my 6 and a half month old still wkes up about 3 - 4 times a night. Have tried EVERYTHING. Help :(

Gloria - posted on 12/06/2009

How long does he sleep during the day? what is the time between naps during the day and the time you put him down for the night? Is he gasy or have loose stools during the night that could irratate him? does he like soft music, try worship music and pray for him. do something that lets him know it is bed time.

Samantha - posted on 12/06/2009

I would say give him/her a bit of rice cereal — but in a bowl ( not in a bottle!) — before bed, but not too close to bedtime because you don't want to risk a stomachache. That could also be why he/she is getting up all night .... try feeding her/him at least 2 hours before bed. Maybe a bit of breastmilk (or formula) right before bedtime. Also, you could try putting a fan in his/her room to dull out the house noises/talking. All of these things have worked for our daughter and, now, at almost 23 months, she is a champion sleeper. OH ALSO, if your baby is in teething pain, or you think that's the issue, you could give some Tempra (baby tylenol) before bed. If your baby can't/won't take it straight, you could add it in the cereal (that's what I do), and that should help settle him/her. You could also try the Cry It Out (Ferber) method, but I personally think 6 months is too young ... your child may ACTUALLY need something, as opposed to just crying for no reason. ALSO, try getting a video baby monitor, so you can look at your baby without going in the room -- I have one and won't ever go back to a regular monitor. It's the one single sure way I know my daughter is safe and sleeping. I can check on her without going in her room and risk waking her up. I hope you read all this, I know this is a lot, but it's good info to know. Good luck!

Monique - posted on 12/04/2009

Ferberizing worked for me! You let the baby cry for 5 mins go lay them back down and say love you and its time for bed then leave. If cries again let cry for 10 mins go lay the baby back down and leave. Dont say anything! If cries still let cry for 15 mins and just peek in to see if they are ok without them seeing you. If still cries you do 15 min intervals until asleep. I never had to go past like 13mins and i did this for 3 days and from that point on slept through the night. It will probably hurt you to hear them scream but trust me it works. But once you start the process you have to stick with it or you will be starting over everytime. I hope this works for you im sure it will!

HEATHER - posted on 12/04/2009

Belive it or not my son had had acid reflux as an infant.He too would wake up at night.The doctor had me give him a little Malox.You should ask your doctor if that could be the issue ....

Melissa - posted on 12/04/2009

well for one dont put anything other than his milk in his bottle. try giving him cereal before he goes to bed, then wake him about 10 0r 11pm to give him a bottle, if he wakes up after introduce him with water and eventually he should go of the idea of waking for a feed as its not worth waking for. if he stil wakes up after that leave him to winge for 5 mins then settle him down and leave it longer and longer each time. he should realise he's not gettin his own way then and should sleep through. my son did it till he was 13 months old and ive got him sleeping through now with doing that.

Emma - posted on 12/04/2009

My son is 9mnths and still does the same. Once his teeth started coming through it has caused his sleep to change!
He has good nights and bad nights.
We just make sure he has a good mash meal and a big bottle he will still wake up for another bottle and we just give it to him cos he falls asleep again when he is full.
Somtimes he just wants cuddles so a quick cuddle and i can place him back in cot.
Somtimes we just have to ride through it cos remember it wont last forever and if you stay calm bub will go back to sleep.
Also she may be in pain. Try panadol before bedtime and try that of a night that helped us also with bonjjella. Teeth may be moving which will cause waking up.

Kimberly - posted on 12/04/2009

Is it becuase she's hungry? I agree, try putting cereal in her bottle right before bed. I had to do that with my son when he was 3 months old - he could never get full. That worked for a month, then he was waking up again. I had him on cereal with no bottle by the time he was four months old. It was the only thing we could do to get him full enough to sleep through the night. It helped a lot and at 5 months he finally slept through the night - all it took was some real "food" in his belly. Now, he's a very energetic 3 1/2 year old and has the appetite to match! Good luck. It's hard not getting the sleep.

Yvonne - posted on 12/04/2009

I've given all 3 of my kid's Chamomilee Tea 1 hour before bedtime & after a bath they all would sleep just about all night woke up 1 time. around 6:00 am.

Samantha - posted on 12/04/2009

I hope it gets better for you! A lot of the suggestions below were things I tried, but sometimes babies just wake up. My daughter didn't start sleeping through the night until she was 13 months old - it's tough, but you get through it!

Krystal - posted on 12/04/2009

I have officially tried everything to get my daughter to sleep through the night. She will be 4 in March and she has only slept through the night ONCE in her whole life, and I was so shocked by the fact she was sleeping I actually couldn't sleep because I kept checking on her to make sure she was o.k. I have learned to look at it as extra time with her that nobody else gets! (otherwise I may be crazy, lol) I wish you the best of luck on finding a way to get your little one to sleep through the night!!!!

PAULA - posted on 12/03/2009

relax she is still most babies does this at an older age when their activity level increases.

PAULA - posted on 12/03/2009

try to have her not sleep much during the days.

Celicia - posted on 12/03/2009

My daughter did the same until I stopped responding. The first time she would wake up in the night I would wait to go in and check on her. (Hint: if they are in your room, you probably won't have much luck). Wait a little each day so they can start to soothe themselves back to sleep. I would pump for ten minutes and after about a week she stopped waking up. Sometimes you may need to allow them to cry for up to 30 minutes, but no longer. Anything less than 30, just continue to let them cry as hard as it is. You won't get sleep those first few nights, but after that they will sleep A BUNCH! They do it because they are just used to waking up and if you rush in there, they will continue to do it. Just before you put them down for sleep, feed them and put them down to fall asleep on their own. Eventually, you will hopefully be as lucky as me. My daughter sleeps for a total of 14 hours at night and only wakes ONCE! It's wonderful to get a good night's sleep. Oh, and I've never had to add rice or anything to her milk. I just feed her her dinner around 6 pm and her bed time is 8 pm sharp, no later, and she will still sleep for 6-9 hours before waking up for her feeding. Most times it's not about the food, they just want comfort and are so used to having mommy soothe them back to sleep that they can't do it on their own. Good luck and be strong! It will be hard at first but just try and when they stop screaming you can look in on them and realize how wonderful it is.

Ginger - posted on 12/03/2009

less napping in the daytime?

Becky - posted on 12/03/2009

Is the baby waking up because they're hungry? If so, it may be time to switch baby to some heartier food that will hold them through the night. Like add some cereal(rice kind is mild) to the bolttle so that it is still thin enough to come through a nipple you have enlarged with a hot needle. It may be what yo need. Hoping for the best for you!
Becky Ryan,MI

GRACIE - posted on 12/03/2009

my son did the same thing. come to find out he is slightly autistic!

Linda - posted on 12/03/2009

well, all i can say is every baby is different. My son (now 4yrs) didnt sleep through the night until 15mnths!! it was sooo tough on my and hubby. We tried everything, we had a great bed time routine..he ate before going down to sleep and still woke up every night about 3-4 times. Some days he would just cry out and wouldnt stop crying, of course he didnt talk so we had no clue what was wrong. Now he's 4 and i can't get him up in the morning lol. He rolls over and covers his head with his blanket, and tells me "it's too early mom!" hahaha, geeesh..only if he new the exhausting times i had with him lol. But such is life. The only suggestion i can give is to Keep at it, bed time routine, snack before bed, try and let the baby cry out for a bit to see if they fall asleep by themselve. If nothing works..your not alone! haha...it will eventually get better! hopefully it wont take till 15mnths like my son lol

Melanie - posted on 12/03/2009

Do you try to leave him/her alone to get him-/herself back to sleep or do you go into babies room right away? Sometimes they get used to attention they are getting when it's supposed to be quiet time.

Jessie - posted on 12/03/2009

the rice cereal is good , my son dose the same thing and i found thinkner for babies formula even can be used in normal milk it is used for reflux but i found it fill my lil boy up more and he is more content but in sayin that he still wake though the night and he is 5 months old .....and will not sleep in his cot ....? not sure y

Shiralee - posted on 12/03/2009

My Daughter was also waking through the night at that age an a nurse told me to give her a drink of water when she woke up and within a week she was sleeping through again.

Leslie - posted on 12/03/2009

rice cereal will do the trick.

Tianna - posted on 12/02/2009

We know friends that have tried the cereal in the bottle but you run into the problem of they get a belly ache and they put on a ton of weight too fast. it is really hard on their bodies to do that.

Tianna - posted on 12/02/2009

My daughter did that at about the same point. and we started taking her to a chiroparctor and she has slept thru the night ever since. the only time she doesn't is when she doesn't feel good. itsw worth a try. alot of babies have some form of bone displacement from being born.

Emily - posted on 12/02/2009

Quoting Raveen:

My daughter finally started sleeping thru the night at 4 months after I took a "sleep class" that basically advocates letting your baby cry for a stretch. It worked - it only took 3 days. By that 3rd day, she woke up and only cried for a minute or 2 and went back to sleep. Initially it was hard to hear but she only really cried for 40 minutes on and off (not straight 40 minutes!). Then she started sleeping from 6:30pm to 6am. The only problem now is whenever she goes thru a growth spurt or teething she goes back to waking up every 3 to 5 hours. And she cries a lot longer and a lot louder so we can't bear to let her cry at night.. but that just might be our baby. Others that took this class swear by it. It's worth a try!! Let your baby cry for 30 minutes or whatever you can stand (you'll see that your baby doesn't cry the whole time.. just on and off), and when you can't take it anymore go in and make sure they are ok but don't pick him/her up. It's better if someone else other than you can go in and make sure everything is ok (my baby cries a lot harder if I'm in the room and don't pick her up), let them know you love them etc. It gets easier the next night, and by the third night it should be better. Just make sure you do your regular bedtime routine to help your baby understand that this is the last feeding. I hope this works for you. I went to the "kitty raymond" sleep class. You can find her on the internet with a schedule of classes etc.

This is similar to what worked for us when my son went through the same thing at 6 months. We did the Ferber method that my doctor recommended that taught my son to put himself back to sleep rather than depending on the comfort of milk or a parent to associate with falling asleep. Ferber recommends letting the baby cry for about 5 minutes then spending less than a minute checking in to comfort without picking the baby up. Gradually increase the time between checkbacks, and eventually he will go to sleep on his own. The first night was 20 minutes of crying, and the second was about 5 minutes. My doctor said my son was a "trained night feeder." It is important to put the baby in his crib while he is awake but sleepy, so he is aware of his surroundings and doesn't wake up his crib when he fell asleep in your arms- that can be confusing to a baby. Routine is important- I give my son a bath, then I lay him in his crib, give him his small blankie to cuddle (an item like this that he can attach to is very important), a pacifier, and turn on his "Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Lullaby Soother" which plays soft music for about 30 minutes gradually getting softer and softer, and I also turn on his humidifier without water for some consistent white noise. He sleeps from 8:30 pm until about 9:30 am usually without any problem unless there are teething issues.

Polly - posted on 12/02/2009

If your baby is waking up to eat, my baby's dr. told me when my baby wakes up in the middle of the night, turn on the "big light" in the room to feed. And after a week or 2 he will wake up to the "big light" (the sun). The light turning on will put in their brians, time to eat" I tried it and my little boy has been sleeping through the night since 2 months. I thought it wouldnt work as well as it does.

Josie - posted on 12/02/2009

Hi, My kids are older now. 13, 8, and 4. But I was there. Honestly I feel you are not a mom if your not tired. lol. I follow Dr. Sears alot. I have always trusted his advice. That being said, if you work outside of the home then you will need to try more nighttime sleep. I hated the sound of my baby crying, it broke my heart so I held them a lot. I sand and rocked them till they were just about asleep. Then carefully lay them in the crib. Make sure you leave your hand on his back lightly so he feels you. Then once hes asleep walk out. In the middle of the night I always went to my kids and comforted them the best I could and honestly If this meant holding feeding singing I did it...but you could try comforting him with just a light tough and soft voice. I promise this time will pass and actually, I miss it...Good luck..Jos

Chrissy - posted on 12/02/2009

my 1 year old still does the same thing some kids just wake up you could try giving hime a warm bath , trying a full belly be 4 going to bed or even warm milk

Amy - posted on 12/02/2009

Not to be the bearer of bad news...but I tried all of these tips and my son, now two, would still wake up 3-4 times a night. After trying everything it turned out he was just spoiled and learning that when he cried, mommy would come running, and with food! Here is my advice....feed her as much as she will eat before bed, when she wakes up the 1st time go ahead with formula but use a little more water than usual. The second time give her even less in her bottle maybe 2 oz. The idea is to wean her off of the feeding schedule. With my son it was more a part of his routine than him being hungry. It took a few mos. but we got it to 1-2 wake up calls a night. Every now and then he still wakes up at a random hour and demands a snack, but once you both get used to a new routine you will both sleep better! Good luck, be patient, and sleep will come!

Amanda - posted on 12/02/2009

you can try the rice cereal oatmeal or any of those flavors of cereal for infants and toddlers warm bath with lavender scent

Judy - posted on 12/02/2009

Usually at this age, it is a separation thing. Baby is learning that they are a separate entity and it scares them. Sometimes just going in and reasuring them gets them back to sleep. But, other times, you might actually have to give a bottle. See what works and then if you have to do the bottle, just cut down the ounces every few days or week at a time and eventually they will sleep through the night again.

Shannon - posted on 12/02/2009

Let her cry it out. The first night put her to bed - if she hasn't stopped crying in 5-10 mins, sooth her and put her back to bed. The next night let her cry for 20 mins, then sooth her if it hasn't stopped and each night you just increase the mins before you got get her and eventually she'll stop. I did this with my son and it took only 3 nights! Is she on a schedule? If not get her on one asap!!!

MIRANDA - posted on 12/02/2009

Not to completely ruin your day but my son is 15 months old and still wakes up about 3 times a night... We tried the formula in the bottle when he was littler and it didnt work for us.. Now hes eating real food and he still wakes up.. I think some children just arent good sleepers.... Hope yours changes for you soon..

Angela - posted on 12/02/2009

give him a bottle at bed time then wake him up when you go to bed & give him another bottle to top him up & if he wakes again after that, go into him, put a dummy in his mouth & leave him to go back to sleep with that. worked with my little girl from 5 mths.

Kara - posted on 12/02/2009

My mom fed my son potatoes by the time he was 6 months old...I freaked out because the books say you aren't supposed to do that but he was hungry and that is why he wasn't sleeping and was so fussy. If you don't think your baby will eat real food I would try the cereal...you can make it in a bottle or even start spooning really thin cereal into their mouth. I know that the books say it is wrong but sometimes the books are wrong.

Rose - posted on 12/02/2009

This happens for some children, i would'nt advise anything but milk or water in a bottle. if a child wakes always try snd reassure them n put them back to sleep. Don't turn lights on unlless its a dim side/night light. You may need to try this atleast for 3-5 nights before it works. I your child is hungry and won't settle just give hima feed-it will get better.

Courtney - posted on 12/02/2009

At 4 1/2 months i let started a bedtime routine with my son, this included a warm bath, story and bottle. I would sing to him/cuddle him and when he seemed sleepy i layed him down awake. The first few nights he cried a lot and would get up maybe once a night, after about a month or so he stopped crying and slept atleast 10 hours a night. He is now 22 months old and unless he has a cold/flu he sleeps through the night 7:30pm to 7:30am. I made sure that he got a consistent amount of naps every day because if he was overtired he had a harder time falling asleep at night. hope this helps! good luck! :)

Jen - posted on 12/02/2009

Quoting Latisha:

The thing that myself and few of my friends have found that really helps is...stop giving them milk or rice or anything of that form at night. Instead give them a bottle of water, and eventually they'll realize "hey i'm not getting food any more what's the point of waking up". My friend was just going through the exact same thing and she tried that and it took a week maybe 2 and her baby just stoped waking up in the middle of the night.

Remember that water for a child under six months is usually a big no. Generally, if kids aren't eating solid foods, they shouldn't get any water.

As far as sleep patterns go. All kids are different. My mom keeps telling me that I never slept through the night on a regular basis until I was almost three. My son has randomly slept through the night since he was about 7 months with the occasional complete refusal to sleep at all...

They won't be little forever. Someday, they'll be teenagers who want to sleep for 24 hours... What are we going to do then?? (Wake 'em up at 5 a.m.!! Kidding.)

Sashell - posted on 12/02/2009

I never did the rice cereal thing. My doctor said that was a big no-no, but my dad did it with me... There is a formula called "Restfull" that helps my daughter sleep through the night. Or you could put and extra half a scoop in the bottle to be given right before bed.

Kathy - posted on 12/02/2009

Many of the other suggestions are good, but I think the most important thing is to start in the morning with a good routine. Daily wake up time should be the same (even on weekends) Feeding should not be any closer than 3 to 3 1/2 hours apart. This helps the baby to learn to eat a full meal instead of "grazing" all day long. This will prevent the need for feeding at night. Also be sure that baby is sleeping good in the daytime usually 1/2 to 1 hour in mid morning and 2 hours early afternoon. I have raised my kids and done childcare for 20+ years and parents following this had children sleeping through the night for 10 to 12 hours per night. Also, babies will frequently make noise or cry when turning or resetteling themselves, learn what this sounds like... this is usually just before they go into their deepest sleep and by picking them up you can interupt this from happening creating a over tired baby. A baby cries as a way of exercising and letting out energy it is baby's way of communiting. Learn to listen to your baby instead of trying to prevent crying and you will be amazed at how much your baby is telling you. Turning off the monitor at night and closing the door to the baby's room will help you to rest easier too. I strongly recommend against holding baby to sleep or putting baby in your room... Also when a baby is ill or teething you will be spending extra time holding and soothing them, but it is important to return to the schedule as soon as the baby is well to avoid starting all over again... I hope you find this helpful.

Raveen - posted on 12/01/2009

Forgot to mention: while we trying this method out - I slept downstairs and turned off the monitor. I left my husband upstairs and made him promise to go in if she cried too much. I did cheat, and turned the monitor on every so often to make sure she was ok...

Raveen - posted on 12/01/2009

My daughter finally started sleeping thru the night at 4 months after I took a "sleep class" that basically advocates letting your baby cry for a stretch. It worked - it only took 3 days. By that 3rd day, she woke up and only cried for a minute or 2 and went back to sleep. Initially it was hard to hear but she only really cried for 40 minutes on and off (not straight 40 minutes!). Then she started sleeping from 6:30pm to 6am. The only problem now is whenever she goes thru a growth spurt or teething she goes back to waking up every 3 to 5 hours. And she cries a lot longer and a lot louder so we can't bear to let her cry at night.. but that just might be our baby. Others that took this class swear by it. It's worth a try!! Let your baby cry for 30 minutes or whatever you can stand (you'll see that your baby doesn't cry the whole time.. just on and off), and when you can't take it anymore go in and make sure they are ok but don't pick him/her up. It's better if someone else other than you can go in and make sure everything is ok (my baby cries a lot harder if I'm in the room and don't pick her up), let them know you love them etc. It gets easier the next night, and by the third night it should be better. Just make sure you do your regular bedtime routine to help your baby understand that this is the last feeding. I hope this works for you. I went to the "kitty raymond" sleep class. You can find her on the internet with a schedule of classes etc.

Becky - posted on 12/01/2009

Try the rice in bottle at bedtime, but sometimes it can give them a belly ache instead of helping them. Mine could only use plain rice with no added stuff in it or it was an all nighter..Hope this helps ya

Crystal - posted on 12/01/2009

P.S.I have to add two more things to my looong post sorry:) I tried feeding him rice cereal b4 bed and that made things worse. Also I don't change his diaper from midnight til 5 or 6 am- wakes him up too much( I know it makes me sound like a terrible mother, but seriously we moms put waaayy too much pressure on ourselves. Plus how can u b a good mom with no sleep?) My lil guy is seriously easy-going by personality, but not so much @ night. LOL

Crystal - posted on 12/01/2009

I have the same problem. My babe was 6m. on the 20th of Nov. and the health nurse told me @ his last vax app. that by now they should be sleeping 4 or 5 hrs. @ once. RIGHT haha but last night he went to bed @ 10;30 pm(after his last feed) and woke @ 11;45pm so I did try patting his bum til he stopped crying(took almost 10 min with me stopping patting the instant he stopped crying). Then he slept til 3;45 am.... ??? is that any help? I'm gonna try it again, 1st making sure he's not hungry or has a wet diaper. I'm operating on a complete lack of sleep, as he sleeps in his own room across the hall. Til now I breastfed on demand all night(sometimes hourly) but now that I know he's good for at least 3-4 hrs maybe more, I refuse to become a human pacifer. My hubby & I r trying our best to raise him to become an independent lil guy, and he needs 2 learn to fall asleep by himself so I guess it means some stress for a short time and then it gets better...??? we hope..... lol Good Luck:)
P.S. another thing that helped in summer was going for daily walks(fresh air). However we live in Canada and now that its winter, he gets out very seldom:(

Maria - posted on 12/01/2009

Both my kids have slept through the night by 4 months. I seriously think it was because from the day they were born I never changed a night time diaper. The wipes wake them up then they get used to the night time wake ups. The HARDEST thing to do is if they cry let them. They will learn that at night is is quite/sleep time.

Carla - posted on 12/01/2009

Quoting Renae:

There are several ways you can teach your baby to sleep. First you absolutely must have a bedtime routine well established (min 2 weeks) before using any sleepthrough methods. Someone mentioned the book Save Our Sleep, it is very good, the author has some critics but lots of people swear by this book. Another good book is "No Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley, although her methods take from a few weeks to a few months (they are very gentle methods).

Other options you have are gradual withdrawal (google it or private message me) or Tracey Hogg's "pick up / put down" method. Both of these are "no-cry" methods. There are also the crying methods, they sound difficult but are very effective and work quickly. But do some research first as you need to know how to identify a "distress cry" so that you know when to go in to your baby and when to leave them.

You also need to determine whether your baby is actually hungry (i.e. 6 month growth spurt) or just waking out of habit. At this age it is likely to be habit. A few babies still need one feed at 6 months.

I disagree that you should keep your baby up during the day, a rule with babies: "the better they sleep - the better they sleep". If they sleep well at night they sleep well during the day; and if they sleep well during the day they sleep well at night. Likewise its easy to get stuck in a viscious cycle if either days or nights get out of whack.

At 6 months most babies on average need 10-12 hours sleep at night and 3 sleeps per day ranging from 45 min to 2.5 hours (usually one short sleep and two longer sleeps). They can normally stay awake for 2 hour periods at a time (some babies manage 3 hours).

You are welcome to private message me if you would like more info about anything I have said. Try not to make my posts tooooo long. :)

I agree with Renae that you shouldn't try to make the baby stay awake all day! At 6 mos, baby still needs about 13-14 total hours of sleep out of 24hrs, so that's at least two good naps per day and then about 10hrs at night. I totally empathize with you about the getting up at night deal, especially if you work outside the home during the day in a state of delirium.  ;-)

Carla - posted on 12/01/2009

Carly, don't panic. My son is a year and two months old, and he still wakes up in the middle of the night once every few days. I think babies tummies are too small to hold 6 and 8 hours worth of food, so I wouldn't try to force it. One thing that has definitely helped me is (you're probably already doing this) creating a nighttime routine -- lights dim, TV off, soft music, clean diaper and PJ's all about 30 min before bedtime, along with an evening bottle. Then when baby wakes up in the middle of the night -- no lights, no playing, barely even talking -- just change the wet diaper and offer another bottle, then directly back to crib. After a few nights, baby will get the idea and will start to expect 'just the minimum' at night. You're doing great already! I wouldn't sweat it.

Renae - posted on 12/01/2009

There are several ways you can teach your baby to sleep. First you absolutely must have a bedtime routine well established (min 2 weeks) before using any sleepthrough methods. Someone mentioned the book Save Our Sleep, it is very good, the author has some critics but lots of people swear by this book. Another good book is "No Cry Sleep Solution" by Elizabeth Pantley, although her methods take from a few weeks to a few months (they are very gentle methods).



Other options you have are gradual withdrawal (google it or private message me) or Tracey Hogg's "pick up / put down" method. Both of these are "no-cry" methods. There are also the crying methods, they sound difficult but are very effective and work quickly. But do some research first as you need to know how to identify a "distress cry" so that you know when to go in to your baby and when to leave them.



You also need to determine whether your baby is actually hungry (i.e. 6 month growth spurt) or just waking out of habit. At this age it is likely to be habit. A few babies still need one feed at 6 months.



I disagree that you should keep your baby up during the day, a rule with babies: "the better they sleep - the better they sleep". If they sleep well at night they sleep well during the day; and if they sleep well during the day they sleep well at night. Likewise its easy to get stuck in a viscious cycle if either days or nights get out of whack.



At 6 months most babies on average need 10-12 hours sleep at night and 3 sleeps per day ranging from 45 min to 2.5 hours (usually one short sleep and two longer sleeps). They can normally stay awake for 2 hour periods at a time (some babies manage 3 hours).



You are welcome to private message me if you would like more info about anything I have said. Try not to make my posts tooooo long. :)

Victoria - posted on 12/01/2009

The best advice I can give is make sure your baby has a routine, many moms swear by that! Give baby a bath before the bedtime bottle at the same time every night. My doctor permitted me to put a teaspoon of rice cereal in the bedtime bottle to keep her full overnight. It helps them sleep more soundly. Also wrap baby up in a swaddling blanket nice and cozy! I hope this helps you out mama!

Falica - posted on 12/01/2009

did it really help