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| My son is 6 months old and was sleeping through the night but now wakes up every night for a feeding around 2 or 3am. I've tried leaving him alone to see if he will put himself back to sleep and I've tried going in his room for a minute or two to soothe him...nothing works! But as soon as I get him, feed him 7 oz and lay him back in his crib he goes back to sleep. My dr. says he shouldn't be waking anymore in the middle of the night. Any advice?? |
| Posted by Karin on 02/16/2008 08:42 AM
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Hi Karin:
Is your son eating solids? If not, it may be time to start. If you are doing solids, try increasing his caloric intake during the day, especially during dinner time and feed him right before he goes to sleep. Good luck!!
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| posted by stacie on 02/16/2008 09:02 AM
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We went through the same thing. For Jacob, it was a sign that he was teething. I read that it is best to wake your child up before he wakes himself up. This is supposed to help get them out of the habit of night waking. We also started giving him a big feeding a few hours before bed and then another one right before bed. This helped to fill his tummy.
Also, after reading about sleep for little ones, we decided he wasn't getting enough "good" sleep. So, we started putting Jacob down about 7 am. We didn't think he's sleep through the night but he did. Now he sleeps from 7 to 7 and is a much happier baby.
Good luck,
kristin and Jakey |
| posted by Kristin on 02/16/2008 10:37 AM
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| Thank you. He's eating about 32-36 oz of formula a day and eating solids 3 times. So, as far as I know he's getting enough caloric intake. Nicky goes to bed around 6-6:30 because that is when he's tired. Keeping him up any later just makes things worse. He has two teeth on the bottom so maybe more are coming in. We will see. |
| posted by Karin on 02/16/2008 07:55 PM
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maybe it is just a growth spurt and needs alittle extra... for the most part my son sleeps through the night... he's turning 1 yr in a week.... sometimes he wakes up for a bottle and will drink 4-8 oz and will not go back to sleep without a bottle.... don't be anxious about it... it'll pass....
times I've thought oh I'll just let him cry it out have me waking up 4-5 times a night because he's hungry or worse i let him cry, get myself woken up so much I get upset only to find he pooped his diaper earlier than usual leaving me feeling guilty for not just gettingup to begin with to check him and bottle him.... if he's waking up it is goingto be for a reason, teething, hungry, dirty for the most part... they suck a bottle down in 15 mins or less... which is better than hearing them cry, moan or whine for 2 hrs.....
Sorry, just everytime I leave him... it ends up biting me in the ...... so I thought I'd just pass on the info.. or at least my advice |
| posted by roxanne on 02/17/2008 02:56 PM
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| oh dr.s don't have to live with the baby who doesn't go back to sleep....I know plenty of moms who still have to get up in the night to bottle or breast feed.. or just rock for 5-15 mins.... it is not unusual in my opinion for a baby that yound to wake up.. my son did not sleep through the night until 8 months old and he was eating solids ..... it is annoyingto get up but like I said in the earlier post better to get up sooner and go back to sleep than to be kept awake but the whining, groaning, moaning and crying that'll come later for hours if the kid is uncomfotable because of hunger, thirst, or dirty,. |
| posted by roxanne on 02/17/2008 03:00 PM
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Hi karin,
Katie did the same thing, she started sleeping through the night at 3 months, then at 6 or so started waking up for 6 oz then going back to sleep. Right about this age they go through a pretty big growth spurt. Don't worry he will start to sleep through the night again, but theres no telling when he will start to do it. my philosophy is if they are hungry feed them, don't try to make them go back to sleep with a hunger pain in their little bellies. every baby is differnt so i don't think your dr should have said he should be sleeping through the night by now. Some kids don't sleep through the night until their 2! (those are few and far between but it happens) eventually start giving him less and soon he will be sleeping through the night again. Also try giving him a small snack right before bed, or try a cereal bottle, he's old enough that it won't hurt him, and will help him stay full all night. Hope you get some sleep! |
| posted by Amanda on 02/18/2008 10:49 PM
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