I am pretty luck that i have such an easy baby, she hardly fusses, always in a good mood and just all around pretty "easy" (if easy can even be discription on raising children!) The only thing i am having a hard time with is after her 3am feeding she is WIDE awake for atleast two hours!! She isnt crying, just awake! She is on solids so hunger isnt a factor. I think i have tried EVERYTHING. Just leaving her in her crib, but me hearing she is awake makes it impossible for me to sleep, i tried turning off the volume to her monitor, then i am just awake looking at the dumb light on the thing. I tried rocking, but the minute i put her down she wakes up, tried soft music, heart beat sounds. I really dont mind getting up in the middle of the night to feed her, i just dont get why she wont go back to sleep! Her 11pm feeding she goes right back down with no problem at all! i have run out of ideas!! Has anyone have any suggestions in this area!
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You didn't mention her age
You didn't mention her age but if she is on solids, my question is, does she still need two night time feedings? Are you waking her to feed her? Or is she waking up out of habit? It may be time to transition to just one nighttime feeding. Try just putting her back to bed when she wakes for the 3 a.m. feeding, and she might just start sleeping through it when she realizes it isn't coming. Or skip the 11 a.m. feeding. It can take a few weeks for babies to adjust to a new schedule, but eventually you want her to need NO nighttime feedings, so you can both sleep all night. Also the fewer distractions, toys, lights, etc. in her crib, the better.
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I guess age would help! She
I guess age would help! She is five months old. She has nothing in her crib so no distractions. She is waking up to eat. Do I just not feed her? If she wakes up for her first feeding just let her cry it out? Rock her back to sleep? She is my first so i have no clue!
thanks for your help
She may not need the middle
She may not need the middle of the night feeding anymore at 5 months, you might try weaning her off of that feeding if she is of adequate weight and size. What time do you put her to bed? Babies at that age tend to need alot of sleep, but if she is napping too many hours during the day or going to bed for the night too early, that may be the problem too. try adjusting her sleep schedule a little and she may be tired enough to sleep right through.
She is a horrible napper!
She is a horrible napper! She will take two or three hour naps during the day, and once seven o'clock rolls around, she down for the count! How do I wean her of the night time feedings? Just stop giving it to her?
I guess i would have some guilt letting her go hungry
Talk to her ped at her 6
Talk to her ped at her 6 month visit, because he/she can help you determine based on weight and other factors what might be going on. She should be napping at least twice a day, but lots of babies start sleeping through the night at 6-8 months (mine never did, but they were really off the charts tiny kids) A lot of night time waking up is just habit, so try not to pick her up, just pat her tummy and keep the light off. I wouldn't let the crying go on for a long time though, I've never been able to do that. Do talk to your pediatrician and see what suggestions you can get there.
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I agree that she might just
I agree that she might just be doing it out of habit. If she is not fussing I would let her play around in her crib until she goes back to sleep. That may help her as she gets older to put herself to sleep without you. I do sympathize with you though - I can't sleep either when I hear my son squirming around or know he's awake.
My son would go through phases as a baby when he was going through a growth spurt or developmental phase that he would stay awake for 1-2 hour stretches in the night and then within a couple weeks he would revert back to sleeping.
Best of luck. Hope you find something that works./