Nighttime Feedings
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5-Month-old Night Feedings...
Asked by R.S. from Chicago
on December 24, 2009
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Hi there,
Anyone else have a 5-month-old who is exclusively breastfed and still waking up 3 or 4 times throughout the night? We're visiting family overseas now so i...
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- Please read the book "On Becoming Babywise". It changed our lives! It tells you how to put your baby on a feeding schedule during the day, so your baby will sleep at...
- Hi R.. When you get back home, try to read Weisbluth. Our breastfed son was exactly like your daughter. Good luck!
- My pediatrician said if they get enough calories during they day then they won't need as much at night. My third is now five months. Each of my kids started waking mor...
Frequent Night Time Breast Feedings
Asked by J.B. from Dallas
on November 13, 2010
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Thanks in advance moms for your help. My daugter is about to be 3 months, and started going thru a growth spurt last week. She was cluster feeding during the day. Tha...
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- Would you consider bringing her into bed with you until the growth spurt is over. When my son has growth spurts I just bring him in bed and sleep while he eats. I do t...
- she is just snacking! there is no reason she needs to be eating that much at night. Once she is 10lbs she can sleep 6 to 8 hours at night without eating. Should be get...
- I have a 10 month old he is 100% breast feed dont sleep through the night at all. Just latch her on at night time let her suck and go to sleep. Unlike bottle they hav...
Weening 5 Mo Old from Night Feedings
Asked by R.L. from St. Louis
on June 8, 2008
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my son is 5mo old, 3 times his birth weight, and 100% breastfed. He will eat from a bottle but will not take a pacy (he gags on everyone i've tried). he is still wak...
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- My son did the same thing, and when I finally got tired of it I did the cry it out thing with him. The first night was terrible, took a couple hours and of course I w...
- He is still so young. Breastfed babies get hungry quicker than bottle fed babies. A big, healthy breastfed baby can get enough to satisfy them in just a few minutes. ...
- I'd say just let him cry if he's doing it for soothing rather than needing to eat. Most will disagree but I assure you he'll be just fine. :) He's more than capable of...
Schedule for Feedings and Night Time Sleep
Asked by T. from Houston
on August 8, 2006
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I have a 3 1/2 month little girl who is the love of my life. My husband and I have both recently returned to work full-time. I am a human resources director and my h...
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- I just recently went through the same thing. My little girl is 5 months and started at daycare a month ago. She had a similar schedule to your little one before we s...
- I also have a 4 month old and she is on about the same schedule. She goes down for the night about 9:30 and sleeps through the night. She wakes up inbetween 6 and 7. ...
- We have a 4 months old baby. Starting from 12 weeks, we'd put her down around 7:30pm or 8:00pm and fed her one more time before we went to bed which was around 10:30p...
Breastfeeding 3 Mo Old Refuses 2Nd Side During Feedings
Asked by M.T. from Oklahoma City
on May 18, 2010
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My son has recently (the last 2 weeks) started to refuse the second side during his feedings, causing me to feed every 2 hours. He's not showing favoritism to either ...
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- Have you tried only letting him nurse on the first side for a couple minutes then switching? Maybe hes getting more faster now than he was before and getting full fast...
- Our daughter will be breast feeding soon, when she delivery's the twins in July, anxious to see what your answers are...La. Updated Trying to find out all the inform...
- Believe it or not, the VAST majority of boobie-feeding moms only feed one side per nursing. My guess is that your milk supply is perfectly matched to your son at this...
Seeking Advice on Getting 8 Month Old to Take Bottle for Night Feedings
Asked by J.P. from Miami
on October 13, 2009
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I'm weaning my 8-month-old son and need some advice on getting him to take a bottle for night feedings. He's completely bottled-fed during the day but still has two n...
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- Switch it around. Bottle in the day and breast feed at night. You've got to impose YOUR schedule on the child, not radically, but gently enough so you maintain your s...
- Have you tried giving him mashed regular foods yet? My son stopped taking a bottle by his own choice at 9 months. Regular foods are a little more filling and will help...
- Make Dad do it for the first week or so, because baby is going to think, "Mom, why don't you just bring out the breast? I don't want this bottle!" if you are there so...
5 Mo. Old Not Sleeping More than 2-3 Hrs Between Feedings at Night
Asked by S.J. from Boston
on September 7, 2007
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My 5 mo. old is nursing every 2-3 hrs still. I can handle the frequency during the "day shift" in which she sleeps in her swing. Lately I've been extremely fatigued d...
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- I stopped feeding my baby at right around 3 months, I started by giving her a pacifier when she woke and patting her on the back to soothe her but never take her out o...
- It's completely normal for some babies to still be waking up during the night for feedings at 5 months old. Have you considered co-sleeping/family bed? There's lots of...
- S., I understand. My daughter is 4 now. But she was always waking up as an infant. I actually had to switch from nursing to a bottle b/c of it. I could not handle all ...
Detatching from Bottle and Crying During Feedings
Asked by L.D. from Detroit
on December 28, 2009
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My 8 month old daughter has had trouble feeding from the bottle for her entire infancy. I have consulted doctors, tried different bottles, asked other moms, etc. with...
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- Poor thing. And, poor you! That's so heartbreaking to watch your little one go through that. Have you had her stool checked to see if she has enough healthy bacteria...
- Have you considered seeking a second opinion? What your daughter is experiencing sounds like something more than just trying a different bottle. Although, if the flow ...
- I agree with Pat. I am thinking she has some inner / middle ear issues that you should perhaps check into with a specialist.
Waking and Nighttime Feedings
Asked by K.Y. from Chicago
on February 28, 2008
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Hello. I have a 10month old who is still in the habit of waking at least one time during the night. I am still nursing him but feel like I should stop this night time ...
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- K.: there are many advocates on both sides of this ... in the end you must do what feels right for you. children wake at night for many many reasons... th...
- Yes, it's normal to still have 1 night nursing at this age. That said, you can stop it if you want to. Personally, I put my foot down on the night nursings when my s...
- I nursed my son till at night till he was nearly a year and it is not uncommon. About that time I night weaned him...no crying, nothing upsetting and it worked like a...
My Preemie 6 Week Old Sleeps Through Feedings and Diaper Changes,is That Normal?
Asked by B.R. from Lancaster
on July 14, 2010
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My Preemie 6 week old sleeps through feedings and diaper changes, and seems to be too tired to even care if he gets fed..now when he was in the NICU he did have Jaundi...
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- How do you know its diarrhea? If its very thin and mucusy then it may be diarrhea. I was also told that your preemie will not start to be more awake for feeding till h...
- My youngest was taken by C-section a month early and he slept thru diaper changes and didn't really want to eat so I think this is normal for an early baby but the fev...
- You are right to follow up with the pediatrician, but he's been seen by your doctor so I wouldn't worry unless your instincts are telling you something is wrong. I use...
