6 mONTH OLD STILL WAKING FOR NIGHT FEEDING?

Question

how can i stop them without letting her cry it out? my ped. says i shouldn't put cereal in her bottle and i dont want to over feed her during the day

i am against and wont let her cry it out

Answer 1

If your ped says NOT to do cereal in her bottle, then DONT... even if other posters tell you too.

Your baby is hungry and you need to feed her. Plenty of 6 month olds dont sleep through the night, so its not just your daughter. When the time comes that she doesnt wake during the night, then that time comes. For now, she is hungry, needs to be fed and thats the way it is. Just give her time. I know its tiring, but thats the way it is. You cant stop them... that simple.

Answer 2

Child neglect?!! Now if you had written that u placed the baby outside with the dog when she woke up, then we'd have an issue.

Please. Feed the baby at night REAL good, Nice warm bath she will be OUT like a cheap light. My lil girl was sleepin all night at 4 months. I did have this question... is she napping too close to bed time? She make wake up cuz of that as well.

Soon you will figure that the ped is goin by whatever med changes are goin for the time. Back, side sleeping. Bink no bink. It circles all the time. It was one thing when I had my son and another when my lil girl was born 4 years and a day later.

This is your life and your sanity. Long as the baby is in the crib when she sleeps and you ain't placed her in the dryer when it's time to rock her then pat youself on the back.

Do all you can and just love her. You're already doin that. I can tell. Soon you will be more comfortable with this.
And when u have the next one you will be a pro!

Answer 3

Hi, I don't really have any advice as I am in the same boat as you and just wanted to let you know that there are other people out there...still desperately wanting a good nights sleep! It seems to me that everyone around me has a baby that sleeps through the night, yet my little one is still waking twice for a feed. I've decided that once he has been on solids for a month I'm going to try cutting out the night feedings. I've tried to find out how to do this but have had no luck, so I guess I just need to be prepared for some rough nights.
All the best to you and your little one, I hope you get some sleep soon!

Answer 4

Right before bed, put them to sleep with a bottle. That way they have a full belly and this may give you at least an extra 15 minutes of rest. The reason that she wakes during the night is that she is used to the night time feeding. After awhile she will become accustomed to a night time feeding. It is difficult to break this habit at her age, but it can be done!

The best thing to do is to let her wait at least 15 minutes before you give her a bottle. I know it is hard to hear her cry, but if you wait 15 minutes every night eventually she will get on a better schedule.

Another thing that you may want to try is to rock her back to sleep without a bottle.

Answer 5

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just feed her at night when she wakes up. Especially if you are breastfeeding, babies eat more often when they are breast fed. Try giving her baby cereal (not in a bottle) before bedtime. Maybe that will keep her more full until morning. And to whoever said making a baby cry it out is cruel... its not! That's the only way I could get my daughter to fall asleep on her own, and I tried EVERYTHING else first. Good luck sweetie, she'll sleep through the night when she's ready.

Answer 6

The only thing that worked for my son was letting him cry. It only took a night or two before he got over it and my pediatrician suggested it. At that age they need to start learning that it's not necessary to eat 24 hours a day. Also you could try the cereal in the bottle but my boyfriends mom used to insist on thtat with my son and all that happened was he got constipated and screamed at the top of his lungs all evening long. The thing I've learned as my son has gotten older is some things like letting them cry is tougher on you than on them.

Answer 7

She'll stop them on her own when she's ready. If you really, really don't want to feed her at night try giving her just a little cereal and nurse her or give her a little bottle before bed.

Answer 8

You need to get up with your baby and feed her. You should not let her cry it out. That is cruel and she is still a baby.
Babies are just beginning to get on cereal at 6 months old and crying as a way to get their needs met. Ask a child expert if they believe you should let your baby cry in her crib at 6 months old and you will get a flat out NO! Your baby is still considered a feeder grower at that age and if you let her cry, that is child neglect or just pure laziness because you want a "good nites sleep" as some of these people say here. You had the baby, so now deal with it. Its your job to get up with the little thing.
I still stany by my belief that you should wake up with your baby. You are meeting a need for safety, food and security. This carries on into a infants adult life. Nothing better for your baby. . Your baby will feel loved and cared for. You will never tell me a baby who was in your womb 6 months ago is going to stop crying because its trained to. NO Way! Getting up with your baby makes it feel secure.
I know a lot of mothers disagree with me here, but I still think I am right.
Is this modern parenting good for our children who are showing everyone in America the worst we have ever seen. It all starts somewhere.
My significant others daughter did not get up with her 1 yr old and instead sat on a pool table in the garage with a bunch of friend drinking while this child cried until he was all red faced, and hysterical for at least an hour. I thought it was pathetic and It still aggrivates and disqusts me.
Babies need to feel loved and secure and they all get it starting with crying to get what they want. It is the only communication and infant has.

Answer 9

Feed her MORE during the day so she won't get hungry at night. And if you WON'T let her cry it out you can figure on at least another 18 years of getting up in the middle of the night to feed her...have fun.