My five month old has been sleeping through the night for a couple of months. All of a sudden she is now waking up several times (4 or 5) in the night and usually is only sleeping 40-50 min stretches? What is going on? We have tried letting her cry it out, but she still won't settle unless one of us goes in her room & sticks her soother in her mouth. I even tried a bottle thinking she may be going through a growth spurt, but she didn't seem to be hungry. She slept better as a newborn!! This has been going on for a week and we are getting really frustrated and TIRED! This 40 minute thing has even carried forward to her naps in the day too! Any suggestions on the cause and a cure??
2007-02-08 00:54:23 · 9 answers · asked by Jenn 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i kno how u feel! my daughter (16mnths now) was the same,slept al through the nite since 1wk old,then started waking up ALL night between 4 and 7 months! i found that if i swaddled her in her wee cover she felt more secure and slept right through! she just kept hitting her face with her hands n knocking her soother out n that is wot was waking her!
now she is older i just make sure i stick to a routine with my daughter,bath at 7 and straight from bath into her room with just a nightlight on,we sing songs together while drying her n getting her ready,then she knows its straight to bed, theres no fuss anymore n me n my husband even get time to ourselves again!!!!
2007-02-08 01:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by natalie b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my son was about 5 1/2 months old he started waking up in the middle of the night again (he had been sleeping through the night since he was about 2 months old). We had not introduced solids b/c I was waiting until he turned 6 months, but then I picked up the book Super Baby Food and realized that he met ever check list about whether he was ready for solids. So we introduced solids and literally within a week he was back to his normal sleeping patterns. We also let him cry it out one night and were shocked to realize that if we didn't run into his room, he'd fall back asleep within 5 minutes. Good Luck!!
2016-05-24 06:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds familiar,I personally would say she is starting to teeth.If this is the case as for a cure I think your out of luck for a while!!!LOL!!You can give her some baby Tylenol,I give my son 1 ml when I put him to bed but only if he is cranky and I know his little gums are bothering him,he is 5 and half months and has just cut both his bottom teeth in the last 3 days!!Look for other symptoms like a low grade fever,rosey cheeks,maybe a diaper rash,loose stools,lots of drooling and wanting to chew anything and everything that is in arms reach!My son did they same thing when he was about 4 months when he started to teeth,good luck!
2007-02-08 01:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Baby Pearce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From experience, I would say she hasn't learned how to fall asleep on her own. A baby's sleep cycle is 45 minutes long. After 45 minutes, she will start to wake up but if she learns how to fall asleep on her own, she can go for another 45 minutes (that's your goal). Our son would do the same thing and we almost went crazy! I recommend you read Tracy Hoggs - The Baby Whisperer. She has a technique called Pick Up/Put Down that works amazing! It might take some time and at first you'll think it's not working, but trust me, it is. We did it with our son and he sleeps like an angel.
Good luck!
2007-02-08 01:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by locksley_44 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How are you feeding her? If you're bottle feeding perhaps switch to a heavier formula she may be hungry? Have you started solids yet? Now may be a good time to introduce something like baby rice. If your breast feeding, try letting her feed for as long as she wants in the evening until she is completely full. My kids used to cry out when they lost their dummy and in the end used it as an excuse to get me to go back in the room, I found it helped to just go in, not turn the lights on and just put the dummy back in without even speaking to them, once they realised night time was for sleeping and not playing they eventually got back into a decent sleep routine. I hope this helps and you soon get some sleep. Jane
2007-02-08 01:03:58 · answer #5 · answered by Muddyblackcat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be teething. My kids were that young. Try a dose of infants tylenol right before bed and see if it helps. Rub her gums and see if you feel anything. Tylenol (the right dose) won't do any harm. Ibuprofen works up to 8 hours so you may consider this as a longer relief. At least you could try it and see if t helps.
2007-02-08 01:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Traci J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She might be teething!
She's also probably starting to realize that you still exist even when you're not there. (Babies aren't born knowing this).
I went through this with my daugher & it worked itself out after a couple weeks.
Just remember you're lucky to have had a couple months of full nights sleep with your child being so young. A lot of parents don't get that 'til almost a year!
Good luck!
2007-02-08 01:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by Sam's Mommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say teething as well,tylenol for some pain,I put my baby's in their swing sometimes even for the night till they got over the really bad days.
2007-02-08 02:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by danishlady2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like she could be teething. They make pacifiers with little nubs on them to help the gums, also baby orajel helps.
2007-02-08 01:04:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋