My 6-month old's behaving trouble sleeping,and I've tried almost everything for it! Can some parent give help?

Question

Her name sounds like it's spelled Leah cause it's pronounced that way but spelled Lea. She hasn't been wetting her diaper or anything like that. She's just been having trouble sleeping,
I feed her and everything like I should. I just have no clue what's wrong! She truely too young to be teething. BTW I don't see any teeth coming in! I need some parents help!!! Now! I lost 3 nights of sleep cause of it!

Answer 1

Her sleep pattern changed. It doesn't mean anything is *wrong*. I'd bet that when at some point in the past, she started sleeping *more* you didn't ask everyone you knew (and a few hundred thousand people you *don't* know) what was wrong. Babies change...you may as well get used to it because little kids change, too. So do teens.

Answer 2

six months is not too young to be teething. Teething can go on for weeks before you see the teeth.
Does she seem in pain- if so identify the pain and go from there.
Is she off schedule? Up later than normal? If so then work on getting her a schedule and putting her to bed on time. Have you changed anything in her room? If so try changing it back.
Some kids do well with no noise-some with a little noise and some can sleep through a hurricane. Try different sounds to soothe her. Classical music would be a good thing to try. It soothes your nerves and drops the heart rate. Find one that does not have the grand drum pieces to where the tempo and sound goes too high. That would scare her out of a good sleep.
Try cutting her naps back 30 minutes each day. Then she will be tired enough to sleep when you put her down at night.

Answer 3

What makes you think 6 months is too early for teeth? Both of my boys started teething at around 4 months, teething actively at 5 months, and cut their first teeth at 6 months. This is the average age to begin teething. Just because you don't see them coming in, doesn't mean they're not down there below her gums. Open her mouth and look for teeny little "lines" (only way I can think to describe them) on her bottom gums where here center two teeth are. Also check to see if her gums are swollen.

What do you mean she's not sleeping? Is she waking up several times a night crying? Or is she refusing to go to bed AT ALL and instead sleeping through the day?

Answer 4

Get her into a routine. Always do exactly the same things at the same time every night (whether you or she want to). Example: feed her dinner, bathe her, let her play. Then at exactly the same time every night, pick her up and put her to bed (I rock my baby to sleep first). This way, she will automatically be tired at that time. About a week into the routine and she will sleep like an angel. If she's constantly waking up during the night, try feeding her more during the day. She might just be hungry if she's definitely not teething.

Answer 5

It could have collick or it could be teething. If you keep it up during the day more, it will sleep better at night. Otherwise, if it is teething or has collick, better burping habits will help with the gas pains of collick and something with approved child safety or something cool for it to chew around on will help with the teething. Some children start getting their teeth early.

Answer 6

This worked for my two kids, since your 6 month old is still taking a bottle, put a little bit of the rice cereal t(maybe an ounce of two) that you can get from the baby section, open the nipple up some so the cereal can come out, mix it with the formula or milk, warm it up, and give it to your baby.

That cereal work wonders and you can get some sleep. Let me know if that works : - )

Answer 7

Honey, 6 months is when they start teething. Put some orajel on her gums. Just because you don't see them doesn't mean it isn't happening. Babies can teeth for months before actually having a tooth come through. Believe me, I'm a mother of three. If the orajel doesn't work, then it might be something else. Possibly gas, and if that's the case get her some gas drops. But I would about guarantee she's teething. Good luck.

Answer 8

Try to keep her a wake after 3pm. Have you tried to feed her rice cereal, not real thick kind of soupy,I fed my kids as soon as I brought them home or when they quit sleeping thru the nightand it works. Just try to keep her awake if you can't take a nap with her around noon. and feed her right before you put her in bed. and it does not make your baby gain to much weight. mine was chubby but I also exericsed their legs. Also feed her with a spoon it will help her to quit the bottle sooner. And don't put her in bed with a bottle because it will ruin her teeth when she gets them. or she might chew off the rubber nipple if she is teething. put your finger in her moth and feel for hard bumps if she is teething she will try to chew on your finger. My daughter about that age had the four front teeth come in at the same time. she never had just one tooth coming in by itself only in 2's 4's

Answer 9

6 Months is not too young to be teething. My baby cut her first tooth at 6 months. So that could be it. it takes a few days even a week of pain before the teeth shows.

Answer 10

I just went through the same thing with my daughter. At 6 months, babies are old enough to put themselves to sleep. But they need help in doing it. I started to let my daughter cry herself to sleep in her crib. And every 5 or 10 minutes, I went in there without picking her up, just reassired her that it was ok. It's really hard to do to have to listen to them cry, but it works. My soon to be 2 year old puts herself to sleep at night, doesnt wake up til about 7:30 and has been for a little over a year. Good luck and stay strong!