Please help. Need advice.
Our 4 month old son is still eating every 2 to 3 hours at night. Feels like we've tried everything to get him to sleep longer without feeds. He is bottle fed, and eats every 2 hours during the day too. We're are slowly going insane with lack of sleep.
Are there any other parents who went through a similar thing, who have any ideas on what we can do, to make him sleep for longer without needing so many feeds.
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no advice but its normal. my son did this until 11 months old. good luck :)
Check his weight. If he is doing well then it's ok to try and spread the feeds out. It takes some work and will mean you might get less sleep in the short term but long term it might help. Use settling techniques like patting, rocking, a dummy etc.
Im sorry but its normal, a 4 month old baby is still so litle and needs all that extra food for growingup ! My daughter still fed overnight till about 16 months old. There is nothing you can do, if baby is hungry you will just have to get up and feed him, as tiring as it is. Have you guys got a spare room? Take it in turns to sleep in the spare room so one of you is getting a full nights sleep whilst the other is with the baby. Then switch for the next night. Good luck
If he still seems hungry after a feed or has picked up a feed perhaps consider whether or not he is ready to start solids. There are mixed ideas about whether 4 or 6 months is a good time to start solids but I think it really depends on the child.
My bubba picked up a night feed at 4 months and seemed interested in food plus didn't have the gag reflex so we started her on solids at 4 months. Perhaps just something to consider.
Very normal, he's still only little. If he's bottle fed, can you get someone to take him for a few hours a few times a week so you can catch up on sleep? And maybe you and hubby can alternate nights so that you can get more sleep?
Poor darling xx My son didn't sleep until 10 months old, so I understand how you feel. We put some farex in his bottle to help make him feel fuller. Didn't work for him, but could work for your bubby. Hugs to you xx