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July 2012 Moms
nicolepatricia87
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4 mo wakeful/ MOTN feedings
nicolepatricia87
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So when DS used to wake up 12 times a night I always fed him bc I figured that's why he was up. He would eat decently and them fall back asleep. However the past few nights, he has been waking up 3 times and I never know when he is hungry or just up. I usually end up nursing him bc it's the only way I can get him back to sleep, but he usually only eats for a couple minutes then comfort sucks for a while til he falls asleep. Then, half the time he wakes up when I put him down and we have to repeat the whole process. So what do you do when LO wakes at night? I don't know I guess I'm just frustrated with whole sleep regression. He's sleeping worse now than when he was a newborn and it's driving me bonkers.
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Re: 4 mo wakeful/ MOTN feedings
I am not sure about bf every time. I would like to know this. I hope at her 4 month visit the doctor will give me some advice. We need some sleep!
I am trying to only nurse him 2 times when he is getting up since that is what he has been doing for the last couple months. I don't want to do anymore to get him used to that extra feeding and him thinking he needs it after we get through this. Between DH and I we pick him up and rock him for a couple minutes and he goes back down. Sometimes it is 15 minutes and sometimes a couple hours. He is waking between 6-12 times a night right now. DS is also getting over RSV as well. The albuteral (SP?) isn't helping matters either. It is making him cranky and wired. I am interested to hear what the doctor has to say at his 4 month wellness appt today. Can't wait to add shots on top of the crappy sleep we are already getting
I know what you mean! When my LO wakes I let him talk/fuss for a bit. Very rarely he will fall back asleep on his own. If the fussing gets more intense I have my DH try the pacifier 1 to 2 times. If that doesn't work, my DH picks him up out of the crib and tries to walk him around and bounce him to sleep. Lately that hasn't been working, so I end up nursing him back to sleep. Then DH either puts him directly in the crib if he seems to be in a deep sleep or rocks him to sleep. I feel better trying the other things first and using nursing as a last resort (even though I know that's where we'll end up). Every night I go to sleep hoping that this will be the night LO STTN (my definition of STTN).
As I type this out it makes me seem lazy that I make DH do it all. Ordinarily I would help out with all these things, but I'm not allowed to pick up baby or bend over into the crib due to recent back surgery. I feel bad for DH that he is the only one who can do it, but I'll admit the timing has worked out well for me with this 4 month wakeful!