[bkallens]

Caleb is a very active little guy...he literally is not still for more than 5 seconds at a time all day. When he eats, he will latch on, take a drink or two and then sit up and look around for a while, then go back and take a drink or two, get up and look around, and on and on. The only time I can get him to eat decently during the day is before naps and bedtime, so three good feeds a day if I'm lucky. During the night is another story! He's all cuddles and down to business and usually gets up 3 or more times to eat during the night. Any way I can encourage him to get his food during the day and not all night?

[mrmnmom82]

My sister would put her little guy down after a few times of sitting up and not paying attention. When he would sit up she'd ask him if he was all done? And after the 3rd or 4th time, put him down and say, all done! Maybe he will take it more seriously if it's pay attention, or be done?

[ruthann8]

Ellamae has this problem too! She eats more ofter during the night then during the day. At night I slowly decreased the times I let her eat. I would rock her back to sleep instead of letting her eat. But.....she is still getting up a lot! Just not eating everytime. She goes to bed 9pm, wakes 11pm, 1am, 3am, and 5am! She is up for good at 7am. She is currently just eating at 1am. During the day I make sure she is good and hungry before I let her eat and I nurse her is a dark and quiet room. If you discover something that works for Caleb let me know! I will try it for Ellamae.

[lavatea]

Aiden is like this, too! I call him my little snacker. The doctor actually told me to stop letting him. He wants me to get Aiden to eat about 4 times a day and to cut out the night feeds. He thinks that the snacking is contributing to Aiden's low weight. He said the snacking is causing Aiden to mostly get foremilk instead of the nutrient dense hindmilk he needs to really grow.

It makes sense, but try telling a one-year old that likes to snack that he can't anymore! What I started doing is mostly feeding him from one side for half the day and then switching sides. I think I read that trick on here. I hope it's working to get him more calories that way, because I just can't deal with a cranky baby all day!

[bkallens]

Well, I unintentionally changed his patterns, and it seems to have helped. Last week my husband was out of town, and I got a terrible migraine (disturbed vision, nausea, headache - the whole 9 yards) Thursday night. Caleb woke up like usual and I tried to go in and comfort him and I literlly could not stand to go in his room because I couldn't take the crying. I felt terrible because I never just let him cry, but every time I went in there I felt like I was going to go crazy! Anyway, instead of his usual 3-4 feeds, I only fed him at 5 am after my head was feeling a little bit better. The next night he slept 8 hours straight and only got up once to eat...and the best part is he's done that every night since! This is the first time he's ever put together this long of a streak of good nights. I don't think I would reccomend a migraine for helping your baby's sleep issues though

[twinzplus3]

Yes lavatea. . .that is one way to fix a hindmilk/foremilk imbalance. (very good my student. . .very good. . . ) I'm glad the problem is fixed bkallens. . .hopefully.

[bkallens]

Originally Posted by twinzplus3

Yes lavatea. . .that is one way to fix a hindmilk/foremilk imbalance. (very good my student. . .very good. . . ) I'm glad the problem is fixed bkallens. . .hopefully.

Yeah, I'm not holding my breath that it will continue, but I'm enjoying it while I can