Eating a lot more!

My daughter is three months and 1 week old and she has been sleeping through the night for at least a month now. All of a sudden she is getting up every 2 to3 hours crying and starving! She eats about 4 ounces and thenpushes the bottle away and is fine for another little bit My husband thought trying to give her more initially but she isn't interested in more which is fine. Do you think this is a growth spurt or should I be asking my doctor if she needs something more? Or is she too young for that?

It may be a growth spurt or it may be a "new normal." hopefully the wakings wont last long. I'd make sure she is truly awake and not just calling out or making sleep noises. also, see if she can be soothed back to sleep with a paci as sometimes babies just need to satisfy the urge to suck.

Quoting *Jennybeans*:“ My daughter is three months and 1 week old and she has been sleeping through the night for at least a ... [snip!] ... Do you think this is a growth spurt or should I be asking my doctor if she needs something more? Or is she too young for that?”

i know my friends son was only 2ms when they started him on cereal. nat was 3 1/2 months. we started without talking to the dr use the rice stage 1 easy digest stuff i dont think that would hurt.

Quoting aberman:“ It may be a growth spurt or it may be a "new normal." hopefully the wakings wont last long. I'd make ... [snip!] ... noises. also, see if she can be soothed back to sleep with a paci as sometimes babies just need to satisfy the urge to suck.”

I hope it's not a new normal lol but if it is, then it is. But we try with the paci but she has started sucking her thumb recently and she will barely take the paci. So I can hear her over the monitor sucking her thumb really hard and she cries which normally she doesn't do. She is normally good at self soothing hense where her thumb sucking came from. Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate it!

Quoting I ♥ Natalie:“ i know my friends son was only 2ms when they started him on cereal. nat was 3 1/2 months. we started without talking to the dr use the rice stage 1 easy digest stuff i dont think that would hurt.”

I thought about it but I don't know if I should be asking my doctor first and do I give it in the bottle or on a spoon? My mom seems to think it would be ok since she started both my brother and I early but that was like 27 years ago haha

i was just looking online the other day when babies have growth spurts, and it said around 3 months is one of them, so i think its a growth spurt. my daughter is almost 8 weeks, and she had a growth spurt at 6 weeks and that is exactly how she acted.

Quoting Lovin our baby girl!:“ i was just looking online the other day when babies have growth spurts, and it said around 3 months is ... [snip!] ... its a growth spurt. my daughter is almost 8 weeks, and she had a growth spurt at 6 weeks and that is exactly how she acted.”

Thank you! I know she had one at one monthor sobut all she wanted to do was eat a bit and then sleep sleep sleep. She wasn't sick either because I had her at the doctors. But now all she wants to do is eat eat eat!

Quoting *Jennybeans*:“ Thank you! I know she had one at one monthor sobut all she wanted to do was eat a bit and then sleep ... [snip!] ... then sleep sleep sleep. She wasn't sick either because I had her at the doctors. But now all she wants to do is eat eat eat!”

hmm well give it a week or so and see how things go. usually during a growth spurt they will eat and then sleep, but i also read that they eat a lot and are really fussy. i hope whatever it is stops soon!!

Quoting Lovin our baby girl!:“ hmm well give it a week or so and see how things go. usually during a growth spurt they will eat and ... [snip!] ... they will eat and then sleep, but i also read that they eat a lot and are really fussy. i hope whatever it is stops soon!!”

Thanks me too! lol not that we mind being with her more but eventually the lack of sleep will catch up with us. She definately is not fussy and is very happy actually so hmmm who knows! but thanks

Quoting *Jennybeans*:“ I thought about it but I don't know if I should be asking my doctor first and do I give it in the bottle ... [snip!] ... a spoon? My mom seems to think it would be ok since she started both my brother and I early but that was like 27 years ago haha”

i would call her dr and ask. im pretty sure itd be ok. is it just at night??? i started nat right on the spoon just make it like soup and give it to her before bed it might help.

Quoting I ♥ Natalie:“ i would call her dr and ask. im pretty sure itd be ok. is it just at night??? i started nat right on the spoon just make it like soup and give it to her before bed it might help.”

Yes she seems to be like that more at night then she is during the day. Thank you, I will call her doctor.

Quoting *Jennybeans*:“ Thanks me too! lol not that we mind being with her more but eventually the lack of sleep will catch up with us. She definately is not fussy and is very happy actually so hmmm who knows! but thanks”

yeah lack of sleep is always hard, especially when you are used to her sleeping more! im sure its just a temporary thing though.