my son is 3 months old how can i get him to sleep through the night?

Question

he's constantly waking up like every hour ....i do the same things everyday but no matter how much i try to feed him b4 bed ..or whatever i tried everything it seems like..sometimes he only wakes up once but usually its like 2-4 times a night...

Answer 1

i have a 4 month old i had the same problem. She is bottle fed so i introduced baby rice with her last bottle at about 10.30 at night earlier if she was hungry before and she slept right through till about 7 in morning some mornings we had to wake her up cause of getting ready to take my other 3 to school. it's up to u to decided whethter to start some solids now or not but it worked for me and she still sleeps through unless she's poorly.

Answer 2

Make sure that your little one does not have wind as making the mistake of feeding whenever he wakes up could be causing that. (I know cause I made the same mistake myself)
Then if there is not reason for him being awake the only thing that works is a controlled crying. People may say that is wrong but coming from a mum who had the first grandchild on both sides of the family my daughter was never allowed to cry for a minute. I really think that is why she requires so much attention even at the age of 18.
Only leave him cry for 5 minutes the first time and go and check he is okay and settle him again then leave for 8 minutes. Keep that up and extend the time each time. You will have a shitty few nights but in the end it works.
Also at that age you could expect that he will need at least one feed during the night.

Answer 3

1) Take him into the bathroom and run the shower on hot. The warm steam and white noise will soothe him.

2) Co-sleep with him. If you breastfeed, try keeping the boob nearby.

3) Get a white noise machine and use it.

4) Start a routine everynight that will prompt him to sleep. A bath worked good for my son until recently (he's 5 months on the 3rd).

What seems to be waking him up? Maybe he's too hot, too cold, the room is too dry & his throat gets scratchy, itchy from eczema (in which case my son's ped recommended 1.5 ml of childrens Benedryl).

Answer 4

He is supposed to wake up at night because the amount he can eat can't take him through the night.

What I found after a few weeks of night time waking agony and falling asleep on my baby while nursing him in a chair downstairs: letting my baby sleep in my bed. That was the end of nighttime misery. Nursing couldn't have been easier - didn't even have to really wake up for it. When the child is having a growthspurt and needs to nurse every hour - there you are. Cuddle and enjoy and rest as nature intended, with your child cuddled next to you.

It's so hard to get it to work any other way, because baby with mommy is nature's way.

Answer 5

I'm a firm believer in scheduling. Your baby needs structure and your baby is still young enough to get on a good schedule. The first and most important thing you need to do if you haven't already is to stop using the bottle or breast to get him to sleep. When he wakes up at night he associates sleeping with eating and expects to eat again before he can fall back asleep. The best thing I ever did for myself when I had kids was to get the book "The Baby Whisperer" by Tracey Hogg. It is a brilliant book and it truly saved my sanity. Both of my kids were sleeping through the night by the time they were 2 months old. Definitely give the book a look-see. (As if you have time to read.) It's worth it. And remember not to give solids to your baby before 4 months preferably six. Starting them earlier on solids can trigger allergies.

Answer 6

My son is also three months old. We had some problems with his sleeping pattern. The trick we use it sounds mean but after a week or two it worked. Right around his bed time keep in awake a little longer no matter what...play with him, talk to him, turn all the lights on in the house. Make sure he thinks its daytime still. I always keep it dark when i want him to sleep longer and make sure he knows when its daytime because he associates that with "stay awake" time. Try that i hope it works! Congrats on baby and good luck~

Answer 7

this sounds normal to me, he is only 3 months old. be patient with him. eventually he will sleep. Heres an idea though during the day interact with him and play with him even more that way hes more tired, and at night when he wakes up leave lights low and talk in a low voice that way he knows that when he wakes up like this it isnt time to be up yet.

Answer 8

Give him time yet. Try giving a warm bath b4 bed and getting into the same routine nightly. Once he is older 6 mos or so he will eat more and eat cereal and sleep longer.

Answer 9

i can answer this but you have to be opened minded. for all you people that think this is wrong i really dont care because i am a good mother. i heard that giving your child a somersalt in the air works. this is a two man job. when my daughter was two weeks old i had my mother inlaw and sister inlaw do this. i couldnt do it myself because i was to scared of hurting or dropping her. when we brought her home that night she slept till daylight. ever since then she has slept all through the night not waking up unless she wanted her pacifer back in her mouth. to all you people who think this is wrong, i dont care i have slept every night without my daughter waking up for 10 months now.

Answer 10

Get the book "The Baby Sleep Book" by Dr. Sears..... this helped us tremendously with our baby.
by the way, the Medical definition of sleeping through the night is a 5 hour stretch.....