what has happened??
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Topic: what has happened??
Posted By: myfullhouse
Subject: what has happened??
Date Posted: 23 August 2009 at 4:11pm
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I am demand feeding Ben. Up until the last week he has been feeding every 2-3hrs during the day, last feed at about 9/9.30pm and only feeding once between then and 6-8am. This was great and he was sleeping well between feds. He was only up for about half an hour (unless I was delayed in getting him down by doing something with/for Jack) as he would be tired quickly.
During the last week he has hardly slept between feeds during the day, sometimes only sleeping 10-15mins at a time then me putting him back to sleep. He has been feeding about 2hrly, sometimes 1.5hrly! The longest he will sleep is 45mins but not often. Why is this happening? At first I thought it might be his 6wk growth spurt but it has been happening since Monday afternoon (or was it Tuesday?  ), I am sure a growth spurt doesn't last this long, does it? I am getting him down when he shows tired signs. Mum suggested it might have been his jabs which he got a few days before this started.
Any ideas on why this is happening? ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 23 August 2009 at 5:09pm
Sounds like either a growth spurt (apparently they can last a week ) or maybe it was a growth spurt but now he is snacking?
Perhaps give it a couple more days and then if he's still doing it try and push the feeds out a little until you get back to the 2-3 hourly. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 23 August 2009 at 5:11pm
I think at that age Alex was like that (seems so long ago and a bit hard to remember through the fuzz). It could be his jabs to or a mix of both. I know that first round of jabs for us was a miserable time for us, we had 2 weeks of upset. Hope you figure it out.. 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 23 August 2009 at 6:58pm
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Thanks ladies. It is kind of reassuring to know it could still be a growth spurt or the reaction to the jabs. I don't eve remember Jack being like this. I am going to try him in the bassinette during the day tomorrow (he is in the hammock normally during the day) and see if that makes a difference.
I don't think he is snacking as he still feeds about the same amount as usual. The part that bothers me the most is the fact he isn't really sleeping. ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 23 August 2009 at 7:30pm
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Hey Lindsey, Amy did this too me too - I tend to think it is a cross between a growth spurt and a development thing - a time that you just need to get through. I kept trying the routine thing (up, feed, play, sleep) which isn't so easy when they don't sleep for long, but she did get over it, took about a week tho.
Good luck! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 23 August 2009 at 8:28pm
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We went through the same kind of thing DD was feeding (BF) 3 hourlyish and doing so well with only waking once/twice a night and then it was just like one day it all changed, and our feeding was all the time, naps were very short etc. I agree with the prolonged growth spurt & developmental thing, I found it very hard somedays to deal with and I did not have a toddler to look after as well, I remember my Dad saying just take things hour by hour instead of day by day and I must say I did do that alot as it was sometimes all that got me through..........knowing we had survived an hour and it had gone well!
Hope it all passes soon!  ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: SpecialK
Date Posted: 25 August 2009 at 9:49am
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Linzy, Harry started doing that at about 2.5 months. It drove me nuts, and for the last 2 weeks I have been keeping him up for longer after his feeds, and then resettling him if he doesn't sleep long enough (often I just take him for a walk). He is now back into a 3-4 hourly feeding but sleeps much less. Much happier too as it was really affecting his night sleeps, now back to sleeping through the night. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 25 August 2009 at 12:33pm
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Well I put Ben in the hammock after his first feed yesterday morning but he only slept 45mins and then was restless and grizzly till I fed him (so it was a 2hrly feed). I then put him in the bassinette in our room and I ended up waking him at 4pm as I was worried that he would wake in the night as he hadn't fed much! So he had slept for 3.5hrs!!
He is back in the bassinette again today and is sleeping well. So either he is over the growth spurt or the effect of the jabs, or he now prefers to sleep in the bassinette all the time rather than just at night. So our current problem is solved for now. Roll on the next challenge ------------- Lindsey
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