sleep? who needs sleep?

[eimarra]

Note to self: Regardless of what the doctor says, when the baby has been sick and not feeling herself *and* she just got two shots and so is even more out of her normal pattern, do NOT choose this night to let baby try to sleep through the night alone in her own room. Especially if you want to get some sleep.

Oh, right. Too late.

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[slobbit.livejournal.com]

er . . .

Doctor?

Is a doctor trying to encourage you to push her through the night?

1. The doctor is not living in your house.

2. What is being asked of a three month old infant is, in my educated opinion, contrary to mammalian biology.

But what do I know? I'm just one of those freakish co-sleepers with three incredibly smart and well-adjusted kids, despite them going through some major hell a few years ago.

[eimarra]

Doctor says that a baby of 14 pounds at 3 months old has no reason to *not* be sleeping through the night, without feedings. (Yeah, she's at the 90th percentile for both length and weight.) Not 100% sure I agree with him, especially his arbitrary "Under no circumstances feed her in the morning before 7 a.m. unless Mom needs to go to work."

I'm a fan of co-sleeping myself. Told the husband I didn't know that I was emotionally ready for the separation. On the flip side, hubby's been asking for a while when we put her in her own room. So I'm feeling a tad out-voted on this.

On the plus side, last night was better. She still woke twice, but I got her back to sleep without picking her up. The second time, in fact, her complaint seemed to be mostly that she'd wiggled around and smashed her face up against the bars.

Thanks for the support! And yeah, your kids are awesome.

[l-clausewitz.livejournal.com]

Doctor says that a baby of 14 pounds at 3 months old has no reason to *not* be sleeping through the night, without feedings.

That rule works for kittens, but not necessarily for human babies...

[eimarra]

You have 14-pound kittens? *boggles* *grins*

Yeah, the What to Expect book says that some breastfed babies may well still need a feeding at night. The last couple of nights, though, she has been willing to go back to sleep without nursing. *crosses fingers*