Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

I am at my wits end. Especially since she was sleeping at one pt from 7 pm - 6am

now anywhere from 1am - 5 am she flips out and the bottle is the only thing that soothes her

I dont remember my boys doing this at this age

HELP!!

Re: Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

yeap.. my son still wakes MOST nights for one feeding.. just about 4oz only.. sometimes hell sttn but only for like.. 3 days and then up again for one feeding.

eta: he was 5 months on Sunday

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Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

My DS too. He'll be five months shortly and has yet to go a night without waking for at least one feeding, if not two. For a few days he gave me a seven hour stretch, but that hardly lasted. I feel your pain. I figure he's having another growth spurt.

Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

DD didn't STTN without a feeding until she turned 1. 5 months is still young, but hopefully he stops waking up soon!

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How big is she? I think the night feeding can stop when they take in larger, less frequent feedings. Or, it may be a growth spurt.

Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

My dd is five months and has never gone 11 hrs without waking. Im still waiting for that! The longest she's made it is about 9 hrs but it's usually more like 8, and then she goes back to sleep for an hour or two after eating. But sometimes she does still wake after only 6 or 7 hrs. I figure she's still very young and growing quickly. Could it maybe be that your dd is going through a growth spurt? Maybe these new night feedings wil just be temporary. Or try getting her to drink a little more before bed. Dd usually falls asleep during her last feeding and I try to gently wake her and she usually ends up drinking more.

Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

"4 month sleep regression"

Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

I am laughing b/c my DS still wakes up at 18 months to nurse. I mean, I know that is my fault mostly...
I have no advice obviously :) Hope he starts sleeping for you again soon!

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That seems totally normal to me. both my girls didnt drop the middle of the night feeding until they were much older then 5 months.

Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

DD still needs to nurse in the middle of the night and shes 6 months old.

Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

DS occasionally took a night bottle till he was about 8 months old.

Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

I was told that by 6 months they should be able to STTN w/o a feeding. Give it another month. In the meantime I would start decreasing the amount you give MOTN. Until you are just down to one oz.

It could also be sleep regression. DD did this and a bottle soothed her back to sleep. Lasted about 2 weeks. Hang in there, it will pass!

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Your title made me lol because my 5 month old still wakes up 4 times at night (yes, you read that correctly, 4-sometimes 3 if I'm lucky) to be nursed. I would literally give my left arm to only be getting up once a night.

My ped told me yesterday to get earplugs and sleep on the couch so you could always go that route

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Posted by jerseychick

Your title made me lol because my 5 month old still wakes up 4 times at night (yes, you read that correctly, 4-sometimes 3 if I'm lucky) to be nursed. I would literally give my left arm to only be getting up once a night.

My ped told me yesterday to get earplugs and sleep on the couch so you could always go that route

Re: Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

Posted by jerseychick

My ped told me yesterday to get earplugs and sleep on the couch so you could always go that route

Re: Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

DD didn't STTN without a feeding until after 6 months

Re: Almost 5 months old and still wanting a night feeding!

I think it is normal for a 5 month old to get up for a night time feeding and would expect a growth spurt soon. Once a child is over 15 lbs is when I experienced that they are able to sleep longer (also keep in mind STTN means 6-8 hours), so if your DC is sleeping from 8pm to 2-4 am that is STTN. They might need to get bigger in order to give you the extra 2 hours.

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