Thanks. I do always feed when he wakes, yes, cos he always drains the bottle and has only started solids in the last 6 weeks so I've always assumed he was hungry. It's only the last couple of weeks since he's been eating a bit more and cutting down on the amount of milk he has in the day that I've thought about weaning the night feed in preference to him dropping daytime feeds. Also, he sometimes takes a long time to go back to sleep after a feed which makes me think it's a routine thing rather than waking for hunger and going straight back to sleep iykwim?
His naps are fairly predictable now but wake up time and feeds vary depending on when he's had his night feed so here's how yesterday went:
Nf@ 1am. 6ozs (was all I offered and he drained the bottle)
Wu: 6.05 am
E: 6.30 - 4 oz
E: Offered toast for breakfast at 8 but he didn't really eat any.
A: 3hr 25
S: 1hr 30 (9.30- 11). Just increased this A time to try and stop long nws.
E: 3oz at 11.30
E: Meatballs and pasta at 1.30ish. Had a reasonable amount.
A: 3hrs 30 (pd at 3hrs 20)
S: 40 - 45 minutes but at a friends house which could have interfered. Would typically have 1hr 20 here but the odd 40 minute nap has been creeping in, especially if I pd before 3hrs 20.
E: 5oz at 3.30ish
E: 5.30ish - cheese sandwich
E: 6.20 - 4-5 oz
A: 3hrs 20-30 I think.
S: By 6.45 at the latest.
Nf@ 11.45. Drained 6 oz again. As far as I know he settled fine afterwards.
WU: 6.30am today.
Other nights he'll go to 4/5ish and will drain 6ozs again. He then tends not to eat much again til 11 or 12ish.
The only other thing that's been going on recently is he had a 3 day food and milk strike where he only had 9/10 oz in a 24 hr period, and most of that at night cos he had a tooth coming through. He's over that now but I'm aware he might try to make up the calories this week so I'm offering milk if in doubt. What he's doing now is fairly typical of the last few weeks though, I'd say.