My 5 month old is going to sleep between 7:30 and 8:30 every night, and wakes at 11:30pm (I breastfeed), 1:30am (I let him cry himself back to sleep for about 20mins), 2:30/3 (I breastfeed him) and 6:30/7:30 (I breastfeed him and he either wakes for the day or goes back to sleep). Basically he eats at night every 3-4 hours. I am happy to breastfeed 2x a night and don't want to change this, I just want him to be waking 2x a night versus 4. I don't necessarily feel "exhausted" but more down and depressed because I haven't gotten enough sleep. I am starting him on solids (though this hasn't been proven to improve sleep), he eats before bed every night and consistently throughout the day and he's in the 90th percentile for growth. Any ideas so I can feel "myself" again and not so emotional?? I know he's still young but I want to make sure I'm the best mom for him during the day!!!
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Why are you letting him cry for 20 minutes in order to delay feeding him for an hour? If you feed him when he first wakes up, you might find that he goes without that second waking. I didn't do crying it out at all with my kids, it's just not in my philosophy, but even if it's in yours, that hardly seems worth it. What would happen if you fed him at 1:30? If you are feeling down and tired, and you are at home with him during the day, allow yourself the opportunity of a nap, you might feel refreshed.
Goodluck!
Dear W., Breastfed babies are pretty much on demand. You should see improvement soon. I know there are many different feelings about this, but I took my baby into bed with me and we both fell asleep. I had five and we all survived. I'm sure lack of sleep is top on the list for mom's and dads with new babies. Is baby eating enough at a feeding? Hang in there. Grandma Mary
Have you tried a pacifier? I was having a similar situation with my just turning four month old and we started giving her a pacifier about 2 weeks ago and that has made a big difference. When they are this young they need to suck and that is often what a lot of the night time feedings are for. Good luck!
I know the transition to no feedings at night can be quite difficult, especially since in some ways it is nice quiet time with the baby. And how could something so small go so long without eating?!?!?
All three of my kids stopped eating in the night by 4 months old - they were all similarly in the high percentiles which is why my dr. said that they didn't do the middle of the night feeding anymore. I started by doing last feeding at 11:00 and letting them go through the night (I did CIO, but there are other methods for sleep training as well if you aren't comfortable with that). Then every few days I moved the feeding back 15 minutes. I did control it and wake them up so that I could preserve the long sleep through the night. Eventually they ended up going to sleep between 6:30 and 7:00 and waking up between 6:00 and 7:00 for the day.
I hope that helps. I wish you luck!
