Hello ladies - my 8 month old DD is still waking up at least once a night. And then she is up at 4:30 or 5:00. She's not a great napper and I don't know what to do to help her sleep more. We do a "dream feed" between 9 and 10 to see if that will carry her through and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. She also gets really bad, wake you up, arch your back kind of gas too. Any thoughts on how to bring a restful night sleep back to our house?
Put her to bed earlier! Trust me.... like 630-7!
Both my girls did this and they would sleep until 6-7am! Keeping them up later, doesn't get more sleep for you. They just get over tired.
Lots of luck
Waking up only once a night is a miracle in my mind---at that age both of mine were still wanting to nurse every two hours. If her gas is that painful there is a very good chance she has a food sensitivity (that's why mine didn't sleep). I don't know if you breast feed or bottle feed. Bad gas like that is very often a sensitivity to dairy. I can go into this with you further if you think that may be an issue.
J.
Get and read the book healthy sleep habits, happy chil by marc weissbluth. Lifesaver!!! Focuses on the importance of sleep times (age approrpate nap and bedtimes greatly affect how well the baby will sleep) and avoiding being overtired.
Try putting her to bed earlier and you may be surprised to see she may sleep later in the morning. A night time waking is still okay for her age for probably another month. I would get rid of the dream feed...I think they don't help and always messed up my sons sleep worse. Lastly....make sure your working on good sleep habits such as putting her in her crib for every nap and bedtime and putting her down awake so that she learns to fall asleep on her own. If she gets dependent on rocking then this will be a tough thing to overcome.
Good luck and please get that book it is FANTASTIC
how much solid food does she eat? Sometimes waking up in the middle of the night is a sign of a growth sput and she might need more food durring the day. Usuallt at that age you want to give more solids because it stays in their stomachs longer and satisfies them longer. Maybe either more meals a day or more food at meals. Also I know this sounds crazy but putting them to bed eairler actually helps them sleep later. Hope this helps.
