Natalie is now 4.5 months and has yet to sleep through, which means that so do I. Her wakings WERE completely habitual, i.e. same time, but just when I was ready to do wake-to-sleep they went all over the place. One would THINK that means hunger, and sometimes it is - she'll nurse and nurse and nurse - and sometimes it's a snack/comfort thing.
On the rare occasions when DH does hear her :roll: , he's not able to settle her: she'll get more and more restless, start with the "Eh, eh, eh," and progress to crying and then screaming. He's been able to put her to bed at night ONCE since she was born, and that night she still wanted more than was in the bottle so I had to go back in and finish off w/nursing anyway. :?
She just had jabs yesterday, so I figure last night doesn't really count, but if she's feeling better today we might try some solids (banana) and see if we cn get more calories into her. She nurses PLENTY during the day - I figure with all the crawling around she's burning calories right and left, although she distracts easily no matter where I nurse her so she might not be taking really full feeds - and honestly, if I nurse her much more often I think I'm going to burst from all the milk I've got. :?
Josie settled so much better for DH, but Natalie really does seem to be a Mama's girl - nice to be needed, but not so nice at 1AM, and at 3AM, and at 430AM.....KWIM? And don't even get me started on when she wants to wake for the day; this morning I was actually able to get her back down when she woke early (both times :roll:) and she's still up there, albeit restless. There's only so much I can do with PU/PD as my back/shoulders are an issue and she's 16 pounds :shock: , and there's this other kid who lives here who needs the odd bit of attention too. LOL
Suggestions PLEASE?!?!?!?!