How do I get my 6 1/2 month old to sleep through the night?

Answer 1

Try to keep your child awake during the early evening hours then around 9 pm feed her/him a bit of infant cereal with a bit of infant apple sauce mixed in. A full tummy does wonders and the cereal will last longer than just a bottle of formula at bedtime.

Answer 2

Everyone can offer you tricks that they used, but I think it boils down to the idea that you have to "train" your baby to sleep through the night.

From a hunger perspective, after they reach 12 pounds they should be able to sleep through the night. Your baby doesn't need a bottle any more than you need a big meal at 3 a.m. If you continue to give your baby a bottle, he/she will become "trained" to expect a bottle at 3 am.

If you go to his/her room on every cry...this will train the baby that you will come running...

You do need to make sure the baby is "tired" so limit naps, and routine is very very important to a baby....if you are not using some type of consistent routine...this could be confusing the baby. Do try, bath, bottle, brushing teeth, then sleep. If you want to rock the baby for a little bit, but not all the way to sleep that's great too. But be cautious, if you rock baby all the way to sleep, you're "training" baby to expect to be rocked...

The important thing is consistency in whatever you do. The baby might cry for a few days, but once you change the routine and stick to it, I assure you in no more than 3 days you will have a baby that sleeps through the night.

Answer 3

I had a really hard time with getting my son to sleep through the night too. I was letting him sleep in his crib so that makes a big difference I think to how to handle it. When he would wake up, sometimes Id go in there and put a pacifire in his mouth and it helped only if I didnt say anything and did it and walked out. Eventually, wouldnt work either so I let him cry as long as I knew he was not hungry, and sometimes I would check to make sure he wasnt stuck or anything in the crib. After about 3 days of letting him cry himself back to sleep in the middle of the night (usually took about 5-15mins) he just knew I wasnt going to come in. Now if he wakes in the middle of the night he talks a little bit and goes right back to sleep. If this doesnt work I would get him checked for night terrors
Hope this helped, not sure if it was what you were looking for.

Answer 4

in the evening, all babies are tired enough to sleep, but not necessarily quiet enough to do so peacefully. Make sure your child has a chance to take a nap in the afternoon, and that nothing excites them in the couple of hours before bedtime (only quiet games, stories etc.).
then, it's normal that they cry a little when they go to sleep and that they wake up in the middle of the night, but at this age they are able to go back to sleep without your assistance. If your baby cries, you can reassure them from another room, but don't go unless they have been crying for at least 5 minutes: you may actually wake them up completely if they were just half asleep.
Also, make sure they have had enough food for dinner. If they are hungry, they are more likely to have problems sleeping.
good luck!!

Answer 5

I did a dream feed, which helped my daughter get extra into the evening! What it is is say bedtime for toddler is 7:00 and your bedtime is 10:00 so that you feed toddler at their bedtime, then you actually at your bedtime (with somewhat of success a minimum of a pair hours later) flow in for the finished off earlier toddler wakes for it! you merely quietly flow in %. up the toddler and feed him/her. My daughter had regressed to a 2 cases an evening feeding schedule and this knocked the middle of the night feeding out quick, and has now (a pair months later) knocked out the 4or 5am feeding too! some thoughts: attempt to do the dream feed as previous due as you may. do not wake the toddler (therefore the call dream feed) he/she could latch on at the same time as presented with the bottle pr breast of their sleep. attempt to do the dream feed at the same time each and every evening. it truly isn't any longer crucial, in spite of the undeniable fact that it does help. Be prepared for relapses on social gathering i recognize today my daughter is teething or has a small chilly so she has been up for a 4-5am feeding, yet heck it is more beneficial than two times an evening! sturdy success!

Answer 6

He will on his own schedule. My first born didn't sleep through the night until she was 1 years old. She was small so eating through the night helped fatten her up a bit. I didn't like getting up, but I didn't complain because I knew she needed the extra feedings.

Answer 7

well, they usually fret during the night at least once at that age. I know this may not be the best idea, but just dont worry about it. let the baby cry and she will usually go back to sleep shortly thereafter. give it time, soon she will be sleeping through the night. the more food they can consume at once, the better off you will be.

Answer 8

I had trouble getting my baby to sleep through the night. I asked his doctor and she said to put him on his stomach when he slept. I thought that was crazy because of Sids, but she insured me that he would be fine as long as there were not alot of blankets, stuffed animals and pillows in his crib. So I tried it one day when he took a nap and he slept so good. That night I put him on his stomach and he slept for 9 hours straight. I could not believe it. You may want to give it a shot if you haven't already.
Good luck.

Answer 9

Be sure to keep the baby up as long as possible then before bed give him/her a nice warm bath be sure to use the Johnson brand bedtime bath and lotion and after that a good warm bottle with cereal, make sure they are dry and I guarantee they will sleep like a king or queen. Good luck and congrats on your baby.

Answer 10

You have to let him cry through it. I know it's tough but it's the best thing. If you don't your kids will never feel comfortable independent of someone in the middle of the night. It's not a good thing