https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:38:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-434057 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:34:49 +0000 winniebee 434057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6 month old sometimes sleeps through the night and sometimes wakes for a feeding between 1-4. I usually let him fuss / cry a little if he wakes before I think he's ready for a feeding. Last night, he woke at 11, which is odd....and I knew he ate a ton during the day so I knew it wasn't hunger. So I let him cry for like 5 minutes and he just fell back asleep. He did the same thing at 3:30 and I actually got up to feed him but he stopped crying and ultimately slept through til 5:30. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-434051 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:28:27 +0000 mediagirl 434051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo is almost 6 months and during her 5th month, she got two teeth. That week, she was so clingy and needy. I nursed her every time she woke up because it was the only way to get her back to sleep. She has different cries for hungry or just upset, though. She hardly EVER cries overnight unless she is hungry. I would just feed her - your body will adjust. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433957 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:19:37 +0000 cranberryapple 433957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Yes, I can't figure out whether he just needs help going back to sleep or if he's hungry (or in pain due to teething?) </p> <p>@Sammyfab: I wonder how I can tell if he's hungry or not? He goes to sleep on his own. We let him fuss it out. *Sigh* He's up earlier than usual again like yesterday and crying. I hope this is not a new habit, but I'm afraid it will be! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433810 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:03:17 +0000 loveisstrange 433810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always, always try to soothe first. I'm not big into letting C comfort eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433795 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:46:37 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 433795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she's going through a growth spurt, she may need the extra calories. If it's a sleep regression, she may just need help going back to sleep. I had a tough time figuring out the difference so I would try to rock/sway her at first before offering the breast. Sometimes I would send DH in to see if she was really hungry or wanting to comfort nurse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433791 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:44:16 +0000 T.H.O.U. 433791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nursed every time she got up but I wish we had at least tried a bit harder to get her to go down without nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433783 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:37:43 +0000 cvbee 433783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To answer one of your mini-questions: the 6 month growth spurt isn't a big deal because it is the time that you will likely be adding solids. For this reason, I didn't even notice it, as far as nursing goes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433782 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:37:32 +0000 cranberryapple 433782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: Thanks for your insight! I'd like to nurse for as long as I can so I also do not mind getting up in the middle of the night....but just once is enough for me! Hahahaha. =P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433777 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:34:59 +0000 mamabolt 433777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always try and soothe my LO first before I feed her, I know she can go all night without eating in general so I only feed her if she won't settle without it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433753 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:00:21 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 433753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse my Lo every time she Wakes up. It is mostly for comfort and it gets her back to sleep faster. She is almost 7 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433752 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:00:13 +0000 Sammyfab 433752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess the question is if your LO is actually hungry when he wakes earlier. I personally wouldn't just nurse to get my LO back to sleep when I know he's not really hungry because that may cause a sleep dependency. does he nurse to sleep or go to sleep on his own?</p> <p>I would try to soothe to sleep first and if he acts hungry I would nurse.</p> <p>Lastly, my LO didn't really go thru a growth spurt at 6 months. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433747 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:50:10 +0000 runsyellowlites 433747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I nurse P any time she wakes up. She'll be 8 mths next week. I don't mind though because I know that it helps my supply get through those times she doesn't eat much during the day (distractible baby "syndrome") &amp; I want to nurse a long time so anything to keep that relationship strong is a-okay with me. :)</p> <p>You're body will "catch up" just like every other growth spurt so don't worry about the upcoming growth spurt. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433744 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:45:29 +0000 sarac 433744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take comfort in the fact that your body will adjust to how much milk your baby needs - when you hit that growth spurt, he'll nurse more, and after a day or two you'll have more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433736 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:34:07 +0000 plantains 433736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was how our 4 month sleep regression started. I t ony got worse:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433734 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:31:32 +0000 Mrs. Pen 433734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cranberryapple: 9 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433731 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:27:59 +0000 cranberryapple 433731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: That is my fear! How old is your LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433722 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:18:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 433722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do because DS won't go to bed unless I nurse him -_- </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-i-feed-my-baby-even-if-he-wakes-up-at-an-untypical-time-in-the-night-perhaps-due-to-teething#post-433716 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:11:19 +0000 cranberryapple 433716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS (4.5 Month Old)) goes to bed at 7:30PM and usually wakes up for one feeding anytime between 1:30 - 4:30 AM. I am okay with this current arrangement. However, there have been two nights where he would wake up and cry at times that are not between those feeding hours. Yesterday, he woke up at 11PM crying, and my pediatrician had mentioned dreamfeeding to help him sleep through the night, so I tried it. However, he woke up again at 2:30 AM which is around his typical feed time, and unfortunately, because he had eaten already at 11, my body did not have time to fully replenish. He noticed the difference and started to fuss. My body seems to have reached an equilibrium and it doesn't seem to be able to accommodate even ONE extra feeding! Sheesh!! (How will I survive that 6 month growth spurt??!!) Should I just try to get him back to sleep without feeding him, only to have to get up with him later for his usual feeding time? </p> <p>In general, he's been a good sleeper, so I really don't know what to do with him if he's waking up during different times of the night. What do you do? Is there a way to prevent LO from waking up at odd hours? Hahahaha. I guess if there was, we would all be sleeping through the night, huh? =P I can only attribute this to teething, because what else could it possibly be??!! &gt;_&lt; </p>