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My baby will NOT sleep through the night and its starting to wear on me since its just me handling him til hubby is back from deployment.
Any sleeping techniques to help me out here? He has NEVER slept through the night and this waking up 6x a night is for the birds. Book recommendations are also welcome.
Things we tried:
Cosleeping
Cry it out
Tummy Sleeping
Back Sleeping
Side Sleeping
Rice cereal in the bottle at bed time
Sleeping in dark room or sleeping in a room with a light on
I don't think it is unusual for them to not sleep through the night at that age but waking 6X/night seems excessive. Does he always wake up that much or is it usually 1-3x but has recently increased? If so, maybe teething? If not, I think I'd speak to my pediatrician.
My guess is sleep association. Try a book "Solving your child's sleep problem" by Ferber. It goes into more depth that just cry it out. According to my pediatrician, 7mo is good time for them to start sleeping through. You likely can skip the sections of the book about night terrors and the like. The book saved our tired lives, DS's included.
What was recommended to us, and seemed to work for both my kids was routine. We made bedtime something they looked forward to. After dinner we had a relaxed fun bathtime, folowed by relaxed story time, followed by relaxed cuddle time, then bed. If I was ever stressed out, the kids picked that up, and sleeping was out of the question.
I don't think it is unusual for them to not sleep through the night at that age but waking 6X/night seems excessive. Does he always wake up that much or is it usually 1-3x but has recently increased? If so, maybe teething? If not, I think I'd speak to my pediatrician.
Its always been atleast 4 times, but the last 2 nights have been a few more times than normal. We did just get back home from a month long vacation, so not sure if that is adding to his sleep problems or not.
Its always been atleast 4 times, but the last 2 nights have been a few more times than normal. We did just get back home from a month long vacation, so not sure if that is adding to his sleep problems or not.
That could definitely be it. it might take a little while for him to get back into the routine. Not to get too personal, but do you nurse? My friend has a 12-month-old and he still wakes up two or three times a night to nurse. I don't think he's ever slept all the way through the night.
I don't know. My 20-month-old stopped eating during the night around five months old and even now if he wakes up in the middle of the night, bringing him to bed with us knocks him out, but I don't think it's uncommon for 7-month-olds to still awake and be hungry and just nurse for comfort. I agree about speaking to your pede.
I know it goes against the grain, but at 7 mos my kids were eating fruits, meats and veggies. He may be hungry.
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