Holy sleep! Wow! He woke up at 230am that other night and then got up at 645 after that. So that was pretty great! I just really like the part where I lay him down and say goodnight and walk out. I ADORE that part.
Last night we were at my parents and I nursed him at 7. He stayed up, screamed the way home, and I nursed him again at 830. Then he got up at 945 (J was doing ‘dishes’ – hello, stop clanging all the dishes together for god’s sake!!! “I was being quiet” but I could ‘hear you upstairs’!! THANKS! LOL) Then he got up at 215 and 445 and was up at 545 or 6 or something. *sigh*
So back to bottles I went. I used my last 5oz tonight and will hopefully pump more later. I haven’t yet used formula. I have no problems using formula but a) I have never mixed it with b/m and b) it’s one of those internal head things where I’m afraid to do it. LOL – I don’t care how you feed your baby. As long as they get fed! But after nursing for 4 months, it is taking the step to give formula that is a little scary. I had the same feelings with Sam. I felt SO HAPPY when I started giving her formula bottles (whenever we did give her them) instead of pumping. Because I HATE pumping. But I’m more experienced at it this time around and pumping at night is MUCH better than trying to find 15min during the day (which is what I tried to do last time). Anyway. I am thinking of going to a every other night formula/breastmilk thing. Because I usually pump 4 to 5 oz at night and it seems as if I am needing a little over 5. Sometimes he drinks less, sometimes it seems he wants more, I dunno.
So… anyway. Gave him the bottle. He closed his eyes. At the VERY end where there was maybe half a sip left, he started jerking his head to the right and fussing. So I concluded that he didn’t want his bottle anymore. Then he started fighting his swaddle. So I tried nursing but he was yanking his head away from that too. So I unswaddled him and he was still fussing.
I put him down in his crib and he was still fussing. I walked out with the bottle (after saying goodnight, etc. etc) to see what would happen. He was still fussing/crying. So I walked back in and picked him up.
I then realized I didn’t burp him! So I tried that but he wouldn’t burp anyway. I then tried nursing again and he did that for a minute or two and then stopped. But when he stopped, he was quiet and smiling at me. So I tried burping again and he did, a little. SO I stood up with him and hummed a bit.
Then, I laid him back in my arms and hummed a bit more. Then I put him down.
And said goodnight.
And he talked to himself a bit. Sucked on his fingers, from what I could tell from the monitor. And then he went to sleep with his arms high over his head. LOL
I think the moral of the story is that I should try new things more often. haha – If he does it one more time then hopefully that will be a trend?? Problem is that we are going to Justin’s Mom’s house tomorrow… so we won’t be able to do that again tomorrow night but I will definitely try again on Tuesday.
Crazy.
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