Night feeds

[MammatoJ]

Morning everyone

I am after a bit of advice.

I am a FTM to a 6mo boy. He is formula fed and from about 10 weeks he dropped his night feed and would sleep from his 10pm feed until about 6am.

We've started weaning him now and he is really enjoying the solids, he's had purées and baby rice/porridge.

He is still having plenty of formula but the last few weeks he's been awake from 3am and will only settle with a bottle.

Has anyone else experienced this? Not sure if I should increase the solids? I physically can't get him to take any extra milk.

If he always woke for a night feed then I wouldn't ask but the fact he's dropped it and picked it back up seems odd??

He is also now in his own room after growing out of his crib so not sure if that's affecting anything too? But he's always napped in his own room through the day etc

Advice appreciated. Thank you

That was around the time (7 months) that we did sleep training (Ferber) very similar situation, FF good sleeper etc. then started waking frequently so we increased night milks but then realised it was nothing to do with hunger it was sleep regression, 2 nights of Ferber later and she has slept through practically ever since unless teething or ill! I think Ferber works particularly well if your baby has slept through the night before as you know they can so it's easier mentally, we were prepared for it to be hard but it really wasn't! But I know people have different views / experiences of it so it's a very individual thing!

I wouldn't increase solids too quickly. It's great that he is progressing well but he does need formula still as it's nutritionally required and you don't want him taking any less. That's probably why he's waking in the night for it as there are more calories than solids.
Sleep is a learnt behavior so not always linked to solid intake and hunger.

I'd read this article about baby sleep

www.google.com/amp/s/sarahockwell-smith.com/2017/07/24/the-rollercoaster-of-real-baby-sleep/amp/

It's very up and down especially in the first year so it sounds completely normal to me they go through so much development in such a short space of time

If you are considering sleep training I'd just say do your research there's lots of evidence out there that it may be "effective" in short term but often has to be repeated again during developmental leaps etc and also the baby doesn't sleep through but just learns no-one is coming so there is no reason for them to cry anymore when they do wake.