My 6 month old baby girl wont sleep at night please help?

Question

she's sleep at 8:30 and wake up in 4 to 5 hours and will only sleep if I give her milk.I do feed everytime she will go to sleep even during day time

She always cry when I try to put her to sleep and want me to held her.

I feed her every 3 hours and I also give her solid about 4 ounces a day.Please help me

Answer 1

A 6-month old waking to feed after 4-5 hours is NORMAL. Really normal. There's nothing wrong with her. Her stomach is tiny. The size of her fist. She just can't stay full for longer than that.

It's also normal for a baby this age to feel anxiety that mama is leaving, which is what happens if you put her down to sleep by herself.

It WILL get better for you. She'll grow up. She'll figure out that you putting her to bed doesn't mean you're leaving forever, but she doesn't know that yet. Her brain hasn't developed a sense of time or permanence yet. Her stomach will grow and hold more food so that she can sleep longer.

Stick with it. Be the loving mommy that you are. Heap her with love and be there when she needs you, and she'll grow more and more confident and need you a little bit less every month.

Answer 2

You're not going to like my answer but what worked for me was to move my son to my bed. I found that his separation anxiety started at 6 months and lasted until 12 months. He just wanted to know I was still there and would do the same as your daughter. At 12 months something just clicked and not only did he not mind sleeping in his crib but he also slept 6-8 solid hours. By 14 months he was doing 10-12 hours regularly. We added a twin bed to our queen bed to make more room. We put both beds on the floor and pushed them firmly against the wall. My husband slept on the outside on the twin bed, I slept in the middle on the queen bed, and my son slept between me and the wall. I continued to do his naps in his crib so it stayed a familiar place. It made night waking easier but not necessarily less frequent, about 4-6 times a night on average. He was breastfeeding so typically all I did was roll over and nurse him for 5-10 minutes max and he was back out, often times I would snooze while he fed since I was laying down. When they have separation anxiety they don't know you still exist when you leave the room. They quite literally think you have died and will never return. It's actually very scary if you think about it. I tried everything including letting my son cry before I decided to just give in and it really was the best way to go.

Answer 3

I feel for you. I was there. My son used to wake up an uncountable amount of times. It was HORRIBLE. He only went back to sleep if I would nurse him back to sleep.
I was told the only way to stop him from waking up is to let him fall asleep on his own without needing anything to go to sleep. That meant letting him crying it out, and I couldn't do it..so I dealt with it and finally when he gave up nursing after about a year and a half, he slept through the night. Sorry if I don't have better advice. But any doctor probably will tell you to let the baby cry and eventually he or she will sleep. Its up to you if you can do that or not though. Good luck!
P.s There is a book by a guy named D.R Ferber I beleiv ethat my friend used it.. He believes in gradually weaning them and letting them cry a little at a time so its not too harsh. Soothing them without actually rocking or feeding them to go to sleep.

Answer 4

It sounds to me like she isn't getting enough food. When mine hit about her age, I had to start putting cereal in their bottle to give them the substance they needed to fill them up enough to sleep for a while. Also, if she's going to sleep everytime you feed her (every 3 hours) then she is certainly sleeping too much during the day for her age. Try keeping her up more during the day. Either play with her, put her in a play pen, walker, etc. to keep her active more during the day. I would try a couple of short naps, but other than that, keep her awake. This way, when it's time for bed, you can both sleep.

Answer 5

At six months your baby is well able to sleep through the night. Give her the bottle before you put her down to sleep for the night and when she awakes just go in there and pat/rub her back until she is ready to drift off again. This may take some time the first couple of nights but keep with it - it will be well worth it.

Answer 6

My mom tells me routine is everything. She had several kids and never had any problems that most people have. Don't let your baby sleep too much during the day, at all different hours. When it gets late, ritually feed her the exact same time and give her a warm soothing bath, then off to bed!

Answer 7

it's very normal for that age of an infant to wake up at night because they are hungary. I would feed her and put her back to sleep. make sure her room is dark enough that she can sleep good and then you can too. I feed my son his solids later at night, around 7, so that when he goes to bed at 8:30 I give him a bottle and his belly stays full longer becuase of the solids. He usually still wakes up once for a bottle but then goes right back to sleep.

Answer 8

That is normal. They usually wake up when hungry at that age. Milk will usually make them go back to sleep. Our boy has been sleeping with us from an early age - he is almost 8 months now. I know some say it is bad, etc., but it works and because he is breastfeeding he will fall asleep while on the breast and I cannot exactly kick him out of bed at that point.

Answer 9

My advise is to wake her up in the morning when you get up, don't let her nap for more than 2 hours at a time, don't let her nap after 7:30 in the evening and don't let her go to sleep before 10pm. This is the method I used with my little one when I brought her home and she's been sleeping through the night since she was two weeks old.

Answer 10

1st- calm down are you sure she has burped, she may have gas, my son did I had to give some medicine for it. I can't remeber the name of it, but you can get at the drugs store like ride aid or walgreens. try uping the solids a few ounces and check to make sure its not upsetting her stomach. or your baby could just be spoiled how old? If that doesnt work take her to the dr.