Night feeding?
Hello, this would be mainly for my Breastfeeding moms.
My LO is 8M right, she does a combo of BLW and Puree (mainly cause we get WIC) she also gets snacks and breastfeeds on demand pretty much.( For the purpose of this I will add I'm currently 7w pregnant) So I haven't stopped BF but, here is the thing she doesn't sleep the night, I don't think she even sleeps 2h at a time during the night, I feel like some times she is waking up maybe like every 30m to 1h and she will cry, I'll place her on my breast and she stays there for a bit falls asleep, detaches and I give her the paci and she rolls to the side and we'll do this again in like 30m to 1h (so I don't sleep well..and I'm exhausted.) could it be she is not eating enough? I mean during the day she will have two, two hours naps and rock them! But during the night it's not like that. I really need some advice, cause I had a breakdown the other day... I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or not feeding my baby enough or maybe I'm feeding too much? Is that a thing?
Any ways if any of you BF moms can tell me if y'all's babies sleep during the night? Or are they like mine, if they were like mine how did you change it? (Also she sleeps with me cause it's just easier)
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Does she have plenty of wet diapers? Sounds like she might be comfort nursing as the frequency sounds like she's having a hard time connecting sleep cycles. FWIW - my 8mo does not nurse overnight. With my first, she would wake to nurse at night until around 12 months because she hated bottles and wouldn't drink much while at daycare.
Yes she has enough wet diapers! Thank you both for the info and the advice.
my baby is 8 months old, i just stopped breastfeeding and it seems to help her sleep thru the night.
My son is breastfed and eats purees with some BLW 2-3 times a day. We are lucky if we get 3 hours of sleeping at a time in his crib at night. We are all so tired. I'm sure you're feeding your baby plenty. I know mine is well fed and still wakes up constantly.