Okay, I've accepted that DS is having a growth spurt, in the middle of a Wonder Week and hitting some developmental milestones - I've written about it HERE. Apologies for perhaps repeating myself, but I just want to see if anyone has any ideas.

If everything he's doing at the moment is "normal," I'll leave it at that and just go with it. But if there's something I am doing, or something gentle I can do that affects his routine, I'd love to hear it.

During the day he's feeding only three times in 12 hours but about 6-7 times during the night. I would really really like him to "swap" the feeds so that he feeds more regularly during the day and less so at night - if this is possible with gentle methods. During the day, I offer it 3-5 times, and he refuses it.

A few notes:
  • He's offered the boob on demand. Any fussing, I offer the boob.
  • He's now refusing the boob during the day, even when we're at home, in a quiet room. I turn off music and TV and keep talking to a minimum, to try and keep him focussed on the boob. It doesn't work.
  • His night-time feeds are big feeds, not snacks. He empties one boob, and refuses the second boob when I offer it. He will not be placated by the dummy, he is obviously hungry and there's nothing else I can think of as to why he's waking up so often during the night.


I took him to a Chiropractor the other day for some gentle treatment on his neck (he was born with the vacuum) and the chiro also treated his gut, which he said was a bit tight. I don't know if this might also affect his feeding. I I'm just grasping at straws.

I am coping okay with the frequent night-feeding - my body seems to have adjusted already. But I feel like beating my head against the wall when he refuses to feed during the day. I don't understand why he's doing this even when I'm staying home and offering the boob all day, and avoiding too much excitement. I'm so frustrated and it's sending me a bit mad.

If it is a growth-spurt, that's fine - I can cope with frequent feeding. But why so upside-down?

TIA.