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Offline chark

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Routine not working - too tired
« on: November 24, 2005, 09:02:16 am »
My 4 1/2 month old is happy to go 4 hours between feeds but seems very tired with the routine he is on. Not sure what is best to adjust. His routine is:

7am        E
7.15-9    A
9-11       S
11am      E
11.15-1   A
1-3         S
3pm        E
3.15-5     A
5-5.45     S
7pm        E
7.10pm   S
10.45pm E - dream feed

He seems pretty tired at his first feed and by 8.15 he is really tired. He does not always manage the two hours in the afternoon and we often have a good half an hour of PUPD before I give him and get him up. If that happens, I start his last nap a little early and give him a bit longer. He is usually spectacularly grumpy between 6 and 7 - not particularly hungry but really, really tired. Most of his daily activity is fairly low key, especially before 9am. Any alternative 4 hourly routines? Not sure if this is the right forum.

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« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2005, 04:32:37 am »
HI hun, just wanted to say welcome to the boards.
I am not quite sure myself what could help you, your routine looks amazing.
You could try posting in the EASY forum, also while you are there you may find a thread from mums of babies born in the same months as your lo.
Good luck, and I hope to see you around.
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2005, 17:56:39 pm »
welcome to the site i'm going to move this to the EASY forum where you will get some more answears. :D
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2005, 19:13:19 pm »
Your routine looks great, but 2 hours of awake time sounds like an awful lot for a 4.5mos old.  Have you tried putting him down a little earlier for his naps?
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