Baby Won't Sleep Pass 4:30 Am

I would not go in at 4:30....let him work it out and he will. Babies can be very ingenious at entertaining themselves and self regulating when left to do so on their own. Let him be self reliant at that time of night so that he will have that pattern the rest of his life! It works. I did it with both my girls and they haev been great sleepers their whole lives. Also, reflux meds interfere with brain development. The drug companies list in their prescribing information not to leave children under a yr on them for more then 11 weeks, I think it is. They have tons of aluminum in them!

Wow what a good sleeper! Mine never did that until she was 1! Try the bottle as the others have suggested, that is a long stretch to go without food at that age, and that hunger feeling may have passed by 6. When my daughter was that small, she too was ready for her day to start at 5am. The only thing that would get her to sleep a little longer was putting her in the swing. I bundled her up and put it on the slowest setting. Worked like a charm. Funny thing about the swing, she hated it during the day time. She lasted only 5 mins in it, and then would cry to get out. But, in the early morning, it stretched us to about 6 or so. Hopefully the bottle works for your little one, if not you may need to get creative! Good luck and congrats on your new bundle of joy :)

sounds like he's hungry or just ready to get up at that time. my kids (now 4 & 6) always woke up and still wake up early. if they sleep past 7am, I'm worried. And that's going to bed late during the holidays like about 10-11pm! they the younger my kids were the later I actually layed them down. To me it doesn't sound like he is overtired. my daughter would get up at 3-3:30am and be ready for the day, but i wasn't. i'm probably not the best mother, but i would give her a bottle, put in a Barney, and put her in the Jumperoo and I would lay down on the couch and catnap until she fell asleep, and then i would put her back to bed. with both of my kids to make night time feedings easier (my son was in my room until he was 6 mos and my daughter until she was 2) i would keep a bottle or two of water ready and then keep those tupperware things that hold the formula in the correct amounts for you on the night table. when they woke up, i would just pour the powder into the bottle and shake it and then feed them. i didn't even turn on the light. i didn't want to chance them waking up too much. and also this way it didn't take to long for me to get the bottle by going out of the room, etc. i'm digressing, but really just wanted to say i would try the bottle and if that doesn't work, try pushing YOUR bedtime back to an earlier time :). it's tough, but you'll get thru it.

Stop using a pacifier right away. It contributes to acid reflux. Also do not lay him down after eating for at least 30 minutes. You can also raise the head of his bed a little to help with the reflux. As far as his sleeping goes some babies just don't require as much sleep as others do. My oldest daughter was an early riser. My youngest daughter would sleep in. Every child is different. You don't say if you have tried feeding him at 4:30 or not but maybe he is hungry. And maybe he has just had enough sleep. If he's not crying let him lay in there and play. Good Luck!

Too many transitions at 4 months old. They become more alert and active.
You are doing everything right, but you have to keep comforting him and letting him know you're there.
11:30 to 4:30 is 5 hours. That's a pretty good stretch for a child that young.
If you are sure he isn't hungry, fine, but know that as he gets older that could change. Have you tried giving him another bottle? He might want a little drink and sleep better as opposed to the every 15 minute thing.
It's worth a try. Just because he's happy when he wakes up it doesn't mean he wouldn't like a little "snack" at 4:30.
Like I said, he sleeps a good stretch as it is.
Try a bottle.
He will change so much in his sleep patterns in the next year or so.

Hang in there!

Yup good advice here. I am jealous because even though my son sleeps until at least 5:30 every day, I haven't had a 5 hour stretch of sleep since he was born (and he's 6 months old now).

Anyway when my son wakes up repeatedly like that, it's almost always because he's either cold or hungry. If the back of his neck is cool he might very well be cold, especially if he's a skinny baby (mine could freeze in a 76 degree room when he was very little). But since it's only from 4:30 on it really does sound like he might just be hungry.

I also agree with putting him to bed earlier, closer to 6-7pm. (Like, start the bedtime routine at 6:30 so he can be asleep by 7.)

2nd for trying a bottle @ 430

Try a bottle at 4:30. Otherwise, sounds like you're doing everything right. I think his 'bedtime' is fine. Sleeping from 11:30 to 4:30 is a good stretch at that age. Give him some time. I don't think there is anything else you can or should do.

He is overtired. Try an earlier bedtime. At 4 months, he should be going to bed closer to 6.

As others have said 11:30 to 4:30 is a good 5 hours stretch. I don't recall mine every sleeping longer than that at that age. Besides that's the time of another growth spurt so he is probably hungry. Give him a bottle and you won't have to go to him every 15 minutes to check on him. Remember some kids wake up early their whole life until the teen years and then you can't them out othe bed.

My son at that age was up by 5 am every morning so I just adjusted my routine to be up earlier and take a nap later in the day. It was great when I worked as I could get me ready and him and go out the door by 7:20am. But this phase shall pass onto another one and another one. So become flexible in parenting and don't sweat the small stuff.

The other S.

PS That child is now 37.

Dear A.,
What is he eating? "Acid Reflux" at 4 mos? No way- something he is eating he is not digesting, and he does not need to be on a medication that messes up his digestion at 4 mos- and then he doesn't digest protien well enough, and then cannot build his body well, yikes, I'd wake up too.
Please check out WestonPrice.com- and get correct information about digestion- you have been given bad data, I am sorry but that is true.
Medication that effects digestion can have long term consequences, and you need to educate yourself about that.
Please, for your son's sake check out Weston Price, and Adele Davis is another really good referance. This is important.
best, k

I would feed him again. He is only 4 months, he could still be hungry. I know sometimes i wake up i'm starving, but if i get over a certain time then i'm not hungry. So maybe by 6 he has passed that "hump." Good luck.