HELP!!! 10 month old not sleeping through the night?

Question

He wakes up about every 2 hours. We are losing our minds. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Make sure he's not teething. Is he still hungry? Is that's the case then feed him the cereal at night. It is more filling than that baby food. Also, don't let him sleep with you at all!! Put him in his crib and when he cries, go in there (don't talk and don't put on any lights) and rub his back/belly. Don't pick him up!! After 5-10 mins of doing this leave. If he keeps crying let him do that. After 30 mins, go in there and repeat. Above all you've got to let him cry it out. I know this sounds mean, but babies need to learn how to get themselves to sleep and this is the only way to do it. Also, make sure that he goes to bed at the same time every night. My son started to sleep thru the night at 4 months (more than 5 hrs) and he's been going to bed at 730pm everynight since (he's 3 1/2) and does not wake until 6am. I hope this helps you. But, you've gotta let him cry it out and you've got to stuff that fist in your mouth to keep from crying yourselves. This might take a week, but in the end you will get sooooo much sleep!!

Answer 2

Oh, boy. I know how you feel. My son is almost 14 months, and will still wake up twice a night.
Sometimes there simply is nothing you can do. Every baby is so different when it comes to sleep. I know some will say let him cry, but don't. That is not the solution. Would you want to cry yourself to sleep at night? And if he is still having a bottle, (mine was up every 3 to 4 hours at 9 and 10 months STILL eating) then YES still feed him. Babys are hungry when they are hungry, we have no place to tell them they "shouldn't" be hungry. My son slooooooowly started sleeping longer and longer. But i really did try everything. So, give the old standbys a try, but if nothing works, just hold on to the fact that he WILL grow out of it. What worked for me was keeping a fan on all night, using a nightlight, and he now has a blankie.
Good luck to you!!!

Answer 3

There are loads of things that could be going on here.

How long does he nap during the day? How late is his latest nap in the afternoon? Let him nap no later than 3pm if you want him to go back to bed again at 7pm.

Are you sure he has had enough to eat when he goes down? How late is his last bottle? Is hehaving solids at night? Is he waking up hungry?

Could he be cold? Too hot?

What sort of going to be routine do you have ? Is it the same every night? It needs to be , so you signal to him that it's time to sleep and time to wind down.

Lastly, if he persists you'll have to be cruel to be kind. Make sure he has a dry nappy, and his comforter or dummy, and basically let him cry. Let him know you are there, but don't get him out of the cot, don't talk to him and keep laying him down. He will eventually get the message, and fall to sleep. You can expect to have to do this for some days until he learns to either stay asleep, or wake up and go back to sleep on his own.

Answer 4

how much does he eat before bed time. maybe he's hungry. when my daughter was that age she didn't sleep through the night either then I started giving her heavier food at dinner and a warm bath and of course some warm milk she would fall right to sleep. I also pushed her bed time back a bit she's 3 now and she goes to bed at 8:30 but when she was that age she actually went to bed an hour before I went to bed so she would sleep through the night it worked she would be up at 6:30 which was good because that's the time I had to get up for work. try this it might be what you both need

Answer 5

Make sure that he is full when he goes to bed. I would try bathing him use chamomile or lavender soap from Johnson & Johnson and then give him a bottle but make sure its cereal in there. Try not to get him and let him cry himself to sleep, I know it can be very frustrating but you can do it. My daughter slept through the night at 4 weeks hopefully this works for you and good luck!! Does he suck a pacifier that helps too even though a lot of people hate them I loved my daughters. If you stick to it and dont go in his room and let him cry after a few days it will stop TRUST ME it was hard but I was a full time student and I couldn't have her up at night

Answer 6

It really depends on the day schedule. If he naps too much during the day it can cause this behavior. It stinks to have a cranky baby in the evening, but if you get more sleep it is worth it. You can also try limiting solid foods before bed. Stick to the liquids. I don't know why exactly, but it helped us. I wish there was a quick fix. We still get up once each night.

Answer 7

The solution is going to suck but I'll tell you what I did. When He wakes up don't run to him right away and see if he calms hisself down. If he doesn't then 5 minutes later come to him. The next time he wakes don't go to him unitl 10 minutes and so on. It works but it takes time. Another thing if you use a bottle or cup of milk or juice everytime he wakes STOP. Thats why my daughter kept waking up she expected a drink of juice every two hours...

Answer 8

do you put him to bed awake or do you rock him to sleep and then put him in his crib? a child that is put down awake is more likely to be able to fall asleep if he wakes up in the middle of the night. if you rock him to sleep, you have created a false sleeping environment (unless you have a rocking crib!) - he then needs to rocking motion to sleep. also, he wakes up and says, "hey, this isn't where i fell asleep!", and the cycle starts over.

parents mag has some good suggestions. in short, make sure his needs are attended to, then stay by his crib and rub or pat his back (but don't pick him up). he may cry when you leave, at which time you can go in and again soothe him without picking him up. make the time from cry-to-soothe longer and longer, and eventually he will go back to sleep on his own.

good luck and good sleep!

Answer 9

If this is out of the blue then there is probably a reason.

Could be teething, could be an illness, could be some new food isn't agreeing with him. I would for 2-3 days(even though I hate drugging babies): Give him nothing but breastmilk/formula and if you must only food you know agrees with him. A dose of Tylenol before bed and something frozen before bed.

If he isn't a lot better in 3 days I would go see your doctor. Go sooner if you think he is in pain.

Answer 10

MY SON IS 10 MONTHS ALSO, I GOT HIM TO SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT BY, LETTING HIM ONLY TAKE 2 NAPS A DAY FOR NO MORE THAN AN HOUR, AND BEFORE HE GOES TO BE GIVE HIM A NICE MEAL, AND IM NOT TALKING ABOUT BABY FOOD, IM TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU EAT!!! IT'LL HOLD HIM THROUGH THE NIGHT, AND SOME WARM MILK TO DRINK, MY BABY FALL ASLEEP AT THE DINNER TABLE WHEN HES FULL.

WELL GOOD LUCK