Hi ,
I am new to posting on the forum although I regularly visit it!
I have a 3.5 LO who has been waking twice a night since she was born except for a few times she only woke once. Sometimes she takes a full feed at the first night feeding and a snack at the second feeding and other nights its vic versa. She will wake anywhere between 1:15-2:30am and again between 4-5:30am.
When I feed her I do it in the the dark of her nursery during the day and I am listening for swallows. I also do breast compressions to ensure she is getting the hindmilk and that my milk supply is ok.
Here's our routine (it's usually 2.5-3 hr)
8:00 (-9:15) am wake
8:45 wind down (10-15 mins)
9:15 sleep (1hr15)
10:15 wake
10:45 feed
11:00 wind down
11:30 sleep (1hr45)
1:30 wake
1:45 feed
2:20 wind down
2:45 sleep (1hr40)
4:30 wake and feed
5:20 wind down
5:45 sleep (45mins)
6:30 wake and bedtime routine
7:00 feed
7:45 sleep
10-11pm dreamfeed
She is a touchy baby. We have had A LOT if struggles settling her to sleep (used pacifier, walking, both became props ) and just rrcently she started settling with shush/ tapping. But when she is overtired it doesn't work so we resort to slowly walking with her a bit and trying again with bedtime routine or waiting until next feed.
She was born 6lbs2oz via c-section because she was in breech position. She was only 3 days early.
How do I get rid of one of the night feedings since it's obvious from the snacking that she doesn't need both? Should I slowly reduce the number of minutes I feed at night time to transfer the calories she is receiving in the night to the day or just leave it?
Thanks!