my baby does not sleep at all !?

Question

hi, my baby is not sleeping at night he gets up every 2 hours or less, he sleept when he was younger for 6 hours or more ! and now he does no sleep nothing
what can i do?
his 7 months

Answer 1

I had this same problem. I put quite a bit of rice cereal in his bottle and slit the nipple just a bit so it will come out. Then, I gradually changed his feeding times, so this final bottle of the night was late and he went off to sleep. I asked the doctor he agreed that this was fine and that not sleeping through the night he was getting hungry. It usually got me about 7 hours of sleep. This worked until I broke him from the bottle at 1 year.

Answer 2

I cannot tell you enough about the book "babywise" by the Ezzos! I have 3 children and all of them slept through the night by 7 weeks, I am talking a good 6-8 hours by a couple of months they were sleeping 10 - 12 hours! HUGE blessing! My sister, and several friends have also used their scheduling techniques and they really work. You do not have to make them cry to sleep b/c they will naturally fall into the right pattern. The only people I know who it didn't work for were those who changed the schedule completely.

So important...do not use it as a LAW but as a tool to help guide your child. The clock should never dictate it simply helps you have an idea! it not only helped them sleep but showed me what their differnt cries were for, i could tell whether they were hungry, tired or sick! It is wonderful!

Answer 3

He could be cutting teeth. Babies go through all kinds of things the first year. Just be patient and give him comfort when he wakes up. Also ask yourself if you are a relaxed person? Babies have a tendency to feel what their Mom is feeling so if your upset he will be upset. Make sure that when you feed him and put him to bed that you are real relaxed.

Answer 4

well thats normal when you have kids you can't relly on sleep because kids don't have normal circadium rythm, it might help if you take you baby in your hands and walk around for 10 mins and it will fall asleep then softly lay it down back on the bed also keep the baby in the same room as you because if they know ur next to them they feel more comfortable, and keep a night lamp or some sort of light on at night time in the room they are sleeping in.

Answer 5

I answered a similar question before...I'll cut and paste some of what I wrote.

Here's what worked for me. I had a checklist.

1. I switched my baby's formula to carnation goodstart Supreme ~ easy to digest formula. that made aworld of difference for us. make sure your baby is getting enough ounces w/ each feeding. maybe he needs more depending on his age.

2. My baby likes the temperature in her room to be on the cool side ~66. and she does not like to sleep in heavy PJ's. she liked to be swaddled when she was younger and then we went to a light blanket tucked in the sides.

3. kept her mattress on a slight incline to help her reflux.

4. Since my baby was born , we used an air filter for white noise on medium. she still loves it and is now 13 months. (and when she was younger, sometimes I would let the vacuum run in the next room for about 5 minutes or until she fell asleep. it worked like a charm EVERY time.

5. I also gave her the soothie pacifier.

6. I made sure her sleeping area was dark and comfortable and quiet(turned down the phones and no tv). especially in the first couple months.

7. Before I gave her bottle, made sure her diaper was changed and she was dressed comfortably. I didn't want to jostle her after bottle.

8.. When my daughter was younger I would rock her in my lap and then lay her down after she was asleep. then I started rocking ehr and laying her down awake(but sleepy) and now i just lay her down awake. It took a couple months for the transition.

9. I kept a notebook and wrote down times for feedings, diaper changes, and sleeping everyday. I would always see patterns in her behavior and tried to do thing consistently bc she seemed to thrive on a routine. Also ensured she was getting enough milk every day because some days it's hard to remember.

10. Baths and an Elmo DVD (haha)always seem to relax my baby when everything else fails.

11. maybe he is teething and needs tylenol or something to rub on his gums.

I know it's hard work. hang in there.

Answer 6

Try giving him baby cereal at his last meal before bed and giving him a warm bath which will help him sleep longer. He is probably going through a growth spurt and is waking up hungrier than normal.

Answer 7

my baby doesnt sleep ether and she is only 3 months she wakes up 4 times a night

Answer 8

Is he eating atleast the required about of food and drinking the required amount of formula daily? A hungry baby will wake up often.Teething could be another problem.If you know he is getting enough formula and food daily then give him a little bit of tylenol at bedtime and see if he sleeps through the night.If he dont then he needs to see his pediatrician.

Answer 9

Lack of sleep in children can cause serious
health problems.If parents follow some simple
techniques for making their children sleep,
it can be avoided. I found useful information
at http://nosleep.in/sleepchildren.html

Answer 10

is he sick , or possibly teething??