Hi there,
DD just turned 13 weeks. She is on a 4-hour EASY, with about 2hr activity time in each cycle. I feed her at 7am, 11am, 3pm and then again at 7pm. She’s a happy baby and I out her down in her crib awake and typically goes to sleep on her own. The only problem now is that she consistently gets up twice per night to feed: somewhere between midnight and 1am, and then again between 4-5am.
FYI, our EASY routine generally looks like this:
7:00 wake and feed
9:00 sleep
11:00 wake and feed
1:00 sleep
2:30 wake
3:00 feed
5:00 sleep
5:45 wake, bath, massage
7:00 feed and then sleep around 7:30/7:45
Any ideas on how to cut the night feeds? Feeds generally take 20 min during the day (including burps), and about 15 min at nighttime. How do I tackle this? She won’t take the pacifier, never has. Do I try to cut the first or the second nighttime feed first? I tend to go to bed around 9:30pm myself, so a DF around 11pm is not my cup of tea, besides, unless she stirs and gets up on her own, she won’t drink much and end up getting up a few hours later
The other issue is that when the second feed is close to 5am, then she won’t drink as much at 7am… or she’ll spit up a lot. I have been trying to reduce the amount [in minutes] to ensure she gets a good feed in the am, but it doesn’t always work. Sometimes, if I decrease the number of minutes and then put her down in her crib, she’ll fuss and eventually cry until I feed her again.
Any ideas? Is it too early for mommy want to sleep through the night?
Thanks!
Sherry
