Asher started sitting really well this evening. Previously, he'd topple within a few minutes if I put him in a sit position. But as of tonight, he has been able to put himself in a sit position (from a crawl) and sit for quite a long time playing. It's amazing. It's like it suddenly clicked. He also has perfected his standing. He's getting much better at getting back down himself as well. I haven't needed to rescue him as much the last couple days. We tried rice again this morning and I didn't notice any ill effects. I mixed it with EBM and he still didn't like it (and gagged! :lol: ), but once I mixed in some bananas, he liked it just fine. I'm going to try avocadoes on Saturday. I REALLY hope he likes them because I bought a whole bunch (and they're really good for him)! :lol:
Christine: Lately, Asher seems to wake between 6-6:30 and whines. When it escalates into a cry, I go in and resettle him. He promptly puts his thumb in his mouth and acts like he's going back to sleep. About the minute I get back into bed (or get all comfy), he starts whining again and the cycle continues until I get him up at 7:00. Rarely does he fall back asleep. I've tried feeding him a few times at that hour and putting back to bed, but he proceeds to play for a good 15 minutes or more before falling asleep. Before you know it, it's already 7:00, so I just don't know if it's worth it. Plus, I don't think he's waking from hunger because he goes from 6:30 pm to 1 or 2 am until he feeds again. So it's only been 4 or 5 hours really. :? I just don't know. I tried wake-to-sleep for about 2 weeks and it just seemed to make it worse.
Vidya: Love the earrings! You should use that photo as your new avatar! Someday I'm sure Asher will want his ears pierced as well. And Daddy will have to go take him. I don't have my ears pierced! I'm a chicken! :shock:
Asher's always had at least one night waking to eat, but since he was about 4-5 months old, it's been consistently more (though still only one feeding). And the early waking has always been a problem. When did you try formula? Before solid food? I wonder if it would work now that he's getting solids. Especially since the number of minutes he nurses has gone down slightly in the last week (was 8-10 min for a full feed, is now only 5-6 min). I have never DF because I didn't mind the one night feed (when that's all it was!). I've also tried nursing MANY times a day to up his intake and that didn't work at all! He's now getting 3 solids meals a day, about 3 oz each, plus he nurses from both sides. I still think he's getting a good 40 oz from me a day! You'd THINK it'd be enough! :?
When we were dropping the catnap, we had to move his bedtime up to compensate (never effected his night wakings though).
Deborah: DH is willing to help on weekends. The one night he tried to help me, Asher finished all of what I had pumped and still wanted more, so I had to get up. He had woken early to eat and DH wasn't sure about holding him off, so he ended up waking a second time later in the night to eat AGAIN. So I had to get up again because all the pumped milk was gone. It was a disappointing disaster and I haven't tried since. Especially since Asher now drinks a good 12 oz in one sitting. It takes me a few days to figure out how to pump that much!
On his night wakings, I can resettle him other ways most times. But if he wakes between 12:30-3:00, I automatically feed him because it's been at least 6 hours. I've tried holding him off a few times and he ends up waking every hour after -- so that makes me think it's hunger. But now that he's cut down his nursing time at night by a few minutes this week, I wonder if he's ready. I never tried having DH hold him off. Do you think if we endured the multiple wakings and DIDN'T feed him, he'd stop waking after a few days?
