Christchurch coffee catch up 5 May with Dorothy Wa
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Topic: Christchurch coffee catch up 5 May with Dorothy Wa
Posted By: Rosie72
Subject: Christchurch coffee catch up 5 May with Dorothy Wa
Date Posted: 07 May 2014 at 1:36pm
Hi Dorothy,
Thanks for the informative talk on Monday in Christchurch. My question is on food. My nearly 11 month old will often only eat a small amount of her main meal, and as I feel she would still be hungry I offer her some fruit which she gobbles up. I would prefer that she eats a proper dinner rather than a nibble then a feed on fruit. Is there a way I can stop this? I have also had trouble tracking down the menus that you mentioned are on your forum as I would like to get away from so much bread for lunch. Is this something that we need to pay for to have access to? Thanks for your help.
Lea
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Posted By: ClaireClark142887
Date Posted: 07 May 2014 at 3:10pm
Hi Dorothy,
Thank you for all your advice on Monday. There was a lot to take in but it was all very helpful.
The other questions above cover some of my issues but here is my most recent experience:
I tried the engulf/cup approach last night at bedtime with my 9 month old daughter and to my delight she calmed and fell asleep in my arms within about 5 mins. That is miraculous as usually she breastfeeds to sleep. I put her in her cot and she woke but I got her back to sleep without having to pick her up again. She woke 2 hours later and my husband resettled her using the same technique which was great.
She has been waking 3-4 times in the night and I feed her back to sleep but last night she didn't wake until 2am. At that point I fed her but took her off and made sure I put her in her cot awake and she went to sleep herself and didn't wake until 6am. I fed her again and she went back to sleep until nearly 8 then I gave her solid breakfast and her milk feed straight afterwards. I was pleased with that routine but would rather not have the 2am wake up and I'm not sure if I should have fed her at 6, got her up for the day then or tried to resettle. Your feedback on this would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Claire
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