sorry, my desktop was broken down a few days ago, and i need to reply you in english now.
///如果佢係10PM﹣6AM total 8hrs, 咁如果我早O左比佢瞓如8PM,佢會唔會變O左3AM 就醒O家?///
i guess not. it's because 8 hrs sleep is way too little, and she by nature needs more. and i think from now, she can soothe herself to sleep pretty easily even if she wakes up during midnight, and you need not intervene. you should not worry too much.
///如果佢around 8pm 再O黎多個snap 會唔會太多呀? ///
if she really feels sleepy around 8pm, you either let her sleep through the night or delay her bedtime a bit if you wanna see her more.
///佢今朝都係唔夠7AM 叫,唔係cry,不過我又係懶起身冇理佢,haha, 最後佢又自己瞓返,一直到8:15再醒,我就同佢起身,不過因為我想tune 到佢每日9am 至飲奶,見佢又唔似肚餓咁,所以我一直dum 到 8:45 至比佢食。 如果我真係想佢以後9am 飲奶,咁做有冇問題呢?///
i think your daughter is gorgeous! to me, it's perfectly okay for you to set her schedule in this way. i believe a 7 month old baby is not "so" hungry after waking up in the morning.
in the past, i also shared the same point of view. however, after i have known some foreigner (father) who only meets his children during weekend but still has a strong bond with them, i start to believe "點都要每日見, 每日同佢玩先可以增進感情" is not a must.
my husband is very busy and comes home at 10:30pm the earliest on weekdays. so basically he only sees our children for 20 min before leaving home. he is busy during weekends too. but my sons (even the younger one) loves him very much because my husband tries his best to play with them whenever he's with them. so i believe quality time is more important.
of course, i fully understand every parent wants to play with their child evey day, especially the helper is the primary care-giver.
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pyjess
每日見唔係每次都要2小時. A book said 15-30 mins quality time is basically fine.
發表於 11-6-8 13:18
pyjess
20min every day solely with the children is ok...
發表於 11-6-8 13:17
i think it's perfectly okay, especially when your daughter has learned to soothe herself to sleep. i think you can loosen the rules from now on, i.e. you can judge case by case.
i suggest your shift the bedtime a bit earlier each day, say 15 min. her body (biological clock) needs time to adjust. it's not fair to her if you exercise a big change to her bedtime all of a sudden.
similarly, i think you are not required to "train" your daughter so harshly from now on.
Ferber once said, "Crying is not something that has to happen."
as far as i know, sudden change to a baby's life, even for a tiny baby, can alter their sleep habit. i guess your new helper can explain it, although i'm not 100% sure.
if you believe in the ferber method, "holding/rocking baby to sleep" and "mother and son sleep together" are not recommended. i'd suggest you stop it when you feel comfortable, and sort it out in another way - let him learn to soothe himself to sleep. do you wanna try the ferber method we talked about?
again, 22:45上床is quite late for a 7個半月. can you put him on bed earlier?
///自問都跟得方法好足架啦,唔通真係個個細路都唔同?/// according to my two sons, i can tell you yes! have you read my earlier threads? my case is the same as yours. so my suggestion is mothers need to adjust the method according to the child's characters.
///用Ferber方法拍最少前後一個小時先得///拍?i don't quite understand. why do you pat him? ferber doesn't recommend patting the back. have you let him soothe himself to sleep during midnight?
///我真係好倦,好辛苦。又心痛,細佬由生長線90跌到30。雖然佢身體精神都唔錯。我們母子關係已有點緊張,我休息不夠,又病,情緒又差,對細佬已有點恨意,跟住又為自己有如此想法內疚。///i fully understood you because i once had the same feeling. i threw him on bed for a couple of times! my husband was so worried that i would throw him out from window! i suggest you calm yourself down and look for a good method for your family and start ractify his sleep problem asap. you're welcome to tell me more about his sleep habit/pattern. we can help you out!
yuengooluk 發表於 11-6-8 02:15
as far as i know, sudden change to a baby's life, even for a tiny baby, can alter their sleep habit ...
Actually I tried that way to train him before and it was successful before the helper came. Thats why I think the helper is the main reason for his waking up in the midnite.
On the other hand, as I give him the congee at 6:45-7pm everynite, so if i put him to sleep earlier, and he would has another milk before bed, so I worry if the time between is too short and makes him not enuff time to digest?
///pyjess 20min every day solely with the children is ok... ///
hahaha, my husband is not spending 20min every day solely with the children. they just see each other 20-30 min every morning after getting up and before leaving home for work and school. each of us is very busy during these 30 min - brushing teeth, dressing up, having breakfast, etc. so my husband is not playing with them at all, he just "sees" them. :( but since he tries hard to communicate with the sons during weekend. their bond is very strong.