4 month old - to drop 3 am feed or not??

[MommyZ]

Hi guys,
i had a question,
my ds (4 month old)goes to bed at about 7:30, then wakes up b/w 10:30-11:30 to eat, then again at 2:30-3:00 to eat, then at b/w 5:00 - 06:00. At 3 am his feed is not long (i breastfeed). So do you think at this age he can go without this feeding, or should i still continue with it. If not how did you wean your LO and how long did it take??
Thank you in advance

Inna

[Jaime]

hi Inna,

when you say not long, do you mean he is not taking a full feeding?  if that's the case, i would drop it.  if you use a paci, i would try doing that instead.  use pat/shh to help him go back to sleep. 

as far as the bf goes, if he isn't eating much then, it shouldn't hurt you when you stop....

HTH a little.

[chocho]

I would definitely try to drop the 3AM feeding.  Just make sure he has a full feeding at 7:30 and 10:30.  The 3Am waking up might be just for comfort, so try to use other ways (shush-pat, PU/PD) and see if that works. 

good luck!