OH... wiser and more experienced? Or lazier? HMMMMMM.
Baby Guidelines
1. The babies eat every 3 to 3 ½1/2 hours during the day.
2. The “order” of the day is change diaper, eat, awake time/play, nap. If the babies are falling asleep during their feeding, they can be woken up by burping. You can hold off on changing their diapers until after the feeding to make sure they are awake afterwards. Try to get a full feeding in if you can,. Sometimes they may need a little break before finishing a bottle.
3. They should be put in their crib for their nap. Try to put them in there when they are looking sleepy, but still awake. We’re trying to get them to learn to fall asleep in their crib on their own, without having to be rocked or fed to sleep. The mobile can be used when they’re in the crib – they really like it.
4. Formula is in the fridge. I’ve been putting 4 ounces in the bottles lately, and then documenting on the chart how much each boy ate and when.
5. Awake/play time…. Each day should have some time after a feeding on the floor (on their back or sides), some tummy time, some time with music and/or the Baby Mozart CD, and some time reading to and/or talking with the babies.
6. The boys need their antibiotics by syringe, 4 ml every day. Vitamins are 1.0 ml per day, mixed in with a little of their formula (this works best with the Haberman nipple). Mark the time they are given their medicines on the chart.
7. Colby needs encouragement to turn his head to the left, so I’ve been placing him on his left side in the crib, to avoid his head getting any flatter on the right than it already is.
8. General feeding schedule: 3:30 am, 6:30am, 9:30-10:00am, 12:30-1:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm.
FEED….. AWAKE…… NAP
1. The babies eat every 3 to 3 ½1/2 hours during the day.
2. The “order” of the day is change diaper, eat, awake time/play, nap. If the babies are falling asleep during their feeding, they can be woken up by burping. You can hold off on changing their diapers until after the feeding to make sure they are awake afterwards. Try to get a full feeding in if you can,. Sometimes they may need a little break before finishing a bottle.
3. They should be put in their crib for their nap. Try to put them in there when they are looking sleepy, but still awake. We’re trying to get them to learn to fall asleep in their crib on their own, without having to be rocked or fed to sleep. The mobile can be used when they’re in the crib – they really like it.
4. Formula is in the fridge. I’ve been putting 4 ounces in the bottles lately, and then documenting on the chart how much each boy ate and when.
5. Awake/play time…. Each day should have some time after a feeding on the floor (on their back or sides), some tummy time, some time with music and/or the Baby Mozart CD, and some time reading to and/or talking with the babies.
6. The boys need their antibiotics by syringe, 4 ml every day. Vitamins are 1.0 ml per day, mixed in with a little of their formula (this works best with the Haberman nipple). Mark the time they are given their medicines on the chart.
7. Colby needs encouragement to turn his head to the left, so I’ve been placing him on his left side in the crib, to avoid his head getting any flatter on the right than it already is.
8. General feeding schedule: 3:30 am, 6:30am, 9:30-10:00am, 12:30-1:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm.
FEED….. AWAKE…… NAP
1 comment:
Maybe it is lazier..but for us bystanders it sure nice that you finally crossed to the other side, that is for sure! Annoying I would say, they aren't robots! :)
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