milk supply

first, ask yourself if he is generally happy etc, when he sleeps, is he settled? does he have plenty of wet and dirty nappies, and is he gaining weight well? if so, then he's more than likely getting enough. does he wake fully, or does he just cry out? we found that alot of the time, we were getting Ayja up when if we left her for a few mins, she would settle back off to sleep. also, it could depend on how long baby stays up for. my plunket nurse said at her age, ayja should only stay up for about an hour. so after an hour, we put her to bed, or sooner if she starts showing tired signs or getting gumpy or crying. it takes her about 5 - 15 mins to go to sleep, sometimes she just lies there and drifts off, other times she will cry on an off and taper off to sleep. if baby gets overtired they can sometimes not sleep well and wake up sooner... sounds silly, but it's true.

i hope things get better for you, especially with a toddler to contend with as well.

Good luck. We did what Janine does with not letting Maya stay up longer than an hour in the first few months, that way she didn't get overtired.
I did find tho that she never seemed to sleep longer than 45 minutes during the day, but then would sleep thru all night, and even now she is the same - no day sleep at all but a good sleeper at night.

yeah that's about right, and when they get to a certain stage of sleep they are very easily woken by little things and if they aren't well settled, or overhungry/tired they sometimes will cry out and wake themselves at that point. a settled baby can usually sleep through with maybe only a small squeak....hence why leaving them for a couple of mins might help them resettle themselves...or if you wanna check them, don't go walking into the room talking to them, have a peek first or you actually might wake them properly by talking to them.

it was alsot better last night about 1 1/2 hours but still not as good as id like im being more vigilant about day sleeps and keeping him up a bit longer after each sleep. hope that helps.

yah ive heard alot of bad press about that book. not sure i want to go there i dont want to be house bound all day whilst my baby sleeps i have a toddler too.