HELP - baby has got day and night reversed

[ExistentialistCat]

DD is 5 months old. Always been a slightly unenthusiastic feeder. Bottlefed (we just couldn't make bf work).

Recently she's started eating hardly anything during the day but wakes at night for food. I wouldn't mind so much but it can take me up to an hour and a half to settle her once I've fed her. Before this, she was more or less sleeping through from 7-7.

What can I do? I offer feeds as soon as she shows any sign of interest during the day but she'll often only have an ounce. Do I have to resort to giving her just water at night (which, fo some reason makes me really uncomfortable)?

Wieght gain has been fine although she's small. She's recently been diagnosed as lactose intolerant and is on LF formula but GP thinks this is secondary to an infection and that I should be able to re-introduce regular formula soon (no idea whether this is relevant).

Please help - I'm shattered!

Hello - I've popped over from the other thread to offer tea and sympathy. I don't think I would give water at night but have no ff experience so don't know, but they still seem a bit young to be restricting milk intake.

This too shall pass, this too shall pass, this too shall pass....

Thanks for the tea and sympathy, mamaduckbone! I need it at the moment. Whilst it's amazing to watch DD's curiosity about the world unfolding, it's just exhausting trying to keep up with her. And she's not even mobile yet!

Yes, interesting that this phenomenon seems to apply to ff as well as bf babies. Formula certainl hasn't been the magic sleep solution that my bf friends seem to think it is!

How's your LO now?

Hmm, I'm reserving judgement until after the night shift! He was a bit better last night and has fed fairly well today as we've been at home, but when I say a bit better I mean awake at 10.30, 2.30, 4.20, 6...that 3 1/2 hour stretch between settling him at 11 and waking again at 2.30 has saved my bacon though.

Good luck tonight!