How is your 3-4 month old?

[Bernadine]

I know a bunch of us have babies around that age, but I'm too tired to remember who, lol.

How/where are they sleeping?

What time do they go to bed and then wake up for the day?

How's naptime?

How are they eating?

What new things are they doing?

What else is going on?

We've transitioned dd to her crib, and she's doing pretty well with it.  She's still in a swaddle, since she's not quite rolling over yet.  I tried to leave her unswaddled one night, but her little arms were going crazy.  I try to sneak the binky out of her mouth right as she's falling asleep.  She was sleeping really well, but she's added an 11:30 wake up over the last week.  I was feeding her, but last night h just gave her the binky and she fell back asleep.

I try to have her in her crib sleeping by 8/8:30, and she's usually up around 5:15.  She's still waking up 2-3 times overnight.  I actually feel like she's regressed in the last week or so, but I guess that might be due to the crib transition.  It seems like once she wakes up the first time, she's up every 2/2.5 hours after that.  I wish I could get her to do another longer stretch.

She will usually take 1-2 long naps in the morning, but short little cat naps during the afternoon.  She usually wants to sleep right before her final feeding, and I'm wondering what would happen if I tried to put her down closer to 7.

She's still eating well, still EBF, but takes a bottle well.  Just last week she started cutting back her nursing sessions to about 15 minutes, which was awesome.

She's so close to rolling over.  She never wants to sit down or lay back.  She always wants us to hold her up.  Even in her swing, she's trying to sit up.  She's still cooing and we almost got a real laugh last night.

She farts like a grown man.  OMG.  They smell so bad.  She's been pretty gassy the last few days.  She also hasn't pooped in about a week.  I know I've read that can be normal for EBF babies, but it's freaking me out.

[julianabixby]

DD is 16.5 weeks and 12.8 pounds (I weighed her yesterday lol)

How/where are they sleeping? She's sleeping really well at night! Just last night she slept from 7:50-3, then 3:20-7:15. It's the first time I've been able to wake up for the day feeling truly rested!

What time do they go to bed and then wake up for the day?
She normally goes down between 7:30-8, then will sleep for 6-8 hours. She typically has another early morning feed a few hours later before waking up for the day between 7-8.

How's naptime?
Nap time is not so hot. She's predictable in that she will be ready for a nap about 1.5-2 hours after she eats, but she sleeps for 30-45 minutes. It's very rare that she sleeps longer than that. I wish she could get longer ones!

How are they eating?
Doing well! Nursing sessions are typically around 20 mins. Mostly BF, but am going to start doing more bottles for when I head back to work.

What new things are they doing?
She hasn't fully rolled, but she can scoot herself into different positions on her playmat and it looks like she's trying to roll. We're starting to get giggles which has been so fun. She loves to try to stand if you help her and she's getting much better at holding toys and moving them. She's always enjoyed bath time, but now she has gotten into kicking and splashing a ton!

What else is going on?
She does so well in her stroller and now that the weather is cooler we have been doing more walks. The ergo has been my lifesaver and she's content in it, so I wear that around the house mostly to get things done. She is also in a phase that come evening time she wants to be held and you need to be standing or moving. Not sure why since we can hold her in the exact same position sitting as standing, but she knows as soon as you sit lol.

Bernadine - I would try an earlier bedtime. DD seems to have done well with it and it's nice to have some downtime in the evening for us. She also seems to wake up at the same time in the middle of the night when we put her down at 8 and if we put her down later, so I try to get her down early so she gets a good long stretch in the beginning.

[hungrycaterpillar]

DS is just over 4 months. He goes to bed each night around 8. He sleeps in his bassinet at night by naps in his crib during the day. He prefers his crib but because of my anxiety I can't sleep without him being right there.

He sleeps from 8-11 and then gets fussy and wants to be soothed back to sleep. My H usually feeds him around 12 and he's up and wants to cuddle or be soothed around 2 but won't eat again till 4 but can sometimes last till 6 am. On average he's up for the day around 7 with an hour nap in the morning and afternoon with some small cat naps in between. I know he's not the best sleeper but I'm happy to follow his lead.

He is now exclusively formula fed and I find that he's actually less gassy and irritable this way. His pedi told me to start him on cereal last week but he hates it. Spits it out every time. I think he's just not ready.

[macmars45]

My DS will be 5 months tomorrow; can he still count?

He sleeps in his room in the rnp (we need to get a crib). At night he's asleep between 7:50-8:20pm and sleeps till 6/6:30am.

Nap times are ok. His usual is 45 minutes (or so) 4x/day. This past weekend they were all over an hour cause he's been sick.

He eats like a champ (33 oz of formula/day).

[dellabear]

DS will be 4 months next week.

I start bedtime at 7:30 and he is asleep by 8:30. Wakes once or twice in the night to be fed and is up for the day around 7:30-8:30 am. He sleeps swaddled in his crib. Lately I have been finding him with one arm out in the morning so I guess he will probably transition out of the swaddle soon. I bought a 'wrapsack' which can be either a full swaddle or a sleep sack with arms out, but haven't used it yet as it seems a bit too big.

He stays awake 1.25-2 hours before getting fussy and needing a nap. If he naps swaddled in his crib, I can get 1.5-2 hour naps but if we're out and about they're much shorter. So I try to be home for at least one nap a day. Typically 3-4 naps a day depending on how long they are.

I'm EBF and he eats when he gets up so I'd say he nurses 5-6 times a day. First thing and right before bed are longer sessions but daytime ones are 15-20 min. The recommendation for feeding solids in Canada is 6 mos so I won't be syarting for awhile, and I'm planning on doing BLW which I did with DD and worked splendidly.

No rolling here, unless we set him up on his side. He is grasping at hanging toys on his playmat and trying to put everything in his mouth. He doesn't take a soother except to chew it once in awhile. I am kind of wondering if he's teething because he's always got his hands in his mouth.

[tealblue]

Ds2 will be 4 months next week!

He sleeps in his crib. Sleeps ok, we were at 1 wakeup for a long time but have recently done 2. I thought maybe we were starting the 4 month wakeful early after some shitty sleep last week.

He falls asleep around 7:30 and lays in his rock n play in the living room until I wake him to change and eat around 9:30. He's up around 6 am or so.

He eats (ebf) 8 times still. 4 bottles at daycare, 2 feedings before I go to bed, one early morning and once before daycare dropoff.

He's so close to rolling over! And his hands are in his mouth all the time. Or he chews on his burp cloth. And he loved holding onto his feet.

[Bernadine]

Oh yeah, dd drools an insane amount and always has her hands in her mouth. She's not reaching for toys yet, and I'm making myself stay calm about that, because part of me is a little anxious about it.

[dellabear]

Bernadine, DS just started reaching for his toys in the past week. Don't worry.

[pirate]

Hi guys! I was wondering where everyone went after the got pregnant board Zoe's 4.5 months now.

How/where are they sleeping? Still in the pack n play in our room. She's so active we're going to have to stop using the bassinet level or move her to the crib soon though.

What time do they go to bed and then wake up for the day? Goes to bed around 8 and I get her up around 6:30. She wakes up around 1 and 4 to eat, if she would just drop one of those I think I'd be a loooot less tired all the time!

How's naptime? She seems to be napping ok at daycare but is inconsistent. At home on the weekends I let her nap on me and she naps great that way

How are they eating? We tried mashed bananas last week and she clearly did not care at all and spit it all up at the end, so we'll wait a while before trying again.

What new things are they doing? Rolling over both ways for a while now, and she can scoot! I can't believe she's so mobile already, it seems way too early.

What else is going on? She has her first little baby cold Mostly just a stuffy nose, but she slept terribly all weekend unless she was held, and now my husband has a man cold ugh. I bought a nosefrida and it's fascinating to see how much green gunk she had stuck in her little nose.

[winemaker06]

How/where are they sleeping?
She sleeps amazingly well at night, in her crib, still swaddled with arms in.

What time do they go to bed and then wake up for the day?
She was sleeping 11pm-8am last week. I'm hoping we can shift that earlier once she gets tired from waking up early for daycare. I need an earlier bedtime myself!

How's naptime?
She only sleeps 30 minutes at a time if not being held. But daycare doesn't swaddle so we've been putting her down to get her used to it.

How are they eating?
Still eats every 1.5-2 hours during the day. But is taking 3 oz bottles at daycare every 3 hours.

What new things are they doing?
We're getting some giggles, it's so cute! And she's starting to bat at toys occasionally.

What else is going on?
Little girl is 3 months old today and today was her first day of daycare. I forgot nipples for her bottles so had to go all the way home, to daycare, and back to work this morning. But it was so nice to pick her up and see her smiling and giggling at her new teacher, and us! So I think she had a good day.

[ellipses84]

DS2 is 19 weeks old.

How/where are they sleeping?
He sleeps in the pack n play next to my bed, although half the night is usually spent nursing or co-sleeping. He wears a sleeper. It's too hot for a sleep sack and he never loved the swaddle and sleeps ok workout it.

What time do they go to bed and then wake up for the day?
He sleeps 9-ish to 6:30-ish, waking up 1-3 times to nurse. On weekends he'll sleep longer, we keep nursing and he'll continue through until morning nap and wake up at 8 or 9. He sleeps so much better than DS1 did!

How's naptime?
Short at home, usually on me or in the RNP. He sleeps better at daycare or if we are out and he's in the stroller.

How are they eating?
He was nursing on demand frequently, was in 6 month clothes and double his size at 2.5 months, but his growth and appetite have slowed down a lot in the past few weeks. He was taking 4 4-oz bottles at daycare and now he's only taking 2 or 3, but making up for it with me.

What new things are they doing?
He is such a happy, alert baby. If he sees you smile at him he will stop what he's doing to smile and coo at you, even while eating. He's rolling around and grabbing for toys.

What else is going on?
Teething! It's amazing how kids are so different. DS1 was not teething this early and never stuck things he wasn't supposed to in his mouth. DS2 is so drooly and already determined to stick everything in his mouth.

[gt7301b]

DS will be 16 weeks tomorrow.
How/where are they sleeping?
Rock n Play in his room.  He was in his bed for a while, but slept so well in the Rock n Play while traveling we just left him there.  He is going to outgrow the Rock n Play soon

What time do they go to bed and then wake up for the day?
He had been sleeping from about 9-5 or 6 and then goes back down till 8, but the post couple of days he has woken up around 2AM or so in addition to his normal wake up.

How's naptime?
Hit or miss, he usually gets two naps in, but they are all over the board in time.

How are they eating?
He eats ALL the time.  Usually 3-4 4 ounce bottles and then nurses a good chunk of the time before bed.

What new things are they doing?
He is working on holding the bottle on his own.

What else is going on?
My husband is home with him till after Thanksgiving, so that is great.

[melodramatic26]

12 weeks old today (technically 3 months next week).

How/where are they sleeping?
In his crib, had been since we brought him home from the hospital. Still swaddled, but every time  he wakes up, he has at least one arm out (usually both arms and a leg too). I think next week we will start weaning from the swaddle.

What time do they go to bed and then wake up for the day?
I went back to work this week- as before, we start bedtime at 7pm. Before this week, it would take an hour or two for him to stay down. This week, he nurses at 7pm and is down by 7:20pm.

He used to wake up between 12-2am for a feeding that dh would do a bottle of formula, but he's been not waking until 3:30am so I nurse for about 15 minutes and he's out again.

I wake him around 6am to nurse before taking to daycare. 


How's naptime?
At home, he would wake for the day around 8-9am, then do a good 2 hour morning nap, a 1-2 hour afternoon nap and an hour or nap in the evening.

At daycare, he's been taking about 4 - 45min-1 hr naps. He falls asleep in the car on the way home and is awake around 5:45pm and then we go to bed at 7pm.

How are they eating?
Sunday, he boycotted any and all bottles (from dh or me). Monday at daycare he fought his first bottle, but then figured out that was his only food source. He's taking about 3-4oz bottles and 1-2oz bottle at daycare. Nurses 3 times at home (morning, 3am, bedtime).

Bad thing is that I'm not able to pump enough to keep up with his daycare bottles. I pump 3 times at work and then again before going to bed a night and can usually only make 8-10oz. I don't mind formula at all and have no desire to breastfeed for forever. I had thought I would go 6 months, but it's really just week by week at this point because pumping isn't working.

What new things are they doing?
Yesterday morning, DH got a real laugh from him! It was the best thing ever. I cried.
He's also not fighting bedtime, which is new for us too

What else is going on?
trying to lose weight and keep up my supply is such a struggle. I have 15 more pounds to go to get to where I feel comfortable (and hopefully all my jeans fit again). I go between not caring that I'm not losing despite being on WW -- and wanting to quit bf so I can focus on me. I'm being really strict with staying on target with my points this week to see if I can do both, but I hate that it seems to be lose weight or make milk, it can't be both.