I posted a couple of days ago about moving my DD into her crib from her bassinet - she was waking every hour but not necissarily due to hunger.... anyways, now she is up to waking every two hours - we put her to bed between 7:30 and 8:30 (by the time she falls alseep) and then I wake her at 11 for a dreamfeed, then she wakes at 2, 4, 6:15 and 7:30.. this morning I let her cry (well fuss) for the 6:15 waking and she fell back asleep until 7:30. However, I did this because it just sounded like a fuss and not a full blown cry, which she does for the rest of the feedings at night.
Isn't 2 hrs too much for a 4 month old to wake and eat? She is hungry bc she eats - she is very sloooooow though at night and I wonder if she is half falling back asleep - it takes at least 20 minutes wherehas it takes 5 to 10 during the daytime - and 10 minutes is pushing it! I usually have to take her off the boob after 20 minutes because she is still latched on but just not eating anymore and eyes closed, half asleep if not completely.
During the daytime, an average routine goes like this:
She eats every two hours but not for very long - about 5 minutes or so, maybe a bit longer sometimes.
She wakes in between 7:30 and 8, eats, activity and then nap.... her first nap is around 9:30 but only takes a 30-45 minute nap.
Wake, activity, nap again around 11 for a little over an hour.
Does this for the rest of the day but with smaller naps (30-45 min).
Sometimes she eats before hre naps because it is nearing 2 hrs to eat.
Should I make her wait and eat every 3 hours during the day and add an extra feeding late afternoon and would that make her go longer at night?
What can I do at night to delay and get rid of her nighttime frequent wakings/eating?
