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when did you get your child on a sleeping schedule? ,ine is 13 weeks old and when he wants to sleep, there is no waking him. for example, he slep from 11-2. took and bottle and went right back to sleep. he looks comfortable and I don't want to bother him. He still wakes for a 2 AM bottle....is this normal? is it too early to let him CIO? he takes anywhere from 4-6 ozs then so I feel like he is hungry and don't want to deny him the food if he is hungry. WDYT?
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11.15.09, 01:23 PM [ Flag ]
- I think you need to trust your instincts. 13 weeks old is a bit of a gray area (some will say it is too young for scheduling, others say it is fine). Sorry, not too helpful.
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  11.15.09, 01:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I don't see the problem. 11-2 then a feeding and sweetly back to sleep sounds like bliss to me, especially if he goes down well at 11.
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  11.15.09, 01:29 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Too early for CIO. AT this age babies should be able to sleep through the night without a feeding but ask your pediatrician first to make sure. If they give you the go ahead make every night bottle a little less. First 6 ounces, then 4 ounces, then 2 ounces. After that go in and hold/comfort him but don't offer a bottle and see if he will sleep without it. It may not work but then again it might, it's worth a try.
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  11.15.09, 02:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Never Wake a Sleeping Baby. It was my motto and dc is a champion sleeper.
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  11.15.09, 02:04 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]