Each time he seems to have a steady rhythm, it changes all of a sudden.
He had one, then 10 days ago he went nuts for two days and changed rhythm. We thought it was most likely the 6-week growth spurt.
For a week, he was pretty consistent with his new rhythm. We liked that one very much as Oskar was sleeping 7-9 hours at night. Meaning we were getting 5-6 hours of sleep in one go. That's super precious for new parents.
Until two days ago. Suddenly he woke up at 11pm starving. We fed him.
He woke up again at 3am starving. We fed him.
He woke up again at 6am starving. We fed him again.
Somehow, Oskar seems to be hungry every 3-4 hours including at night. Obviously this means we have to get up in the middle of the night, sometimes twice. In other words, we are back to sleeping by shift of 2-4 hours. And that sucks :(
Why is Oskar changing rhythm? It's a mystery.
It could be another growth spurt. Let's see how long this hungry period last.
It could be that he now needs more food. He is certainly getting bigger.
It could be that the Pampers bought in Asia are not as good as the ones from Europe causing him to wake up for a diaper change instead of sleeping through.
It could be the phase of the moon or bad karma.
Whatever it is, I hope it won't last too long so we can resume with longer sleep periods. We are both exhausted and it feels we are stepping backwards compare to the beginning of the week.
Keep your fingers crossed. We need all the positive thinking possible.
Well, until we fly to France and he will be jetlagged...
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