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Offline Triiny

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4 mo waking every hour.... Help!!
« on: February 05, 2010, 22:39:49 pm »
Hi,
we started our 4 mo son on Easy when he was 3 months and he was doing great. His naps went from 30 min to 1,5 h, was eating every 3 h sometimes even 3,5  h..... until he hit 4 months. Not sure if this has anything to do with A time but right after he started rolling over his A time decreased from 2 h to 1,5 h. He gets fussy and frustrated very fast and most of the time wont go 3 hours between feedings anymore. He takes 6 oz at every feed (formula fed). Naps are still more or less good, normally about 1,5 h each. Here is an example of his last night wakings:
8pm bed
12.45am woke up, had to feed
1.40 am awake, went back to sleep after quick cuddle
3.30am awake, hungry, had to feed
4.30am awake, went back to sleep after pick up
5.30am awake, hungry, feed
6 am wide awake, changed the diaper and left him in the crib.... went back to sleep
8am up for the day

He is a big baby, 20 lbs and 27 inches, eating about 40 oz in 24h. Trying to start him on cereal, still needs to practice, not very good at eating. Could this be the 4 month sleep regression? I know that he should be doing 4 hours between feeds and 2 h A time, but this doesnt seem realistic right now. Or is it a growth spurt?

Any advice would be great, thanks in advance  :)

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Re: 4 mo waking every hour.... Help!!
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2010, 18:38:26 pm »
Hi again and thanks for the response:)
I had almost finished my post with the whole routine and then my computer froze.... to make it short now, his easy has been pretty much EASAEAS.... to stay in the 3 h routine.
Last couple of nights have actually been a lot better, he goes down on his own with no fuss, then wakes up just to eat and goes right back to sleep. So i guess it was a GS, hopefully things will calm down now.
We only use the binky when he is OT and cranky, otherwise he doesnt really care about it. Same with rocking, if i miss the right bedtime, then have to do some rocking but i try to put him down drowsy.
Question about night feedings - is it normal for a 4 mo to eat 2-3 times a night? I have noticed that he usually gets hungry about every 3 hours, just like in the day time... is this habitual? I have tried not to feed him or only give him a few oz but that will make him go crazy and start screaming, so i guess he is hungry. How can i drop a feed? At least one of them? :)
Thanks again,
Triin