I don't know if I'm in the right place but this is in a way regarding night wakings so I hope I found the right place!!
I am on my third night of PU/PD and the initial falling a sleep works wonderfully al ready. She falls asleep, full, with a dry diaper in no more than 10 minutes and with very little complaining.
We are working on her sleep because she has been sleeping with us and been eating through-out the night for a few months. Obviously she still wakes up at night, and I feel it is out of hunger, (she wakes up maybe every two hours or so. An improvement from every 30-60 minutes), but I don't know. It feels kind of useless to do the whole PU/PD if she is hungry, but I really don't know how to gauge that.
So how do I work this out? I don't want to breast-feed her every time she wakes up, but that is sort of what is happening and that totally defeats the purpose of this whole idea. Can they fall a sleep again even though they are hungry??
Here is the info you wanted, thanks for any help, it is greatly appreciated.
How old is your child?
7 1/2 mthsWhat’s his/her daily routine?
4 hour EASY starts between 6:30-7:30am and ends around 7:30pmWhat’s nap routine?
2 naps, of at least 1,5 hrs each, usually 2,5 hrs after she has woken upHow long are naps?
1,5 hrsWhat's bedtime routine? Time?
Cereal, breastfeed, bath, clean diaper, pj's and a few books. starts 30 minutes before bedtime.Do you bottle or breastfed??
breastfeedHow much? or how long?
as long as she wants, sometimes just a minute, other times up to 10, (used to eat for loong periods of time during the night)If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed)
Usually just one sideHow many wakes per night?
4 maybe??What’s your LO like when waking at night? How long is he/she up?
A tired cry, smacking lips, eating hands, if I BF, I do that for 10 minutes max, and then put her down. She complains for 10-15 minutes and falls a sleep. If I don't feed, it could go on for an hour and an half before I finally feed her, after which she falls a sleep on her own in no time. (I am even able to leave her on her own)When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry?
I don't know, but I think it is a real cry, there are tears.What have you tried to settle??
PU/PD, shssssing, a firm hand on her chest, background music.What do you do for A time and how long is it?
Play on the floor with her toys. Sometimes by herself, sometimes with us. An hour at a time or so.Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones?
She is learning how to crawl right now.Have you introduced cereal? Why, how much, and how many times a day? (for LO’s under 6 months)
N/ADo they have a prop? If so what is it?
It used to be my boob, now I don't think there is anything. She doesn't take the pacifier, or the bottle.Do they have a lovie?
Nope