Really need some help please

[KELLYTOYS]

hi again

baby is now 18 weeks and starting to wake up more and more at night.  Last night I woke her at 10pm for a feed to try to get a better night sleep but she still woke at 12, 3am and 5am for a feed.  She is BF and seemed hungry each time.  (I do not think I have supply problem)  Baby mainly takes both breasts.

Baby is really out of plan now in the day, was feeding every 3 hours but now anything from 3- 4 hours.

My question is should I feed more in the day ie every 3 hours or more her to 4 hours now she is 4 months???. 

A time for baby is mainly about  2 hours.

naps times are one long sleep of 2 hours then 2 short 1/2 naps.


please help at a loss what to do to get better night sleep,

baby is bf and I do cluster feed in the evening


deb

[* Paula *]

Hi Deb,

I am sorry to hear that you are going through such a rough time.  Do you think that your lo is going through a growth spurt at the moment?

How long have you been established on the 4 hour EASY? 

Do you let her go past the 4 hour mark?

Paula x

[KELLYTOYS]

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Thank you for your reply,  no I do not think it is a growth spurt.  (this has been going on weeks)    baby is not really established on 4 hours,  she feeds between 2 - 4hours. 

deb

[* Paula *]

Deb,

I think it might be worth concentrating on getting your lo onto a 3 / 3.5  hour routine during the so that you can try eliminate some of the night wakings.

From the sounds of it your lo seems to have her days / nights confused. I would suggest trying to follow a strict schedule for the next few days, waking your lo for feeds when she is due a feed to try and get her to take most of her calories during the day.

Start your day at 7:00 and concentrate on which ever EASY (3 / 3.5 Hour) suits your lo and see if you can try to get her to take more oz during the day.

Let us know how it goes.

Paula x

[KELLYTOYS]

HI

thank you I will try going back to a 3 hour plan to see how that goes


deb

[* Paula *]

Good luck.

Keep us posted on how you get on.

Paula x

[* Paula *]

Deb,

How are you doing?