In Progress to be GREAT eater

Hoorayyyyyy

1 yr 2 weeks
He suddenly openned his mouth voluntary to eat! yay......
Began with porridge in the morning in Jakarta
He just love the porridge we ate someday in the morning
so....

Finally!!!!
I made porridge everyday hohohoho with many kinds of nutritious food inside

My tips for Mums don't force the children to eat, maybe just not the time yet.
Waiting the right time to feed him, wait until he's starving - what i read is babies never starve theirselves
Find his favourite DVD and let him watch while eating
Let him play while eating
If he eats not much offer him milk

Sharing book: The Parentalk Guide to Sleep -Kate Daymond

I just read this book, suggested by my parents because the sleeping problem hit my little pumpkin, here's the summary............

Children will grow healthy if parents have no doubt nursing them

Help your baby to know day and night by becoming boring parents in a positive way at night, such as if they want to play with you just pretend you are so sleepy-close you eyes half hohohohoho and don't see their eyes or you will feel loose the battle hahahaha

When your baby makes you upset show them that you can stay calm, this will make them back to normal

Watch out the sleepy signs:
giving less attention to what happen around
wobbling, hyperactive, can't stay still
pulling out their ears
bad mood
sucking their fingers
rubbing their eyes
getting upset, showing bad behavior in almost the same time every day

Seven approaches to make the baby sleep throughout the night:
1. Just follow his nature sleeping habit, you do nothing
2. Sleep together with parents in one bed
3. Control their crying approach
* say good night even when they cry and ask you to be there
* if you can't listen his crying anymore go see him after 1', if you can 3'
* calm him down BUT don't pick him up- make yourself boring
* say good night again
* repeat the process, but leave him longer, such as 5' BUT don't let him cry for 20' more
* Do this method as routine!
4. Rubber approach
* you stay in their room until they sleep BUT put him on his crib
* don't make any eye contact
* make yourself busy to make them know you are there
* if they are fussy, you may hold their hands or hug him anytime BUT don't pick him up-don't
make any eye contact
* you may get out from the room after they sleep
5. Checking out approach
almost the same with the rubber method but you DON'T stay in their room
* check them every 5' and repeat saying good night- stay consistent with the time spand
* don't pick him up and make yourself boring
6. Gentle approach
might need weeks or months. The point is let your baby drink less cc every night and change
with mineral water until they feel they don't need to drink anymore
7. Using medicine
must be under doctor supervision

Having good naps lead them to have great sleep at night -- REALLY!

sleeping-facts

my little trouble maker (he awakes me in the middle of night for dream feeds!!!) hahahahaha now is a great sleeper...my finally worked method (I wrote it already) help me and him....

Now he has 2-3 naps each 45min-2 hours and at night he sleeps at 8-9pm and wakes up at 7-8am. As he sleeps earlier now, he asks for 2 dream feeds!!!! I'll be fine with that as long as he drinks a lot and sleep like a baby- he is a baby huhuhuhuhuhu

His new routine make me glad! I read articles about why baby needs more time to sleep, here the points...

First thing to know is baby needs 10,5-18 hours to sleep while 1-3 yo needs 12-14 hours a day

The reason DEEP SLEEP should be fullfiled:
- growth hormone increase particularly at night when the baby has deep sleep. It works the best
at 10pm-12am and 3am
- stimulate brain development
- cell generation (if they can't generated the imune system going down)
- avoid obese in the future (they will be tired soon in the afternoon - too lazy to move)
- concentration problem
- emotional problem

Why he can't sleep well, it might because of nightmare, too tired, illness, OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), pressure from his environment, sleep position, not comfortable room

I have experienced too tired make him very fussy! if adults get too tired will sleep like a baby, if a baby they will be very fussy and can't sleep!

My tips for mums is aware of the baby's condition and find the real reason why he can't sleep well. Trying a lot of method to find which fit to your baby will be great! As we know deep sleep is absolutely important!

Sleeping pattern-success!

He is almost 5 months now and FINALLY....he can sleep on his own box! Praise the Lord..

Here the story from the beginning....He has been sleping on his tummy since he was 1 week (our pedi. recommended this style as he has breathing problem). Never work to let him sleep on his tummy until now! Anyway, the advantages of sleeping on his tummy are he could lift up his neck on his first month, he is an expert to turn his head right and left while sleeping, he is no longer have breathing problem.

I experienced carrying him until he fell asleep and when i put him on his bed, he cried and we started the process again. Sometimes I slept with him on my lap....it's so tiring huhuhuhu. It made me do nothing all day long!!!

Next step was I needed to carry and rock him until he fell asleep and then I will super slowly putting him on his box and he would sleep....this style hurt my back a lot!!!! Sometimes it takes 30 minutes (if i'm lucky) until 2 hours!!!!!!

I read some method to make the baby sleeps by himself, such as after good night kiss then leave him alone (I've tried this and he still didn't sleep until an hour and still crying!) or other similar method but it just didn't work!

Finally...he is 6kg now and I will break my back I believe if i do this everytime he has to sleep, so I talked with my cousin and she said......just put him on the box when he shows sleepy signs and if he doesn't want to sleep just play with him on his box until he falls asleep. If he cries, ask him to play again or we can leave him crying for 30-45 minutes for 3 days and then he will get use of it. but must be under your supervision if he really need to be carried. Well I've tried this and it doesn't really work for my sweet baby!

With some changes, finally it works!!! so when he shows sleepy signs, put him on the box, if he doesn't want to sleep, i used to ask him play on his box (I sat next to his box)--> it's not working, he will then play and cry and play and cry for 1-2 hours. So...I will carry him and ask him to play on my bed until he rubs his eyes several times and become fussy a bit, then i'll put him on his box, he will cry for 15 minutes or less and then sleep (the beginning), now he will cry for 5 minutes or less!!! or if he showed the signs already but still crying just feed him, it usually work well!

I will not set the time for his napping, but at night I usually put him on his box at 8pm or less if he shows the signs already.

For nap time, if he sleeps less than his common hour, I usually give him pats on his back or pick him up and rock him a while and put him back on his box or feed him...if they just don't work then it's time for me to play with him hip hip hoorayyyy

I assume that baby knows when he needs or wants to sleep desperately so why do we wasting time asking him to sleep while he wants to play still.

My tips for mums is remember, different child different style.....don't force your child to one method, know your child better! Trial and error absolutely needed!

Baby’s sleeping pattern

The wonderful thing about having a baby is you’ll find something new every day. Problems or I can say challenges to prove you as a great mum Hahahaha- come and go. My worst night happened in 1,5 months. My dear boy woke me up every 2 hours to get drink; unfortunately he didn’t want to sleep straight away!!!! Then that’s our job as sweet mum to comfort him. What make me so stressful is I need another 1-2 hours to make him fall asleep.

I asked my pedi how to get him into routine; he said feed him starting from 6 o’clock and then you wake your baby up every 2 hours until 6 times after that it’s up to your baby, whether he wants more or not. That’s not a good idea for my son… really, it just didn’t work for the two of us.

I read articles and asked my expert friends, they said actually baby will cry when they hungry, that’s it. No worries of how many cc he has drunk that day! I love that idea, we both love it!

Still he woke up at night, I’ve tried many methods, trust me!!!! I carried him around our bedroom plus singing for him…….not working. I sat on the bed carrying him and when he fell asleep I put him on the bed and he cried again à so stressful!!!! I’ve tried to make him awakes until 9pm what I got was he has bad tempered!!!! Finally after the stress, after feeding him, burping him and then I put him on his bed straight away and it works!!!! Don't talk at all, keep silent and show him your sleepy face. That simple!!!! But I believe it is because his age as well.

My tips for mums are sleep while your baby sleeping in the morning or in the afternoon, if you can’t sleep just lying down on your bed and try to relax. While carrying your baby, do your hobby, e.g. I read a novel when I carry him or I read something when I wait next to his bed make sure he sleeps already. Think creatively what you can do when you carrying your baby, but do not make a phone call from your hand phone, experts said the radiation affect your baby.