I need help on getting my baby to sleep better...?

Question

My son is six months old and is still waking up throughout the night for a bottle. He wakes up almost every three hours still. I recently upped his formula intake and hes sleeping a little bit longer, but does anyone have any suggestions on how to get him to sleep through the night? He used to be really good and I had him ono a really good schedule and Im not sure what happened but it got all messed up and now he wont sleep. Please help.. I need my sanity and sleep back! Thanks a bunch!

Answer 1

Has he gone through his 6 month growth spurt yet? Has he started doing new stuff developmentally? Getting teeth? They usually sleep pretty crappy through all that. If it is any of those, he should be back to a normal, may be a 'new' normal, but a normal soon.

Answer 2

Have you started him on solid foods yet? You may want to introduce rice cereal (not in a bottle) first give a little in the morning to make sure that he can handle it (no stomach aches or allergies) then give him some at night within an hour of bed and top off with bottle right before bed. Also get into a routine with baby. I feed my son, give him a bath, massage with warm cream, then rock him with his bottle and into bed for a full nights sleep. Waking up at night now might be more out of a habit--he might not even be hungary when he gets up. Let him cry for a while (I know that this is really hard to do) but let him cry for about 15-20 minutes before you get him--he might just go back to bed. If you run in to get him, then he is getting used to you coming and getting him--let him try to soothe himself back to bed--again--very hard on parents to let their kid cry. Also, you may want to try to cut down on his morning/afternoon naps--he might not need so many (depending on how many he gets now)--try to keep him up an extra 1/2 hour between naps and then up to an hour after a few days and see how he does--this way he will sleep more at night because he is sleeping less during the day.

Answer 3

He's about the age where he can start transitioning to cereal. put a little baby oatmeal or baby rice in his bottle...just enough to change the consistancy ...that should help him sleep and also during the day try to feed him every four hours instead of 3....like the 2, 6, 10 schedule feed him at 6 in the morning or when ever he wakes up and than four hours from than.

Answer 4

I am a mother of five...my oldest son was up every two hours all night long until he was almost a year old...It's hard and very taxing. My third son started down the same path. I tried everything...best recommendations, play very soft music and let it play through the night. Give it about three days before you give up. You may also want to try Johnson and Johnsons baby bath with lavender. It's very soothing and may help baby relax...hope this helps

Answer 5

When he wakes up in the night, let him cry for 5 min then 2nd day 10 min, pro long the time everyday, only you go to comfort him. They should slept overnight when they are few weeks old. When he cry check diapers or anything will make him discomfort but remember NO MILK, u can let him drink some water but definitely no milk ! When he wakes up u can carry him and let him sleep back. I suggest you try this method on the weekends coz it will take a few days to adjust his sleeping habit. ( usually 3 days will be) Weekend you can sleep back in the afternoon :) 1 more things is don't let him sleep too early, 10pm will be the best time. I breast feed my son, usually after 9pm drink his milk, i will play with him for a while then make him sleep, usually he will wake up around 5am or 6am for milk. Hope this method will help you !

Answer 6

My child has been slumbering eight hours immediately at night time for the reason that she was once eight weeks historic. She takes two naps in the course of the day and after we must get able for mattress I swaddle her up like a child burrito, breastfeed her to sleep, then I lay her beside me in mattress. If I lay her in her crib she best sleeps two-three hours. I'm pondering she sleeps larger in our mattress considering that she will be able to believe us there; like respiring and heartbeats. I'm a néw mother additionally and earlier than eight weeks she practically certainly not slept until I breastfed and held her even as she slept. As Soon as I lay her down she'd wake correct up. The dwelling nurse that got here as soon as per week for four weeks left me her card so I'd textual content her for up-to-date recommendation. She got here and confirmed me how you can do a quite well swaddle so my child could not transfer her hands. Her hands being loose was once waking her up. She's Now three months and five days historic and has been slumbering eight hours immediately for the reason that eight weeks :)

Answer 7

How is he napping during the day light hours? There is a definite correlation between the two. Good naps help children to settle better at night and therefore sleep better. Sleep begets sleep. Good luck for sleep full nights.

Answer 8

My sister started giving her baby about a teaspoon for cereal mixed in with his last bottle before putting him to bed. It helped fill his stomach and helped him sleep.

Answer 9

Is he on solid foods? If he isn't he should be. Sounds like he is hungry. Feed him some baby cereal.

Answer 10

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