Dropping the night feed
Hi Girls, just after a bit of advice/your thoughts...
For a few weeks Isabelle has been waking in the night but not crying for a feed and when I have fed her she's literally just fed for a couple of minutes before falling back to sleep. I read that this could be a sign that she's ready to drop the night feed so for the last week when she's woken up I've popped her dummy in which settles her back to sleep. The problem is she then keeps waking every half hour or so until we get up at 6.30/7ish. Do you think she's waking because she's hungry? I'm obviuosly happy to carry on the night feed if she needs it but as she's only feeding for such a short time I'm not sure she does. I just don't know what to do for the best!
Any thoughts appreciated...
Thank you! Becky x
For a few weeks Isabelle has been waking in the night but not crying for a feed and when I have fed her she's literally just fed for a couple of minutes before falling back to sleep. I read that this could be a sign that she's ready to drop the night feed so for the last week when she's woken up I've popped her dummy in which settles her back to sleep. The problem is she then keeps waking every half hour or so until we get up at 6.30/7ish. Do you think she's waking because she's hungry? I'm obviuosly happy to carry on the night feed if she needs it but as she's only feeding for such a short time I'm not sure she does. I just don't know what to do for the best!
Any thoughts appreciated...
Thank you! Becky x
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I was wondering if the waking was just habit and whether after a while she'd 'forget' to wake up - makes me think I should keep going as we are - but I don't want to be depriving her if she wants food - I guess she'd cry if she was hungry though?! It doesn't help that I am breastfeeding so don't know how much she was taking at the night feed - her feeding times have dramatically reduced at all feeds recently so maybe she's just got more efficient in her sucking!!
Saying she wakes every half hour isn't as bad as it sounds because its only every half hour(ish) from when she would normally wake up for a feed at around 3.30/4.30 ish - so its not like she's waking up every half hour throughout the night - and when she does stir she's pretty easy to settle again. PP in answer to your question, she didn't always sleep right through after a feed - but she did sleep in longer stretches after a feed than she does now.
I just wish they could tell you what they want!!!!!!
Thanks girls! x
Well my little angel slept till 6.45am last night! The only thing I did differently was we went to a friends for tea so she wasn't put to bed till 9pm - to be honest (and this will sound awful) I think I'd prefer the couple of hours in the evening with hubby when she goes to bed at 7/7.30pm than put her to bed late so she sleeps through till a more sociable hour! lol. It was a nice treat though and to wake up and it's daylight was a shock! lol.
I agree with you rhr I wish they could say what they would prefer and I wish they understand why WE prefer too!!! lol
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Happywife and Emily 15 weeks