Baby Not Sleeping.

What ido with the girls I take care of is....we give them 4 ounces at dinner with fruits cereal and veggies...then once there done we have about another 6 ounces , ever since we started that they sleep from 730 pm till atleast 630 or 7 am.... let me know if it works!

My little guy is doing the same thing! I posted a similar question before even reading yours! He's 5 months and has been waking up every two to three hours wanting to nurse - but not always really hungry. He just can't put himself back to sleep. If I get any good answers I will send them your way! He is my first baby and my husband and I are at a loss!

Buy the book Healthy Sleep Habits Happy Child....it worked miracles for us. My daughter loves to sleep. Their whole theory is that sleep is a learned behavior - not an innate one. We also use a CD called "For Crying Out Loud" we keep it on the vacuum track on repeat all night. It is amazing. Also, if you are breastfeeding.... breast fed babies wake more often and are hungrier than bottle fed as the curds in breast mile are smaller and digest faster so they are hungrier.... just a thought. If you are not breast feeding he should definitely be able to sleep for 4-5 hours at night. ANother suggestion, put him in his crib AWAKE and let him fall asleep there....if he falls asleep on you and then wakes in his crib he does not know where he is. IT is a tool to teach him to be able to self sooth. So when he wakes up he can put himself right back to sleep. Anyway, buy the book (and CD) - there are a lot of great tips. Good luck. PS.... if he is crying and won't stop.... turn on a hair dryer or vacuum cleaner.... you might be surprised to the results!

I'm surprised your doctor told you to let him cry it out. At his age his stomach is to small to hold enough food to carry him threw the night. Most babies need a bottle or two during the night until they reach 12-15 mths. The older they get the less feedings they'll need. But a six mth old is expected to wake up. I have a 8yr old son and grew up with a mom who did daycare and fostercare, so I've been around plenty of babies.

i put a t shirt in his crib after i slept with it one night ... i worked try it dee

I know how u feel. I had the same thing happen to my daughter at 3 months. I was breastfeeding in bed and she would not fall asleep elsewhere. She would use my nipple as a pacifier. My husband and I finally decided to do the "cry it out method." We were against it but it has given my little one the much needed sleep she gets.

I am still B/F her but she sleeps thru the night now from 7:00p-5:30-6a. She is now 6 months and occasionally will get up for a feeding and to talk in her crib. I just let her be. If I even think about going in there to soothe her, she will begin to cry longer and louder. It is actually benefitting them when they cry it out. They will sleep better and longer. It hurts u to hear them cry it out but in the long run, they and u will sleep more soundly.

Well, this is how it "should" be, but in reality, it does not always be that way. Sometimes they are going through "growth spurts" and yes, they eat/drink/nurse more at these periods. Sometimes it's teething or gas, or growing pains...at certain stages of development, their brains and physical growth changes too and they go through lots of adjustments as well. Sleep patterns are not static. It changes. They start to have perhaps "separation anxiety" even when they are supposed to be sleeping and want to know where you are... they are cognizant of a lot more and their understanding of their surroundings and routines are growing too etc. But each baby is different, with different temperaments and different personalities and levels of adjustment abilities. Also, "sleeping through the night" at a certain age is not something that "has" to happen, and it is not something that ALL babies do. The Ferber techniques and Dr. Sears advice is something that helps a lot of parents. But in my case, it did not help with my first child, but with my second child it did. EACH baby is different. It is not always a slam dunk. I know it's hard... but hang in there. Try "crying it out"... but it has to be consistent...but go with your gut, on what is appropriate for your baby. With my first child, crying it out did not work at all, after doing it correctly to a "T"... we just opted with the temperament of OUR child and what comforted her. Also, at 6 months, use age appropriate approaches. I don't have an "answer" per say, but just wanted to relay our experiences to you. I really wish you the best... I know it's tiring. Good luck!
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Try the DR. SEARS sleep book, there is alot of useful information for ages 0-2yrs. It helped us when we were at that stage with our daughter who now two and sleeps well.

Hi,
Around 6 months we had the same bed time and same first wake up time with our twin girls (who woke up every 3 hours throughout the night). We didn't want to do a total cry it out method but we were willing to tolerate crying in small increments if it would help them learn to sleep.

We read the Ferber book and found it helpful for diagnosing our girls' sleep issue. Basically he explains there are different reasons WHY the awakenings are occurring - from expecting food to wanting a pacifier that's been tossed out of the crib to needing a transitional object. Our girls' were basically expecting to be fed when they woke, so for us sleep training meant that every other night we pushed the time that I would nurse them back to bed by a 1/2 hour. Say the first night - a Mon. - they woke at 11:00, I'd feed them, but Tuesday when they woke at 11 my husband and I walked them around until 11:30. Ditto Wed. Thursday we would walk them around until 12:00 when they would get their feeding. and so on. They did keep sleeping later and later almost every night. It was gradual progress until we stopped with one 4 am waking. I continued to give them that feeding for another month at which point I did the gradual game again: feeding them 10 minutes, then 2 nights later reducing to 9 minutes, then 2 nights later reducing to 8 minutes, until we got to 1 minute at which point my husband just went in and soothed them back to sleep. It took a few months to make the switch - and a lot of stick to-it-ness - but it was nice and gradual for them and for the past 2 months they've been sleeping from 7:30 pm -5:30 or 6 am and their naps are a lot more regular too. Hope you find the solution you're looking for!

I'm not sure if he takes a pacifier or not, but maybe you should have one in the crib so he can try to put himself back to sleep with. How about a "lovey" toy, you know the little blanket/stuffed animal soft and cuddly? This is the time to try to train him to self soothe himself back to sleep. Or you could try to rub his back and soothe him back to sleep. If these don't work, he might just be one of those still in a growing stage and hungry every 3-4 hours. This will pass as his body matures and wants sleep over food. Hang in there, this too shall pass! good luck!

G., Consult Dr. Sears website or la leche league's. Six month old breastfed babies may need to nurse during the night. I would nurse him at 11 when he wakes and then he may not need to nurse again til morning. Everyone makes the amount of milk the baby needs. The hormones are greatest @ 3am so if you're not nursing then you could pump. If you do cut out feedings watch to make sure he is still gaining adequate weight.