Is my baby waking up out of habit in the middle of the night?

Question

Hi all. Just wanted to throw this out there to get some feedback. My LO is 12 weeks old. Her nightly sleep schedule is as follows- bedtime 745pm then wakes around 230-300am to nurse. After nursing, she is back down for a 4 hour stretch.

I've tried changing her bedtime but I've noticed she always gets up like clockwork about 6 hours later no matter what bedtime is. And of course, I put her on the boob & she will nurse for 10 mins (always 10 mins never longer or shorter!) 
Now I am wondering, is she waking up out habit or does she really need the extra night feed? She is almost 14lbs, EBF and has 6 sopping wet diapers daily. We also cosleep with her crib next to my bed.

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I brought this up to my LOs Doctor. She is said it's very likely that he's waking up out of habit but to just let him do it for now. This was at his 2 month appt. She said if he's still doing it at his 4 month appt she would suggest some ways to break it then.

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It's only at 5 - 6 months or when a baby is well established in solids that you can expect them to drop all night feeds. One night feed at 12 weeks sounds very civilized to me!

You could try the 'wake to sleep' technique if you think it is a habitual  waking though. 10 min before baby wakes, very gentle stir him to break the sleep cycle. Don't wake, you just want a slight movement.

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Following. My LO does the exact same thing!!!!

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Same here too! For a week he started taking the pacifier (approximately 38563 times) and i thought we were making progress even though i was awake every 30 mins holding the paci but now hes started screaming until he eats so we are back to a motn feed!

Is my baby waking up out of habit in the middle of the night?

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