my baby is 6 mos. old and still gets up 4 times a night?

Answer 1

My daughter is 3 yrs old now and still wakes in the night at least 4 times.

Answer 2

My daughter has turned 6 months old today. She has been sleeping through the night since she was 6 weeks old, but suddenly started waking up a months ago. I think she is going through a growth spur and needs more food than usual.
In your case however, i don't think it's hunger, because 4 times is a lot! Has your baby ever slept throught the night?
If not,
1) Make sure your baby is on the right routine. Check out Gina Ford' Contented Baby book and try to follow her routine. People complain that it's too rigit, but you don't have to stick to it minute by minute, just follow the pattern (short morning sleep, long day sleep, no sleep at night. No more than 3 hours sleep during the day).
2) Simply following the routing might not be enough since your baby has developed the habit of waking up and expects you to comfort him. As many other moms, I don't like a 'cry out' method. Instead, follow Tracy Hogg's advice from "The Baby Whisperer' Book: her 'Pick up, Put Down' method.
The PU/PD method:
"When the child cries, first try to comfort him with words and a gentle hand on his back. If he doesn't stop crying, then pick him up. But put him down the minute he stops crying not a second later. You're comforting him, not trying to put him back to sleep - that;s for him to do on his own. If he cries and arches his back though, you put him down immediately. Never fight a crying child, but maintain a contact by placing a firm hand on his back so that he knows that you're there. Intervene with words: 'It's just sleep time, darling.' Even if he cries the minute he leaves your shoulder or on the way down to his cot, still lay him all the way down. If he's crying, pick him up again. The idea is that you're giving him comfort and security and letting him have the emotion... On average, PU/PD takes about 20 minutes..."

I tried it, and it works.

Answer 3

It's frustrating, but not unusual.

Is the baby sleeping in the same room as you are? Move the baby's crib to another room, so that you won't hear when he's rolling around, more than likely not really ready to get up. Is he crying loudly for food or are you just getting up to feed him because he's fussing?

Sounds like it's time for cereal or something more filling to be added to the baby's diet.

My first child was at least 6 months old before she slept totally through the night. But my second child slept peacefully after 4 weeks throughout the entire night. I was afraid to check on him the next morning when he hadn't woke me in the night for fear he wasn't breathing. Every kid is different.

The baby could just have a sour stomach and is waking for something to soothe the acid. Try propping the head of his crib up on a couple books to keep his stomach acids from creeping into his throat at night. Elevate the crib about 3 or 4 inches. It's just a thought.

Answer 4

Normal.

My baby is 10 months old, same deal. I breastfeed and she gets plenty of solids during the day, so she's not hungry.

She just wakes up, sees she's alone and it's dark, and freaks; I just don't have the heart to let her cry it out and go to sleep. I only get, what, 1, 2 years at most where she needs me so much? I cherish every minute. Sometimes I'm really p.o'd at night about it, but then I realize that my mother, aunties and grandmothers all breastfed and chose not to "night train" their kids, like a dog or trick pony. Everyone turned out fine, and we are all a very close-knit family.

Answer 5

This could be a growth spurt. Some babies do at 6 months.
My daughter who is just over 6 months done that a couple of weeks ago and luckily it passed after a week.
Speak to your doc or hv if your really worried about it though

Answer 6

My son did that until very recently, I fed him as much as possible during the day and decided I was only going to feed him once in the night. All the other times he woke up and cried I would go in to him, stroke him, rock him or whatever and kept going in every 10 minutes until he went to sleep.
I had 2 nights of hell but now he only wakes once for a feed but i don't want to cut that out yet as I think he might still need it.

Answer 7

You should try Gina fords contented little baby book, my 4th is 3 months old and sleeping from 10pm til 8am my other 3 were the same. I'm not showing off I owe it all to this book which I followed to the letter. Believe me it really is worth a try. You can get them on ebay for about £2 plus postage. Worth every penny! Good luck.

Answer 8

Hi,u must be so tired.
Idont believe in strict rules for babies,but at 6 months they shud hav a routine.
My 4mnth old has been sleeping fom 8pm until 6.30 -7.30am since he was 11wks old.
Make sure ur babe is getting enough food during the day, start weaning if u havent already.
also,if ur baby is just stirring dont rush to pick him up,they have to learn to get back to sleep themselves.
My son loves his night light which plays lullabies.
Try and start a routine and make sure ur baby knows the difference between bedtime and daytime as my friends have the telly blaring,talking loud and all the lights on.then they moan their baby isnt sleeping!
let me know how it goes.

Answer 9

Every baby is unique. Just listen to your heart. Mine was 7 times a night until 2 years old, I just got used to it. He slept normally when he gave up night-train, just as the same time as he got clean at night. What a reward!

Answer 10

My son is the same way. He's 6 months and from 10 pm - 7 am, he's up 3-4 times. You could try the Cry it out method, also known as the Ferber method. I just haven't had the guts to tolerate hearing my son cry so much. Please don't put cereal in his bottle. This can lead to diabetes and obesity.