Sorry this is a bit long!
My DD is 4 weeks old and bottle fed. ATM she is mostly waking every 3-4 hours round the clock for a feed which I'm not sure is normal or not? She's on 5oz because she was draining 4 and I'd rather she had the option of taking less if she wants than wanting more.
Mostly a feed will get her to sleep and the more she drinks the longer she sleeps so we encourage her to by keeping her awake such as by changing her nappy half way, talking to her etc until it's obvious she doesn't want more.
However! She obv has awake time but this appears to be mostly at 1am for several hours which is generally her crying, and even if she stops crying in your arms it starts again full pelt if she's put down.
I'd really like (as much as possible with a newborn) to try and encourage better habits that even if don't make a difference to her help us to help her iykwim?
The other problem I'm finding is having energy and staying awake. I know that's really normal and obvious in the eRly days but it's getting to the point where my partner (who works as well!) is having to help me stay awake and do things I reLly feel I should have done whilst he's at work because I'm home all day. We take night feeds in turn apart from at weekends when he works 14 hour days.
After all of that rambling my issues are basically 1. How can I understand/help/influence my baby's sleep routine (I know she's only tiny and this might be a long shot) and 2. How can I deal with lack of sleep/waking in the night better?
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blondiebonce · 15/08/2014 17:40
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