6 month old extra night feed

[Mcousin99]

Hi- Im after a bit of reassurace/confirmation! My formula fed 6 mo old daughter went down to one night feed at about 2.5 months, then started waking once more again at 3.5 months so feeding twice until just before she turned 5 months when she dropped down to one again...until last week we are back up to two. I naively thought the one was going to be more permanent this time then slowly off them completely and I just wonder if from all your experiences this sounds like growth spurts/slight regressions? I've read about waking out of habit but she always finishes or nearly finishes the bottles and is asleep straight after. So I think she's just genuinely hungry. But want to make sure I'm not missing anything.
She goes to bed by 7 after a 6oz bottle (has never taken more than that at a time) , first waking always around midnight then another at about 4.

We have started weaning; just bits of puree at the moment.

I have no advice, but wanted you to know you're not alone. I could have written this post. I'm in exactly the same position, down to the same age, times and bottle amount! X

How many bottles is she having in the day? And what kinda times?

She is having 4 bottles in the day - first one at 7.30-8am and then the others can depend on what her naps look like. But generally 11ish, 3ish and then 6-6.30. So in 24 hours she's having 6 if she wakes in the night for two.

Typically just as I've written this, she went back to sleep when I put her dummy in at 4.30 this morning but then woke again 5.30. Honestly at that point I'd rather her just be up for the day (I can tell when she's still tired and just wants a feed/back to sleep but she seemed happy to be up) rather than feed her because then that messes up the days feeds and it's just a vicious circle, and if she went back to sleep it wouldn't be for long as we are all up by half 6 for husbands work/ her sister gets up then anyway.

I find if she wakes at 5.30 or after, she'll happily be awake but not ask for milk until her usual 7ish bottle even if shes not had one since midnight! But waking anytime before that, she won't settle unless fed which is strange. It's like there's an invisible cut off point!

I would introduce abit of water on waking then a small breakfast

Do you mean offer thAt before any bottle?

If she tends to wait afew hours in the morning anyway, Yes i would offer that on waking or if you didnt want to, you can offer food a little while after the bottle

I will certainly put this into the morning somewhere - she has tried some porridge before as a taster but my gut was telling me she'll be needing it in her routine every day now.

formula wise she was on 5oz bottles from very early on but never really cared for more than that a time since. Only recently started taking a 6oz more regularly so think she just wants the extra needed calories from solids now. Every puree and the porridge I've tried her with she's pretty much been gulping down, mouth wide open and diving forward for more each spoonful! I've probably been holding back a little too much worrying about giving her more than her tummy can take

It is likely that she needs to be getting more calories in during the day to help reduce the nighttime feeds.

Yes i think if you start giving food in the day, she may wake less at night