My 6month old won't sleep through the night! Any ideas?

Question

healthy 6 month old girl will not sleep thru the night. is the pacifier affecting this? should i let her "cry it out"? We don't co-sleep--she has her own crib in her own room. What would you do?

Answer 1

Try doing this it works magic! Mix baby ceral rice or oatmeal up using formula and add a jar of fruit to it, warm it in the microwave for like 35 secs, check to see if it is to hot!. Feed it to her with a spoon, you can but it in a bottle and cut a bigger hole in the nipple, though I recommand all food to be spoon fed. Then give her a warm bath, and get her ready for bed, remember this is quite relaxing time. And then give her 4oz of warm formula. And lay her in her bed. give her her favorite blanket or animal, and leave the room. Try a sound machine, with the ocean noise.
And you should have a baby that sleeps through the night
if she does wake up let her fuss it out like 5 minutes. Then quietly go in her room and pat her gently, do not talk or pick her up. Leave the room and again let her fuss 5 minutes or so. It is the hardest thing to do, but you have to let her learn to calm herself.

Answer 2

Well at this age "if" she's used to you picking her up every time she cries she will cry for a long time to get you to pick her up. I didn't have that problem because I started to let my baby cry for 10 minutes after all needs are met at bedtime after the first 5 or so times she slept through the night. She would still cry but if it didn't sound worse after 10 but had lightened up then I would leave her be. Now she may fuss a bit for a minute or 2 but I have 2 girls (4 yrs and 6 mos.) who go to bed very quickly if they don't need anything.

Also to encourage sleepiness about an hour before bed try talking and playing with her or sit outside for a while followed by giving her a nice bath (hot or cool depending on your weather) and couple more oz. of formula right before bed. That always helped my girls sleep.

There is nothing wrong with letting her cry and walking in and rubbing her back every few minutes to let her know you aren't going anywhere and are there for her. It makes her more self soothing with just a bit of coaching and comfort from mom. Trust me I got over the guilt thing when babies cry a long time ago. I had to in my business or I'd be terrible at it. I take care of every need and provide as much comfort possible without becoming a walking baby carriage. Best of luck.

Answer 3

Do you mean she gets up in the middle of the night and wanting milk? or play? As her age, she should be able to sleep without having milk in the middle of the night. But it doesn't mean she won't get up. I remembered my son got up a lot before he passed 1 year birthday. I asked my friend, she said it was a stage. Now he is 20 months old and he can sleep till morning sometime.
There are many reasons for a baby to get up. If she is hungry and wants milk, you may need to shift her last milk a bit later or add couple more oz to the last milk or add cereal so she can feel full longer. If she cries, check her diaper, maybe she is uncomfortable with the diaper. Also, too hot or too cold will wake a baby up. Sometimes, she is just simply looking for mom, pick her up and rock her until she is calm and put her back to her crib. You may have to do it several times a night for awhile.
Mom is the greatest person to the kid. I totally agree.

Answer 4

My Baby was the same way. At 6 months i started to mix her formula with baby cereal and gave her a bottle of it before bed every night. It's a bit heavier on the stomach so it kept her full and she start to sleep though the night.
Statistic say that the pacifier can reduce the risk so SIDS and i don't think the pacifier is the problem. she probably just keeps waking up hungry.
As fo co-sleeping i did it because it was easier for me and comforting for the 2 of us.

Answer 5

Don't let her cry it out. She's too small. My youngest started sleeping through the night at 6 months, but had plenty of nights where she couldn't fall asleep.

The pacifier is a soother, so that would help more than hurt. Unless she's waking up because she's lost the paci, I'd let her keep it for a while longer.

I really don't have any advice besides hang in there. She'll start sleeping through the night eventually. I've found that my youngest, who never cried it out, sleeps better than my oldest, who did cry it out.

Answer 6

Try the Johnson's Relaxing Lavendar Baby Bath (or the store brand) right before bed. My 3 month old doesn't sleep through the night yet but her bath makes the difference between sleeping 2 hours or 5.

Answer 7

maybe this will help. if she is still taking naps in the day maybe you can change the times that she take naps . when she gets up let her move around and play then about 11:00 or 12:00 let her take a nap anytime is ok but around 3:00 stop letting her take naps . ok then try a warm bath before she goes to bed . always let her have a bottle. and sometimes you can put like a cd player in the baby's room and play music that is like the sound of water or rain things like that . i hope this has helped you in someway . i wish you the best on getting her to sleep all night and to you getting some sleep

Answer 8

i also have a 6 month old. she does not sleep all night either. everynight i have the same routine for her.....around 8:30-i give her a warm bath, then i feed her some babyfood mixed with rice cereal and then i nurse her and she goes to sleep. but wakes up about 3 times a night. and she doesnt take very many naps during the day either. and she doesnt take a pacifer at all....so i dont think the pacifer is why your little one isnt sleeping all night.
i think all babies are different on when they start sleeping all night. cause my first daughter started sleeping all night at 6 weeks old!

Answer 9

Do not let her cry it out. Try limiting the naps she takes. No more than 2 a day and make sure she has a bottle before bed. You can also try some soft noise and a nightlight in her room. Good luck!!! I have been there. I have a 10 month old.

Answer 10

She might need someone's company with her while sleeping at night. Why don't you put her crib into your bed room. Another answer is she might be not well fed during the day time. Or she might be got eczema that she feels itchy while the weather is hot and the clothes you dress her up isn't made from cotton, or she allergic to the food, such as milk, eggs, and someother stuff might trigger allergic reaction.