4 Month Old and Middle of Night Feeds Every 3-4 Hours.

I know its really hard to not get a good night's sleep but he sounds perfectly normal! At least he nurses for 10 minutes and goes back to sleep. Sounds like you are getting up only once or maybe twice a night. He probably is hungry but he still could need the comfort and security of nursing. Don't worry about it, he will start sleeping through the night very soon (my son did at 4 1/2 months and he was exclusively breastfed) and until then, just keep doing what you are doing. You are doing great!

Just feed your little one and don't worry so much. Just think, do you as a grown up wake in the middle of the night hungry ever?? And we're telling a little baby that is growning rapidly that they can't eat when they're hungry. Just because it's the middle of the night. There is plenty of time to teach a child that they can't eat in the middle of the night, like when they're over a year. Right now they need nurishment and love. If it helps, I still wake with my one yr old at least 3x a night to breastfeed her. :)

You have to remember that his stomach is only the size of his fist, so yes he is hungry. You should not give babies this little water as it dilutes their electolytes, and even once they start getting water it's very limited at this age. The average age for sleeping through the night is 6 mos. That's the average. Some babies go before that and some go after. But this will help. When he wakes at night bring him into bed with you. Lay on your side facing him and lay him on his side facing you, so your tummy to tummy. Then you can hook him up and go back to sleep. He will nurse until he is full and let go when he's done. This will only last for a short time, so don't worry about the whole co-sleeping thing. This is really a life saving technique. I used it with both my kids. It works. He will eventually out grow the night feedings, but until then this works.

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He sounds normal to me. Who's making you feel like something's wrong, because he still feeds at night. My son fed 2-3 times nightly until he's 5 1/2 months old. No biggie.

I know you need your sleep -- but, trust me, switching him to H20 likely won't satisfy him, and formula feeding will not make a difference (and formula's worse for baby, anyway). Best to stick to what you are doing and wait it out.

Wow I dont know who told you not to feed in the middle of the night, but this is perfectly normal for a 4 month old! At least the feedings are only 10 minutes--my baby used to eat for an hour. Some babies start sleeping through the night early and some take longer. Four months would be a nice time for your baby to start, but it's totally normal if they don't yet! If he is hungry, please feed him! Hopefully you will notice that over time the gap in between night feedings widen and then dissapear. Be patient! I know it is EXHAUSTING!!

And dont give water instead of breast milk--it's meant to be a supplement (and 4 months is early). You said it yourself--it's working out for you guys. So keep doing what you're doing. DOnt let others confuse you!