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Overnight feeding issue

dunnkatdunnkat member
edited November 2013 in Multiples
Hello, my girls are 10 weeks old and lately only wake for one feeding between 330-5 am. They go to bed between 630-730 pm so by that time they are super hungry and eat 6 ounces and are back to sleep until 7-730. My issue is that they are not really hungry when they get up, I give them a half hour or so of playing and getting changed for the day but it doesn't help. Today Katie drank 3 ounces and Keira only had 1. Then an hour later Keira had another 3. This is what's been happening and then they are all out of whack the rest of the day. I would like to get them on some sort of loose feeding schedule so that it lines up the last feeding with bed time, but I'm not sure how to do
It. For example last night they where starving at 6 and wound up eating 7 ounces and sleeping for the nigh at 630! Did anyone else have their babies on a feeding schedule? If so how did you do it?
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  • B&K706B&K706 member
    When they eat between 3:30 and 5, are they guzzling the bottles or are you pacing them? If you aren't pacing them, maybe try slowing down that feed a little and they could realize they are full before 6 oz. and will be more hungry when they get up for the day. Sorry I don't have any better suggestions.
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  • Wishing35Wishing35 member
    They are guzzling them down. I could try pacing them , I'm a little worried with the middle of night feedings that the longer I have them up the more awake they will get. Only one way to find out I will try and see!
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  • PurrCrasherPurrCrasher member
    I would recommend less ounces for the MOTN feedings. You could even try to make up the difference at the bedtime feeding by giving them a little more so they're not as hungry for that MOTN feeding. When you feed them in the MOTN keep things really dark and quiet and if possible have white noise or something playing continuously to signal that it's still sleepy time. Hopefully they'll get in the habit of staying pretty sleepy and then going back to sleep more easily. Good luck!
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  • boymomstrongboymomstrong member
    Hello, I am just lurking, and while I dont have twins, my son went through a period like this where he seemed to want to eat more at night, I was told it was a growth spurt, and to just keep feeding on demand, and that he would regulate him self. So maybe let them keep eating like they are and hold off breakfast until the are hungry, and they may regulate them selves in a couple weeks.... 
    They are still young, at 10 weeks its still the "try to survive" stage...
    Good Luck, and I hope it works out for you! :o)

    Started TTC in 2006, LOTS of trying, and trying, and 7 rounds of IVF with 13 embryos, 2 perfect little boys and 5 loses....
    All finished with babies, started to make diet changes, Keto, to be MORE for my kids, lost 30 pounds, still going, and 3 months in, I had a natural cycle, and then ovulated... Hubs and I are going to see what happens now... Maybe a natural pregnancy? After everything we have been through? Or just a return to normal hormones? We shall see what the future holds!

    Baby Dust To All!!!

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  • somewhereincalisomewhereincali member
    edited November 2013
    kfdecarie said:

    Hello, I am just lurking, and while I dont have twins, my son went through a period like this where he seemed to want to eat more at night, I was told it was a growth spurt, and to just keep feeding on demand, and that he would regulate him self. So maybe let them keep eating like they are and hold off breakfast until the are hungry, and they may regulate them selves in a couple weeks.... 

    They are still young, at 10 weeks its still the "try to survive" stage...
    Good Luck, and I hope it works out for you! :o)
    I'm sure this comes from a good place, and I actually did demand feed my twins, but I had some help such that I could have a little break even of they weren't on the same schedule. But it's really not helpful when you have 10 week old twins to get advice from a parent of singleton. It is so different when you have two babies, and it's a very difficult time, and hearing from parents of only one baby is at best not very helpful and at worst can make you feel worse than you did before.
    Like I said, I'm sure you are just trying to be helpful, which is why I'm telling you how it can feel to a mom of multiples.
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  • LottaLattesLottaLattes member
    Have you tried waking them up for a dream feed before you go to bed, or like 10ish? Might help them get through the night more consistently while you are sleeping, at least. My friend did this with hers with success. Mine wouldn't wake up very well, but they did eventually drop that motn feed, thankfully.
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