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based on advice i read on hellobee, i gave LO about 15-20 minutes before feeding him to see if he would settle down on this own. this would usually happen when he would wake up after only a couple of hours, when i knew he could fairly consistently go for longer. he usually settled down. however i don't know if that would be hard if he is sharing a room?

i've read of some other folks offering a pacifier or other soothing to see if that works instead of feeding.

Literally could have written this post myself, except for sharing a room with toddler. He eats whole meals when he wakes but I know he can go longer without food. I am only worried because he has not been eating as much from the bottle at day care so I think he is making up the calories at night. I don't want to let him be hungry but this isn't sustainable. Last night he woke up 4 times! SOOOOO Tired!

@Baby Boy Mom: maybe try and offer 15 minutes closer to the previous feeding and then squeeze in an extra before bed? Or offer every 2 hrs in the morning to try and squeeze in another feeding. LO averages every 2 hrs with a few longer stretches for naps with her last feeding between 8 and 8:30 but it sounds like your LO might go down earlier, which I get why you wouldn't want to mess with that.

@smurfette might be right about teething. I went through a rough patch when my daughter's 1st teeth were coming in. She would nurse anytime she could. Also he may be getting ready for a new skill is he starting to crawl? I found that each new skill meant a sleep disruption. Hope this phase passes quickly:)

@Baby Boy Mom: I actually started giving my daughter bottles at night around that time instead of nursing, because I felt like she was waking to comfort nurse, and get a snack at the same time. It seemed to do the trick because she stopped waking so frequently after a few days.