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sleeping through

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henno · 01/08/2006 10:54

Can anyone suggest methods for getting a 20-week old through the night?
My daughter has been feeding consistently (every 2 1/2 to 3 hours) between 7am and 7pm since she was six weeks old. She normally goes to bed at 7pm, is woken at 11pm for an expressed milk feed and then goes back to bed. She was making it as far as 5am on that but in the last couple of weeks has reverted to waking up at 4am, then (horrifically) at 3.30 and 2.30. I thought it was maybe just the heat of the last couple of weeks but last night (which was dramatically cooler), she woke up at 9pm, wouldn't take more than 4oz from the bottle and was awake again at 12.30. She was awake again at 5am, though only because she had wet through her clothes but didn't feed and went to sleep once she was changed. She was awake again at 7am and again didn't feed much. For all this she seems well and happy enough, but I could cheerfully sell my soul for a full night's sleep right now. Any suggestions?

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Callisto · 02/08/2006 11:10

Hi Henno, your dd is still very young to sleep through. The feeding doesn't sound particularly abnormal and so many things can change a baby's routine. She may even be an early teether. As long as she seems happy I should just go with the flow. Nap in the day when she does if it all gets too much but a full nights sleep may be some way off just yet.

MrsDoolittle · 02/08/2006 11:17

Poor you henno. I know exactly what you mean. Ds is 24 weeks and I am going through the same thing.
I told dh I would rather a full nights sleep than win the lottery at the moment. I'm soooo tired.

Incidently, ds is a very happy chap too. Always smiling.

munz · 02/08/2006 11:19

I hear ya honney! lol.

we had some good nights now back to bad agian u are not alone. going to see the h/v today so will let u all know if she suggests something radical! lol.

(he's 22 weeks, and has been like this for a good 3 weeks )

MrsDoolittle · 02/08/2006 11:35

And I'm going back to work full-time in 4 weeks

Tinker · 02/08/2006 11:40

Still waking 2 or 3 times per night here ar 14 months. Sorry.

quootiepie · 02/08/2006 12:11

probably a growth spurt? my DS went up to 5 hours, then went between 1 and 3.

clairemow · 02/08/2006 12:17

Henno, have you started weaning DD? It may be that she's getting ready to need more intake to get through the night to the same point as she'd reached before - I remember the first signs that DS was ready to be weaned onto solids were that he started waking earlier and hungrier in the morning. Don't know how you feel about weaning before 6 months, but if she's a big baby, maybe she's ready. (FWIW, I started weaning DS at 4 1/2 months - know some people don't agree, but it worked for us).

Sounds as though the 5 am wake up last night was more because she was wet, so perhaps discount that one and hope she doesn't wee so much tonight!!

CorrieDale · 02/08/2006 12:35

It's an age thing, I think! or at least, so I've gathered from the number of threads about sleep going to pot at around 17/19 weeks. They grow out of it - some sooner than others! Studies show (I know, I know! feel free to shoot me...) that early weaning doesn't help. We weaned DS at 26 weeks . He was 10 months before he slept through for the first time. And 11 months before he was a reliably sleeping through. Get friends and family to help out as much as you can. Go to bed early. Nap when you can (easy said, I know).

munz · 02/08/2006 16:34

ok just got back and apparently he's needing more solids and feeding at night for comfort. it was advised to water down a formula feed at night instead of BF as thta's for the comfort only. (who knnows, after this last month anything's worth a try)

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henno · 10/08/2006 13:31

thanks for all the info, ladies

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maretta · 10/08/2006 13:38

I agree it's an age thing. My ds slept through at 3 mo and then just like you said, he's start waking once a night, then twice and so on.

I weaned him at 6mo and that didn't solve the problem.

How do you get her back to sleep when she wakes?

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henno · 14/08/2006 14:32

Well, she has never slept through. When she wakes I feed her - I've tried just offering her the dummy, or giving her a bit of a cuddle and reassurance, but basically when she wakes up, she's hungry and nothing else will do. I've tried giving her a bigger expressed milk feed at 11 but she won't drink more than 6oz max. It's all still very unsettled at the mo - last night it was 3.30am, the night before she didn't wake up till 5.10am! Don't think early weaning is a great idea - she's not that big a baby (just over 6 kilos at 19 weeks), somewhere between the 9th and 25th centiles

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