Hello,
I wrote yesterday about whether or not to drop the DF and how to get baby to sleep a little longer through the night. We had been giving him the pacifier to get him back asleep each time he awoke to sooth him back to sleep but really that has led to even more disruption each time it drops from his mouth after he dozes off only to wake again 30 minutes later crying for it. I really realized that was what was happening when i got up with him last night and didn't give him the paci. He went down at 8pm and slept uninterrupted until about 2:30AM as usual. I was able to comfort him and get him back to sleep without paci and he then slept until 330AM at which point he woke up and really wouldn't go back to sleep without the paci and finally after an hour and a half i gave him a bottle of 4 ounces at 5AM. He seemed very hungry and then of course went back to sleep until about 8AM. Maybe we dropped the middle of the night feeding too soon? I know I need to give him more during the day but how? Do I add another feed? If so, when? As it is, he drinks his full 8oz bottle for each feed (4 hour EASY) so would i give him another couple of ounces in a new bottle? I feel like he won't sleep and is so restless between 330-7Am because he's hungry otherwise he would have eventually gone back to sleep while i was shush/patting and PU/PD ing him for 1.5 hours, right?
He took 3 hours of naps during the day yesterday too BTW.
Any advice, support would be greatly appreciated~!
Thank you verry much!
Jennifer and Family
