My 3 month old is still waking up every three hours to eat, the doc said he should be sleeping about 6 hours by now any suggestions?
2007-03-27 11:40:53 · 11 answers · asked by Kiki2001 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Your 3 mos old is NORMAL.
Night waking it TOTALLY normal at this age.
Especially if you are breastfeeding.
2007-03-27 11:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All babies are different. My first was like this and his doc had us put the rice cereal in his bottle, didn't seem to make a difference. My second slept through the night, waking only once to eat from the day he was born.
How much is he eating before bed?
2007-03-27 11:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by Tammy B 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put a teaspoon or tablespoon of cereal in her formula on the last bottle of the day. If you are nursing it is normal that it takes a little longer for them to sleep through the night.
2007-03-27 12:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by trhwsh 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is normal. my daughter was really small at birth so at 2 1/2 months the doc and health nurse told me to start giving her cereal in her bottle at night. she started to sleep longer for me. when she was 5 months she started to sleep all night. it takes time but you and baby will start to sleep all night and things will be back to normal.
2007-03-27 11:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea-every baby is different.
does your baby eat formula or breastmilk? if breastmilk--your baby wont ever sleep through the night, breastfed babies just need to eat more.
Something that I learned though-babies need 50 calories a day for every pound they weigh a 10 lb baby would need 500 calories a day. each oz of breastmilk or formula is approx. 20 calories.
just put your babies weight in and multiply how many oz he will need during the day--try to feed him more throughout the day so that most of what he needs is taken care of in the daytime--he wont wake as much at night then
(yes--it DOES work!)
2007-03-27 11:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by Shellberry 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a 4 month old. Try giving him/her a bit of rice meal (made for infants) with the milk or formula before bed. This helps them digest a bit longer than regular.
2007-03-27 11:45:24 · answer #6 · answered by Darby L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
every baby is diffrent give it a little while. My son was 4 months when he started sleeping 6 hours
2007-03-27 11:44:25 · answer #7 · answered by Gypsy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This was happening with my son too. I added cereal to his bottle before he went to bed and now he sleeps through the night
2007-03-27 11:44:49 · answer #8 · answered by jahvar's mama 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They all do things when they're ready, not when the MDs say they are ready.
Give him a little cereal at bedtime - that's about your only hope.
2007-03-27 11:44:22 · answer #9 · answered by AngelaTC 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You didn't say how much he drinks at each feeding. It could be you need to increase the amount he is feed.
2007-03-27 11:44:46 · answer #10 · answered by JAN 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋