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[Kikirose]

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I would feed on demand rather than adhere to a schedule. It sounds like her weight gain is good so no need to worry there.

With naps I ended up having to hold Ashley for naps until he was about 7 months. If I had something that needed doing I would put him in a stretchy wrap so I could carry on but he could still nap on me. Otherwise I enjoyed being forced to put my feet up, especially if he'd had a bad night.

 

[iwantabub]

Feeding on demand is what most parent are told to do unless their baby is premi or has problems... If your lo is normal and gaining weight u should be feeding on demand. Our Peadiatrician said if a baby is an average gaining weight baby you should never wake them to feed... Coz if their sleeping they need it more then feeding.

Babies should get 16-18 hours a day at that age and you shouldn't reli be waking to feed...

If she's not going back down through the day she may be over tired from being woken up. Babies don't know how to get to sleep at such a young age so u need to make them sleep. And the less sleep they get... The more they wanna be awake.

However it is very common that through the day lo will only sleep in u... Unless I get him 90% asleep he won't sleep on dh either.

Remember they slept on u for 9 months. They don't wanna stop doing it straight away. We bought a bassinett piece for the pram for day naps as lo always naps well when out, so I will push him around for five and it works sometimes ...however if it doesn't dont force it ... Let them sleep on u for a while and slowly u will find they will nap elsewhere...

A sling or wrap is fabulous for it... I do the vacuuming with lo in the wrap and he's out like a light lol.

Hope u figure it out

 

[MumToEva]

Personally I just feed on demand, day and night - but then my boy is a more irregular feeder than yours by the sound of things. Sometimes he goes 4 hours between feeds, and sometimes he grazes on and off over a number of hours.

Nap-wise I just let DS sleep when he wants to during the day. But then I have a 1 1/2 year old toddler too, so DS isn't nursed the way DD was at that age, and to be honest I think it has made naps a lot easier so far - he's used to sitting in his swing, lying on his mat or in his Moses basket when awake if I am busy with DD, so he tends to drop off when tired quite often.

They are all different though. You just have to keep trying things till you find something that works for your LO I reckon.

 

[3rdtimelucky]

I definitely wouldnt wake her to feed. If she's asleep she will wake when she's hungry. My son is 6 weeks and he's on 4 hourly feeds. Hes like clockwork he will wake every 4 hours for food. The odd time he goes 4 and a half hours but again he wakes himself. Also after his feed I change him and talk to him have a cuddle then put him down as he is usually sleepy. He settles himself to sleep.