6 months: had been STTN, now multiple NWs!!

[greenefingers]

hello again, i'm back for more advice!! Catherine was 6 months last week. She had started STTN about 6 weeks ago when i started topping up after BFs with formula.
2 nights ago i ran out of Aptamil 1 and started a box of Aptamil 2 'hungry baby'. She woke about 6 times that night, from 2.30 onwards. I got a new box of Aptamil 1 yesterday and has discarded the 2, so she had her normal milk all day yesterday (5 milk feeds, 3 solid meals). She was awake last 3 times, 3.30, 4.30, 5.30. The first time she got herself back to sleep, the second 2 times she was more awake and i gave her the dummy, then woke her at 7. She doesn't need the dummy to get herself to sleep in the evening or for naps so i don't think she's dependent.

I know they have a growth spurt at 6 months, but she's been on solids for a while and is eating quite a lot. She's on about 24 ounces of milk too.

LAst night she did refuse most of her DF and only took 2 ounces at 10.30. BUT this morning she was very reluctant to feed, took me 30 minutes to get 2 ounces down her at 7am, and she did't want much in the way of solids for breakfast either.

could it be teething: She isn't particulalry dribbly, complaining, red cheeked etc. would teething make her wake in the night?
Need to get rid of catnap? She had been doing 1.5hour naps twice a day plus 30 mins CN. the last few days her naps have been more like 1hour 20 in the morning and someimtes just 1 hour in the afternoon. Does this mean she needs more A time? She went to sleep this morning exactly 2.5 hours after i woke her up. SHe's 6 months and 1 week old.

MAny thanks everyoen!
anna

[greenefingers]

an update of the morning so far:

Awake: 7.10 - 9.40 (2h 30 mins)
ASleep: 9.40 - 9.55 (1 hour 15 min) Gave dummy, stayed asleep. Would have slept longer, I woke at 11.10, so had a 1h 30 minute nap.
Eat: 11.10, 7 ounces, downed in about 5 minutes!

[greenefingers]

another update:
tired and crying at 1pm, less than 2 hours awake time. kept her going til 1.35 by pushing pram, asleep 1.40, so 2h 30 mins awake.

[Evgenia]

Hi,

I changed my dd formula a few time and it led to gas, constipation and what not. U basically changed formula twice in two days, and not one feed at a time as ussualy recommended but cold turkey.
I honestly think that what u have is sore tummy r smth down those lines. I had dd on Aptamil 2 for a while and it is very heavy on lo's tummy and is hard to digest. Did she have a dirty nappy in the last 2 days? If so how many times.

I don't think anything u r experiencing at the moment is due to teething, need to tweak the routine but jus her tummy after sudden change of formula.

See what she is like over the next few days, and if the problems persist than u can start looking at other possible causes.

Hope this helps

[greenefingers]

hi thanks for your help. i'm completely in the dark still about why she's waking up. it's 3 nights now since i gave her the different formula. she did only do one poo the following day and she usually does about 4! yesterday was normal sort of amount, just thicker, sorry it TMI. she was awake 5 times again last night, but only for a few minutes at a time and got herself back to sleep each time. DH says i've reinforced it by going in to her, but i don't know what to do as the crying wakes DD1 up. in a bit of a mess really. i'm going to cut down her solids a bit today and just give her rice and milk to see if that helps.
thanks again
anna