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8-8 routine
« on: September 12, 2006, 15:55:23 pm »
DD is 2 1/2 weeks old and has been on a 7-7 routine  since a few days after birth.  I'm not sure why (probably cause the books says so) cause 8-8 works much better with #1's routine.  Is there anyone here with a 8-8 routine.  Does it matter?  Cause all the routine's I see posted start around 7.  Do you think the change will be hard to implement at this age.  Do I just keep a bedtime of around 8 and hope her morning wakeups fall into line with this.  The last 2 days she woke around 7:40 so I don't think it will be too difficult.  Does anyone see any contraindications to this?

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Re: 8-8 routine
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2006, 17:03:54 pm »
If it's not interrupting her natural sleep cycle and she's able to handle it I think it will be fine.  Does she get overtired when you try the 8 pm bedtime?

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Re: 8-8 routine
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2006, 20:12:14 pm »
I'm not sure yet as today will be our first try at it. I think she is naturally leaning toward a 8am routine anyway (I hope! :))  I was thinking   of turning her last 8pm  cluster feed into a top up and then into bed.  I'm just afraid of her missing out on food but hopefully it won't matter much.  Is 9 too late to add a cluster feed later (since everything is rssentially an hour ahead)?

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Re: 8-8 routine
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2006, 21:02:17 pm »
I do think 9 is too late for a cluster feed, and the 9 om feed is more for when they are going through a grwoth spurt.  I would feed ds at 5 then again at 7 when we did cluster feeding on a regular basis. So you could try something like 6 then 8.

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