5.5mo behaving like a new born :(

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Sumi76 · 02/03/2012 20:37

My 5.5 mo DD is eating and feeding like a new born. Waking up every 3 hours to feed at night for just 10 mins and then also decides to play for a 2 hour period between 3 and 5. Im knackered. Any advice/help would be appreciated.

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BuzNuz · 02/03/2012 23:37

Sorry, no advice. Just that it is normal. Enjoy the playing, could be much worse. :-)

ipswichwitch · 03/03/2012 11:00

our almost-5 month old ds is doing the same, and has been for a couple of weeks now. there's a few threads on here dealing with the same subject, just been reading this one

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/breast_and_bottle_feeding/1418932-breast-fed-4-month-olds-how-often-do-you-feed

seems to happen from about 4-5month. apparently its totally normal, and they do get past this stage...something to do with growth spurts/developmental progress. think its just a case of keep calm and carry on, and know you're not the only one out there!!
its also totally normal to want to punch people in the face when they dare to tell you "they should be sleeping through by now....my ds/dd did"
gah!

ipswichwitch · 03/03/2012 11:03

fwiw, ds really intensified the night feeding after his last set of jabs. HV reckons that the jabs can have effects as much as 2 weeks after, and there may be an element of comfort feeding in there too, as well as genuine hunger, as he's really not settling as well as he used to

organiccarrotcake · 03/03/2012 21:15

Sounds very much like the very natural pattern that happens around this time. Especially as she's not really waking to feed, but just waking, so it's not really a breastfeeding issue as such, at least how I've interpreted it. It will pass, and fairly soon.

It's terribly tiring but it will get better. There's not really many specific suggestions I can make as only you know your LO but obviously trying to avoid playing will discourage her... as long as she doesn't get upset! That's the balance only you can make a decision on.

It may help to feed her lying down and try to snooze next to her if you're happy with bedsharing. If she's not being put back into a cot but is snuggled next to you she's more likely to drop off again.

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