What can I do?

Last night I put DJ to bed around 7 as usual, and as usual he was up at 10 wanting to eat. He used to go a solid 6 hours when I first put him down, but now he will hardly go more than 2. So I fed him at 10, and I decided then that I would not feed him again until after 1. That was only 3 hours, and at 4 months old he should definitely be able to go that long, especially since he has gone much longer in the past. So when he woke up at 12:20-ish I just left him. He cried... and cried... and cried... I would periodically return his pacifier to him hoping that it would comfort him and help him go back to sleep, but he continued to cry and cry and cry... three minutes to 1, he finally stopped crying, just when I was about to feed him. He slept until 2, when I got up and fed him promptly. He got up again at 5, and then at 7. Did I do the right thing? What if he really was hungry and I was just starving the poor kid. I know that every baby is different. Some are sleeping through the night at two months... but is that because of the baby, or because of something that the parents do? Last night was better than most except for that bit when I let him cry. Frequently he's up every hour or hour and a half... I know I've mentioned all of this before, but this time I'm looking for some feedback. Most of you have kids and have gone through this whole sleeping at night thing... What do I do?! Would it be better for me to just feed him every couple of hours so both he and I can go back to sleep? Or did I do the right thing by making him wait? What can I do better? I don't mind waking up a couple of times to feed him, but he really ought to be going longer by now.

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