night feeds

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08/12/2009 at 05:24
Hello, was wondering if anyone could advise me.

My baby girl is 16 weeks. In this time, we have gradually worked our way down from a squillion night feeds to just one (by about 12 weeks). However, since the she has picked one up again! I have introduced a dream feed when I go to bed so I only have to wake once in the night, but now her one night feed is pushing earlier and i'm worried she'll soon add on another one...

Why are we going backwards??? Also she's quite good at taking her whole bottle during the night feed but this is affecting her day feeding, she's only taking about 3 oz of her morning feed now! Should i be giving a smaller bottle for the night feed?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions x

Mama of two, Roisin 14.8.09 and James 18.7.11

08/12/2009 at 07:33
just posted similar question myself with amelia 20 weeks she now refuses bottles during day and only wants feeding at night,
08/12/2009 at 08:54
It's not just me then! So fruustrating, don't know how to turn it around.

Mama of two, Roisin 14.8.09 and James 18.7.11

08/12/2009 at 10:24
neither do i,
just spoke to my hv and she told me to let her cry it out for 1 feed at night then after a couple of days do it for another and so on in hope she starts to take bottle and solids again during day, its just do unlkike my dd, i cld understand it more if she slept all day then wanted to be awake all night but she is awake most of day has nap about 10ish in morning then again about 2-3ish in afternoon. im puzzled think i would feel bad letting her cry but if it will sort things out then maybe i will try it, i guess its a form of cc which i am open to after reading success stories on the forum
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