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HI KatieAnthony141595
At six weeks, the best place for her to learn to self settle and resettle is in your arms. HOwever you can do the same steps in her cot if you prefer to self settle and resettle in a cot.

When she wakes at night i would always try and resettle before feeding - this ensures you are feeding for hunger and not comfort, and if you cannot resettle then you feed.

As tired signs are hard for a lot of mums to see or when they see them the baby is overtired, i tend to go on clock time so at six weeks her wakes times will be around 1 hour stretching to 1 1/2 hours by the time she is six weeks old

Yes, when your baby cries you respond and at this stage it is easier to resettle a baby who is not fully awake. Over time as she grows you will need to step back and allow her time to do this.   At this age it is normally to intervene and help her resettle and eventually over time she will not need this on a daily basis.
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HI Elizabeth 133078
In my experience sleep breeds sleep. Ideally at his age he is having wake times of 1 1/2 hours and having naps of a minimum of 1 1/2 hours.

I would be encouraging him to resettle in his naps if he wakes up less than 1 1/2 .
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HI
I would suggest for the airports to have a stroller that folds down like an umbrella. These strollers can be taken to the gate which makes life easier.   As she is 9 months she will be eating meals on the go, so again the stroller is a good place to feed her.

Travelling
When travelling with your baby the first day of travel is always the hardest as you are having to take into account the time changes. I tend to mix and match on this day – sometimes they get an extra feed one way and the other way they may lose a feed – it all balances out in the end.    I try and put them to bed as close to the new time change as possible and when they wake up in the morning I go straight into the new time zone. When doing this it is important to remember what the old time zone was so for the first couple of days they may need to be encouraged to eat well during the day.

I have attached notes on how to pack and travel

Packing_for_long_haul_flight_for_baby_april_2014.docx
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Hi Ladies
Thank you for all your questions and hopefully the answers will help you. It was lovely to meet you all at the OHBaby Coffee Catchup.

Remember before you do anything STOP, THINK, and ACT – work out what you are doing, why you are doing, and what you are trying to accomplish and then act.

Remember YOU are the baby’s mum and so listen to your heart and instinct.   Yes, we all don’t do it by the book, or get it right the first time, but you need to make ‘mistakes’ to get it right for you.   It’s a time of learning a little person’s personality and figuring out what works for your home life.

If you have the time I would love to see you pop over to http://www.facebook.com/BabyWithin
and 'like' it. You can then keep up with information that I post from time to time or hear from other mothers who write on the wall.

Please remember as a parent or carer that you should understand and acknowledge that Dorothy is NOT a licensed medical doctor or other licensed medical provider and the information that I share with you has come from experience and working with numerous families and babies and toddlers
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