Have downloaded the EASY form,so the form is what EASY is?
With a dreamfeed you can do this with a bottlefeed baby,even if they have had cluster feeds?
When breast feed had no dreamfeed at all but cluster feed at night time and sleeping the night completely,now on bottle still having cluster feed but not sleeping thru the night at all.
Any advice would be appreciated?
Has feed arond 7am 210mls (7oz)
9am 210mls
12noon 210mls but try to get until 12.30
3-4pm 210mls
6pm 210mls
8pm 210mls
He doesn't drain the bottle most of the time.Alot of the time still 60mls (2oz) left in.Then about an hour later starts to get grumpy.
He drinks from the bottle fairly well,but does have alot of milk around his mouth when drinkning.
He got wind really bad when first born,and was worried when went to bottle but he is really good now.
Andrea
How about trying 3.5hr feeding intervals of:
0730
1100
1430
1800
2000
2200-2300 dreamfeed
The example for you above includes clusterfeeding and a dreamfeed - it could take up to a week for you to see any visible result, however keep at it. Here is also a link to more information about dream & clusterfeeding
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=54662.0I have also attached a
guide that you can see this more clearly. For his weight he should
possibly be taking 1000ml+ (34+ oz) per day, that is not set in stone and only a guide it could be a lot more or less than this depending on many factors.
Keep trying the 5 -10min break to see if he will take any more milk, but don't leave it any longer than that length of time. If he makes out he is hungry in between this time, he most likely isn't and is just used to snacking. Feed again at the next 3.5hr interval, if 3.5hrs to too long for him over the move back to 3hr EASY, it is best to be consistant i.e. don't do 3 and 3.5 in one day, you are trying to get him on a routine.
The form you have downloaded will help to to track/log when Harrison;
Eats
Activity i,e, nappy or clothing change, bath, play, wind down for sleep..
S/Yleep
It will also let you see at a glance where your day has gone wrong and good points that you can use again - I still use notebook to log, because I am so forgetfull
Use it to keep a track of how many ml of milk Harrision takes at each feed so you can total it up, this will also help you identify when he is going through a growth spurt. He will be extra hungry so his total will go up a few days and then go back down again.
Finally, try for a wake up 0630/0700 to start with it is more beneficial to go for a 12 hour routine i.e 7am -7pm, but that doesn't work for me, it may or may not work for you
The great thing about the baby whisperer routine is that is is flexible and you can tweak it to suit you and Harrison.
It can't be easy living somewhere with no support, have you been relocated there for a reason? Was Harrison born in Spain or elsewhere?
If you have any more questions just ask and if you want to post your new EASY routine in a few days we would be happy to take a look at it - good luck with your new EASY routine tomorrow. Just stick to getting the E times every 3.5hrs first, don't worry about the other parts, once you have his eating in a routine you will see a natural improvement in the others, then it will be easier to work on them as well.
Just give us a shout anytime, usually one of us will be around to help you
Lauren x
Here are some sample 3-6month routines;
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=10385.0http://www.curezone.com/conversions.asp
