4am wake up call!

[nicksy19]

My DS is 2 months old and for the most part, sleeps really well.
He has his bedtime bottle around 9pm and when we put him down, he'll have a little wiggle and make a little bit of noise (no cries) for about 15 minutes and he'll be asleep.
He used to wake up every 2 hours for milk and a nappy change whereas now he'll wake in between 3-4am .. which is great because it gives me a good chunk of sleep but I read that babies/children waking up around the same time on a night is a sign that they are ready to give up their bottle at that time?
He feeds well throughout the day .. he's always been a milk monster and currently takes 5oz during every feed and feeds every 2/3 hours. We've tried upping him to 6oz a few times but he either stops drinking at 5oz or takes the 6th oz and spits it back up so he's still on 5 for now.
I'm confused as to what I'm meant to do when he wakes in between 3-4am every night? Should I try just a nappy change and no milk?
Has anyone else ever experienced this and cracked the case?

At 2 months he really, really needs those night feeds. I'd try him with the bottle and see if he'll settle down again.

I read that babies/children waking up around the same time on a night is a sign that they are ready to give up their bottle at that time?

That’s news to me! I’d assume he’s waking at that time for a feed if anything. Can always try a dream feed around 11pm to see if that helps him through until morning.

I'd definitely just feed him. My DD had night feeds till she was a year! Two months is tiny. Just feed and go back to sleep!

And yes I've never heard that before! If he's waking up at the same time it's probably because that's when he's hungry!

Thanks everyone for your replies!
Yes, I was confused when I read the post about babies waking but not needing a feed - especially because it was written by a supposed 'baby sleep' expert - and don't get me wrong - I'm happy to do the night feeds, I know that it would be wrong of me to expect my baby to sleep through the night just because I want him to .. I understand that if he needs feeding then of course I'll feed him, I just want to do the right thing by him.

You have to be wary of "baby experts". Some of them haven't even had a baby

If it cries, feed it. That was my mantra. Your baby is still really tiny with a small stomach. Most babies of that age will still need a night feed.

If it cries, feed it. That was my mantra. Your baby is still really tiny with a small stomach. Most babies of that age will still need a night feed

That was pretty much my mantra too

Feed the baby, quickest way to get back to sleep. And don’t change any nappies at night time, unless soaked through or dirty - far too stimulating.

My DS was waking up around 4am for a good few weeks (he is 15 weeks now) and I noticed the amount he would take at each night feed was getting less and less, then only last week he dropped the feed himself and now sleeps 7.30pm - 6am. Hope the same is true for you!

I read an article that said that waking between 3 and 4 could be because they are cold as that's when the temp gets lowest in the house as well, but that was for older babies. They specifically said from 4+ months as tiny ones need to feed. Maybe get a thermometer and see if the temp has dropped too when they wake to feed and if so put a slightly thicker top on or something (not too much that they overheat earlier in the night though) but it's almost definitely due to being hungry than anything else.

For the record at that age we were feeding every 3 hours day and night so I'm quite jealous of you