7 MONTH OLD STILL NOT SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!

Tanya - posted on 04/01/2010

My 8 month old was sleeping through the night at 9 weeks of age but over Christmas she picked up a stomach bug and since then she has not slept through the night. I have tried developing a routine but it has not improved her sleeping pattern. I have also tried the ferber method of letting them cry for 5 minutes, 10, minutes and then 15 minutes and it usually ends with me changing the sheets because she has vomited everything she has eaten that night.

Ashlyn - posted on 04/01/2010

I have 7 month old identical twin boys and they do not sleep through the night either. They go to bed around 6:30-7:30 (they used to go to bed at 5:30 thank God for the time change!) and one gets up at 10:30 the next midnight and by 1:00am they are co-sleeping in bed with us. But even though they are co-sleeping they still wake for feedings at 2 and 3 then we are up by 4 or 5, it is exhausting but we hopefully will get through it soon. I also have the luxury of not having to work (I can't imagine working with the twins!) so I take a nap with them when they take their morning nap. The only hindurance to that is that we cannot make it out of the house very easily anytime before noon.

Priscilla - posted on 03/25/2010

my son is also 7 months will be 8 on the 4th he was sleeping thru the night now he dont up twice every night he goes to bed around 8 or 9 wakes up around 730 or 8

Krista - posted on 03/25/2010

I totally hear you! My daughter still wakes up atleast once, starving, in the middle of the night! Two suggestions: you could try giving her a bottle while she's asleep before you go to bed, that has worked for us. Also, if she wakes at the same time every night, try going in with a bottle 15 mins before that time and feed her while sleeping. That will break the habit of some of the wakings. We used those tips and got Charlotte down from 3 wakings to only one.....most nights. I also bring her into our bed if she wakes up within a couple hours of when we are getting up. Sometimes I think she just wakes up lonely and letting her co-sleep for those few hours lets me get the rest I need! If you can, nap as much as possible when she does thru the day!

Tanya - posted on 03/25/2010

My son is 7 months and isn't sleeping through the night either, But the weird thing is up until he turned 7 months he was only waking once during the night at 4 then up for the day anout 530 sometimes 6. now he's up at midnight and about 4 then up for the day at 6. He goes to sleep at 6pm sometimes earlier. He has no teeth comming in and try to give him a pacifier instead of a bottle it was working now its not!!

Sarah - posted on 03/25/2010

It sounds like shes started to get 'wheres mummy gone' anxiety! Around 5-8 months most children begin to get upset when you leave the room, im sure wev all noticed that whimper and cry when youv been out of the lounge for more than 10 seconds, lol! I have put another post on another wall about control crying, i know most will frown on it and label it as cruel but it works and i love my daughter just as much as any other mother on here, the fact i dont run to her doesnt change that, we began control crying when we were getting constant screams for night feeds that meant she was having more milk at night than in the day!!!! so i stopped her midnight feeds and just offered water and made sure she was getting plenty of milk and solids in the daytime (she has 3 meals and around 25oz formula) she is a good weiht and despite still learning and waking around 3ish she is fab and much happier in the day! i dont think co-sleeping is safe as iv heard of lots of horror stories that i wouldnt like to mention and could never live with myself if that happened to my baby!
I think a little less attention for this night time behaviour may result in a week of difficult nights but i lifetime of better ones! xx xx xx

Priyanka - posted on 03/25/2010

kabir is 7 months today and i am anxiously awaiting the day when he's going to sleep through the night. when i hear friends telling me that their 6 month old is sleeping through the night...i wonder whats on with my baby! :-) which has obviously left me sleepless, tired and sometimes just irritated. i recently moved to dubai and setting up home with a very mobile 6 month old and not getting enough sleep is exhausting. the other issue being, he loves to do everything else (read play and explore) except for having his solids. inspite of the craziness around me and the new country, i have been making home made purees and have not given him any of the store bought jar food...but for some reason, he isnt taking to solids yet...any ideas around that would be just great...

other than he is an over-active baby and we have a lot of fun with him. kabir communicates extremely well, is crawling fluenty and taking a few steps by himself already. he loves to hold on to something and pull himself up to a standing position and is getting really good at holding various objects, shapes and sizes...and he loves people...not shy at all! :-)

i am still waiting for my sleep through the night and a lunch or dinner session with my baby without having to fight a battle! :-) well, i guess there will always be something! here's to parenting to my fellow august mommies!

Jessica - posted on 03/24/2010

the only thing is, she wakes up and screams for no reason. she wont take a bottle, shes not wet or cold.. but as soon as i pick her up she stops haha. so usually ill lay on the ground with her and sleep with her there, we dont co-sleep anymore because she fell off the bed two months ago.

Erin - posted on 03/22/2010

I think it is completely normal for 7 month old to wake up at night. Mine still does and my almost 3 year old woke up at least once a night until he was two... Now my baby is only waking up once a night around 3 to 4. I always feed him and if he still has trouble going back to bed I always just bring him into my bed until my alarm goes off. Both him and my oldest would always just pass out as soon I would lay down with them, so co-sleeping works very well for us, and you're not doing it all night so you don't have to worry about dependency as much. Hope this helps!

*Lisa* - posted on 03/22/2010

Yep mine is still waking at least twice per night but he generally goes back to sleep straight after. I'm hoping he will grow out of it soon. You are not alone! :)

Michelle - posted on 03/21/2010

my son will be 7 months in a week and he JUST started sleeping through the night. sometimes he still wakes up to eat but he goes right back to sleep after he eats. mine only wakes up once though. try to let her settle herself back to sleep and maybe it'll help her get used to it. i also started giving him water in a bottle in the middle of the night and he went from 3 to 1 night feeding. try it! if she knows the bottle only has water in it, she'll start thinking 'i don't wanna wake up for just water' and she may sleep!! good luck

Eva - posted on 03/21/2010

I know how you feel, Leon is still up twice at night and I am very tired....my first son didn't sleep through the night til 14 months, so I guess some kids just take longer. I do try to give him about 10 minutes to self-settle before I go in, sometimes it works, mostly it doesn't. The times it does work make me hope for better times. I know the feeling at night when you are so tired you get impatient and fed up, but then they smile at you in the morning and you forget about it again and let's face it, they are still small. Hang in there, there are many of us awake at the same times :) maybe think about all of us, so you know we are awake as well.

Emily - posted on 03/20/2010

It's still really normal for a 7-month-old to not sleep through the night. Mine doesn't yet. And my first child didn't sleep through until 11 months. Just keep doing what you're doing.. she will eventually do it when she's ready. You might try co-sleeping.. this is what we do and I feel really rested, despite my baby getting up a couple of times.