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Help with night feeds

I’m a new mum and me and my husband are handling baby’s night sleep together. There’s a couple of questions which i would like to ask… 1) when its time for feed and baby is still sleeping, do you wait for baby to wake or just wake baby up for the feed? 2) baby doesn’t like to latch and is drinking every 3 hours. Managing my 3 hourly pump at the same time while preparing for baby’s bottle feeding is stressful. What should i do to better manage this? 3) when does the feeding interval increases? From 3 hourly to longer? #1stimemom #advicepls #nightfeed

1) you can let them sleep, they will wake up when they are hungry. 2) i pump every 2 hours, preferably one hour before his milk time and store it inside fridge. So i can increase my milk supply and also to have standby milk supply in fridge. It is crazy, but hopefully your husband will help around too. Continue to try to latch your baby if you want to bf for a long time. My baby refused to latch when he was a week old and suddenly wants to latch when he turned 2 months old. 3) the feeding interval will increase when your baby grows. As their tummy can store more milk. Just follow their cues. Especially during their first 3 months due to the growth spurts, it can be unpredictable. 🤙🏻

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Night feedings at 8 month

Hi there! Would like to ask fellow mummies if their 8/9 month old still needed night feedings? If yes , how many ml of milk and what's the frequency of feeding like ? My 8 month old has started solid but he is drinking about 120-150ml of milk every 2 to 3.5 hrs. At night he still need abt 2 feedings approx 4 hours apart. Also he moves a lot in his sleep , is it the case for ur baby too ? #nightfeed #8_months_old

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Hi Shaf Iqah you are not alone, my baby used to wake up 2-3 times and I used to give formula once and breastfeed the other times. Sometimes she will not drink the full 120ml formula also but just doze off after drinking half same goes with breastfeeding she will just suck lightly and doze off. So it is not real hunger but they got habituated to suck on something and sleep whenever their sleep gets disturbed. But sometimes she used to finish off the 120ml formula. During teething, it is even worse she will wake up every 1-1.5 hours and cry. Again it varies from baby to baby. Some sleep through the night starting from month 4 itself while some wake up every 2-3 times. One PD suggested me to give a filling solid food in the night like rice 1.5-2 hrs before sleep and just before sleep can give 120-150ml formula/breastmilk. You can try. She rolls over, rotates and ensures myself and my husband are pushed to each corner of the bed. Some babies stay still during sleep and don't move much while others move a lot. Try to keep a baby bolster on both sides it might help a bit.

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Hi, first time mummy here so I am still learning as I go. Understand that different babies behaves differently. Recently went for my 1 year old check up and doctor said it is not normal that my 1 year old still requite night feeding. He suggested that I give my son late dinner so that he can sleep longer at night. However, my son eats small frequent meals. I tried to extend his night feeds by 1 hour (from 4 hour to 5 hour interval) but realises that he started crying because he is hungry and has problems going back to sleep. So can I check if any mummies who have babies above 12 months that still need 1-2 night feedings ? Say after 4-5 hours. Was taken aback by the doctor comment but I find that my baby sleeps well when I feed him at night. He will usually start to move alot and give small cries whenever he wants milk. Any advise or comments welcome! #nightfeed #firsttime_mommy

My LO is 18mo, doesnt attends school so her sleep timing is anywhere from 12-3am. I will feed her the last milk once I see she’s gonna sleep. Works well, sleeps all the way till 9/11/1pm before next milk. My LO does not take standard 3 meals and most of the times just milk diet and snacks through out. (She still doesn’t take 1 full solid a day) I will give her a few mouthful of what I eat during my meals. I tried offering solids but she is not taking it well so I just forget it, milk it shall be then.

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