Hi there
I have a baby boy 6 ½ months old who after a bit of a slog and some CC is now almost sleeping through. He is fully weaned and so on 3 good meals a day, loves his food. He is still having a dreamfeed about 10/11pm (this is 5oz). The problem is for the last two weeks he has been waking at 5am (pretty much on the dot) and doing a poo! Obviously we go and change him (with little eye contact and no simulation (I do it with him still in his cot/sleeping bag and without switching the light on)) and then settle him again and leave? He starts moaning then crying and even with us going in a shhhh-ing or patting and resettling he still will not go back to sleep. A couple of times out of sheer exhaustion I have brought him into bed with me and he has easily fallen asleep again so he is still tired and isn?t hungry or anything. I?d rather not get him into a habit of waking to come into my bed, or only settling when in my bed and it would be best for all if he didn?t wake at 5 at all of course! But how do I stop him needing a poo at this time? Or perhaps he is waking thinking that it might be morning (he does coo happily to himself when he first wakes) and then his body assumes it is morning and so he poos?
I don?t think he is ready to drop his dreamfeed, but perhaps this is what we need to try next?when did other people drop this?
It?s an odd one I know but just wondered if anyone else has had this or has any advice! Like everyone else, I would truly love a full night?s sleep!
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!