My DS is 11 weeks old and has recently begun sleeping through the night (8pm-7am). We were previously waking him at 11pm to feed but he became very hard to wake up and would then drinking a little bit before falling back to sleep. As soon as we let him sleep for as long as he wanted, he started sleeping through till 4-5am which gradually stretched to 7am. Plus, he is actually drinking so much more at his remaining feeds that he is drinking more in a day than before!
My query now is whether it is harmful to a baby to let them go too long between feeds at this age? DS is starting to show signs that he may want to move down to 3 bottles a day in the near future but I'm not sure whether it is safe to go that long between feeds when he is still so young, even if he wants to?
(I don't know whether it is relevant but he was 9lb 2oz when born and whilst he has steadily gained weight since, he has dropped from the 75th percentile to just below the 50th percentile for weight. He has always drunk less that the amount recommended for his weight so the increase in the overall amount taken in a day is a really good thing.)
Any thoughts/advice would be gratefully received!