Confused on my baby's cues

[mamasboyz3]

My son, who's 4 months old now, goes down for the night around 9pm and for as long as I can remember, always wakes up for a good feed at 4am and then wakes up at 7 or 7:30am ready for a new day.

Now it's different. He still wakes up at 4am but barely nurses (less than 5 minutes. if that long). So I put him back to bed with no problem. He wakes up at 7 or 7:30am STILL not hungry! He only starts to really eat (or nurse) until around 8:30am.

Do you think my son getting up at 4am to feed is a habit now? This has been happening for a good week now.

What does everyone else think?

[shelliz]

It sounds to me like it is a habit to wake at that time. If he keeps settling back down with now feed at that time...I would keep it up!

  Shelby

[mamasboyz3]

One more thing...I forget to add this along with my post as well.


How old is your child? 4 months old

What’s nap routine? 3 naps

How long are naps? Morning nap 2 or 2 1/2 hours, afternoon 1 hour, late afternoon 45 minutes

What's bedtime routine? Time? Breastfed to sleep at 9pm (no dreamfeeds)

Do you bottle or breastfed?? Breastfeed only

How much? or how long? 12-15 minutes (30 minutes max)

If breastfed.. one side or both?? (at each feed) Mostly one side, sometimes both

How many wakes per night? 1 sometimes 2

What’s your LO like when waking at night? How long is he/she up? 5 minutes

When you go to him/her is she fussing or crying? Or is it a mantra cry? I can never tell

What have you tried to settle?? Swaddling

Are there developmental issues such as teething or milestones? Teething and rolling over at the moment

Do they have a prop? If so what is it? Swaddling...no paci

Do they have a lovie? Blanket