiniest bit sleepy,

actually, gotta go, she has just started crying after 10 mins in bed

i am going to read the gf book,

and the baby whisper,

i will see what i think,

she has had bath, bottle and bed by 8pm

she is still there now,

how long do you think it will last?

Glad you had a better night Snoop .....get yourself an inflatable mat or take the plunge and sleep in your room, or get DH to move the cot into your room if there's space.

Book all packaged up and ready to go tomorrow so you'll have it on Saturday...sorry I didn't get it to you sooner; having severe difficulties leaving the house at the minute!

some babies need a routine, some parents do, sometimes both do....GF taken without the "lift baby after 40mins even if he has only slept for 10" is a bit at the extreme end of it, but most parents have the sense to adapt her routines to suit their own.

....and designerbaby, I think GF is looked upon fondly on MN now that there is a new baby "guru" to revile discuss in CV

daisy,

thankyou,

she is STILL in her cot

she woke at about 10pm and the shush thing didnt work,

i tried 10 mins and she was just getting more awake so i lifted her and gave her some gripe stuff and a bottle,

she has gone straight back down,

i am and

i enjoyed snugging her because i knew it was only for a few mins (obviously i love snugging her all the time but she needs to learn and i need to adapt)

all is quiet in the snoop household tonight,

i have enjoyed reading a mag and watching the eastenders replay without a crying baby in my ear

fabbo

now come on virgil, it is your turn

woohoo for missy

don't get too complacent just yet, although she might surprise you and have decided "oh well I've got away with it for long enough, time to toe the line"

strangely enough DD settled in to a better routine just after we got the GF book so we didn't really need to use it.....maybe the threat of GF is enough

blardy virgil...... He either gets on with it or he lets me be; I'm getting thoroughly hacked off with all the stop start stuff that's going on

IIrc She is at the age where most babies go a bit crazy (why lots are weaned early at this time). If you can just sit tight she'll ride though it and things will get easier.

good luck

lol at the thought of gf in the post being enough

se, i am holding off for now, i am so excited for the weaning stage though, cant wait to see her face,

lets be avin you me lad...

Oh , I wasn't suggesting you start weaning, only that fussiness is so common at this age that many interpret it as milk no longer being enough and want to DO something.

Just trying to reassure you that wot your lo is doing is very common at this age and it won't last!

Hi all,

We got both my dd (now coming up to 4 and my ds now 6 weeks old into routines from 5 weeks. Bath at 7, feed at 7.15 and down to sleep at 7.30. Both were fine with it and DD was sleeping 7 til 7 by 9 weeks old. DS is now feeding at midnight, 4am and 8am

Hope this helps

Shaun and Karen

thankyou kazsen,

i have recently bought her another cot from e bay, it is now at the end of my bed, her other (new and lovely) cot is in her bedroom,

we spent the last 3 nights in her original cot, with me sleeping on the wooden floor in her room, they were good nights,

compare this with co sleeping, it was great to start with but as the time passed by we just keep waking each other up,

our new sleep plans are great,

i picked the other cot up last night and although she had an unsettled night in it, i think this is just due to all the moving round she has done over the last week,

she is now, as i type, settled in the new cot, at the foot of my bed, all lovely and warm

i will dream feed her at midnight, she will wake at 4/5 for a feed and i will go back to sleep until 9am,

this is MY plan, i have no idea what HER plan will be

My boy (6 months) keeps waking up all the time at night - think he may be looking for his dummy. any advice for going cold turkey?. never had this problem with older boy (now 2 - still has dummy to sleep).