I have a five month old son who still has mild reflux and has just got his first tooth. He is still being completely breastfed and I will not start solids until he is 6 mths. I was wondering when the best time to introduce a bed time is and how it should be done. He is still having 5 feeds during the day (approx every 3 hours) and usually wakes up for one at night as well as one other wake up where I don`t feed him and don`t know why he is waking and crying.
He has also just started rolling and will roll himself onto his stomach and can`t get off it so will cry (we are still wrapping him and when he is wrapped tightly he does not roll).
Any advice would be much appreciated
Routine can be taught from birth and is always a good thing. Make sure after a feed he is settled awake into his cot so he learns to sleep independently. I would introduce a sleeping bag instead of the wrap at this age. Aim for 7pm as his bedtime. From about 6 months on a baby should be able to sleep 7pm to 7am without and overnight feed. He may well need this one overnight feed for a couple of months more.
Cheers, Maree


