Hope someone can advise - ds is 18 weeks and still exclusively bf. Before Christmas he was only waking once in the night about 3 or 4am. Over the last month he has been waking more and more frequently feeding every 2-3 hours through the night (and about every 3 hours in the day too.
The hv suggested I go to the GP as he has dropped on the centiles (98th to below 50th) but I think this is a red herring - he has gained 4-5 oz per week steadily.
Are the increasing night feeds a sign that my supply is insufficient (if so how can I increase it?) or is he just waking out of habit? He ends up in our bed every night becasue I am just too knackered to get up to feed him but then I sleep really badly.
He won't feed more frequently in the day - I was thinking it might even be the case that he is feeding too frequently in the day and just "snacking" - should I try to stretch the gaps between feeds in the hope he feeds for longer? I know there is a four month growth spurt but this has been getting worse over the last month and I'm not going to make it to 26 weeks at this rate...