mosmith

We moved our now 6-month old to his own room a couple weeks ago. I was sad and nervous (and still sometimes feel these things), but it has been an amazing transition. He went from waking 2-4x/night to sleeping through the night! And we can read books in our bed with lights on (instead of headlamps!). We are ALL sleeping better and I’m so glad.

Woe: my 5.5 month old is not sleeping well. Up 2-4x per night very fussy and will only go back to sleep if I feed him. I’ve been doing it, because his weight is below the percentile he started at and he will not double his birth weight (9lbs) by 6 months. My milk supply has been a rollercoaster with going back to work and then getting sick with norovirus. Lactation consultant told me I only need to send 10-12oz with him for a full day of daycare, but I’m hearing from daycare providers that he is still hungry after that and cries. I’m putting so much pressure on myself to pump enough milk for him that I feel like I’m totally empty by the time he gets home from daycare. This is all so confusing. Idk if we should sleep train him, or keep feeding at night and assume he needs the calories? I don’t see any teeth peeking through the gums although I know teething can cause fussiness too. This is so hard.