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I got a lad too just 4 months old, he was born 4 months premature, so for him he still on oxygen, feeding him milk helps him asleep, also giving him a bath, I see him as 8 weeks old as the due date was 11 aug
Originally Posted by Gremlin_FLG
We had a similiar routine from 10weeks to 1 year. Bath at 7:30 and bed at 8:00 with milk.
As soon as he was a day passed 1 year it ALL changed! Now he will occasionally wake up at odd hours and at other times he won't fall asleep until 11:00+.
I blame the change from formula to cow's milk (shop bought, not breast). We are considering bedtime porridge just to fill him up for longer but that's not recommended apparently.
Really? Both my kids had baby cereal before bed, else they woke up very hungry. But heck, that was 8 years ago, I'm sure *all* the advice will have changed since then
We've been lucky with our first. Routine seemed to be the key - almost from the first week or two after he was born, we'd put him upstairs to sleep at 7 every night, and from about 4 months old he'd generally sleep right through for 12 hours. (plus a nap in the daytime of 2-2.5 hours).
He's just over 2 and a half now, so the daytime nap is down to 1-1.5 hours as that's all he needs. The wife is dreading when he stops needing that daytime nap altogether though.
Plus, all being well, we'll be doing it all again come next May. Urrgh!
Bed times for my two haven't been too difficult. At present the oldest is just over two years and the youngest 7 months. We've actually had the most trouble - and are having - with switching him from his cot to an actual bed. We thought we had it cracked after the first day. After him getting up several times from his nap in the afternoon he eventually went down. It's been about a week now and apart from one or two nights, he is persistently getting up from bed after a bit and then coming to find us. Even found him asleep in the kitchen a couple of times (no stairs - one level apartment)! For now we've set up his play-pen cot and if he won't sleep in his bed after a couple of attempts we put him to bed in his play-pen, which he isn't fond of. We're hoping he'll learn he can choose the better of the two options.
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ooh the memories
after 5 weeks of baby-in-house-knackered life style we resorted to the rigours of and badly written words of a non mother..
Gina Ford.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Contente.../dp/0091912695
Be strong.. be selfish and follow it.
it's gold. two weeks later and all was sorted.. and 6.5 years later.. he still asks before getting out of bed every single morning. Bed at 7:30.. sleeps through until 7ish... some days 8
Victorian Dad...
Happy Son .. Zak Jr
but to soften the horrors (for many parents) of being so dictatorial.. and SO Vicotrian in te stance of FORCING times on a baby.....
I did spend many MANY happy months, every night, at 11:30, dream feeding my boy.. sat fast asleep on my lap as he downed a half pint of milk.
Happy Daddy... happy son
Less subtle means of sleep.
In the car, on journeys.. AC/DC..... Let There Be Rock
never failed.
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