So for the first 9 weeks, ebf ds2 was a dream, waking just once or twice a night, but he was always unsettled from 5 onwards when he'd come in with me. He's 12.5 weeks now.
Since 9 weeks the first waking has got earlier and earlier and after that he wakes every 2 hrs. I feed him every time. The only thing that has improved is that he stays in his crib until 7am apart from for feeds.
So a typical night goes - down by 8pm, feeds 1030, 1, 3, 5 and then not hungry til about 930am! It's increasingly difficult to feed him when he's not starving and he only ever wants one boob at a time. Can go 3 hrs during the day and only takes a few sucks if I offer any more frequently. Actually tbh he doesn't feed for long in the night either, just 3-5 mins, but it's good proper sucking and I have fast flow so he's v efficient. Piling on the kilos.
I suppose he's reverse cycling, sort of, although he does know night from day in terms of sleep/awake time.
Not really any nap routine yet but he tends to manage 2-3 45 min naps and a longer one of 2 hrs ish. Can't manage more than 1.5 hrs awake yet.
Anyway I'm shattered and just dreading things getting worse when he hits 16 weeks! What can I do to get longer stretches at night? Help!