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Offline scruffymax

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Re: 4 week old naps only with movement
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2013, 10:23:53 am »
My 3.5 week old usually feeds for 10 mins max!  He is putting on weight so must just be an efficient feeder.  Like your LO, if I try to get him to feed more he cries.  I remember my DD suddenly went from 20 minute feeds to under 10 minutes at 8 weeks, and she never took long feeds again after that.

Based on around 8/9 feeds a day, the nurse has told me to give my LO about 70ml if he has a bottle for one of the feeds.  Your LO is a bit older and probably bigger but I would guess 150ml is still a pretty big feed so maybe that is carrying her through so she doesn't need much at the 3:30 feed.  My LO is still feeding 3 times most nights around 10, 1, 4 and doesn't take much at the 4am feed but then wants a feed again and up for the day around 6am... it's all still so changeable at the moment though.

I hear you with the frustration around naps... just when you think you've got it worked out the rules change!  I definitely have my moments when I feel frustrated and overwhelmed and stressed out, but I am trying to remind myself to just go with it, as they are this little for such a short amount of time, so if it means a day of naps in the sling so be it. 



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Re: 4 week old naps only with movement
« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2013, 11:47:08 am »
thanks all for the advice, carry cot does not work anymore, only for two days and I have no idea why! she is capable of it though, so back to the sling and pram, no time with 3 year old and the house is a complete tip. My husband is not bothered by any of this of course and gets to enjoy going out on the   (but is punished by taking my 3 year old to a loud dance class with no sleep!) giving up now

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Re: 4 week old naps only with movement
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2013, 11:51:49 am »
Oh no :(. Does she not sleep in the sling either?  That is such a tough age, past the super sleepy newborn stage but too young for any independent sleep. Xxx. Will she sleep in a swing?