DD is just shy of 3 months old..... I've gone back to work this week ( :-( )
.... DD is not sleeping at night more than 2ish hours!! She normally sleeps 6-7 hours at night, often 9!!! Its like having a newborn all over again... She wakes up "asking" to nurse (she has a very distinctive hungry sound), when I know she shouldn't be hungry..... is she just missing me? She's getting expressed breast milk during the day, I'm pumping at work and nursing her right before I leave and as soon as I get home..... my supply seems fine because I'm pumping at this point more than she's eating while i'm gone, and I wake up totally engorged after just a few hours of sleep (I think from the pumping at work) so I have to pump AGAIN..... Any tips???? Anyone else ever go through something similar???


My kid never slept much until she was 3 years old. I have no advice. Sounds like she's going through a phase though, if she slept well before. Early teething maybe ? Or yes, she might be missing you ! Of course she has noticed the change in schedule... Who is taking care of her during the day ?
Cute pic btw !


Lots of babies do not necessarily want the breast because they're hungry, but because it's comforting.
My suggestions would be
1) to let her sleep with you at night in your bed. She needs you.... and you need her. She is wanting your company badly.
2) let her breastfeed at night when she wants to (while lying on your side). You will most likely even fall asleep when she is feeding, and she will fall asleep naturally after feeding.
In cultures where babies are raised in a natural way, babies are allowed to breastfeed when they like - whether it's five times a day, or twenty.


Diana, we often do co-sleep - she loves to nurse to sleep, and I find it relaxing too. But my MIL is visiting this week, and DH CANNOT co-sleep with us (he rolls and does not respond immediately even when I try to wake him) so he would be a danger to her. I sleep very lightly and do not move when I sleep. So since we don't have another place for him to sleep this week, she's been in the bassinet next to me :-( She does this sometimes, but maybe she is needing to co-sleep and is unable to.... hmmmm.....
Thanks btw missbelgium!! I think she's cute too ;-)


If you move your bed against a wall, baby could sleep next to the wall and your husband would not risk rolling on to her.
My son slept well till he was about three months old. He then had a vaccination, and had a fever because of it. From that day on, he never slept properly through the night until he was nearly three. He would wake up to five or six times a night until he was about one year old, and then about three times till he was about three.
I think the fact that you are working again has destabilised her completely. It has probably destabilised you too....
All things pass. Do not worry too much and I hope that you will be able to find some much needed rest. Sleep on the weekends as much you can.


I have no advice. My nephews and niece weren't allowed to stay overnight until they could sleep through the night. :p I just wanted to say she's very cute!


My daughter did that also when I started back to work. I think it was partly due to missing me, but it could have also been her daddy (who watched her while I was working). He may have been letting her sleep too long while I was at work.
Check with your daughter's caregiver to make sure she's not taking extra long naps while you're at work. Some people don't like to wake a sleeping baby, but if you're trying to keep her on a somewhat regular schedule, it's important that they follow it.


Another thought is that she might be hitting a growth spurt...my daughter used to eat a lot day and night when she was going through one of those.


Hello!
I'm a breastfeeding counselor....so here goes.
It is called reverse cycling, and the vast majority of babies do this when Mama goes back to work....they're just making up for the extra Mama time they've not had during the day....think of it as a compliment!
At three months, I'd advise you not to try to mess around with this...it is still early days for a nursing relationship (my daughter had only just begun to latch on at this age, we'd had to cup feed!) although it may not feel like it! 'Sleeping too long' during the day is unlikely to be an issue until she's a toddler.
I'd go for a coping strategy rather than trying to change things....baby always knows best when it comes to nursing! Co-sleeping full time will help...we now sleep on two double mattresses on the floor so that everyone has rolling room (and the bonus that when she falls out she doesn't get hurt!)....
Its a bit early for it yet...but a warning....at 4 mths they have an utterly evil growth spurt!
By the way, my 14mth old still nurses 2hrly during the day and every hour at night...and I'm a SAHM!
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hope this helps....feel free to pm me if you need anything else!
Clarexxxx(breastfeeding Nazi!)