Okay gals, hoping for some insight here as I am desperate for sleep...
My lo is 16 weeks old and weighs 13+ lbs. He is exclusively bf. He is on a rough EASY during the day and I feed him every 3-4 hrs though I am trying to stretch to 3.5-4 hours. We have struggled with lengthening naps and I think (don't jinx myself) we are seeing some progress...
In the evening, I do cluster feed him and he goes to bed b/t 7 and 7:30 depending on his day. He wakes up for his first feed b/t 11:30 and 2. Lately it has been 12:30. And then wakes up 3 hours later for another. Sometimes he wakes at 5ish and we just settle him without feeding him. This morning he woke up at 6:30 for good.
His first feed is usually a good one. To be honest, I am not so sure about his second one because I am so tired I am usually dozing with him. I just wonder if waking 3 hours after his last feed is a bit much considering he is almost 4 mos old!!! At one point, he was sleeping 7-9 hours without a feed!
So, is this normal?? If yes, I will roll with it. If no, I would like to work on changing it and would appreciate suggestions as to how.
By the way, he does not get a dreamfeed. We tried a number of weeks ago but it just seemed to wake him up more and he would want to nurse (he is not a big fan of the bottle). My first lo is turning out to be an awesome sleeper in comparison (altho I thought we had issues then...lol). He would take a df and then sleep until 5 or 5:30. Looking back, that seems blissful!
Thanks for your help!
