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Offline nicdon

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what do i do?
« on: June 28, 2008, 08:46:31 am »
hi, first time on here.
alex feeds every 3hrs but i know if i can get him to 4hrs he will drink a full 7oz but if he goes 3hrly its a struggle to get 5ozin to him. the problem is he will only sleep for 40mins and i cant get him back again. so if i can get him to 4hrs i have to try and get another half hour before the 4hr feed which is a nightmare because he is hungry and tired. i hope you are still with me.

he had reflux when he was born but its now under control, but the only way he would sleep would be on his tummy and us patting he bum to sleep. he did this for all his sleeps and when we dream feed him we turn him over and he sleeps on his back all night. not a problem there.

i have just half swaddled him on his back and put two teddys beside his head (he wont take a dummy) and got him over but i know he will wake up soon and i wont be able to get him back and the whole ficiuous circle begins again.

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Re: what do i do?
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2008, 17:42:51 pm »
hi and welcome to BW!

how old is alex?  has he ever taken a long nap?  does he fall asleep independently or do you still pat shh him to sleep?  can you post your routine, or what you accomplished yesterday?

is your question about how to get him to take longer naps or how to transition to feeding every 4 hours to get on a 4 hour EASY?