how can i get baby to sleep through the night?

Question

i have a 10 week old baby and she is still waking every 3 hours for a feed i have tried reducing daytime naps,upping her milk to that of hungrier babies,sticking to a normal routine of bath and bed etc.the problem is not getting her to sleep its the constant waking up.

can i just point out that this isnt my first child

Answer 1

as everyone else said a 3 month old baby wakes at night to feed. babies don't sleep through the night some times for a whole year. also crying it out is a bad idea i highly recommend against it, as it increases stress hormone levels in babies and its not advised until at least 9 or 10 months of age anyways and even then many doctors and even psychologist recommend against it. this is something you should have expected as a parent. likely your baby will slowly sleep more hours at a time and only wake up maybe once during the night and eventually sleep through the whole night. although you should know even 2 and 3 year old once in a while wake up at night a few times and need to be comforted back to sleep. some times when they are teething or sick they can be up several times in a night.

Answer 2

Have you tried white noise recordings? I helped to develop this CD which has helped thousands of babies. Worth a try at least. http://www.littlesleepyhead.co.uk/

Answer 3

I am sorry but I don't have much information to offer you except to say that I am in the same boat you are. I don't know about you but I do have a 3 year old who slept all night long from 4 weeks old. Now I have an 8 week old infant who gets up every 3 hours and it is just driving me insane. I guess it is true that no child is EVER alike. I like you probably, have tried everything. My 8 week old has Severe GERD though and honestly that is probably the reasoning for her being up most of the night and this is just something that I have gotten used to and will have to live with for a while.
I'm sorry that I don't have any advise for you, you have tried everything that I have......I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.

Good luck and I hope things start to look up for you.

Answer 4

My daughter is 12 weeks old / primarily breastfed and this is what I do.

At 6pm- she gets her bath...then a 4 oz forumula bottle. While feeding her I DO NOT make eye contact or talk or anything. When she is finished, I start walked down the hall, burping her on the way. This way, she does not get stimulated again to wake up and start playing. She goes down a 7pm and does stir until 2am and sometimes even 5am. At that time, I continue to breastfeed until the same ritual that night begins again.

I never thought she'd sleep more than 2 1/2 hours but at this point, she got lots of exclusive breastmilk so i don't feel bad at all. Do have white noise in the bedroom? I use a waterfall and that works very well for her.

GOOD LUCK

Answer 5

Your baby is much too young to sleep through the night.She'll form her own sleeping patterns when shes decided she doesnt want to be fed during the night anymore.If she still wants feeding every three hours, then im afraid thats what you'll be doing until she doesnt.Try having a ten month old who woke every three hours, then you'd be peeved! My problem with that is now sorted, but your baby is just tiny.At 10 weeks old, you cant put demands on her like that, its the other way round! And DONT feed your baby cereal, as someone above stated, thats just silly.

Answer 6

At that age they still need to eat during the night. At 10 weeks, it's too early for a routine as far as sleeping. Most babies don;t sleep through the night until 4-6 months and some still don't even at 12 months.

Answer 7

10 weeks is too early to worry about that. I know it's hard to get up all the time...my little girl just started sleeping better (13 weeks) and now only gets up once a night. I was told by my Dr. that when they reach 2 1/2 to 4 months and approximately 11.5 to 12 lbs that is when they are able to sleep through the night. This seems to be pretty true for us anyway, she is not quite 11lbs yet and is getting closer to sleeping through the night each week. Just try to patient (easier said then done, I know!) and it sleep should be more attainable soon!

Answer 8

Guess what.....your baby is normal. Those babys who come home from the hospital and sleep through the night....that's only on TV. Real babies NEED to wake and be fed through the night. They are trying to double their birthweight by 6 months. That requires eating around the clock. (Just think if you had to double your weight!) Waking every 3 hours is still completely normal at this age. I'd totally expect her to wake to be fed at night until at least 6 months. Some babies wake at night for the entire first year! Once you get her to go a 5 hour stretch at night, that is technically considered "sleeping through the night."

Answer 9

I know what you mean! My son is 9 months old almost and is now just about sleeping throughout the night. We started playing music in his room when we'd put him down. We don't play it with him any other time then that. Just some baby music that is calm and soothing. Plus a fan is in his room. Then there isn't that dead silent noise in the room (this also helps if there is a little more commotion going on, the noise won't bother her. It may take a couple more months for anything to really kick in for her to sleep long periods of time. Unfortunately though she is still pretty young, and may do this for a little longer. I hope this helps some!

Answer 10

At 10 weeks they will still wake up (unless you have the kind of baby who sleeps through from birth). I don't think you should be worrying about them sleeping through for a while yet. When it gets to 6 months if they are still not sleeping then you can try the controlled crying method. I used the Gina Gord sleep book. My daughter did not sleep through the night until we did this at 8 months. Try not to take them into your bed if you can (it's hard to resist sometimes!). Just remember it's not forever and this stage will be a distant memory sooner than you think.