Hi
My son is 6 months old and i have started weaning him. He has cerial at 9am, fruit at 12pm and veg at 6pm. He sleeps 6am - 9am, 10am - 12pm, 3pm - 5pm and then goes to bed at 9.30pm till 5am. I think his day and night is mixed up. He has breast milk before and after every sleep and at 8pm - 8.30pm.

Now he refuses to latch on when i'm downstairs or in our normal feeding chair and will only feed in bed with me at nap and bedtime when he is laying down. He will not sleep in his own cot in daytime only at night. He crys when i leave him in his own room or even when i dry my hair, make a cup of tea, go for a wee or any time when i'm not paying him attention.:cry:

He will not drink from a bottle or a sippy cup.:x

What should i do?

I'm scard of going out because i think he will not feed from me. I also dont know what routin he should be in but i think he sleeps too long for a 6 month old but when i try keeping him up in the day time he just crys. When he is a wake he is alert and happy so not sick. He is teething at the moment too.

Please any help?:\?

Ann

Hi hon, it does sound like he is sleeping a lot during the day for a 6mth old - but don't worry he's not a problem child, just one getting used to weaning and sleep patterns.

I would gradually try and get him into a better routine and cut out the 3pm nap - it's too late. To improve the bf, try feeding him after food and before a nap - but not after it. One morning nap and 1 afternoon nap should be plenty, and will improve his sleeping at night.

From memory at 6 mths my first lo was having lunch around 12 and then a good 2 hr nap straight after. He would then not sleep again till 7pm bedtime. In the morning he would wake about 6-7 and then come into my bed for a bf and sleep till about 8 or 9am.

You need to improve his routine gradually, it won't happen overnight. I read that you can adjust nap times by 15 mins per day and they will soon learn!

As for the crying, well that's totally normal! Some girls are lucky and have babies that are q happy to be left, but my first was a nightmare, v demanding and I barely had time to take a shower without him crying! It does get better though!

Hope this helps a bit, sorry I can't be more help but just remember he's still very little and it will take time.

xx