Baby milk at night - feeling guilty

[Ichangedmynamebecauseofmice]

DD is 6 months old and has always been a bad sleeper. She still wakes up 2-3 times a night for a bottle.

Night before last she drank 3 bottles during the night.

I know she’s going through a growth spurt but i’m worried we’re over feeding her and she’s relying on too much milk at night so last night I only gave her one bottle in the night.

I’m worried that she actually needed the milk and that I’m going to stunt her growth spurt. At the same time I’m worried I’m over feeding her and her sleep pattern the past few weeks is breaking me

2-3 wakes at 6 months isn't bad at all? Night weaning is not recommended before 12 months.

I'm pretty sure you'll not have stunted her growth because of not feeding her 2 bottles one night. Try not to worry! (Hard when you are feeling tired out.)
You don't say if she woke another 2 times or settled without? I bf mine so have no idea what's normal for bottle fed babies but lots of posters here do so hopefully someone can advise.

Is there a reason you are concerned you're overfeeding?

If she was overfed she would have been sick, don't worry so much about how many bottles she has. Weaning will have more impact on her weight than a few extra bottles.

@Ichangedmynamebecauseofmice our DD is also 6 months old. Her HV has said that she shouldn’t need night feeds, and recommend adding more water and diluting her bottles... which I’m really not sure about! So, I’m also feeling the mum guilt even before I’ve done this! She has been waking every hour or so...

Anyway, know how you’re feeling!

@BeHereNowx32

That's very outdated advice from your HV. She will not be eating sufficiently at this early stage of weaning to not need milk over night.

There's teething and regression to consider

@Harrysmummy246 that’s what I thought. I’m still giving her the milk that she wants at night. I doubt she is taking it for any other reason than she needs it.

Think we just need to go with the flow when it comes to babies’ sleep!