I have a 9 wk old baby whom i have tried to puton the easy routine from day one. Every thing seemed to be going fine the first three weeks but now i feel its all going wrong. My lo literally whats to feed every 1.30- 2hrs during the day, wakes once or twice during the night but at time three times. Can anyone pleasee HELP. My baby is fully breastfed and is only able to take a breast at each feed. Below is our typical routine.
Baby wakes between 6.30 and 7am
feeds between 7.30-8 a.m for about 5-7mins
coes and smiles at me till about 8.30 when he has a quick bath
Normally settles and sleeps by 9am but at times he wont sleep till i breastfeed for about 2-3 mins
wakes by 10 and feeds for 5-7mins
stays awake till about 11-11.30am and sleeps till 1-2pm
at times after the 10am feed he wants to go back to sleep.
He feeds at 2pm and wants to eat again by 3 or 3.30
Sleeps between 3.30-4 till about 5pm
Feeds at 5 for 5-7mins
bathtime 6-6.15pm .Normally asleep by 6.30pm
I wake him between 10.30-11pm for a 5-7mins feed
Wakes up between 2-3am feeds for 5mins and sleeps till around 5-6.30pm for another feed.
if he wakes at 5 then he'll sleep till 7 but if he wakes around 6.30 then hes awake for the day.
During the night waking he first starts by fussing but i pick him up when he lets out a cry.
All the books i have read all say babies should be feeding 20-25 minutes as you can see mine feeds averagely for 5mins on a very good day 7-9mins but he is putting on weight quite well. His birth weight was 3.6kg and at 6wks weighed 5.7kg and is putting on weight everyday
8/10 times i pat him to sleep and put him down after about 2minutes of sleeping and he settles well. At times the moment i put him down he starts to fuss and we start all over again. on other occassions he wont settle untill i breastfeed him to sleep. once he closes his eyes i take the breast out and that would do the trick. at what age do i put him down awake to fall asleep on his own
Please how do i get my baby back on easy routine. i would love him to be feeding every three hours. when should i expect him to sleep through the night.
Any advice will be highly appreciated