Hi guys
I'm a bit confused. I have been feeding Rubie on demand, which on a typical day would be
7am - 6oz
11:30 - 6oz
6pm - 6oz
9pm - 6oz
4am - 6oz
But we went away for the weekend and she started waking an extra time, at about 1 or 2am. This continued after we were home so I mentioned it to the HV. She commented on the long gap in the day 11:30am - 6pm where she doesn't feed ans said we need to shift this to the night so she will sleep through or at least wake less. She suggested I try to feed Rubie every 4 hous in the day so that she gets the magority of her milk in the daytime and may not wake for it in the night.
I tried this yesterday (although trying to wake her mid afternoon was a nightmare) and gave her 5 bottles during the day. I also tried putting her to bed on her own instead of letting her fall asleep downstairs then carrying her up with me. But she still woke at 2am and guzzled 5oz.
Where did I go wrong??
How much and how often does your 8 week old feed?
I'm a bit confused. I have been feeding Rubie on demand, which on a typical day would be
7am - 6oz
11:30 - 6oz
6pm - 6oz
9pm - 6oz
4am - 6oz
But we went away for the weekend and she started waking an extra time, at about 1 or 2am. This continued after we were home so I mentioned it to the HV. She commented on the long gap in the day 11:30am - 6pm where she doesn't feed ans said we need to shift this to the night so she will sleep through or at least wake less. She suggested I try to feed Rubie every 4 hous in the day so that she gets the magority of her milk in the daytime and may not wake for it in the night.
I tried this yesterday (although trying to wake her mid afternoon was a nightmare) and gave her 5 bottles during the day. I also tried putting her to bed on her own instead of letting her fall asleep downstairs then carrying her up with me. But she still woke at 2am and guzzled 5oz.
Where did I go wrong??
How much and how often does your 8 week old feed?