waking at night and feeds during the day
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Topic: waking at night and feeds during the day
Posted By: Bexee
Subject: waking at night and feeds during the day
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 1:41pm
| DS is 15 weeks and has started waking, hungry, at 1am. I'm not sure he's feeding so well during the day but definitely gets 250mls before bed and at that 1am wake because he has a bottle. Should I be waking him to feed him more during the day, or will that encourage snack feeding therefore meaning he doesn't take a proper feed. After daytime feeds he generally sleeps quite well. Today he has only had two feeds (and only one really good one) and it's now 1.30! |
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Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 1:45pm
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I really don't know the answer as at this age nightwaking can be because of so many factors. However, some say that at this age they need well spaced feeds so they get really good big feeds each time. In saying that, I find that if Ashley has 5 feeds (approx 3 hourly in the day) she wakes at around 3 or 4am. If she has 6 day feeds, she sleeps until around 5 or 6am. This is a loose rule though as it can be variable. I guess all you can do is experiment. ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 2:32pm
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Night waking is still very normal at 3 months old, some kids keeps waking right up until they are nearly one.
I wouldnt wake him for feeds, he will wake up if he is hungry/thirsty. ------------- |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 25 November 2009 at 3:21pm
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I wouldn't wake him for feeds either at that age. We have the night waking happening here too which I'm none to impressed about (only started up again a week or two ago).
Basic formula to see if he's getting enough each day: 180 (ml) x (weight in kg) = mls for day (divide by number of feeds to see how much he needs each feed). In theory that means that if they get that, they shouldn't be hungry at night. Ava gets her requirement and still wakes which is a complete PITA. She's not hungry (well she'll drink 100ml but then sleeps an extra 2 hours in the morning so doesn't need it) but can't figure out whats waking her (although I have seen a wee white spot on her gum and really hoping she's not an early teether like her brother) |
Posted By: RubyG
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 9:51am
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From memory isn't 3 - 4 hourly about right for that age?
I never let my DS sleep for more than 3 hours at a time during the day, so no longer than 4 hours between feeds - if they dont get enough milk during the day they will wake at night - its still the same now he is 6 months old. I recently tried to reduce feeds back to 4 a day but he started waking at night - even though he is getting solids. Introduced the 5th bottle again and he sleeps 11 hours a night again. Good luck! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 02 December 2009 at 9:55am
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At 15wks, i would be waking 3 hourly and feeding...you may find he is waking because he is hungry.
I wouldnt let him go longer than 4 hours between feeds during the day ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: rocmummy
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 2:27pm
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My daughter is 5.5months old. I always thought that one day she would sleep right through.... not yet. I feed her 3-4hlry (and it varies due to sleep patterns etc). She wakes twice during the night, and always has. She is fed well during the day and when she wakes during the night, she feeds well, so i assume she is hungry? So, i am curious as to why she feeds well during the day and still feeds at night? I want to wean her, but she wont back to sleep and her crying increases.
Sorry, this didnt help much :). Another mystery to the puzzle? |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 3:49pm
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rocmummy - I think your instincts are telling you something, which you have already mentioned here... which is that if baby wakes, and feeds well, then she is/was hungry. Some babies don't sleep through until after their first year, some do so quite early on, it's all normal. You are doing a wonderful job meeting her nutritional needs by feeding when she needs it. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: rocmummy
Date Posted: 03 December 2009 at 8:52pm
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Thanks for that feed back hippymama! Thats reassuring for me, she is defintely growing well!
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 05 December 2009 at 9:11am
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Jake still wakes for 1 feed a night, I was hoping when he went on to 3 solids per day he would drop a feed... LOL he did, but a day one not the night one! -------------   
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