oh Nanny De.....

[Heidi]

Or anyone else who works with babies a lot. It's been a long time since I've had a wee one!

Do your formula fed babies typically eat every 2 1/4-2 1/2 hours? DCG here weighs about 13 pounds, and drinks 6 ounces at a time. She's 16 weeks old. She sleeps through the night-8:30 pm until 6:30 am, typically. Then she gets a bottle and comes here. By 8:15, she's usually starting to crank...then it's been me playing "is she tired or is she hungry?" game.

I'd like to get her on some sort of predictable schedule here, preferably that she actually sleep during most of nap consistently (the last couple days, she's been making a fuss at naptime, but sleeps before and after nap just fine...argh!).

Also, until last week, she played contently on her mat for long stretches. Now, all of the sudden, she's complaining alot. No signs of teeth...

Goes home at 5:15. She does go to sleep on her own...no rocking or anything, it's just lately she seems to fight it more and today she was screaming like she had horrible pain..turned bright red.

Mom said that on the weekend, she gets up at 6:30 for a bottle, then goes right back down for another 2 hours. She used to fall asleep in the car seat on the way, then I'd move her to bed and she'd continue sleeping. Since that stopped (she wakes), it's really sort of messed her up, it seems.

Sorry..I'm rambling.. see what you can make of that, eh?

[wdmmom]

I put all my babies on the same schedule as nannyde. 9, 12, 3 schedule.

Parents are required to feed or at least top off their child prior to arrival.

This baby is old enough to go AT LEAST 3 hours in between if she's drinking in 6 oz intervals.

If she's struggling to make it to the 3 hour mark, I would suggest the parents consult their pediatrician about starting rice cereal.

If she's going for such a long spread at night without waking up, her eating every 3-4 hours should be the norm.

[Lavender]

I take care of nothing but babies. We feed the babies on the schedule the parents provide (some are strict, some are flexible). I would say that the majority eat about every 3 hours. A few are more like 4 and a few (breastfed mostly) are every 2/2.5 hours.

[Blackcat31]

I take care of nothing but babies.

Major respect!!!!

[Willow]

Mom and dad by chance start cereal?

Now's about the time many start playing with it. Can cause gas, bloating, firmer movements that are uncomfortable to move and pass and it can mess with sleep schedules.

[Heidi]

Mom and dad by chance start cereal?

Now's about the time many start playing with it. Can cause gas, bloating, firmer movements that are uncomfortable to move and pass and it can mess with sleep schedules.

no...I don't think so. She was going to wait until she checked with the doc (I think this Friday), and I didn't see it in her notebook. I think I'll double check, though...good thought.

Edited to add:

Doesn't look like it, although it does look like she's pulled the eat-no-sleep-no-eat-no-sleep routine on mom a few times recently. May be time for some tough love, baby...I usually don't have a problem with that, but this one has me wrapped around her finger a bit more than most.

[nannyde]

Put down for nap right when she arrives. Sleep till a.m. feeding around 9

LOADS of belly time about 45 minutes after eating and for 1/2 hour before next feed.

Feed about 45 minutes before nap so you have time to get feeding in and burp cycles and some time to sit up straight

Feed at 3 when all the kids naps are over.

At four months she should be able to do with three feeds in the timeframe she is with you. Parents will need to feed when they get home in p.m.

[Heidi]

Put down for nap right when she arrives. Sleep till a.m. feeding around 9

LOADS of belly time about 45 minutes after eating and for 1/2 hour before next feed.

Feed about 45 minutes before nap so you have time to get feeding in and burp cycles and some time to sit up straight

Feed at 3 when all the kids naps are over.

At four months she should be able to do with three feeds in the timeframe she is with you. Parents will need to feed when they get home in p.m.

so, 9-12-3 feedings, arrival, 12:45, 3:45 ish? 3 naps a day, how long?

Today, I put her down at 8:45 (arrived at 7:30). She had been grouching since 8:15, and I tried bed (cried loud), then bottle (drank 2 oz..obviously not hungry), then back to bed. She slept 8:45-11:30, when I made a bunch of noise to wake her (too long, I think for a morning nap). changed, then fed

Put her back down at 12:30 when she groused, she went right to sleep but woke again at 1:45, drank a 5 oz bottle, and went right back to sleep. It's now 4:30 and she's STILL sleeping. I'm going to wake her now because she needs a fresh diaper and bottle before going home.

So, she's slept more than 6 hours today, and fussed a good part of the time she was awake. She slept 10 hours last night. That's a lot of sleep, and I love sleeping babies....

She has hardly played at all this week..grouching, eating, or sleeping.

[MsLaura529]

Sounds like she could possibly be going through a growth spurt, too, with all of her eating and sleeping.

[nannyde]

so, 9-12-3 feedings, arrival, 12:45, 3:45 ish? 3 naps a day, how long?

Today, I put her down at 8:45 (arrived at 7:30). She had been grouching since 8:15, and I tried bed (cried loud), then bottle (drank 2 oz..obviously not hungry), then back to bed. She slept 8:45-11:30, when I made a bunch of noise to wake her (too long, I think for a morning nap). changed, then fed

Put her back down at 12:30 when she groused, she went right to sleep but woke again at 1:45, drank a 5 oz bottle, and went right back to sleep. It's now 4:30 and she's STILL sleeping. I'm going to wake her now because she needs a fresh diaper and bottle before going home.

So, she's slept more than 6 hours today, and fussed a good part of the time she was awake. She slept 10 hours last night. That's a lot of sleep, and I love sleeping babies....

She has hardly played at all this week..grouching, eating, or sleeping.

what's your nap time for the other kids?

[Heidi]

what's your nap time for the other kids?

12:30-3:30 ish used to more concrete but all infants, toddlers & some partimers now

[My3cents]

Or anyone else who works with babies a lot. It's been a long time since I've had a wee one!

Do your formula fed babies typically eat every 2 1/4-2 1/2 hours? DCG here weighs about 13 pounds, and drinks 6 ounces at a time. She's 16 weeks old. She sleeps through the night-8:30 pm until 6:30 am, typically. Then she gets a bottle and comes here. By 8:15, she's usually starting to crank...then it's been me playing "is she tired or is she hungry?" game.

I'd like to get her on some sort of predictable schedule here, preferably that she actually sleep during most of nap consistently (the last couple days, she's been making a fuss at naptime, but sleeps before and after nap just fine...argh!).

Also, until last week, she played contently on her mat for long stretches. Now, all of the sudden, she's complaining alot. No signs of teeth...

Goes home at 5:15. She does go to sleep on her own...no rocking or anything, it's just lately she seems to fight it more and today she was screaming like she had horrible pain..turned bright red.

Mom said that on the weekend, she gets up at 6:30 for a bottle, then goes right back down for another 2 hours. She used to fall asleep in the car seat on the way, then I'd move her to bed and she'd continue sleeping. Since that stopped (she wakes), it's really sort of messed her up, it seems.

Sorry..I'm rambling.. see what you can make of that, eh?

time to start oatmeal Dr.s are not going with rice as a first cereal anymore. You want to stay away from baby rice cereal. It sounds like your baby is hungry and needing a bit more. I always go with the babies schedule under one and lean towards my schedule. Another idea is this baby is gassy or teething. Try moving the legs gently up towards tummy and down again after a good burping or between burping. Swaddle like a burrito for rest, they love that close comfort. Pick baby up when happy so he doesn't put crying get's me picked up. Enjoy it is a fun age. Tummy time to gain strength and wiggle out those gasses. Hope this helps. If you have tried everything then Mom needs to take him in to be evaluated by Pediatrician. I am guessing this little one is just ready for a little something more then Formula.

[My3cents]

Put down for nap right when she arrives. Sleep till a.m. feeding around 9

LOADS of belly time about 45 minutes after eating and for 1/2 hour before next feed.

Feed about 45 minutes before nap so you have time to get feeding in and burp cycles and some time to sit up straight

Feed at 3 when all the kids naps are over.

At four months she should be able to do with three feeds in the timeframe she is with you. Parents will need to feed when they get home in p.m.

this is just about what I do here- 4 months old it is prob time to start Oatmeal cereal.

[My3cents]

Put down for nap right when she arrives. Sleep till a.m. feeding around 9

LOADS of belly time about 45 minutes after eating and for 1/2 hour before next feed.

Feed about 45 minutes before nap so you have time to get feeding in and burp cycles and some time to sit up straight

Feed at 3 when all the kids naps are over.

At four months she should be able to do with three feeds in the timeframe she is with you. Parents will need to feed when they get home in p.m.

this is just about what I do here- 4 months old it is prob time to start Oatmeal cereal.

[LK5kids]

Had a question too but deleted it. I decided it would be too confusing.