I started a 4 month old 3 weeks ago. She is not on any kind of schedule. She is BF, but takes the bottle great. DCM said "she never naps during the day". I had her napping the first day and DCM has commented that my magic has her napping at home also (I think in Mom's arms). BUT she only naps for 1/2 at a time. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. She does sleep through the night.
DCM told me when she started that if she cries, she's probably just hungry. She "snacks" all day long. Poor girl doesn't now how to comfort herself without a bottle. DCM said she bottle fed her for a few days before her 3 month check up just to see how much she's eating. She will eat up to 10 oz in one sitting and be hungry 1 hour later. Or she will eat as little as 1-2 oz and be hungry 1/2 hour later. The Dr said she's healthy so just feed her what she wants, when she wants it. Obviously I don't have time to do that. I've been working on holding her off at least 2 hours between bottles and asked DCM to do the same. It has gotten better, but when she's hungry, she is hungry NOW! So holding her off can be difficult. The few naps that she does take are right after a bottle and I'm lucky if I can get the bottle out of her mouth and lay her down without waking her up. She cannot put herself to sleep without the bottle.
Any suggestions on getting her on a better schedule with longer naps? She is their first child and I'm pretty sure she has been held non-stop the first 4 months of her life.
DCM told me when she started that if she cries, she's probably just hungry. She "snacks" all day long. Poor girl doesn't now how to comfort herself without a bottle. DCM said she bottle fed her for a few days before her 3 month check up just to see how much she's eating. She will eat up to 10 oz in one sitting and be hungry 1 hour later. Or she will eat as little as 1-2 oz and be hungry 1/2 hour later. The Dr said she's healthy so just feed her what she wants, when she wants it. Obviously I don't have time to do that. I've been working on holding her off at least 2 hours between bottles and asked DCM to do the same. It has gotten better, but when she's hungry, she is hungry NOW! So holding her off can be difficult. The few naps that she does take are right after a bottle and I'm lucky if I can get the bottle out of her mouth and lay her down without waking her up. She cannot put herself to sleep without the bottle.
Any suggestions on getting her on a better schedule with longer naps? She is their first child and I'm pretty sure she has been held non-stop the first 4 months of her life.
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