Ds is 1 and has sttn for about the past month. He goes down at 7, but sleeps until 430-530. I get him, nurse him, and if I can put him back to sleep so I can get ready. Dh isn't here in the am.
Should I let him CIO? Getting him doesn't always work because sometimes he wants to stay awake. How can I get him to extend his sleep time? Putting him down later creates an overtired baby.
pineapple / 12526 posts
Do you wait before getting him?
If you feel comfortable doing CIO, it is an option to get rid of a night waking. If he's not too interested in eating, he could legitimately be waking out of habit rather than real need.
papaya / 10560 posts
@loveisstrange: I wait about 10-15, which is the length I wait to check nighttime sleep when I needed to. He usually does nurse for a while which makes me think he's hungry?
The early wake ups are killing me though!
pineapple / 12526 posts
@matador84: C would eat for a minute too, but she never ate very much and she wanted to play more than eat. Thats when we night weaned her.
apricot / 335 posts
@matador84: have you tried a dream feed around 9-10 at night? Might that help him get through to morning?
P just started STTN a few weeks ago (12 months old) but had been waking for months around 3.30/4. A dream feed at 10 sometimes had her sleeping through from 10-7 - bliss! I am not a morning person 
Another option to CIO (not that I'm opposed to CIO) is to cut down the feeds progressively. Ie first night 10 mins, next night 8 mins, etc til you're down to no minutes, then *hopefully* he'll not wake or resettle very easily. That gradually shifts the calories he's getting at 4am to the breakfast feed.
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