Night feeds at 4 1/2 months

[blondie91582]

I've been doing a DF 4 hours after LO eats last before bed, but I'm not sure when, if at all & should feed him again during the night. Last night he was up at 445 & I thought he was hungry, so I fed him. He started getting sleepy partway through & I don't think he took a full feed. When I fed him at 715 this morning, he didn't quite take a full feed either. He's 4 1/2 months old & weighs 17 lbs, EBF.

It's hard for me to tell at night if he's actually hungry or not because it's dark & I'm half awake haha. Is it common for BF babies of his age/size to make it all night? Thanks!

[jessmum46]

Totally normal for BF baby of this age to have DF and a NF - don't think size has an awful lot to do with it TBH   More that breastmilk is digested very quickly and a lot of LOs need that extra feed.  Keep feeding if you think he's hungry and don't worry if he doesn't seem that interested in the morning - we went through several phases of that and I either just kept offering throughout the first A time or waited until DD had been up half an hour or so before offering.  She's recently dropped her NF of her own accord so it will come right!

[eva026]

We also have a DF and a NF and the same issue as you, if the NF was anywhere past 5am she isn't hungry upon wake up. I go one of 2 ways: either feed less at the NF or wait till she's hungry in the morning and have an AEASY