Lately Misha has been feeding a lot more. Not sure if its a growth spurt since its been quite a few days. She is also getting more difficult to feed. Most times she does not feed well after she wakes up so I have to give her a top up feed before she goes to sleep. I'm worried this is going to become a sleep prop but I'm trying to make sure she is still awake after feeding by burping her.
Early part of the week she was still refusing the bottle. Jing tries for a bit but once she starts fussing and crying we stop. Its a lot less time consuming and I don't get stressed out.
Jing notice that she will suck a bit but then seems unhappy. So we decided to try the MAM bottle again. The first night she took 70 ml from it. And since then she seems ok with drinking from a bottle. One night we tried the Avent bottle again but she refused...so I guess she has a preference. We may try the Avent one again (I've already bought so many bottles!) at some point but for now will be sticking to MAM. I can see the teat is very different (softer and texturised) so maybe that's why she prefers it. She doesn't drink much though...only once did she finish the 150ml.
This week I stopped with the dreamfeed. I did not find that it was helping her to sleep longer at night so I decided to stop. And so far she has been doing quite well. I don't notice her getting up any earlier so I will continue with this. She still wakes in the early morning (around 5 am) for a feed.
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She is also having trouble going to sleep on her own. Most naps I have had to rock her till she sleeps off before I can put her down. I'm trying a new technique which is laying her on her side and patting her bum while making sh sounds. (It has worked for 2 naps - Tuesday). She will start of wailing but I just persist and she will slowly quieten down. I cannot keep carrying her and rocking as she is starting to get quite heavy. By the end of the week...this new technique has been working well. I put her down and just start shushing and patting. I have to shush quite loudly and usually I just pat her thigh (she didn't really like it when I rolled her to her side. She has been falling asleep quite fast like this but I'm hoping she will learn to sleep herself.
Vaccination
Took her for her last Rotavirus vaccine.
Schedule
I still don't have a schedule down. With Meera off from school morning wake-time is not consistent so I guess it throws the whole day off. But typically she gets up around 7.30 am. Can stay awake for 1.5 to 2 hours before needing a nap. Takes about 4-5 naps a day and has 7 feedings a day (1 of which is a bottle feed). Bedtime is usually around 9 pm.
Milestones
Her neck is quite steady now. She can keep her head upright whenever I carry her. She's also very fascinated with her fingers (She'll be staring at them for a really long time). I also notice she can reach and hold her legs.
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