Does anyone eles have this problem?

Loni - posted on 06/06/2009

Brayden goes through a routine every other month. If he's teething, he'll wake up and we put his soother back in his mouth or cuddling him a bit. If his teeth have stopped moving, he'll sleep soundly for almost 10 hours. I think it's just a matter of needing something comforting to fall back asleep and they are just learning that it doesn't need to be food. Try just cuddling her and putting her back to sleep, it may take an hour the first couple nights and she may wake up an hour later. You gotta keep with it and in a week or less (hopefully less) she'll understand that she's fine and she doesn't need anything.

Marissa - posted on 06/06/2009

my daughter does the same thing no matter how much she eats at 5 am she wants more... my dr said its a phase and it maybe bc she is growing and just needs the extra food or it can be bc she just wants to make sure im still there and if thats the case i should pick her up reassure her everything is ok then lay her bacvk down

Patricia - posted on 06/04/2009

we are having the same issue. The pediatrician told us this is normal. It is a phase and that we are supposed to help her transition into sleeping on her own. She is 9 months old and we were told she does not need to eat in the middle of the night....she can go through the night without any food (she is big enough now) but she is doing this mostly because she wants the attention and she has nightmares.

Ashley - posted on 06/02/2009

My daughter stopped sleeping through the night when she turned 5 months. I tried everything, and the only way I get her to sleep through the night is if she sleeps with me. ugh.

Kristie - posted on 04/27/2009

if u are feeding her a jar of food right before bed and then a bottle maybe try an space it out a bit more she could be having indigestion or something

Marie - posted on 04/27/2009

i would try mixing her baby food with some cereal. Rice, barley whatever she likes. That will coat her tummy so she's not waking up in the middle of the night to eat and you can get some sleep!!!!

Sarah - posted on 04/27/2009

We feed my daughter an 8oz. bottle at 7:30 pm and then put her to bed for 8pm...she's usually ready for her next bottle between 6 and 7am the next morning. It took some time to get here to this point, but the big thing was just trying to find other ways to soothe her, like putting a binky in her mouth or changing her diaper. She will still wake between 1 and 3am many nights, but a diaper change usually works. This past week has been really awful with 2 new teeth popping through and another 2 right behind. We tried everything with no success, and finally started using teething tablets...they've been a lifesaver. Teething and wet diapers seem to usually be the worst offenders for nighttime restlessness, so before turning to the bottle, maybe try some of the other options. Still, every baby is different, so none of these may work for you little one...it may just be a matter of giving her time.

Mindy - posted on 04/26/2009

My little boy is doing the same thing. Sometimes when they are starting new things, crawling, walking etc., they are so excited that they want to be up all night! I've been told that these sleep change patterns can go on until they are 2! Good luck!

Emily - posted on 04/25/2009

Thanks for EVERYONE'S help.

Carryn - posted on 04/25/2009

Yes, I also have is issue. Only she's breastfeed at 8:30pm and put to bed. She wakes every morning around 4:30 AM!!!! She used to sleep through. My best guess is the teething. . .She's getting her second tooth. Sorry I 'm not much help, but I feel ya.

Victoria - posted on 04/24/2009

My daughter was sleeping through the night and then all of a sudden stopped and was waking at the same time for a bottle. My doc said just to go in there and comfort her and not to give her a bottle but I still did. Then i started feeding her a jar of meat and jar of vegetables, which helped her sleep through the night. Sometimes I still give her a bottle before she goes to bed, but only if she takes it. This seem to work for my daughter, i hope it helps.

Ashley - posted on 04/24/2009

My daughter slept through the night when she was 6 weeks old, but ever since she turned 5 months and even worse now that she is 8 months. She goes to bed aroung 11-midnight, (Cant get her to fall asleep before then lol) and wakes up around 4-5 for a bottle, then up at 7 am to start the day! Ugh, never fails. I also give her baby food or cereal and a bottle before bed. I just assume that she is in a growth spurt and she is teething. I hope she goes back to sleeping through the night again! I work mornings and I am a single parent!

Emily - posted on 04/10/2009

Thanks for everyone help.I appreciate it. I have some new ideas to try out and see if one of them will work for us.

Sarah - posted on 04/10/2009

My daughter will be 8 months on the 25th and I too had this problem! When she first started doing this I would get up with her, change her diaper (which was usually soaked), and give her six ounces. I had about a week of it when I finally called her peditrician and asked her what to do! When you give her baby food right before she goes to bed try adding 2 tsp. of baby cereal to her food. It thickens it up some and it worked for us. Kalla is back to waking up around 7:30/ 8:00 am. Hope this helps and you're able to get a good nights sleep again!

Sarah - posted on 04/10/2009

My daughter sleeps through the night, always has for the most part. I found that she actually sleeps longer, if she doesn't eat right before she goes to sleep. If I feed her about an hour before I put her down, she teds to stay asleep a lot longer.

Kerry - posted on 04/09/2009

Maybe try more ounces of milk no jar and i know some ppl will put rice cereal in the bottle to satisfy more

Tammie - posted on 04/09/2009

mine does too for the most part most nights i can expect her to wake up around 4 for a bottle. I think it is pretty much normal she used to sleep through to and then that changed a month or so ago. This is a phase and it too will pass be patient

Lisa - posted on 04/09/2009

I think that's a pretty good nights sleep... Sounds like it's at least a good 7 or 8 hours, and if you think about it that's quite some time to go without eating for their little tums. My daughter usually sleeps between 7 -9 hours, I don't know what is recommended but I'm happy with that. Also, from my own experience when my kids are going through or getting ready to go through a big growth spurt their sleeping and eating habits definately change -maybe that's what's happening with your little one too... It might help if you try to give her a bottle right before you go to bed if it's later than when she goes down... Good luck! :)

Sarah - posted on 04/09/2009

Hi, my little boy has been going through phases. He slept through really early on, we got used to it. Then he started waking twice a night. Then he cut down to once a night. Now he generally sleeps through but I found a number of things woke him in the night... very wet nappies (where it goes through to pyjamas)... being thirsty (offer you daughter water or juice rather than milk - with the weather picking up a bit it can get quite dry in the bedroom and cause sore throats)... teething (nothing really helps this but I found liquid ambesol the most effective to rub on his gums). I think the trick to it is... expect them to wake up, then when they don't you get a lovely unexpected decent night's sleep! My little one generally sleeps 12 hours a night and naps a few hours during the day. Also, we have a nightly routine, he always has a bath at 7pm, then his bottle straight after and he falls asleep in my arms.

Emily - posted on 04/09/2009

She goes down to bed around 9-10PM....