I have always been slightly envious at the girls I know who decided to formula feed from day one, not because its any easier than breast feeding, but because babies normally go 4 hours between a feed. Amelia has been formula fed for a few weeks now and its only the last couple of days that she’s been going 4 hourly for a few feeds. Since getting tired early and going to bed early (8pm instead of 9pm) I have been trying to get her to go 4 hourly for every feed. Its been quite difficult to be honest. Some feeds she is happy to go longer but now its 3pm, she’s due at 4pm and I have a feeling she may be getting unsettled and grizzly because she’s hungry.
I feel a little mean, but I’m trying the distraction method of playing, singing, dancing and chattering to try and get her to go that little bit longer. She is doing quite well at bedtime… going down around 8pm, waking at 4am and then again around 7-8am. She managed to go till noon today (only just mind) and I know she’ll get to 4pm with some distraction..
Oh and I have to mention her new trick – pushing herself up with her feet. its so funny. Its like she’s almost trying to crawl and she’s only 13 weeks! A very determined little lady who knows EXACTLY what she wants…. I wonder who that reminds me of………
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