My friend, Swe-cha's Ninang A, was right. It's okay to "lose" your training because it's much easier for infants (well, kids) to be reminded once they're back to their normal routine and this was true in Swe-cha's case.
It didn't take long before he started sleeping longer and longer. I was all set on giving him water to eliminate the 7a feed but he didn't wait for me and sort of just weaned himself off of that feeding. He'd start whimpering and my usual response would be to pick him up and try to pop the bottle in his mouth but there came a time when he would automatically wave his hand in front of his face when I picked him up to push away the milk bottle.
I now realize that his 7a feed wasn't really a feeding. He would just wake up because he is uncomfortable in his wet diaper. We've now settled on a routine - always change to a fresh diaper when we go to bed and I change his diaper when I wake up for a milk-pumping session (anytime between 4a to 6a).
If he goes to bed with a partially soaked diaper, even if it was just minimal, he doesn't usually make it till 4a and will wake up before then. The same thing goes for the 4a-6a change, if I find his diaper not full and don't change him, he won't make it till the morning.
My friend R suggested I switch to a larger sized diaper at night, I tried this and he just sleeps a bit longer before expressing his discomfort. I plan to try her other suggestion and get those overnight diapers.
So now, I'm happy to announce that despite me*, our son is finally sleeping through the night. I never thought that I'd ever get to say this at all, for a while there, I thought we'd be waking up for his night feedings for the next few years (my nephews did until they were 4!).
Now, ... if only I could get him to bed and awake at a normal time ? :P Current schedule is bedtime at 12mn and wake up at 10:30 - 11a, with two 2-hr naps during the day.
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*despite any mistakes I've made in not training / disciplining him earlier.
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