We recently cut out my DS's CN. He is 7months and 3 weeks old. He is breastfed and on solids (twice a day). Before cutting out his CN, he was eating 4 times during the day plus 1 DF. Now, he is eating 3 times during the day plus 1 DF. When I cut out his CN, I was hoping that he would nurse again before putting him to sleep (so keep the eating to 4 times plus DF), but he is so tired that he refuses to nurse. He whines/cries when I offer. I've even tried reintroducing the CN so that he would nurse again, but he still refused. Here is his typical day.
wakes up around 7am
E 7:30am (nurse)
A
S 10:30am-noon
E noon (nurse & solids)
A
S 3-4:30pm
E 4:30 (nurse)
5:30-6 (solids)
A
S 7-8pm BT
DF at 10:30pm
For his last solids at 5:30pm, I used to give it to him right after nursing. But since he refuses to nurse before bed time and was waking up around 9pm and stays restless (in bed, moving around, some noises, eyes closed) until DF, I decided to delay solids to help him stay asleep until DF. Now, he seems to be sleeping better until the DF, but still seems READY for his DF.
Is there something I can do to encourage/help him nurse again before bed time? Once, I tried giving him an ounce of pumped milk in a bottle. He refused it at first, but then drank it. I've only done it once, because I wanted to see whether he was really just not hungry or he was just tired. So, I think he's just tired and would rather sleep.
Also, since he's almost 8 months, I'm starting to think about cutting out the DF. But, I'm worried that he won't be able to last through the night if his last E is at 4-5pm and has to last until 7:30am. That's at least 14 hours, which seems like a long time. Basically, what can I do to help him nurse again before bed time? Oh yea, he's a chubby baby of 24-25 pounds.
