Feeding 6 month old in middle of the night

My 6 month old wakes twice in the night for a feed sometimes 3 times. If
he's hungry I feed him, simple as that. He is my priority and doing what's
best for him is paramount.

At the end of the day, do what you think is best. Advice is just that
''advice'' every babyb is different.

Karen

NL wrote:

Why didn't you say you were following hospital guidelines right from the
start... Oh you could have avoided all the screaming and fussing and
crappy nights you went through in the past few months...

Or then again, maybe not. Babies do scream and fuss and give you crappy
nights, and some babies do do those things more than others. Having a
baby who does that sort of thing a lot can be soul-destroying, and
guilt-inducing assumptions on the part of others about how the parents
could have avoided the whole problem by doing things another way are not
only really unhelpful, they're usually unwarranted.


All the best,

Sarah
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Hi guys! Thank you sooo much for all your replies! I read each one.
You made me feel better. I wish I could write everyone back, but been
soo busy, and now have to go to bed (gotta get up extra early).

I reread the guidelines and it specifically states that formula fed
babies shouldn't need to be fed at night, it states they only need to
be fed 4x a day. Humm, I don't know about that. Our kid is always
munching away. We do try and "fill him up" before bed with his
formula, but sometimes he just won't take the bottle. Those nights
he's more likely to wake up earlier. Oh, it also said to keep night
time contacts brief and uneventful. I agree with that, and if we do
feed him at night, we feed him in his crib without picking him up.

Again, thank you very much.

On Nov 29, 11:56 pm, wrote:
Hi guys! Thank you sooo much for all your replies! I read each one.
You made me feel better. I wish I could write everyone back, but been
soo busy, and now have to go to bed (gotta get up extra early).

I reread the guidelines and it specifically states that formula fed
babies shouldn't need to be fed at night, it states they only need to
be fed 4x a day. Humm, I don't know about that. Our kid is always
munching away. We do try and "fill him up" before bed with his
formula, but sometimes he just won't take the bottle. Those nights
he's more likely to wake up earlier. Oh, it also said to keep night
time contacts brief and uneventful. I agree with that, and if we do
feed him at night, we feed him in his crib without picking him up.

Again, thank you very much.


Yes, the guidelines say that. There are also guidelines that say "feed
your baby when he's hungry."



It's hard as a new parent, because you want to look to the experts for
advice. But remember there are a lot of experts, each with their own
opinions. The hospital isn't the be-all-and-end-all of expertise.
Another hospital is just as likely to give you the exact opposite
advice. Keep that in mind whenever you seek advice, and go with your
instincts.

Personally, I prefer the 'feed the baby' method rather than 'starve
the baby' method.

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Hi guys! Thank you sooo much for all your replies! I read each one.
You made me feel better. I wish I could write everyone back, but been
soo busy, and now have to go to bed (gotta get up extra early).

I reread the guidelines and it specifically states that formula fed
babies shouldn't need to be fed at night, it states they only need to
be fed 4x a day. Humm, I don't know about that. Our kid is always
munching away. We do try and "fill him up" before bed with his
formula, but sometimes he just won't take the bottle. Those nights
he's more likely to wake up earlier. Oh, it also said to keep night
time contacts brief and uneventful. I agree with that, and if we do
feed him at night, we feed him in his crib without picking him up.

Again, thank you very much.

4 times a day?! My DD would have gone nuts!! But yeah, formula fed babies
wake up too. As for brief and uneventful, I go fot that too. Yeah, I pick
her up, but I feed her in the dark and say nothing more to her than shhhh,
that way, waking up is no fun.

Hope all goes well. Keep going with your instinct!

Lu x