{"id":1154,"date":"2014-10-01T18:42:12","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T18:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happybabysleepsolutions.com\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2014-10-30T04:27:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T04:27:58","slug":"night-feedings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happybabysleepsolutions.com\/night-feedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Feedings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">&#8220;Does my baby need a night feeding?&#8221; Aaaahhhh the million dollar question that so many parents ask.\u00a0 Of course, it depends on many things like your child\u2019s age, weight, health and eating\u00a0habits during the day.\u00a0 Newborns need to eat in the middle of the night because their tummies are so small that they will only be taking in 2 to 3 ounces at a time and thus need calories during the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">However, if you have a healthy baby that is over five to six months of age and solidly feeding through the day but continues to get up every two to three hours for a feed, it is not likely because they are hungry. \u00a0It\u2019s probably safe to<a href=\"https:\/\/happybabysleepsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/baby-306567_1503.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1137 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/happybabysleepsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/baby-306567_1503.png\" alt=\"baby-306567_150\" width=\"75\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> assume that they have become accustomed to feeding as a way of returning back to sleep during the night. \u00a0Nursing or the bottle has become a &#8220;prop&#8221; in this case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">So what to\u00a0do if you suspect this is the case? 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