HV said not to feed baby at night even if she is hungry? - Page 2

mummy2lola · Mar 30th, 2012, 10:12 AM

About 6wks ago Lola woke in the night and wouldn't go back to sleep until she had a milk feed,she instantly want back to sleep so I know she was hungry and wanted/needed her milk.i wouldn't ever with hold milk hun,they r still growing ALOT and their body is waking them telling them they need to eat.ur hv sounds very mean tbh xx

purapura · Mar 30th, 2012, 10:12 AM

I wake up sometimes hungry at night, and I would not be able to go back to sleep if I don't snack on something. Why would a hungry baby go back to sleep?
I usually try dummy first, and if that workes, great, if not, feed.
My lo now can self settle at night so if he wakes up it's usually because he is hungry or cold or hot or his nose is blokes or he has belly each. I don't think CIO will help in your case.

Natsku · Mar 30th, 2012, 12:36 PM

Go with your instincts. I didn't night wean Maria til 13 months when she was ready and didn't really want the feeds anymore (although now she sometimes wants one again but I just feed her, certainly better for me than having her whinge for a few hours in the middle of the night)

FlowerFairy · Mar 30th, 2012, 12:39 PM

I fed Noah in the night until he was 22 months and then he just stopped waking. I wouldnt refuse him milk cos he needed it.. Drank a full bottle in the night and normal throughout the day x

mamawannabee · Mar 30th, 2012, 13:09 PM

Trust your mommy instinct, if you feed her and she is soothed, she probably really needs to eat. Especially if she has been reaching new milestones, she could need to eat more. You could try giving her a bottle of warm water, and if it helps her, she might just want the comfort, and will eventually stop waking as she knows she'll only get the bottle. I haven't done that, but have a few friends who have and it got their LO's to sleep through.

stepmum · Mar 30th, 2012, 13:30 PM

I agree with what everyone else has said, go with your instincts.

My LO pretty much sleeps through and has for ages now but he has on occasion woken up and it's been apparent he's been hungry so I've fed him

we all get hungry in the night sometimes.

If you think your LO is hungry then don't feel pressured to drop the milk feed.

Frooty · Mar 30th, 2012, 13:39 PM

They say its a habit waking in the night to feed but if they want feeding then they want feeding how are u supposed to deny a baby their milk.

kaths101 · Mar 30th, 2012, 13:40 PM

I still feed my Lo in the night - sometimes twice!!

The last 2 nights he has woken at 5am in an absolute screaming fit and ive gone and made a bottle and he downed the whole 6oz so he obviously was hungry and went back to sleep. Hes unwell and teething at the mo so I dont mind if he comforts eats as long as it stops the squeals in the middle of the night!!!

I would do what you feel comfortable with - me personally i will be feeding in the night as long as he wants it up until about 18 months. xx

SazzleR · Mar 30th, 2012, 13:57 PM

I always fed Rex when he woke up in the middle of the night. After 6 months he was FF & he was on 3 'meals' by then plus 7oz morning, mod afternoon, before bed & dream feed. But most nights he still woke & the only thing would settle him was a bottle. So milk he had! I gradually cut his night feed down to 4oz as he started to fuss with his morning bottle so figured he didn't 'need' his night feed anymore, he just 'wanted' if. We stuck at 4oz for ages as he'd then drink a full 7oz on waking. Over time, he'd STTN some nights, want it on other nights. I'd say it was only around 9 months that he consistently stopped waking for a feed. But even now when he's been ill or teething & is off his food, he still wakes & won't resettle without milk. It's only in the past month I've dared to not make a bottle up for the night. But I still sterilise a bottle & have a carton in just in case!

Librastar2828 · Mar 30th, 2012, 15:27 PM

Mine started doing this after three months of sleeping through. So at six months I started giving him night feeds and he falls right back to sleep.

However if recently been trying the water and he'll have almost 5oz sometimes but even this settles him.

I half agree with the hv. Babies get used to the night feed and could rely on it through habit. Try water then milk it could just be a comfort thing. On the other hand if they need it they will wake again a few moments after water as still not full. It's trial and error but remember the more you eat the more your metabolism works. My lo sometimes will have a nightdress then wake again for another a few hours later and have two in one night which is abnormal for him. If they are putting on weight and not too much nor too little go with what fits for both of you

Mar 30th, 2012, 10:12 AM	#11
mummy2lola Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: brighton Posts: 6,549	About 6wks ago Lola woke in the night and wouldn't go back to sleep until she had a milk feed,she instantly want back to sleep so I know she was hungry and wanted/needed her milk.i wouldn't ever with hold milk hun,they r still growing ALOT and their body is waking them telling them they need to eat.ur hv sounds very mean tbh xx

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Mar 30th, 2012, 10:12 AM	#12
purapura Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: West London Posts: 2,681	I wake up sometimes hungry at night, and I would not be able to go back to sleep if I don't snack on something. Why would a hungry baby go back to sleep? I usually try dummy first, and if that workes, great, if not, feed. My lo now can self settle at night so if he wakes up it's usually because he is hungry or cold or hot or his nose is blokes or he has belly each. I don't think CIO will help in your case.

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Mar 30th, 2012, 12:36 PM	#13
Natsku Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 13,311	Go with your instincts. I didn't night wean Maria til 13 months when she was ready and didn't really want the feeds anymore (although now she sometimes wants one again but I just feed her, certainly better for me than having her whinge for a few hours in the middle of the night)

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FlowerFairy Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 12,108	I fed Noah in the night until he was 22 months and then he just stopped waking. I wouldnt refuse him milk cos he needed it.. Drank a full bottle in the night and normal throughout the day x
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Mar 30th, 2012, 13:09 PM	#15
mamawannabee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 1,652	Trust your mommy instinct, if you feed her and she is soothed, she probably really needs to eat. Especially if she has been reaching new milestones, she could need to eat more. You could try giving her a bottle of warm water, and if it helps her, she might just want the comfort, and will eventually stop waking as she knows she'll only get the bottle. I haven't done that, but have a few friends who have and it got their LO's to sleep through.

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Mar 30th, 2012, 13:30 PM	#16
stepmum Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,321	I agree with what everyone else has said, go with your instincts. My LO pretty much sleeps through and has for ages now but he has on occasion woken up and it's been apparent he's been hungry so I've fed him we all get hungry in the night sometimes. If you think your LO is hungry then don't feel pressured to drop the milk feed.

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Frooty Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 2,567	They say its a habit waking in the night to feed but if they want feeding then they want feeding how are u supposed to deny a baby their milk.

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Mar 30th, 2012, 13:40 PM	#18
kaths101 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2,539	I still feed my Lo in the night - sometimes twice!! The last 2 nights he has woken at 5am in an absolute screaming fit and ive gone and made a bottle and he downed the whole 6oz so he obviously was hungry and went back to sleep. Hes unwell and teething at the mo so I dont mind if he comforts eats as long as it stops the squeals in the middle of the night!!! I would do what you feel comfortable with - me personally i will be feeding in the night as long as he wants it up until about 18 months. xx

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Mar 30th, 2012, 13:57 PM	#19
SazzleR Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rotherham Posts: 1,252	I always fed Rex when he woke up in the middle of the night. After 6 months he was FF & he was on 3 'meals' by then plus 7oz morning, mod afternoon, before bed & dream feed. But most nights he still woke & the only thing would settle him was a bottle. So milk he had! I gradually cut his night feed down to 4oz as he started to fuss with his morning bottle so figured he didn't 'need' his night feed anymore, he just 'wanted' if. We stuck at 4oz for ages as he'd then drink a full 7oz on waking. Over time, he'd STTN some nights, want it on other nights. I'd say it was only around 9 months that he consistently stopped waking for a feed. But even now when he's been ill or teething & is off his food, he still wakes & won't resettle without milk. It's only in the past month I've dared to not make a bottle up for the night. But I still sterilise a bottle & have a carton in just in case!

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Mar 30th, 2012, 15:27 PM	#20
Librastar2828 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 365	Mine started doing this after three months of sleeping through. So at six months I started giving him night feeds and he falls right back to sleep. However if recently been trying the water and he'll have almost 5oz sometimes but even this settles him. I half agree with the hv. Babies get used to the night feed and could rely on it through habit. Try water then milk it could just be a comfort thing. On the other hand if they need it they will wake again a few moments after water as still not full. It's trial and error but remember the more you eat the more your metabolism works. My lo sometimes will have a nightdress then wake again for another a few hours later and have two in one night which is abnormal for him. If they are putting on weight and not too much nor too little go with what fits for both of you

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