Night feeds at 18weeks
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Topic: Night feeds at 18weeks
Posted By: SophiasMummy
Subject: Night feeds at 18weeks
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 8:49am
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Our wee boy is 18 weeks old now and our nights are a little all over the show. He has always been a really good settled baby, put him to bed and self settles, has good days sleeps generally. We have always put him to bed awake, never feed or rocked etc to sleep, we have been very lucky he is so settled. But he is very hungry! At 8 weeks he started getting a botttle of formula before bed. Anyway we have got to 18weeks, he goes to bed between 7.30 and 7.45 in evening, and sleeps till anywhere between 2 and 5.45! About 3weeks ago he slept till 5.45, then he seemed to have a major growth spurt for about a week and I was getting up twice a night. Then this week he did till 5.45 again but has not repeated it. So I just wanted to know how long it took till everyones babies slept thru, should I be starting to try other settling methods or is it normal to still be waking for feeds at this age? He is now having 2 bottles of formula, one about 5pm (250ml) and one at 7pm (200-250ml). Tried a dream feed for a week but it just made him wake more, and he is very spilly so usually woke and throws up! Just starting to feel a bit tired and wanted to start getting into a wee bit of a routine so I can start to work out the best time to get out of the house with both of the kids! Sorry for the novel! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 8:52am
| You're lucky to be getting that long!! At almost 8 months my DS still wakes anywhere from 2-5 times a night. |
Posted By: Kellyfer
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 8:59am
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Have you tried waking him to give him that last feed a bit later? My boy is fully FF and sleeps thru the night, but he gets his last feed between 9 & 10. He goes down to sleep at around 7.30/8, and then usually wakes up for that last feed. If he doesn't wake, I get him up for a feed anyway, otherwise he'd wake up at like 4 in the morning hungry. Dream feeds don't work for him (he just sits there and doesn't suck and the milk is dribbling all down his front) so I make sure he's fully awake for the last feed, and then give him a good 20 mins to make sure all the wind is up. His usual wake time is around 7 now... sometimes 6.30 and yesterday he slept in till 8!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: londonbaby
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 9:11am
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My DS started sleeping through the night at 11 weeks (down at 7pm, dreamfeed at 10pm, up at 7am). But this last week he has been going down at 7pm, whinges at 9pm for food, and then again at 3am...maybe its an age thing because they are nearly old enough for solids????? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 9:15am
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Agree with Kellyfer re moving the last feed to later at night.
Also how long does he sleep during the day? My girls have been sleeping through from 10 wks. They go down between 7-8pm and I give them a late feed about 10.30/11pm (sometime a dream feed works but more often than not I wake them up properly, do a nappy change etc). I also limit their day sleeps, no more than 4 hours in total. (I've read that you should keep the late feed going until they are established on solids) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 9:34am
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My DS is almost 1 and still wakes 2-3 times a night. Some babies are just wakeful babies. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: 1st_Time_Preggies
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 11:30am
| Haha I agree pillow fight! I remember when my DS went through till after 4am. Now he wakes anywhere for once to three times a night and he is 10 months!!! |
Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 11:54am
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Didn't sleep thru till 9months...babies go thru changes at 4-5 months that makes then suddenly start waking, when often they have been good sleepers. Most ones I know I have done this.
This is a good summary of it: http://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/Sleep+Information/Babies+4+to+12+months/Introduction+4-12+months.html |
Posted By: Stogglebox
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 12:52pm
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Well frustrating as it may be, you might be getting up for a lot longer. My girl starting sleeping through, but then stopped at around 5 months. Dream fed her on and off past 1 year, and even after I stopped feeding her at night my husband would sometimes have to get up and give her a bottle of milk in the middle of the night if she was hungry. I can't really remember but it has only been in the last month or two that she has been really consistently sleeping through from 8pm until 7am (and she is now 22 months). So there you go! We tried various things, as you do, and I am sure you will too, but I reckon sometimes it is the luck of the draw. when you think about it, having such a little tummy, can you really expect them to NOT get a little hungry in the night? My 2 cents.... ------------- Mother of Natsumi Sarah born on 23 January 2009 |
Posted By: Booski
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 3:09pm
DD1 slept through from about 7-8 weeks, DD2 is currently 17 weeks and not sleeping through yet. Some bubbas can manage to get through the night at this age - some can't. He sounds like he's drinking heaps when he does wake so it isn't a habit thing or being unable to settle, he's just hungry
You're not alone  , and you're not causing it either, tis just bubs asserting his individuality!------------- 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 3:57pm
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I would consider yourself lucky with what you get - imo it's luck of the draw so to speak, DD wakes anywhere from twice to five times a night. For a feed (and is hungry/thirsty).
Some babies do sleep through, but then with development stages etc that can screw it up. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 6:35pm
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Like adults all babies are different, some sleep well others, like my eldest do not!
Jake didnt sleep through (7.30pm - 6am) until he was 15.5 months though he stopped feeding during the night around 12 months I think. -------------   
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Posted By: NZ-rules
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 6:37pm
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Getting up once a night at 4 months is totally normal. DS slept through from 3-5 months but went through 3 weeks of waking once for a feed around 5 months. There is lots going on in terms of development and growth at that age, and bubs will start sleeping through again when they are ready. I'd suggest being patient and riding it out. (as frustrating as it is). ------------- 
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Posted By: maya22
Date Posted: 03 December 2010 at 7:29pm
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Where do you get the idea from that your baby should not be wanting a feed in the night at that age? Far more normal to have a feed or two in the night than not. ------------- DS1 July 2007 DS2 Nov 2010 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: SophiasMummy
Date Posted: 04 December 2010 at 1:07pm
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Thanks everyone for your replys, glad to here that there really is no 'normal'! Just wanted to see where we were at really as DD slept through from 8 weeks but she had reflux and did not sleep much during the day but slept thru at night out of exhaustion. So not really a good example. Will just keep feeding him on demand at night, it is no trouble really as I can be back in bed within 30min and he goes straight back to sleep, it is actully more tiring to try and resettle with out feeding! Sounds silly but I would rather get up in the middle of the night for a quick feed than have to wait up till around 10 at night to do a feed, I like that once he is in bed at 7.30 I have the evening to myself! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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