6months Old - Mid Night Feeding

Hi OP
My LO was sleeping through the night from birth( time I rembr ) means 4 am was her wakeup time and first feed. Gradually it went down to even later. If i rember correctly, by 6 months, her first feed was 6/7 am and last was sleep feeding late night were in b/w 9-12 pm'ish before feeding just we went to bed. That was sleep feeding so doctors are suggesting right but as a new mom, I understand how nervous u are. Also each child is different.

 

Hi,
My baby is 3 months old and d doing the same. Not crying but sucks finger. pls tell it's normal?

 

It is completely normal.... Most of the babies dont cry for feed..... You can just lift the baby and try to feed when she sucks her fingers..... if she drinks, then well and good...if not, she might be awake for sometime and sleep...

 

My 7 month old LO still has 2-3 night time feeds. I tried stopping the night feed but her weight went down so started again. She also starts eating hands in sleep

 

My Lo used to feed every 2hrs till 7.5 months..
I tried giving water, and watery milk, but he used to
Cry then listened to my moms advice and fed when
He woke in night as per his needs..

Once he was 7.5months he stopped feeding every 2hrs
On his own... And now his timings are 10pm, 2pm and
Next 6am from 7.5 month... Hes 9.5months now

Hopefully by 1yr he wll feed at 10pm and 6am.

I suggest go with baby's needs....And dont hurry to wean

 

Hi

My baby was preemie..

I used to keep alarm every 3hrs and feed the baby
Till he was 5months old....

 

My son is almost 6 months and I just BF him on demand. He normally wakes twice a night on his own and I quickly feed him back to sleep but I would never wake him up to feed him. He weighs 15 pounds and is steadily gaining weight. As a U.S. raised Indian who socializes in both Indian and non-Indian circles, I find it ironic that many White Americans are obsessed with sleep training their infants to sleep 7-7AM and get rid of the midnight feedings (which I don't agree with either. I think babies will let us know when they need to eat and we should feed them on demand) while many Desis are forcibly waking their infants up to feed them when the baby WANTS to sleep (total opposite, instead of following their babies' cues, following the pressures to "make their babies fat" and eat as much as they can possibly push into their mouths to prove themselves "good parents").

BTW- I also have a beautiful, playful 5 year old daughter who I raised the same way and she has a very positive attitude towards both food and sleep. I BFed her on demand and she started sleeping mostly through the night on her own at around 14 months.

 

If he doctor has recommended it, it is good to follow. It is important that your child learns to sleep undisturbed because sleeping undisturbed goes a long way in the development of the brain.

I suggest you read up about schedules that could be followed on the baby whisperer website.

Now that your child is 6 months old, I suppose you'd be starting the weaning process. With this the child doesn't need to be fed often.

Put the child on a schedule. Remember children usually don't go hungry. If your child is chewing her fingers, she is self soothing. It is an important skill for the child to learn too. So, back off and let the child fall back asleep. In case her weight drops or she seems sluggish, consult a medical professional. Otherwise it is a good habit she is being taught.