When will my baby start?

Question

sleeping the whole night? He will be 8 months on Sept. 9th and he still wakes up at least two times during the night. I usually put him down at 8, latest will be 9 p.m. then he wakes at midnight then again at 4 a.m., luckily he goes back to sleep after he eats and then wakes up at 7 for good but isn't this around the time that he's suppose to be getting a full nights sleep? I have two other kids and I wrote down everything on their baby books and both of them slept uninterrupted at this stage. Any advice?

Answer 1

Feeding a baby cereal right before bed is a myth and does not help them sleep. In fact it sometimes can have the opposite effect and keep the awake.  

Every baby is different and he may have several factors keeping him up at night.  

One, he has learned to crawl or stand, who wants to sleep when you have all those fun things to do.  

Two, he may be teething.  

Three, he could be going through a growth spurt and need those extra feedings.  

Four, he is about to enter a stage in the next month (9th month) where he learns object permanence.  He knows you will come in when he cries, so he uses his voice to do so.  All part of learning boundaries.  So be careful.  

You may want to push up his bedtime to 7:30 or 8pm.  It will take a week of tweaking on your end to do this gradually but it may work.  A half hour before bed turn out lights in the room you are in (if you can) lower or shut off the tv and have quiet time with him.  Not a lot of stimulation.  This may be hard with two other children but if you all get into the habit it may help.  

Do you let him cry it out when he wakes?  

Answer 2

Every kid is different, he might stop very soon or maybe in a few months. Sorry, you'll just have to wait and see.

Answer 3

My baby is two months and sleeps 11 hours at night, My trick is filling him up during the day! Try changing the routine a bit and feed him a little more in the day time

Answer 4

Instead of giving him solids morning and for lunch, try giving him solids for lunch and then right before bedtime? Or maybe push out bedtime until 10 (right after a feeding), maybe that extra hour or two will help him sleep longer in the night for you?

This is just my opinion.  I am a new mom and this is what I would do.

Answer 5

Hi,

I think the most important thing to start with is to get your baby into a good sleep routine.  I had massive problems with getting my 4 month old son to sleep.  He would just lie awake and cry for hours, then when he finally went to sleep he would wake every hour or two hours through the night and cry again!  Talk about pulling our hair out .... we were absolutely desperate for sleep!

It was a baby sleep audio program recommended by a friend that finally saved us. We followed the advice and began by creating a baby sleep routine which included bathtime, dimming of the lights, putting James into his crib, final nappy change and then lullabies. We also made recommended changes to his naps during the day and used some of the other recommended techniques. Within two weeks he was sleeping through the night most nights with just the odd night where he would just wake once!

Definitely start by creating a good baby sleep routine though and you could find that solves most of your baby sleep problems.

Good luck!

If you want to take a look, the audio program is at http://www.babysleepsolution.com

Answer 6

Are you feeding him solids before he goes to bed? Having some cereal might help. How much formula is he drinking? They are all different.

Answer 7

I have a 6mo. old. He eats 5-6 oz and 3 solids during the day. I put him down at 730-8 and wake him at 10 to feed him 5 oz. He sleeps till 4-5 and I give him 5 more oz. Up for the day at 730 I give him cereal then 6oz. bottle at 930 before his AM nap. Ask you pedi. When mine turned 5mo. I was told 35-36 oz milk in 24hours period and at 6mo. needs to be at 3 solids a day.

But for a baby sleeping 7 hours is sleeping through the night. Seems he is just used to the feeding my 3year old did that till 7 mo. I fed him before I went to bed and comforted him without picking up (maybe a passi) when he woke up. Let him cry for a few minutes to see him he goes back to sleep. After a few days he was sleeping that 7hour time span.