הנקה ושינה

תינוק בן 7 וחצי חודשים קם לעיתים כל שעתיים לאכול. התחלתי לא לאפשר לו לאכול אלא מעט מים (אם רוצה) המון בכי ובסוף הרדמות. אני מנסה בלילה לתת לו אוכל כל 4 שעות. האם לדעתך הוא הולך לישון רעב ואני עושה נזק?? האם להמשיך בדרכי??? האם זה טיבעי ואמור להיות כך?? תודה.

hi nirit, sorry for the English, but I am still on holiday in the USA. at 7 months, it is natural that babies wake during the night. If your "shitah" does not work, AND does not solve the problem of the baby waking, then in my opinion you may as well feed him because that will stop his crying. Crying is not natural. AND if he is falling asleep from yeush, then that is not good. If you have done this for a while AND it is not getting him to sleep thru the night, then he needs something. at this age, they usually start getting solids, which add to their intake each day. also, if you have gone back to work OR have changed something in his daily routine, then waking in the night is a call for ensuring that you are present AND have not left him (again), so I would say he needs the emotional feedback rather than the nutritional, that breastfeeding does give him. ellen