He does not appear to be uncomfortable at all (other than hungry...) as soon as the bottle goes in, it's almost like there is a wave of relief that ripples through him.
We thought about reflux, but none of the typical symptoms were there (my first boy was a 35week baby and had it, so we were familiar with it)
These are the last few days of his schedule (yes, I've actually been tracking everything...)
January 27 evening:
8pm: bath, rocking, wind down
9pm: 3oz, bed (shush/pat for five minutes)
11pm: woke before the dream feed... 3.5 oz right back to sleep.
January 28:
2am: awake frantic hunger cry, rooting. 3.5 oz, right back to sleep.
4am: same as above, 2.5 oz.
630am: same as above, 2 oz, awake for the day.
7am: in bouncy chair while I make breakfast for my 20 month old.
745am: quiet time in play pen while I get my 20 month old ready for the day.
9am: 2.5 oz.
915am: tummy time and soft toy play
945am: nap (I try every day to put him for a nap earlier than this but he refuses...)
11am: awake 2.5 oz
1115am: one on one cooing/conversation with mommy.
1230pm: nap
2pm: awake 3.5 oz.
215pm: tummy time/ music
245pm: quiet time in play pen
315pm: in swing
4pm: 3.5 oz
430pm: nap
530pm: awake, 2 oz
6pm: bouncy chair during dinner
645pm: 2.5 oz
7pm: stories with both boys, start bed time routine for 20 month old.
8pm: 3 oz
9pm: bath, rocking, wind down
930pm: 3 oz, bed with two times five minutes of shush/pat (we were a bit delayed with bedtime so I think he was a bit over tired...)
No dream feed tonight because we all fell asleep...
January 29:
2am: (made it 4.5 hours without the dream feed) awake, frantic hunger cry, rooting. 3.5 oz, right back to sleep.
4am: same as above, 3.5 hours. Very difficult to get back to sleep. Wide awake.
445 am: asleep.
530 am: awake, crying, rooting. 1oz only then fell asleep while eating.
745am: awake for the day, 3.5 oz
8am: in bouncy chair while I get my 20 month old ready for the day
830am: tummy time and soft toy play
9am: quiet time in play pen
945am: 3.5 oz
10am: nap
1215pm: awake, 2.5 oz
1230pm: nice day so we went for a walk to the park.
215pm: 3oz
230pm: nap
430 pm: awake, 3.5 oz
445 pm: tummy time/music
515pm: cat nap
6pm: awake, 2 oz
730 pm: bath, rocking, wind down
8pm: 4 oz, bed.
1030pm: dream feed, 4oz
January 30
1am: awake, crying rooting, 4 oz back to sleep
330am: same as above, 2.5 oz, back to sleep.
5am: same as above, 1.5 oz, fell asleep while eating.
620am: awake, no feeding. Shush pat back to sleep.
730am, awake for the day, 3.5 oz
Tracking today was a bit of a write off because he was on a nap strike this morning and then we had a family emergency this afternoon...
But after wind down tonight, I put him in his crib wide awake and he put himself to sleep with no tears! Yay!
I am going in for the dream feed now...