My ds has taken to waking through the night for the last 3 weeks ( he will be 16 weeks tommorow) for feeds. previously he would sleep from 7/8pm until 3/4 am and have one or two feeds before morning waking.
Last night he fed every 2 hours, other nights it has been less frequent but still significantly more than previously 
.
I had it in mind that this was a growth spurt but would really appreciate any words of wisdom anyone may have on this...
ds is in a cot alongside the bed - as has been since day 1 and I pull him into bed to feed and return to sleep before returning to cot. since this growth spurt or whatever it is, he cries when I return him to his cot so I just keep him in the bed with us.
In particular is this likely to continue to be the feeding pattern does anyone know?
Should I try something different,such as trying to fit in more daytime feeds? or just continue as have done feeding on demand and co-sleeping.
thanks 
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mamabgood · 02/12/2010 14:22
.I am in it too 
. Feeds every 2 hours between 6 pm and 2 pm then hourly or half hourly til 5am when it is time to get up. Am on my knees.
ha ha! good idea blackcurrants.
glad to hear i'm not alone, no one at the bf group or nct people are having the same oh well at least we are getting the lovely snuggles at night!
thanks for the book tip angel dog -i've ordered it... hope it will make it through the snow.
i know what you mean porcelain- i think getting use to the easier sleep makes it more of a challenge - plus everyone else not having the same problem
It's the 4 month sleep regression - their brains are really busy working on a huge developmental spurt which happens at around 19 weeks.
There is a great book explaining it called The Wonder Weeks by two scientists who researched all the developmental spurts up to 13 months.
They say "Your baby may not settle down well at night now. It may be more difficult to get her to bed in the evenings, or she may lie awake at night. She may want a night feeding again, or she may even demand to be fed several times a night. She may also wake up much earlier in the morning."
They also say: "The fussy period preceding the developmental spurt will often last 5 weeks, although it may be as short as 1 week or as long as 6."
The good news is that is passes on its own, and that babies who were good sleepers before the regression usually go back to being good sleepers afterwards without any help. (Which makes people like me with not-so-good-sleepers a bit 
tbh 
.)
There?s useful information on the sleep regression here, here, here and here.
Sounds like you're doing a great job.
No doesn't seem to have cold or be cold, I think only obvious cause is i'm presuming a developmental stage.
Good to know you think it will pass, I have been trying to get better at grabbing a nap and this snow enforced indoors time is helping on that front!
Thanks for the encouragement
Is he cold? Does he have a cold? Any other obvious cause?
It is really common for babies of this sort of age to start waking more frequently unfortunately. Most people find it passes with a little time. It is tiring, though . Sounds like you're doing a great job . Can you catch a nap in the afternoon?
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