baby status report

[flea]

Plays hard, sleeps hard. She often goes down hard before 7 pm. But up again at 6 or 6:30 am.

In Cat vs. Casper news, Saturday the cat made a pre-emptive strike, and, when approached, batted baby about the head with very little warning. Baby was astonished and upset, though not seriously wounded - three small scratches. (Note to self - cut cat's nails more often). Three hours later, baby was again approaching cat. I hope the cat got some satisfaction out of the thing.

When we came back from MA, I cut back to only pumping once a day at work, and we supplement my milk with cow milk during the day. At first she wasn't interested, but now drinks it enthusiastically from a sippy cup - to the extent that we have to limit how much we give her or she won't eat solid food. Eating is rather erratic - her favorite food of the past few weeks (Barilla tortellini) is now entirely disdained. Tonight she ate lots of plain white rice and peas.

Nap schedule somewhat scattered now - she really wants a short mid-morning nap and a longer mid-afternoon one, but it's hard to persuade her into them if there's exciting activity. A good night is two wakings and nursings; a bad night is three; for a birthday present Sunday night she was up 5 times. It's hard work to keep her down to the good night schedule.

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[cindyamb.livejournal.com]

At first she wasn't interested, but now drinks it enthusiastically from a sippy cup - to the extent that we have to limit how much we give her or she won't eat solid food.

I still (and my kids are 4, 5, and 8) give my children their milk after they eat their supper (they have water, during, to slake their thirst). When they were your daughter's age, the food came first, then the milk. If I did it the other way around, they didn't have room for the food, but little mammals that they are, always made room for the milk.

A good night is two wakings and nursings; a bad night is three; for a birthday present Sunday night she was up 5 times. It's hard work to keep her down to the good night schedule.

Have you mentioned this to your pediatrician? Not that I think there's a physical problem, I just mean mentioning it to him/her to see if s/he has any recommendations on how to stop this. I know each child is different, but over age one (really, after 6 months), assuming she's growing well, there is no reason she can't go without night feedings. I don't mean to tell you how to parent, and am quite sure she'll continue to be a lovely, healthy delight, no matter how you deal with this, if you do, at all. I just know you've got to be exhausted, particularly since you work days.

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

The pediatrician is pretty laid-back. She says, the only way to end night-waking is to let her cry, and it's better to do it sooner rather than later, since younger babies are less strong-willed and less likely to climb out of the crib and come see you in the night. But it doesn't seem to be hurting the baby any, and we're coping, so we keep putting it off...

[cindyamb.livejournal.com]

I didn't mean to get bossy, or be unsupportive. I hope I didn't come across as such (and am sorry, because I'm afraid I did). I was just remembering how tired I was, and I could nap. If you're coping, and she's happy, then it's none of my business. I don't think it will hurt her one bit, either. There's something very sweet about the middle of the night feedings, too.