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Really, really need sleep...
I've mentioned this on other threads but didn't want to gatecrash so am starting a separate thread.
My little boy is 17 weeks now and is lovely and calm and happy during the day and roughly does the EASY routine, feeding every 2 to 3 hours ish. At night we put him to bed between 9 and 10pm after a bath etc. and until 2 weeks ago he slept through until 9am after a feed at 3am and feed and nappy at 6am (when DH gets up). Then he had a cold... and now he wakes every 2 hours hungry and feeds for 10mins to 30mins. This means that sometimes I'm barely getting an hours sleep.
The HV suggested feeding him more during the day but I can't force him as he just spits up the excess and I feel that my boobs are just constantly empty. Could it be that I'm just running out of milk? Has anyone else had this happen with their LO? I'm at the stage where I'm considering hungry baby formula for him at night just so I get more sleep.
Thanks for any advice.
C x
My little boy is 17 weeks now and is lovely and calm and happy during the day and roughly does the EASY routine, feeding every 2 to 3 hours ish. At night we put him to bed between 9 and 10pm after a bath etc. and until 2 weeks ago he slept through until 9am after a feed at 3am and feed and nappy at 6am (when DH gets up). Then he had a cold... and now he wakes every 2 hours hungry and feeds for 10mins to 30mins. This means that sometimes I'm barely getting an hours sleep.
The HV suggested feeding him more during the day but I can't force him as he just spits up the excess and I feel that my boobs are just constantly empty. Could it be that I'm just running out of milk? Has anyone else had this happen with their LO? I'm at the stage where I'm considering hungry baby formula for him at night just so I get more sleep.
Thanks for any advice.
C x
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Good luck.
Bryony
1. Do you think he could be ready for solids? Waking during the night after previously having slept thorough is often a sign. You could try a little bit of baby rice to see if he takes it.
2. Is he warm enough? We have discovered that Sophie starts waking half hourly in the early hours of the morning if she's cold, and the nights have been getting pretty cold recently (we had frost this morning).
3. Is he otherwise uncomfortable eg wet / dirty nappy, moved to a strange position etc
4. Is he actually hungry, or would he fall asleep with a dummy / other sleep cue?
You've probably tried all of them, but if not give it a go.
The last thing it will be is that you've run out of milk. When your baby seems to want more it only takes a day or two for your supply to catch up so I wouldn't worry about that.
I think that there might be light at the end of the tunnel. Last night we added an extra feed of hungry baby formula before bed, added an extra blanket, and he went for 4 hours before waking! A quick feed and change of nappy and went for another 2 before my darling hubby convinced him he wasn't hungry and he went for a further 2 hours.
This may not sound great if your LO sleeps through, but trust me - it's a vast improvement over the last couple of weeks!