I nurse him to sleep and
he nurses during his night wakings, too.
Not exact matches
Talk to him about the fact that he will not always need to
nurse to go to sleep or when he
wakes during the
night.
Anways I know BW II says to feed solids the first 3 feedings and end with a liquid feeding but does anyone think it would be a problem to do the last feeding with solids because she already seems to not get enough with just
nursing in the last feeding and thus
wakes up
during the
night, this has been ongoing for two weeks.
Breastfed babies often fall back to sleep more easily
during the
night; not waiting for a bottle often means not fully
waking up and simply
nursing back to sleep.
I have been having a similar issue myself.My son is 16 months old, and is still
nursing.Although he is only
nursing maybe 2x
during the day, and when he
wakes up in the
night, just long enough to be comforted.I think that it is not anyone elses business but you and your child's.
This is often the case in the first few weeks, but babies younger than 12 weeks really should be
woken every two hours
during the day and every four hours at
night to
nurse.
If your baby
wakes up
during the
night and needs attention, it's easier for you to reach him or her for nightly
nursing and other need s if you keep him or her in the same room for a while longer.
Usually a baby with gastroesophageal reflux will show one or many of the following symptoms; frequent burping or hiccupping, frequent spitting up or non-projectile vomiting, frequent
night waking, poor weight gain, difficulty swallowing, sudden or inconsolable crying, arching
during feeding, constant
nursing, or disinterest in
nursing (Barmby, 1998).
During the
night when he would
wake up and not be able to fall back asleep,
nursing was a hard habit to break.
Waking during the
night to
nurse or bottle feed is detrimental to your baby for a number of reasons.
He is teething now so he
wakes and wants to
nurse 2 - 3 times
during the
night.
My son is 7 mths and he was sleeping thru the
night for several months and then about 2 mths ago got a yucky cold and began
waking up at
night and I would «
nurse» him and he would fall fast asleep:) But now he is long over his cold, has food and milk all day long but still
wakes during the
night to
nurse.
We've had so many issues surrounding sleep, what with constant
night wakings, all -
night nursing marathons,
night weaning, napping on me, nightmares, potty training, and missing me
during overnights with dad.
I
nurse him to sleep though, plus once
during the
night when he
wakes up between 2 an 4.
My son is now almost 14 months and I have never yet left him with anyone
during the day (our neighbor has retired and he has his sister to play with) and I couldn't yet leave him in the evening or
night as he still needs to be
nursed to sleep and
wakes up very often.
I'm so happy that you mentioned that when your daughter was eighteen month she still
nursed to fall asleep and
woke up
during the
night to breastfeed.
I
nursed my sons to sleep, then returned to our family bed to co-sleep for the rest of the
night,
during which they would worm their way closer and
wake up whimpering for milk.
We did both day - time and
night - time together (he will
wake up and go once
during the
night so he stays dry upon
waking /
nursing in AM).
Co-sleeping, I can easily check on her
during the
night and if she
wakes, I bring her into the bed with me and doze while she
nurses.
(My baby and I slept on our sides facing each other, and I would flip over and put him on the other side next time he
woke so that he could
nurse from the other breast) When other mothers would discuss how many times they'd gotten up
during the
night, and how tired they were I didn't really relate because my son's requests for nourishment were so quiet.
So I was not prepared for the
nights during those early weeks when BabyC would
wake at 2 AM and I would do everything I knew to do —
nurse her, burp her, change her, hold her, rock her, try
nursing again — and she would only cry.
When I was pregnant with BabyC, I knew that for the first few months of her life, she would
wake often
during the
night, but I envisioned sweet
nights with her — a dim light, a comfortable rocking chair,
nursing her until she faded back to sleep.
Perhaps the early days of
nursing have been painful and frustrating, or we are exhausted because our baby is
waking up every hour
during the
night.
My two month baby sleeps throughout the daytime and at
night she won't sleep it has become very exhausting she
wakes up
during the day cat nap I have to
nurse her
during while she sleep and she stays asleep..
In fact, it is recommended that if one baby
wakes up
during the
night, you should
wake up the sleeping twin and
nurse him too — this will continue to foster the same eating / sleeping schedule.
Most babies
nurse to sleep and
wake 1 - 3 times
during the
night for the first year or so.
I know that many babies
nurse to sleep and
wake 1 - 3 times
during the
night for the first year so should I just wait it out?
She
nurses every two and a half hours or so
during the day and will sleep through the
night without
waking up to be fed.
Some newborns are excessively sleepy at first so
wake your baby to
nurse if 2 hours (
during the day) or 4 hours (at
night) have passed without
nursing.
Sometimes a working mom will find that her baby drinks only enough
during the day to take the edge off his hunger, but then spends the evening
nursing non-stop and
wakes several times throughout the
night to
nurse.
Most babies need to
wake at least once at
night for many months as well as
nurse every couple of hours
during the day.
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.
Some newborns are excessively sleepy —
wake baby to
nurse if 2 hours (
during the day) or 4 hours (at
night) have passed without
nursing.
My daughter is 14 mo and still
nurses during the day but sleeps through the
night - a big change from when we co-slept just because she
woke up every half hour to
nurse!
So, typically what happens is where we will
nurse on one side
during the
night and the other side fills up and so when I
wake up in the morning I pump that side and that's one of her bottles for the day at one plus, I usually get five or six ounces.
So I simply reduced access at
night — he could still
nurse to sleep, and he
nursed cuddled up in the morning, but we didn't
nurse so much if he
woke during the
night.
Don't get me wrong, she has been a very easy baby, but she had been
waking during the
night to
nurse since birth.