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Night feeds!!! So fed up

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Bethanyg25 · 09/04/2019 04:16

Dd is 8 months and still waking 3 times a night to feed. We are finally getting somewhere with solids now so I’m fairly sure it’s not hunger waking her. She was up at 11, then 1 and I fed her both times. Then again at 3 so I thought no chance she’s still hungry. Here we are over an hour later she’s still awake! So frustrating!!!! ☹️ Any tips? I know people probably are still feeding older babies but I’m seriously exhausted and fed up of being up all sodding night

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MonsterKidz · 09/04/2019 04:49

What is her daytime sleep like?
Does she do a longer stretch of day 4 + hours at any point during the day?

I know how hard it is. My first was the exact same, I seriously spent all day everyday with him trying to get him to sleep through the night. He was my ‘problem to fix’! He didn’t really sleep through until about 9 months and by 12 months it was pretty consistent with two daytime naps morning and afternoon and bed by 7 - 5:30/6 the next morning.

Something will change and things will improve.

Surfskatefamily · 09/04/2019 07:10

What time do you go to sleep? Can you try a dreamfeed at that time (breastfeed while theyre asleep) i found it extended the time i first had to feed mine again.
Mother of a serial waker here. He was faily similar at 8months. Was 10pm 1am and 3am...by 10 months it was 9.30pm & 3am so maybe yours will drop that 1am wake soon
Hang on in there

Yellowcar2 · 09/04/2019 07:18

I had this with both my DDs. I just made the desicion to just stop night feeds. So when she woke I would cuddle, sing etc to get her back to sleep but not feed. DD1 took about a week of waking/crying before she started sleeping through. DD2 was only a few days. Sometimes they would wake but a quick tummy rub normally sends her off. I'm not going to lie the 1st 2 nights were hard but it really did work.
Good luck

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Bethanyg25 · 09/04/2019 08:58

Thanks everyone it does help knowing I’m not the only one! @monsterkidz I bought a sleep programme and follow that so she has a quick nap in the morning and a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. Can’t always stick to it though! That was supposed to get her sleeping through but 2 months later it hasn’t improved.

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