The general guideline after 4 months of age is to feed your baby overnight when hungry, but no more than two times.

Going in to soothe sometimes and not going in at other times is called “intermittent reinforcement.” Intermittent reinforcement is a powerful way to teach your child to cry louder, longer, and more frequently at night, because he is sometimes rewarded by his effort to enjoy the pleasure of your company. This will occur even if your curtain calls

The middle-of-the night feeding is done lovingly but silently and without lots of social interaction. After the feeding, the child is put back in bed with a single kiss or brief hug, but the return to sleep is not associated with prolonged soothing. If your full-term child is several weeks old and needs to be fed at night, then the parents may