I still get up in
the night during his growth spurts and then have to get myself out of the house in the morning.
Not exact matches
It is often triggered by baby building up your supply for a
growth spurt, or sometimes it is because baby needs extra closeness and nurturing
during the
night.
Regarding
night weaning, avoid making a significant impact on your baby's schedule
during any time of transition (moving or switching jobs), illness or
growth spurts, or major change (like the holidays or family vacation).
Even at an age and health condition when
night feeds would no longer be necessary, your baby may still wake up due to a very real hunger feeling - whether that got established from habit or e.g.
during a
growth spurt.
my baby just turned 4 months yesterday:) she has been pretty much sleeping through the
night since about 2 months, she has her moments where she won't stay asleep, usually
during her
growth spurts and it lasts about a week, then we're back to normal, thank god, LOL.
After the newborn stage, most babies aren't eating at
night because they're hungry — unless, of course, they're reverse cycling, or in the middle of a
growth spurt, or in a wonder week, or too busy learning to crawl to eat
during the day, or getting more exercise and needing more food.
She's going through a
growth spurt and is looking to cluster or bunch - feed; meaning a desire to nurse back to back several times
during certain times of the day /
night.
When children can't sleep through the
night (and there are no health or developmental issues such as a fever or a
growth spurt), the cause is most likely some kind of emotional tension or stress that bubbles up in the child's mind
during sleep.
And well, maybe except
during the sleepless
nights of unli - feeding or
growth spurt.
But for a situation like yours, when your have kids who are reliably trained
during the day and are maybe one
growth spurt away from training at
night?
Keep in mind that many babies experience a
growth spurt around 4 months of age, so that could be the reason your baby is suddenly waking up hungry at
night, or needing to nurse more frequently
during the day.
Infants also tend to be awake at
night more often
during a
growth spurt and this is true even if they have already adjusted to sleeping for 5 or 6 hours at a time.
The same thing happened to me around baby's 3 months (I got the stomach flu AND my baby went through a
growth spurt at the same time) and therefore started waking
during the
night.
Still, we go through tough patches when she wakes
during the
night for one reason or another — because she is teething or sick or going through a
growth spurt.