My babe is almost 6 months old and for about the last week she has been waking up 3-4 times a night. I was told it was probably a growth spurt, but good grief how much can one child eat. She nurses at 7:30, 11:00, 3:00, 5:30 and then 7:30 before bed and a DF at about 11:00. She also eats at least one container of baby food about 2.5 oz. Yesterday I gave her two and she still woke up 3 times last night. She has been have a good deal of gas because of the solids, so I have given her gas medicine.
I feed her when she woke up at 2:00 am and when she woke up at 5:30 am. Does she really need to wat that much? Do I need to just force the sleep and let her cry. The problem is I can't do the pu/pd because the minute I pick her up she thinks she is going to get fed and then cries harder when she isn't. So, I do the shh/pat which works well to a point. Please help OR just tell me to hang in there and she will grow out of it.
Thank you much
Frances