what should we do
2007-02-17 11:25:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Hi Jackie
there several reasons that baby doesn't sleep all night. Since your baby is 5 month old, it could be he/ she will get his/ her 1st tooth soon. Check if its mouth is always watery ( a lot of saliva), always tries to bite something if he/ she found or even the fingers, red cheek or kin. If so, then you should buy a teething ring & let it cool (not frozen!) in the fridge before you give him to bite & carry him and maybe sing him a lullaby.
It also could be because of stomachache. If so, just watch out what you are eating; avoid spicy & acid food. Give him a tummy massage. Buy a special tummy almond oil at pharmacy! Before sleep, when you change the diaper, give him a tummy massage. First, warm your hand & oil (make sure it's only hand warm!) Put 2 drops on belly button & keep your warm hand on tummy for a min, then make a circle movement clockwise with your forefinger, start from belly button & always make a bigger circle without pressing. After the biggest circle, repeat again for 3 times.
If it's not because of 2 reasons above, it could be too much sleep during the day. So set a morning wake up schedule, nap hour & night sleeping time. Outside this time, always try to keep him awake by playing with him, etc.
Good luck!
2007-02-17 11:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by Swiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing we did was make sure that during daytime naps, make sure that the room is completely lit and had a radio playing classical music. At night, the room was completely dark and there was no radio. At five months, your baby should only be taking 2 or 3 naps each day. If she is being fed rice cereal, give her some right before she goes to sleep and then give her her bottle.
I have mixed feelings about this one-I know someone who at 6 mos just let her kids cry themselves to sleep and didn't go back in. It took a week or two for her kids to get the idea that night time was the time to sleep and be alone in the room. Her kids are now 7 and 9 and sleep beautifully. They're well adjusted and have always gone to bed well and stayed in bed well. Best of luck!
2007-02-17 20:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well coming from a mom of a 13 almost 14 month old that we got to sleep through the night at around 11-12 months I would say from my experience
1) put them in there own room
2) let them cry them selves to sleep ( put a monitor in there to hear them if something is wrong)
3) DO not go into the room !!!!
4) let her cry it out!!!
That is how simple it is just endure a few tough crying nights and there you go!!! ( If I would have known how easy it was I would have done it A LONG time ago!!)
Mine now sleeps 11 hrs a night straight ( she sometimes has problems but she will put herself back to sleep)
5) Do not expect her to be sleeping all the time through the night, she will have times were she will wake up.. and it is not any ones fault just leave her and she will be fine.
2007-02-17 20:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by mommy of 2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My baby is 5 1/2 months and nursed. She does not sleep through the night. She did for about a week at 3 months and doesn't anymore. She wakes up only to eat. All babies are different. Feed the baby and put her back to sleep. Just be happy she isn't just sitting up all night wide awake! Good luck.
~Proud mom of a 5 1/2 month old baby girl~
2007-02-17 20:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by qtiequawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was really lucky with my daughter, she slept through the night starting day one. My son on the other hand was up quiet a bit. It could be that she is going through a growing spurt and hungry, which is keeping her wake. I would mayb try some cereal or something feeling. Doctors say not to do it, but you need your sleep and so does the baby and if they are not getting full of the formula, they may need something more! I would honestly try that!
2007-02-17 19:33:11 · answer #5 · answered by jlil_shortie143 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how often they are getting up. If it is one or two times, I would not worry about it at this point but if it is more than that, try not going in the room for 2 minutes the first time, the increase the time. The baby may just be in a routine on getting up so often.
2007-02-21 08:27:30 · answer #6 · answered by juzzy1206 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Live with it - you cannot force a baby to sleep through the night until they are ready to do so. And even if they did at one point, they will change sometimes.
Very few people are lucky enough to have children that sleep through the night within the first few weeks.
2007-02-17 19:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the neice up as much as you can during the day. Play and keep her busy throughout the day. When it's bedtime, she should be tired enough to go right to sleep. Keeping her up a little later at night could help to. Sounds like shes getting the sleep she needs and then ready to play.
2007-02-17 20:42:55 · answer #8 · answered by Melanie A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most babies don't sleep all night. You can try reducing the time she sleeps during the day and making sure she is well fed, bathed before she goes to bed. A nice warm bath will relax her and I used to give my son baby oatmeal or rice in his bottle to help him sleep better. Make sure you get the correct nipple for a bottle with food in it though(cross kind)
2007-02-17 19:32:44 · answer #9 · answered by Angela F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 3 months old and has been sleeping 8pm-8am since she was 2 months old. You need to get a routine down. First, about 6:30 give her a nice soothing bath, lavendar body wash for babies, then rub her down with lavendar body lotion. Read her a book that rymes, very softly and dim lit. Then feed her a bottle while singing. AFter her bottle, burp her, give her a pacifier and rock her to sleep while humming. It works like a charm for us. By 8 she is sound asleep till 8am!!!
2007-02-17 19:39:49 · answer #10 · answered by marriedsoon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋