16 week old on 4 hour easy

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Hi i have just moved my lo onto 4 hour easy he seems to b feeding better this way as when he on 3 hour wouldnt finish his bottles he has been unsettled at nite i am puttinf it down to teething as he chewing on his hands and he always wants his dummy but he spits it out at nite. He was sleeping throw the nite waking round 6 but he would go back over again with his dummy wondering did i move him on to soon. Here what our day looks like



e 800
a
s1000
e1200
a
s200
e400
a
s anytime between 530 -630 for a catnap
e 730-800

then bed for the nite and dreamfeed at 11

[*Ali*]

Assuming he sleeps to his next feed that easy sounds perfect for a 16wo.

I assume you are formula feeding since you mention bottles. How many ounces is he taking over the 4 day feeds and the DF? Is he still getting as much overall as he was when feeling four-hourly?

There is a growth spurt at 4mo and also developmental changes to the way LOs sleep which means they spend more time in light sleep and can wake more. Does he go to sleep for naps and at BT independently? Could the dummy be becoming a prop and he is waking for it do you think? 

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yes he is bottle fed i hav just up him to 7 oz today as he was finishing his bottles and looking for more. the dummy has diff become a prop this last while for naps and he used to go to sleep at nite without but now he wakes for it. for his df can diff each nite sometimes he may take 3-4 oz or sometimes he can finish bottle.

Diff think the dummy has come a prop as he he trys to suck his thumb but just dont seem to b enough for him anymore. i think he is also teething and i am giving him teething gel but dont know if it helping. i was thinkng of getting rid of the dummy at nite and mayb let him hav it during the day asked this on prpos page but girl thinks prob wouldnt work i dont know what to do

[*Ali*]

I agree if you ditch the dummy it would need to be total or he would continue to look for it I expect.

Have you seen this link? Gradual Weaning Process (Recommended for young infant)

He's getting plenty of sleep and milk during the day so I don't think you should be thinking about moving back to a 3hr EASY.

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thanks will give it a go diff staying with the 4 hour as he taking 7 oz now going from 5 oz last weekso tink it a growth spurt to will keep upto date thanks

[*Ali*]

Ok, let us know how it goes

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well last nite didnt go well tried the pu/pd but he cryed on/off for 45 mins and got so tried that gave him the dummy and he ended up in the bed beside what i am wondering is he was so good would go down fine at 8 take df fine and go to sleep without dummy but since the weekend he has been so unsettled i am so tired today dont know what to do. He can cry a lot towhen he due a feed and even when he finish it its seems like he wants more but think 8 oz seems loads i b worried him going from 5oz to 8oz in the space of 1 week dont know where it all gone wrong

[*Ali*]

If you think he is having a growth spurt it may be better to wait until after that is over to wean the dummy if that is your plan. That does sound like quite a lot of milk but I'm not sure if that is normal during a GS. It may be worth asking on the bottle feeding forum

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thanks think the milk intake is to do with growth spurt think i am going to try the link u set to help with dummy as the pu/pd wont work as my back aint great and hubby has bad knees so cant b standig over cot for ages will ask bout the milk thanks

[*Ali*]

Let us know how it goes

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well checked on bottle forum said milk intake normal so happy there josh did good last nite dh stayed with him and i was in spare room as was so tired. He went down at 8 30 fine didnt give him dummy he lay and chewed on his hands and fall asleep. Took df fine and went over ok. Woke at 4 wouldnt settle dh gve dummy and he wenty over again till after 6 then dh took him into bed and gave dummy and he wass till sleep when i went into room at 715. So he was back to normal that what he used to do so c how tonite goes

[*Ali*]

Great