is this normal

[mummytojames]

as most of you know i have a seven moth old son and apart from the usual ups and downs ave had it pretty easy (sorry to you all who aint getting any sleep) he usualy sleeps for ten hours a night plus naps but this past week i have woken up hearing him playing in his cot so i leave him and just listen after about a hour he starts crying so i end up giving him some water he drinks the full ten oz winds him settles him back to sleep for him to wake straight back up to play ( this is three oclock in the morning) so a couple of nights ago dp said he might be hungry so i gave in and gave him some milk and he took eight oz of that ( the most he's ever taken in one go) but desided it was still time to play and the next days he still ate the same amount do you know if they get long spouts of growth spurts like over and week or so at this age or do you think it might be time to intro duce a dessert after dinner about half hour after because i have tried increasing the amount he eats but he just eats the same amount then refuses the rest so what do the experts think give him a dessert half an hour after like as a snack or something or count my blessings because he's eating and were getting more sleep than some people

to those who made it to here thanks for reading it

How are you doing the 3am feeds, are you in the dark, no talking etc. How do you get him to go to sleep afterwards if he thinks it's playtime? Does he have milk after his dinner - so many questions...

he will only go to sleep with the tv blareing and the back light on in his stupid new play pen wish now i never brought it i tried keeping him in the dark but he still seems to think play time but as soon as i give in trying to get him to sleep after about a hour and puts him in his play pen he plays for about thirty minuites then goes to sleep on his own he is strange like that he can settle himself to sleep easy but only if theres noise around him
he dont take milk after food i have offered every time but he refuses he wants a little drink of his very watered down baby juice

I guess you have got to ask yourself if you are happy to get up for a an hour a night with the TV on full blast for the next few months? Could he have a CD or tape in his room instead that you could put on and leave him? Maybe play the same CD the first time he goes to bed and before his naps so he gets the idea.
Could you move tea time a little earlier or offer less food so he gets a good bottle of milk inside him. Milk is still pretty important at 7 months and I doubt he will get enough calories from some mushed veggies or whatever to get him all through the night. Your idea of a dessert (milky pudding) would be good in this case.
I think you have to ask yourself what YOU are happy to do in the middle of the night, he is 7 months old and does not know what is best for him.

thanks toddlerbob will have to try the cd idea at night which means were not getting any sleep for a while (well nothing change there) i wasnt worried about his milk intake because he takes over 30oz a day now ten in the morning ten around dinner time about a hour and a half to two hours later and about ten before he oes to bed at night thats what i was finding so strange dont realy want to be getting up with him in the middle of he night as we did have a good feeding routine going because he's in our room dp refuses to let him cry and it useualy me getting up with him

Any posibility of him going into his own room? I think it could be time. If not I would just play dead and let your dp do what he likes. Music to Dream by is very good if you want to try a CD, not sure I would want to listen to it each night though.

toddler bob he was supposed to be going into his own room now but were going on holiday the week after next and ds will be in a room with us so we desided to wait till we come back settle him back in to his routine then put him in his own room he woke last night again not to play but screaming his nappy was absolutly full and it looked like diarea he was the same again today so were hoping that hes had some kind of stomach bug and playing is his way of looking for comfort as hes not a cuddley baby we gave him his tea early yesterday and about 2 hours later he brought the lot up he still took his milk in the night before he went to bed and when he woke he had his nappy changed had some calpol and was out for the count so today we have been giving him plain boiled water before his meals he hasnt eaten as much but hasnt been bad either and went down no problem tonight thanks for your advice and were hoping this is the end of it
oh and i did tell partner to go and jump because if the early tea didnt work i was trying the cd player whether he liked it or not

oh and not sure why he wanted the tv on in the nights because i only talked quietly outside his room tonight and you could here him stirring as if to say shut up im asleep in here
well thanks again will try you ideas for when he first goes into his own room it might help him settle being alone in there

right im a ver happy mummytoday last night he went down at eight and woke this morning at seven my heart goes out to all those mothers still faceing propblem

Great news MTJ. Perhaps it was a tummybug or a growth spurt after all. They sure have their own minds at that age don't they!?!?!

great news.