So, we have just returned from holiday in france with 23 week old ebf ds. His sleep has been a bit erratic ever since the massive growth spurt/sleep regression that hit at about 4 months. It has recently got better but a good night now is him going about 4-5 hours between feeds.
However, on holiday it was quite hot and we were staying in a villa with a pool. On quite a few days, about 4/5, we went in the pool with ds for 20 mins or so, usually about 5pm, then did his usual bedtime routine afterwards. On the nights that he had been in for the pool he woke for his usual late night feed but than after that slep through til 7am - going for a 9hr stretch on one occasion!!
I didn't really benefit from this as I still kept waking up and checking on him!
Can anyone explain why he would sleep better after a swim? Does it mean if he can go for 9 hours he doesn't really need his other night feeds? and short of building a swimming pool in the garden is there anything I can do to replicate this good sleeping back at home??