baby started waking lots in night for feeds,any ideas??
hi there im back again!!what would i do without u all!grace is now just over 9 weeks old and for the past 2 nights has been wakin every 2 hrs through the night for a feed which is something she has never done before,she usually only wakes once in the night.I thought it could be a growth spurt but shes had growth spurts before n still never waken like this!!any ideas?? xxx
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Also, is she too hot, cold, wet, dirty, winded etc etc... I would leave her to grumble a bit to see what happens. Also, while she feeding if she slows down after only a few minutes of feeding I would tickle her feet to get her gulping a full feed again and/or offer both breasts.
Is she feeding this much during the day??? Try to put her to breast ever 2 hours during too?
fingers crossed for you
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Im sure babies r sent 2 confuse us just as they have lulled us into a false sence of security of thinking we know their cues!!
they have different types of spurts depending on what is growing - if its their body growing they will tend to feed more frequently and be satisfied with that - if its their brain (all the neurological links they have to make) growing they might not be satisfied with just feeding but need soothing/cuddling as well......
I've just read that back and its sounds so far fetched doesnt it!?
See if the dummy works, its another thing to cross of the list if it doesnt/does.
as suggested you can also leave her to cry for a bit to see if she really does need attention, and hubby should understand - i dont think mine got any sleep for 12 weeks even while he was working.
Do you swaddle her at night? Maybe try that? If she has a blanket it could be coming off her and she is getting a bit cold? When we put Ollie into a sleeping bag he slept so much betterbecause he couldnt kick his blanket off...
I know how difficult it is when they wake in the night, Ollie did it for ages (well he slept through from 8 weeks till about 14 weeks - but we didnt because we were worried - sods law - then started night waking again from then till 8 months....) and we ended up doing CC, which was hard.
sending a big hug, and hoping youve had a better nights sleep last night.
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Amelia has always woken at about 2 or 3am for feed but last 2 nights she has woken at 12.30, 3, 5 and wide awake for another feed at 7!!! With a 2 and 4 year old plus 2 teenagers i am the living dead!!!
She will be 5 months on 26th so think gonna try solids today. just baby rice with ebm....wish me luck
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I can barley keep awake today
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