Will formula help my baby to sleep longer at night?

My three and a half month old wakes up twice at night to eat (at 1 am, and then at 4 am). I have to get up to work at 5 am, so I am exhausted most of the day later. I have been feeding him breast milk exclusively. He’s had some problems with his digestive system (gas & baby reflux), so I didn’t want to supplement with formula (breast milk is easier to digest). Now his reflux is under control, so maybe I could alter his diet slightly. My girlfriends advise me to:
1. Feed him formula just at bedtime – it takes longer to digest, so he will sleep longer
2. Give him some cereal at bedtime – for the same reason
3. Give him some water when he wakes up for the first time. It won’t increase the production of acid in his stomach like milk or formula would, so he won’t get hungry too soon.

Are there any other options? Which one worked for you?

Answers:
It might make him sleep longer, but that's no guarantee.

I would definitely not advise you to give a three month old cereal. As far as the formula, i don't think feeding him that would make a difference; breast milk is just as filling. If you were to give him water he'd be lacking the nutrition that he wakes up for. It's hard but i would just keep nursing. He'll start sleeping more with time.

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