[matts_mamamama]

1) My son is 10 months old and gets up 1-2 times a night. Sometimes it's around 1am, sometimes 2:30am, sometime 4am. Most nights I am able to soothe him back to sleep (rocking, singing, patting, etc.) but other times nothing seems to calm him down, OR, he'll be fast asleep in my arms, but then wake up instantly when I put him down. We've been trying to reduce the number of middle of the night feedings, due to his size and concern of his ped.

ANYway, my question is this: how normal is it for a baby at this age to still be getting up a couple of times a night? And is it possible that he just wants some lovin and not food, or vice versa? I feel like if he can go 5-6 hours without eating during the day, he should surely be able to that or more at night. Am I way off base here?

2) He loves bananas - anyone know if it's ok for him to have some everyday?

Thanks

 

[ShadowMom]

From what I know, it's very normal at 10 months to still get up a couple of times a night, especially if teething is involved. If he's teething, all bets are off with sleep!

As far as bananas - I've heard they can be a bit binding for babies (and consequently cause constipation), but if you're not having any problems with that I don't know why he couldn't have them every day, they're very nutritious.

 

[ShellyK]

My DD is almost 10 months, and she sleeps in bed with me but I know she wakes at least once or twice during the night to eat, and maybe once or twice a week on average (some weeks more, some less) wakes up to play in the early early morning. When she does the latter, I try to let her wiggle in bed for a while and I play dead hoping that she'll fall back asleep on her own - most often, though, we end up getting up for an hour or so and she'll crawl around and play in a semi-dark room while I surf the net. I try to make it as unexciting for her as possible.

Remember, even though your baby may not need nutrition at 3 in the morning, he still does need the lovin'. It's not an I-want or a manipulation thing at this age. They literally NEED to know that you are there and willing to help him get back to sleep. Do this now and he will be more independent and happy as he gets older.

Also, your ped. is worried about his size being too big? May I ask how big he is? Even if he is 30 lbs, I would say if you're nursing, don't cut back on that. Maybe you are formula feeding and in that case it could very well be different. But if you cut back on any calories, it should probably be food, juice, formula...not breast milk! And, I always thought that under a year, not to worry if they're a little on the big side because as soon as they start crawling and walking they slim down quite a bit. My DD is 23 lbs and my pediatrician thinks it's great even though she was off-the-charts-big until this last month.

Oh, and I agree with KristiMetz about the bananas. They're fine, just quite binding. And you do want to try to get as much variety into his diet as you can, so maybe not just bananas. If he really likes them, maybe you can offer him a small amount at the end of a meal after he's filled up on stuff you have to get into him when he's really hungry.

 

[stafl]

most babies wake up wanting to nurse in the middle of the night. Perfectly normal. And, even though they nurse, they are doing it more for comfort than food, so the calories are negligible. Don't take that away from him. Nursing in bed always works for me. That way, you don't have to get up and wake up, and both you and your baby will go back to sleep much sooner.

If you aren't breastfeeding and cosleeping, I have no advice for you but maybe someone else does.

Bananas are quite binding. If your baby has loose poops, it's probably ok. But if his poop is too firm or causes him discomfort, you should cut back on it.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

My 9 month old rarely wakes up to eat at night but she is waking frequently lately due to teething. I just hold and rock her until she is sleepy again. (she is bottlefed)

A thought, you said he goes 5-6 hrs sometimes between feedings during the day, maybe try and get him to eat one or two more times during the day and then he might not want to eat as much at night. I know if my dd doesn't have enough during the day we will be up that night to 'catch' up.

I agree with what is already been said about bananas.

 

[kaybee]

Waking up is perfectly normal. My 11-month-old wakes up a couple of times a night. Sometimes he'll go back to sleep with some tummy rubs, but usually he just wants to snuggle up and nurse. The night waking actually got worse when he started crawling around 9 months because he would crawl around in his sleep and bonk into things.

Ditto on the bananas - perfectly fine, but can be binding.

 

[polka123]

I second the teething thing !
I alternate pear, prunes & nannies as I've heard the other 2 loosen ya up.