Myia
Thanks again for you advice. I just wanted to give you an update and get a bit of encouragement too. I ended up changing plans for the weekend a bit so that we could start the changes. For the past 3 nights he's been a asleep by 6:45 and not needed a feed at night. He's been feeding with much more interest during the day too which is great. I, contrary to what I said I was going to do, have stopped sloids for the moment now too. One week from today when he's officially 6 mnoths old I plan to start sweet potatoes. What do you think of that?
However, and here is the big however, he has actually been waking more at night (1 time the 1st night, 2 the 2nd and 4 last night) because he's rolled on his stomach and can't get back onto his back which is the way he always sleeps. We go in, roll him back onto his back, reswaddle him and leave without saying a thing and he goes back to sleep, but it's still is no fun!
So, any advice on the rolling issue? Wait it out until he learns to roll back? Teach him to sleep on his stomach? Do you think that the earlier bedtime could be causing him to sleep less soundly so that he is waking and rolling over? he's been rolling with ease since June 1st but never done it in bed before.
Also: What do I do if he sleeps past 6:00. I was thinking to let him sleep until 6:45 if he goes this long (Sunday I woke him at 6:30).
As you can tell I have lots of questions and need a few words of encouragement. Change is so hard! Being a mom is so hard some times too!