sleep struggles-day and night - any tips?

Jen - posted on 07/26/2009

my daughter had this problem.. what the problem ended up being was that she wasn't eating enough to fill her up for very long. She would be hungry but would fall asleep before she ate enough. I started her on the next size up nipple for her bottle, and she was able to drink enough to keep her asleep for the night.

Lydia - posted on 07/26/2009

I kept the night feeds downto business only - no lights on in the room (just the hall light so I didnt trip on anything) no talk or play - just feed change and back down. She slept on her back in her bassinet - but when shemoved to her cot she would only sleep for decent lengths on her tummy.



Another mum was having asimilar problem wherethe baby wasnt actually hungry but just playing with the bottles. Apparently using water in some of the bottles helped to cut the number of times her bub woke through the night.

Savannah - posted on 07/26/2009

I agree with Emily. Those routines and schedules work wonders.

Emily - posted on 07/26/2009

I agree with the suggestion to feed your baby more solids (during the day) if your baby seems hungry. I too use the noise maker and find that helps. How about routines? Do you have naptime and bedtime routines? I find the nighttime routine calms them down for sleep amazingly. We do bath, nurse, read and nurse, place in the crib awake.



Are you putting your baby down to sleep awake? Maybe its and issue with difficulty self soothing.

User - posted on 07/26/2009

the onli thing i can suggest is wen you give her her last full feed b4 she goes 2 bed is 2 crumble up half a baby rusk in her bottle make sure it has no lumps otherwise it wil clog up the bottle do this on her last full feed b4 putin her down 2sleep it wil onli fill her up not all night ( dnt we just wish it did ) but hopefully wil fill her up to 2 more hours after her next full feed durin the night, only do this once a night though as they wil depend on it in every feed it might onli b 4 a couple more hours but worked with my little girl if this is ne help 2 u , if u try this keep me posted n hope she sleeps longer x

Marie - posted on 07/26/2009

Have you tried a white noise ,maker??? Works wonders for us!!

Lanis - posted on 07/26/2009

My son is the same age and it seems we are keeping similar time schedules in regards to wake up and bed time.

Is your daughter hungry? Is she getting enough solid food? I found that when I gave my son a little more food he slept much better. He eats breakfast at 8:30, lunch at 12:30, a fair sized snack at 3, and dinner at 6, bath at 6:45 and bed around 7.

I think as long as your daughter is sleeping 13 or 14 hours in total it is okay but if she seems lethargic I would go to the doctor.

I guess the other thing is, how long do you let her cry before you pick her up and feed her again. We generally let him cry it out and he now falls asleep independently. Make sure she is full, burped, clean diaper and relaxed then put her down. Leave her room and give her 7-10 minutes to cry. I would start with 7 minutes. If she keeps crying repeat the whole process. It took some patience. I do pick him up if he sounds really distressed but in the middle of the night he sometimes wakes up, cries and then goes back to sleep. At 7 months you would hope she is sleeping in longer stretches.
Good luck

Mary - posted on 07/26/2009

My daughter has the same problem my grandaughter doesnt sleep well any suggestions would be appreciated