Hi - We have a 10 month old who wakes from between 3 and 8 times a night (every 45 minutes). I fully acknowledge that I created this problem by always feeding him in the night whenever he cried but now I need help!! My plan is to reduce him to one feed a night and then slowly reduce the time of that feed. My two worries are - that I breastfeed and it is really hard to reduce his feed since he's such an efficient eater and sometimes when he wakes between 4-5am if he doesn't eat he won't go back to sleep even if he's super tired. How do I survive getting up all night with him and then still putting him back to sleep at that time when I'm so tired. I don't think the water method will work because drinking water is such a new thing for him, I think he will think it's play time. We don't have a solid daytime routine because he has recently switched from most days only taking one nap and he also didn't really take a liking for solid food until about a month ago so we are still trying to work out when to feed him. I have read some other postings from people with a similiar issue but I just need some reassurance that this is the right way to tackle this.
How old is your child?
10 months
What’s his/her daily routine?
Wake up 5:30 - 8
bf immediatley upon wake up breakfast (rice cereal and pears) about 45 minutes later
activity for about 2 hours
try to feed solids (rice cereal and fruit and a veggy) sometimes he takes it, sometimes not
11am bf
11:30 - 12:30 put down for nap - he will usually sleep for 2 - 3 hours
activity
dinner 5:30
activity
6:45 bath, story time, bf
7:30 bed
What’s nap routine?
Mostly down to one nap a day, he tends to cry for a bit when we go into his room but settles if I hold him for about a minute. I usually have to go back in about 3 times before he settles right down.
How long are naps?
2 - 3 hours
What's bedtime routine? Time?
bath, storytime, bf 7:30 bed
Do you bottle or breastfed??
bf
How much? or how long?
4 times during day (I try to stick to 4 hr as much as possible - usually 7, 11, 3, 7:30)
during the night - 1 to 4 times (I usually try not to fee him until after 1pm)
If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed)
both sides during day (he switches back and forth) one side at night
How many wakes per night?
3 - 8
What’s your LO like when waking at night? How long is he/she up?
When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry?
Fussing
What have you tried to settle??
holding him, pu/pd (I think I hold him for too long though
What do you do for A time and how long is it?
he plays, we play, move from to room, climb stairs, go for walks, play group
Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones?
teething and starting to stand independently - getting ready to take first step
Do they have a prop? If so what is it?
always uses the same blankets but doesn't seem that attached
Do they have a lovie?
?
Thanks kindly for suggestions...I'm so tired!
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