I work from 12pm to 8pm Mon-Fri. My dd takes marathon naps with dh lasting 3-4 hours. She eats very little with him. Around 1.5 to 3 ozs the entire time. She is asleep for the night by the time I get home, but around 11:30pm the eating begins. 3x a night and she has a good feed each time. She has already started with the "only mom can hold me and I only want her too" attachment with me. I am guessing she just wants to hang out with me and knows when I will be home, so she's savin' all her lovin' for that time. Has anyone else experienced this? I will no longer be working at the end of this month (YAY!) and will be a SAHM and part-time student. Will this work itself out once she realizes I'm here to stay or will I/we need to take some type of corrective action?
Thank you for the advice. I will see what happens once I am no longer working and can get her in-sync with day and night. Basically, I won't stress about it until then.
I would reccomend you consider the Babywise method. Everyone I've ever met who did this has had no problems. It has worked for me.
This will definitely work itself out once you're home. Trust me. If you put your mind to it, it will work. You'll need to get her on as much as possible during the day so that she gets into it during the daytime instead of waiting till night time. However, I should tell you, some babies enjoy waiting till evening and mostly nurse in the early morning and in the evening and beyond because there is too much for them to do during the day that they don't want to take the time out to focus on eating. Some of it also is temperment. Good luck - you're doing awesome! Keep up the breastfeeding!!!
Very normal for a baby who's mommy works full-time. It even has a name....reverse cycling! See, your baby is not dumb....she knows when you're there and she can indeed get in time w/you at your breast. Isn't mother nature wonderful? However, as the mommy, you are DOG TIRED, right? I know I was. Once you are around her during the day, her schedule should shift back so that she is eating more during the day, and then sleeping (and not eating so much) at night. Hang in there......you've only got another week or so until you can sleep!!!
I think it is just a phase..I have a 3 month old that am breastfeeding (I have twin boys that are 3 1/2 but only pumped for them) and she saves all her loving and major eating for me at night. And I am a sahm. She doesn't want to have anything to do with anyone else in my household. If my daughter gets up in the middle of the night I just bring her to bed with me and we nurse and cuddle until she goes back to sleep. I have to say it truly is one of my favorite things to do or be woken up for. I also talked to a bunch of my friends who breastfeed their babes, about this and they all said it happened with them as well.
Good luck!! And congrats on getting to stay at home!
Hi D.! I am in Sandwich, Il- it said somewhere you are too! Anyways, I had the same thing with my first one, until you start to bottle feed and put some rice in it to tide her over she is going to need those frequent night feedings. Just start off with 1 tbs of rice and increase from there, once you are home during the 12-8 she will also get the affection from you she desires. Hope this helps!
T. R.
D.,
You have the right idea and some good advice here. Co-sleep and nurse on demand. You will both be happy! Congratulations.
Amy
Reverse cycling like a PP said. Totally normal and I would bet that she will work herself back into a normal routine when you stop working. Have you considered co-sleeping? It can be a bad habit to break but you can effectively nurse all night and still get some good rest. Good luck!
I think this will work itself out when you stop working.
I think she needs to eat more frequently during the day so she can sleep longer at night. Your husband needs to keep her awake, playing with her, interacting with her so she can adjust to that schedule. I breastfeed my 3 month old daughter about every 2-3 hours during the day when she isn't napping. She only gets 1 breast during the day. When she goes down for the night at 630pm she gets both breasts and sleeps until 4am or later and than eats again and wakes up a few hours later for the day. Good luck!
Hi,
may I inquire as to how come your dh lets her sleep so long during the day. She is not getting enough to eat during the day I think. My girls ate about every 4 hours (give or take) and I never let them sleep for so long during the day. This could be why her schedule is abit messed up for the evening hours. Just a thought to have her up more during the day. To eat more to.
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