Stressed and tired

[naomip]

So Leo usually wakes twice in the night for a feed, however the last 2 weeks he's been waking 3/4 times! I'm shattered, hubby's shattered, it's a nightmare. I was away Saturday night so Leo had formula (he's usually breastfeed) and he only woke once for a feed. So now I'm thinking I need to give him formula at night, which I'm not really happy about, as I really wanted to get to a year feeding him. I just don't understand why he's waking so much now. He's started crawling, so could be hungrier but he's eating loads of food during the day, 3 big meals plus a snack and 3 breast feeds! X

 

[Durhamchance]

I feel your plain, when Blake was 8 months I was exhausted from the night feeds (and Blake was FF) so on the HVs advice I shut the bar at night. I refused to give him any milk and within 4 nights he was sleeping through. It was the best thing I ever did, but it did involve controlled crying.

 

[Nutsyputs]

I did a similar thing to button with my lo at around 8 months although fortunately he didn't cry. I would still go to him when he woke and cuddle him until he went back to sleep and after a week he was sleeping through. Although apparently he's forgotten how to sleep now!

 

[Pumpkin9]

Hey Naomi. Thomas is ff so I can't really comment on the breastfeeding at this stage but what I wanted to say alwas that I had to change Thomas to ff at 3 months old. I was desperate to get to 6 months after all the hard work I'd put in but it was clear my supply just wasn't keeping up with his needs and after formula he was a much more content baby. I beat myself up massively for over a week about the change but in the end I was a much happier mummy for it.

Now I'm not saying you should switch as it was a totally different situation for me but perhaps you could combi feed? Was there anything else different about that night other than the formula?

Thomas has recently changed his naps so whereas he was having 2 big naps before he's now down to one afternoon nap after lunch which has massively helped with his sleeping as it was becoming a problem putting him down at night before. He'd basically cut out his afternoon nap so was having one in the morning then nothing after 1pm until 8pm and he was massively overtired and then he was waking constantly. Perhaps a change to naps?

 

[Mummybexee]

Feel your pain. Oscars been waking 3 times a night for months. I'm back at work full time so sometimes have like 4-6 hours sleep max a night usually.

Oscars on formula - don't think it will fix it Because it may not

 

[juliekim0908]

My boy is FF but went through something similar. Waking 7 plus times either for dummy or feed!

So I went cold turkey on both. It didn't take long, now on day 5, he slpet through first time last night. Otherwise he only woke once since we started, and I offered him a sip of water.x

 

[Mackmummy]

Naomi I would love 3/4 times a night! I think our record so far is 18 and my hubby is only home weekends but at the moment he's away for six weeks! he picked a good time! Teething and 4 month regression! He owes me!

 

[naomip]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I tried feeding him more yesterday but he was still up 4 times in the night for a feed. I might give him some more formula tonight and see how we get on x

 

[iWitch]

My friend had a similar issues & gave her little girl formula before bed & she didn't wake but she was a lot younger. If Leo is teething or anything it might not necessarily be hunger it might be for comfort

 

[naomip]

It could be teething as he was up loads a again last night, even with the formula. Still no teeth coming through tho. We had a disastrous night. Leo fell off the bed and screamed his head off, then fell asleep which meant I couldn't sleep with worry end checking on him. Sigh. One day we'll all sleep again. X

 

[Pumpkin9]

Naomi, we're having the same issues here and ive had Thomas fall off the bed just before bedtime - played on my mind all night was horrendous.

I swear these babies are plotting something and are planning to walk to talk so they aren't sleeping just planning!