Hi everyone, I feel like it's been ages since I wrote anything. I'll have to sort out a photo of Daniel and I to put up for you all to see. It's so nice seeing all you guys, having a face to a name is great.
I've been going thru some interesting situations with Daniel lately and I hope you don't mind but I'd like to share my thoughts here with you guys. Any feedback on my ideas are welcome.
We had a really good few days while my mum and dad were here with Daniel, I thought we had everything sorted. Then it all turned to custard yesterday. So, I'm accepting the fact I need to keep him awake and I need to stay up when he wakes early (ish) - closer to 6am then 5am. Or if he wakes and feeds at 5am then get him up by 6.30am! I've let him go back to sleep until 7.30am for 2 days and it's caused real problems getting him back to sleep for his first nap. Basically I think Daniel was getting too much night sleep (equiv of about 13 hours) and he doesn't need that.
Secondly I have decided no matter how he struggles to get his arms out, I must wrap him at night for a couple of weeks longer to get his bodyclock adjusted to sleeping through the night. He doesn't wake (well - he didn't wake) for the 2-3 nights I wrapped him again, so I let him loose, thinking we'd cracked it. But alas.... no..... He's started waking at midnight and 5am and as it's around the same time each night I know it's a habit. But ofcourse, he won't settle without feeding. He kind of did thismorning, but just for 30mins or so. I'm hoping if I get him sleeping thru for a good couple of weeks, when I next try to unwrap him, he might be okay. Has anyone had experience with this?
Thirdly with Daniel's solids I've been giving him breakfast (apple) and lunch (pumpkin), but since the apple was introduced, he's only taking a few mouthfuls of pumpkin. So I'm going to try apple (about 9 mouthfuls) for breakfast, then pumpkin for dinner instead of lunch. I guess I'll have to introduce new foods at breakfast though, so he'll be having some veges at 8am. Oh well, he doesn't know the difference at this age I guess :? I'm going to puree some kumara (I think you guys call it sweet potato) to try tomorrow.
Oh great, he's just woken up after 45mins, not a good day, it's 2pm and so far all he's had is 30mins and now 45mins. If he doesn't go back to sleep I'll put him in the buggy for a walk to get him to sleep longer. :cry:
Sorry, can't keep typing, crying going on that needs me, but just quickly, Olivia's mummy, how long is Olivia awake for, maybe she can be extended?
Ohhhh he's gone quiet.... Mickymuscles, hope you're getting some more sleep. It's not good when as mum's we can't sleep when we need to. I guess it's similar to what our bubs go through, the less sleep they get, sometimes the harder it is for them to sleep.
Kate, yay for Ryan, how early does he go to bed out of interest? The best night we've had followed by the good day was when Daniel went down at his body clock time of 5.30pm (due to new time of daylight savings it was now 6.30pm). Then he slept all night. But if I put him down at 5.30pm everynight, it just seems soooo early. I guess he wouldn't need a catnap though! Normally he's 6.30pm.
Judy, it sounds like things are really coming together for you and sorting themselves out at night. That's great.
Enough from me, I'll check in again soon and try to keep up this time.
