Schedule

katigox

Hey guys, sorry for disappearing all over again!  My DS hasn't been needing any Tylenol for his first cold in days (YAY!), but he's approaching the four month wakeful and between having been sick for a week and a half, and then the four month mark approaching fast (technically, he'll be 16 weeks, on Tuesday) . . . he's been all over the place in both sleep and feeding patterns.

I'm really quite flexible honestly (especially after my DH is letting me get sleep after he gets home from his night shifts).  But I also know how beneficial a schedule is for my DH and my DS (they both respond well to it, lol).

BUT here's my question.  DS has fallowed a schedule really well before, and I am trying to get him readjusted to it, but he's waking up more at night, and blah blah blah . . . with the four month wakeful just around the corner, and him showing early signs of it, I'm wondering if I should even bother - or just wait until the crap hits the ceiling and THEN try a schedule?

What do you all think?  Try now, and hopefully get the foundations set for a schedule (which is what I've been doing), or just continue sleeping in shifts and adjust to whatever is about to happen?? 

skibi83

I am a stickler for a schedule. I just keep trying and sleeping in shifts. That being said I think I screwed up... on Wednesdays  I have clinical at 6:30 in the morning, so I've been getting up at 3:30 4 and nursing then taking off. this weekend guess what I'm doing... early morning feedings at 3:30 4am bummer. Hope you're getting your sleep.

katigox

That's what I was thinking, too.  Stick to a schedule, even if I have to VERY flexible with it.  The good news is, so far *crosses fingers* he's still sleeping about a six hour stretch.  Bad news is, it goes from 6PM-midnight

I'm just going to have to make myself sleep at the same time, or else, I'll accidently feed our baby hot sauce one of these days, bc I'm so sleep deprived (lol, that's the joke my DH made about me sleeping ;P).

 As always, thanks for the replies ladies!