And, you might as well get an extra cluster-type feed into him on a 3.5 hr EASY so he hopefully sleeps longer at night for you.
well - I do that, but it doesn't really help
Yesterday I fed him at 18:10 - but he didn't eat much. Then at 19:50 - he ate few min, and then at 23:05 a DF that this time I BF instead of DH who sometimes gives him a EBM. But - once again he woke up at 3:55 - not even 4:00... We slept with the AC turned on so the temperature wasn't the issue. It doesn't seem to be able to sleep more than 5-6 hours without food. And the DF was quite long. Almost 30 min that he ate....
Today we revisit the doctor. She was pleased though I wasn't
- he gained only 200 gr in 12 days. I must say there is an improvement - he doesn't cries when he eats and the days are better referring to his gas and stomach aces. So in order to stop the BF she told me he should get special formula - Nutramigen (specific for babies who suffer from intolerance to cow milk). I was a bit depressed that all the stock I've had in my freezer won't be in use for him since this is milk I've pumped from the time I used to dairy products.
In addition the stool check showed that he still had the Rota virus in his body - here babies get an immune for that virus at ages 2, 4, and 6 months. All the issues with his stomach started after he got that immune and the doctor said that there might be connection to that. So he won't get this immune any more (at least till further notice). So now that we have a clue to what bothered him and we hope to be on the right way - I must figure out how to extend his night sleep.
When we dropped the DF he slept without food 6 hours - woke at 2:00 and then at 6:00. But - 2 weeks ago we had 2-3 nights where he slept from 23:00-23:30 till 5:00-5:30. So - what should I do?