Good morning!
I posted on the props board (with less detail!) but then thought maybe I should post here as well as my dilemma has slightly changed. I have successfully weaned my ds off the pacifier with very little crying because he was waking up every hour looking for his pacifier. The first couple of nights, I would hold him and put him in his crib and he would fuss and have a moderate cry but fall asleep soon after with the shush/pat. Wonderful!
NOW ... in the middle of the night, he falls asleep at the breast. Then, I put him in his crib. He seems like he lightly wakes up ... he moves around a bit ... and goes to sleep. Great ... or is it?
The first time this happened, he woke up about 3 times.
8 p.m. - sleep
10:30 p.m. - awake & nurse
2 a.m. - awake & nurse
5 a.m. - awake & nurse
8:15 a.m. - awake for the day
This is better than the more frequent wakings I had before!
The second night, he woke up 2 times and I thought we were on a nice trend!
8 p.m. - sleep
12:30 a.m. - awake & nurse
4 a.m. - awake & nurse
8 a.m. - awake for the day
Then, last night it went like this ...
8 p.m. - sleep
10:45 p.m. - awake & nurse
1:30 a.m. - awake & nurse
4 a.m. - awake & nurse
5:50 a.m. - awake & nurse
7:15 a.m. - awake for the day
What do I do if this happens again? Should I not nurse as often? Is it possible he is going through a growth spurt? Should I shush/pat instead of nurse at some points during the night? When? What if he cries? How long do I shush/pat instead of nurse if he is crying?
I have never tried the dream feed, but to be honest, my ds usually wakes up before I have the chance ... and I am nervous about getting him up for a feed when he is sleeping because if he sleeps a long stretch, it's usually the first part of the night and I don't want to mess that up!
Please note that the times are approximate. I tried to remember but I didn't write things as the nights went along.
Any comments would be appreciated!
Thank you for your help!
