First want to say how comforting it is to read all your messages. I have read the "sleeping through the night thread" and there is some really good advice in there. What I would like some thoughts on is should i be starting to try to influence my DS to sleep through or is he just not ready yet?
Here is the current sitch:
He is 9 weeks
about 13 pounds
eats approx as follows during day:
7am - 6oz
10.30 - 6.5 oz
2 - 5 oz
5 - 4 oz
6.15 - 3oz
10.30 - anywhere between 4 and 7oz - have real difficulty getting him anything like awake - change nappy, lights on etc - no use!
In the night he drinks about 3/4oz and always wakes between 2-3am. At the beginnging of this week I decided to try and influence him to give up his night feed - this went as follows:
Sunday night - woke at 1.30am - settled back with water and dummy, then woke at 4am - so fed him - 3.5 oz
Monday night - woke at 2.30 am settled ith water and dummy with greater difficulty - took about 1 hour! - then he woke at 4 but settled himself then fed at 5.30am
Tuesday night - slept till 4am - using core night theory decided to hold him off till 5.30 again
Wednesday - slept till 2am - water and dummy - woke at 4 and fed him
by this point exhausted by getting up all night and didn't feel like I was getting anywhere so last night just went back and fed him at 2am when he woke and then he slept (although pretty fitfully) till about 7am.
What do you think? Too early? I thought the bigger they were the earlier they would sleep through - or is he just hungry?
any advice or similar tales of woe greatly appreciated. I keep being told all will come right when he hits twelve weeks? My DH thinks I am making life difficult for myself!