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@Freckles: He feeds 4 times during the day, with 3 meals of solids. I tried around 6 months to feed him more often with no results. It got to where he would reject the breast if I tried to feed him more often, so that's when I cut down feeding him until he was actually hungry (about every 4 hours). Right now I'm feeding him at 7, 11, 3, 7, 11, 3 around the clock..... so I guess that's a sure sign of a habit. It's like clockwork that he wakes up at 11p, and 3am. I might try adding a feed again during the day, and try delaying his 11pm night feeding. Honestly, last month I was getting up like 10 times a night, so 2 isn't so bad..... but I'm SO incredibly sleep deprived and it's really been affecting me. I just feel like he should be able to go longer at night.

@Maysprout: LO nursed more when we started solids too. It was so weird. I think he was having a growth spurt at the same time or something. I've tried letting him cry a little at night before I feed him, but in a drowsy state I just want him fed and back to sleep as quickly as possible so I can get back to sleep. Did your LO stop night nursing when you started co-sleeping? I have a strict no co-sleeping policy because I am such a light sleeper(I really would never get any sleep) so that wouldn't work for us, but I have a friend that had to co-sleep unexpectedly on a trip with her 16 month old and she said it was like an all night buffet! He nursed almost all night! I was wondering if it was like that for all babies, or just hers.