![]() ![]() Now, I know that it can be difficult to tell when exactly your unique baby is ready for night weaning. Growth spurts are generally over within a week. Obviously, growth spurts are an exception and you should feed as needed during those. 3-4 Months: 1-2 feedings per night or every 3-6 hours, on demand.Newborns to 3 months old: Feedings every 2-3 hours, on demand.3-4 Months: 2-3 feedings per night or every 3-6 hours, on-demand.Newborns to 3 months old: Feedings every 2-3 hours, on-demand.Night Feedings By Ageīelow are the number of feedings at night, at various ages, that are within “normal” range (in my experience) and don’t throw up a red flag that there is more going on than just a feeding: Breastfeeding Babies, Combination Breastfed and Formula Fed Babies and/or Babies with Reflux In addition, if you are breastfeeding, we have seen mom’s milk supply decrease rapidly and irrecoverably if she goes too long between feedings too soon. DO keep in mind that this age varies from child to child. However, I don’t recommend night weaning until your baby is showing signs that she is ready. I am all for breaking sleep associations and promoting healthy sleep for our babies. But there are adults who can’t go 12 hours without eating, so I am not sure why we expect our babies to. I know that it would be sooo much easier, for US parents to not feed at night. When I work with families personally, I am not an extremist, and when it comes to hunger at night. But many parents simply aren’t that lucky. Some parents are lucky enough that their baby does it on his own that young or younger. I think that is extreme to think that all babies can do that, particularly breastfed babies. Ferber’s book and learned A LOT from it, I cannot, in good conscience, regularly recommend night-weaning at 3 months old. I have been a baby sleep consultant since 2008. ![]() Night Weaning: In My Professional Experience Talk to your pediatrician and the answer will likely be even something different. Who’s right? They are both pediatricians with a lot of experience. And, then there is Weissbluth who says that babies need 1-2 feedings up through 9 months old. Ferber who claims babies don’t need to eat at night after 3 months old. ![]() If you have read any of the sleep books, there is Dr. In my experience, pediatricians seem to disagree frequently with the answer to the question of when a baby can go all night without a feeding. This article will outline general guidelines about how many night feedings you can expect at each age for breastfeeding and formula-fed babies. A very common question we get is when a baby can go all night without a feeding. ![]()
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