OK. So I'm back again. I'm so confused and tired. This night I thought I would kick someone (thank god to DH that was calm enough).
My LO is 16 wo (yesterday). He's my 3rd child (have two daughters at home). We are on EASY from day 1. I'm familiar with EASY from my daughters and I know it works (DD1 was an angel baby so that was really easy, DD2 was sesitive baby - took us some time, but she's become adorable). This LO seems as a text book baby - except of his eating and night sleeping.
He's very tiny (weights only 4.5 kg now). BF only. I've struggled with his day naps making sure he extends them to more than 45 min. It's still no smooth (like this morning
) but seems better (as I believe his gas and tummy aces are better). So we are on EASY of 3-3.5 hours.
But at night I still can't find the magic. DH gives him the DF at about 23:00-23:30. In the last few days that worked well - he got pumped milk and ate at least 100 ml. We had good night when he woke at about 4:30-5:00 am and I BF. He got back to sleep and woke up again to start his day at 8:30. Sometimes he wakes and I give him the paci.
But last night - this LO woke up at 3:30 after 4 hours from last meal. He ate 90ml in this meal. I gave the paci but he wasn't calm. Then at 4:00 I thought that maybe he is thirsty 'cause it was a bit hot. I BF - he didn't eat much. I got him back to his crib but he didn't sleep. It took us an hour to get him back to sleep! He was all awake!!! Eventually I holded him in my arms trying to settle him. But this LO knows to fall asleep only when he lies on his tummy with his paci in his mouth so it didn't really help. Then he started crying a bit and eventually he fartted twice. Then I put him back in his crib and finally he got back to sleep.
I just don't know what to do - feed him? give him his paci? Insist on getting him back to sleep? Yesterday he didn't sleep his morning nap well. So maybe that what caused to the nw? He's almost 4 mo and he's never slept more than 6 hours at night. I know he's little so he needs the feeding, but 4 hours?? when he was 1 mo we slept better.
I'm frustrated and tired... Even DD2 who was terrible during the day slept much more at night. I just feel nervous after a night like that.
Please advice!