waking up for a bottle in the night again ?

[Gem & Leland]

Help lol

leland has slept through since 5 months old , he at the time had a dreamfeed but nothing durring the night . he dropped dreamed feed at 6 months. now u know his been ill , is routine is still a bit out but for the last 2 nights his woken between 3 and 4 am and the only thing to settle him is a bottle its like having a newbie again ! apart from he never cried for a bottle in the night then so ive never had to deal with this ! i dunno what to do ? i dont want to start feeding him in the night again tho , how do i nip this is the bud ? we tried leaving him last night ( u kow going in stroking etc) but he screamed for an hour ! does he need more food in the day ? god i feel like a beginner all over again , anyone know what it could be ?

 

[mum's the word]

At his age I doubt it's hunger waking him, just has lost the ability to re-settle himself and needs to learn again. I'm not sure if it's 100% true, but I read that babies actually wake slightly when they have a wee, babies who can settle themselves then go back to sleep, babies who are used to bottles/boob or co-sleep then use this 'prop' to get back to sleep.
if you really want to nip it in the bud, I suggest leaving him to cry for 10 mins at a time and gradually increasing it to 20 or more mins, sounds harsh but it's the quickest way in some cases.
I wouldn't personally start stroking him etc unless you are happy to do this every time he wakes as this may end up becoming his new way of settling which will be very demanding on you.
I do occasionally give Ricky a supper if he hasn't eaten much through the day, but last week he was poorly and hardly ate a thing but still slept through.
If you do decide to leave him cry then it will be harder for you but quicker for him if you keep the fuss to a minimum when you check him, it's more a acse of ensuring he's o.k than letting him know you are there. I know it all sounds very mean but for me it became the only option left as co-sleeping and feeding him back to sleep stopped working, he just cried and cried not wanting to be cuddled or fed so I bit the bullet and left him learn to settle himself.

Good luck hun

 

[Manda&Thomas]

i no Thomas is alot younger but he started waking in the night again a couple months back for a bottle he did so for about a week then stopped by himself, it was because of a growth spurt, he has just started doing it again so il give it a few more days i think its another growth spurt.
i no how rubbish it is to be used to a good nights kip then be woken again its also around 3am for him and he will drain a 7oz bottle.
maybe give it a couple of days he might stop doing it himself

xx

 

[poppy160]

Ella has had a few rough nights recently, my advice is persevere and don't give in! You know he's capable of going through the night and not relying on a feed. He may just be being a monkey! It sounds horrible, but leave him to cry it out..You will know if he's really upset about something.

 

[rachie29]

We've had a few rough nights too over the last couple of days as Holly has been ill. We do have to go in to her and give her a dummy otherwise she'll scream herself hoarse.. its mainly because she's been ill normally she will settle without it. She isnt finishing her last bottle either. I doubt its hunger waking him, if you are a dummy user perhaps try that, I dont touch Holly because it just wakes her more.

 

[Gem & Leland]

he dropped his dummy at 3 months !

last night was better he woke 2 or 3 times but didnt need feeding , infact he only got his morning bottle at 9am as he was happy playing in his cot ! shall see what tonight brings

 

[Sage]

ky did this to between 6months and 8months literally for about 8 weeks waking between 3 and 5 for a bottle then going back down. he stopped about 8months and has slept through again since. dont no why he did it must have just been a phase