my DS is the same - he needs feeding in the night (and i am back at work 3 days a week!!).
At the moment he is going thru a 'good' patch and wakes at about 11 and 4
normal for him is about 10.30, 2 and 5 - i just go with what he wants and needs - i dont have the energy to 'make' him drop a feed and i figure i dont know any adults who wake up and eat all night so he will eventually drop them himself and grow out of it. it doesnt feel like it now, but they are so young in the scheme of things so dotn feel pressured to train her to do something different if you can cope with how it is. if you do need to stop getting up so much maybe your DP could do one feed with an expressed bottle? i have heard the water thing may work if they are just doing it for comfort as they soon realise it isnt worth it - but i have not tried it myself. good luck!
ps i also feel like a falure when i hear of all the bubs sleeping through so i just dont engage in those convos anymore if i can helpo it - i figure i woudl rather expend my energy with DS nurturing him than worrying about how we compare to others and feeling bad about it.
pps also meant to add my DS is 9 months!
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