4 month old STILL waking up at night to eat.

[AllisonH]

My 4 month old is still waking up once (usually at 2am) to eat. I thought by now he'd be sleeping through the night. I try to get him really full when I put him down and gave up on the 'dream feeds." His last feed is usually around 7:30-8:00pm and then I put him down. But without fail, he wakes up at 2pm to eat every night. SIGH...

Anyone else having this issue?

 

[Braven05]

My 10 month old still wakes up in the middle of the night to feed...at least 1-2 times a night....

 

[RunnerGirl]

Mine didn't start consistently sleeping through the night until 5 months or so. Your baby is still so tiny, he is probably still hungry in the middle of the night. I know, it seems like everyone's baby sleeps through the night but yours.

Hang in there, get another cup of coffee, and before you know it he will be sleeping all night.

 

[DLA]

My son did this until around 6 months. Hang in there! I swear sleep deprivation is worse than labor!

 

[Kaede351]

Harrison still wakes up 2-3 times a night for feeds. I don't think it's that unusual to be honest I guess sleepless nights are what we signed up for when we wanted to become mummies

XxX

 

[AllisonH]

Thanks ladies, I get tired of reading posts or talking to women that say, "...my baby has slept 10-12 hours a night since 8 weeks..." UGH!!

For the longest time, he was waking up b/c he hated to be swaddled. I guess it'll always be something, right?

 

[iwanababybump]

My LO didn't start sleeping through until about 9 months

 

[littleANDlost]

if it helps my LO did sleep through the night but has now started waking up for a 3am feed but refuses to eat more during the day

 

[avellana]

4-month olds should be capable of sleeping 6 hours (according to my favorite book on babies). So it sounds like your baby is exactly where he needs to be. I understand your frustration, my LO is 3 months old and a week ago she slept NINE hours two nights in a row... ... I thought all my prayers had been answered.. then she went back to waking up every 2, 3 or 4 hours.. sigh

 

[JadeBaby75]

I think that is very normal. Mine didn't sleep through the nite without feeds until about 6 months. He is still very young and no matter how full he is before bed he might just be waking up just because. I honestly would stop all the tricks to get him to STTN. I did those and nearly drove myself crazy!!!

 

[Eskimobabys]

Lol! My Lo didn't sleep thur the night til we wean at 14mos I think it would be abnormal for a 4mo to be sleeping thur.

 

[snowfia]

I agree ^^
I think it's normal at that age to still wake up. My LO still dos and I'm not worried or anything

 

[Button#]

Ashley used to go until 2am without a feed, it was bliss! For the past few weeks he's gone back to feeding every 3 hours and after his 2-3 am feed he'll wake up every 1-2 hours for his dummy. So I think it's normal for a 4 month old not to be sttn!

 

[charleosgirl]

|I thought we had her sttn but its very random when she does, most nights up just once and that's usually at 3am, its tough I know

 

[Button#]

Oh and I agree sleep deprivation is much worse than labour!

 

[Lady_Bee]

Yep mine wakes up 2 or 3 times still. I don't think it's unusual for a 4 month old to wake up for feeds. I know what you mean though - seems like EVERYONE I talk to at the children's centre has a LO who slept through the night from about 8 weeks!! xx

 

[purapura]

My lo is 10 month old and still wakes up at night lol
Welcome to motherhood

 

[Button#]

Yep mine wakes up 2 or 3 times still. I don't think it's unusual for a 4 month old to wake up for feeds. I know what you mean though - seems like EVERYONE I talk to at the children's centre has a LO who slept through the night from about 8 weeks!! xx

I think it's misleading because some mums count it as sttn if their babies wake for a feed but go back to sleep straight after, I've encountered a couple like that.

 

[Frooty]

My son didn't sleep through the night til he was over 10 months hun so i'd say its completely normal.

 

[lisa1980]

It's normal unfortunately

My LO still wakes many times at night, sometimes for feeds, sometimes just because

At 4 months he was still feeding 2-hourly round the clock