my 5month old daughter is still wakening 5/6 times during the night?

Question

she takes 8ozs &1tsp of baby rice in the bottle, then has a nice bath and is in bed for 9.30pm. she sucks her dummy to get to sleep, then i remove it. (she doesnt take a dummy at all during the day) She has been wakening 5/6 times every night. I have to sit at the side of the cot holding the dummy in her mouth untill she falls back to sleep (she cannot manage to keep the dummy in her mouth herself) She is not wakening looking to be fed, only for the dummy???? We have tried to get her back to sleep without the dummy but she just ended up yelling! She becomes very restless from 2.30am onwards. Is there any natural remedies which may help her sleep longer?

Answer 1

Well that's a tough one but I gotta tell you we tried and tried and then he started sleeping through the night. Sometimes you have to let them cry so that they can get themselves to sleep. Put her to bed and tell her night night and tell her you love her and you'll see her in the morning. Leave the room and give her some time to get to sleep on her own. She knows that when she cries you will come so she really has you trained right now. It'll take about a week but she'll figure out that she needs to go back to sleep on her own. We keep the monitor on in our room and when I hear him stir I let him get comfortable and try to get back to sleep by himself. If he starts screaming then I will go to him. But you have to give her time to learn that she needs to get herself back to sleep. The only question I have is she rolling over yet? If she's not then she might have a hard time getting comfortable when she wakes up. You shouldn't have to sit there and hold the dummy for her. Give her time to get her routine down and be patient. But there's a transition time when you have to let her cry some. I know it sounds cruel but it's true. My friend is doing the same as you right now and her son STILL wakes up 5-6 times a night and he's 10 months old! They never get more than 3 hours sleep at a time and they are both at arms at each other. Give it a solid try and see if it isn't better. Even if you can get her down to 1-2 times a night, she will eventually go all night. Also make sure her crib is in another room that is dark and quiet so that she doesn't wake with you guys moving around. My son is 10 months old and has been sleeping through the night since 4 months old. The longer you wait to do it the harder it will be. Right now she doesn't know the difference and she's easier to train. My friends are having a heck of a time because he knows what's going on and he isn't as easy to change now. Good luck--it isn't easy but you can do it! And congrats on the new baby!

Answer 2

It sounds like you are doing a lot of really good things--giving her a real good feeding before bed, not picking her up etc. Well one obvious question is how much is she sleeping during the day? You might try waking her up from a nap. You might experiment with pacifiers that are easier for her to manipulate into her mouth. I always kepts my kid's pacifiers on a ribbon at night! (I know I know I should be shot!) You might try a second bottle at 2:30. I would just throw it in the crib and go in and remove it after she's done. Five months is a difficult age since they are changing activity levels and changing diets. Both of which can affect sleep greatly! At around six months she might be able to get that pacifier in herself and then you'll be in the clear!

The whole removing the pacifier thing after they fall asleep at night thing doesn't make it any easier to give the thing up eventually. So I would just let it stay in for now. Make sure you get an opportunity for a nap during the day so that you can be calm and reasonable with her at night. I usually waited until atleast six months before I let the baby "cry it out". My four are all great sleepers now. But it does take training.

Answer 3

Its tough isnt it? all 4 of mine didnt sleep through and we can still be up several times a night (tho our 6 yr old triplets have health reasons why they dont sleep well now, so thats different).
Things that helped us -

Lavender oil (only one drop in diffuser or on tissue on radiator)
Foot massage. You work from the toes to the heel pressing a little harder than you imagine would be ok (not hard tho). Use oil with one drop of lavender again. This is very good.
She will sooner or later hold the dummy herself but will continue to wake when she looses it. We used dummy clips to clip them to clothes so as they got older at least they could find the dummy and soothe themselves.
We didnt give in and give extra feeds and we never turned the light on or spoke to the boys. Just do whats needed and leave again.

Thats all I can remember just now - hope it helps a little.It really is tough going I know, but she is only 5 months. Let her have her dummy all night - see if it helps. Its only at night after all and she is very young still.

Answer 4

i would suggest trying the bedtime bath for babies .. my son sleeps ALL night (: i only give him a 6 ounce bottle and then put about 2 tsp.'s of rice cereal .. but i think what wears him out is he only has 2 naps a day, one in the morning and one at the end of the evening .. i try to keep him awake as much as possible during the day. when he takes a bath he ALWAYS screams when i go for the hair so i think the crying also wears him out but try only letting her sleep 2 times a day .. maybe 2 or 3 hours TOPS . tell me if it works

Answer 5

At this point she is just manipulating you, she needs to learn to fall back to sleep alone; bite the bullet and just let her cry herself back to sleep. It might be tough for a night or two but well worth it in the long run. The longer you let this go on, the worse it is going to get.

Answer 6

First, there are countless internet content you could examine for solutions. i'd do a search for for "parenting" or parenting advice. You did not say no matter if he's whimpering or softly crying or crying complete out or how lengthy he's wide awake contained in the nighttime. That advice will be useful in judging how heavily you could cope including his waking up. Assuming you've checked including his well being care service to ensure that there is not something bodily incorrect, i'd examine to ensure if he's warmth sufficient (my infant wasn't) or, at the different severe, probably too warm. Is the nice and cozy temperature on and the air growing too dry and the baby's throat growing sore via that? A humidifier would help with that. he's getting to the age for teething. examine his gums for bumps. There are numbing drugs to help with that. If he's purely waking up, you may submit a crib toy (a silent one) for him to amuse himself till he falls asleep back. this will be a non everlasting element yet could develop right into a progression in case you artwork mutually a lot with him every time he wakes up. If he's not crying extremely not ordinary, wait a touch and observe if he settles down back. you may attempt swaddling him so he can not flail his hands about and wake himself up. some internet internet sites are affirming swaddled toddlers sense extra protect, continuously a plus. ultimately, do not ignore your self. in case you could deal with it in any respect, even as the baby is going down for his afternoon nap, you sleep, too. moms with youthful toddlers desire all something else they could get and they prefer to substantiate they themselves are growing sufficient foodstuff. which will benefit you both.

Answer 7

hi you're quite lucky my son is nearly 2 and he still doesn't sleep every-night. the only way i started him to was when my wife was on nights he used to wake up and cry but i would not pick him up. the first 2-3 nights were murder but after that it was great when my wife is at work plus it bonded me closer. i also think you need to take dummy off her it may seem cruel but try.

Answer 8

Try laying her on her stomach when she goes to sleep she might sleep more comfortably and her dummy is less likely to fall out of her mouth.

Answer 9

anything with lavender or cammomile thats suited to babys. What about a night light so she can see dummy if its on pillow and put it back in herself my daughter did same at that age.

Answer 10

Let the poor kid have the dummy and go to bed for pete's sake. It won't hurt her and she will give it up by 2 anyways.