https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:07:54 +0000 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:31:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=28761 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775776&title=managing-growth-spurts#775776 Author: fattartsrock
Subject: 28761
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 2:31pm

sorry don't want to read and run, but will PM you later today ]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:31:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775776&title=managing-growth-spurts#775776 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775509&title=managing-growth-spurts#775509 Author: weegee
Subject: 28761
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 11:09am

Maybe she did, that's what happened (in fact still does) with JJ... doesn't mean you won't get another one in a week or two though ]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:09:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775509&title=managing-growth-spurts#775509 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775493&title=managing-growth-spurts#775493 Author: FionaS
Subject: 28761
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 10:53am

I just hope I recognise it when it hits! If she doesn't nap well she wants to eat loads at the best of times so I may not know whether it is a spurt or not LOL.

She was feeding lots last week and then yesterday slept massively all day (not at night though ironically) so maybe she has already had the spurt early? Don't they usually sleep loads afterwards?]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:53:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775493&title=managing-growth-spurts#775493 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775479&title=managing-growth-spurts#775479 Author: weegee
Subject: 28761
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 10:40am

It'll be hard to tell when it hits, so you'll probably just have to ride it out! When we were riding the growth spurt wave with JJ, I ended up co-sleeping with him (not by design, I didn't intend to, just found I spent most of the night in the spare bed in his room). When we get around to #2 I'm going to plan to co-sleep for a while so it's not such a shock to the system.

I'm no expert but when bubs is still that little I don't think there's much point in 'training' them to eat or sleep differently, it all seems to reset itself around 4 months anyway...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:40:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775479&title=managing-growth-spurts#775479 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775438&title=managing-growth-spurts#775438 Author: FionaS
Subject: 28761
Posted: 15 September 2009 at 10:02am

Ashley is 5.5 weeks now and is such a peaceful baby temperament wise!

However, she has big tummy issues at night so doesn't sleep well at all between midnight and 7am. She just farts and squirms and carries on and then thinks she wants to feed every 1.5 hours (which she really doesn't need to - esp given all my milk!) She sleeps ok during the day. Yesterday she slept 2 hours at every nap but only in 45 min blocks in the night!

The lactation consultant I spoke to said she thinks Ashley is eating too much at night - both in terms of time on the breast and number of feeds ( I have loads of milk). She has advised me to stay away from 2 hourly feeds and shorten the midnight feed so she is only latched for as long as she is sucking and swallowing and no longer.

However, I image the 6 week growth spurt is about to hit us! How on earth will I balance both these things??    How do you manage growth spurts?]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:02:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28761&PID=775438&title=managing-growth-spurts#775438