6 month old still waking BF 5 x a night

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Exhausted now, baby is fine to go off to sleep alone without being fed to sleep, sometimes cries a bit that’s it for less than 2mins.

However if he wakes in night and I don’t feed back to sleep. The screaming gets louder and louder.

Considering moving to formula to break the association ??? Any ideas.

On solids gaining and feeding well in the day. Daytime naps no problem.
My other children wouldn’t self settle so it’s so disappointing that he is fine at bedtime but awful during the night !

I could have written this post.

He rocks to sleep fine during the day and goes to sleep first time at night fine. First wake up my DH can rock him back to sleep. After that he just screams until he gets boob. It used to be 3 times a night which I really don’t mind but it’s now more like 7/8 times a night and it’s taking its toll now.

I can’t face doing sleep training involving crying though. I try shh’ing and patting but he gets more worked up.

I’ve just left a message for my HV to call me as I’d like some advice.

It seems quite common in BF babies x

Following as my 5.5 month old is similar. Settles well at start of the night and usually get a good 4-5 hour stretch but then every 2-3 hours after that and only bf resettles her.

Feed him porridge before bed to fill him up. Worked a treat for me.

Feed him, they develop massively at this age - independent sitting /crawling etc and need the calories and contact with you.

I gave my DS porridge on sat night and he did a 4 hour stretch. Did the same last night and Sunday and it did nothing 🙁

Food makes no difference, I think BF also has more
Calories ?

Left to Cry at second wake up last night as had huge feed at first wake he carried on and on for 45mins then I had to give in. He then wanted to play and giggle .... too tired.

Don’t see this stopping till off the breast

My baby is 7 months and exactly this. Fine for day naps + after the first wake during night ... after that he won’t go sleep unless breastfed. I read lots of books and sleep training but gave up and just breastfeed almost every time. I don’t need to train him unless once I go back to work

Completely normal for a 6 month old. DD did the same until 11 months and then she was ready to sleep by herself. I just brought her in with me most night, latched her on and went back to sleep. I found the best thing to do is keep feeding to sleep, I would have been up much longer and it would have been distressing to leave her to cry. I think her sleep regression/ most painful teething stage was from 4-11 months so I’m glad I comforted her through it. If you follow milk meg on Facebook that is great and encouraging if you are breastfeeding.

Ds was like this. One night dh went in to see him for every other wake - the next night he woke at 3 houly intervals not 1.5. He just used the feed to fall asleep And settled fine for dh without

It is normal. Just keep breastfeeding on demand. It will not be forever. Allow baby to feed and grow as their body chooses.