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SLEEP => Night Wakings => Topic started by: Lilasmom on May 21, 2006, 23:17:05 pm

Title: Go in or not??
Post by: Lilasmom on May 21, 2006, 23:17:05 pm
DD is 6 months old.  She usually wakes one-two times at night.  However, when she wakes she just wakes up and babbles to herself (she's been doing this for a month).  I'm not sure if I should go to her and feed her or just let her babble (although it can go on for a hour).  Usually I let her babble for 15 minutes then feed her.  She'll take a full feed, then we put her back in her crib and she'll go to sleep.  I know she should be going through a growth spurt sometime soon; however I can honestly say that I usually don't notice a big difference in her eating during growth spurts.  Also, she's never been a baby that was very vocal about being hungry.  She rarely cries, and will just continue on with whatever she's doing.  So, I keep her to a 4 hour EASY (breastfed) to ensure she's getting enough to eat.  She's also started solids about 2 weeks ago.  She gets 1-2 tbsp at breakfast and 1-2 tbsp at supper.  So I guess my question is, should I still be feeding her at night or let her babble???
Title: Re: Go in or not??
Post by: RachelC on May 21, 2006, 23:18:05 pm
I would let her go unless she hits a full blown cry.
~Rachel
Title: Re: Go in or not??
Post by: Colin Macs Mom on May 22, 2006, 19:17:23 pm
Ditto to Rachel. If she really is hungry or needs something she'll let you know. If you go in there when she's just talking and not crying-crying, you will interfere with her ability to sleep independently, and I'm sure that neither of you wants that!