At first we were extremely lucky, our newborn would sleep through the nights.
Than we hit 3 months in March, she started getting up once a night for feedings (I nurse her, and did during the overnight hours when she'd wake up)
Now, we are at 5 months and is starting to consistently get up twice a night to feed. She's long and lean, so her weight is on the low end of the scale (but not concerningly so). Obviously I need to check with her pediatrician, but am beginning to think that I just need to let her cry back to sleep and not feed her ?!? I don't know. Please note - she did sleep through the night (two consecutive nights) about 2 wks ago so it is still possible.
One more note, that I need to change, during the overnight feedings - I'd bring her to our bed and nurse her there. Major taboo, I know, I really need to stop doing this. Because she sleeps in our bedroom (in a crib), it is easy to simply carry her to our bed at 3 am (most of the time I'd bring her back to our crib after the feeding). Her room is on a separate floor in the house. She'd be on the main level and we'd be upstairs - I'm not comfortable with her sleeping down there by herself yet.
Please help, I'm beginning to be beyond exhausted.
Than we hit 3 months in March, she started getting up once a night for feedings (I nurse her, and did during the overnight hours when she'd wake up)
Now, we are at 5 months and is starting to consistently get up twice a night to feed. She's long and lean, so her weight is on the low end of the scale (but not concerningly so). Obviously I need to check with her pediatrician, but am beginning to think that I just need to let her cry back to sleep and not feed her ?!? I don't know. Please note - she did sleep through the night (two consecutive nights) about 2 wks ago so it is still possible.
One more note, that I need to change, during the overnight feedings - I'd bring her to our bed and nurse her there. Major taboo, I know, I really need to stop doing this. Because she sleeps in our bedroom (in a crib), it is easy to simply carry her to our bed at 3 am (most of the time I'd bring her back to our crib after the feeding). Her room is on a separate floor in the house. She'd be on the main level and we'd be upstairs - I'm not comfortable with her sleeping down there by herself yet.
Please help, I'm beginning to be beyond exhausted.