Need your advice ladies-10weeks and wanting baby rice
hi ladies,
Archie is 10wks on monday, and still takin 5oz a feed every 2 hours through the night. i asked my hv about givin him a teaspoon of baby rice at his 8pm bedtime feed and she didnt really give me an answer apart from weaning too early may put him off his milk, im not tryin to wean him, but just satisfy him enuough so we can both get a good amount of sleep. i gave him some thurs night and he absolutely loved it, he was smiling and gurgling and lapping it off the spoon quicker than i could fill it, and he took his 5oz's and didnt bring up a speck of food or milk....guzzle guts!! he went through til 1.30am had another 5oz, then woke at 4.30 for another 5oz.....problem is he grazes on 2/3 oz per feed thrugh the day, then pigs out from 6pm at night on 5oz feeds....
friends have said theyve done the same as me and it never harmed their babies, so i guess im just asking for some advice, or clarification, as i know my hv cant directly say its ok just in case!!
thanks in advance
Archie is 10wks on monday, and still takin 5oz a feed every 2 hours through the night. i asked my hv about givin him a teaspoon of baby rice at his 8pm bedtime feed and she didnt really give me an answer apart from weaning too early may put him off his milk, im not tryin to wean him, but just satisfy him enuough so we can both get a good amount of sleep. i gave him some thurs night and he absolutely loved it, he was smiling and gurgling and lapping it off the spoon quicker than i could fill it, and he took his 5oz's and didnt bring up a speck of food or milk....guzzle guts!! he went through til 1.30am had another 5oz, then woke at 4.30 for another 5oz.....problem is he grazes on 2/3 oz per feed thrugh the day, then pigs out from 6pm at night on 5oz feeds....
friends have said theyve done the same as me and it never harmed their babies, so i guess im just asking for some advice, or clarification, as i know my hv cant directly say its ok just in case!!
thanks in advance
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I know it's tempting to try and find a solution if your lo isn't sleeping great at night but at 10 weeks it's perfectly normal for them to wake two or three times during the night. If a baby is having all of its nutrition during the day then it is less likely to wake at night so it may help if you try to get your lo to take more in the day. Maybe when he wakes at 4.30 try to hold him off for a couple of hours so he'll have a bigger feed at 6.30/7?
I would stop him grazing thriu the day - make him wait 3 hrs and then he will take more at each feed and fill up thru the day instead of trying to at night! You can distract him by going out for a walk or playing or a dummy till it is 3 hrs - I would also up your amount in the bottles to 6/7 oz! I hate to tell you but there is not always a solution to sleep problems and my 14 month old still doesn't regularly sleep thru!
Good luck!
10 weeks is SO too young, regardless of if they're showing in interest and physically capable of eating it, their insides aren't ready. Two feeds a night isn't bad, if his milk is upped during the day that may improve, but you can't expect him to go through the night yet.
I hope i haven't sounded harsh, and i know if you've made up your mind to give it to him nothing anyone on here says will change your mind, but the other ladies have given good advice - try getting him to take more milk at each feed and you should see an improvement hun xx
have you thought about swapping the formula to a thicker one (such as c&g comfort) if he brings it back up?
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i read a post ages ago about someone gradually watering down a formula until it was practically water to convince the lo its not worth waking in the night for (maybe someone else rembers that post too)
I would advise against early weaning, I weaned my lo at 4 months and so regret it!!! Weaning is a PITA! Next time it's so gonna be 6 months. xxxx