*kate* - how is everything going?

**Minky** · 03-10-2006, 09:15pm

Hi kate

Just wondered if you had had the opportunity to try out some of the suggestions and how things were going?

Got any zeds yet?

Minky xxxx

***kate*** · 04-10-2006, 10:05am

Thanks for thinking of me Minky, I tried the eating later thing and the stuffing her with food the day after I posted. She had 6oz at 6am, 9.30, 12.30 with food, 3.00 and 3oz with dinner at 5.30. She was STUFFED!

Wouldn't drink much of her bedtime milk and still woke up twice

but went back to sleep until 6.30am which was an improvement.

So yesterday I tried tweaking the timings and dinner was at 5, meaning she drank all of her bedtime milk. She STILL woke twice

but again, didn't wake until after us this morning

It must be habit now, she could not possibly be hungry after all the food and milk she's having. Miss SC has very kindly sent me her GF books so I'm going to have a looky at them tonight to get some more suggestions.

Thanks for thinking of me though

**S-J** · 04-10-2006, 10:31am

Kate,

let me know any GF suggestions as Jack still wakes in the night several times out of habit Im sure.

**ms sweetcheeks** · 04-10-2006, 10:33am

Good Luck Kate, I hope you'll get some un broken sleep soon

**Shoppie** · 04-10-2006, 10:48am

Hope GF can help you out Kate, but in the meantime, its good you feel you are making some progress and that she is sleeping later!

***kate*** · 06-10-2006, 09:39am

Just thought that I'd update.......

Having tried everyone's suggestions it seems to be working (fingers crossed) - ok I haven't actually had a night's sleep but she is only waking once per night now, and sleeping until about 7 which is the "ideal" waking time according to GF.

This means that I can loosely structure the day around GF's routine and she sleeps better at night. Also we're all less grumpy during the day. The teatime feed is still a bit iffy though, although I've moved it later (and started feeding carbs at that feed) - Josie still does the back arching and moaning because she's tired. I just don't seem to have the afternoon sleep right yet, but that'll come in time. Meanwhile I'm feeling better for the extra sleep.

I'm so very grateful for all the suggestions and support you all gave me.

**Chocolate Lips** · 06-10-2006, 09:46am

Thats fab Kate, sounds like you are really getting there.

And on the tiredness thing, Isabel sleeps as much as she wants to in the day, but come 5.30pm she is still grizzly and tired

**Wardygirl** · 06-10-2006, 09:47am

Glad that things have improved for you Kate - you must feel like a new woman!

**minigirl** · 06-10-2006, 10:54am

Originally Posted by Joanna

Thats fab Kate, sounds like you are really getting there.

And on the tiredness thing, Isabel sleeps as much as she wants to in the day, but come 5.30pm she is still grizzly and tired

Lois is the same, she has well over 3 hours sleep in the day, but is always tired at 5.30, and manages to sleep through the night no matter what.

Glad things are improving for you Kate.