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My girl has been BF for 5 months. I started solids and she is 6.5 months now and this is pretty much her eating schedule. I am wondering if she is eating a lot and not getting enough BM. I go to her pediatrician tomorrow, but just wanted to check here as well.

8am - Feed

10am - breakfast - 6-7 tbspoon cereal + 1 fruit (steamed + pureed apple or pear)

11:30am - feed + nap

2:30 pm - lunch - 6-7 tbspoon rice

4:00 pm - feed + nap

6:00 pm - feed

9pm - dinner - 1 fruit (steam and pureed apple or pear or a banana) + 4-5 tbspoon rice

11:30pm - feed + sleep for the night.

She still doesnt sleep through the night and gets up atleast 2 times for feed.

Because i have been feeding her, i really dont know how much she drinks per feed (around 5-10 mins).

Any advice / help is appreciated.

i am worried about the sleep pattern of my 6 month daughter. Here is her eating and sleeping habits.

wakes up - 8am and has a feed

breakfast cereal - 10:30 am

nap - 11:30 to 1:30

feed - 2pm

feed - 3:30pm and takes a nap

nap - 3:30 to 5:30 pm

rice cereal - 6:00 (or 6:30pm)

dinner - rice cereal + fruit - 9:00 or 9:30pm

feed - 11:00pm

sleep - 11:30pm

Now, the problem is she still wakes up 4 times in the night ... at 2, 4, 6 and then 8am. She doesnt feed too much, maybe for a minute or so and is back asleep.

i want to know how do i get her to sleep longer duration. Since she was born i dont think she has EVER slept for more than 3 hours at a stretch.

Any advice is welcome. Thanks!

My baby is 4 months old, and i am a little concerned about her feeding schedule.

She feeds every 2 hours (demand feeds). This is morning and night. She gets up atleast 3 times in the night for feeds.

She is otherwise a very active baby, neither too big, not too small and growing well.

I have read that at 4 months, babies have a 3-4 hour feeding cycle, i am not able to hold her off for more than 2 and 1/2 hours (max).

Why is that so? She is excusively breastfeed (dont pump also). Is my milk not enough?

Her ped has told me to continue with BM till she is 6 months old, but this 2 hour schedule is taking its toll on me too :))

Any suggestions? Experiences?

my daughters sleeping pattern has changed suddenly. In her 2nd and 3rd month, she used to get up twice a night, sometimes getting as much as 4 hours of straight sleep. But for the past 2 weeks she is getting up every 2 hours (literally on the clock) for a feed.

At first i thought it was a growth spurt ... but 2 weeks ?? And in the mornings / evening when she is awake she wants to feed even more often (sometimes in 1 hour).

Any ideas on what is going on? Is she not getting enough milk??

She is a very active baby otherwise.

my daughter is 2 months old. I have been BF her myself all these days. I go back to work in another 6 weeks and wanted to get her used to the bottle for day care. BUT she just wont drink from it ... she pushes it away and spits up the milk. I am pumping MY milk into the bottle - not even formula.

Any ideas , suggestions ??

am 40 weeks tomorrow - and no signs of labor yet. I had my appt today and doc says she will do a membrane sweep after 3-4 days if nothing has happened.

What should i expect?

this might be a silly questions - but i have read that having sex can bring about labor. Not that i plan to try it anytime soon ... but what about sex does bring labor? is it the semen or the orgasm?

The reason i ask - my husband is travelling and sex is not an option now , so can mastrubation do the trick?

so there was a loud cracker that went off outside my window and it surprised me .. but i didnt see any special movement with the baby - i mean no sudden jerks or anything .. should i be worried about its hearing?

i just cant find the right position to sleep ... i shuffle between left and right all night. There are times when i find sleeping on my back actually helps, but i heard that is not good for the baby. I am sore in my stomach atleast 30 mins after i get up in the morning.

Help !!

i feel that my baby is breech right now ... it has been turning till now, but at this stage, just wondering if it has time and space to go the head down position.

1. Will it turn?

2. if it remains breech, are there any precautions that i need to take for the next 6 weeks?

I have noticed a slight decrease in baby movement since a few hours. So i normally do my counts between 8-10 pm.

Generally, my baby moves say 30-40 times. Today it moved maybe 15-20. It is defiently more than 10, but i feel a little less than normal.

Is this ok? Should i wait? Maybe the baby is just having a quiet day?

So my baby is SUPER active for a few days (2-3 days) and then mellow the next 2 days. During the super active days, baby is kicking and moving and turning almost constantly, but on the mellow days, baby is sleeping for like 2 hours and then gets up to kick for like 15 mins and is back to sleeping again.

This 'cycle' has been going on for almost 2 weeks now.

Is this normal? I am worried when the baby has the mellow days - i am much more comfortable to know it is kicking all the time :)

My next docs appt is on 2nd oct and i will mention this to her, but i just wanted opinions on what your experiences were.

For the past 3-4 days, my baby has been super active. I was feeling him constantly through out the day. Today since i got up, baby has not been so much active. I feel him kick every 1-2 hours and for like 10 mins and then he is quiet. Kicks are also not very strong, but they are definetly there.

Is this cyclic thing normal? Or do i wait and watch for a day or two and then conclude?

I had my doctors visit yest, she felt my belly and said that the baby was low and that might be a risk as it might put pressure on the cervix.

Since yesterday, every time my baby moves, i have been feeling a little discomfort way below (below cervix and near the v*).

Am i noticing this because of what the doc said or something that i should be worried about?

Anyone else faced this?

I had my 22 week anomoly scan and have been having doctors visits every 2-3 weeks. She monitors the fetal heart beat, checks my pressure and weight, but she is not asking me to do any more tests. Is that ok? What tests should i be expecting after the 22 week USG?

Ok, i feel my little one moving continously since 2pm this afternoon (its around 8pm now). He has been moving and kicking near my belly button.

BUT i also have these really wierd bubbling sensation way below and it is uncomfortable. It is probably where my cervix is and all the way down to the opening.

I have been to the bathroom a couple of times and there is no discharge or anything..

but what is this feeling???? am worried ...

1. My baby still hasnt "settled" in a routine. For a few days he is kicking at the same days each day. Then it suddenly changes and is active other times of the day and that continues for a few days. Is that ok?

2. I only feel the baby kick when i am relaxed (at nights or when i am sitting with my feet up). I know thats ok for this time of the pregnancy. My question is when will i feel my baby kick even if i am standing or sitting and working? 28 weeks?

So everytime i feel my baby - its at a different place. I mean, one day it is way below - almost 2-3 inches below my belly button and there i can only feel popcorn bursting and some days it is right on my belly button - actual small kicks .. and every place in between.

Does a baby have so much room to move about? or are my low abdomen popcorn bursts something else??

Is that ok? I mean, when i am walking about or even standing, i dont feel my baby, but when i am sitting with my feet up or lying down, i feel my baby. Is that ok for 24 weeks?

I have read in many questions here that woman can feel their baby through their clothes as well :) -- so was a little curious...

When will i start feeling my baby when i am standing as well ??

Ok .. so i have heard that reading to my baby is a good thing. I picked out this good book as per the internet 'Good night moon'. Now .. HOW do I read to it? I mean, its like talking right? How will my baby know i am reading to it? Do i wait till i feel the kicks so i know it is awake ???