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Starting Solids And Waking Up 4 Times a Night! Please Help! Posted: 08-05-06 02:37am
So logan usually sleeps through from 8pm
til 8am but I introduced him to solids a
few weeks ago. All was fine and dandy I
was giving him one meal a day to start
with and he was still sleeping hrough.
When I went away last week to see my
grandma she upped his solids from once a
day to breakfast, dinner and supper.
Well he took to it great but then
(confusingly) he started waking up 3-4
times while at my grandma's. I though
maybe it was the change in the scenery
(she lives in a seaside town, I live in
the city) but when I brought him back here
he has kept up the routine and for the
past 3 nights has woke up 3-4 times for
bottles.
I thought solids makes them sleep better?
Even though my daughter is only 17 months
i've completely forgot what it was like
and as I am pregnant again this is wearing
me out.
Please advise? Sorry for long post....
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chels03
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Posted: 08-05-06 09:38am
Not all babys sleep better on solids some
sleep worse lol
maybe u should try bringing down the
amount he has through the day back to one
it could be causing him belly ache which
would stuff up his routine
also does he have a fever rash seem really
irratible through the day dribbling if so
id be taking him to the doctors to make
sure he is ok it might not be the solids
could be sick or something
try giving him baby panadol before he goes
to bed say about 15 minutes before hand
or even a bath before he goes to bed I
find baths work wonders
my son is almost 7 months old he slept
right through then got sick n didnt but he
is sleeping again now
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Becky
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Posted: 08-05-06 10:34am
Thank you very much for your reply. I
never even thought that it could be making
him sick. He hasn't had as much to eat
today. Its 4.30 here. I was going to
give him some weetabix (biscuits made of
weat that we have with milk here) but I
don't know whether to or not
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Sandbox Party
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Posted: 08-05-06 13:38pm
Hey sweetie....
Has logans bowel movements changed at
all?? Are they as consistant as they used
to be? He might be constipated... A lot
of times when children are introduced to
solids so fast they get constipated.. And
that might be causing a belly ache and the
frequent awakenings.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 08-05-06 13:44pm
Sometimes when feeding solids you can
overfeed and not know it. At 1st they
should have 1-2 jars a day. It's all
about trial and error. If you were
feeding him once a day to introduce it to
his digestive system, keep that up. Don't
let your mother in law change that. His
digestive system prob went into system
overload. He more than likely had a belly
ache trying to digest all of that solid
food.
Kayoni has been on solids for about a
month and a half and I started her off at
3tablespoons and have been upping it
daily. But she still drinks her formula 4
times a day!!
It's all about figuring out what makes
your angel comfy!!
Sarah
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Ingi
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Posted: 08-05-06 14:11pm
When my daughter was 2.5 months old,
everyone said, "give her baby cereal so
she'll sleept through the night!" I tried
it and she was up even more! I mentioned
this to my doctor - he laughed and told me
that it is generally a wive's tale that
feeding a child more and/or solids will
get them to sleep through the night. If
they do, it is a coincidence (in his
eyes).
I stopped the cereal and just waited until
she was 6+ months and could sit up before
feeding her solids again. Eventually, she
slept through the night on her own.
Good luck. Parenting is trial and error -
find whatever works best for you and your
kids. -- and always take everyone's
advice with a grain of salt. They have
the best intentions. ;)
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Becky
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Posted: 08-05-06 16:50pm
Thanks girls. Well I gave him a baby
yoghurt and a rusk and he went to sleep
about an hour ago (its 10.45pm here) which
is late for him. I hope he has a better
night tonight but daddy is waking with him
tonight so at least I can get some rest.
His poo hasn't changed accepted it smells
more. I've been giving him water to keep
him hydrated and I guess i'll just have to
see how it goes.
Oh by the way I forgot to mention he got
his first tooth yesterday but he's not
waking with teething pain. Its bottles he
wants
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 08-05-06 21:59pm
That's cool!!! I can't wait until .Kayoni
gets her 1st tooth!!! She's drooling and
chewing on everything in sight. And she
just got snot nose yesterday morning...So
hopefully a tooth will emerge so we can
get this whole process over with!!
Beckster, just make sure you keep your
angel hydrated like you're doing!! His
little belly was prob just hurting him!!
Good .Luck and get some well deserved
rest!!!
Sarah
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Becky
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Posted: 08-06-06 02:07am
Hi just to update you logan slept through
the night til 8am. Hopefully whatever it
was is over with now. Or maybe he was
just being a good boy for daddy :evil:
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diamondsz
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Posted: 08-06-06 06:17am
Like I said could possible be a growth
spurt and him just needing more food for a
1-2 weeks, cam just started sleeping
through the night thank god cause going to
work and waking up with him was killing
me.
Congrats logan on sleeping the night hope
it keeps happening!!!
