Night Waking & Crying
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Night Feeding
Asked by J.D. from Buffalo
on May 31, 2011
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My 5 1/2 month old is still waking up in the middle of the night to feed. We put him to bed by 8:30 and he always wakes up around 2:00am. He is hungry and drinks an ...
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- If he drinks the whole bottle then he is hungry and needs to eat. You may be able to work around the schedule a bit. Wake him at 11pm or last thing before you go to ...
- That sounds good to me. My son didn't start sleeping 10-12 hours straight until just after a year old. He was probably 9 months when he gave up his night time feedin...
- The first full YEAR - you should never deprive your infant of feeding when they are telling you they are hungry. This is the most growth and development they will be ...
Feeding Through the Night
Asked by C.M. from Seattle
on May 9, 2009
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Hello ladies, I need a bit of a refresher on this... My 6mo granddaughter is sleeping "through" the night, 6-7 hrs, then wants to breastfeed and will generally sleep a...
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- My son had a similar sleep pattern at the is age and I spoke with our pedi about it at his 6 mo. appointment and our pedi said some babies can go longer than 7 hours a...
- I would say that your granddaughter is sleeping EXTREMELY well for her age, better than my 2 year old! She is probably hungry after 7 hours since she then sleeps well...
- Dear C., I'm a mother of twin girls that are 10 months old and they slept about 7 hours at 6 months old. Only at this time I had stopped feeding them in the middl...
Am I over Feeding??
Asked by H.C. from Birmingham
on January 13, 2007
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My 6 wks old daughter is eating about 4oz. every 3 hours, but sometime after a feeding she looks like she is still hungry, I would try give her another 1oz., then she ...
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- http://health.yahoo.com/topic/parenting/feeding/article/healthwise/tp16804 This is a link w/ a chart on how much to feed at what age. Remember its only a guideline a...
- Maybe she isn't still hungry after the 4 oz and thats why she spits it up.. Maybe she needs to burp (again).. Or does she usually fall asleep on the last ounce?? It mi...
- I know my daughter did the same thing. At 6 weeks old she was taking 4 ounces every 3 hours. I would make sure before you give her that other ounce that she doesn't ne...
How to Eliminate Middle of the Night Feeding?
Asked by J.E. from Dallas
on March 27, 2008
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How do you eliminate the middle of the night feeding? My baby is 2.5 months old and gets up once around 2AM to eat. How do I begin to wean her off of this and get her ...
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- Hi J., I think at 2.5 months your little one may still need that feeding, especially if she is then sleeping the rest of the way until morning. My pedi recommended we...
- I'm sorry but it is not realistic to expect a 2 1/2 month old to a) not eat in the middle of the night (especially during a growth spurt or to b) "sleep through the ni...
- Maybe she still needs that extra meal....my 10 month old is still waking during the night as well. Sorry not much help :(
Discomfort Night Feeding
Asked by K.L. from Tampa
on June 9, 2008
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My son is three weeks old and I've been noticing for the past week that he becomes agitated after his night feeding. When I put him down to sleep afterwards he become...
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- Hi K., This is not really a solution, more of a ME TOO! With my first child she never had this but this (4 weeks old today) one seems to be extra gassy (bottom half...
- Congrats K.!! I used Mylicon after every feeding with my first daughter. I never heard of it causing constipation nor did it cause it with her. But what it sounds like...
- are you nursing or bottle feeding? if nursing, i don't think the mylicon causes too much constipation. I would try right after the feeding, try to get a birp, then g...
How Do I Wean a Night Feeding?
Asked by E.N. from San Diego
on November 4, 2008
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Hello! I have a 9 mo old baby girl. She has always been an excellent sleeper, and slept throught the night for 5-6 hours before a feeding. The past 2-3 weeks she is ...
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- she may indeed need to feed. infants go through quiet a few growth spurts. Try discussing this with your childs ped.
- Megan and Susan said everything in my heart... Just wanted to share that at 9 mos. my son did the same thing, and it only lasted for a few weeks until the growth sp...
- Megan B. is right. Ditto. Keep in mind, and this is important... that babies go through "growth spurts" AND at these periods, they need an increase in intake, they ...
Wake for Night Feeding?
Asked by C.K. from Minneapolis
on March 30, 2009
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I'm wondering whether or not I should be waking our 8 week old daughter to feed her during the night. Here's a little background....she was born at 37 weeks and weigh...
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- Let sleeping babies sleep!!! She is obviously growing so I'd not wake her anymore.
- My 2nd child was born at 33 weeks and was 5lbs 10oz, dropped to just over 5lbs before she left the NICU. For about the first month or so, I made sure to keep her on a...
- I would not wake to feed. I believe in "never wake a sleeping baby" (as much as possible.) That's from my favorite sleep book, _Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child_.
How and When to Wean Baby from Night Feeding?
Asked by S.T. from Portland
on September 22, 2010
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My son is seven and half months old and still exclusively breast fed. This is actually not by my choice. Don't get me wrong I believe in breat feeding but my son won...
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- Go with your motherly instincts here. Your son is only 7.5 months old. Not only is he going through numerous growth spurts at this stage in his life (and will be fo...
- I stopped night feeding at about 3 to 4 months. He has been sleeping through the night since he was about 3 1/2 months old. Although he only self sooths maybe a couple...
- The only time my boys did that was when they were teething, I guess nursing helped their gums feel better. With their last feeding of the night I would give them tee...
Eliminate a Night Feeding
Asked by L.L. from Rochester
on January 21, 2011
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My daughter (almost 9 months old) wakes up three times a night, very regularly...about every 3-4 hours from when she goes to sleep. So let's say she goes to bed at 8,...
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- My initial thought was to tell you to let her cry it out but then I read your last line. Hmmm. With my son he started sleeping 8 hours a night around 2 months and th...
- im glad you are so in tune with your child's needs! chances are you can reduce the amount of time she needs to be up by keeping lights low, not talking to her while...
- I still nurse my 2 year old during the night. I prop myself up in the bed so that I am reclining, he nurses for a few minutes and then back to sleep he goes, as do I...
Spoon Feeding
Asked by E.F. from Austin
on June 10, 2009
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We are trying to introduce spoon feeding with ceral for my 5 month old girl. It worked well the first time and now she isnt getting the hang of spoon feeding. She acts...
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- She may be going through a growth spurt and could truley be hungry at night. I know there are several peds that oppose putting cereal in a bottle b/c it tends to make ...
- Hi E., You might check the consistancy of the cereal- make it loose at first then gradually thicken it up- start with Rice cereal as it is the easiest to digest and t...
- Regarding spoon feeding: Try putting the cereal on your fingertip and feeding her that way at first. When they first start eating solids, they don't take more than 1...
