6m nursing all night

[SoInLove]

I am posting this here and not in the multiples section b/c I think any parent with a child can go through this. My twins are 6m. The past week they have been waking up more and more. And now I am up every hour. They wake up opposite of eachother so I am literally up every hour. All they want is to nurse for a little while and then they fall back to sleep. My mom says they are hungry but then wouldn't they eat more during they day? My family does not support co-sleeping and they think the babies are starving b/c they have not had solids yet. Even the Dr. said not to start, they look great. During the day they eat every 2-3 hours. At night it is every 1.5 to 2 hours. I use to feed them at the same time with a nursing pillow but I found that laying down with them at least lets me rest more during the feedings. Do you think they just want to be closer to me? I feel like a human pacifier b/c honestly they sleep best with my breast in their mouth. Is this a 6m growth spurt? Do other co-sleeping families go through the same thing. All they want is breast at night and during the day they are fine! :throb :yawning: :coffee

[alegna]

Normal! Could be a growth spurt too. I'd try to sleep with both of them so you just have to turn over to feed whoever is hungry.

Even my dd (who has pretty much slept through the night since day one) started nursing more at night around 6-8 months.)

-Angela

[rozzie'sma]

My dd did that also at 6 months, now she usually only wakes once at night to nurse. It took 2 months to get that far though. I found that we were waking each other up so I sidecared her crib minus the rail to my bed and that's made stuff better

[TiredX2]

I would recommend increasing the day time nursing to every 1-2 hours. Every 3-4 hours during the day is not really enough for 6months w/no solids, IMO. They probably need a bit more. Then, at night, after the first twin wakes *wake* the second and try to get them to nurse both at the same time so you can at least be getting 2 hours in a row (instead of one).

If you think the night issues are primarily "cuddle" issues can you try to give them what they seek without nursing (or waking). Swaddling? Putting them closer together? anything?

Just my ideas, though :shrug

[SoInLove]

Thank you for the advice. I use to nurse them together. They always woke at the same time and it was easy. But then one of them started to wake up more than the other so I started nursing her by herself and then I realized how easy it was to nurse laying down one at a time. It was really comfy to snuggle close to just one of them. I don't know how to tandem nurse without using my pillow, which I think they are getting to big for. But, I am going to take your advice and wake the other tonight and have them nurse at the same time. I use to always swaddle them but at 3.5 months they started to get out of it and really slept better without being swaddled. I have tried cuddling them but they seem to get frustrated and want to nurse. I am going to definitly try feeding them more during the day. I always offer it to them but they tend to play (throw themselves backward, laugh, do raspberries). They just want to play during the day, they barely nap but maybe in the car or about 30min to an hour at home. Well, I will update after tonight. I am going to feed them together and see how it goes. Thanks! :zzz