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EAT => Breast Feeding => Topic started by: Mjaz on August 26, 2012, 00:31:51 am
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Hi ladies,
So my little one is waking to nurse - HABITUALLY - between 3:30 and 4am. We've had a rough summer, so I've just been dealing with it. If I nurse him, he goes instantly back to sleep and generally sleeps another 3 hours.
I have tried to start weaning this NW by offering only one breast and then APOPing. He screams bloody murder. We tried, a couple weeks ago, stopping it cold turkey and he screamed so much he nearly made himself sick. My little drama boy.
WHAT DO I DO? I cannot keep this up. I'm exhausted as I generally don't get back to sleep.
PLEASE HELP!
Melinda
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Big hugs. Sleep deprivation is such a killer.
By a rough summer, do you mean it's been particularly hot? If so, it could be a genuine need to have a drink hence him getting cross when you try to get him back to sleep. Do you think he'd take some water instead?
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No, by a rough summer I just meant lots of travel, stress, changes, etc - it just wasn't a good time to try to wean him.
So last night DH gave him a bottle and he was fine. So I guess it's hunger, not comfort! (I'm surprised). Tonight we were thinking of doing 4 oz milk, 2 oz water...?
Of course DH didn't wake, so I was up anyway and I've been up since 3am. Dear God I need some sleep!
So what do you think about milk/water till it's just water and then HOPEFULLY he stops waking?
Thanks!
Melinda
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Sounds like a plan -- he's probably hungry because his body is used to eating at that time! The water should help shift the calories (might want to try to increase his daytime food/milk intake to compensate). Granted we would never recommend water for a tinier LO but at a year, I think he can handle it.
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Oh yes, I only suggested water as he was that bit older :)
I think that's one way that a number of FF mummies wean NFs, by increasing amount of water until only water is offered.
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Oh yes, I only suggested water as he was that bit older
Understood, just wanted to mention. :)
Mjaz, how's it going?
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It was ok for 2 nights then last night he actually didn't really want much to drink...but went biserk on DH. I waited 5 min then went in and he went silent the minute I took him. Just snuggled into me and went to sleep. So I'm not sure what that means...but we'll try again tonight...
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I think it means progress. :) FWIW, I don't think my ds would settle for dh at all at that point either, he's just way too used to me.