16 week old still waking every 2 hours

[Rachel1210]

As title suggests my LO who is 16 weeks is still waking every 2 hours at night. I’ve posted before and many said this was completely normal but reading books, speaking to other mums etc it seems he should be sleeping for longer stretches. I really am exhausted now and would really like some advice - or perhaps some of you who have been in the same position and things for better? If so when? He’s a very busy and nosey little boy so I try very hard to feed him in the day but he’s just not interested. He’s on the 25th percentile and takes around 300ml between 10pm and 6am. So he really is a snack eater. I’ve tried to passify him with a dummy, cuddles etc but nothing seems to work. One night he did do a 3 hour stretch so I know he is capable of going longer than 2 hours - he also goes much longer than 2 hours between feeds in the day. My husband works away and I have no family around so I really am doing this alone...any advice (or hope!) would be fab x

Do you go to him straight away? Is he waking up crying or just making noises?
I would leave him for a bit and see if he self settles. Are you breast or bottle feeding?

I have no advice because I’m a first timer and my lg is only 17 weeks but she is sleeping through (at the moment anyway!)
She was a real snacker until I put her on faster flow teats about 4 weeks ago. She now has between 6-8oz per feed every 3-4 hours rather than the previous 2-3oz every 1-2 hours. I was told she had a mild tongue tie after she was born but they decided not to do anything and I do wonder if this affected how much she had per feed previously. That could be in my own head though!

If you are bf'ing it may well be that baby just loves the comfort and frequency of feeding, if he is a grazer as you say? I know this isn't much help sorry - I am a first time mum also. My baby is now 5mo and I have noticed a significant difference in his routine from about 16wks onwards. As a tiny newborn it was every 2hrs then it stretched to 4 hours and then 6 hours probably from around 8 wks onwards. I never swaddled him, perservered with the next to me cot (unattached to the bed lol) I never had anything in the cot as comfort and didn't use the sleeping bags till after 8weeks. I noticed a difference in his sleeping with those actually as I think it was a comfort. Dummy isn't necessary for him but I keep it close. I am however totally guilty of Co sleeping even though I never intended to go down that route with the guidelines etc. Is he def hungry at night or just looking a comfort? I have a friend whose sun continuously woke every 45 minutes and it took over a year to settle. Sorry if this is no help, just giving any info which can sometimes help us look at things differently! Good luck ☺

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No idea but you're not alone! Mine is waking every two hours. It's exhausting!

I’m formula feeding...
He does cry when he wakes - rather han just grizzle. I use a number 2 teet which I think is quite fast flowing? If it’s jusy comfort and not food he wants - what would you guys suggest? Just picking him up and cuddling him to sleep? I’ve been hesitant to do this because I don’t want him to become too dependent on cuddles and rocking to sleep - although he seems to be dependent on feeding to sleep!

My DD is 11 months and bf 1-2 hrly for 6 months. On good night's I have had one 3-4 hr stretch of sleep with wakeups 1-3 hrly after that. Once or twice I got 5 hrs. I have tried EVERYTHING apart from cry it out (no judgement just not for us). Last night I got 3 hrs broken sleep because she is learing to walk and so sleep is worse. All I can say is I feel your pain, do whatever works for you to get more sleep. The rods for own back thing is Bull. I have concluded DD is taking after her dad (MIL told me there was a reason he's an only child). I hope it improves for you but don't compare with the mums who's babies sleep well. They are lucky.

Not much advice but in same position. Dh works away and no family. My dd is 16 weeks and started doing this about 5 weeks ago. She is slowly getting better we got a 4.5 stretch of sleep a couple of days ago but now seem to be averaging 3 hour blocks through the night. She also graze feeds throughout the day so I'm trying to drag them out a little so she gets a good feed before bed instead of a snack (she's ebf)

Do you follow the wonder weeks and the leaps? We have 12 days left and and hoping things will start to improve.

Like I say no real advice but you're not alone!