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Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Betty,

As I know your baby is around the same age as mine (10 months old), I think it is ok for baby to sleep right after milk at this age. My baby also drinks around 3 oz milk right before sleep at 7pm, and goes to sleep immediately after that.

I think the book mentioned that more for younger babies, so that they do not associate bottle with sleep, but I think this should not be an issue for big babies.

As for the waking up at night, is it always around the same time? If yes, have you tried the wake-to-sleep method in Tracy's book?

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發表於 07-2-22 18:19 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

suzannal,

my bb's wake up time at midnight is not always the same, can be from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m., then around 5 a.m.

can u share more on the wake-to-sleep method?

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Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

suzannal,

你好呀, 我想問你個bb幾時開始由晚7瞓到朝7? 而家食幾多餐?同埋佢體重幾多呀?

我個bb而家四個月大, 我跟"從零歲開始"本書既方法, 由三個多月開始已經可以夜晚7/8點瞓到朝早7點. 但係亦因為咁, 佢平均每日飲5餐奶, 呢兩個月只係重咗一磅. (兩個月:4.94kg, 四個月:5.29kg), 健康院d姑娘猛咁叫我加多幾餐俾佢, 又話要半夜整醒佢餵佢食多餐.
講真, 佢個pattern咁好, 我真係唔想有任何改動, 但係見到佢體重由50%跌到低於25%, 我就真係好擔心. 好掙扎 :-( :-( :-(

兒女是耶和華所賜的產業；所懷的胎是他所給的賞賜。詩 127:3教養孩童，使他走當行的道，就是到老他也不偏離。箴 22:6

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發表於 07-2-23 15:27 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Dear Betty,

The wake to sleep method does not really apply to your baby then. It is for babies who always wakes up around the same time. The method is that you half wake up the baby around an hour before the usual time she wakes up, just to break her habit.

In your case, maybe you should consider moving your baby to her own room. With less to distract her, she may sleep better. I find my baby sleeps much better alone.

Ballballmami,

I have been putting baby to sleep at around 8pm before he was 6 months old. I then dreamfeed (feed him while he is asleep) him at around 10pm. I dropped this dreamfeed when he was around 7 months old, after solids are well established.

My baby now has three solid meals, with two milk feeds each day. His weight is 9.9kg, around 75 percentile. My baby also was fed 5 times a day (4 hour intervals) when he was around your age. But since he is sleeping so well, I don't think you should break the pattern. What is his total milk intake per day now? How about feeding him more per meal? Or cluster feed him in the evening (fit in an extra feed before he sleeps, meaning last meal at two hour intervals).

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發表於 07-2-24 10:35 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

suzannal

I have been putting my bb to sleep at around 10pm
since he was 2- month. He is going to be 3 month next week. But he fell asleep at about 12: 00. I usually dreamfeed/ feed him again at 11: 30. He can sleep till 5: 00am. I dreamfeed again. Then he sleeps till 9: 00am

Do you think I put the bb to bed too late?

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發表於 07-2-25 09:43 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Well, it really depends on your own schedule, and whether you believe babies should sleep early. As I truly believe that babies should sleep early (before 9pm) for optimal health, I have been putting my baby to sleep quite early. It started at around 9pm when he was smaller, and now it has been shifted to around 7 to 7:30pm gradually as afternoon nap is shorter. My baby always gets up at around 7am, which is quite good for me, as I can still play with him for a bit before I go to work.

But then, if this does not fit into your own scheduleand lifestyle, it will be very difficult to work. Anyway, it seems your baby is getting quite a long stretch of sleep at night, which is very good considering he is only around 3 months old.

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發表於 07-2-26 09:16 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

suzannal 寫道:
Dear Betty,

The wake to sleep method does not really apply to your baby then. It is for babies who always wakes up around the same time. The method is that you half wake up the baby around an hour before the usual time she wakes up, just to break her habit.

In your case, maybe you should consider moving your baby to her own room. With less to distract her, she may sleep better. I find my baby sleeps much better alone.

suzannal,

for my bb, she recently has fever and thus we delay the plan of moving her to her own rooom. I hope I can move her to her own room this Sun.

Though she does not wake up at the same time (but around 1-3 a.m.),
--->do u think I can still try using the method u mentioned?
----> how to break the habit?
----->what does it mean about half wake up?
------>is it from Tracy's book? which chapter is it? can u tell the details?

thanks for your suggestions

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發表於 07-2-26 10:32 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Yes, it is from Tracy's second book : The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems, By Teaching You How to Ask the Right Questions

I guess in your case, you should not try this method, as she mentioned that it is for those who wakes up at the same time. Also, since she has been sick, I guess you should wait until she fully recovers before trying anything new.

My baby has been quite unsettling these past few days as well, I think more teeth are on their way...

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發表於 07-2-27 09:52 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

suzannal

thanks for your sharing.

I review Tracy's book again and adopt the "ABC" change method (the last chapter) last night.

Last night, my bb wakes up later at 4:30 a.m. (which is good as she used to wake up at 1 -3 a.m.), she fusses, keeps talking (saying papa, mama, mum mum, also claps hands) and standing, then I just gently put her down, she then fusses again, and I put her down again, after repeating the same rountine for 54 times, she sleeps, but a few minutes later, she wakes again, I do the rountine for 4 times, she sleeps again, then a few minutes, she waits up again, I do the rountine for 2 times, then finally she sleeps till 7:30 a.m. Thanks God.

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發表於 07-2-27 10:21 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Dear Betty,

Wow, you are really persistent. I also read about that method, but I was just too lazy and tired to do it for a prolonged period of time. I remember my husband and I both lying on the bed, not willing to move to baby's room... Luckily for us, baby did not wake up so many times, and can finally sleep through now.

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發表於 07-2-27 12:27 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

suzannal 寫道:
Ballballmami,

I have been putting baby to sleep at around 8pm before he was 6 months old. I then dreamfeed (feed him while he is asleep) him at around 10pm. I dropped this dreamfeed when he was around 7 months old, after solids are well established.

My baby now has three solid meals, with two milk feeds each day. His weight is 9.9kg, around 75 percentile. My baby also was fed 5 times a day (4 hour intervals) when he was around your age. But since he is sleeping so well, I don't think you should break the pattern. What is his total milk intake per day now? How about feeding him more per meal? Or cluster feed him in the evening (fit in an extra feed before he sleeps, meaning last meal at two hour intervals).

suzannal,
多謝你既分享. 因為我個bb唔肯用奶樽, 我係全埋身餵佢. 所以我唔知佢飲到幾多,亦因為咁, 我嘗試喺中間加多餐都係埋身, 相距時間又短, 所以我估奶量都唔多. 我開頭好抗拒10點鐘dreamfeed 佢, 因為我怕會擾亂佢既schedule. 但係原來你個bb喺七個月之前都有咁做, 咁我而家會認真考慮咁樣做. 同埋呢個星期我都試吓每次餵兩邊(因為我都懷疑一邊唔夠佢飲), 同埋泵走d前奶, 希望佢會重得好d啦. anyway, 真係唔該晒你.

ballballmami

兒女是耶和華所賜的產業；所懷的胎是他所給的賞賜。詩 127:3教養孩童，使他走當行的道，就是到老他也不偏離。箴 22:6

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發表於 07-2-28 10:17 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Ballballmami,

Yes, maybe you should try feeding both sides. At this age, my baby had a huge appetite, drinking around 6 oz per feed. That was what my capacity for both breasts were at each feed. So, basically, he cleared up my breast every feed. Do try offering both sides to see if he will drink. If yes, then maybe no need for dreamfeed if his milk intake for each meal increases by quite a bit!

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發表於 07-2-28 20:32 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

suzannal,

I dreamfed my baby yesterday night. but she was very sleepy and not drink too much milk.. and I felt sorry to disturb her sleeping. But I will try once again tonight, hope she drinks more this time.

btw, my baby's weight has dropped a little bit :-( :-( From 5.29kg last Thursday to 5.24kg today. I has tried to feed her both sides each time and add one more meal for her per day... but the result is undesirable... :-( :-(

兒女是耶和華所賜的產業；所懷的胎是他所給的賞賜。詩 127:3教養孩童，使他走當行的道，就是到老他也不偏離。箴 22:6

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發表於 07-3-4 21:19 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

dear suzannal

I have reached consense with my husband and plan to change my bb to her own room in the coming week.

from your previous messages, I would like to ask the followings from your experience:

1. what is the brand of monitor you are using? where to buy? (I now have a monitor but it is quite noisy)

2. do u on any light at the bb bedroom when he sleeps?

3. what is the brand of baby light? where to buy?

4. any thing I need to prepare before changing my bb to her own bedroom?

5. you mentioned that someone sleeps at your bb's room when he changes to his own bedroom, so, how long does such pattern maintain?

6. has your bb cried at midnight? if yes, what will u do? (because my bb now sometimes wakes up and cries at midnight, and it is very difficult to comfort her)

7. if bb cries, do u cuddle him at once? as Tracy suggested not to let bb cry.

thanks for your advice.

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發表於 07-3-7 13:16 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

dear suzannal

have not seen your reply yet.

I let my bb sleeps at her own room last nite and she seems to adapt well though she still wakes up 2 times. I sleep at the sofa bed next to her for the first night.

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發表於 07-3-8 21:59 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Dear Betty,

Sorry for not replying sooner, as I somehow missed this topic...

Glad to hear that your baby is now sleeping in her own room and seems to be doing fine. For my baby, he wakes up occasionally at night, but usually, there is no need for us to go over to his room, as he usually falls back to sleep after a little while. I usually don't go over unless he cries very hard, and does not seem to be able to settle himself. If it is just small cries, I usually just let him settle himself.

To answer your questions:

1. what is the brand of monitor you are using? where to buy? (I now have a monitor but it is quite noisy)

I now use a digital Tomy monitor which I bought at Bumps to Babes. I think I also saw it at Mothercare (which is having a 15% off sales on everything if you pay with AE card). It is more expensive then analog models, but there is no noise, so I think justifies the extra cost. There are also a few other brands with digital monitors (Philips, Angelcare...)

2. do u on any light at the bb bedroom when he sleeps?

I leave on a night light quite far away from baby, so the room is pitch black for him.

3. what is the brand of baby light? where to buy?

I forgot the brand, but I bought it at Bumps to Babes as well. I think it cost less than $100.

4. any thing I need to prepare before changing my bb to her own bedroom?

Your baby seems to be doing fine

5. you mentioned that someone sleeps at your bb's room when he changes to his own bedroom, so, how long does such pattern maintain?

It lasted a few months, but that was only because we were worried about him (as he was quite small at the time, only two months old), and that the maid still needed to feed him expressed milk at night at that time. Once he can sleep through without milk feed, he started sleeping on his own. Actually, even with the maid there, my baby usually does not realize someone was sleeping with him.

6. has your bb cried at midnight? if yes, what will u do? (because my bb now sometimes wakes up and cries at midnight, and it is very difficult to comfort her)

Yes, my baby cries at night some time. When it gets impossible to console, I just give him a dummy to suck on for a while, and I pull it out once he is fast asleep (if he does not spit out the dummy)

7. if bb cries, do u cuddle him at once? as Tracy suggested not to let bb cry.

Well, not at once. I usually wait to see if he can settle down himself. After all these training, baby can usually settle down quite happily without anyone cuddling.

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發表於 07-3-10 19:55 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Hello everyone,

I'm a new mom and would like to get some advices. My baby is 2.5 weeks old and he is already quite good. He's able to sleep 2-3 hours at each nap time during the day and usually around 2 lots of 4 hours at night. I often have to wake him for a feed. I would like him to sleep for 10-12 hours at night, but find it hard to do so as he already sleeps so much during the day. We try to have longer play time with him during the day but he gets tired quite quickly. Can you offer some advice?

His day time pattern is usually
1) sleep for 2-3 hours
2) breastfeed for 30-40 mins
3) play for 20-30 mins
4) sleep again

My quesionts are:-
1) How can we extend his play time? We talk to him, put him on his play gym, play music.
2) We hold him during his play time a lot, I'm worried that he will get used to cuddling and then demand to be cuddled to sleep. Is it okay to cuddle him during play time?
3) How do you keep your baby awake for so long during the day?

Thanks.

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發表於 07-3-10 20:50 |只看該作者

Re: 教寶寶入睡 (baby Whisperer)

Hi suzannal,
i didn't notice there is a section about Baby's whisperer. It seems to me you're another Tracy to help / give advice to new moms

I recently read this book because my 2.5-mth old baby always needs someone to hold her until she fall to asleep (esp from late afternoon onwards). And i'm going to return to work the wk after next wk. By following some of suggested methods, i've a few success so far. She will become easier to fall to asleep on her own (or with only short while of rocking on her Combi swing chair) when i stop any stimulation once i notice her to start feel tired. I strongly recommend this method to other moms.

Having that said, if she burst out into big cry and we hold and put her down repeatedly, this is still not success. Have you tried this method?

Another concern for me is whether my maid will follow the same method (i've told her to practice next wk and she is reading the book as well)

:lol:

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