Lactation Question

I agree that Sat dinner was too long before Sunday night. Teething could definitely be a possibility. Or something else temporary. Good luck - hope he doesn't keep it up.

I'm not a lactation expert, just a mommy! But my guess would be a growth spurt. My daughter is always either ahead of the mark or behind on those. They say 3 months, 6 months and 9 months are typical but my daughter hit one just after 5 months (and about a week after her two bottom teeth broke the surface). It could be a growth spurt or teething and may not have anything to do with something you ate. Good luck!!

I have a 5 1/2 month old little boy and he is currently doing the exact same thing!!! We did discover a tooth had broken through so I'm sure that hurts. We added a wave machine to his room for some white noise and started eating some solids about and hour before he goes down, then a bottle. We also gave him some tylenol last night to help with what I think is pain. However, he was still up again around 3am. What he really wanted was to sleep while sitting up! I put him in his bouncy chair, straped him in, and slept next to him on the couch, and he slept, well, like a baby!

Something about the pressure when they are horizontal makes it hard to sleep during teething, ear infections, and sinus pain.

My ped. also told me not to worry about diet... but if I had to guess, based on my experience, it takes about 12-24 hours to see the effects of gaseous foods on my little one.

I have read about 5-6 hours "process time". Chocolate also seems to do a number on my 5 month old. Maybe just a growth spurt, my little guy is 5 months ols and recently he seems ravenous! Good Luck !

While it would be possible for your food from Saturday to affect your milk on Sunday since different things metabolize at different rates into your milk, I would think that his restlessness in the night is more likely due to a developmental stage that he is going through. He may be right on the cusp of developing or perfecting a new skill (like rolling over) or he may be going through a big growth spurt. Both of which could mean that he wakes more in the night and wants to eat more. Babies go through many periods like this and usually they last up to a week or so. Good luck!

My guess would be teething or a growth spurt. It should pass soon :).

Right around 5 mos, mine started getting up too. My pediatrician told me not to exclude things from my diet. That he would eventually get used to them ( and maybe like those same spicy foods when he started eating solids ) I loved that advice as I heard to stop eating dairy, chocolate, onions.....you name it! I eventually figured out that he was getting up probably due to teething. Even though he didn't get his first tooth until 8mos, they move int he gums and hurt for a long time before they actually get here. The waking up would happen for about a week every couple of months. He is almost a year now, and occassionaly he will get up for a couple days, and then go back to his schedule. My sister's 10mos old has NEVER slept through the night, nursing or bottlefeeding. He gets up 2-3 times EVERY night. Don't sweat one time. Could be worse :)

I read that it takes about 6 hours for what you eat/drink to hit your breast milk.
Was he awake and just being fussy? Or was he awake to eat more? He could be going through a growth spurt.