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Word of the week: Routine

22/3/2014

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Little I has been home a month today and we are just about starting to see a vague routine forming through the mist of sleep deprivation, exploded poo and projectile vomit.

It would appear that Little I likes to sleep and feed all day then has her 'awake' time from 6pm - 10pm. During this time she is generally grizzly and wants to be held up high most of the time, like she is surveying her kingdom. According to the Internet early evening is classic colic time for little 'uns so perhaps she has a mild case of that. It means she is awake and grizzly for Little E's bedtime and our dinner which makes logistics tricky but we cope. She then tends to sleep a 4 hour stretch followed by an hour/hour and a half feed then a 2-3hr sleep before the next feed. The feed seems to take forever compared to Little E who popped off at 20mins and fell straight back off to sleep. But it means if I sleep when she sleeps at night I can realistically get 6-7hrs in. Completely survivable and doable on my own now Husband is back at work.

The problem is Little E has been walking up at 5.30am insisting it is morning and ruining my sleep plan! So this week we have been trying the Groclock sleep trainer to push her back to a 6.30am wake up. We've used it all week and it has been a bit of a battle to keep her in bed until the sun rises on the clock. However, two mornings she woke up after the sun and the excitement she exhibited has given me hope that with a little perseverance she will get the hang of it.

It is still early days but we are getting there!

This post is linked to #WotW on twitter with @readingres www.readingresidence.com

10 Comments
You Baby Me Mummy link
21/3/2014 02:25:24 am

Good luck. I have heard really good things about Gro Clocks. If that fails there is always bribery! ;) x

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Merlinda Little (@pixiedusk) link
21/3/2014 03:52:14 am

Routine is what I lost when we (me & baby) went here in the UK without the guidance of my mother. That is what I am doing right now. Putting some routine back =)

Glad you are starting to settle down.

#WotW

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Life With ASD link
21/3/2014 04:24:39 am

Glad you are settling into some sort of routine, everything is a bot easier with a routine #WotW

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Alexandra Mercer link
21/3/2014 04:31:30 am

It's good to be making progress! #WotW

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The Reading Residence link
21/3/2014 05:09:26 am

Glad there's some routine coming in now, and you're getting some sleep. My kids are waking earlier at the moment, too, and my 4yo has the gro-clock, which has been hit and miss to be honest! Hope it's a success for you x Thanks for sharing with #WotW

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Coombemill link
21/3/2014 06:18:51 am

Glad you are getting there, routine is key to surviving and enjoying the early years of parenting. #WotW

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Jo Laybourn link
21/3/2014 07:52:07 am

Awe, a month already! Times flies hey! Good luck with Gro Clock and the routine x #WotW

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Kim Carberry link
21/3/2014 10:16:23 am

Good luck with the routine and the Groclock.....

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VaiChin @RamblingThroughParenthood link
21/3/2014 11:22:00 am

Good luck with the routine. Hope she settles in quickly #wotw

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All about a Mummy
26/3/2014 08:32:52 am

Thank you everyone. The Groclock is working so fingers crossed! Xx

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