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Offline RedGlory

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My baby is almost 4 months old and has a cold. Should I follow the routine, or should I let him sleep? His appetite has not been good for the past couple of weeks, so waking for hunger is not much of an issue. He has had a lot of trouble sleeping the past few days (the cold started yesterday), and my inclination is to let him sleep, although I know it will take us off of the routine.

Stats: We've been on the 3 hour schedule for almost 2 months, I think, and we were just starting to transition him to the 4 hour one. He is 17 lbs and has almost doubled in birth weight. He is formula-fed. He may be starting to teeth, and just gained a lot of weight before his appetite decreased recently. I think he must be a textbook baby, because he has followed the Baby Whisperer plan very well.

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Re: Should I still follow the routine when the baby has a cold?
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2006, 23:08:13 pm »
My advice to you is to not worry about the routine and let him do what he needs to do to get better!  :-*
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Re: Should I still follow the routine when the baby has a cold?
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2006, 19:42:15 pm »
I agree, my lo is 4.5 mo and has just got over bronchiolitis.  When he was sick I just let him do his thing, although I did try and keep his mealtimes as regular as I could and kept his bedtime routine the same (bath, bottle, cuddle, bed regardless of the time).  They do start to settle once they feel better, even if it does take a bit of time.

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Re: Should I still follow the routine when the baby has a cold?
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2006, 05:07:18 am »
Thank you for your replies! I used the occasion to put him straight onto the 4-hour routine, and he seems to be doing fine.

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Re: Should I still follow the routine when the baby has a cold?
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2006, 05:20:38 am »
Awesome!
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Re: Should I still follow the routine when the baby has a cold?
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2006, 19:36:47 pm »
Nice one, sneak it in when he's least likely to notice!!!!!