Please stop waking up at 4am!!

daisy662

I am getting ready to go back to work in one week! I am excited and a nervous wreck all at the same time!

My little guy is currently feeding (forumla) every 4 hours like clock work. He wakes up exactly every 4 hours without fail. I am trying to get him to go longer between his midnight and 4am feeds. I have started feeding him a bit more at his midnight and less at his midnight, but this doesn't seem to be working... Any suggestions? I need my sleep! I would like to get him to at least go until 5:00. 6:00 would be perfect...then I could just get up for the day.

He is 3 months old and was 6 weeks premature.

THANKS for any help!

 

Nechie122

Your baby is still so young! He might still need that middle of the night feeding. The fact that he only gets up twice a night at this age is actually pretty good.

At this point, I'd do whatever you can to increase YOUR sleep, go to bed earlier, take turns with your husband so you're only getting up at 4am every other night. He'll get there soon, but there may be limits to how much you can force it at this age.

KathrynMD

Your baby is essentially 6 weeks old.  You can't do much to get him to sleep longer, especially if he's already on formula.  Go to bed earlier yourself, alternate w/ your SO/DH at least until your LO has an adjusted age over 3 months.

Have your mother/MIL/friend/hired help come over to do a shift every few nights.

 

daisy662

Thanks everyone! I wasn't sure if he was to young yet, but have friends whose babies slept through the night at 6 weeks so thought there might be some tricks to help him along. Unfortunately, I don't have anyone to help me out. Our parents don't live close and I wouldn't feel comfortable asking a friend to do a middle of the night feeding.

Any other suggestions, keep em coming!

KathrynMD

you can hire night nurses; check care.com I'm not sure that would be high on my list of options, but if you and your DH are both exhausted, it might be a good once a week option.

jteneback

Lol, my "baby" was waking up at 4 AM like a month ago.  Your guy is still really young!  I know it's tough but it will hopefully only get better from here.

ridesbuttons

With his age adjusted I would not try to attempt changing his schedule.  You'll just have to ride it out.

You'll manage.  It sucks, but you'll find a way to cope.

daisy662

KathrynMD:

you can hire night nurses; check care.com I'm not sure that would be high on my list of options, but if you and your DH are both exhausted, it might be a good once a week option.

I don't think I would hire someone for this - I'm exhausted, but not that exhausted! Thanks for the idea!