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2/17/2009
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Hi! my 9 month old daughter is a really good baby! she goes to bed around 6h30pm and gets up between 4 and 5am. She then has 2 or 3 - 30 min. naps during the day. It is almost impossible for me to have a nap in the day, so by the end of the day, I'm exhausted! I am still breastfeeding, but now, at night, I give her 6 oz of formula around 9pm. She drinks the whole thing, normally doesn't even wake up. I thought she would sleep longer that way, but no... what can I do?? Is it possible to change her sleeping schedule?
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2/17/2009
11:44 am
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While your baby is getting plenty of sleep, her schedule is making it hard for you to get enough sleep. At nine months, you may be able to begin to adjust her sleep schedule a bit.
Try delaying the time she goes to bed in the evening. You say she goes to bed for the night around 6:30, but you are also feeding her at 9. Can you keep her up a little longer? Maybe try holding off on the 6:30 feeding, or keeping her entertained so she goes to sleep later. You can try pushing back the time just 10 or 15 minutes a day. While keeping her awake between 6:30 and 9 may cut into time you relax or talk with your husband, it also may cause her to sleep later in the morning, giving you an extra hour or two. You can also try letting her cry a bit more, or play in her crib when she awakens from a .... Read More  |
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Debra Gilbert Rosenbergis the author of The New Mom’s Companion: Care for Yourself While You Care for Your Newborn, a guide for first time mothers to help them adjust to the many emotional, relationship, identity, and physical changes that accompany motherhood, published by Sourcebooks, Inc, in April, 2003, and Motherhood Without Guilt: Being the Best Mother You Can Be and Feeling Great About It, a book that helps mothers become more self-accepting and confident about their motherhood, also published by Sourcebooks, Inc, in October, 2004. 
