Advice please..

[Happy Mumma]

Hi everyone. I am in need of some advice.. and maybe a little bit of support. My DS2 is 3 months old and, like DS1, has begun to feed so frequently during the day that by night time, I need a break and he needs a full tummy. With DS1 at this age, I gave him a supp feed at night and he started sleeping through.

Ds2 won't take a bottle though, no way, no how. So my concern is - can babies sleep through this early and be purely breastfed? I hope this doesn't sound trite, I know I am lucky to have happy and healthy boys, but I need a break desperately from feeding and it just isn't an option with his bottle refusal.

Any advice please??? I guess I am feeling like I cant keep up with his demand..

[sam's mum]

DD1 slept through at 4 wks and 1 day and she was fully breastfed.

DS - hmmm, he didn't sleep through until about 9 mths

DD2 was sleeping through at just over 3 months and did so for another 2 months, then started waking again for one feed and going straight back to sleep. In the last week she has started sleeping through again.

:hugs: I hope that it works out for you.

also - my first two kids would never drink out of bottles either. DD1 went straight to a sippy cup with ebm from 6 weeks. Have you tried a cup maybe?

[punkbaby]

I could never get mine to have a bottle even this dd she wont nor a sippy cup but shes been sleeping through since around 11 weeks old but only with a dream feed. To me its sleeping through though :) generally she will go 11pm till 5-6am. Have you tried this to see if it stretches things out so you can have a solid sleep?

We still have a few ratty nights though every now and again but generally shes ok

[Happy Mumma]

Sam's mum- you are my saviour in my hour of need, thank you so much for your post. My DH and I were talking about using a sippy cup but we haven't heard of anyone using one. That is fantastic though, how did you do it? Any special cup she used?

[Happy Mumma]

Thanks Punkbaby! Yes did dream sleeping with DS1 so I think I may give that a go. Unfortunately though, he seems to go to bed when we do. will see how we go tonight.

Thank you so much for your replies! Good to get other perspectives so I get out of my own head for a bit :)

[sam's mum]

I had gone to play netball and mum (being very organised) had already bought cups ready for when she was older. She wouldn't take the ebm out of a bottle, so mum put it in the cup. It was a long time ago, but it was one with only a couple of holes in the top. I would get your DH to do the feeding with you not in the room, that way DS won't smell the breast milk on you.

good luck :fingerscrossed: