![]() ![]() I really want this to work on my 4 month old son. Thank you so much for posting this routine. I am not looking for everyone to answer all but any advice about anything is greatly appreciated, I just dont know where to start really. We had him taking bottles and breast since he was born while I had help staying with me and then after help left I went to just breast at about 3 months of age, since then I have tried and tried to bottle feed again, buying 5 different types and he will not take a bottle, which means that I am the only one who can sooth, put to bed, down for a nap etc, and can not even think of going back to work or going out for a day. I know this seems like a lot of problems it is just everything I have tried has not worked so far. ![]() He also still wakes up between 2 and 5 times a night wanting to feed. So I am wondering how to get him to nap better, longer and more frequently in his crib. ![]() Once he falls to sleep for bed time, he is usually up within the hour wanting to feed again, he will not be rocked, patted or soothed to sleep other than nursing him again.Also he is and always has been a cat napper and will only take 1-3 15-45 min naps a day, he naps best when in bed with me so really only will have one small nap in his crib. So first I would like to know the best way to get him to stop nursing to sleep. I still have to nurse him to sleep for bed and naps. I have a 7 month old who had colic for the first few months of life, that progressed to gerd which he is still on medication for and to top it off has been classified as a high needs baby by my public health nurse who followed up with me from the time I brought baby home. Okay so I am feeling very frustrated and confused as to what to do. So, give it a try if you’d like, but if it doesn’t work … don’t stress! While I was able to do the dream feed like a stealthy breastfeeding ninja, it just didn’t make Noob Baby sleep any longer. The idea is that this will extend his nighttime sleep for a longer stretch of time. It’s sort of a like a hit-and-run feeding. When he stops feeding, put him back down and you go on your merry way. ![]() You want to try your best not to rouse him from his sleep while you essentially “top him off” for the rest of the evening. Y – Unwind until either your 9 pm cluster feed or 11 pm dream feed (see below).Į – 11:00 Dream Feed (until 7 or 8 months, or whenever solids are firmly established) What is a Dream Feed?Ī dream feed is simply nursing or bottle- feeding your little one while he’s asleep. Y – Party (I mean … take a shower and get out of jammies!)Į – 7:00 (cluster feed at 7 and 9 pm if going through a growth spurt) Download my EASY Cheat Sheet here that includes 4 samples EASY schedules! 4-Hour E.A.S.Y. routine looked similar to this example from The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems. every 4 hours (give or take a few days where I assume she was going through a growth spurt). To make the transition more agreeable, we slowly increased the time between her feedings each day (tacking on a few extra minutes). So, we called together a G4 type summit and came to an agreement. Noob Baby, also known as Her Chunkiness, didn’t exactly appreciate a sudden transition into eating every 4 hours vs. Isn’t that really the Ultimate goal we are striving for as parents?! By getting baby used to eating every 4 hours, you’re also setting her up for an easier transition to sleep through the night (cross your fingers … ah heck… cross your toes too for good measure). However, by 4 months, babies are gradually able to transition into longer wake/activity periods, as well as eat less frequently – around every 4 hours. schedule for babies under 4 months of age as one option to get your noob on a reasonable routine. I recently blogged about the Baby Whisperer’s E.A.S.Y. ![]()
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