guidances, I know you are probably getting sick of my posts but I need some guidence.... DS Kyle is 10 weeks old tomorrow.
wakes at 5 and I shh/pat/paci off and on until 7am
7 gets up
7:30am eats (formula feed) 6oz if he will take it (last night I feed him 3oz at 5 so he only took 4 this morning)
8:30-9 goes down for a nap. Very tired as he was up from 5 on.
11:30-12 eats 6ozs (normally would be 11:30 but he was so tired this morning he slept until 12)
12:45 - napping now....
4pm eat
5 nap
7 bath
7:15 eat
7:30 - bed
Ok, He is not big on to much activity, he gets over stimulated very easily. He likes his swing and to look around the room or a story book. Maybe some floor time but only a few mins, hates tummy time. I can read his tired cues very well. Basically first yawn he goes down and he puts him self to sleep. At bedtime, he loves his bath and at 7:30pm I put him to bed full and awake (a bit tired) 15 mins max no crying he puts him self to sleep. I know Angel baby right? what could possibly be wrong with this? I have been doing the dreamfeed for 3 weeks and all it seemed to do was disrupt his sleep so I tried an experiment the last 2 days. I did not do the DF and here is what happened on Sunday night. He went to bed at 7:30 like always perfect. Woke up at midnight feed and then went right back to sleep and woke at 5am took 3oz. woke up off and on until 7am. Pat/shh/paci. Last night, he went to bed at 7:30 like always perfect. This time he didn't wake until 1:50am to eat. (6oz) Way to go!!! Removing DF may be working for my LO. Then he woke at 5:20am with his hungry cry so I gave him 3oz. Then he was awake off and on until 7am. I patt/shh/paci. I am trying to keep the routine that he doesn't get up until 7. He is a very adamant 4hour baby and will not take much at the 3hour mark if I try him during the day. He has been a 4hour baby since he was 2weeks old. He did it himself.
Question is.... What do I do at the 5am mark? Should I have feed him this morning? I do not want to get him up at 5am. I will not take him to my bed. But could the paci be causing the problem? It seems that I go to him, put my hand on his belly, say shh, give him his paci and he goes back to sleep in under 1 - mins. I go back to bed and 15 mins later same thing. I am scared to take the paci from him though.... I know the paci thing is a prop board question. But I am willing to not stop the pat/shh. But will it get better? He is an angel baby in everyway. But how do I fix this 5am thing? The last thing I want to do is cause accidental parenting with the paci or just by going in his room. I have tried to see if he will self soothe, but it quickly becomes a "mommy I need you!!!!!" And I do not believe in CIO. But am I setting my self up to fail by going in constantly? I know Tracy says that u have to keep it up, but I need know if I am doing the right thing of feeding at5am or not feeding at 5am.....
UGH!!!!
Thanks for your time and imput.......
Leigh & Kyle
