5 month old waking up at night
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3 Month Old Waking Often at Night
Asked by A.G. from Minneapolis
on September 16, 2007
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My 3 month has started waking up a lot at night this past week. I don't know if it is part of a growth spurt. She has also started taking a really long (2-3 hour) aft...
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- For every step forward they take (taking a good nap in the daytime) they take 2 steps back (waking in the night more frequently). I think it partly has to do with the ...
- Babies aren't really ready to sleep through the night until 6 months. I would just feed her and then let her go back to sleep. At that age my babies would get at lea...
- Hi A., With my twin boys I found that they were waking more frequently either before or after a growth spurt. It seemed like they slept a lot when they were in the...
11 Month Old Waking in the Night
Asked by T.G. from Atlanta
on November 3, 2008
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So, I went back and read previous posts and responses to sleep questions and I still have questions! I am a 38 year old first time Mom to a fabulous 11 month old. She...
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- Hi T., Do you bleach your sheets or wash them in regular detergent? Babies lungs are smaller and they not only inhale the synthetic chemicals from the detergents bu...
- What she would learn if you let her cry is that when she needs you, you won't come. Even Ferber and the other advocates of CIO have had to backtrack after findings tha...
- Unfortunatly, my advise, from my experience, is that she will probably sleep better in her bed! I have exclusivly breastfeed my son, 12 months, he regularly falls asl...
Almost 5 Month Old Not Sleeping Well, Short Naps and a Lot of Night Waking
Asked by M.H. from Las Vegas
on January 6, 2010
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Hello,
My son will be 5 months old on Saturday. Starting last weekend he has been having a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. I lay him down when he is ...
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- Comfort him when he needs it. You won't "spoil" him, I promise :) Also you may want to consider 2 naps a day. Keep some of the homeopathic tablets handy for the pai...
- Buy a copy of 'Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child', it's an absolutely must have book. I read and re-read it whenever I have questions like the one you've asked. :)
- both of my children had a terrible "half". my formula baby just plain stopped sleeping more than 4 hours a night. the breastfed baby was breastfeeding nonstop all nigh...
Night Waking
Asked by J.J. from San Luis Obispo
on February 20, 2008
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My 8.5 month old daughter sleeps pretty well at night. She goes down around 8:00 pm and usually wakes once between 4:00 - 5:00 am, nurses and then goes right back dow...
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- Hi J., I nursed all of my five children. Nurse for as long as you can. She'll probably cut out that 5 a.m. feeding on her own in another few months anyway. So, d...
- Hi J., That is pretty common at that age. Our doctor told us that at 9 months old the baby should be sleeping thru the night and not to give middle of the night feed...
- When my son was born 2 years ago, I decided right from the start that we were not going to do night feedings. I know it sounds harsh, but I had several friends who tri...
Night Waking AGAIN
Asked by R.S. from Sheboygan
on November 2, 2007
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Our soon to-be 6 month old is constantly up at night. At first it was teeth, now that 2 are in we were hoping for some sleep. Then we it was a growth spurt, and she gr...
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- She's only 6months old...she may not be ready to sleep all night without nursing, or being comforted. at 6months it's not a habit. She's waking because she really doe...
- try laying her down for just one nap during the day and maybe she will sleep for you during the night. My 4 yr old step son does the same thing as your two yr old so i...
- Hi R. You must be exhausted! Whew - I've got two little guys (3 and 1). From what I've read, it sounds that she's just getting older and is "getting it". If ...
Advice for 4 Month Old Waking up at Night
Asked by E.J. from Seattle
on July 11, 2008
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My son has been sleeping through most nights since about 8 weeks old but for the past week is waking up at least once a night (last night at 1 am and 5 am). I know th...
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- First I want to say that every baby is different. My first child woke up every 4 hours day & night for the first 2 months. My second would sleep through the night & I ...
- Sounds like a growth spurt probably will last about a week or two and then be back to normal.
- My son is almost 4 months, and while he has never slept through the night, up until now he would only wake once or twice. This week, however, we are in sleep hell. H...
Need Some Advice Re: 5 Month Old and Waking at Night
Asked by H.W. from Albany
on January 8, 2011
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Hello Ladies,
I have a 20 week old little girl who is no trouble at all. She is teething and it's tears and saliva all over the place.
We co-sleep and it's only ...
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- My doctor said it depends on weight. Both my girls were born at around 6 pounds and needed to feed on demand, which was every 2 hours until they were about 6 months. ...
- My 5 mo old also feeds twice--occasionally 3 times-- in the night. I have identified the times she's really hungry; if she wakes outside these, we put her back to sle...
- I have a 21 month old and 7 month old and went through the same issue. I co-slept with the 1st until she was 7 months old and the 2nd until he was 3 months old, before...
6 Month Old Waking Again at Night
Asked by S.L. from San Francisco
on November 4, 2008
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my 6 month old WAS sleeping through the night, and started waking once so i would feed him so that he'd sleep in longer. he was previosly going 12 hours straight. no...
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- S., Maybe he needs to nurse more during the day? The solids do not keep him full as they are generally lower in calories than milk. Offer the breast first, then the ...
- I mentioned to several moms that had this problemm I did and it worked for us... I had the same problem of my child waking up every 2 hours through 2 years of age. ...
- Hi S., My daughter was sleeping through the night from 5 weeks to around 6 months old and the reason she started waking was because she began teething. This is absolu...
6 Month Old Waking up at Night Again
Asked by V.G. from Atlanta
on July 10, 2008
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I have a son who turned 6 months old last week. Starting at about 5 months he began sleeping through the night (10 - 12 hours a night). Last week we started solids b...
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- he's teething. try hyland's teething tablets. Getting a tooth in takes forever, and he'll cry long before you will see the tooth. Chances are, he will not be sleeping ...
- V., He may just be going through a growth spurt and is hungry again at night. It could also be that he is going through a transition stage...maybe abou...
- FWIW I don't typically sleep thru the night completely therefore I don't expect my kids to. My 4yo still wakes up about 50% of the time for a drink likes to do rounds ...
Baby Waking at Night
Asked by M.C. from Burlington
on May 17, 2012
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I have an 11 month old who, at around 9 months, decided to start sleeping through the night by which I mean from about 7PM to 5-6 AM waking just once around 3AM to nur...
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- Food , non gassey.. make sure full belley vs supper full. I send my hubby in to give my 11 month old her paci, if she cries. but sometimes we have to give her a bott...
- Could just be a growth spurt so she's hungrier. When my son would get sick, we would always get "off track" & slide back. It would take about a month to get back t...
- Make sure she's very full when you put her to sleep. And don't make the mistake of thinking a little later bedtime will result in better sleep. Sleep begets sleep....
