Hi everyone,
My 8wo has been doubling her food intake (she is breastfed) over the past 3 days after a week or so of 10-minute feeds and great sleeps (5-6 hour stretches!) and an earlier 2-breast feeding splurge at 6 weeks (which also completely disrupted her nighttimes). Specifically, she has lately been feeding from both breasts at every feed and she has started waking up for feeds twice a night (1 or 2am and 5 or 6am), and not sleeping from 10pm until ~2am, after previously having woken up only at around 3am...
Could this be another growth spurt, even though it is so soon after the 6-week one? Otherwise should I try to deny her an extra feed at 5am? Also, between 10pm and 2am she is now just sitting in her cot with her eyes open and the occasional cries - I have tried sh-pat, swaddling, holding her, pacifier, and eventually feeding her but she keeps on waking up 2 minutes after the dozes off. The only explanation I can come up with is another growth spurt - I am praying that is the case because if not I am afraid she may be mixing up her nights and days all of a sudden since she naps great during the day.
Btw Emma tests as a textbook baby these days, though depending on when I take the test she has also come out as a touchy and an angel baby before...
Thanks for any advice!