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5 month old doesn`t want to eat after waking up

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Desiree87:
Yes okay, I will do that. I think the most important thing is probably that she doesn`t fall asleep right after a feed. Today for example, she woke up at 6:30am, then ate (I was pleasantly surprised), but just for a short period of time. Just a few minutes ago at around 8:15am, she was hungry and ate again. I know it is soon her nap time, but I gave her a toy that plays soothing music and slightly lights up so that will be her little activity after her E. Hopefully she then manages to fall asleep on her own :)

*Ali*:
That sounds fine

creations:

--- Quote from: Desiree87 on January 16, 2019, 01:13:53 am ---@ Creations, how did your routine exactly look like?
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I wouldn't be abel to remember for certain "exactly" what his routine was at 5 months as he is now 8yo :)
However, I can remember that he didn't move to 4hr milk feeds until he was 6 months old and solids were included in his routine.  Until solids he had to eat (milk) at 3hrs.  If I tried to feed at wake up he wouldn't eat so I just waited and he absolutely couldn't go over 3hrs unless perhaps he was asleep.  He also refused milk before 3hrs (when other care givers tried to feed instead of putting him down to sleep for instance due to confusing cries/fussing thinking he was hungry after only an hour or 2 instead of tired because he'd been awake 3 or 4 hours).

Just also to add:
- I agree with what Ali said about following feeding needs (obviously as I didn't time my DS's feed to 4hrs when he turned 4 months)
- you mentioned you never heard of a 5 hr routine but LOs a bit older than this can naturally move to 5hrs between milk feeds when solids are introduced/established between milk feeds and when the A times extend and naps continue past the 4hr mark.  It's mentioned in the BW books that milk times can extend to 5hrs+ but it is still based on LO's need and individual routine and not based on forcing LO to go without milk for longer periods.  The routine also stops looking like EASY anyway as you soon have 2 Es (milk and solids) and as A times lengthen, or naps are dropped the routine will have E times mid A time and not at wake up anyway. WU, AEAEASAEAEAS for instance.

hope that helps.

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