LO is 6 1/2 months old. But is still waking frequently - 11.30ish, 2.30 and 4.50/5am ish. He takes big EB milk feed (6oz) at 7pm and EBM dream feed at 11pm and then BF during the night.
Generally feeds at all wakenings. Although, I have managed to get him back to sleep at 2.30am a few times by rocking/cuddling.
The problem is that he is taking so much at night he is not really taking on milk during the day. have started solids and he has dropped breakfast feed due to 5am feed. Not much stress there as he is taking a bit of baby cereal/sucks on toast now. But kinda dropping 3pm feed also after lunch. BUT still keeping up all nighttime feeds!
Last night, he looked so peaceful I let him sleep through at 12.00 as he didn't wake up and i headed off to bed myself. I had an EBM standing by in case he woke at midnight but he stayed asleep until 2.30am anyway and then just BF then as normal and awake again at 4.40 for another feed.
He does generally wake up around 11pm. So have been giving him 4-6oz. But has anyone come across times when Dreamfeed is actually causing the problem? Should I just let him sleep if he wants rather than feed him a bottle half asleep.
i have been feeding him a 6oz half asleep in the vain hope that he might sleep through as a result. And at least I go to bed knowing he has a full belly and can get a couple of hours sleep before he wakes up again. But am losing faith in this strategy now!
Tonight he is stirring already so guess I will be feeding him at 11pm anyway.
But on nights when he is peaceful, should I let him sleep??? I guess one less feed might actually even make him hungrier during the day, which is what I am trying to achieve.
would welcome any wise thoughts!