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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #45 on: March 05, 2009, 16:08:58 pm »

Waw!  Sherry!!  What a success story!  I am soo-oo happy for you!!!   :-*
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #46 on: March 05, 2009, 16:35:34 pm »
Thanks; I am sending out the long nap vibes as we speak  :)

Emma - I also forgot to mention that decreasing the feeding time during the 5am feed [or sometimes 4am] helped start the day off properly and helped DD have a proper feed at wake time.

Thanks again  :-* 
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #47 on: March 05, 2009, 20:14:08 pm »
Sherry, I have the biggest smile on my face ;D

I am so pleased that things are going so well.

Keep it up, sounds like you are watching your lo's cues fantastically.
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #48 on: March 05, 2009, 21:28:45 pm »
Thank you Paula!! Let's hope we can keep it up  ;D
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #49 on: March 06, 2009, 08:55:28 am »
Paula, nice new avatar!   :D
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #50 on: March 06, 2009, 21:07:24 pm »
Thanks Sandy  :-* Just wish I could get them both to look at the camera  :-\
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #51 on: March 09, 2009, 01:13:07 am »
Hi again,

Thanks again for all the great advice.  I need a little more tweaking...

Although I have been trying to steadily decrease the amount of milk at the 5am feed, I am struggling and thought maybe you might have some suggestions. 

DD used to nurse about 15 min when she'd wake.  Now, she's down to 10.  But I can't go any lower.  If I stop at 5min or even 8 min of breastfeeding and put her in her crib, she starts fussing, and it eventually turns into crying.   As a result, although wake time is 7am, she's not quite hungry so I actually end up waiting until 8 am or 8:30 am to feed her again.

Any ideas?  The problem with this method   is that by the time the 8:00am feed comes around, she's actually quite sleepy.  Also, it has a trickle affect on the other feeding times.

Thanks
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #52 on: March 10, 2009, 20:56:33 pm »
The only thing I can suggest is perhaps to try and do the feed a little earlier, to try and help combat the 5:00am wake time.  Perhaps get up at 4:00 to do it???
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #53 on: March 11, 2009, 14:53:34 pm »
Hmmm... good idea.  I will give it a try tomorrow.  This morning, she actually stretched it out and made it until 5:50am... so I am hoping it'll naturally move towards 7, which is the target wake time.

Thanks Paula.
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #54 on: March 11, 2009, 20:40:01 pm »
Great news on the almost 6am feed.  Sounds like she is naturally going longer.

Keep us posted on how you get on.
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #55 on: March 15, 2009, 00:09:41 am »
Hi there,

Thanks for the encouragement.  DD is really congested [she has a cold, she can’t feed as well, which has lead to my getting a mastitis… but that’s a whole other story :'(].  As a result, we’re a little off our regular schedule.  The Dr. suggested that I feed her as frequently as possible, even if it means shorter feeds, to ensure the breast stays ‘empty’.  So… we’re now on 2 ½ hour EASY again -> shorter naps -> crankier baby and mommy :(   

Two questions…

1. Once the mastitis is OK, how do I get back on track?  Do I go with 15 min increments until we’re back to 3 ½ hr EASY?

2. Is it normal that her night feedings would be all over the place?  I’ve been trying to find a pattern; sometimes she’ll get up at 1am and then 5am, sometimes 3am and then 6am, sometimes it’ll be more like midnight and then 4am… It’s not a huge problem, although I would think it should be somewhat regular [like her daytime feeds].  No?

Thanks,
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #56 on: March 15, 2009, 15:13:28 pm »
Hi Sherry,

No real advice.  Haven't had the problem yet, but just wanted to send you hugs on the mastitis...   :-*
Hope you recover soon!  :-*
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #57 on: March 15, 2009, 15:20:32 pm »
Huge hugs on the mastitis.  Hope it clears up soon.  Hope your lo is feeling better soon.  Congestion is so hard for they as they really don't understand  :-*

I am thinking that the night feeds are all over the place at the moment, due to the shorter feeds during the day.  Once you are back on track, I am sure that you will see an improvement in the night.

To get back onto a normal routine, yes, increasing the times by 15 mins or so should help get your lo back on routine.

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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #58 on: March 15, 2009, 17:41:13 pm »
Thanks Sandy and Paula. 

The mastitis is better (due to antibiotics), and LO has been sleeping for 2 1/2 hours now  :)  I am not going to wake her yet, since she desperately needs the rest to get better.  If she goes over the 4 hour between feeds, then I'll wake her.

Sherry xxx 
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Re: 7 week old: 3 hour EASY went to 2-hour EASY??
« Reply #59 on: March 15, 2009, 20:03:34 pm »
Great news that the mastitis is better.  Fantastic on the 2.5 hour sleep  ;D 
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