tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139933170224696069.post8724699179172398114..comments2024-03-04T04:41:53.830-06:00Comments on MY DEVISING: BFBN: STTN summary - a tale of four childrenClaire@MyDevisinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002496255868590540noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139933170224696069.post-3955849611613720502014-12-10T17:20:16.909-06:002014-12-10T17:20:16.909-06:00Your first sounds a lot like my first! It definit...Your first sounds a lot like my first! It definitely is crazy how different they can be. :) I'm so glad he made it to 7am! I bet he'll just get better and better at it as the nights go on! Claire@MyDevisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002496255868590540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139933170224696069.post-74868334594122265162014-12-09T20:06:53.214-06:002014-12-09T20:06:53.214-06:00I thought it started out as a supply problem so th...I thought it started out as a supply problem so that's when I moved to more frequent feedings throughout the day. But that's when it got really terrible as far as him wanting to eat all night as well as all day. So I pumped extra during the day (and now my supply is definitely more than it was and more than he even wants). Last night we decided to just let him cry, and yes, we're totally ok with letting him cry, other than I can't sleep. :) He cried several times but did go back to sleep in between waking and…we made it! All the way to 7am! He nursed gso much better throughout the day today (3 hr intervals) and I'm hoping tonight will have less waking and crying as he adjusts. He sure is different from my first, she would nurse for an hour at a time if I let her and once she started sleeping at night, she never went back to waking. <br />Thank you so much for your input! It is so helpful to have another perspective from a fellow mommy!!Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168366685412129560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139933170224696069.post-6144845180899138502014-12-08T16:13:39.489-06:002014-12-08T16:13:39.489-06:00Yes, I totally get this! Nova, my 2nd, started to...Yes, I totally get this! Nova, my 2nd, started to eat less, specifically at her first feeding of the day. I knew that was crazy because she should be starving! She was 11 weeks at that point with 1 MOTN feeding. So I just decided that we were done and that I would let her fuss. Sure enough, she cried but went right back to sleep and ate so much better since she wasn't eating in the night. I definitely think that eating in the night is causing him to eat less in the day. Maybe if you continue making sure he has full feedings in the day, this will improve. Does he seem satisfied after nursing? Do you feel like it could have anything to do with your milk supply? Also, have you let him fuss or cry at night at all before feeding him? (If you're against that, that's totally fine - just curious! :))Claire@MyDevisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002496255868590540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139933170224696069.post-69639538077372235942014-12-08T15:38:15.195-06:002014-12-08T15:38:15.195-06:00Clair, thanks for responding! Sorry I misunderstoo...Clair, thanks for responding! Sorry I misunderstood where to post to Valerie regarding this blog article! But I appreciate your response!! <br />So I've intorduced a Dreamfeed at 10 every night which has gotten him back to waking at 4am ish instead of earlier. The thing is, he won't nurse a full feeding during the day but he's very hungry at 4am. He wants only 2 or 3.5 oz per feeding during the day. I'm working on getting him more oz via pumping and a bottle. (Yesterday that worked and twice he took 5 oz from a bottle.) He has always been an impatient nurser so I'm not sure what to do. It seems like he is at the point where he's gotten his days and nights mixed up as far as eating. :( He naps just fine during <br />the day too which I find strange if his main calorie intake is at night. <br />Do you have any ideas? I appreciate your thoughts!!Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168366685412129560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139933170224696069.post-32559042373868300942014-12-06T22:37:29.066-06:002014-12-06T22:37:29.066-06:00Amelia - I'm Claire (the writer of this blog),...Amelia - I'm Claire (the writer of this blog), and I'll do my best to offer suggestions! (Valerie's blog is babywisemom.com and she is extremely knowledgeable in Babywise, so definitely hop over there and ask her, too!)<br /><br />You're definitely in a tricky living situation! Props to you for making it work! :) <br /><br />So, are you saying that you feed him his bedtime feeding and then wait to feed him until 4-5 am? Or is he eating in between there? My first did a DF successfully but my second wouldn't, so I'm wondering if it's worth a shot with your son. You could try it for a few nights and see if you notice any difference.<br /><br />Also - is he crying off and on all night, or will he eventually settle and sleep for awhile? Just wondering if something like reflux could be causing all of the waking and crying.<br /><br />Let me know what you think on all this and how it's going!Claire@MyDevisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002496255868590540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139933170224696069.post-67799209457441034372014-12-01T14:10:48.599-06:002014-12-01T14:10:48.599-06:00Hi Valerie, I have a 2 year old and a 3.5 mo old. ...Hi Valerie, I have a 2 year old and a 3.5 mo old. We did Babywise from day one with our two year old and she has been STTN 12 hrs since 9 weeks old. So our son is a different story. He is super inconsistent and most nights will wake up and cry and go back to sleep. He will do this anywhere from one to 3 or 4 times at night. I will feed him if it's closer to 4 or 5am when he wakes. We haven't done a Dreamfeed with either child but I'm open to that in the future bc of how things have been with our son. The main thing I keep coming back to as the reason for our son's inconsistency is that he sleeps out in the living room. We live in a two bedroom apartment and want to move him into our daughter's room as soon as he is STTN. My husband has crazy works hours so he comes home late at night (after midnight) and also leaves for work super early (3:30am) every week. We use a sound machine and make a tent over his pack and play with a dark comforter to try to help with any disruptions from my husband. We don't turn on any lights but I feel like this is a major setback for getting our so to STTN consistently. He doesn't sleep in the room with us is bc I'm a light sleeper and hear every noise he makes. I'd love any suggestions!!Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168366685412129560noreply@blogger.com