Mariana is still waking up 2-3 times a night, HELP!!!

Sharee - posted on 10/03/2009

My daughter still wakes multiple times through the night and unfortunately, some people just don't have the luxury of getting a full night's sleep for years to come. There are plenty of things that you could do, but if your bub wants to wake, they will wake. I think long nights (and trust me, I still have long long nights) are just something that comes with having a little bundle of joy.

Rachel - posted on 09/26/2009

My son was like that - all my sleep problems stopped when I took him in bed with me. Your baby is only 6 months! 8 hours is a LONG time for that little tummy to go empty, especially if she's only 14 pounds. Just because its night time doesn't mean your baby needs you any less.

Jackie - posted on 09/25/2009

I also have this problem and I have read just about every book written on babies and sleep. None of it has really helped me. Most do agree if the baby is waking at the same time everynight its out of habit. So I do try when my daughter wakes at the same time every night and I KNOW she's not hungry cause it hasn't been long enough since her last bottle to just rock her back to sleep. Usually that works and then when she wakes up again a few hours later I will feed her. But I do know how you feel about not being able to let her cry in the middle of the night. Its hard enough to be awake at all much less trying to deal with that. Anyway, my pediatrician told me when my daughter was around 3 months old to put rice cereal in her bottle so obviously its not dangerous. Plus this is my third child and all three have had it and they are fine. I don't find that it works for helping them to sleep longer but for babies that need more to eat and you can't get them to take more in a bottle its helpful. I am also just hoping that she will out grow it one day since I can't seem to figure out what the problem is. Sometimes we have good nights when she only wakes once and other nights its 3 times. The books also say if they take a full feeding in the middle of the night it means they are truly hungry and not just using the bottle to get back to sleep. Anyway, I wish you luck and please let us know if you come up with a solution and I will too!

Anna - posted on 09/25/2009

Hi there,
My son (born March 15) wakes up 3 times a night too, sometimes more. He is really big, about 22 pounds. So I don't know if the small ones need the feeds, or the big ones... who knows. I think I am going to stop worrying about it and just know that someday he will outgrow this and sleep through the night. I, too, don't really want to battle with him and so I do feed him back to sleep. I know some people say not to do this, but it works and that way I'm only out of bed for 10 minutes or so each time, and he falls happily back to sleep. I think there are only two choices. You either put them back to sleep with a method that you know works, like feeding or the dummy, or you have to let them cry. So far I haven't been able to do this. Good luck, someday we will get a real night's sleep again!

Anna - posted on 09/25/2009

I made sure I had a set routine from quite early on and make sure I stick to it every night.

She has her solids at 4.30pm then gets to play until about half 5.

Bathtime and pjs at half 5 (by this time she is normally pretty whiny!!)

Bottle at 6pm and then by the time thats done its up in her cot at 6.30pm.

I put her in her cot with her comfort blanket which she likes to put over her eyes and her dummy and I walk away and go downstairs. If she cries I normally leave her a few mins then go upstairs put her dummy in her mouth and walk straight back out of the room again. I never talk to her and dont ever make eye contact because I want her to know its bedtime.

Normally I only have to go back to her once or twice now and she is always asleep for the night by 7.

I knnow it sounds very mechanical but on the odd night when she has played up I have been up and down the stairs countless times just giving her the dummy back but it works and she knows the next night she cant do it because I wont give in.

I never let her get upset and she never has to cry for more than a few mins but I wanted her to know that I am close by but it is bed time and she has to stay in her cot.

Unless she needs changing, is ill or there is another problem, she does not come out of her cot in the evening.

I found that really worked well for me and now she is good as gold.

I hope that helps a little bit!

Julie - posted on 09/22/2009

My older boy, and my new 6month old both didn't start sleeping through the night until they were 4 months or so. To help prepare my boys for cereal, I mixed some in with thier formula. If your still breastfeeding, maybe you could pump, and mix some in with the breastmilk, and feed it to her that way. Since intorducing the rice cereal to them, they got to the point at the end of them turning 6 months that they wanted it in EVERY bottle, not just a few a day. When they get off thier schedules, I keep them up during some of thier nap time, give them new foods, such as soft crackers, or num nums, and deal with the cranky's. That does help do the trick. I also play with them ALLOT! It helps tire them out, and get some good muscles going. I hate letting my boys cry! It sucks big time! I'm with you there! Maybe more intorducing of solids, and more meals can help with getting her some easier sleep. Have you tried letting her sleep on her tummy? yes, I know, it's tabu, but the fact still remains that many children out there will get more restful sleep, and can sleep for longer periods of time on thier tummys. Keep blankets away, and sheets tight, yada yada yada, you know what I mean.
Again, try keeping her up during some of her day naps, and giving her more solids.
I hope this helps.

Sharon - posted on 09/22/2009

I noticed there were some mommy’s out there that seemed to have been very lucky to be able to introduce rice cereal to their baby’s at such a young age….as I said before….not only do my husband(A Medical researcher and licensed chiropractor) and I read and research everything before we advice or do our selves…..I GOOGLED
(HOW EARLY IS TOO EARLY FOR RICE CEREAL FOR A BABY) AND HERE ARE SOME ANSWERS
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE FEEDING YOUR YOUNG BABY RICE CEREAL.
OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW EVERY BABY IS DIFFERENT…AND ONE THING MIGHT WORK FOR ONE MOM AS NOT WITH ANOTHER….GOOD LUCK…


Answer 1: Talk to your pedestrian

some advise waiting until 6 months.. My Ped said no earlier than 4 months.

There are certain milestones to watch for too.. for example, sitting up, watching others eat with interest, no longer thrusting things out with the tongue, etc.

Talk to your ped. about it.. Perhaps she can evaluate and rule out any possibility of acid reflux or stomach sensitivities that may be making her fussy.

Also do be sure you are burping her well after each feeding. My baby gets quite fussy if she's got any gas in her tummy.

Answer 2:

http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids…
In both studies, introduction of rice or gluten-containing cereals before 3 months of age increased baby's risk for type I diabetes.

Answer 3:


Gone are the days when pressured mothers stuffed globs of cereal into the tight mouths of reluctant six-week-olds. Nowadays parents feed their baby on the timetable that is developmentally and nutritionally correct -- as determined by their baby. Don't be in a rush to start solids. Here are some good reasons for waiting.

1. Baby's intestines need to mature. The intestines are the body's filtering system, screening out potentially harmful substances and letting in healthy nutrients. In the early months, this filtering system is immature. Between four and seven months a baby's intestinal lining goes through a developmental growth spurt called closure, meaning the intestinal lining becomes more selective about what to let through. To prevent potentially-allergenic foods from entering the bloodstream, the maturing intestines secrete IgA , a protein immunoglobulin that acts like a protective paint, coating the intestines and preventing the passage of harmful allergens. In the early months, infant IgA production is low (although there is lots of IgA in human milk), and it is easier for potentially-allergenic food molecules to enter the baby's system. Once food molecules are in the blood, the immune system may produce antibodies to that food, creating a food allergy . By six to seven months of age the intestines are more mature and able to filter out more of the offending allergens. This is why it's particularly important to delay solids if there is a family history of food allergy, and especially to delay the introduction of foods to which other family members are allergic.

2. Young babies have a tongue-thrust reflex . In the first four months the tongue thrust reflex protects the infant against choking. When any unusual substance is placed on the tongue, it automatically protrudes outward rather than back. Between four and six months this reflex gradually diminishes, giving the glob of cereal a fighting chance of making it from the tongue to the tummy. Not only is the mouth-end of baby's digestive tract not ready for early solids, neither is the lower end.

3. Baby's swallowing mechanism is immature. Another reason not to rush solids is that the tongue and the swallowing mechanisms may not yet be ready to work together. Give a spoonful of food to an infant less than four months, and she will move it around randomly in her mouth, pushing some of it back into the pharynx where it is swallowed, some of it into the large spaces between the cheeks and gums, and some forward between the lips and out onto her chin. Between four and six months of age, most infants develop the ability to move the food from the front of the mouth to the back instead of letting it wallow around in the mouth and get spit out. Prior to four months of age, a baby's swallowing mechanism is designed to work with sucking, but not with chewing.

4. Baby needs to be able to sit up. In the early months, babies associate feeding with cuddling. Feeding is an intimate interaction, and babies often associate the feeding ritual with falling asleep in arms or at the breast. The change from a soft, warm breast to a cold, hard spoon may not be welcomed with an open mouth. Feeding solid foods is a less intimate and more mechanical way of delivering food. It requires baby to sit up in a highchair – a skill which most babies develop between five and seven months. Holding a breastfed baby in the usual breastfeeding position may not be the best way to start introducing solids, as your baby expects to be breastfed and clicks into a "what's wrong with this picture?" mode of food rejection.

5. Young infants are not equipped to chew. Teeth seldom appear until six or seven months, giving further evidence that the young infant is designed to suck rather than to chew. In the pre-teething stage, between four and six months, babies tend to drool, and the drool that you are always wiping off baby's face is rich in enzymes, which will help digest the solid foods that are soon to come.

Melissa - posted on 09/22/2009

I beg to differ that she's too young for rice cereal. My little boy is a very healthy 21 and 1/2 lbs (at 6 months) and 28 inches long.. a very big boy... somewhere in the 90th percentile. He started rice cereal when he was 3 months.. and puree's when he was 5 months.

Dustin didn't start sleeping through the night till he was 5 months... i was going insane lol So what i did and still do after supper is give him a nice warm bath, a good massage with Johnson's bedtime lotion, then he gets a full bottle, a couple of stories and some good cuddle time in my rocking chair... he usualy falls asleep within 10-15 minutes. you could always google it to see what other suggestions are out there.

Sharon - posted on 09/18/2009

FOR ONE....YOUR BABY IS WAY TO YOUNG FOR RICE! TRUST ME BEEN THERE DONE THAT....AS FOR SLEEPING AND CALMING I HAVE A FEW SUGGESTIONS.

I'M A NEW MOM MYSELF WITH A CHIROPRACTOR FOR A HUBBY AND A 6 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL...SO WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH IT ALL! I RESEARCH EVERYTHING!!! SO MUCH TO THE POINT EVERYONE SAYS I SHOULD WRITE A BOOK FOR NEW MOMMY'S...OF WHICH MMM MAYBE I ONE DAY I WILL...AS OF NOW JUST TRYING TO HELP OUT OTHER MOMS IN MY PLACE...;) HERE IS SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION I HAVE USED SINCE MY DAUGHTER WAS JUST WEEK OLD......GOOD LUCK..









SHARON’S MOMMY SECRETS!



DIAPER RASH:



WELL MY DAUGHTER IS NOW 6 MONTHS OLD AND I'M PROUD TO SAY SHE HAS HAD ONLY ONE RASH....AND IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!

THE PEDIATRICIAN PRESCRIBED NYASTYN (SHE HAD A BAD REACTION) AND IT ONLY MADE IT WORSE...I TRIED DESYTIN, VASELINE, BUMBLE BEE WAX, ZINC OXIDE, EVERYTHING...ONLY TO FIND OUT SHE DID HAVE A KIND OF STAPH INFECTION SHE GOT FROM THE HOSPITAL BEING THIS RASH WAS WHEN SHE WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS OLD...SO I WAS AGAIN PRESCRIBED POLYSPORYN...AFTER HAVING THE RASH CULTURED...THAT STARTED THE HEALING PROCESS....

THEN I GOT SOME MORE ADVICE FROM MY MOM....SHE SAID....KEEP HER DRY....NO OINTMENTS..TO LOCK IN THE RASH...SO I STOPPED ALL OINTMENTS...NEVER USED POWDERS..(BAD FOR THEIR RESPIRATORY) AND CHANGED HER VERY FREQUENTLY...CHECKED OFTEN AND IF SHE WAS WET OR SOILED CHANGED HER IMMEDIATELY...HERE'S THE KICKER.....WHEN I CHANGED HER I USED HYPOALLERGENIC WIPES...OR A CLEAN WARM WASHCLOTH AND EVERY FEW CHANGES A WARM BATH SOAK...THEN USED A BLOW-DRYER TO DRY EVERY CREASE AND FOLD OF HER BUM ...LIGHTLY BUT THOROUGHLY WHEN THE RASH WAS HEALING I DID APPLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF CORN STARCH ON HER SORE BUM...AS IT GOT BETTER I DIDN'T USE ANYTHING ELSE...JUST A BLOW-DRYER....NOW SHE'S 6 MONTHS LIKE I SAID AND NEVER HAD A RASH AGAIN....AND YES I STILL USE THE BLOW DRYER NOTHING ELSE AFTER EVERY CHANGE...AND SHE LOVES IT.!



GRIPE WATERS:



HAVE YOU EVER TRIED ANY OF THE HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES??? GRIPE WATER???

ALL GRIPE WATERS ARE ABOUT THE SAME...I HAVE RESEARCHED QUITE A FEW AND GOT THE BEST RESULT FROM BABY BLISS.

THE INGREDIENTS ARE ALL NATURAL...FROM ORGANIC FENNEL,GINGER, AND CHAMOMILE- NO ALCOHOL-OR PRESERVATIVES...SO IT'S VERY SAFE TO BE GIVEN FOR MANY SENSITIVE BABY PROBLEMS SUCH AS STOMACH DISCOMFORT DUE TO COLIC, GAS, REFLUX, HICCUPS, CONSTIPATION AND EVEN TEETHING!

PLUS THE CHAMOMILE IS A GREAT NATURAL RELAXING AGENT FOR YOUR BABY.



TUMMY SOOTHERS BY GENTLE NATURALS

IS ANOTHER GREAT STOMACH SOOTHER (GRIPE WATER) WITH JUST THE CHAMOMILE AND GINGER...GOOD FOR BEDTIME.



COLIC CALM ANOTHER BRAND OF GRIPE WATER..IT HAS A LITTLE MORE OF AN INGREDIENT BASE...INCLUDING CHARCOAL....USED FOR REALLY BAD COLIC..(I THINK IT'S A LITTLE OVER RATED...



BABY TEETHERS (DROPS) GENTLE NATURALS WORKS GREAT...JUST USE A LITTLE DROPPER LET THE BABY SWALLOW ON THEIR OWN..AND IT SOOTHS THEIR GUMS..I KEEP MINE IN THE REFRIGERATOR...THE COOLNESS IS A LITTLE HELP TOO;)





ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE FOUND IN MOST BABY SECTIONS OF STORES SUCH AS WALGREENS, CVS, BABIES R US ,...AND SOME WALMARTS...

JUST USE AS DIRECTED....I HAVE CALLED IT A MOMMY'S BOTTLE OF SANITY TO A WAY FOR A BABY TO FEEL BETTER WITHOUT USING ALOT OF MEDICATIONS!!!



ANOTHER QUICK NOTE: FOR CONSTIPATION......4OZ OF GERBER APPLE/PRUNE JUICE ONCE A DAY FOR ABOUT A WEEK....2 OZ IN THE MORNING, 2 OZ IN THE EVENING. PLUS IF IT'S NOT WORKING FAST OR WELL ENOUGH GOOD OL FASHION WATER WITH A TSP OF KYRO SYRUP ONCE A DAY WILL DO THE TRICK...IF ALL ELSE FAILS...IT'S TIME TO TAKE YOUR TINY ONE TO SEE THE DOCTOR!





BEING A NEW MOM…I LOOK INTO EVERYTHING…SO IF I LEARN OR HEAR OF ANYTHING NEW THAT WILL COME IN HANDY TO A MOM…I’LL BE SURE TO SHARE!!!!

WHEN IT COMES TO OUR LITTLE ANGELS…WE ALWAYS CAN ALWAYS LEARN MORE AND NEVER KNOW ENOUGH!



IN HOPES THIS HELPS SOME OF THE MOMS AND DADA OUT THERE!!!

Vanessa - posted on 09/18/2009

hi there, i have the same problem with my nearly 6 month old. she is waking every 2 hours for her pacifier. im soo tired.

Dianna - posted on 09/17/2009

I hear baby massage works well, maybe she is just a gassy baby. Try buying some baby massage lotion and giving her a warm relaxing bath followed by a nice massage and a good feed. Ensure she is warm enough and wont be bothered by any noises through the night including snoring. My husband snores and it used to wake up our baby so I started shutting the doors so my son could sleep better :) Good Luck!

Kaye - posted on 09/17/2009

At night i usually give my son a warm bath than a half of jar of fruit than a bottle than i get him to sleep and put a blanket over part of his face and he seems to be warm and sound asleep threw the night. So maybe you can try that and see if it helps . Good luck.