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I just recently realized that my DD seems to have made absolutely no progress in the areas of sleep and eating since she was born.
She still nurses every 2 hours or so around the clock, which of course means she doesn't sleep any longer than 2 hours in a stretch at night.
I can't get her to eat any substantial solids meals (purees, small chunks, off my plate, etc.) Usually she has just a taste of anything I give her, sometimes as much as two or three spoon fulls.
This has come up because I am in a mother's group consisting of some very mainstream mommies and all of their babies seem to be making some very natural progress in these two areas. Most are sleeping 6-10 hours at night, eating solids regularly, and nursing or taking bottles only 4-5 times a day.
Am I doing something wrong to encourage her to not make any progress? I am very responsive to her and generally nurse her whenever she seems to want to. We co-sleep and she generally nurses to sleep - every time she goes to sleep...
So, should I be concerned? When should I expect to see any progress??
Thank you for your time.
From one tired momma
Amber
She still nurses every 2 hours or so around the clock, which of course means she doesn't sleep any longer than 2 hours in a stretch at night.
I can't get her to eat any substantial solids meals (purees, small chunks, off my plate, etc.) Usually she has just a taste of anything I give her, sometimes as much as two or three spoon fulls.
This has come up because I am in a mother's group consisting of some very mainstream mommies and all of their babies seem to be making some very natural progress in these two areas. Most are sleeping 6-10 hours at night, eating solids regularly, and nursing or taking bottles only 4-5 times a day.
Am I doing something wrong to encourage her to not make any progress? I am very responsive to her and generally nurse her whenever she seems to want to. We co-sleep and she generally nurses to sleep - every time she goes to sleep...
So, should I be concerned? When should I expect to see any progress??
Thank you for your time.
From one tired momma

Amber