when will my 5 months son start sleepin thru the night??

Miranda - posted on 12/04/2009

My son is 9 1/2 months old and he still doesn't "sleep through the night". He has been sleeping in his crib since he has been 3 months, but I would always go in and check on him and feed him each time he woke up (because he was so little). I read an article a few weeks ago, that at about 6 months, one should just let their child put themselves back to sleep because they have gotten used to the pattern of being fed each time and not because they were hungry. (Where was that article when my child was 6 months old?) It is always hard in the begining, and my child still wakes up a couple of times each night, I get up and peek in on him without going into his room to make sure he is ok, and then I will let him "cry it out". I have been doing that since I read the article a couple of weeks ago and surprisingly my child puts himself back to sleep rather quickly. I hate hearing him cry, but I know that he is ok and it will only help him and you out in the future! Co-sleeping is a wonderful thing, that is why I still take my child into bed with me for a few hours in the morning when my husband is getting ready for work (after he had been sleeping in his own bed the majority of the night) . I get to nurse him and snuggle and we both enjoy it! Good luck!

Laura - posted on 12/03/2009

could it be that you are responding to him so much that you aren't allowing him to soothe himself back to sleep? especially if he is co-sleeping and you are right there, waking up if he even rolls over. perhaps you should let him wake up and self soothe back to sleep? also don't give him bottles when he wakes up, sometimes if a child knows he's gonna get milk he will wake up not so much because he's hungry, but because he is conditioned to the feeding time. i have a bit of advice with the co-sleeping. if you let it go on too long, you will end up like me, with a three and a half year old in your bed, telling his daddy that HE can't sleep in "me and mama's bed"!!! i loved co-sleeping, it was such a bonding experience (and so much easier when nursing), and i believe that it is healthy in the early stages, but i am at the point now where i am searching for the perfect BRIBE to get him in his bed, i think i find one and it lasts maybe a night and he is right back in there..lol!

Ashley - posted on 12/03/2009

well my son is twenty months an one day an last night he woke up twice, he pretty much wakes up everynight an he started sleeping threw the night when he was eleven weeks old but he still wakes almost everynight one to four times a night an i think he does it because he knows ill come running in there but all i ever have to do is just give him is bink an his dogg an cover him back up an then he is good again till the next time llike i was the type of mom that i was so scared of sids that i would wake my baby up all the time threw the night to put his bink in his mouth so im sure thats why he does it i guess that backfired but oh well but ive been told that kids dont usally sleep well an all the way threw the night till 2

Sarah - posted on 12/03/2009

Is he crawling yet? A lot of babies start waking up more when they are learning a new skill such as crawling or walking. Once he is moving around more he may well sleep better as he is physically more tired.



Sleeping in a car seat for long periods of time is actually bad for their spine. They need to be lying flat.

Renae - posted on 12/03/2009

PS Cry it out works normally in 3 days but can take up to 6 days. It is 99% successful. But please research cry interpretation first (or contact me).

Renae - posted on 12/03/2009

It sounds to me like he is waking out of habit not out of hunger. If he feeds normally during the day, a 6mo old will not be hungry 4 or 5 times a night. Many babies who are good sleepers from early on change at about 5 months. You really have only one option, he needs to learn to go to sleep by himself without your help and sleep on his own. Once he can do this he will automatically sleep through the night. Noone knows exactly why it works that way with babies, it just does.



You have options for teaching him to go to sleep on his own. First you absolutely must establish a bedtime routine. Then you can try one of the following (google for instructions or feel free to private message me) "gradual withdrawal" no crying involved, takes 2-4 weeks. Or "pick-up/put-down", invented by Tracey Hogg, no crying, requires lots of patience but should work in about a week. "Cry-it-out" but ONLY use a crying method with cry interpretation. Methods that tell you to ignore your baby no matter what are not good. You need to listen to your babies cries and need to know how to interpret whether he is in distress and needs you. Do some research or again, you are welcome to private message me.



Hope this helps.

Joyce - posted on 12/03/2009

Well hello Monica , My daughter is 10mos old . I have put her on a schedule which you have to be persistant .. She goes to bed around 730 800pm , and she sleeps all through the night unless she has a wet or dirty diaper . With her last bottle I put a little of baby cereal to keep her satisfied through the night. plus she takes her afternoon nap. if you don.t give your baby a nap they will be too stimulated to go to sleep, I don;t play baby music if her room , Just peace and quiet, no stimulation . Also make sure that you play with them during the day to release alot of energy.. She had adapted very well to her routine . just hang in there , also don't let the baby sleep in your bed , the baby will get use to sleeping there instead of their own . and it's ok to let the baby yell or cry they need to learn how to fall asleep on there own , you;ll get it , just be patient ..

Corinne - posted on 12/03/2009

All babies are different in every way and they will come into their own, but you have to create a routine for your son and stay with it throughout. Try giving the rice cereal a little later each evening by fifteen minutes, also a gentle massage of the neck, back and arms. Try to avoid too much stimulation with him before putting him down for the night.
Another way is to avoid giving him the attention every time he wakes, monitor him to see if he will return to sleep without your intervention. It could be he likes the attention not knowing night from day.

Laura - posted on 12/03/2009

have you trying swaddling him..,, it helped mine.. maybe food,, for supper.. cereal bottle before bed

Nicole - posted on 12/03/2009

first things first, cut out the sleeping in your ROOM, he has got to get used to being put in his room for naps and bed time. secondly once he is eating three meals a day and three to four bottles a day, he is definately getting enough to be sleeping through. but its hard training a baby and i think even harder training yourself. i was the same with my first, so i was determined to do things differently second time round and bed time is so much easier now. just remember a little crying never hurt anybody. as long as he doesn't get totally stressed out, he's fine to cry a little.

Gina - posted on 12/03/2009

That all depends on the baby really. I had one out of 3 that slept through the night with one wake up and that was it. My last one was so bad about it she would only sleep in her swing, Dr. told me if that is where she would sleep and she was safe then let her stay in it. The other 2 started sleeping through the night at about 7 months with one wake up and then finally through the night at about a year +.

I know it seems like it will never end with the ups and downs at night but it does get better..;)

Good luck

Rita - posted on 12/03/2009

well my son is 14 months now and he was and kinda is still the same way, you have 2 make it a habbit that he sleeps in his own bed and make it a habit that you dont always rock him 2 sleep he has 2 learn 2 fall asleep on his own but its all in good time hell learn 2 stay asleep through the night.