Night wakes

Hello guys, my baby is 8 months old next week and wakes up every hour during the night. I feel so exhausted due to sleep deprivation. Also, he is breastfed, and I feel that I don't produce enough milk and that's why he can't have a longer sleep.
Tonight when it was around midnight he woke up and my nipples were so hurt(due to the many feeds) that I cried trying to feed him.

I am seriously thinking of giving him formula, so I can rest and, if he wakes up because my milk is low, he can sleep longer.

Anyone that happened the same?

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This was me like 2 days ago. I felt so down. Are you feeding him solid ?

This is my boy too he is on solids n formula but wakes up atleast 2-4 times just so unsettled i think its bcus od growth spurt teeth cutting through maybe he has 2 creeping up

Giving formula isn't a guarantee that your baby will sleep for longer stretches, unfortunately. Breastfeeding shouldn't hurt, though, I'd seek advice about that. There's a Facebook group called Breastfeeding and Lactation Support UK and loads of support there

Definitely join that group mentioned above. You can send a picture of your latch to the admin inbox and they can help you make adjustments to ensure it’s comfortable. Why don’t you think you’re making enough milk? Chances are if there’s enough wet/dirty nappies through the day and night then there’s enough milk x

We are going through the same I genuinely think its 7-8 month mark of a growth spurt, teething and just being genuinely fussy! You think you crack it and then boom its shit again! I wouldn’t change to formula my boy has gone back up to 4 8oz instead of 3 8oz, breakfast and tea and still doesn’t sleep I genuinely think it has nothing to do with being full I think it’s the age as most mums I’ve seen are going through the same 🥰

Funny that after I posted it last night he woke up at 1 am and then slept until 5.30 am for the first time in weeks.

I was so happy 😍

It didn't hurt before it started a few days ago but I believe it's because I am so tired during the night that I end up feeding him lying down and he probably doesn't latch properly.

He has lots of wet nappies so I guess there is enough milk, maybe it's a growing sprouts

I don’t breastfeed but I did see that if you’re due on it can also hurt! Don’t know how true this is though! Also my baby slept 12-630 and woke up but is now in bed with me asleep so got an extra hour

I think its a stage, my LB is formula fed and has started doing this out of the blue. It seems like it's a stage/growth spurt rather than a feeding issue

I’m switching to formula from an EBF baby and I give him formula just before bed and he’s waking up just as much! So switching won’t necessarily make him sleep longer 🙈 x

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