My answers to the usual questions are down below. But, here's my question to you all. Stella is almost 5 months and she weighed 17 pounds at her 4 month check up, so she is probably 18 or 19 pounds by now. She is an angel/textbook baby (I never could tell the big difference between the two). She's very easy. She goes down without a fuss at 8:30 or 9:00 pm. We do a dreamfeed around 11pm. Then at 3 or 4 she starts a mantra cry. Just loud enough that I can hear her in my room next to hers. If we go in she can be soothed in her crib without starting to cry. But, she doesn't fall asleep for at least an hour. So, I feed her. She takes a full feed and resettles. Then sleeps till 8:00am when I wake her for the day.
Last night I tried to have my DH do the soothing and feed (with expressed bm) but she didin't resettle for 2 hours. She drank 6 oz with him.
Should I skip the dream feed? Should I ignore her? Should I continue since it is only one feed?
TIA,
Ali
How old is your child? Almost 5 months
What’s his/her daily routine? 3.5-4 Hour EASY with DreamFeed
What’s nap routine? goes down very east at 10, 2 and 6
How long are naps? anywhere from 1 hour to 2 hours What's bedtime routine? Feed, swaddle, turn on sound machine (wind), lovie, then she's outTime? between 8:30 and 9:00
Do you bottle or breastfed?? breast with one expressed bottle a day for my dh
How much? or how long? more than 10 minutes, less than 20. Between 4-7 oz a feed
If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed) mostly both
How many wakes per night? she doesn't wake during the dreamfeed, then there is one feed that she is awake for
What’s your LO like when waking at night? she just seems unsettled How long is he/she up? 30 minutes to 2 hours
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? fussing Or is it a mantra cry? yes, just a mantra cry
What have you tried to settle?? jiggling her int he crib on her side, lovie, rubbing her face with her security blanket, singing, shhhhing,
What do you do for A time and how long is it? excersaucer, reading, jumper, stroller walks, playing, talking, singing, 1/12 - 2 hrs.
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? not that I know of
Have you introduced cereal? Why, how much, and how many times a day? (for LO’s under 6 months) no, tempted, but no
Do they have a prop? If so what is it? none
Do they have a lovie? yes. only used in the crib at the start of sleep, if needed.