November 2012 Moms
kb&mb
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MOTN...what do you do?
kb&mb
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Just wondering what you all do for night wakings. Right now his aren't always consistent. I am trying to devise a plan so that I respond consistently each night instead of panicking and getting frustrated.
Do you wait a certain amount of time before you go in?
Do you try to soothe, rock, etc? If so, how?
Do you feed immediately?
Do you change LO's diaper?
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Re: MOTN...what do you do?
I wait until the talking turns to fussing before going into the nursery.
He only seems to wake if he's hungry, so I always feed him.
I put a good layer of A&D on him before bed, so I don't bother changing the diaper unless it smells or feels full.
We still don't have a full plan/routine yet, but our general approach is:
first wait to see if she soothes herself (if she is sort of talking/complaining we let it go, once she is screaming we go in there)
If it is 12, 3:30, or 6, I go in and feed her. If it is any other time, DH goes in and pats/rocks her in the crib and "shhh"s her. Which works most of the time. if that doesn't work, he'll pick her up and rock her in the glider.
If she is calm and awake and i notice her diaper is full, I'll change her at the 12 or 3:30 feeding. But unless she is inconsolable, we usually don't change it because it is rarely the problem and just upsets her more
Eventually we are going to have to do some sort of CIO apprach because she gets up a lot, but we haven't done enough reading to have a consistent plan we are both educated about and committed to.
He dropped his 2nd feeding on his own. He STTN a few times a week now. When he does wake up he is usually hungry. I have a night routine which makes night wakings so much easier.
Oh, and unless I smell poop I do not change his diaper. Never needed to.
K is always up at 4:30 too. How did you get rid of the MOTN meal? I want to and I know K eats enough during the day, but he sucks down the 5 oz. like its nobody's business
We're still cosleeping, so usually when he fusses, I just reach over and let him hold my hand, or put his paci back within reach. (He sleeps with a paci in his hand, not in his mouth. He's an odd duck.) If he's crying, it's because he's hungry, so I take him out of the sidecar and bring him into bed to eat immediately.
We're starting to transition him this weekend, so who knows now.
From day one, I gave it a few minutes. Now, I can kind of tell if it's urgent, or if he's just fussing based on his cry. I still give him a few minutes to try and work it out. I know, I'm one of those moms.
If he's worked up and not hungry (he makes a "fish face" when he's expecting the boob), I'll go kiss his head, rub his belly, and talk really softly to him. That usually calms him enough and he passes out. If he's really wound up, I'll pick him up and rock him. That doesn't happen very often.
I change his diaper if it's needs changed. Otherwise, the less I do, the quicker he goes back to sleep.