Any other FF babies started waking in the night again?

[dizzyjoo]

Hi - I need some advice please!!!

Up until about 2-weeks ago, Toby (16-weeks) had been sleeping through the night for a month, from about 7-8pm to 6-7am (we don't dream feed him and never have). Approx. 2-weeks ago he woke in the night 2-nights in a row and then went back to sleeping through so we put it down to teething and a growth spurt. But for the last week and a bit he has been waking in the night and taking a full feed of 5-6ozs (although the last 2-nights he's dropped and only taken 4ozs). He's waking at 3am but the horrid thing is he is taking ages to re-settle to sleep whereas when he woke before he slept through, he re-settled very well.

He is clearly hungry and we don't mind night feeding but it is very hard doing it again when you have got used to full nights again!!!

Spoke to HV who said it could be another growth spurt and to see how we get along and if he doesn't slip back into sleeping through we should think about introducing some solids. I don't mind weaning early if its important for Toby but would rather wait until 6 months.

My sister suggested trying hungry baby formula for his last 2 feeds (evening ones) so that helps him sleep through and only then if that doesn't work, we should consider weaning him early.

I am comfortable with this idea and so is hubby.

But what do you think? What would you do?

I think T is just getting to an age where he needs more milk but his tummy can't take it during the day so he's hungry in the night. But saying this, he has taken 7-8ozs bottles before and the most he takes now at a feed is 6ozs and we struggle to get that down him.

Re: other signs of weaning, he doesn't tend to watch us eat all of the time but sometimes he does, he does enjoy sitting with us when we eat but only seems to be if there is a big group of people and he puts everything in his mouth but we do think he is teething.

Thanks in advance!

Julie xxx

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

Do you not dream feed because he refuses to take it?

Do you demand feed? If so you might want to start feeding every 4 hours instead to make sure he doesn't miss out any bottles during the day, and will also take more at each feed.

But yes, if the above doesn't apply, and hungry baby milk doesn't make any difference, I would introduce some baby rice. (in addition to milk).

 

[dizzyjoo]

Hi there, thanks for your reply.
You're right, we don't dream feed as he has never been interested. We tried it a few nights and he stayed firmly asleep! My friend said to peservere with it but we gave up.
We demand feed yes! He has about 6 bottles during the day, roughly every 3hrs - its very very rare he will go longer than that. His current night feed is on top of those bottles. We offer him 7ozs at each feed but just can't get him to take more than 5/6ozs. He's using Dr Brown's on teat size 3, so I am sure the teat is fast enough for him.
Thanks once again for your advice! xxx

 

[Happy]

Phoebe is the same. She went from sleeping through to waking for a feed again from 16 weeks, she will only take at the most 6oz from each bottle during the day, feeds every 3 hours and she is on hungry milk and being weaned.

We dont fream feed as it doesn't work for her, she will still wake up around 3am for a feed starving hungry, most nights she will settle straight away but the night before last she wouldn't and I was constantly up and down trying to settle her.

 

[ruth222]

Have a similar problem with my little one, he started sleeping through few weeks ago, bed at around 7pm and waking around 6:30-7am, he's 15 weeks now and has started waking up again between 4-5am he is on 6oz every 3-4 hours, and he has no more than that sometimes doesnt have it all so can't be hungry baby, so not sure what it is. Tried just putting his dummy in when he wakes up but hes defo hungry so it doesnt work!

 

[alj]

hi i would defintely suggest moving to a stronger baby milk as he obviously can't take anymore milk but just needs the strength increased. Also a little baby rice would really not do him any harm if the stronger milk doesn't work. I suggest giving it to him at his lunchtime feed, as he will not be as hungry as first thing in the morning and he will have time to let it settle in his tummy before night time comes. I'm afraid i don't agree with waiting until 6 months to spoonfeed if baby is hungry. I didn't with either of my kids as they were starving and couldn't get any stronger milk than what they were on. My doc and health visitor both supported my decision and i was even told that a lot of health visitors are now going back to old rule of 4 months for solids.

 

[FierceAngel]

yup know exactly what you mean about it being hard wen yr used to them sleeping thru!!!

i tried luisa on hungry baby milk it made her sick#

waited till 17 weeks and started on baby rice she took to it straight away and by 20 weeks was on 3 meals a day...

she started sleeping thru again after 2 days but has started waking once in the night again which we have settled with a dream feed at midnight

luisa was showing other signs of needing weaning though...

i would say give it a go slowly just be sure the food doesnt replace the milk feeds they should stil have at least 24 ozs of milk a day


xxx

 

[Happy]

I'm starting to get worried about Phoebe as she never drink anywhere near 24oz she is just not interested in milk, she has about 18oz a day and never cries for a feed.