What to do with 17 week old baby?(feeding/sleeping)?
Since our daughter was 15 weeks old, she’s now 17 weeks. Her days have turned differently can barely get 1 30min nap in the morning and same in the arvo. Night time she was sleeping through 8.30-7 now its 8-3/4/5am. I am aware that she’s more alert and wants to be awake to see everything. I am breastfeeding and have in the last few days introduced some rice cereal. To see if we can settle her more efficiently. Or do I need a strict routine e.g up at 7am, nap at 9am etc etc then bed around 7pm with the dreamfeed. SHe just seems all over the shop and its confusing me! Also its tiring. ANy suggestions? also she puts everything in her mouth, bibs are saturated with dribble? so maybe teeth on the move?
Strict scheduling is associated with ‘failure to thrive.’ Clock-watching offers no benefits to babies and only serves to turn their mothers into drudges…
Just follow her cues and nurse, nap and cuddle on demand for some time yet.
It is too early for rice cereal and the idea that it will “settle” a baby is a wives’ tale. See http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/solids-sleep.html & http://drjen4kids.com/myths/mythrice.htm
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