My ds2 is now 8 weeks old. I am following the routines roughly, though less rigid than we did with ds1. The problem I am having is that ds2 shows no signs of going longer at night. Ds1 was sleeping through from 10pm feed at 9 weeks! Now I am not expecting this from ds1 as he is a smaller baby and seems to need to feed more often, but I would like to see some sign of him waking just once a night. Currently, he wakes genereally before or around 2am. Then again anytime from 5-6am(I give just one breast). Then we do top up feed at 7:30.
He is feeding at 10am (split feed with second breast at 11) and then 2pm and then 5pm (split feed before and after bath). I am often giving both breasts at the second half of the split feeds to ensure he is getting enough. I really am confident that he is feeding plenty in the day so really can't understand why he is not going longer at night. Dh occasionally gives a bottle of expressed milk in the night for me (first waking) and it does not make much of a difference so I am confident I have enough milk. Any suggestions?
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IlanaK · 06/08/2004 11:12
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