My daugher is almost 5 months old and isnt sleeping through the night. She used to only get up once or twice during the night but for the past couple weeks its been every 2-3 hours she gets up!!! I need my sleep! Everyone tells me they think shes teething but i dont see any signs of it! Ive tried simethicone drops and cereal before bed! Ive tried letting her sleep in my room and in her own room! Nothing seems to work! And she only takes like 2 hours worth of naps during the day total, sometimes not even that! Any advice or ideas? much appreciated!
2007-12-26 14:34:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Im right with you with the sleep thing. My daughter is 4 months old and she used to sleep through the night and her recently shes been waking every 3-4 hours eating like she a newborn again..its weird. Hun it could be teething...growth spurt and or something shes wearing..the blanket you use. it coould be numerous things. Do you still bundle her when you put her to sleep?? I do it seems to help theyll have some since of security..try not putting any clothes on her..thats what i do..and sometimes i let her cry it out. theres nothing wrong with letting her cry it out either..som babies get over stimulated and the only way to settle them down is to let them cry it out. Hope things look up for you!!
2007-12-26 18:32:38 · answer #1 · answered by Alyssa's Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
absolutely do not knock out naps.. that is the worst advice ever. an overtired baby leads to sleepless nights. naps are very important so start with that. even though you might not see teeth, it doesn't mean she is not teething. my daughter started teething around 5 months and didn't show her first tooth till a few days before turning 6 months. also when they say a baby sleeping through the night, it means 5-6 hours not the same as an adult sleeping through the night. I would trying giving her/his a bath.. a little massage, a bottle around 9 put her down..make sure the tv is off and the radio, dim the lights.. let he/she understand its night.. lay her to sleep while she is drowsy. she could simply needs to learn how to sooth her self..so that when he/she wakes up at night he/she can sooth them self to sleep. good luck.. I truly understand
2007-12-26 15:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My baby is 10 months old and still doesn't sleep through the night. I put her in her crib at 8 pm and then around midnight she wakes up and i take her to bed with us and she wakes up again around 3 am also. Yes it would be nice to sleep through the whole night. I sometimes end up taking naps with her during the day.
2007-12-26 17:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and the problem is....
Well at 5 months old babies usually don't sleep through the night, join the club.
She is most likely teething, for this give some baby orajel on the gums, teething tablets(available at walmart/walgreens/kmart) and a cold teething ring, cold wet rag, to sooth her teeth. You may not see the signs of teething but she probably feels them.
As for cereal, that will not help her sleep, that is a myth that it will. It's just one of those things, I don't think many moms get a full nights sleep, it comes with the territory.
"I need my sleep"
LOL so does everyone else
2007-12-26 14:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by liv t 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
She isn't sleeping through the night because she's a baby, and not yet developmentally ready to do so. Teething, growth spurts, and developmental milestones can also contribute to more frequent night waking. Just nurse her or comfort her back to sleep when she wakes up. She won't be this needy forever!
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070100.asp
2007-12-26 14:41:41 · answer #5 · answered by daa 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
sleeping is a developmental milestone, just like sitting up, crawling and walking. it is not something you can really expect your baby to do. at almost 11 mos, my son is still waking up 2-3 times per night. my husband and i just have to deal with it. we take turns some nights so one gets a full night. other nights, we trade off during the night. do you have support from your partner at night? if not, you may need to ask for some!
also, at this age (and for the next 9 mos or so) your baby will be experiencing the world in new ways and this wakes them up. has your baby just started to sit up or roll over? developing new skills wakes a baby up just like having something fun or stressful in our adult lives wakes us up!
napping during the day is important. in fact, we used some of the techniques in the No Cry Sleep Solution with our son and getting him to nap during the day was a big one. It is a great book if the sleeplessness continues
http://www.amazon.com/No-Cry-Sleep-Solution-Gentle-Through/dp/0071381392/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198730726&sr=8-1
whatever you do, do not let your baby cry. here are just a few articles on how it will do more harm than good in the long run
Science Says: Excessive Crying Could Be Harmful to Babies
Dr Sears
http://askdrsears.com/html/10/handout2.asp
EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
What parents and caregivers need to know!
by? ?Phyllis Porter, M.A.
http://www.educarer.com/brain.htm
The Dangers of Leaving Your Baby to Cry
By Margaret Chuong-Kim, M.A.
http://drbenkim.com/articles-attachment-parenting.html
Stress in Infancy
by Linda Folden Palmer, D.C.
http://www.naturalchild.com/guest/li...n_palmer2.html
A MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT WARNS THAT POPULAR ADVICE TO IGNORE YOUR CHILD'S TEARS MAY CAUSE LIFE-LONG HARM
Amelia Hill
http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth/con...ioarticle.html
Now, I know you need sleep. You are in a pretty large club with that one. Do what you can to help your baby along ( http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070300.asp ) but more than anything, remember that this is a phase and it will pass. We give up a lot of luxuries when we decide to have children. Sleeping for 8 hours is one of them... for now.
2007-12-26 15:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by northern_muse 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh my gosh, don't take away naps! A well rested baby sleeps better at night than an exhausted baby. Maybe she is teething or going through a growth spurt.
Don't let her cry herself to sleep either. Do you really want your daughter to cry until her body shuts down and she feels unloved? My son has NEVER cried himself to sleep. If he cries out in his sleep, I'm by his side to cuddle him back to sleep.
"I need my sleep!" lol welcome to the club.
My son is almost 3 and still wakes up sometimes, it comes with being a mommy.
2007-12-26 14:46:35 · answer #7 · answered by .. 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I have a 10 month old and she has slept soundly from 6 months. around 5 mo I figured out she didn't like footy pjs...something that simple could be triggering wake ups. I also read the book Baby Wise. I adapted alot of the methods to meet my needs and the needs of my child. Hope this helps.
2007-12-26 16:12:59 · answer #8 · answered by dannielle w 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She could be going through a growth spurt and she is hungry.
Could she be over tired? I've found that dealing with an over tired baby is worse than a sick baby.
Hope you find your answer and your little one sleeps for you.
2007-12-26 14:46:48 · answer #9 · answered by forever5 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in case you be responsive to she isnt hungry, and she or he has a sparkling diaper then enable her cry. My daughter did the comparable element and it grow to be in basic terms using fact she grow to be use to be getting her up everytime she could cry, so in reality she is in basic terms desiring you and in case you nevertheless upward thrust up together with her then she receives use to that and wakes up all in the process the night. in case you in basic terms overlook approximately her, (in case you be responsive to no longer something is incorrect) then she will pass lower back to sleep and after a coupld of days she'll commence dozing in the process the night lower back. sturdy success!
2016-10-02 09:47:31 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋