my 6 month old baby is still waking up for feeding in the middle of the night, ? and when i dont give her milk, she cries until she gets some,then goes back to sleep ....is that ok? do your children wake up too?
2007-02-08 05:55:44 · 19 answers · asked by samantha111 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
No, my six month old doesn't get up in the middle of the night for a feeding. However, I give her about 8 oz formula with two to three tablespoons of rice cereal right before bed.
2007-02-08 06:01:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Yes, that is totally normal. My baby is almost 6 months and he is still waking every 3-4 hours at night (sometimes less than that). I know--it's tough! Hang in there! If your baby is only waking up once in the middle of the night, that is pretty good. If you haven't already, you are probably going to feed your baby solids soon and the middle of the night feeding will eventually pass. At 6 months, your baby probably does not need the middle of the night feeding, so it's up to you whether you want to eliminate this feeding by doing one of the "cry it out" methods, or by continuing to nurse until your baby is ready to eliminate the feeding his/herself.
I would not suggest putting cereal in the bottle--many people suggest this, but it is actually not recommended by the AAP. This can lead to an overweight baby or contribute to digestive problems. Also, by adding cereal to the bottle, you are not teaching the baby to eat from a spoon.
Congrats on your baby & good luck!
2007-02-08 06:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by Reenie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our baby is 6.5 months and once in awhile will still wake up for feedings. She has now started with cereal and this has helped alot. Her bedtime routine goes something like this......between 5:30 and 6 she has her cereal, 6:30 is bathtime, 7pm she has a bottle and is sound asleep buy 7:15-7:30.
Also have you tried cuddling her back to sleep? I've done this on numerous occasions and have found it works quite well.
Sometimes she just needs an ounce or two to drift back off to dreamland.
This may or may not help you but trust me when I say it will get better,try the cereal,it has really helped us.....Good luck
2007-02-08 06:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by pepc1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My son will be 6 months next week and sometimes he still wakes up at night for a feeding. It isn't every night but it still happens. He usually doesn't have a whole lot when he wakes up either. I just give him a bottle and he has the amount that he wants and then he goes right back to sleep.
2007-02-08 06:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Lots of babies wake for middle of the night feedings, it is perfectly normal. In fact, you may be getting up for alot longer. Don't feel guilty about giving her milk, it is better and easier for you to feed her quickly and get right back to sleep than to wait, and feel miserable. I think the general rule of thumb is that once a baby is about 12 pounds they "sleep through the night" but most people I know find that the most they get is 6 hours between night feedings, and more likely 5 hours.
2007-02-08 06:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by mliz55 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My 5 and half month old son wakes around every 3 to 4 hours for feeding,he is one of those snackers that only eats 2 or 3 oz every 2 to 3 hours though.
2007-02-08 06:04:01 · answer #6 · answered by Baby Pearce 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
at 6 months you should be able to give her some rice cereal before she goes to bed along with a bottle of formula and she might be able to sleep better through the night because she wont be as hungry. And if she dose still wake up try putting about a table spoon or two in her bottle of formula that might also work.
2007-02-08 10:25:52 · answer #7 · answered by T78 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's just insane to let your child cry for an hour. At 6 months your childs tummy is not fully developed and cannot hold food as long as we do. It's normal for you baby to still be waking up every 4 hours to fed. My son didn't sleep all night till he was 12 months and off the bottle. I gave my son a sippy cup at about 11 months to let him get used to it and then at 12 months it was bye-bye bottle. By then he was starting to eat regular table food and was off formula. He magically started sleeping all night. No matter how you decide to handle the whole bottle/sippy cup thing please don't let your child cry just fed him. It's all part of having a baby.The first year is just difficult.
2007-02-08 06:37:53 · answer #8 · answered by cinnycinda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for babies to wake for a feed in the night up to 6 months. Now is about the time that you should start to wean her at night. Make sure she is in a good feeding and napping routine during the day to ensure she is getting enough food. Have her weighed regularly once you stop the night feeds for a few weeks to make sure she is still gaining weight. Offer her boiled water as an alternative. If she refuses to settle then you will need to implement a behaviour management strategy to help her to learn to settle herself. Hope this helps.
2007-02-08 06:25:28 · answer #9 · answered by dodoemu 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My daughter replaced into like this too, yet what I found out approximately my daughter is that she wasn't rather hungry whilst she awakened she replaced into merely utilising the bottle as a calming mechanism. i replaced into bored stiff in waking up at 3am to make a bottle each and every evening so I had to slowly destroy her from the evening feedings. as a exchange of giving her milk at evening I supply her a bottle with approximately 2 ouncesof water in it and whilst she finished i might get her a pacifier. After approximately 4 days she stopped waking up for a bottle entirely. She nevertheless wakes up each and every now and back yet she falls superb back to sleep. you additionally can attempt feeding him somewhat snack in the previous mattress that way he won't be too hungry in the lifeless of evening.
2016-11-02 21:52:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋