Started wanting night feeds again, now won't take day feeds!

[Mashi]

The past few nights my DS has woken in the night for feeds. (He's always been a chronic NWer, but these few are the first times he's seemed hungry).  When offered a bottle about 3am, he has taken 6+ ounces, so I do think he was hungry.  But, I am not sure if he was just awake from OT and the food settled him, or if he was truly hungry, if you know how I mean that.  Anyway, by feeding him in the night, it's put him off of his day food.  He only takes 3ish oz at his 630 feed, which isn't surprising if he had 6ish at 3am. But, come his 1030 feed, he's still only at 5oz, his afternoon feed is about the same, and about 4oz by bedtime.  His dreamfeed has dropped as well.

Is this all due to the extra feed at night? Or, at this age should I be dropping his bottles to more of a "3 meals a day" type thing -- one when he wakes, one at noon, an early dinner and a bedtime top-up?  Or do you always stick to bottles every four hours until your LO is on solids?

Thanks!

[* Paula *]

Definitely stick to 4 bottles at this age.  Once 3 meals are introduced and your lo is taking more solids you can consider dropping a bottle, but this is generally around 8/9 months.

Do you think he may be teething?  Yes the night feed could definitely have affected his first bottle, but am not sure about the rest of the bottls    Does he need a faster flow teat perhaps?

[Mashi]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh faster nipple!!   Never thought of that!   

Just shouted to DH - he said "Ohhhhhhh!" and smacked his head with his hand.  Told me I was brilliant to have thought of that.....   

Thanks Paula - sometimes the obvious just stares you in the face, doesn't it?!  Will try it today and see what happens.

Ta!

[* Paula *]

LOL

How have things gone today hun?

[Mashi]

Thanks Paula.  In regards to the feeding, the #3 nipple seems to be doing the trick.  He struggles with it a bit at his dreamfeed so if/when we remember we put a #2 on that one, but with everything going on, remembering that isn't my strong point. But definitely changing to the faster nipple has helped!!

[* Paula *]

Great news, I am pleased that it has helped.

Perhaps after a week or so he will be used to it, and you wont need to change the teat on the bottle for the DF.