Sleeping Troubles

First you are really lucky he is sleeping that well my daughter was up every 2-3 hours ready to nurse. Does he not like to be on his stomach? If he doesn't mind being on his stomach I would try putting him down for the night on his stomach. My daughter would not sleep any other way than on her stomach even though they say to put them on their backs now you do what ever works for your child & we slept on our stomach & we are okay.As for the sleep positioner the other mothers suggested I would steer clear of that I would be afraid that he might roll over & that would be a suffocation issue. I am pretty sure the package probably tell you not to use it if your child is rolling over. Also talk to your doctor and see what they have to say they are there to answer your questions so don't be afraid to ask them. And remember there is no such thing as a dumb question other than the ones that were never asked.

My son was actually the same way!! He started flipping over at 3 weeks and atually basically came out sleeping through the night. To stop him from rolling over onto his stomach I rolled up the little burping real tight and placed hair ties around the clothes to keep them that way and placed them next to him basically on both sides from waste down. He hated the sleeper things you could by at the store but for some reason the cloths didn't bother him. It's worth a shot!

Have you tried swaddling him? I wasn't a big fan of swaddling at first ( I could never get the blanket to work for me) but I'm in a research study at Hershey Med and they provided me with a "swaddler" that you just velcro around them. It helped my daughter start sleeping through the night at about one month (which you don't need) but it might prevent your son from being able to roll over at night. They sell them at Babies R Us and I've found them at Target too. Hope you find something that works!

You have to let yourself relax and go with the flow :) You cant stop him from rolling over and you cant make yourself crazy worrying about him. And if you are waking up only at 4am... honestly, that's not so bad. Just remember NONE of this will last forever. Remember that and you'll be ok:)

You are truly blessed to have such a good sleeper. As for what you can do, in my opinion, you have 2 options: 1) you can look in on him, make sure he's okay and then let him "cry it out" until he rolls over and goes back to sleep; 2) you pick him up roll him back over and then try to both go back to sleep. When my daughter was about his age, she did the same thing. I just went in, changed her diaper (it was too full for her to sleep comfortably) and then put her back down. It worked for us! Good luck!

My suggestion would be to feed him! At his young age he probably shouldn't be going completely through the night w/o eating anyway. The suggestion for The Happiest Baby on the Block video or book is great, too. It worked for us amazingly well & it helped us to understand what our baby was going through instead of focusing on what we were going through. Good luck & remember that it's not sooooo bad to get up w/ your baby - I know it's tiring but you're not the only one going through it and it won't last forever!

Be happy that yours is sleeping that good. My first child didn't even sleep from 8-4 till he was 10 months old. He's gonna be 3 in Aug and still doesn't sleep right! My new son, who's a little over 2 months old sleeps a little better, but only from about 10 till 3 then he wakes up for a feeding. When he does wake up at four though.. if he isn't screaming with hunger pains, try to let him settle himself down. It's amazing how babies can do learn to sooth themself and it really makes things much easier on mom and dad!

Since he's still so young and small, you might benefit from using a sleep positioner (sold at Target, Wal-mart, BabiesRUs, etc.). It is made up of two wedges that can be adjusted by velcro to fit snugly onto both sides of your baby so that there is a barrier to flipping over. I used them for both of my kids and they provided just enough snuggliness and resistance on both sides that they couldn't flip over at night until they were about 5-6 months old (at that point you want to remove the positioner because it could become a suffocation hazard, like a pillow would). They are very reasonably priced ($10-15) so it might be something to try. Good luck!

I agree with the Mom that thought swaddling was a great way to go. Try the SwaddleMe blanket, I found that the fleece on (with baby only wearing a diaper, since it is warm) worked best. Or swaddle with a blanket... it needs to be large, I think 42 inches. If you don't know how to do it tight enough to hold baby in and he can't break out, try renting The Happiest Baby on the Block from Dr. Harvey Karp from your local library. It is a great video on calming babies from birth to 3 months and he teaches how to swaddle.

hmm, i wouldnt call that exhausting at all. most kids that age wake up every 3 hours or so. it might sound exhausting but you should try it-it really sucks. thats great that your son sleeps through night, but what did ur doctor say about him missing those feedings?