https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:29:26 +0000 Mon, 25 May 2009 13:34:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=26700 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=694285&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#694285 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 26700
Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:34pm

Thanks for that, it seems to be getting worse feeding every hour at night but for 10 min max, so im hoping its a growth spurt.

Taylah has been in a routine since 6 weeks but she put herself into that routine, i have never followed a book just her ques etc.

Now that its all changed its hit me hard lol.

I have been following ehr leads for tiredness also, as you said a overtired baby is a nightmare. It took me the first 6 weeks to figure that out.

I guess thats best just following her leads as to when she is hungry and tired, she has always gotten herself into her own routine when ready so im hoping this will happen again.

thanks for your help.

]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 13:34:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=694285&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#694285 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=694280&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#694280 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 26700
Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:31pm

Thanks for that, it seems to be getting worse feeding every hour at night but for 10 min max, so im hoping its a growth spurt.

Taylah has been in a routine since 6 weeks but she put herself into that routine, i have never followed a book just her ques etc.

Now that its all changed its hit me hard lol.

I have been following ehr leads for tiredness also, as you said a overtired baby is a nightmare. It took me the first 6 weeks to figure that out.

I guess thats best just following her leads as to when she is hungry and tired, she has always gotten herself into her own routine when ready so im hoping this will happen again.

thanks for your help.

]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 13:31:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=694280&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#694280 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693941&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693941 Author: mumtooboys
Subject: 26700
Posted: 24 May 2009 at 10:42pm

Sabrina,

There is a growth spurt at around 3 months and a HUGE one at 4 months (think I told you this in the "other" place), where babies who have previously been "sleeping through" might start waking for feeds; this is perfectly normal. If you are unsure if she is truly hungry or just wanting comfort then try and resettle first and see what happens. Personally I don't see the big deal about a baby, who relies on you for everything, needing comfort, whatever the time, even if they have never needed it at that time before

My "rules" during growth spurt time especially was IF I could get him to resettle without a feed and he woke less than an hour later then he was hungry and was fed accordingly, irregardless of whether he hadn't had a night feed in a while. During his 4 month spurt it just got easier to feed first and get us back to bed sooner as he was waking on average of every 90 minutes.

I know it can be frustrating when a baby who sleeps "well" stops, but it does end eventually; with Alex it was 3 weeks at 7 months, on and off for another 3 months and then consistently again when he was 13 months.

Alex has a "routine" as such, in that he usually fed/slept at the same times but it didn't come from a book, it was all led by him and he changed it when he needed to. I'm a big believer in feeding babies when they are hungry and putting them to bed when tired; not feeding them by the clock and waking when sleeping soundly because a book says it's time to or putting them to bed when they aren't tired because again the book says so. An overtired baby is a million times harder to settle than one who is allowed to sleep when they are actually tired....as I can well attest to. LOL When Alex needed his sleep clock "resetting", moving his bedtime FORWARD was the only thing that worked.

If you are happy to feed/comfort her in the night then do, if it feels right for you; in my experience they "grow out of it" when they don't need it anymore.........though I don't subscribe to the theory that once they have done without they have to forever more; means we aren't stressed out and tired because I could feed him and be back in bed in under 10 minutes or "fight" with him for hours because he "doesn't need it anymore because he hasn't for days/weeks/months". Make sense?

C]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 22:42:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693941&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693941 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693579&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693579 Author: Natalie_G
Subject: 26700
Posted: 24 May 2009 at 12:26pm

I am also having a problem with Arianne waking up all through the night, she has 3 small solid meals a day after her milk.

I think she isn't getting enough BM so I have been topping her up with formula after her BF.

Her routine is from Contented little baby:
7am wake & feed
9am sleep
9.45 wakes up naturally
11am feed
12 bed suppose to be till 2pm but we are having trouble getting her to sleep that long.
2-2.30pm feed
short nap at 4pm
5.30pm bath
6pm feed
6.30-7pm bed
10pm dream feed]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 12:26:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693579&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693579 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693520&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693520 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 26700
Posted: 24 May 2009 at 10:21am

Normally by 5pm she is exhasted so i will feed her but sometimes even then she isnt that interest and just wants to sleep.

Last night she was up 4 times grrrrrr

I might just persist tonight with her being tired and try get her bedtime back up to 7pm.

Thanks ladies]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 10:21:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693520&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693520 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693441&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693441 Author: Niecey
Subject: 26700
Posted: 23 May 2009 at 10:37pm

I would try keeping her up later at night. Make sure there isn't any stimulation when she does wake. It doesn't seem to me like she's that hungry so maybe when she wakes you can try to allow her to self-settle. IS she crying hard? If that's the case then perhaps she is hungry. My son used to wake once and is now waking twice in the night and I think it's because he's not getting as much during the day (shows with his last weight gain! or lack therof! ) I always tire him out (just ot the pt where he's starting to grizzle, then give him a bath and a feed). He used to go for 1 feed during the night so I'm now trying to feed more during the day. Hope this helps.]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 22:37:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693441&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693441 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693408&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693408 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 26700
Posted: 23 May 2009 at 9:47pm

She very good at self settling thats why im unsure if she is hungry or not.

She isnt drinking much during the day because she would rather play, and be nosy lol. I was putting that down to her age.

She has a good 2-3 hr sleep generally waking around 3-4pm. She wont however go down for a short nap after that she just hinks its bed time and will sleep till 10ish, sometimes if she doesnt wake by 10 i will dreamfeed before bed.

From 10pm onwards she will only wake for a quick 10min feed and rubs her eyes so i put her back to bed and she falls asleep within minutes.

Im just a bit confused lol.]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 21:47:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693408&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693408 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693375&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693375 Author: oscarboo
Subject: 26700
Posted: 23 May 2009 at 9:04pm

We had the same thing and tried to resettle our girl during the night before getting her up for a feed by doing the shh/pat thing. This did work for a couple of nights but we have now gone back to night feeds again (although she is not feeding properly during the day). They do say that if it is the same time every night then it is a habit but if not then maybe she could be hungry?? Unsure if this is of any help to you at all.]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 21:04:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693375&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693375 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693362&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693362 Author: BeLoved
Subject: 26700
Posted: 23 May 2009 at 8:56pm

Hi Sabrina

My DD has been in the same routine for a couple of months now and it has slowly changed over time but is still pretty much the same, it kinda goes like this:
7am Awake, Feed, Play
8.30 Bed
anywhere between 9.30 - 10.30 Awake, Feed (11am) Play
12.30 - 1pm Bed
anywhere between 2.30 - 3 Awake, Feed, Play
4.30ish short nap to get her through till 7pm when she goes to bed for the night

I have kinda followed the baby whisperer thing but also just done what has suited us.

My DD wakes during the night but its because the dummy has fallen out so we put it back in and she goes back to sleep. Can Taylah self settle? As it maybe that she is waking and needing help to get back to sleep and now associates been fed as her way of getting back to sleep during the night. have you tried the shhh/pat thing to get her back to sleep? If you check out the baby whisperer site it will probably give you ways of distinguishing between waking from hunger compared to waking to be comforted back to sleep. When my DD started sleeping through I knew then that she could and have not fed her during the night since. Other possibilities could be she is sleeping too much during the day or maybe ready for starting solids???

I hope I have not rambled on too much and there is something helpful amongst all my rambling!



]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 20:56:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693362&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693362 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693287&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693287 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 26700
Posted: 23 May 2009 at 7:12pm

For those of you that have you babies in a routine what is it???

And do they change it themselves?

DD was in bed at 7pm and sleeping until 7am until about 1 month ago.

She is now waking 2-3 times a night for a quick feed only being up for 10min a time and goes down as early as 530pm because she is so tired, she has plently of naps during the day because she is tired and i dont want her getting overtired.

Im unsure if this is now a comfort thing or wheather she is actually hungry, how would i tell the difference??

Any advice would be appreciated ]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 19:12:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=26700&PID=693287&title=sleep-help-for-4-1-2-month-old#693287