So after nine months one would think that out of courtesy, my son would just sleep through the night. Well, that's not the case. It has been months since he has slept through the night and the last week he has been relentless. He wakes up screaming. We have to make the decision of whether or not to yyoride out the wave and "break the habit" or "give him a quick feed" and pray that he falls asleep. Either way, he seems to wake up again. What can we try?
Our latest suggestion was to reduce the amount of naps at daycare which we will see how it goes. I will admit that I am not that optimistic though. I mean nine months, really...? It makes no sense. We'll have to see what happens.
Update
So a doctors appointment later, turns out our little one needs to get his weight up. He seemed to be eating just fine with all of the new foods he was trying, but apparently not. He is actually below the 5th percentile for his weight and age. We even have to add formula to his diet. What a surprise! I have come to terms with the fact that he is not a solely breastfed baby anymore. The great thing, is that since we have been feeding him around the clock he has slept until 5:00 am for two nights in a row. Anyone who has a baby with Infant Reflux knows that this might not last that long.
It has been a couple of weeks and so far so good. He is sleeping through the night and waking up between five and six a.m which is manageable. The only problem is on the weekends.... Who wants to get up at those kind of hours...??? But let's be honest here. once you have children, sleep is a luxury.
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