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« on: December 11, 2005, 09:32:04 am »
Hi.
Not sure if I'm in the right board for this...
Sam has gone from being a good sleeper (waking once a night) to being a real PITA.
Last night he went to bed at 7.30, woke at 10.30 with a poopy bum and went back off ok.
He then woke at 12.20 looking for food, I tried patting him - just made things worse.  I picked him up and he went mad trying to eat my shoulder! So I fed him - he took 7oz.
He woke again at 3.45, I didn't think he could be hungry again so soon.  He wouldn't settle, I tried giving him a dummy but he kept spitting it out.  He ended up with another 3oz.
He then woke at 6.45 - HUNGRY AGAIN.  What's with this child?
He feeds every 3 hours, and I mean every 3 hours during the day and takes between 5 and 7oz each time.  We have been trying solids for the last couple of weeks but he is just not interested, he won't take much more than a taste.
Am I doing something wrong?
Harry: 29 July 2003
Lydia: 28 June 2005
Sam:  28 June 2005
David: 28 June 2005 - 12 August 2005
Daniel: 19 July 2007
That's all folks!
(Well, maybe another girl if I can convince DH!)

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« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2005, 10:17:19 am »
Wendy, If I remember correctly due date was mid Sept??? Adjusted that would probably make this his 3month growth spurt... think that might be the cause???
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« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2005, 11:32:20 am »
Kate, you genius!  They are 12 weeks corrected, so could be.  Do I feed him and hope that it won't become a habit?
Harry: 29 July 2003
Lydia: 28 June 2005
Sam:  28 June 2005
David: 28 June 2005 - 12 August 2005
Daniel: 19 July 2007
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« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2005, 09:26:59 am »
Wendy, being a bf mum, not quite sure on the bottles - which I'm guessing is where you are at as I know you bf Harry.
But I would offer more in the day more in each feed & if you can closer together... then feed as needed at night, I think that is what Tracy recommends in her book.
HTH
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