Nighttime Feedings
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Sleeping Through the Night?
Asked by A.R. from Pittsburgh
on March 12, 2009
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My daughter is almost 5 months old & gets up at least 2 - 3 times during the night to breastfeed. Is this common, or should she be sleeping through the night by now? ...
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- My son is the exact same way. He won't sleep until he's nursed and he wakes up 2 to 3 times a night to nurse. He's about to turn 6 months old and all the doctor told m...
- A., this is totally normal. Most breastfeeding advocates will tell you that really up to a year, an infant may wake at night for food. Don't dispair of nursing...
- Take it form my sister, who has 12 kids who all slept through the night by 3 months. It's ALWAYS food! It doesn't matter liquid or solid, she needs MORE. All day lo...
Night Lights
Asked by J.C. from Detroit
on November 6, 2008
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My 19 month old has just started to talk about darkness. She is starting to not want to go into rooms when the lights are not on. At night when we have put her down sh...
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- When we lived in the city, there was a streetlight in front of the house and we just would open the curtains some. When we moved i started using nightlights, but when...
- I'm totally in favor of night lights and flash lights. Why not?
- We have night lights. I keep the bathroom light on with the door cracked too...the nightlight in there broke. My daughters' are on a timer since it is on their diffu...
When to Night Wean
Asked by L.R. from San Francisco
on March 26, 2008
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We co-sleep and night-time nurse, and I enjoy the closeness that that brings. But my son, who has a lot of teeth and seems to be constantly teething, is waking quite ...
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- Try putting your son in his own bed and get up with him only if he needs it. At 14 months he should be sleeping through the night and so should you. It sounds as if ...
- Co-sleeping never worked for me, so I'm glad it is working for you. I tried it and none of us ever could sleep well, but then my son didn't sleep well the first six m...
- My daughter is 9 months old, and I stopped her middle of the night feedings around 8 months. I had planned on 7 months, but she came down with ear infections and wasn...
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by R.M. from San Antonio
on September 4, 2008
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I have a common problem. My daughter is 5 month old. She started daycare about a month ago. She is still having trouble taking naps but since we started giving her c...
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- Hello. I kind of had the same problem. My son went to bed around 8:30 and was up at 4:30 due to my work schedule. About the same time he started waking up during the n...
- This will sound rough, but I wouldn't do the feedings when she wakes up at night. That will make her get confused about daytime/nighttime. Night is for sleep, not ea...
- Hi R., P. B here - what you describe is so normal for sweet babies in that age range. Your daughter's caloric and sleep needs will vary over the next many months as...
Sleeping Through the Night...
Asked by H.V. from Cleveland
on April 30, 2011
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When did your, breastfed baby, start sleeping through the night??
My daughter is just about 8 months old. She is breastfed, but also gets baby food throughout the d...
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- Your baby is old enough she shouldn't need to eat during the night. I say get Ferber's book and learn how to let her cry. It was tough for me the first night but aft...
- Hi. Our son is 9 monthes and I was getting pretty agitated w/ him waking during the night. Mainly b/c he was using me as a pacifier. So I. Decided one night Sorry ...
- I think she may be using you as a pacifier too. If you aren't a CIO fan (I wasn't - but it does work...) you can do other things besides feed her to comfort her. Mayb...
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by C.S. from Kalamazoo
on February 25, 2009
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My son is 8 months old, breastfed, and eating table foods twice each day. He goes to bed at 8 and nurses before he goes to bed. He wakes up once during the night, usu...
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- That sounds completely normal to me. Just keep at it. Eventually, he won't wake up to eat.
- Hi C.- I have a 7 month old that is breastfed and slept through the night (mostly) at about 4 months. I have read that if you try to put them to sleep earlier- they sl...
- My breast fed daughter slept through the nightat about 8 months.. My breastfed son didnt sleep through the night until at least a year. He is now 20 months old and ...
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by J.S. from Washington DC
on March 13, 2008
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I am a mother of a 3 1/2 month old who doesn't sleep through the night. He wakes up 2 times to eat at night. I've been told to put some cereal (rice? oatmeal?) in his ...
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- Hi J. I would put cereal in his bottle. I did it with Brandon after 13weeks because he just wasn't getting enough. After breast feeding we started the formula so I ...
- My neighbor told me to put cereal in my daughter's bottle to make her sleep through the night, she swore that her kids slept through the night the first night home fro...
- okay here is what is happening. You probably have a son like i did. they were ready for a bottle and a bowl of cereal when they were born. after a week of listening to...
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on April 6, 2008
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Can anyone give me some tips on how to get my 4 month old son to sleep through the night. He still wakes up at 2 in the morning for a feeding. HELP!!
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- M. there is no set rule as to babies sleeping thru the night. My children are grown now, but I rembember feeding what I call non stop during this time. Just when I w...
- I think it's a bit early on to think he'll sleep through the night. I am sure some people have kids who have slept through the night by 4 months of age, but none of m...
- Did you ever wake up in the middle of the night during your pregnancy, hungry enough to have a full meal? Don't make your kid go hungry from 2 am until you get up - h...
Night Wakings
Asked by J.H. from Providence
on December 12, 2008
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I need some supportive and helpful advice for what seems to be an endless cycle. My 9 and a half mth. old son is solely nursed, never took a bottle, and eats most soli...
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- Until a few weeks ago, my 9 1/2 month old son was also not sleeping through the night, but was only waking 1-2 times. He would drink a bottle, but I knew he wasn't wa...
- This can be normal for some breastfed babies. It is just how they eat and can be a little like a habit. Mine did this until he was 10 and half months old when I stoppe...
- this is very common! try wearing him in a sling during the day while you do your activites, this will help him sleep better at night (not to mention it is best for his...
Sleeping Through the Night?
Asked by C.E. from New York
on May 19, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 month old son who is still waking up to feed during the night. I usually put him down between 9 and 10 o'clock and he wakes up usually around 2 or 3 in ...
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- I think every mom has their own definition of 'sleeping through the night' based on their individual needs & schedules. So don't take what other moms say to heart. ...
- First of all, congratulations! I had MY beautiful baby boy on February 12th too! He is currently sleeping through the night, but by my defintions that means 11:00-7:...
- Every baby has their own schedule, this is true, but it can't hurt to try some techniques to encourage him to sleep more. I'm sure you're not doing anything "wrong" --...
