Sleep - Fort Worth,TX

Hellllloooooo???? 3 months is WAY to young for Cry It Out and to be expecting her to sleep through the night! She's waking up b/c she's hungry. Feed her, rock her and put her back into her crib.

It is not uncommon for babies of this age to wake many times during the night (especially if they are are breastfed). She may just be hungry or in need of a diaper change..if you have already tried these things and she still won't sleep it could be possible that she is getting too much sleep during day. My daughter (16 months now) slept from 9pm-12am then was up again at 3am and 6am and this schedule continued until I had to stop breastfeeding at 7 1/2 months at which time she bagan sleeping a little longer each time until she finally slept through the night at around 9 or 10 months. She still gets up on occassion but that should be expected from any child. My heart goes out to you and I hope this helps at least a little.

I am not sure what everyone else has said, but a 3 month old still needs momma & still will wake up in the night, will need to eat & be held, changed. Don't let this time go pass you. This is the time to let the baby know that you will be there for her. Hold her, maybe in a chair or in your bed. When they are 5 months old they can start sleep training, but still will be waking up at least once to eat & then go right back to bed. I have a program that helps sleep train a 5 month old. Send me a e-mail ____@____.com & I will send it to you. Please remember that babies are only babies for a short time & they need you to know that they are safe. GL

Keep letting her cry and go in and check on her every 10 minutes or so :) I know how hard it is. I remember my son doing that and there was one night I was on the phone with my Mom for 2 hours at least because I didn't know what else to do. I just would listen to him cry and I swear it is hard still when he cries it's like I am shell shocked! LOL! I remember thinking is he fed, is he changed, is he burped and if all that was done I would let him cry and try little things to help him. It will get better I promise :)

I would recommend you take her into the doctor. She could have an inner ear issue~ or something to that affect. Depending upon how long this has been going, it may even just be an infection~ but I would not mess around with it.

Sometimes, the 'cry it out' method is not always right. Babies that young cry for a reason. It's the only way they communicate to tell you something is not right.

For the first month my 9 week old did not sleep from 8pm-1am. She was content in my arms but once I laid her down she would cry. I then started her on a routine (8pm bath with lavendar wash and lotion, bottle and then bed)the first night she slept from 9pm-2am. I then fed her again and laid her back down in her basinette. She then slept for another 4 hours. We are still using this routine and for the last 2 weeks she has been sleeping 6-7 hours straight and goes back to sleep after feeding for another 3-4 hours. Plus I use the aquarium music box to help soother her back to sleep. I did this routine with my 4 year old as well and it worked for both just in time for me to return to work from maternity leave.

how long does she cry for? I did this with all 3 of my kids, my oldest is a boy - he cried for 15 mins, 3 days later he was sleeping through, my daughter was 45 mins and a week. my youngest did it herself so I didn't have to worry too much. Also look at her routine, is she on a solid routine? Did anything major happen recently. If they are stressed out they will not sleep through. Good luck. I have taken parenting classes on this stuff, if you need further more specific info email me at ____@____.com can expect her to sleep throug as young as 8 weeks. Good luck

My daughter did not sleep through the night till 5 months, even then it was only from 10pm-5pm and then she need to be fed again.

I am not sure what you do when she wakes up besides holding, keep light dim, calm, change, fed, rock, put back down. With my daughter she needed to be next to me while sleeping otherwise she would not sleep, so I got one of those bed extender pack-n-play that attached to the bed and the bar is down so she was next to me but since the attachement was smaller then me and had three taller edges then no danger of me rolling on my little one. My daughter needed that security to sleep till 5 months so I gave it to her, and 3 years later no bed issues so she out grew it but needed me at that time.

Change the amount of sleep she gets during the day, sometimes less naps or shorter naps during the day the easier she might go down to sleep again at night after waking up for the nighttime change/fed.

Also talk to your pedtrician, if you have tired a variety of things there could be another issue like ear infection or allergies keeping her awake.

Let me say I'm a strong believer in the cry it out method.....for older babies!! I don't think it's good for babies less than 6 months old. I have an 11 week old baby who still wakes up to breastfeed 2-3 times a night. Believe me, I would love for him to sleep all night, but I also know that his tummy is still small and he just can't go all night without eating. I think all babies start sleeping through the night at different ages. My older son was sleeping through the night by 3 months, but that's not happening with this little guy! When she wakes up, feed her, change her, and rock her back to sleep. Keep the lights as dim as possible, and keep things quiet and calm. If you don't already, have some calming music playing. The more frustrated you are, the more she will cry. I also agree that if she sleeps a lot during the day or late evening then she won't sleep as well at night.

Three months is kind of young to be expecting her to sleep through the night. Two of my girls did it on their own in the 4-5 month age range. As for leaving her cry -- sometimes you have to, just for your sanity. So don't feel guilty about it. My oldest child (also a girl) wasn't quite so willing, so we did the "cry it out" method when she was just about 5 months old. Three nights of crying (the first night was the longest) and she was sleeping through the night!

Every child is different -- doesn't matter if they are boy or girl. I know you're a tired mom -- just hang in there!

A 3 month old is too young to let cry. She wouldn't be crying if she didn't need you. Does she have her days and nights confused? Is she hungry? Gas? When my babies were very young like yours, if I wanted to sleep, I just let them sleep with me.

Her reflux could be bothering her more at night ( i know it did with Isabelle), if the doctor prescribed her medicine than I would work on adjusting the dose or adjusting the time that you give it to her. With Isabelle we gave her Prevacid we would give her half in the morning and then half before the last bottle of the night this seemed to really work better for her. She did not start sleeping through the night until she was older. Every child is different so she may just not be ready to sleep through the night yet, but if she is crying and unconsolable then there is something wrong.

good luck- your big sis =)
(hopefully it is you)