Hi,
I've posted about a pattern of night wakings before but think there is something I'm missing so any help would be appreciated...we seem to be taking 1 step forward and 2 back.
My DS is almost 12 weeks corrected age (born in mid-October 2 months' early) and we have had a decent routine with feeding and naps and play (EASY really) from his first day home, now as follows :-
7am - 7oz (play till 1.5 hr nap at 8.30-9am)
11am - 7oz (play till nap by 12.30pm - 1.5-2.15 hrs)
3pm - 6oz (play till nap of 45 mins.at 4.30pm) - all he'll do
6.15pm - bath
6.30pm - 8oz and bed by 7.15pm (depends on gassiness)
We then feed any time between 10.30-12.30pm (6-7oz !) depending on when he wakes followed by a 2-3oz feed at 4-5am when he wakes. We tried feeding him at a set time (10.30pm) and letting him go and so the times do vary but not much given the increases at his bedtime feed over the last 6-8 weeks !
Thing is, we've had small early am. feeds forever and we seem to be stuck. Lately, my DS has woken and fussed (wet diaper ?) for an hour or more before we decided to change him. He seemed very chipper so I'm now wondering if he is getting longer naps than he needs ? He is sometimes hungry and sometimes not. No set pattern and we treat accordingly.
Do I increase day feeds to see if he'll go longer after 7pm bedtime ?
How do we stop him waking with a wet diaper when he takes so much food at 10.30-12.30pm ? He is usually soaking wet so changing him is a must, which of course wakes him up...and so on.
How do we wean such a small 2-3 oz feed at 5-6 am
Paci doesn't work.
He's a happy guy (but feisty) so I don't think he's overtired but I may be wrong......
What to try next ? We aim to start on rice cereal with the doc. in the first week of April. My DS loves his food but has gassy times which can wake him...