Author Topic: Feeding question (Read 3425 times)

yaya · « **on:** April 20, 2006, 08:06:04 am »

My 6 month old was weaned to bottles from breast 2 months ago and (as u prob know from all the posts!!!) we had a nightmare with btottles, not eatign and sickness for the past 2 months. He's eating better now and I want to know whether hes on the right track as he's waking all the time at night ( USed to sleep like and angel!) He usually takes 180g every 4hrs and 1 feed in the night. I can never tell why he's waking so only feed once around 2 or 3 am. For example he woke at 12pm 2am and 5.30 am last night, fed at 2am then again at 8am! He takes a total of 800g-900g in 24hrs.

SHouyld he still be having a feed at night?? WHy do u think he may be waking?

Lªuren · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:13:10 am »

Sound like he isn't getting enough during the day, have you started solids yet? If so, what do you give him?

DS takes;

0730 - 210ml (7oz)
1200 - 180ml (6oz)
1630 - 180ml (6oz)
1930 - 300ml (10oz)

+ 3 good meals per day, at the moment I think he weighs between 18lb - 19lb $:-\$

What size teat are you using? Are you giving / have you tried a 5 - 10 min rest then trying to feed again? 900ml = 30oz, how many feeds does he get in his core day?

yaya · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:16:13 am »

He has had A LOT of trouble eating the past 2 months so I cant force him to have any more than that during the day...do u suggest I feed him when he wakes a night? MAybe just a small bottle? He isnt on solids yet, we need to wait due to illness...may try a bigger bottle at bedtime? He takes #4 teats

Lªuren · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:22:05 am »

Yes, if he is waking hungry a night feed him, i.e randon times at night.

If, he wakes at night from habit i.e same time every night - I wouldn't feed.

Until you can find out what has happened to make him resist the bottle so much yes, feed at night if hungry. Does he currently drain his bedtime bottle?
Lauren

yaya · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:27:17 am »

Yes he wakes at random time and drainS a bottle... I was resistig feeding him at other times as I thought this would encourage him to eat more during the day? DO u tihnk this is wrong?

Lªuren · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:40:50 am »

Quote from: yaya on April 20, 2006, 08:27:17 am

Yes he wakes at random time and drainS a bottle... I was resistig feeding him at other times as I thought this would encourage him to eat more during the day? DO u tihnk this is wrong?

no, not at all.

At least you are getting himto take something from his bottle now

You're doing great ! Does he drain the bottle you give before his bedtime? if so, definetely increase it even just by an oz.

yaya · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:42:37 am »

Yep he drains that too.. always has eaten better half asleep... was worried that he might take too much but by sounds of things hes ok to take more? I currently prepare 180g before bed but im sure he'd take a lot more if i let him! No risk of overeating and then being uncomfortable??

Lªuren · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:45:23 am »

Try increasing an oz at a time, my health visitor always advised me that when a baby has had enough they will leave about 1/2 oz in the bottom of the bottle, if they drain the bottles they need more.

Calum takes 10oz and that see him 12hrs.

Lauren

yaya · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:46:52 am »

Thank u so much, its all so confusing, first he wont eat then he eats to omuch then we have no idea how much to give!! Will def try increasing!
thanx

Lªuren · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:56:10 am »

no bother let me know how you get on!

Another thought....

If he is draining all his bottles, instead of increasing the bedtime bottle, increase the morning bottle, there you can assess how he copes with the extra milk, especially with all the feeding issues you have had. From there you can the increase the rest throughout the day, then the bedtime bottle.

Lauren x

yaya · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2006, 08:57:59 am »

brill! thanx will try that!

yaya · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2006, 06:34:02 am »

Well here's what we did....DF at 10pm (240g), he slept thru till 3.15am then fussed about to get back to sleep then was awake again at 5,30! He couldnt possibly have been hungry.....really not sure where this is going! I was told to wait a few days for DF to have an effect. He def took more milk in his milk which is good, totally to 1120g yesterday (is that about right?) This morning he wont eat though!!

Maybe the 5.30am wake is become habit???

Lªuren · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2006, 06:57:39 am »

we have 0530 wake up too (habit) what is he doing at 0530? Fussing, crying, playing? If doing anything other than really crying (not Mantra crying) try and leave him to resettle.

yaya · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2006, 07:06:17 am »

I tend to shoot out of bed as if I catch him while he's still sleepy i'll give him his dummy and he goes back to sleep! If I leave him he plays and coos in his bed but is WIDE awake

yaya · « **Reply #14 on:** April 22, 2006, 06:54:07 am »

He's had 2 days of eating about 1000g and last night he only woke twice, fed one of these times and was very eay to settle the other time....lets hope we r getting somewhere!

Lªuren · « **Reply #15 on:** April 22, 2006, 07:35:33 am »

That sounds excellent

, how much does he take at night?

yaya · « **Reply #16 on:** April 22, 2006, 08:26:14 am »

Usually about 200g

Lªuren · « **Reply #17 on:** April 22, 2006, 08:28:48 am »

that seems quite a lot (6oz), how did you get one with adding more to each bottle he was draining? What you are looking to do is off-set the 6oz (200ml) into his daytime feeds.

yaya · « **Reply #18 on:** April 22, 2006, 08:31:55 am »

he varies from feed to feed but took the extra oz I added...yes def want him to move nigger feed to daytime but not sure how to do this as DS isnt hot on feeding, think he's just waiting for solids, hope when we start we'll have better luck

Lªuren · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2006, 08:37:03 am »

Can you try adding an extra oz to the 3rd bottle you give or the bedtime bottle and see how you get on? Did he drain the bottle you put the extra 1oz in?

yaya · « **Reply #20 on:** April 22, 2006, 08:45:30 am »

I think I will try the way u do it, give him big bedtime bottle, smaller night feed, big morning bottle and smaller ones in between. Strange as he's never very hungry first bottle of the day even if he ate 6 or 7 hrs b4! Another clue that he should eat less at night?

Lªuren · « **Reply #21 on:** April 22, 2006, 08:51:27 am »

Quote from: yaya on April 22, 2006, 08:45:30 am

I think I will try the way u do it, give him big bedtime bottle, smaller night feed, big morning bottle and smaller ones in between. ...... Another clue that he should eat less at night?

Definitely, but its good you have made so much progress in a few days and he is taking the additional oz's you are adding. Eventually (hopefully soon) you will get the nightfeed right down to 3oz and you can start to weaken the mixture a bit.

I am sitting here looking at Calums logs since March to try and figure out why he is suddenly waking at 6am in the morning every morning

$:-\$

yaya · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:08:33 am »

Thomas used to wake 8ish and suddenly decided to wake 7, no gradual ease into it! Now hes usually awake at 6ish but I try and get him to sleep in a little longer. have u changed anything?

yaya · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:10:36 am »

Calum's mum,
Ur replies are being notified to me by email but not showing up on the board???

Lªuren · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:13:20 am »

Quote from: yaya on April 22, 2006, 09:10:36 am

Calum's mum,
Ur replies are being notified to me by email but not showing up on the board???

Its probably when I edit something

Quote from: yaya on April 22, 2006, 09:08:33 am

Now hes usually awake at 6ish but I try and get him to sleep in a little longer. have u changed anything?

Thats the problem so much changed, he dropped his catnap, etc. He has done it consistantly since 7th March so I will need to look into his log from then.....

yaya · « **Reply #25 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:15:14 am »

Didnt u say he used to wake 5.30am habit? MAybe he's shifted this to 6am due to dropping catnap?

Lªuren · « **Reply #26 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:17:28 am »

He was doing both, 0530ish then waking early...

yaya · « **Reply #27 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:19:38 am »

Very strange....maybe he is wanting to wake 5.30ish then is tired and sleeps only a little longer? is he wide awake 6?

Lªuren · « **Reply #28 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:23:09 am »

I am starting to think the catnap (or lack of) is the culprit, it started then

Not much I can do with that if he refuses it, altough thats normal for his age.

Going to have to keep digging to see if hes too tired and not able to sleep at the moment or getting too much sleep and that why he wakes early.

When I find out I will share with the world, there are load of us having the same problems - he won't go back to sleep AT ALL when he wakes early

yaya · « **Reply #29 on:** April 22, 2006, 09:30:14 am »

was just thinking...maybe something to do with season changing? Over here in italy its very light around 5 or 6am so maybe their bio clock needs to readjust? Just a thought

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